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[Shadow Ranger]

Anyone else thinks they're focusing on the father/son relationship to appeal to their demographics? When VsXIII was first announced a lot of us were teenagers but now some of us have become fathers ourselves.

Doubt they even care about that to be honest...

Honestly expected more.

Onwards to TGS, then.

 

[cackhyena]

Crap trailer.

 

[kgtrep]

What they decided to show in the trailer was unexpected. I have more enthusiasm toward the game now, seeing that there is depth of emotions.

 

[Road]

Dengeki Online confirmed that it was Regis. They redesigned him for whatever reason.

Because redesigning the appearance of a character is easier than making an actual game.

Tabata is showing himself to be no less Wizard of Oz than Nomura.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

How did such a manly Liam Neeson king make a Korean pop prince?

Whatever. Trailer is nice and all but ffs we've reached the point I want a release date not more ambiguous trailers.

 

[Arkeband]

While I maintain that the trailer is not worth any hype it does show Regis as the biggest badass we have seen in XV so far even while crying and holding his kid. Standing with his sword drawn against 3 Gods or summons.

Yep. Powerful stuff.

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

How did such a manly Liam Neeson king make a Korean pop prince?

Whatever. Trailer is nice and all but ffs we've reached the point I want a release date not more ambiguous trailers.

By having a kid with a foreigner?

 

[demosthenes]

How did such a manly Liam Neeson king make a Korean pop prince?

Whatever. Trailer is nice and all but ffs we've reached the point I want a release date not more ambiguous trailers.

Haha I saw Liam Neeson too.

 

[XShadows69]

Honestly on the second watching I skipped a lot of the hugging scene and it's not a bad trailer. Not what we may have been expecting or wanting but not bad. The alarm and buzzing at the end definitely suggests something is coming ('awakening' or something like that)

 

[kayos90]

I have to believe that people who think this trailer is a good trailer are deluded. Even without the context that it doesn't show a release date, it's not much considering how long it's been since it's reannouncement, and how much we've seen from other SE titles. This is not even hilarious levels of pisspoor. It's sort of offensive actually.

 

[muteki]

This trailer does not inspire confidence.

 

[thefro]

This is basically how I felt.

I mean, sure, I'd love a goosebumps-inducing rapid cut between a ton of huge setpieces and characters yelling dramatic lines at each other or whatever, but this feels like a good grounded way to show some elements of character backstory in the game.

The problem is neither the scene nor the trailer was well-directed, so you were basically left with something that came across as dull despite well-animated characters, good music, and concept art.

If Kojima, Nomura, Takahashi, Ueda, Sakurai, Suda 51, Mikami, or Kamiya were producing/directing the same scene or cutting a trailer with the same couple scenes to use as a base, it would have been much more impressive and heartfelt.

 

[oimori]

Way too old.

 

[Namikaze1]

That... was not what I was expecting. Oh well.

 

[Ricky_R]

Hahah I don't think there's been a trailer recently that merits the "lookit'snothing" gif more than this.

 

[artsi]

Honestly on the second watching I skipped a lot of the hugging scene and it's not a bad trailer. Not what we may have been expecting or wanting but not bad. The alarm and buzzing at the end definitely suggests something is coming ('awakening' or something like that)

That's just Noctis' phone's alarm clock. It's where Episode Duscae starts. "And so the story begins".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxfqNz-P70E (0:23)

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Hahah I don't think there's been a trailer recently that merits the "lookit'snothing" gif more than this.

I learned a lot about the world from this trailer. So it wasn't pointless for me. I like the context it established. I also haven't been scavenging the dark depths of the Internet for every small detail on this game the past eight years. So I can understand why some of you hate it.

 

[ULTROS!]

I don't see any mention he was redesigned though.

And the theme seems to be "An Unbreakable Bond"... So I guess it's about a father-son relationship

Spoiler

and the father will probably die in the end and the ending will be all like FFX feels.

 

[Abstruse Moose]

Seemed like more of a facial animation tech demo.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

By having a kid with a foreigner?

Now i know that if I marry a foreigner the child might be born with boy band hair instead of a chiseled face and a beard to make Thor blush.

Haha I saw Liam Neeson too.

It's hard not to

 

[Ooccoo]

It's fucking nothing

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Now i know that if I marry a foreigner the child might be born with boy band hair instead of a chiseled face and a beard to make Thor blush.


It's hard not to

Not to sound like a jerk, but do you know how genetics works? it's very possible for that to happen. It's actually pretty common.

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

You know, Regis could have had a make-over 15 years after. AFAIK in the Jump Festa (2014) trailer, he looked like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbGVWbTr_Kg

It will be kinda odd if they suddenly changed his look in less than a year (or even 9-10 months apart).

My optimistic side tells me that Regis simply cleans himself up, making him look fresher after 15 years. Heck, Noctis is obviously older in the soup scene, so that could be the I-left-my-sword-swinging-days-behind-to-become-a-boss Regis.

My pessimistic side fears that they have altered the story to make Regis die in a three-way giant monsters freak incident long before the story begins.

My wacky theorist side is convinced that the child is actually a Kid Regis.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

I don't see any mention he was redesigned though.

And the theme seems to be "An Unbreakable Bond"... So I guess it's about a father-son relationship

Spoiler

and the father will probably die in the end and the ending will be all like FFX feels.

That or he comes back evil after being brainwashed by Grumpy Not!Kefka.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Not to sound like a jerk, but do you know how genetics works? it's very possible for that to happen. It's actually pretty common.

Manly genetics clearly are the dominant trait. Science has proven this time and time again.

 

[Mifec]

I don't see any mention he was redesigned though.

And the theme seems to be "An Unbreakable Bond"... So I guess it's about a father-son relationship

Spoiler

and the father will probably die in the end and the ending will be all like FFX feels.

Pretty sure he will die well before the end.

 

[The12thGripper]

Yeah, that was dumb. Glad I didn't stay up for that.

 

[semiconscious]

how can it be that each new reveal relating to this game (demo included) makes me even less & less interested in it? what've they done to this series? ...

 

[hydrophilic attack]

It was ok

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Manly genetics clearly are the dominant trait. Science has proven this time and time again.

If this is sarcastic then yes: they do, lol
If not, then: what?!

 

[Asd202]

I have to believe that people who think this trailer is a good trailer are deluded. Even without the context that it doesn't show a release date, it's not much considering how long it's been since it's reannouncement, and how much we've seen from other SE titles. This is not even hilarious levels of pisspoor. It's sort of offensive actually.

Preorder now at amazon.com

 

[JadedWriter]

Looks like they ripped apart the Romeo and Juliet plot concept and went with Hamlet Lion King instead. Lol.

So his dad is going to get crushed saving him from a Chocobo stampede?

 

[KHlover]

I have to believe that people who think this trailer is a good trailer are deluded. Even without the context that it doesn't show a release date, it's not much considering how long it's been since it's reannouncement, and how much we've seen from other SE titles. This is not even hilarious levels of pisspoor. It's sort of offensive actually.

My biggest gripe (next to the terrible Regis redesign) is how 'wasteful' the trailer is. Instead of showing us seperate scenes of Luna being attacked by (her father?) and Regis holding Noctis this could have happened simultaneously with a split screen. On the left you see Noctis and dad hugging each other while at the same time you see Luna being assaulted by her dad. Then fade to Regis and those three giant things.

Brings across the point just as well and saves time which you can fill with something else or just cuts down the length of the trailer which also wouldn't have been bad in this case.

 

[Yabberwocky]

How did such a manly Liam Neeson king make a Korean pop prince?

Whatever. Trailer is nice and all but ffs we've reached the point I want a release date not more ambiguous trailers.

God freakin' damnit, that's who Regis was reminding me of.

FFXV will be Love Actually meets Taken.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

If this is sarcastic then yes: they do, lol
If not, then: what?!

I'm just having fun. As the wardrobe department was when they designed the clothing for the 4 leads. Still, looking forward to game.

 

[ULTROS!]

So his dad is going to get crushed saving him from a Chocobo stampede?

We'll also have a singing Wild Boar and Meerkat to help and guide Noctis.

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

I'm just having fun. As the wardrobe department was when they designed the clothing for the 4 leads. Still, looking forward to game.

I understand. But show me a final fantasy game where the clothes on the lead characters make any sense compared to everyone else in the game works =P

 

[SlipperyFishes]

I get the point of this trailer - Noctis and Luna has opposite kind of upbringing, but it's pretty boring and looks early.

I'm guessing this is the guy who hits little Not-Stella/Luna.

Who? Anthony Hopkins?

 

[The Praiseworthy]

Way too old.

Very interesting...

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Very interesting...

I'm in the camp that things the new character design looks much better. Looks more fatherly and kingly. The first design looked like the comic relief in a mafia movie.

 

[Arkeband]

My biggest gripe (next to the terrible Regis redesign) is how 'wasteful' the trailer is. Instead of showing us seperate scenes of Luna being attacked by (her father?) and Regis holding Noctis this could have happened simultaneously with a split screen. On the left you see Noctis and dad hugging each other while at the same time you see Luna being assaulted by her dad. Then fade to Regis and those three giant things.

Brings across the point just as well and saves time which you can fill with something else or just cuts down the length of the trailer which also wouldn't have been bad in this case.

Ok Uwe Boll, the trailer is fine without re-editing it with split screens just to make it shorter lol.

 

[Teletraan1]

More like Yawn.

 

[Wilsongt]

They skipped E3... For that?

Oh well. Guess we gotta wait until TGS to see anything new.

LOLOLOLOL

Square-Enix is truly garbage when it comes to handling this game.

 

[kmax]

Epic trailer

Spoiler

I like hugs

 

[a secret-boss]

another GAF hyped up trailer to nothing

also that tear drop is so unrealistic (since the trailer is focusing on this scene)

 

[DarknessTear]

At least the music was amazing.

 

[DR2K]

3 minutes of nothing. Amazing.

 

[Takuan]

Expected this, and yet I'm still disappointed. Guys... why don't Square want us, man?

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Press X to hug your son.

Way too old.

Hmmmm...

 

[mStudios]

What's wrong with having old dudes?