Naoki Yoshida is the director of the MMORPG Final Fantasy 14. In the latest Live Letter, which provides updates on the game, he apologized for having an unintentional appearance in Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds.
What does Yoshida have to do with Monster Hunter Wilds? Naoki Yoshida was addressed in the livestream of the Live Letter on YouTube by a viewer in the chat, mentioning that he appears in Monster Hunter Wilds. The fan congratulated the head of Final Fantasy 14 for becoming a monster hunter.
Yoshida visibly confused, asks what the viewer means by that. Producer Toshio Murouchi, who is also sitting with him on the livestream, clarifies that it is about the character editor of Monster Hunter Wilds.
Beta players have shared their first creations, showcasing what is possible with the character editor. Among them were probably some fans of Final Fantasy 14. They tried to recreate Naoki Yoshida in the game, as this successful example shows:
Additionally, there are many other X users like TaichaArtemis or shiro_hnkt, who have recreated their own version of Yoshida. However, all these characters have one thing in common that the head of Final Fantasy 14 is not at all satisfied with.
Here you can see Monster Hunter Wilds in the trailer:
Naoki Yoshida is bothered by one thing about his version in Monster Hunter Wilds
How does Yoshida react to this? The head of the MMORPG responds that he has heard about the trend on social media. But he is outraged that he looks so tired. However, he has every reason to look tired, after all, the new expansion Dawntrail was released just a few months ago, which is also receiving several updates afterwards.
Yoshida then apologizes for his “inappropriate presence”. He wishes the players would give him a healthier appearance.
How did the beta go? Last weekend, interested players were able to try out the beta of Monster Hunter Wilds. In the first 20 minutes, over 360,000 players had already entered the title and were likely just creating their characters. By comparison, the all-time high of its predecessor Monster Hunter: World is 329,333 simultaneous active players on Steam.
Another highlight were the low-polygon monsters that fascinated the community. The fans generally took the technical condition with humor, to which Capcom even made a statement: Monster Hunter Wilds looks like a PS2 game to many players on Steam – This is what Capcom says
