Streamline Joins Forces with Square Enix for Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV
Kuala Lumpur, November 21st 2017 – Streamline Studios, the largest game developer in South East Asia, today announced its creative collaboration with Square Enix on the PlayStation VR title, MONSTER OF THE DEEP: FINAL FANTASY XV.
Continuing the collaboration which started with Final Fantasy XV, Streamline worked with Square Enix advanced proprietary software suite, solving creative and engineering problems for a modern VR experience. Focus included UI/UX design and implementation, as well as extensive content support based on photogrammetry, and creature creation including the famous “Boss Fishes.”
“We’re honored to continue our long-term collaboration with Square Enix for MONSTER OF THE DEEP: FINAL FANTASY XV” commented Stefan Baier, Chief Product and Solutions Officer at Streamline Studios. “We appreciate the support and guidance from our partners in Tokyo, and continue to learn more about the vast Final Fantasy XV universe.”
Tabata Hajime, Director, Final Fantasy XV said “MONSTER OF THE DEEP: FINAL FANTASY XV is the first genuine VR game developed by the FFXV team. In an extension of their work for the FFXV main game, Streamline’s development team provided us with the essential details of this VR project. Once again, the Streamline team provided us high-quality support for this title during our most critical moments to help improve the overall game experience.”
The project utilized Streamframe, a cutting-edge management production tool which provides full workflow transparency, and rapid real-time feedback between studios. Daily workflow between Streamline and Square Enix is facilitated by dedicated, onsite bilingual project managers, and Streamframe is fully localized in Japanese for partners in the region.