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Final Fantasy XV - Main characters and Japanese voice cast revealed
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This is an insipid insunation.
Everything else we see in the newest trailers corresponds to earlier visuals.
Why would you think that this one character got changed for no reason?
Especially in a series which has no problem with female characters in position of power?
BlazingDarkness
Member
So Noctis changes his eye colour
We know the left is Noctis's father, so is the orange eyed portrait also him? Maybe his father turns evil or something - his beard hair has gone white in the second pic.. hmm
Meccanical
Member
I guess they really wanted to emphasize her naive world view or something by making her look child like.
I wouldn't mind it if she notably changed as the game progressed.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
I'm pretty sure hood guy is Stella's older brother. Considering the Hamlet inspiration, Stella is clearly Ophelia, especially considering she's unstable and doesn't seem to be 100% on Noctis' side. We obviously need a Laertes character, and given the fact that hood guy is blonde and dressed all in white, the color schemes match.
My theory is that Stella's brother betrayed Tenebrae to Niflheim and gave up their crystal in exchange for power. Stella still loves her brother, so she can't fight against him, but her interactions with Noctis and the gang allow her to build up the strength to avenge her country and eventually join the party.
It was in one of the older FMV trailers. There's a scene in the crystal chamber of Noctis and Hood Guy facing off. Hood guy smirks, takes his hood off and the two attack each other. His hair looks like a blonde version of Marluxia's. You don't see his face for very long, but at least we know that much about him.
EDIT: He worked on the Last Remnant.
I guess you didn't read everything but the game design was the same? All they did was make her look better.
Zoe
Member
He briefly takes it off in this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmt_gdJwDZA
Could have sworn there was a longer sequence, but it's hard searching for the old trailers now.
VitalNerve
Member
Holy shit imagine. Noctis sensing her death or whatever his power is, I would cry!
Hahahaha, this thing writes itself.
This plot device was used to this effect in Another, when the main heroine with the same ability sensed her sister's upcoming death. Feels were had.
GuitarAtomik
Member
I'm feeling the Roman/Latin naming motif.
Final Fantasy XV
GINGA BISHONEN
GINGA BISHONEN
Risk Breaker
Member
Can't unsee Leanne from Resonance of Fate in the new (worse) Stella design
Meccanical
Member
Yeah, it's a real "drama power".
It's gonna work on me though, shit like that always does.
dakkumauji
Member
Dear Square, please have Star Driver DLC costumes. Or at least for Ignis.
Too fabulous.
VitalNerve
Member
I just won't be emotionally prepared for this.
Meccanical
Member
Capris are cool in Japan I guess?
They should make it a recurring gag that Blonde guy can't jump. It could even tie into gameplay. If you want to jump properly, you can't be him as it's his handicap. He doesn't have the leg strength for it. So, Scar has to help him up places at times. It doesn't stop Blonde guy from trying though, so occasionally, whilst you're ripping up a storm in soldiers, you see Blonde guy jumping in front you. Foot by foot. Barely reaching above 12 inches in height.
Then, once he's earned your sympathy, and you feel he's a very likeable character, they kill him for maximum impact.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
Hood guy's hairstyle is a little too bishounen-y to be Stella's father, considering how (awesomely) old Regis looks. Not to mention the brief glimpse we see of his face looks fairly young.
I really do think it's Stella's older brother. It just makes too much sense with the Hamlet connection and hood guy being positioned as Noctis' rival.
Zoe
Member
Can't unsee Leanne from Resonance of Fate in the new (worse) Stella design
That was my first thought as well. "She looks a lot like Leanne"
You guys are not alone in disliking the new stella design.
Let's plead for her old design to nomura on twitter.
https://twitter.com/CrazyNomura
I already did and will continue to do so weekly at least.
Let's plead for her old design to nomura on twitter.
https://twitter.com/CrazyNomura
I already did and will continue to do so weekly at least.
Meccanical
Member
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
While having the majority of his party (that we know of) be all male makes sense realistically, I'm kinda surprised there is no female representation.
The roots of this might be how this was the antithesis of Final Fantasy XIII, which had a female protagonist. Just speculation on my part though.
The roots of this might be how this was the antithesis of Final Fantasy XIII, which had a female protagonist. Just speculation on my part though.
BlazingDarkness
Member
You're right, I remember now - we don't see his uncovered face though, just that he has long blonde hair.
chickdigger802
Banned
I guess you didn't read everything but the game design was the same? All they did was make her look better.
don't trust anything of the past outside of the legendary turret sequence.
strong women in games that aren't in your party is a rarity... well unless she's a boss noctis smacks around.
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I'm talking about this guy from the trailer she linked:
My bad, I don't even remember that scene! Lol.
Fair enough. But I feel the forced feud between the two stuck around and makes it more evident if they are childhood friends. That said, I don't mind if she's like that if she has that better look.
Zoe
Member
Er... you realize that's a parody account, right?
BlazingDarkness
Member
VitalNerve
Member
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I'm talking about this guy from the trailer she linked:
My bad, I don't even remember that scene! Lol.
It could be the same guy couldn't it? I mean they did change the character model of stella so why not him?
She's a Juliet in an action game, meaning she can't possibly be a DiD in order for her to be a forced rival to Noctis. That's crazy and I don't see where you get this unwarranted negativity from.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I actually like the new Stella. The other one definitely looked more older and was also great but this one seems to have more of an innocence attached to the face.
And like someone said, it's easier to buy that they were childhood friends.
And like someone said, it's easier to buy that they were childhood friends.
The main crew is all male. Like duckroll said before it makes sense. But there is still female character and for sure there will be some female characters in the party.
Blick Winkel
Member
Actually what if she was a rival throughout the game, it would be somewhat fresh for a male character to have a female rival who is just as strong as him.
Zoe
Member
Yeah, that's what we're saying. We've seen him without his hood, but not from the front.
PlanetSmasher
Banned
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I'm talking about this guy from the trailer she linked:
Ah, that guy. Fair point. Though I don't think he's Stella's dad, since he's supposedly from Niflheim. I can't imagine Stella's dad would be that blatantly and obviously evil considering his country just got stomped into submission.
Square really needs to clarify who belongs to which nation aside from the Noctis Bro Squad. Right now we know Stella is from Tenebrae and the villains invading Lucis are from Niflheim, which already conquered Tenebrae. But that's about it. =/
Oh that guy, I remember!
People think this is Noctis' Dad gone mad?
Can't remember seeing this in the trailer.
Stella will likely be in the party eventually. There is probably going to be a story hook initially to build up to it or something.
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