translation of it
http://www.orochinagi.com/2015/10/interview-with-kofxiv-producer-kofxiii-hits-top-3-sales-charts-fgc-ebook-free-pdf
Thanks for this.
It leaves me somewhat concerned, though. Specifically with his answer to the first question, where he writes that he's aware of people getting upset about how it looks like a very different style, but as long as it plays the same the fans will be happy.
This sounds extremely short-sighted to me. XIII already has a very small amount of dedicated players, and most of them will probably get XIV regardless of how it looks, as long as it plays the same. The main problem I had with the trailer is that it just doesn't look good, not that it looks different. I have very little doubt that it'll be a well-made and fun game from a mechanical aspect, and I'm probably getting it regardless, but everybody saying "As long as it plays well I'll be happy, stop complaining about graphics!" are missing the bigger issue.
If the graphics look like they looked in the trailer, nobody new is going to play it. That might not bother some people, but for a lot of people, myself included, part of the fun of being able to pick up and play, say, street fighter, is an easy online experience against countless other players. Answers like the one from the interview don't bode well for the future of the game, and therefore the future of the series.