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FFXV demo only comes with first shipment of FF Type-0 HD "Day One" copies
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Seven Force
Banned
I can definitely understand being a little concerned about the game, especially given... well, the entirety of last gen for S-E, but the development transparency now being shown for the game that at one point we were lucky to get a dribble of information on every two or so years, and the fact that they're confident that they have a portion of the game in a playable enough state to be released publicly (Well, relatively speaking, anyway) instills a little bit of confidence in me. Not to mention the FFXIV turnaround.
Would be quite interesting if this did turn into a trainwreck somewhere down the line, though.
Would be quite interesting if this did turn into a trainwreck somewhere down the line, though.
Jump Festa is this weekend.
They're not rushing out Type-0. There really isn't much to change regarding Type-0 and Tabata has said as much.
The concern is that SE might be rushing the demo out to meet Type-0's release date.
Jigolo
Member
Lol its just a demo. All I really want for that is to try out the mechanics if the game, I don't understand what the issue is.
why does Square Enix care about Jump Festa so much ?
Do they host it or sponsor it ? Is it an important event in Japan ?
isn't this like just comic con ?
Because Japan is their homeland. It's their most important market and Jump Festa caters to the type of audience interested in FF.
Same here, I don't think they're "rushing" the demo. It's just meeting a deadline like with nearly every other game out there.
You're acting like SE are the only ones who go. It's a bigger deal for Japanese games than your typical Comic Con for Western games.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Is it really transparency to sell a demo to the people most predisposed to like it?
YunFang1130
Member
I'm excited for Jump Festa! Does anyone know what time everything will start for us NA people?
When the demo gives a pretty big indication on how the final game will play, yeah.
Expect to see CyberConnect2 with the new Naruto game (hopefully that wasn't their huge surprise). Likely some other companies too.
Didn't Yoshi-P have a massive team working behind the game? I heard it had like a huge portion of the developers working on FFXIV: ARR. I don't think the FFXV team is comparable to that to be honest
Yeah, they had like all of Asia working on that game lol. Or at least it seems like it if you watch the credits.
The core development team seems to be the same size (~300).
I expect the credits for this game to be extremely long lol. All of the people who have come and gone working on Versus XIII.
http://gematsu.com/2014/11/square-enix-announces-jump-festa-2015-lineup
1400 - Active Time Report, so... midnight Eastern?
Relaxed Muscle
Member
So when is the UE4 switch? loloooooloooolll
Is ok actually, more time avaliable to get a PS4...
*Always loook the bright side of liiiifeeeeee*
hahah, all of asia; that's pretty funny. Well I mean, since the team is much smaller than the FFXIV:ARR team, another 2 years to get FFXV out doesn't really sound too unreasonable.
The thing is, they already have most of the mechanics, animations, unique assets, and designs done already from the FFVXIII days. At this point it's practically mass-producing assets and filling up the world. I don't think they'll really take that long to get FFXV out.
threelights
Member
Okay that's a very valid point. Thing is, filling it up can still result in a variety and plenty of content too. It just depends on how much effort they put into the game.
But like you said, Tabata and the FFXV team (especially with the Kingdom Hearts games) has yet to fail in meeting my expectations. I believe they can do a good job with this
YunFang1130
Member
So, that's about 11 PM my time. Guess I'll be going to work late :3 .
Nowp. I only really talk to composers (who by and large technically aren't part of Square Enix per se) and the sound guys.
Tabata definitely strikes me as someone who doesn't promise things he can't deliver, or has little expectation of being able to deliver.
He's also a lot more realistic than, say, Molyneux (but admittedly that's punching the low hanging fruit lol)
I haven't finished the whole game yet since I'm holding out for the HD version when I get a PS4, but they haven't shown off the best parts of the game yet.
That Magic Academy is the comfiest place. That alone almost makes it worth it for me.
He's a Director for the whole scope of the game it seems.
Nomura never striked me as a Director although he's great.
threelights
Member
Ohh =P, I was going to start bugging you about every Japanese dev.
But yeah, that's the impression I get from his interviews too.
It's pretty good, it's nothing like FFXIII (Even l'Cie are something different here).
It's not corridors, nor it's a linear game, but you will notice a limitation (a PSP limitation) as soon as you start the game =P
Don't expect a typical FF though. I said it in another thread, it's like a halfway point between Crisis Core and a mainline title.
IAmRandom31
Banned
This isn't any ol demo. This will be the first public hands on for a game with a good 6 years of strong hype behind it. You want to make a good first impression. A strong first impression to the public would get the hype train into overdrive and keep it going until release.