It will always be Versus for me.
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Final Fantasy XV TGS 2014 Trailer | Lord Nomura giveth us His only Son so we may live
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It will always be Versus for me.
Why would you want to hit someone in the face or attack them because of how they look.
Thats messed up.
GreenMakoEyes
Member
for me as well.. when I talk about that game with friends, we still call it Versus.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
He's got malice.
Haeresis
Haunted
Member
Gotta appeal to the core demographic, I suppose.
Well, I'm not above admitting that I ate shit like that up when I was that age as well. I thought Japanese RPGs were the deepest, most philosophical blow-your-mind kind of material in the 90s.
Chance Hale
Member
I would go gay for Ignis, sexiest character in all of gaming.
Scrooge McDuck
Member
Wait, what other characters did he name?
Terra, Ventus, Roxas, etc
Nightengale
Member
I don't mind it, but it's true that Nomura does tend to get overboard and sometimes come across as pretentious when it comes to his naming schemes. It's not uncommon for Japanese writers across the board when they're utilising western mythos and language though.
Those with actual understanding of the language may perceive it as being relatively ignorant though, especially if it's poorly used. But FF has always been that way, for better and worse. They love their high fantasy approach to names and mythos.
Those with actual understanding of the language may perceive it as being relatively ignorant though, especially if it's poorly used. But FF has always been that way, for better and worse. They love their high fantasy approach to names and mythos.
Scrooge McDuck
Member
Mmm, those don't seem pretentious to me. Just... pragmatic and/or naive?
I mean, I don't think he's all "I'll add 'x' to all these names so it sounds deep" and more like "I need names... quick what's 'wind' in another language? Okay that sounds good enough."
MissDeviling
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They're silly, but FF has always been a bit quirky, from oversized weaponry to wacky clothing to overly obvious naming. Squall/Cloud/Lightning/Terra/Garnet all point to something, and quite obviously too. Noctis really isn't any diff. I actually really dig Ignis' s name, if you look at first names only. Gladiolus is a handsome name too.
Squall5042
Member
Damn, that "Almost there" line plus the music gave me a chill 
don't even. justin could only dream to look remotely like that adonis
So yeah, this game looks amazing. But at the same time, I don't really understand how it's supposed to work. Not like the story or anything. Just all the different character interactions. How does it all work? When are partners going to be jumping over me and things like that? How does the car work? Is the AI always driving it? The animations and the AI look too good to be true. How exactly does it work when one partner picks you up when you're weak, then another one takes care of an enemy charging at you? How many enemies does that work with? Is it the same animation every time?
I expect the game to be good, but at the same time... We'll see.
I expect the game to be good, but at the same time... We'll see.
Uhhhh, b-but Organization XIII: Xemnas, Xigbar, Xaldin, Vexen, Lexaeus, Zexion, Saïx, Axel, Demyx, Luxord, Marluxia, Xion & Xehanort.
Oddly enough, most of the people I know talking about this aren't the ones who play a lot of games. Sure, we're talking about it too, but a lot of the "friends who play games but don't play games" are hyped. I'm 23 and most of my friends are between my ages and 30 and so many of them are into this trailer.
That being said, none of them realize that Versus never happened and that's what XV is. It's been so long that they completely forgot about it or just assumed it came out and they didn't hear about it.
Scrooge McDuck
Member
Yea, I think it's less "the x shows that they've cast off their old persona because x is a cross, see? It symbolizes rejection" and more like "just add x to make them sound different. Alright that's good enough."
Shogun1337
Junior Member
Since when did all these trolls flock to Gaf? It's like they scour the Internet, looking for new home after new home.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
I can tell you have been anticipating this game for a loooooong time if you remember that.
I don't know, i guess it's triggered by some stats or condition (ex. Healt below X%, Knockdown) , but then it could either be something very complex (based on some kind of skills or parameters) or something very "extra" (just a random event without any "RPG depth" behind it).
But in any case it seems something very difficult to implement, especially if its the first case, there are so many variables: party members (behaviours seems to reflect their personality ex: Prompto shoots people in the face, Ignis helps to stand up, Gladiolus "tanks" the enemy etc.), which weapon are they holding (if we replace Prompto's guns with swords does it still works?), which enemy are they facing (i guess the mammuth is the only one you could bring down like that) etc.
It's something really fascinating, and they sure put a lot of effort in developing those animations, so it's weird to think it's something so random.
SoraanTribal
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I don't really care about their full names, but Ignis' middle name amuses me... Stupeo...
I really like the name Noctis for some reason. Love how it sounds. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be playing as him 90% of the time even when we have the option to play as other characters. He seems to be the quick/nimble one of the bunch and I prefer that in these types of games. (Ventus > Terra/Aqua although Aqua was pretty fast, too).
I really like the name Noctis for some reason. Love how it sounds. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be playing as him 90% of the time even when we have the option to play as other characters. He seems to be the quick/nimble one of the bunch and I prefer that in these types of games. (Ventus > Terra/Aqua although Aqua was pretty fast, too).
Nightengale
Member
Organisation XIII makes perfect sense in the naming scheme though. One may think it's 'pretentious', but it's a nice way of creating a completely new name with a consistent theme linking back to the original person.
At a certain point, one kind of needs to embrace a little bit of cheesiness. Not everything needs to be overtly 'mature' and cannot have any sort of elements that can been seen as 'edgy' like 'hurrr adding X to original name for the Nobody of that person is soo childish.' That's just a terrible mindset to have.
At a certain point, one kind of needs to embrace a little bit of cheesiness. Not everything needs to be overtly 'mature' and cannot have any sort of elements that can been seen as 'edgy' like 'hurrr adding X to original name for the Nobody of that person is soo childish.' That's just a terrible mindset to have.
didnt Nomura say that the gameplay when it concerned to fighting would seem strange just by looking at it but when people actually played it, that they would understand how it works
Dark_castle
Junior Member
At some point, you just have to learn to take their posts as pinch of salt.
Off topic, Square keep pumping them Dragon Quest out and keeping Togashi away from writing new episodes.
I can no longer see the entrence to this rabit hole.
Ghost Slayer
Member
that's a lot of X
FalsettoVibe
Member
I wonder what's the story with this game. It looks like the FF world had been devoid of monsters for a while and all of a sudden they invade this new modern setting. Looks cool and shows promise......just wish I knew more.
Maybe those will be the American names?
silvermember
Banned
It is obvious, you don't know the meaning behind the names.
I mean the reasons behind the Kingdom hearts naming scheme.
Just found these on tumblr, are they from a magazine? If not, it should help people get to know the cast, lol.
I already feel my hate for Prompto will probably reach Zell levels. Hope I can outcast him from my party.
Because someone asked for examples of characters named by Nomura and I listed three?
Stone Ocean
Member
The names in XV are mostly fine. Sure the last names are stupid, but Noctis, Prompto and Ignis are pretty normal sounding
Then there's Gladiolus
Then there's Gladiolus
I'm liking what I've seen of him, usually not a fan of a FF's traditional character design but he's fine looking and appears to play well.
Nightengale
Member
In the case where any of them dies, Ignis and Gladiolus are more likely to die than Prompto.
Because you know, it's cool for the more level-headed, mature guys in the team to die so that the immature idiot grows up a bit.
How many people do you know named Noctis?
In the case where any of them dies, Ignis and Gladiolus are more likely to die than Prompto.
Because you know, it's cool for the more level-headed, mature guys in the team to die so that the immature idiot grows up a bit.
Your words makes sense hahah
Also I am gonna assume the lack of Cor means he will probably die.
Stone Ocean
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As many as I know people named Squall
Nightengale
Member
Cor :
- notably stronger than the rest of the cast
- mentor/super bodyguard figure
His existence is a walking death flag to be killed by one of the named antagonist to establish the threat.