Akihiko Matsui

Akihiko Matsui (松井 聡彦, Matsui Akihiko, Matsui-P) is a Japanese video game developer and battle designer working for Square Enix. He was one of the directors for Chrono Trigger and worked on several battle systems for the Final Fantasy series.
==Career==
After finishing his work on Romancing SaGa 2, Matsui joined the development of Chrono Trigger midway through. He was responsible for planning and the movements of monsters in battles.
Since 2000, Matsui has been a member of the production staff for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, where he was in charge of the battle system. He became the director of the game's ongoing development in September 2010 but was succeeded by Mizuki Ito two months later.
Matsui was switched to the Final Fantasy XIV team as lead combat system designer following the game's unsuccessful launch.
When Final Fantasy XI producer Hiromichi Tanaka left the company in August 2012, Matsui was chosen to fill the position in his place.
==Appearances==
Since 5th November 2013, Matsui-P has appeared in regular live-streamed Final Fantasy XI presentations called Version Update Information, which describe the month's version update over the course of 30-120 minutes. There will often be special guests, slides, and gameplay showcased. The broadcasts are entirely in Japanese and are available to watch on the Official Final Fantasy XI YouTube Channel.
Since 10th May 2019, Matsui-P has appeared in a monthly recorded Final Fantasy XI presentation called Final Fantasy XI Digest with Director Yoji Fujito, which similarly describes the month's version update. These recordings are fully subtitled in English, and usually last 3-4 minutes. They are also available to watch on the Official Final Fantasy XI YouTube Channel.
From 10th December 2020 to the May 2021 update, Matsui-P was characterised and 'added' to the game as a limited-time Alter Ego: Trust: Matsui-P.
==Works==
Release	Title 	System 	Credit(s)
1991 	Final Fantasy IV 	Super Nintendo Entertainment System 	Battle designer
1992 	Final Fantasy V 	Super Nintendo Entertainment System 	Battle planner
1993 	Romancing SaGa 2 	Super Nintendo Entertainment System 	Map developerMap data developer
1995 	Chrono Trigger 	Super Nintendo Entertainment System 	Director
1996 	Koi wa Baransu Tatoeba K-kun no Tabou na Ichinichi-hen	Satellaview 	Game designer
1997 	SaGa Frontier 	PlayStation 	Game data developer
1999 	Legend of Mana 	PlayStation 	Game designerSystem design chief
2002 	Final Fantasy XI 	PlayStation 2Windows PCXbox 360 	Battle data designerBattle directorDirector (2010) Producer (2012 – present)
2013 	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn 	Windows PCPlayStation 3PlayStation 4PlayStation 5	Lead combat system designer
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