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FFXIV Writer Natsuko Ishikawa to Appear at PAX Australia

Kazuma Hashimoto

Published: Aug 22, 2024 05:00 pm

FFXIV Story Designer Natsuko Ishikawa and Quest Designer Saki Takayanagi will make an appearance at PAX Australia. This was revealed through a social post on X (formerly Twitter) through the official PAX Australia X account. The panel will be held on October 12, 2024 at 1pm – 2pm ACT.

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🚨 Special Announcement! 🚨 | PAX Saturday (12/10) ONLY! Join Senior Story Designer Natsuko Ishikawa and Quest Designer Saki Takayanagi as they explore the intricate process of bringing memorable characters to life. Starting from initial concepts through to their final in-game… pic.twitter.com/JROiOfoFCW
— PAX Australia (@PAXAus) August 22, 2024

The panel will be held in the main theater with Natsuko Ishikawa and Saki Takayanagi discussing the process of writing engaging and engrossing narrative and quest material for FFXIV. Ishikawa is well known for her contributions to the Coils of Bahamut Raid content, the Dark Knight Job Class questline, and the Shadowbringers expansion.

Ishikawa was also partially responsible for the Endwalker expansion, writing alongside other Main Scenario Writer Banri Oda. Both the Endwalker and Shadowbringers expansions were critically acclaimed and well received by the Final Fantasy XIV community. There was unanimous praise concerning several character storylines and how the narrative concluded. However, her involvement concerning the Main Scenario quests in the MMORPG ended there, as another writer took over for the Dawntrail expansion.

Final Fantasy XIV is available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. The FFXIV panel will take place on October 12, 2024 at 1pm – 2pm ACT at PAX Australia.

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Kazuma Hashimoto

Senior staff writer, translator and streamer, Kazuma spends his time playing a variety of games ranging from farming simulators to classic CRPGs. Having spent upwards of 6 years in the industry, he has written reviews, features, guides, with work extending within the industry itself. In his spare time he speedruns games from the Resident Evil series, and raids in Final Fantasy XIV. His work, which has included in-depth features focusing on cultural analysis, has been seen on other websites such as Polygon and IGN.