PlanetSmasher
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Lucis is the town that's based on Tokyo, yes.
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Final Fantasy XV - Everything we know so far - [Up: Character artwork/descriptions]
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Lucis is the town that's based on Tokyo, yes.
xion4360
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You are confusing people, that is not CG it is real-time gameplay. whether or not that backdrop is fully 3D or explorable is not the point.
Pretty sure the battle gameplay vid was all real-time. Only the conference trailer had scenes that were a bit touched up to what they believe they'll achieve in the end.
It's the main character's kingdom and it still exists. This is a screencap from during the day:
I'm really curious as to when this game will launch. It's almost unbearable. It's been years since I've been this excited for a FF, let alone any game. Damn it, Nomura. :C
But I guess it won't be any earlier than Q3 2014 because of Lightning Returns and stealing thunder from a release and all that.
But I guess it won't be any earlier than Q3 2014 because of Lightning Returns and stealing thunder from a release and all that.
The E3 trailer. The gameplay one is all real time.
Hueco Mundo arc made you hate her huh? lol
Yuna is a human doormat with the personality depth of a four-day-old driveway puddle. The FF series has far better examples of good female characters than her.
Well she isn't a doormat by the end of the game. Yuna really develops into a strong individual after FFX. FFX-2 is like seeing Yuna reborned.
You making quite the leap there. I mean, the fact that I adore Yuna and Lightning and they aren't exactly well endowed females should tell you otherwise. I wish their breasts were bigger of course but it has no bearing on her importance to me or her role in the game to me. Although their sex appeal can only improve their appeal to me though so its more like a bonus. Like if you liked a piece of cake and you wish that the chef added a little more sugar in it. That's what this is.
Allright lets get away from big racks and anime cliche's and get back to topic .
Did Nomura ever say that all FF icons would be in this game (Moogles . Chocobo's . victory fanfare .a crystal theme etc.. ) ?
Most of these where missing in XIII .
And i hope Gilgamesh shows up again as a hidden boss .
Did Nomura ever say that all FF icons would be in this game (Moogles . Chocobo's . victory fanfare .a crystal theme etc.. ) ?
Most of these where missing in XIII .
And i hope Gilgamesh shows up again as a hidden boss .
He did confirm Moogles a la type-0 a few years ago, if I remember correctly.
Yes. Moogles specifically will be like the ones in Type-0.
Nope. I'd still like it if its up to usual Nomura quality. I love anime cliches and if I could have it my way, add as many of them as I can in different RPGs but I don't only love anime cliches though. My tastes aren't that limited.
Wasn't you supposed to be able to ride on a Chocobo when this was still Versus XIII?
Chocobos are in as well.
Not sure about the music. This is Shimomura's first FF so I'm not sure if she'll try to do her own arrangements of some old songs like Sakimoto in FFXII or do her own thing. Either way I'll be happy considering how wonderful Kingdom Hearts' comparable songs are (mostly, Dearly Beloved and how it has evolved during the years=. Nomura seems to be treating this as a quite traditional FF outside the more action-y gameplay, so anything's possible.
Not sure about the music. This is Shimomura's first FF so I'm not sure if she'll try to do her own arrangements of some old songs like Sakimoto in FFXII or do her own thing. Either way I'll be happy considering how wonderful Kingdom Hearts' comparable songs are (mostly, Dearly Beloved and how it has evolved during the years=. Nomura seems to be treating this as a quite traditional FF outside the more action-y gameplay, so anything's possible.
For the love of Sakaguchi, this!
Especially Prelude, Victory Fanfare, Mog and Chocobo is a must.
Not having Prelude(Crystal Theme) alone in full capacity out of all these things was a huge crime.
Ghost_Protocol
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I really hope there are more major female characters than Stella and black bangs girl.
Already am due to lack of playable female characters. Can only go up from here. :lol
Well for the most part the FF series still have great music ymmv.
for instance i loved this rendition of clash on the big bridge with classic Japanese instruments ( minus the guitar and drum).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAZXVv7azKA
Is that Jill Valentine in your avatar? :O
While I don't mind Stella's change in appearance, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the sort of thing that led to some people getting up in arms about her more youthful look. Granted, I'm not particularly concerned about how Nomura and Nojima will characterize her, but I do picture those who are more pessimistic basing their own expectations on such reactions (regardless of how silly it is to judge based solely on appearances, or otherwise fret about direction based on reactions to said appearances by fans).
CrimsonCrescendo
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ANYWAY...
Do we know if that teleport ability we saw Noctis using going to be available at all times or just during certain scenes? Because I would imagine programming the entire game around that ability and concept would be rather difficult.
CrimsonCrescendo
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I never got the appeal of Gilgamesh.
the_sun_king
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Wanna give kudos for the great updates to the screencaps from the E3 trailers in the OP. So much detail to be had/seen in those hi-res pics.
Perfect Cha0s
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A traditional victory fanfare is probably out, if combat is like Kingdom Hearts where there is no post-combat screen.
I liked him in FFXII, but eh.. I think it's just that it's always fun to have a meta-character that appears in all games as an easter egg. A hidden boss or a reference somewhere.
At least I think it's fun. Like moogles and chocobos.
*He has a nice theme song
*He constantly breaks the 4th wall.
*and his quote's are pretty much viral internet memes ( don't even know if such a thing exists .lol )
I mean this is partly nostalgia talking here but it was always a joy to see him show up in the series.
They could do the victory fanfare after you beat a boss or hunt like in XII.
I like Kingdom better than anything Uematsu did post-XII Main Theme.
Shimomura is perfectly okay. We'll have to see for battle themes, though - KH battle themes can't hold a candle to FF, neither classic uematsu ones (Still More Fightning, VII \ Dark Messanger, IX) nor to the modern ones (Blinded by the Light, XIII).
Not to say they're bad, but they're not exceptional. And from a FF, i expect exceptional music all-around.
Shimomura is perfectly okay. We'll have to see for battle themes, though - KH battle themes can't hold a candle to FF, neither classic uematsu ones (Still More Fightning, VII \ Dark Messanger, IX) nor to the modern ones (Blinded by the Light, XIII).
Not to say they're bad, but they're not exceptional. And from a FF, i expect exceptional music all-around.
then make it an easter egg. Or maybe.
After clearing an area of enemies you can hear a subtle fanfare in the wind. Fuck they should hire me.
Wii Fit Trainer.
Hmm, I must do research on her.
Ah, I didn't think of that. I didn't mean to rile anyone up or anything.
the_sun_king
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Or they could do what XII did and have it play after clearing boss fights.
Edit: Also beaten.
Or they could save it for bosses, as the case was with FFXII.
EDIT: Beaten.
No, it's fine. I just got tired of people who whined about what a travesty they considered the change to be (fortunately, it seems they've found better things to complain about).
This would be excellent, you can give a theme a lot of momentum during unexpected occasions!
Hired!
Hunts. You just made me miss XII. Such a nice time-waster to hunt for those monsters all over the world by the clues given in the posters. C:
That1BlackGuy
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Those are some... unique names.
Man this guy looks like someone I've seen before, maybe an actor?
I know better than to judge a book by its cover but fuck it I'm" calling him being my favorite character in this game. Hopefully they inject him with a extra dose of badassery.
Man this guy looks like someone I've seen before, maybe an actor?
I know better than to judge a book by its cover but fuck it I'm" calling him being my favorite character in this game. Hopefully they inject him with a extra dose of badassery.
DragonKnight
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Has square said anything about this game addressing the shortcomings of ff13? I want to be excited for a ff game again.
It's an entirely different game. I wouldn't think they'd have to address anything about something unrelated except for its mythos.
What shortcomings of FFXIII? If you mean linearity, XV looks open. If you mean the story and characters, different writers and what not. If you mean the battle system, completely different.
DragonKnight
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Every single shortcoming. Really looking for a mix of X and XII. I need to see a developer playthrough before getting excited.
PlanetSmasher
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He reminds me of a mixture of Helo from Battlestar Galactica and my younger brother.
Square isn't going to trash XIII publicly, especially when XIII-3 isn't even out yet. But it's a completely different team with completely different design methodologies at work. Expect nothing from XIII to carry over.
DragonKnight
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Im sorry but i dont agree. See sunshine to galaxy.
PlanetSmasher
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That analogy doesn't follow; Sunshine and Galaxy were developed by the same team, while XIII and XV are developed by completely different parts of the company.
XV is developed by a mixture of the Kingdom Hearts team with members from the teams that worked on VII, XII and other games. Meanwhile, XIII and its ilk were developed largely by the people who made FFX.
You should expect it to be completely different, because that has been the point of XV even since when it was Versus.
Did, did you see the trailer?
This game is completely different from XIII in every conceivable way so far, which would be a good thing in your case.
DragonKnight
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Let me explain. Just because ffxiii and ffxv are made by two different teams does not mean that the two wont share the same design philosophies. Sunshine into galaxy does make sense. Nintendo heard the complaints from sunshine and non were present in galaxy. Linearity and a horrible story is something that i am very concerned about. Just because the game is made by a new team does not mean that the same mistakes wont be repeates.
And the team argument is irrelevant as teams change all the time. Bottom line: i hope square does not make this a linear snooze fest and i need to see a developer playthrough before i get excited.
Edit: yep. Saw the trailer. But fool me once and all that. Hell i loved bioshock one and hated infinite and that was the same team. And you brought up the kingdom hearts team. Kingdom hearts 2 sucked. Talk about awful and linear gameplay with a completely inane story.
Is it at least a render target or they're just lying?
I guess lying is not the right word since they stated it has CG, but misleading at least.
PlanetSmasher
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They said explicitly over the past five years that XV is designed to be completely different than XIII. You're being completely difficult on purpose despite plenty of evidence.
Look, man. I'm a pessimist. Probably one of the biggest ones on GAF. But you're arguing against five years of Nomura being very open about his intentions and philosophies about the game. The reason it was called Final Fantasy Versus XIII in the first place is because it was designed at the base concept level to be different.
Exactly, he seems a great fit given what Nomura seems to be going for. What are the chances of them bringing him in on it though? From what I gathered he was brought back for XII and some of the other Alliance games based on his past work with them such as Vagrant Story, though that is conjecture on my part.
That's a good choice to go off of though it might still be weird to see them in a world like this. Then again, I have trouble imagining Noctis riding a Chocobo as well.
Green Mamba
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Aw, I hate that Kingdom Hearts Moogle design Nomura keeps using.
PlanetSmasher
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They actually just brought him back in 2011 for the PSP remake of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. I'm sure he'd be open to it if they asked him.
Better that than the bunnies.
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