Final Fantasy XV’s four friends were inspired by some interesting (fake and real) people

An action star, a spy, a kid playing hooky from school, and a ’90s grunge-band frontman go on a road trip. Who wouldn’t want to play that game?

Dan Inoue was the localization director for Final Fantasy XV, which made him responsible for the English script of the open-world role-playing game. Final Fantasy XV came out last year for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. GamesBeat loved it, in large part because of the realistic bonds of friendship seen from these four friends — Prince Noctis, the player character, and his buddies Ignis, Prompto, and Gladiolus. Wednesday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Inoue talked about the localization process for Final Fantasy XV.