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[xion4360]

Isn't Noctis' entourage a formal entourage of sorts beyond friends? I thought the explanation for them all wearing black was because they are all wearing various styled kingdom/government uniforms, like they are each dressed like their sector/careers/nobility does. I figured they all have ties beyond friendship to the kingdom, and thus have some official duty to see the arrangement through in addition to having a long relationship with Noctis to be at his wedding.

Gladiolus is Noctis' sort of bodyguard.. the Amicitia (I think that was the name?) family serves as protectors for the royals..but of course they have formed a friendship after many years.

Ignis is an adviser of sorts and Prompto is actually just a regular citizen that they befriended. the all black is the official battle uniform of Lucis.. Im guessing the red soles is part of that too.

 

[JuanLatino]

Nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. That would mean Luna knows as well?

I hope so. Any reason to find Noctis pitted against Luna is what I'm hoping for. Easily the most interesting story element from Versus I was most looking forward to.

or maybe luna told noctis to leave the city (she lied to him that they will marry in tenebrea while it was planned in Lucis), because she knew what will happen


but im probably missing out on too many story elements right now.

 

[wmlk]

Why is the FFXV International website such garbage?

 

[chozen]

Why is the FFXV International website such garbage?

Too busy working on the game to fancy up the site

or maybe luna told noctis to leave the city (she lied to him that they will marry in tenebrea while it was planned in Lucis), because she knew what will happen

but im probably missing out on too many story elements right now.

But if she knew then, Noctis might feel that he could have done something to stop it and get mad at her for lying to "protect" him.

I'm REALLY curious to see Noctis and Luna interact with each other. We haven't even heard her english voice and that's probably done now..

 

[DirgeExtinction]

So is Noctis going to find out every one knew and destroy the world? Is that what the revenge thing is about?

They did him wrong and let it slide, so he will do the same back? I mean if he does it's not wrong if it's for his kingdom right?

Nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. That would mean Luna knows as well?

Maybe somewhere close to the end of the game(3/4 done or maybe even final act), Noctis finds out the truth about Niflheim. Luna tries to convince him to stand down. He's livid. She sees she has no option but to take him down. Luna is the final boss. Cue 1 hour end cutscene after battle.

 

[thefragrance]

I hope so. Any reason to find Noctis pitted against Luna is what I'm hoping for. Easily the most interesting story element from Versus I was most looking forward to.

That would be interesting. The last thing I remember Tabata saying about her was how underestimated and powerful she was compared to the party. It would be nice for her to fill that sort of antagonistic role we saw in Stella.

 

[chozen]

Maybe somewhere close to the end of the game(3/4 done or maybe even final act), Noctis finds out the truth about Niflheim. Luna tries to convince him to stand down. He's livid. She sees she has no option but to take him down. Luna is the final boss. Cue 1 hour end cutscene after battle.

She might want to K.O him to stop him from going out to die. But I'm pretty sure if we are playing from Noctis' perspective it's gonna be kill/Get out of my way.

I believe Tabata hinted that there would be missions like in ED with a duo partner and sometimes alone.

That would explain why all this focus is purely on Noctis gameplay and they canned character switching if that button would be disabled for good portion of the game.

 

[Devilinthiscity]

Doesn't look like her design has changed that much.

 

[DirgeExtinction]

She might want to K.O him to stop him from going out to die. But I'm pretty sure if we are playing from Noctis' perspective it's gonna be kill/Get out of my way.

I believe Tabata hinted that there would be missions like in ED with a duo partner and sometimes alone.

That would explain why all this focus is purely on Noctis gameplay and they canned character switching if that button would be disabled for good portion of the game.

Luna is also some sort of priestess, so she's obviously well versed in magic. She's probably extremely powerful. I wonder if she also had a near death experience as a child.

 

[chozen]

Luna is also some sort of priestess, so she's obviously well versed in magic. She's probably extremely powerful. I wonder if she also had a near death experience as a child.

I don't think Luna would be a final boss, if we kill her in game but the story continues the vibes would be extremely dark and really turn the tone.

I'm pretty sure we still have to find out about hooded man, and the root of all things wrong.

Then there's these, and they aren't summons but rather Gods of the XV world.

 

[MrFatCat]

Why take the blow head-on though? Could've just dodges and slash her from a thousand different positions he can warp to.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Why take the blow head-on though? Could've just dodges and slash her from a thousand different positions he can warp to.

because it's a baller thing to do?

 

[DirgeExtinction]

Why take the blow head-on though? Could've just dodges and slash her from a thousand different positions he can warp to.

Maybe it could've done more damage if it hit the ground? Or maybe he sensed her at the last minute.

Or maybe because it looks cooler.

 

[wmlk]

Why take the blow head-on though? Could've just dodges and slash her from a thousand different positions he can warp to.

Probably had no idea she was coming.

Makes the Versus XIII one look pretty funny, where she's just maneuvering and not even close to Noctis. Rule of cool.

 

[Mediking]

Why take the blow head-on though? Could've just dodges and slash her from a thousand different positions he can warp to.

Noctis and her are gonna end up friends by the end of the game... I bet she's even tsundere in the game. My JRPG instinct is telling me this.

Oh and #TeamNoctis'MomIsStillAlive

 

[Mortemis]

Man, y'all already piecing together the story with barely nothing, with some more info you guys are gonna have the whole story done, lol.

Definitely gonna avoid XV threads after March. I'll just catch whatever trailers there are and see you guys in the OT.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Why take the blow head-on though? Could've just dodges and slash her from a thousand different positions he can warp to.

Anime

Man, y'all already piecing together the story with barely nothing, with some more info you guys are gonna have the whole story done, lol.

Definitely gonna avoid XV threads after March. I'll just catch whatever trailers there are and see you guys in the OT.

Don't watch the trailer in March SE will have spoiled the game by E3

 

[Johndoey]

I doubt the conflict with Luna will amount to much. Misunderstanding level stuff probably. "Your working for the wrong goal!", "no you are", rah rah fight the powah.

Man, y'all already piecing together the story with barely nothing, with some more info you guys are gonna have the whole story done, lol.

Definitely gonna avoid XV threads after March. I'll just catch whatever trailers there are and see you guys in the OT.

This has been boiling for a while so we've already gotten to full blown wild theory crafting.

 

[chozen]

Man, y'all already piecing together the story with barely nothing, with some more info you guys are gonna have the whole story done, lol.

Definitely gonna avoid XV threads after March. I'll just catch whatever trailers there are and see you guys in the OT.

Even if we somehow got the whole thing right, seeing it executed is always 100x better. I never cared about spoilers tbh, but my bad for anyone who does.

 

[DirgeExtinction]

I doubt the conflict with Luna will amount to much. Misunderstanding level stuff probably. "Your working for the wrong goal!", "no you are", rah rah fight the powah.


This has been boiling for a while so we've already gotten to full blown wild theory crafting.

 

[Mortemis]

Anime



Don't watch the trailer in March SE will have spoiled the game by E3

Even if we somehow got the whole thing right, seeing it executed is always 100x better. I never cared about spoilers tbh, but my bad for anyone who does.

I don't really care for spoilers much either, though I prefer going into a game without too much knowledge.

Just want to avoid over-exposure. Too much never ends well. And lol, no need for 'my bad'. No one will hate theories.

 

[Its Quite Toasty]

I doubt the conflict with Luna will amount to much. Misunderstanding level stuff probably. "Your working for the wrong goal!", "no you are", rah rah fight the powah.


This has been boiling for a while so we've already gotten to full blown wild theory crafting.

hey now i wont have any rah rah, its row row up in this house.

 

[chozen]

On a side note not sure if anyone noticed this but, those air maneuver animations use some of the same animations from the demo that recovered hp on hit, the "Knight Guard" ability...
Looks kinda odd when you notice he does a backflip and he puts his hand down as if he's touching the ground while mid-air, just looks like a cheap copy paste job.

 

[MultiJhonny]

Man, y'all already piecing together the story with barely nothing, with some more info you guys are gonna have the whole story done, lol.

Definitely gonna avoid XV threads after March. I'll just catch whatever trailers there are and see you guys in the OT.

Probably for the best. I used to avoid these threads for the past few months but the pull was too strong. 10 years of speculation has created quite a bit of fanfiction/speculated story :lol

 

[elitewillie1]

I'm a little late to the party but what game is this? This ain't a damn Final Fantasy game. What the hell? Why did they even use the Final Fantasy name?

 

[MilkBeard]

I'm a little late to the party but what game is this? This ain't a damn Final Fantasy game. What the hell? Why did they even use the Final Fantasy name?

Lol here we go again.

 

[Johndoey]

I'm a little late to the party but what game is this? This ain't a damn Final Fantasy game. What the hell? Why did they even use the Final Fantasy name?

Breh the FF name has been slapped on everything under the damn sun. The Final Fantasy name means nothing and indicates nothing. So how is it not an FF game?

 

[MultiJhonny]

Breh the FF name has been slapped on everything under the damn sun. The Final Fantasy name means nothing and indicates nothing.

Sakaguchi has even come out and said that it means whatever the creators for each game want it to mean. It is essentially a blank canvas.

 

[Ishida]

I'm a little late to the party but what game is this? This ain't a damn Final Fantasy game. What the hell? Why did they even use the Final Fantasy name?

It's a Final Fantasy game.

 

[Dark_castle]

I'm a little late to the party but what game is this? This ain't a damn Final Fantasy game. What the hell? Why did they even use the Final Fantasy name?

If I can have a gil for each of these type of posts, I'd have enough to buy a Costa Del Sol villa.

 

[YankeeDonB]

I'm a little late to the party but what game is this? This ain't a damn Final Fantasy game. What the hell? Why did they even use the Final Fantasy name?

Because Final Fantasy is the Goddamn Proteus of video games. it has no true form. It IS change, wrapped around a spirit of passion for self betterment.

To illustrate this, today I have brought a rose...

 

[MilkBeard]

To illustrate this, today I have brought a rose...

Lol, good one

Just imagine if Toriyama appeared at the FF XV release date reveal.

"Today, I have brought a rose to signify the elegant beauty, the return of Light to the world of darkness...Lightning! Tonight I'd like to reveal, none other than Lightning, playable in Final Fantasy XV. We couldn't have done it without our fans' passion"

 

[MultiJhonny]

Because Final Fantasy is the Goddamn Proteus of video games. it has no true form. It IS change, wrapped around a spirit of passion for self betterment.

To illustrate this, today I have brought a rose...

Can we see the rose?

I need more Toriyama's roses in my life

 

[Ceravic]

I'm a little late to the party but what game is this? This ain't a damn Final Fantasy game. What the hell? Why did they even use the Final Fantasy name?

Yeah, it only has chocobos, airships, summons, magic, moogles, classic monsters, recurring music, magitek armor, and various other things from the franchise. How does this even resemble a Final Fantasy game? I mean, aside from all the ways it resembles a Final Fantasy game.

 

[Perfect Cha0s]

Yeah, it only has chocobos, airships, summons, magic, moogles, classic monsters, recurring music, magitek armor, and various other things from the franchise. How does this even resemble a Final Fantasy game? I mean, aside from all the ways it resembles a Final Fantasy game.

But where's my turn-based gameplay that hasn't been in a mainline FF in nearly 15 years? :V

 

[DOWN]

The production values alone qualify it for the series' name tbh

 

[Deckard Chapel]

It's a Final Fantasy game.

Agreed 110%.

How is there even any opposition to this fact?!?

1). The game has an epic story filled with memorable characters, twists and turns and a journey that the player feels like they are a crucial part of.

2). The game has elemental spells, summon spells, buffs, debuffs, a "system" of some sort, Chocobos, player levels, Moogles, towns that offer inns/hotels/food/upgrades to weapons and equipment and a Cid of some sort.

3). The game is made by Square Enix.

Yup. It's a Final Fantasy game alright.

When was this ever in question? Lol!

 

[YankeeDonB]

Can we see the rose?

I need more Toriyama's roses in my life

It is better if you imagine it. Do not SEE the rose, BE the rose.

 

[MultiJhonny]

We should honestly really start ignoring drive by posts with no actual criticisms...

Most of us always take the bait. it is better just to ignore it and move on. I feel like most people who post that don't really care what we have to say to correct misconceptions or whatever. It has come to the point to just save your breath... well fingers.. when it comes to it.

I would love to see actual criticisms from people who have them but also for once I am enjoying the positivity in FF threads.

It is better if you imagine it. Do not SEE the rose, BE the rose.

Ah yes I am the rose...

 

[cloudzack117]

I'm a little late to the party but what game is this? This ain't a damn Final Fantasy game. What the hell? Why did they even use the Final Fantasy name?

youre not a little late, this game was anounced in 2006, we have known its an action rpg since 2008, got gameplay in 2011,2013,2014, 2015, and now 2016.

 

[Ceravic]

Yeah, it only has chocobos, airships, summons, magic, moogles, classic monsters, recurring music, magitek armor, and various other things from the franchise. How does this even resemble a Final Fantasy game? I mean, aside from all the ways it resembles a Final Fantasy game.

Oh shit I forgot to mention crystals! There has literally never been a crystal in a Final Fantasy game so why start now? This ain't FF!

 

[MultiJhonny]

youre not a little late, this game was anounced in 2006, we have known its an action rpg since 2008, got gameplay in 2011,2013,2014, 2015, and now 2016.

Oh shit I forgot to mention crystals! There has literally never been a crystal in a Final Fantasy game so why start now? This ain't FF!

:lol at your avatars

 

[Ceravic]

:lol at your avatars

That's pretty amazing actually. We're like the army of Slim Shadies from that Eminem video.

 

[YankeeDonB]

Ah yes I am the rose...

Heh. Of course, Tabata is less a flower guy and more a German engineered car guy.

Final fantasy is a harmony of engineering, form dancing with function in a powerful ballet of deep meaning. To illustrate this point, today I have brought a mid size sedan....

 

[Thorakai]

I'm a little late to the party but what game is this? This ain't a damn Final Fantasy game. What the hell? Why did they even use the Final Fantasy name?

Not only are you late, but the salt you are demonstrating isn't even near the same ocean as this post earlier in the thread. This is how you express outrage, friend.

This continues to look like pure fucking shit. Man fuck square enix. How could they go so far off the rails? I can't believe it. The combat looks like some stupid ass quick time event. Turret sequence? Stealth kills? Warping around? Drab boring environments. Fuck this game, fuck everyone at square enix. I'm so disgusted by this garbage. Why did you do this to my favorite series? Why did you ruin it? I'm almost in tears over this shit.

Just make a new, good Final Fantasy. Please. Not whatever the fuck you're trying to make now.
Why do you hate your fans? Why are you constantly fucking us over? I'm sick of this shit.

 

[MultiJhonny]

That's pretty amazing actually. We're like the army of Slim Shadies from that Eminem video.

It makes it funny due to the back to back posts as well :lol

But I am surprised no one else around here has my avatar since Nier is so incredibly popular on gaf.

Heh. Of course, Tabata is less a flower guy and more a German engineered car guy.

Final fantasy is a harmony of engineering, form dancing with function in a powerful ballet of deep meaning. To illustrate this point, today I have brought a mid size sedan....

Do you roadtrip with bros?

 

[MilkBeard]

It makes it funny due to the back to back posts as well :lol

But I am surprised no one else around here has my avatar since Nier is so incredibly popular on gaf.

Do you roadtrip with bros?

Nothing compliments a brotrip and a feat of German engineering like Coleman camping products.

 

[Johndoey]

Final Fantasy is the discordant conjoining of desperation, alcohol, and 90s fashion, disrepect for authority, and solid marketing opportunities. Or something or something or something

 

[Deckard Chapel]

Let's not forget that Tabata is bringing back Toad status - replete with a photorealistic frog that has been hand-animated by an artist after watching countless hours upon hours of reference videos of real frogs - just to create a status effect for a game.

Yes, this is Final Fantasy, but it's Final Fantasy on a new, obnoxiously impressive level.

And it's absolutely amazing!

 

[diesturbia]

Doesn't look like her design has changed that much.

I think the top looks about the same, but in the newer gifs, it seems like she is actually wearing pants? It might be my eyes tho.