 In an interview with Akito Inoue, an assistant professor at the International University of Japan, Inoue mentions that "Final Fantasy Tactics" was made because of how casual gamers are usually put off by games with branching storylines found in other Matsuno's titles such as "Tactics Ogre".Matsuno stated that the game's thematic use of class-based society was derived from his own life experiences.Several historical and mythological references were altered by translators