is a Japanese

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and battle designer working for

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. He was one of the directors for ''

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'' and worked on several battle systems for the ''

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'' series.

Career

After finishing his work on ''

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'', Matsui joined the development of ''

'' 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

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'', 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 ''

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'' team as lead combat system designer following the game's unsuccessful launch. When ''Final Fantasy XI'' producer

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left the company in August 2012, Matsui was chosen to fill the position in his place.

Works

References

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