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@mintywyvern.bsky.social a present from me to you for the #sopffoexchange 🙏
January 30, 2026 at 2:06 PM
@mintywyvern.bsky.social a present from me to you for the #sopffoexchange 🙏
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We're now on Vol. 9 of Tetsuya Nomura's Game Walker column!
This month, Nomura reveals:
-The 5 summons he's most satisfied with
-The 5 characters he likes best
-The 5 characters he had the most trouble making
Thanks once again to moku_moku131459 for the article picture!
This month, Nomura reveals:
-The 5 summons he's most satisfied with
-The 5 characters he likes best
-The 5 characters he had the most trouble making
Thanks once again to moku_moku131459 for the article picture!
![[Image text:] You’re seriously this mad I forgot to turn my lights on for five minutes!?
([The police] in a certain country)
Don’t forget! Hear me!?
Haven’t you got something better to do!?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nswouy7gwa5nyag4shprsjob/bafkreibdomes66c4evvsji7zqlirnjhdtzyyxrzxudzfi6b5ymv3vq7k3q@jpeg)
![Tetsuya Nomura’s Super-Special Journey with Square, Vol. 9
Special Feature: Tetsuya Nomura’s Picks: A Trio of Top Fives!
Nomura returns for his no-holds-barred column. Expect spicy takes and candid tales from development, all delivered with customary Tosa flare. This month, Nomura reveals his five favorites from three different categories!
Tetsuya Nomura - Profile
A graphic designer on Square Co, Ltd.’s development team. Born October 8th, 1970. Hails from Kōchi Prefecture. Known for his work on FFVII, FFVIII, Parasite Eve, and more. Likes to watch TV in his free time. Lately even more obsessed with LEGOs.
Most Satisfying Summoning Scenes
#1: Knights of the Round (FFVII)
#2: Diabolos (FFVIII)
#3: Titan (FFVII)
#4: Bahamut Arisen (FFVII)
#5: Eden (FFVIII)
My first pick, Knights of the Round, was based on an idea I had back during FFVI but could never implement due to hardware constraints, so I filed it away in my head. It’s supposed to be this super hidden summon, so I had them make it really strong, but players ended up getting it easier than I expected. For my second pick, Diabolos, I really like that part where he grabs the ball of shadow energy and sort of stretches it out. It’s got this great dark vibe. That’s one where I came up with the action first and then drew the character to match.
My third pick is Titan, which may come as a surprise. There’s that part where he lifts up the ground and flings it away, and at first it caused a lot of technical concerns. People were saying to me, “How the heck are we supposed to do that?” It was the first one to really push the horizons of those summoning scenes, so that’s why I’ve chosen it. And then my fourth pick would be Bahamut Arisen. That one applied what we’d done with Titan.
Finally, my fifth pick is Eden. I don’t really know why, but it’s just awesome [laughs]. I knew it was gonna be really hard to outdo Knights of the Round just sticking to a conventional approach… And actually, I wanted to make Eden a fusi](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nswouy7gwa5nyag4shprsjob/bafkreif5jcd72x24q5rhquro2e34fz3o6zsfuj6lf5wazpu7cgvaj7th34@jpeg)
![Favorite Characters
#1: Angelo (FFVIII)
#2: Red XIII (FFVII)
#3: Moomba (FFVIII)
#4: Interceptor (FFVI)
#5: PuPu (FFVIII)
Well you see, my third pick, the Moomba, was actually modeled after my second pick, Red XIII [laughs]. They’re kind of what you get if you make Red XIII walk on two legs. But yeah, mostly I just like them because they look like Red XIII.
As for Red XIII himself, I drew him thinking it would be neat if a creature like that actually existed. In terms of appearances, I tend to prefer a cool look over a cute one.
I chose Angelo as my first pick because he’s crazy strong despite not being a main character. And despite the fact that no matter how you slice it, he’s just a regular dog [laughs].
By the way, my favorite ability of his is Angelo Strike. Zell has Meteor Strike, so with Angelo it’s like, “Wait, you can do it, too!?” I guess I actually like the side characters more than the main ones.
Most Troublesome Characters
#1: Rinoa (FFVIII)
#2: Aya (Parasite Eve)
#3: Cloud (FFVII)
#4: Squall (FFVIII)
#5: PuPu (FFVIII)
My fifth pick, PuPu, is a character who got simpler and simpler as I redrew him. And then my fourth pick, Squall, was personally a tough one to draw. Getting the full-body image down was tough.
My third pick is Cloud, and he also went through a bunch of different versions. He didn’t really exist until I started doing my designs, so I ended up drawing a ton of pictures. And then even the version I initially presented to everyone eventually got replaced with another one I drew…
Likewise with my second pick, Aya, I had to do quite a lot of illustrations for her. That was definitely kinda tough.
My first pick goes to Rinoa. I didn’t want to draw her as straight up beautiful or cute—I wanted there to be this subtle sort of balance. There’s mixed opinions about that, I guess, but I personally didn’t want to give her that typical pretty girl face. In terms of personality, I imagined she’d be more of a tomboy… You can imagine my surpris](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nswouy7gwa5nyag4shprsjob/bafkreifdful23wkvaromo3ut2trflh2b33rc3zdvguggykjexzlgwp7nqm@jpeg)
January 29, 2026 at 10:43 PM
We're now on Vol. 9 of Tetsuya Nomura's Game Walker column!
This month, Nomura reveals:
-The 5 summons he's most satisfied with
-The 5 characters he likes best
-The 5 characters he had the most trouble making
Thanks once again to moku_moku131459 for the article picture!
This month, Nomura reveals:
-The 5 summons he's most satisfied with
-The 5 characters he likes best
-The 5 characters he had the most trouble making
Thanks once again to moku_moku131459 for the article picture!
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January 21, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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5 Obviously
January 29, 2026 at 2:31 AM
5 Obviously
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January 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Vampire Hunter D (2021)
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Vampire Hunter D (2021)
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biblically accurate aerith 2
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
biblically accurate aerith 2
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January 24, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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for now it’s a doodle 🤡
I’ll try to redraw this again some day 🫡
I’ll try to redraw this again some day 🫡
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
for now it’s a doodle 🤡
I’ll try to redraw this again some day 🫡
I’ll try to redraw this again some day 🫡
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Ryo and Ren should definitely hold hands (I’m drawing them together after my shift🙏)
#shenmue #fanart #videogameart
#shenmue #fanart #videogameart
January 18, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Ryo and Ren should definitely hold hands (I’m drawing them together after my shift🙏)
#shenmue #fanart #videogameart
#shenmue #fanart #videogameart
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January 21, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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more new chibis + extra aerith chibis
October 30, 2023 at 11:50 PM
more new chibis + extra aerith chibis
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January 24, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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January 20, 2026 at 6:29 AM