Ivalice was created by Yasumi Matsuno as a fictional world with its own identity; a medieval-like world where magic and machine exist together. The usual elements of "Final Fantasy", such as Chocobos, crystals and magic spells, blend into the setting. This setting first appeared in "Final Fantasy Tactics", a game developed by key staff members behind both "" (directed by Yasumi Matsuno) and "Final Fantasy VI" (directed by Hiroyuki Ito). It was also Matsuno's first project with Square following his departure from Quest in 1995. Matsuno's next game, "Vagrant Story", featured several allusions to "Final Fantasy Tactics", and Matsuno stated in 2004 that "Vagrant Story", "Final Fantasy Tactics", and "Final Fantasy XII" unfold quite close on the map of Ivalice, "a complex world with a very long history and the stories".