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[Philippo]

They should do something to reassure the people that are scared by the "second half of the game" goes linear. Because i think many fears it will become something like The Last of Us (only focused on main content), while i'm pretty sure it will be closer to The Witcher 2 (smaller sectioned areas that you're still able to explore freely, with side content in them), just with the pacing getting much quicker to augment the feel pf urgency, and then it will become liner TLOU style just in the last hours, but with a special way (already shown at PGW) to gl back and explore everything again.
As for the train thing it's pretty obvious it will start from Altissia and take us to Tenebrae and Niflheim's regions, where as i said you'll still be able to roam around a bit, and maybe some smaller areas in between them (Terraverde, the Molborlo area shown last year etc.), and i still think we'll be able to visit the previous one freely by hopping on the train and choosing the destination.

 

[Ran rp]

As for the train thing it's pretty obvious it will start from Altissia and take us to Tenebrae and Niflheim's regions, where as i said you'll still be able to roam around a bit, and maybe some smaller areas in between them (Terraverde, the Molborlo area shown last year etc.), and i still think we'll be able to visit the previous one freely by hopping on the train and choosing the destination.

i thought tabata said there are areas you can't go back to

 

[Aters]

i thought tabata said there are areas you can't go back to

The linear part I suppose. I think he said you can at least go back to the open world.

 

[Socivol]

It's hard to tell but is the royal arm being used in that Russia video dual swords that can be then put together into one weird looking sword?

Yup that's correct it's the one that we've seen in the videos that looks like a bow.

 

[AkirraKrylon]

i thought tabata said there are areas you can't go back to

I'm assuming the only areas that can't be revisited are ones that we can't go back to for story reasons.

 

[Kagari]

They should do something to reassure the people that are scared by the "second half of the game" goes linear. Because i think many fears it will become something like The Last of Us (only focused on main content), while i'm pretty sure it will be closer to The Witcher 2 (smaller sectioned areas that you're still able to explore freely, with side content in them), just with the pacing getting much quicker to augment the feel pf urgency, and then it will become liner TLOU style just in the last hours, but with a special way (already shown at PGW) to gl back and explore everything again.
As for the train thing it's pretty obvious it will start from Altissia and take us to Tenebrae and Niflheim's regions, where as i said you'll still be able to roam around a bit, and maybe some smaller areas in between them (Terraverde, the Molborlo area shown last year etc.), and i still think we'll be able to visit the previous one freely by hopping on the train and choosing the destination.

They shouldn't do anything. Being "linear" doesn't automatically mean "bad" as long as the narrative is there to carry it in a meaningful way.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

I'm assuming the only areas that can't be revisited are ones that we can't go back to for story reasons.

Bye bye altissia

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Bye bye altissia

Yes, Arydn placing C4's on strut A and B

 

[AuthenticM]

I wish an updated version of Triple Triad was in the game. :'(

 

[Tyaren]

Bye bye altissia

They are probably going to trash it anway in the Leviathan fight, so... :/
I hate when they destroy beautiful cities in games, especially when it is the biggest and most beautiful in the entire game like Altissia.

 

[LordKasual]

Has Squarenix ever made a good side quest before?

Final Fantasy 7 was full of them. Ignoring the tired honeybee inn reference, FF7 was the last FF game where "Side Quest" literally resulted in new party members. Which then resulted in more quests that can only be called side quests. Wutai is probably the best side quest in any FF i've played.

If we're being literal about the "Square Enix" part (not squaresoft), then FFX-2 was pretty much nothing but side quests, and i remember really enjoying that game. XII had wonderful sidequests, but they were much less quests than just excuses to fight bosses.

And if it counts, FFXIV is chocked full of amazing side quests, mostly from a dialogue and good writing standpoint. It's the only MMO i've played in my life where the funny dialogue and cutscenes from seasonal events is more a reward to me than the actual event items.

 

[dragonzdogma]

Final Fantasy 7 was full of them. Ignoring the tired honeybee inn reference, FF7 was the last FF game where "Side Quest" literally resulted in new party members. Which then resulted in more quests that can only be called side quests. Wutai is probably the best side quest in any FF i've played.

If we're being literal about the "Square Enix" part (not squaresoft), then FFX-2 was pretty much nothing but side quests, and i remember really enjoying that game. XII had wonderful sidequests, but they were much less quests than just excuses to fight bosses.

And if it counts, FFXIV is chocked full of amazing side quests, mostly from a dialogue and good writing standpoint. It's the only MMO i've played in my life where the funny dialogue and cutscenes from seasonal events is more a reward to me than the actual event items.

Now that I think about it,
side quest became more popular after GTA & Skyrim, it seems to be that the reason why I don't remember side quest in older Squarenix games is simply because I was unaware of them, I thought it was simply part of the main game all along, not optional.

I think Chrono trigger is a good example of what I'm talking about, because most side quest ended up getting you a new ending or the story would change.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Final Fantasy 7 was full of them. Ignoring the tired honeybee inn reference, FF7 was the last FF game where "Side Quest" literally resulted in new party members.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Now that I think about it,
side quest became more popular after GTA & Skyrim, it seems to be that the reason why I don't remember side quest in older Squarenix games is simply because I was unaware of them, I thought it was simply part of the main game all along, not optional.

I think Chrono trigger is a good example of what I'm talking about, because most side quest ended up getting you a new ending or the story would change.

You do have to consider the time travel aspect of CT ;p

 

[Rising_Hei]

I'm fine with wathever they do, linear or not, just give me a fucking goddamn awesome game!

 

[LordKasual]

Now that I think about it,
side quest became more popular after GTA & Skyrim, it seems to be that the reason why I don't remember side quest in older Squarenix games is simply because I was unaware of them, I thought it was simply part of the main game all along, not optional.

I think Chrono trigger is a good example of what I'm talking about, because most side quest ended up getting you a new ending or the story would change.

I think the biggest difference between JRPGs and WRPGs to me actually has to do with how side quests are handled. In older JRPGs, a "side quest" is usually something that results in a really ultimate weapon, or a superboss, or something...exciting. WRPG side quests usually just result in some extra dialogue and storyline alterations.

The Witcher 3 is the first real WRPG ive played in a long time, and it kind of surprised me with how much i enjoyed its side quests...maybe because they usually ended in scripted fight / boss sequences, reminding me of the JRPG side quests i was used to.

I'm really not worried about FFXV's sidequests at all. We've already got clan hunts, so that's one thing. And if the world is littered with caves, mines and dungeons, my only real gripe with sidequests in open world games (lots of traveling and throwaway dialogue with no actual unique gameplay reward at the end) probably wont apply.

....you could miss Quina???? : o

 

[The Last One]

You can't miss Quina.

 

[MogCakes]

Wutai is probably the best side quest in any FF i've played.

XII had wonderful sidequests, but they were much less quests than just excuses to fight bosses.

And if it counts, FFXIV is chocked full of amazing side quests, mostly from a dialogue and good writing standpoint. It's the only MMO i've played in my life where the funny dialogue and cutscenes from seasonal events is more a reward to me than the actual event items.

Man I'm not used to thinking of Wutai as optional, there was so much effort put into that segment of the game that I've always assumed it was part of the main storyline. The great thing about XII's hunts is just finding the marks is an event. I wish XIV's big hunts weren't so zerg-able.

 

[dragonzdogma]

You can't miss Quina.

Well, I wish you could.

 

[wmlk]

Yeah, Wutai was pretty great. I think Yuffie made that more annoying than it had to be, though.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

I didn't know the party members were optional in 7 until it was alil to late I just assumed they joined late Game. But I remember asking in the ps4 version ot when does yuffie join and telling ppl how far I was and them laughing lol.

 

[badcrumble]

Quina's unmissable. If I recall correctly you can recruit him/her a little bit early with minimal effort, but he/she becomes a mandatory party member on disc 2 when you first leave the Mist Continent via Fossil Roo.

 

[Koozek]

FFIX Remake:

Spoiler

Am I remembering right that you had to catch frogs for Quina?

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

Final Fantasy is jammed pack with side quests. Remember in FFVIII when you had to go to Deep Sea Research Lab to fight Ultima Weapon? Or all the stuff you collect to get Doom Train?

Like I said on the previous page, I'm shocked you don't think FF doesn't have side quests. Something like Lucretia's cave was completely optional in FFVII, or getting all the summons in V.

FF has a large history with optional content. It's one of the big reasons XIII was such a big departure. Even X had Blitzball and places like the Omega Ruins.

 

[silva1991]

I wonder if this guy is still in the game

I really want to see his full look so badly :3

Well, I wish you could.

She was really annoying. Her "hungry Goku" cliche was insufferable -__-

 

[AngryNeox]

This is definitely the Leide desert. As sappyday said, the big rock is very distinctive and in the back across the sea you can make out Insomnia. Well, in this tiny image you can't really make anything out, lol. Wikia always shrinks hotlinked images. Here's a link to it:
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/e/e6/Lucis-Wasteland-FFXV.png/revision/latest/zoom-crop/width/480/height/480?cb=20160518205700&format=webp

Here's the rock from another perspective:

The region you are referring to is Galahd, a location in Kingsglaive and probably exclusive to Kingsglaive as it looks so far. It's the upper image and looks a bit like a barren, deserted Duscae with it's stone arches:

Now I see it... but Insomnia looks so close unlike on the map. Well what ever.

 

[LordKasual]

New gameplay summary video from Russia. Not a whole lot we haven't seen before (I think?) other than Noctis using some kind of Royal Arm that looks interesting.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvwS1rG6258


Also shows some Noctis using guns.

Oh my god the distance this game has gone since its early showings is absolutely mindblowing. It looks like there's no shortage of things you can blow up in that base.

I was afraid the lighting had gotten a downgrade from when they first showed that nif base. But here it's looking better than ever, with tons of enemies everywhere. This game's engine works wonders during the nighttime.

Also...lol @ ragdoll Gladio

Edit:

the warping in that nif base shows something I haven't really seen in this game yet -- warp points that actually lead to actual areas instead of just distant hang points on the map. It makes the whole concept look so much cooler, since you're usually only teleporting to hang spots while outside.

 

[Koozek]

I wonder if this guy is still in the game



I really want to see his full look so badly :3



She was really annoying. Her "hungry Goku" cliche was insufferable -__-

That's most likely Drautos from Kingsglaive (and he's in FFXV's Chapter 1 CG scene for a few seconds):

 

[The Last One]

I wonder if this guy is still in the game



I really want to see his full look so badly :3

That's Cor.

 

[Let'sGoTenjiku]

It's good to see some positive impressions coming out early, but you know, even FFVII was amazing for a certain portion of the game and then it went to shit because it was rushed. I would be shocked if XV didn't suffer from the same problem later in the game.

I feel VII was only amazing until you left Midgar, then sucked until Cloud went fully cripple and you got to see how the rest of the party handled things, that part was legitimately awesome. Slap fight and all.

 

[OrionX]

I wonder if this guy is still in the game



I really want to see his full look so badly :3

 

[silva1991]

That's most likely Drautos from Kingsglaive (and he's in FFXV's Chapter 1 CG scene for a few seconds):

Well I'm satisfied it it was him. Probably my favorite character in the movie alongside with Nyx.

That's Cor.

Nope

It's from the 2013 trailer.

Edit: beaten

 

[Koozek]

That's Cor.

WRONG

I am disappoint. You should know better! You're not part of the Hype Crew anymore.

 

[OrionX]

I am disappoint. You should know better! You're not part of the Hype Crew anymore.

Well shit I thought it was Cor too. lol

Cor and Drautos really seem like they could be related.

 

[LordKasual]

Did they upgrade Cor's Katana?

 

[Aters]

Final Fantasy is jammed pack with side quests. Remember in FFVIII when you had to go to Deep Sea Research Lab to fight Ultima Weapon? Or all the stuff you collect to get Doom Train?

Like I said on the previous page, I'm shocked you don't think FF doesn't have side quests. Something like Lucretia's cave was completely optional in FFVII, or getting all the summons in V.

FF has a large history with optional content. It's one of the big reasons XIII was such a big departure. Even X had Blitzball and places like the Omega Ruins.

There's no doubt that FFXV will have hidden boss to fight and hidden gears to acquire. The problem is whether there are well-written side quests, TW3-esque. Fighting Ultimate Weapon is hardly well-written, though I'd argue it's equally fun.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

I am disappoint. You should know better! You're not part of the Hype Crew anymore.

Hey now one of them has an excuse for being new

 

[LordKasual]

candid conversation in the car about Titan and Prompto's photography.

https://youtu.be/HBRd_jtv0os?t=505

Player's horrible car wrecking aside, i'm really loving what im hearing of the random conversation between the bros. I hope there's no shortage of this kind of talk, it sounds pretty good.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

I wonder if there is a superboss called Tetsunom in the game.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

I hope you can do something with the equipment that you outlevel beyond selling it. Are Noctis' weapons even physical things that you'd be able to sell?

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

There's no doubt that FFXV will have hidden boss to fight and hidden gears to acquire. The problem is whether there are well-written side quests, TW3-esque. Fighting Ultimate Weapon is hardly well-written, though I'd argue it's equally fun.

That's fair. The initial query was whether FF had side quests though. Well written and FF doesn't always mix.

 

[OrionX]

Hey now one of them has an excuse for being new

It's okay... I'll just... go... *runs away holding head in shame*

 

[The Last One]

I am disappoint. You should know better! You're not part of the Hype Crew anymore.

OH wow. I feel ashamed.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

It's okay... I'll just... go... *runs away holding head in shame*

I guess we can "Noct" another one off the hype crew list

Hehe

 

[AlexFlame116]

OH wow. I feel ashamed.

Dishonor to you all!

Spoiler

I thought it was Cor too...

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

That's most likely Drautos from Kingsglaive (and he's in FFXV's Chapter 1 CG scene for a few seconds):

That defiantly looks like him.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

They shouldn't do anything. Being "linear" doesn't automatically mean "bad" as long as the narrative is there to carry it in a meaningful way.

Correctamundo.

 

[AkirraKrylon]

I am disappoint. You should know better! You're not part of the Hype Crew anymore.

Wait WHAT?

 

[Cindi Mayweather]

Can't wait for this game after these previews.

 

[dawgparty]

Kinda unrelated, but does the Platinum demo get you anything in the full game? I played through but didn't beat it.