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[Zoe]

Redesign possibly.

But the guy next to Idola in the new trailer has short hair. Hooded guy has long hair in both old and new trailers.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

I don't think Hood Guy is that character because although the coat is similar, I don't think the hair matches (unless they changed it).

Old trailer:

XV Trailer:

I think they definitely redesigned him (at least his hairstyle) since then. Even the cloak is different.

 

[Voror]

IIRC, being able to see the expiring light of souls (or whatever) is a "power" that people who have experienced a near-death-experience get in XV's world, for some reason, and it has something to do with the Amano-illustrated God of Death (who everyone worships in XV's world). Probably something like "they get so near to the kingdom of the dead that they are influenced by it"

I got that but I was wondering how this whole power might feed into that conflict we saw between Noctis and Stella where she didn't seen in control of herself.

 

[sappyday]

But the guy next to Idola in the new trailer has short hair. Hooded guy has long hair in both old and new trailers.

I misunderstood the question. I thought what he meant was that the hooded character from the old CG trailer wasn't the same as the hooded one now. I didn't know he was referring to the guy behind Idola.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Most definitely the same guy.

Pretty much every character has been redesigned in some way shape or form.

 

[Meccanical]

The guy behind Idola looks a lot like Qator.

At least to me.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Worth mentioning that Niflheim is based off Norse mythology(maybe the other cities are too?).

 

[Kagari]

Most definitely the same guy.

Pretty much every character has been redesigned in some way shape or form.

They kind of had to.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

They kind of had to.

...because of ROEN?

Clothing aside, facial features and hairstyles have all also been redesigned/tweaked.

 

[cj_iwakura]

...because of ROEN?

Clothing aside, facial features and hairstyles have all also been redesigned.

Wait, they lost Roen? I hope not.

 

[Meccanical]

Wait, they lost Roen? I hope not.

If they did, Noctis and his gang would be naked right now.

>_>

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Wait, they lost Roen? I hope not.

nooooooooo

I was referring to the original transition from Nomura clothing designs to ROEN.

 

[Zoe]

...because of ROEN?

Clothing aside, facial features and hairstyles have all also been redesigned.

You can't be trendy with clothing and hairstyles from 2006...

 

[Kagari]

...because of ROEN?

Clothing aside, facial features and hairstyles have all also been redesigned/tweaked.

Well, the 2006 designs were always placeholders.

 

[PshycoNinja]

Well, the 2006 designs were always placeholders.

How many times have we repeated this?

Also thank you Roen for making that "typo". It helped reassure a lot of us here.

 

[dramatis]

That's what I was figuring, that they were city-states.

I don't think they're city-states though.

I think since the war front has been brought straight to the door of Lucis, that most of the game will take place in Lucis, with individual cities of the kingdom being locations you can visit while traversing the world.

 

[birthbysleep]

Hoping the next footage we see will include the Stella/Noctis party meeting in CG.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Hoping the next footage we see will include the Stella/Noctis party meeting in CG.

I hope that's still in-game, just made much, much prettier.

Look forward to having it voiced too.


All the hype's coming back. This better be a 2014 game.

 

[Meccanical]

Hoping the next footage we see will include the Stella/Noctis party meeting in CG.

It would be awesome for them to show us the evolution of the 2011 trailer content as it is now.

 

[Kagari]

I hope that's still in-game, just made much, much prettier.

Look forward to having it voiced too.


All the hype's coming back. This better be a 2014 game.

Switched to CG as of March 2012.

 

[kayos90]

The guy behind Idola looks a lot like Qator.

At least to me.

That costume is baller. That head is generic as hell though.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Switched to CG as of March 2012.

First I've heard of it.

 

[Meccanical]

That costume is baller. That head is generic as hell though.

I would prefer generic rather than have things like Nooj.

 

[kayos90]

I would prefer generic rather than have things like Nooj.

Omfg, that looks fucking terribad.

 

[Kagari]

First I've heard of it.

Sorry, January 2012:

Versus will have a mix of real time and pre-rendered cutscenes. The ratio is said to be 7:3, to which the later being CG FMV created by Visual Works. The team’s ability to express realtime graphics has rapidly increased, although in some cases it couldn’t do, which is why the scene with Noctis and Stella meeting has been switched to a pre-rendered scene.

 

[Ghost_Protocol]

I'm just glad they've committed to regular updates on the game from here on out. I fully expect to see it and Kingdom Hearts III at TGS.

 

[kayos90]

I'm just glad they've committed to regular updates on the game from here on out. I fully expect to see it and Kingdom Hearts III at TGS.

I doubt we'll see KH3 at TGS. At least... real-time gameplay.

 

[Aeana]

I would prefer generic rather than have things like Nooj.

http://ffx2rpg.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/nooj.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

Nooj sucks. Gippal for life.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/02KXDO8.jpg

 

[cj_iwakura]

Sorry, January 2012:

Sad, I thought the in-game version from the 2011 trailer looked great.

 

[hypernima]

I would prefer generic rather than have things like Nooj.

He looks like he's about to drop the bass in the thrift shop.

 

[Kagari]

Sad, I thought the in-game version from the 2011 trailer looked great.

It really didn't...

 

[Meccanical]

X-2 was a very special game, I think we can all agree.

I don't think they're city-states though.

I think since the war front has been brought straight to the door of Lucis, that most of the game will take place in Lucis, with individual cities of the kingdom being locations you can visit while traversing the world.

That would make sense. I doubt the game could be super huge and include the whole world.

 

[Pooya]

if anyone wants high resolution logo:

4500x3000 png+transparent bg

*click*

 

[Exentryk]

More from the Edge interview with Nomura. There's more on KH3 at the link. OP also updated with this link.

The combat in Final Fantasy XV looks real-time instead of turn-based, is that a complete change for the series? Are you making an action game now?

The Final Fantasy series – if you look at each title – each of them has a different system and a different story, so that’s the trend of the Final Fantasy [series] in the past. And when we decided to do action-based for Versus XIII, I personally thought: Is that Final Fantasy? So that was actually one reason why the title was called Versus XIII, not the main sequel, main title, for Final Fantasy. But if you look at the other titles in the franchise, XI and XIV are MMORPG so they do use battle systems which is a command-based, turn-style battle system. So it’s not quite the typical RPG… so that’s why we decided why [Final Fantasy XV] could be action-based battle. And in the future, if other teams decide to different styles of battle systems, then that’s what they decide to do.


So why were you at Sony’s conference and not Microsoft’s? Have you chosen your favourite already?

So, why not Microsoft? Until the last minute we actually didn’t know which conference we would be in, and there was a possibility not to be in the Sony conference either. So it was simply the arrangement between the companies and also originally Versus XIII was announced for PlayStation 3 several years ago. That’s why we thought it’s just probably proper to just go to them and discuss and if they decided to put it on then we would see.


What did you think of E3? Was there anything in particular that excited you?

So of course I was aware of the specifications of each new next-gen console because we are working on them, so there was no specific impact that I got from the announcements in that [respect]. But I was more curious about the software that would be announced. Some of the contents looked really interesting to me and I was preparing for my own presentation of my own games, so I was also very nervous of what other companies would present.

Do you feel comfortable now that you’ve seen everyone else’s games and put yours out there alongside them?

The more contents I saw, with each new trailer before mine, I was getting more worried [laughs]. So of course I’ve been seeing my own trailer so many times that I’m accustomed to watching it so I can’t tell if it’s great any more because I’m so used to watching it. I know my team is working so hard and they agree, but I’ve never done that comparison of looking at my title and trailer with others so that’s why I was nervous.


What does the next generation of consoles mean to you, the games you make, and to Square Enix in general?

So in terms of my own titles that I directed, for the current generation consoles, I have to admit that our company was a little bit behind in terms of development. Talking about my own titles, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD is not yet released in the UK, Europe and US even after the announcement of next-generation consoles, and 1.5 is for PlayStation 3. But in the meantime we were already in the development of Kingdom Hearts 3 and Final Fantasy XV for next-generation consoles, so we definitely have to catch up with the rest of the gaming world with those titles and in the future Final Fantasy XV most likely will be released sooner than Kingdom Hearts 3. And I think for Square Enix Final Fantasy XV will be the flagship title for the next-generation consoles, and after that we will definitely make more titles for those platforms.

if anyone wants high resolution logo:

4500x3000 png+transparent bg

Awesome! Thanks!

 

[Kagari]

Where did that come from? The massive logo that is.

 

[Kyon]

So why were you at Sony’s conference and not Microsoft’s? Have you chosen your favourite already?

Is that honestly appropriate to be asking it like that? It's multiplat so there are no favorites

 

[Pooya]

Where did that come from? The massive logo that is.

they added to the press site. there was a 16mb PSD file with white/black background layers, I saved just the logo layer above.

 

[Kagari]

The questions Edge asked weren't interesting at all.

 

[Mr. RHC]

Where did that come from? The massive logo that is.

I'm curious as well, where is all the super hi res stuff from? :3

they added to the press site. there was a 16mb PSD file with white/black background layers, I saved just the logo layer above.

Tight! Can't wait for more stuff like this!

 

[Meccanical]

The questions Edge asked weren't interesting at all.

I know!

Why aren't people asking about the game itself, rather than the circumstances surrounding it?

Nobody cares why it moved, they care about the things the move enabled them to accomplish.

 

[Espada]

Cor Leonis looks awesome. I'm glad that he's the Older Party Member for this game, and I'm sure it'll make for a fun dynamic between him and the others. Some of my favorite characters are folks like Cyan, Cid Highwind and Barret.

 

[Exentryk]

What's the difference between a PEGI trailer and a non-PEGI trailer?

 

[brandonh83]

I like my new avatar

 

[Meccanical]

Cor Leonis looks awesome. I'm glad that he's the Older Party Member for this game, and I'm sure it'll make for a fun dynamic between him and the others. Some of my favorite characters are folks like Cyan, Cid Highwind and Barret.

You have great taste in characters.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

The questions Edge asked weren't interesting at all.

Edge: We sat down with the man behind Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts 3 and asked him some questions!

How was E3!?

What do you think of the new consoles!?

What's your favorite company!?

What did you have for lunch!?

What's your favorite color!?

What hotel are you staying at!?

How bout this weather!?

 

[Kagari]

What's the difference between a PEGI trailer and a non-PEGI trailer?

Rating system.

 

[Pooya]

What's the difference between a PEGI trailer and a non-PEGI trailer?

non-PEGI doesn't have the provisional PEGI rating in the beginning.

 

[Exentryk]

non-PEGI doesn't have the provisional PEGI rating in the beginning.

Ah okay! Thanks!

 

[birthbysleep]

Yeah nothing really new in that interview, although I couldn't help but smile with his comment that XV will likely become the flagship title of next gen. No more Lightning, and Noctis finally gets his well deserved turn as the face of Final Fantasy.

 

[aramanKain]

You probably won't. Nomura said she's a minor boss who dies early in the storyline.

Wasn't that awhile ago though? For all we know, the fact that so many people have mentioned that character might have made them decide to make her a bigger presence.