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[muteki]

Not a fan of Gentianna's shoes but everything else looks amazing, especially old Noct.

 

[Setsu00]

I absolutely see it. It looked like shit in Chapter 0, but I think I love it now. People say he looks less Asian, but I think some features are emphasized here more than when he was younger.

I love it. It might not be a Nomura design, but I don't feel like the essence of Noctis has been replaced. He's just matured an insane amount and the makeover is probably too much.

Did Roen make that suit? It's the best suit so far, too. Tabata, ditch the outfit Regis had in Chapter 0 and give Noctis this look.

It's his suit from the party scene and yes, it's a Roen design.

 

[wmlk]

It's his suit from the party scene and yes, it's a Roen design.

Oh, OK. That was always the best suit. I remember it being longer at one side from the back, but I couldn't quite remember the front.

 

[Setsu00]

Oh, OK. That was always the best suit. I remember it being longer at one side from the back, but I couldn't quite remember the front.

They might have modified the back, but it's definitely the same shirt.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Those look nice.

 

[wmlk]

Wait, who actually designed this Noctis? It can't be the guy who designed the new old man version of Regis because it actually looks non-shit.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Wait, who actually designed this Noctis? It can't be the guy who designed the new old man version of Regis because it actually looks non-shit.

I mean isn't Nomura credited?

 

[wmlk]

I mean isn't Nomura credited?

Nomura didn't design homeless Regis.

 

[Jarmel]

God damn I kinda wish Old Noctis was the base design.

 

[mikefrails]

Old Sasuke looks kind of weird.

 

[jett]

Wait really? Kagari said it was exactly like in the 50min video with the fade-to-white.

Didn't you work on this game? Shouldn't you know?

Old Noctis looks like a completely different person. Like, his features aren't even the same. Is there a logical reason for this?

"I never liked those ugly animu designs from Nomura!" - Tabata

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Nomura didn't design homeless Regis.

Nomura is credited for the main character.. So I'm inclined to believe it's Nomura. Until someone asks who designed old Noctis.

 

[DoomGaze]

Probably a dumb question but do we know why

Spoiler

there's an old Noctis? Is it a scenario where the first part of the game is played as young but latter is played as an adult? I'm very curious.

 

[jett]

Probably a dumb question but do we know why

Spoiler

there's an old Noctis? Is it a scenario where the first part of the game is played as young but latter is played as an adult? I'm very curious.

Leak/rumors:

Spoiler

Noctics steps into Goku's hyperbolic time chamber to become more powerful.

 

[Setsu00]

Nomura is credited for the main character.. So I'm inclined to believe it's Nomura. Until someone asks who designed old Noctis.

Looks more like Ferrari to me. I doubt Nomura touched this game after he left/was fired from the project.

 

[wmlk]

Old Noctis has the same nose

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I think he has more in common with the previous version instead of the newer one.

 

[The Last One]

Bigger pictures:

http://www.novacrystallis.com/2016/08/new-final-fantasy-xv-cg-character-renders-revealed/

 

[Falk]

Didn't you work on this game? Shouldn't you know?

we don't talk about that here

 

[Mr. Poolman]

We are never getting rid of Lightning are we?

 

[TheXbox]

Old Noct lookin pretty fly for a white guy. Wait...

 

[Liquid_015]

No idea who came up with the new design, nor would I know why the design team would approve this. As I said before, this new design of Noctis does not even closely resemble his younger self. Does tabata know how people age naturally (discounting the fact that Noctis has accelerated aging)?

 

[Angelus Errare]

If that is Noctis, he basically transforms into a completely different person. Like there must be a plastic surgery storyline involved.

 

[Setsu00]

No idea who came up with the new design, nor would I know why the design team would approve this. As I said before, this new design of Noctis does not even closely resemble his younger self. Does tabata know how people age naturally (discounting the fact that Noctis has accelerated aging)?

It looks like Game of Thrones, that's what matters. Noctis looks like Jon Snow.

 

[Arkeband]

Maybe he does a Fusion Dance with the old kings or something.

I mean he's wearing a regal outfit which should probably not exist if they haven't retaken the city.

 

[Thabass]

I can't stop looking at Old Noctis. He's just so dreamy.

 

[RinBestFate]

Where's Iris?

 

[R10Neymarfan]

At least put a spoiler warning in the title. Some people didn't want to know that even if it was at the beginning of the game and you're all freely talking about

 

[Ran rp]

Old Noctis has the same nose

fictionearth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/5b8245ddab3d909fe87a06d795894bed.jpg

no he doesn't

 

[pantsmith]

Dragoons remain generally the coolest characters in their respective Final Fantasy entry.

 

[Glendemonium]

Heh, old Noctis going all business casual with a sword.

 

[butman]

Don't get why SE is showing us Old Noctis model. I feel like i was spoiled heavy.

It's like Rockstar showed us

Spoiler

John Marston son

model or From Soft showed us

Spoiler

Lady Maria in her hunter outfit.

before the game release.

 

[Liquid_015]

It looks like Game of Thrones, that's what matters. Noctis looks like Jon Snow.

What the hell is up with this bullshit GoT Inspired design change with The FFXV design team. Have they run out of ideas or are they simply incompetent in designing a character that doesn't closely relate to GoT?! Godamn it.

 

[wmlk]

Don't get why SE is showing us Old Noctis model. I feel like i was spoiled heavy.

It's like Rockstar showed us

Spoiler

John Marston son

model or From Soft showed us

Spoiler

Lady Maria in her hunter outfit.

before the game release.

SE was dumb as hell this week. They showed just 2 seconds of Chapter 0, and those 2 seconds were enough to confirm the leaks.

EDIT: And maybe GoT shouldn't be used as a scapegoat for every design you don't like. How the hell does Old Noctis look like anyone from Game of Thrones? Or would even exist in that world?

Hell, who even has a suit like that in GoT?

 

[DiipuSurotu]

No idea who came up with the new design, nor would I know why the design team would approve this. As I said before, this new design of Noctis does not even closely resemble his younger self. Does tabata know how people age naturally (discounting the fact that Noctis has accelerated aging)?

I think Tabata knows a lot about accelerated aging.

 

[Plywood]

Areana looks awesome, love the confidence the pose is giving off.

 

[Arkeband]

Don't get why SE is showing us Old Noctis model. I feel like i was spoiled heavy.

It's like Rockstar showed us

Spoiler

John Marston son

model or From Soft showed us

Spoiler

Lady Maria in her hunter outfit.

before the game release.

It's literally the opening scene of the game, it was going to leak one way or the other.

 

[Manu]

Don't get why SE is showing us Old Noctis model. I feel like i was spoiled heavy.

It's like Rockstar showed us

Spoiler

John Marston son

model or From Soft showed us

Spoiler

Lady Maria in her hunter outfit.

before the game release.

Except you don't see any of those in the very first scene of the game.

And From kinda did it.

 

[Ran rp]

seriously how can anyone think this looks like the same person

 

[Setsu00]

SE was dumb as hell this week. They showed just 2 seconds of Chapter 0, and those 2 seconds were enough to confirm the leaks.

EDIT: And maybe GoT shouldn't be used as a scapegoat for every design you don't like. How the hell does Old Noctis look like anyone from Game of Thrones? Or would even exist in that world?

Hell, who even has a suit like that in GoT?

It's not the suit, it's the face. It makes no sense to suddenly have your facial structure change that drastically when you're already 20. Old Noctis does look like a stylized version of Kit Harington with less curly hair. They even have the same beard. Kingsglaive even uses GoT actors. There is no way that this all a huge coincidence.

 

[Darkangel]

Old Noctis looks like a completely different person. Like, his features aren't even the same. Is there a logical reason for this?

Based on this and Kingsalive I'm 90℅ sure the dev team would have abandoned the Nomura holdover designs if given the opportunity.

 

[Meliora]

Wow old Noctis is pretty hawt.

 

[Ishida]

You guys are jumping to conclusions so hard with Old Noctis.

 

[wmlk]

It's not the suit, it's the face. It makes no sense to suddenly have your facial structure change that drastically when you're already 20. Old Noctis does look like a stylized version of Kit Harington with less curly hair. They even have the same beard. Kingsglaive even uses GoT actors. There is no way that this all a huge coincidence.

Yeah, Kingsglaive is using GoT actors and adopting a more medieval look as opposed to the suits and swords vibe they had going. But, they could have done the exact same thing here and given Noctis the same outfit beside Regis, but they didn't do that. And if we're to believe that in Chapter 0 that's how Older Gladio, Ignis, and Prompto look...they don't like GoT characters at all. And I don't think he looks like Kit Harrington either. To me, Noctis looks more in line if Yakuza and FF fused their character designs.

EDIT: I admit he loses a lot of the features he once had, and that's another problem altogether, but he doesn't look like a GoT in the process.

 

[The Last Wizard]

seriously how can anyone think this looks like the same person

I can't believe I waited all that time for the game and this is the end result lol, glad I stopped caring after the Tabata transition.

I'd love a honest tell all at some point to find out everything about the development of versus 13 and xv.

 

[Samimista]

Dat Gentianna

Best female design in the game, in my opinion.

 

[Kagari]

seriously how can anyone think this looks like the same person

They probably didn't want to ask Nomura for something after all that happened so they made their own... but instead of using Noctis' existing face they made someone entirely new.

 

[injurai]

His father is white, and Noctis himself is anime. That means king Regis is a weeb who fucked his pillow.

 

[Setsu00]

Yeah, Kingsglaive is using GoT actors and adopting a more medieval look as opposed to the suits and swords vibe they had going. But, they could have done the exact same thing here and given Noctis the same outfit beside Regis, but they didn't do that. And if we're to believe that in Chapter 0 that's how Older Gladio, Ignis, and Prompto look...they don't like GoT characters at all. And I don't think he looks like Kit Harrington either. To me, Noctis looks more in line if Yakuza and FF fused their character designs.

Noctis still wears the same outfit as Regis during Chapter 0

Spoiler

and presumably during at least a part of XV's endgame.

. Kagari wanted to ask Tabata about Game of Thrones anyway, maybe that'll clear up whether this is indeed a coincidence.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

It's probably his brother, Knacktus.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

CG renders are still CG renders. The in-game comparison is what matters and I'm betting it will look closer.