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| Hironobu
Sakaguchi, president of Square USA wanted FFX to reflect the feel of Okinawa.
The prefecture, comprised of the main Okinawa island, is surrounded by 56
inhabited islands and roughly 110 uninhabited ones. There's a lot of water
around that scattered land mass. The beaches and beautiful natural
settings of Okinawa are replicated in much of the landscape found in Final
Fantasy X as well as the clothing styles worn by characters in the game.
Visually, Okinawa inspired the world of FFX but that's not all. According
to composer Nobuo Uematsu, Okinawan singer Rikki captured the
personality of FFX's Yuna perfectly. Rikki sings "Suteki da ne"
(Isn't it beautiful) which serves as Yuna's theme song in the game, as
well as the overriding song in the entire FFX adventure. The Okinawan
dialect also serves up Tida (Tidus), which means sun and Yuna, which
translates into flower. |
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