duckroll said:I don't really think you can draw any conclusions from that. It just illustrates that the enemies are targeting the first character they see. There is nothing in the article which even hints at environments being particularly important, and storyboards are just storyboards.
If you follow the annotated text, the purpose of the storyboard is to show how the "pointer" and "gathering" systems work. What is being illustrated and explained in the text is that the game's core system in battles is who the enemies are focused on, and that they clearly have priorities in terms of targeting. The player can also see who the enemies are targeting via pointer lines, similar to FFXII. This allows the player to make strategic decisions in redirecting the focus of the enemies with a skill called "gathering".
That's really all that can be and should be understood by this entry. There is nothing mentioned about whether the battles are going to be in phases, whether it is entirely realtime or partially turn based, or whether attacks are decided from a menu or if it's an action RPG. There is also nothing to indicate there is actual line of sight or environmental interactivity in battles.
I'm not saying there isn't, but I'm saying assuming such will likely lead to future disappointment. It is amazing how we are actually even discussing the battle system without having seen a single screenshot from the game. The marketing in this game is amazing.
Like I said before, the blue lines are NOT "line of sight". They are visible lines showing who the enemies are targeting in a battle. They will be visible in the game itself too. They're called "pointers".
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duckroll said:Hopefully it's not an action RPG.
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On the other hand, I'm currently playing Lost Odyssey and I think I'm done with traditional turn based combat. :|duckroll said:One thing I hope for in the game is that it isn't yet another JRPG where you control the main character, with no ability to swap to other characters, and everyone else is AI driven or script driven. I've already played Infinite Undiscovery, FFXIII, and Blue Dragon Awakened Shadow. And from the sounds of things Xenoblade will be similar. Not that I have anything against controlling just one character, but honestly, variety is good.
I think they would make a big fuss about being able to use the environments. Definitely just for style.thefro said:
This seems to clearly show the enemies using cover at least. Notice the monster in the lower-right doesn't have a pointer because he's hiding behind the wall.
Maybe it's just for style, but at least 5 of those storyboards show someone using cover. Many of the characters behind the walls have ranged weapons like bows.
I think there's clearly something more to the battle system than just a tank character being able to draw the focus of enemy attacks. You're right that this isn't confirmation of anything, but that and Sakaguchi's previous blog comments seem to point strongly in this direction.
True. Makes you think if Mistwalker can pull off a good turn based combat without being traditional though. :lolduckroll said:Turn based doesn't have to be traditional.
Yeah, it really is.Threi said:
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Just one more blog left before the slots are full. I see one of two things happening: they have a site reboot a week or so after their last unveil or they give us page two which updates slower and the unveil waits for E3. I expect the latter, but hope for the former.ivysaur12 said:They're so close to actual screens...but they're not
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Well that's really just a matter of using or not more dynamic camera angles than usually in JRPGsprsk said:
