He is married to Soraya Saga, who also worked with him at Square Enix, as well as on Xenosaga and Soma Bringer.
Takahashi worked on Final Fantasy VI, including the design of the Magitek armor from the opening scene of the game.
[6] Takahashi attempted a more "mature" writing style for the game, and said he expects to continue in the same vein in the future.
[8] In this way, the game is designed to appeal to fans of "text-based" JRPGs and western RPGs at the same time.
[9] Minor localizations were made for the American and European release, as well as bug fixes and game balancing.