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[KoopaTheCasual]

I think it's pretty clear that FFXV is gonna be several times larger than the FFVII project. It kind of falls in line with Tabata/Nomura in terms of how they design. Tabata is all about grandeur and spectacle (which is honestly something that has always been a key value of mainline games). Nomura has never really cared for grandeur as far as I remember.

Like when people asked if FFVII-R was going to be open world, Nomura seemed to not care about that and focused on making sure that each environment was well realized. This connects all the back to KH where it's not so much about one giant world but many little contained hubs. And (I may be totally misremembering) wasn't the original versus xiii concept also hub based?

With this in mind, it totally makes sense that FFXV is a game gunning for a much larger scope now.

 

[Nirolak]

Next year by this time, Tabata will have replaced Nomura as the director.

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

Yeah, it's far more likely he's replaced by Tabata when the game hasn't released by 2024 instead.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

I hope SE can have two major FF teams competing with each other, something like CoD but in a better way. This is the only way we can have FFXVI this gen.

I am sure Toriyama or Ito is working on the next FF. They were absent from the Uncovered Event. Kagari can confirm, I think.

 

[chozen]

I just imagine each disk of 7R would be like 40 hours each, and they want to flesh out the ultimate 7 world they possibly can and spare no detail.

I completely understand it being in 3 parts. Some people call it milking but really?

You would pay 240$ for 4 uncharted games that last 8-12 hours each, but when 1 Part of 7R lasts 40 hours "it's milking, it's a ripoff" please.

 

[Koozek]

I hope SE can have two major FF teams competing with each other, something like CoD but in a better way. This is the only way we can have FFXVI this gen.

Yup, that would be so good. Imagine FFXV is a success and they get into the groove of HD development with alternating teams releasing a mainline title every 1-2 years :>

 

[notaskwid]

Next year by this time, Tabata will have replaced Nomura as the director.

 

[Kagari]

Seriously, I'm glad Nomura got another shot at a FF game. I hope he'll get to realize some of his ideas for Versus XIII there that he couldn't do in XV.

He already is.

 

[Chipworm]

I thought I would buy a digital sub, as it said it was also avaliable outside the US.

At checkout, I get this message:

Oops. We'be encountered a problem processing your order.

So, apparently it's not avaliable to the UK, despite stating otherwise.

 

[Koozek]

I am sure Toriyama or Ito is working on the next FF. They were absent from the Uncovered Event. Kagari can confirm, I think.

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

 

[notaskwid]

I am sure Toriyama or Ito is working on the next FF. They were absent from the Uncovered Event. Kagari can confirm, I think.

Why would they invite the janitors though.

 

[Setsu00]

I think it's pretty clear that FFXV is gonna be several times larger than the FFVII project. It kind of falls in line with Tabata/Nomura in terms of how they design. Tabata is all about grandeur and spectacle (which is honestly something that has always been a key value of mainline games). Nomura has never really cared for grandeur as far as I remember.

Like when people asked if FFVII-R was going to be open world, Nomura seemed to not care about that and focused on making sure that each environment was well realized. This connects all the back to KH where it's not so much about one giant world but many little contained hubs. And this (I may be totally misremembering) but wasn't the original versus xiii concept also hub based?

With this in mind, it totally makes sense that FFXV is a game gunning for a much larger scope now.

Nomura does seem to like some spectacle from time to time, but it's true that trailers for XV after Nomura's departure were a lot more action-y. While I'm starting to warm up to Tabata's XV, I still miss the melancholy that was so prevalent in the Nomura directed trailers.

 

[QuiteWhittle]

Sorry to be the noob in the room but...will this be an article or a video? When will it be published?

Both, kinda. There's a main 20-page article in the magazine and they'll be posting video interviews and new gameplay footage here over the next month.

 

[Philippo]

So are the info from the article over?
Can we make a summary thread?

 

[chozen]

So are the info from the article over?
Can we make a summary thread?

Someone Please

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Seriously, I'm glad Nomura got another shot at a FF game. I hope he'll get to realize some of his ideas for Versus XIII there that he couldn't do in XV.

Character switching

Get a feeling so complicated.

Inception

 

[Ray Down]

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

 

[MogCakes]

"Tabata-san, can you comment on your replacement of Nomura as director of FFVIIR?"

"Uhhhhh....ummm...uhh....Hee-hee!"

 

[Plywood]

He already is.

Can you share any examples?

 

[Setsu00]

He already is.

Character switching

I knew there was something I had forgotten.

 

[Obliterator]

So are the info from the article over?
Can we make a summary thread?

Im on the road atm but can add a couple more things in a bit. Me and Kagari covered the major points

 

[Kagari]

Can you share any examples?

Did you watch the PSX gameplay? I mean it looks like Versus, there's character switching, it's very action-heavy and the tone of the trailers screams those early trailers.

 

[Regginator]

i am insanely disappointed it's not dishonored 2

oh well, two months until e3.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Worth noting that Tabata replaced Nomura as full-time director in December 2013. When he did, they already had a release date set for September 30.

http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/8550938.html

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

Your art can't fix him.

That's because there's nothing to fix.

 

[wmlk]

Also, Kingsglaive has existed from 2013. I'm not so sure if the story stayed the same until 2014/2015 like we believed since it had to be before that.

 

[hydruxo]

That's a dope cover.

 

[Vincent Grayson]

Hmm. The article specifically mentions tonberries, but didn't that interview with Tabata the other day include him saying there were no tonberries?

 

[wanders]

Also just GIF'd the Titan part:

Notice on the mini map there's a grayed out area to the right. Land that is yet to be explored or unreachable area?

 

[Philippo]

Putting all the infos together as fast as possible, will post here and then if it's not missing anything will make a thread out of it.
Spoiler friendly of course.

 

[wmlk]

Yeah, there's enough right now to make a summary of the non-spoilery stuff.

 

[.JayZii]

Nomura does seem to like some spectacle from time to time, but it's true that trailers for XV after Nomura's departure were a lot more action-y. While I'm starting to warm up to Tabata's XV, I still miss the melancholy that was so prevalent in the Nomura directed trailers.

I'm sure there will be a lot of that melancholy in KH3.

Nomura should just stick with Kingdom Hearts from now on. Final Fantasy needs to keep bringing in new blood with new ideas.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Hmm. The article specifically mentions tonberries, but didn't that interview with Tabata the other day include him saying there were no tonberries?

They are confirmed?

 

[Scotia]

Also just GIF'd the Titan part:

That looks so good

 

[Setsu00]

Also, Kingsglaive has existed from 2013. I'm not so sure if the story stayed the same until 2014/2015 like we believed since it had to be before that.

I still want to know what the specifics behind Nomura's departure were.

 

[Plywood]

Did you watch the PSX gameplay? I mean it looks like Versus, there's character switching, it's very action-heavy and the tone of the trailers screams those early trailers.

Ah, good point.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Notice on the mini map there's a grayed out area to the right. Land that is yet to be explored or unreachable area?

So the part about Summons doing different moves each time means Ramuh can throw his Lightning spear like in the trailer while Titan can pound the ground or throw a boulder.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Also the FFXV Twitter posted on message on behalf of Tabata that they are looking into doing more CE for people that missed out... And that they will punish scalpers whatever that means.

 

[Obliterator]

One other thing, I'm sure this isnt surprising by any means but FFXV will directly reference events from Kingsglaive so it appears it ties ibto the game in a major way. Its not just some random side stuff

 

[Hedge]

I need a super high res of the full picture. D:

 

[Joqu]

I still want to know what the specifics behind Nomura's departure were.

They made him work on the FF7 remake so surely they can't have been that bad

 

[Plywood]

Also the FFXV Twitter posted on message on behalf of Tabata that they are looking into doing more CE for people that missed out... And that they will punish scalpers whatever that means.

They will be sucked.

 

[wmlk]

I still want to know what the specifics behind Nomura's departure were.

Small details like this one point to Nomura's departure from the game being a little less...dramatic than we thought.

He's also getting to work on FFVII Remake, so I guess that's cool.

 

[Ray Down]

I still want to know what the specifics behind Nomura's departure were.

SE:"We need KH3 to get going Disney and fans are breathing down our necks"

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

Awesome fucking cover

 

[LouisaFerre]

Also the FFXV Twitter posted on message on behalf of Tabata that they are looking into doing more CE for people that missed out... And that they will punish scalpers whatever that means.

Just cancelling the orders for people who ordered a bunch or retroactively limiting it to one per person could cause a significant amount of trouble for them. I've heard that when scalpers start selling preorders on ebay for inflated prices before they actually receive the items and then they have to start refunding the orders because they only have one unit, that actually could count as a strike against their ebay/paypal account. I'm not sure if that's true, but either way it could cause a headache.

 

[wmlk]

I still want to know what the specifics behind Nomura's departure were.

So, I wonder when Versus Regis appears in the game if at all? Because that guy is clearly Versus Regis.

Does he age so much in such a short time because of the crystal?

 

[DarkLordMalik]

I still want to know what the specifics behind Nomura's departure were.

He moved on.

As much as people like to paint it as a conspiracy theory, when you have to work on the next major entry of a series that you gave birth to, and also get a chance to direct the best selling and most popular FF remake, you will also move on.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Next year by this time, Tabata will have replaced Nomura as the director.

This still hurts ;_____;
I can only imagine what Nomura feels, not being able to see his fantasy become reality ;__________________;

 

[wmlk]

This still hurts ;_____;
I can only imagine what Nomura feels, not being able to see his fantasy become reality ;__________________;

World's smallest violin.

 

[Joqu]

Small details like this one point to Nomura's departure from the game being a little less...dramatic than we thought.

He's also getting to work on FFVII Remake, so I guess that's cool.

Really, if things really were as undramatic as they seem to be now I just don't get why didn't handle his departure in a more graceful way. Some clear messaging would have done a whole lot to alleviate people's fears back then