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Scarlett. · 24-09-2014, 10:25 PM

Yeah, you can kinda see the past games influence in the game. The car used to look a little different back when it was Versus, lol.

I really love the fusion of modern world with fantasy.

Scarlett. · 25-09-2014, 08:56 PM

High res versions of the screenshots already posted

The monster crossing sign in this one made me lol
High res

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Also, more FFXV will be shown off in next weeks "Square Enix Presents"

Novo · 25-09-2014, 09:13 PM

It looks so good,that thing looks like an evil version of a shoopuf

Novo · 25-09-2014, 09:18 PM

I hope it doesn't rely heavily on Online content, I hated the way FF13-2 made you get Sazh and some other characters storys seperare to the main story

Scarlett. · 25-09-2014, 11:55 PM

I think its going to be the full story, Square are usually careful about main series titles.

Scarlett. · 26-09-2014, 01:27 AM

Tabata said in an interview that the Western version of the game will have English VAs, hopefully this means that we might see a worldwide release.

Scarlett. · 02-10-2014, 12:10 PM

So here's some of the info

- Defend button can't be spammed, it uses MP
- Attack button brings up directional button options, for which move you would like to use (I think, still early translation)
- Switching of characters wont be in the game, instead they want to focus on making the party work with Noctis, you can obviously change up the gambits.
- You can jump in the game
- You can use the phantom sword thing as a shield
- You can do short warps and jump around to change up combat
(There is a video that shows the previous two bits in a lot more detail, will add it when it is uploaded)
- You can chose your main weapon to use in the game, and find new weapons through out the game
- There will be hard optional dungeons

There will also be some more information coming in November, Tabata wants to make sure we get info updates regularly now, in a similar style to XIV's live letters.

Scarlett. · 02-10-2014, 12:16 PM

New gameplay video

Youtube video

Scarlett. · 17-10-2014, 03:42 PM

Youtube video

There's a lot of little tidbits in here that were missed in the fan translation, also, they plan to make 'Flash Talk Show' a monthly thing like XIV's Live Letter. They talked about having different dev team members on the show, so we can get to know them!

Scarlett. · 20-10-2014, 04:22 PM

More new info coming Halloween!

Scarlett. · 24-10-2014, 02:39 PM

Trailer music!

Youtube video

Scarlett. · 31-10-2014, 12:33 PM

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Walking the world

The first video shown is a portion of the Dascae region which will be on the demo
Events and enemy position removed/changed for this video to show just the walking
You can eat and gather information at gas stations
If you can see something in the background you can go to it
Depending on the shape of the ground Noct and friends walking animations will change
If you keep running you can see your friends tire and try to catch their breath
You can fish in streams, rivers, and the ocean!
You can fight the wildlife. As they are always active, be careful as they will attack if you get close
There are buildings in the forest with people living in them. You can enter some of these buildings
There are also animals that aren't enemies like cats and dogs
In order to make the mountains the developers actually climbed one. They might show a video of them doing this one day
Demons like the Naga or the Goblins will come out of the caves at night
It's dangerous at night and is safer to rest at a gas station or by other means
The party members dialogue will change in accordance to the time
A Chocobo was shown in the forest. Look forward to finding out more in the demo
The enemy airship patrols will sometimes land and fight you
Magitek Armor will make an appearance. (was not meant to have been said)
The Dascae region is as a large as 10% of the game

The Tech Demo!

Currently transferring the game from Ebony to Luminous
Engine transferring currently 80% complete and will be 100% done by the time the demo is out
Working with Sony and MS to help push the hardware to its limits
Not all, but you can destroy buildings and the ground
With the power of Luminous FFXV will far surpase FF:AC
Another tech demo is planned to be shown at a later date

Your questions to Tabata

Q.What if I mash the attack button instead of holding it down?
A.Even if you mash the attack button the combo will still operate fine and connect together. It's possible to counter while you button mash; if you hold the button down you have to be more careful of the enemies movements and it's more strategic.

Q.Will Type0 HD be available digitally and will it come with the FFXV demo?
A.Of course

Q.Why doesn't the MP show up on the UI?
A.The battle UI is still temporary. When it is complete it will clearly show the MP

Q.I'm a little worried the game will only last 40 hours
A.The main story itself will take 40 hours. Beating dungeons and other actives will make the length of the game much longer

Scarlett. · 14-11-2014, 12:22 PM

HD videos

Youtube video

Also, it was revealed recently that unlike the other games in the Fabula Nova Crystallis games, XV wont use terms like L'cie or Fal'cie.

Scarlett. · 15-12-2014, 04:12 PM

Here's the first glimpse of FFXV's English voices

Youtube video

Sounds like Prompto might be voiced by James Arnold Taylor (aka Tidus)

Scarlett. · 19-12-2014, 10:12 AM

Scarlett. · 20-12-2014, 10:35 AM

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New town

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Cidney!

Youtube video

Scarlett. · 20-12-2014, 12:10 PM

Info!

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Final Fantasy XV fans have finally got what they’ve been waiting for, as Square Enix shared the latest trailer for Final Fantasy XV on the first day of Jump Festa 2015 in Japan. Game Jouhou shares what went on during the presentation with a beefy summary of the event. Below is our translation.

The giant monster shown at the end of the trailer is indeed Titan.

Summoned Beasts can be acquired after fighting them, and there are various other conditions for acquiring them as well.

Titan will play a big role in the story, but the demo won’t include him in. It will instead add another Summoned Beast that is not a big part of the story. You’ll get to summon this Beast, and it is said that it will be a dynamic one that will surprise players.

The giant size of Titan seen in the trailer is how he’ll look when you summon him yourself.

The town in the trailer is shown in a seamless fashion; however, at the current stage, Square Enix can’t say for sure whether the entire game will be seamless. Again, they say that they’re doing their best to make it all seamless, but important scenes will likely require some loading. The demo, however, will be completely seamless.

The town shown is called “Lestarg” and it plays an important role in the story surrounding Titan. It is not a huge town, and won’t be in the demo. There’s a hotel where you’ll get to rest, eat, and shop, along with all kinds of other events.

General Cor Leonis will join you and fight in the party. there are some party members that will join as temporary guests, and Cor is one of them. He’s not a friend of Noctis and the others, but an aide to his father. He’ll be there to look out for Noctis and Co.

If you go a while without sleeping, the stat boosts you get from foods and such will lose their effect.

The sleep element has been added to further emphasize that these characters are living people, so they’ll need to get rest just like any normal human. You can eat meals at camp for extra status effects.

You’ll need to take a breather in order to level up. So basically, if you don’t rest at a camping area, you won’t level up. This will make it possible for people to challenge themselves at beating the game at a low level.

You can go three days without sleeping, but any longer than that and you’ll begin to see negative effects.

One day in Final Fantasy XV is the equivalent of a real-life hour, so a day lasts for about 40 to 45 minutes, and the rest is night. This bit is currently in development, so it’s subject to change.

There will be moments where you’ll need to go on fighting for days at a time.

There are also trains to travel inside, and these will have their own spaces within them. You’ll travel by train at times, and can freely walk around inside when you do.

Cindy (or Cidney in Japanese) doesn’t have much to do with the story, but she’s a mechanic who’ll talk to you about gameplay. While we still don’t know exactly what kind of mechanic she is, she’ll appear in the demo. Square Enix’s male staff members have been putting a lot of effort into creating her.

At the moment, Square Enix are working on adding more action varieties, and they feel that magic isn’t looking too impressive, so they’re not showing it. They need to work on it, but they’ll do that after they’re done with the Summoned Beasts.

At first, they decided on only having Noctis use magic, but they felt that it wouldn’t be as fun gameplay wise, so they’re changing it up a bit so that everyone in the party can use magic.

Square are adding various languages for the demo version that will release around the world, but due to the heavy amount of content and problems in schedule, Square Enix can’t say for sure whether they’ll all be included in the initial release.

Insomnia is the capital of the Kingdom of Lucis, where Noctis is the prince of. This is where a ceremonial signing will take place.

Square Enix prepared all kinds of scenes for the latest trailer, but since they didn’t use them all, map director Yasuyuki Matsunami got pretty upset. Tabata justified his reason by saying that trailers can be made in two ways: to advertise or show the state of development. They showed Behemoth and weathers in the previous trailers, and Tabata says this was put together in a rush. As for Jump Festa 2015, the focus was advertising, which was done by the editing studio, and not in cooperation with the development staff. For this reason, they weren’t able to include all the scenes that were requested by staff.

Some of the omitted scenes were shown separately at the event, including one that highlighted Cindy, and another with town exploration.

There was a much older version of the town, but the latest version had a lot more going on that was shown in the trailer when you see Noctis and friends cruising in there. The full-release version will look nicer, and will have more people walking around. If you go near them, you’ll also get to hear them speaking.

You can purchase ingredients to cook at camp. By eating those foods, you’ll gain positive effects. By properly sleeping, you’ll maintain its effects.

The part that shows the dog peeing [in the footage with town exploration], in the back, they show a part that will play a big role in the game’s story.

Tabata jokingly said that he’ll introduce more on the dog if the demand is high enough.

Scarlett. · 28-12-2014, 10:50 PM

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Dual Audio for Episode Duscae is confirmed. Dual Audio for full game is not confirmed at this time. Hazmer quoted Tabata that they are doing their very best to make it happen.
Ignis can cook and he can make great meals based on the ingredients you have.
Wan Hazmer confirmed the town shown in the latest trailer is called Lestallum. Tradition will play a very important role here.
Any Malaysian culture featured in Final Fantasy XV? Foods include Teh tarik, Satay and Roti canai and the NPCs were shown making these Malaysian dishes.
NPCs will be unique.
FFXV’s day/night cycle lasts about 60 minutes of Earth time. The daytime is about 40 minutes with night currently at 20.
Players won’t be able to level up properly should they neglect camp. Experience points aren’t lost if you don’t camp. They accumulate but just aren’t utilized. You will be able to camp any time you want.
Will have to fight throughout the span of multiple days in some dungeons.
Titan was also confirmed to be one of the game’s primary summons. Although he won’t be in the upcoming demo, another summon will make its appearance.
There are many ways to obtain summons. Titan has to be fought, for example.
Titan can then be summoned. Does he look like in the trailer when summoned? “You will need to wait to find out.”
@Tron942 asked Wan Hazmer if Stella was still in the game. Hazmer laughed, with a shake of his head before replying “No comment.” It’s unknown if she’s been abandoned completely.
Cor reconfirmed still in the game. He’s separated from the party by 20 years of age, and thus is a supporting character, not a main one. “Father figure to the team” and friend of King Regis, he is confirmed as a guest party member in the game.
The team is working on avoiding excessive menus and commands because this is an action game.
Unique weapon system. You set multiple weapons for Noctis. One is the main weapon. Weapons have abilities – main weapon’s abilities will apply. Some weapons have high stats but no abilities, and vice versa.
Hunting down weapons (e.g. asking NPCs for info then going to dungeons to retrieve) will be an involved process.
Magic’s visuals does not currently live up to Square Enix’s visual standards just yet. Focusing on summons as it is more difficult. Will release more information on magic when it’s ready.
Cindy (very deliberately pronounced) appears to be the accepted English name, by Hazmer who has obviously an excellent grasp of the language. No voice in Cindy cutscene to avoid spoilers.
Cindy is in the trial.