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Final Fantasy XV - Omen Trailer

That was a good trailer. I'm glad they took advantage of it being an omen and went a bit artsy with it.

You're right Japan, friendship is a good thing.
 
Pretty sure grandpa noctis was fighting himself in the opening sequence now


And this confirms the rumour surrounding
luna
doesn't it
Gross
Really hoping the trailer was a fake out
It's so heavy handed, it just has to be right?
 
Ishida said:
It was Evil Noctis.
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I wondered that but wasn't completely sure myself.

Death Penalty said:
My guess for this is that,
unless the crystal itself has a mind (and a more malevolent one than we probably thought) Regis is probably speaking to an Astral here. The cover of the book on Astrals suggests that they gifted the crystal to humanity, as Bahamut is depicted presenting a crystal. Given that we've seen Ifrit posing as a very obvious villain in Chapter 0, I wouldn't be shocked if Regis was speaking to Ifrit.

Edit: Ehhh spoiler tagging just in case even though everything I'm discussing is either conjecture or has been featured directly in promotional material.
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That seems a decent possibility.
 
jiggle said:
Pretty sure grandpa noctis was fighting himself in the opening sequence now


And this confirms the rumour surrounding
luna
doesn't it
Gross
Really hoping the trailer was a fake out
It's so heavy handed, it just has to be right?
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Read the trailer description.
 
Relaxed Muscle said:
I'm the only one who found it silly?

I never felt out so much of touch with FF, and I'm blaming marketing pieces like this.
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you're not alone :) ...

the series's just left some of us behind. for me, it feels like something happened between ffxii & xiii, & that ff's likely never gonna be what it once was. it's like the 'fantasy' part's just become much too grounded in reality?...
 
butman said:
All this footage must be representative of the linear second part of the game. Solo Noctis.
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Nope.

Square made it clear. This trailer represents an omen, or a "prophetic dream" of the worst situation that could happen in Noctis' travel. It's clear that it represents how Noctis journey would end if he traveled alone instead of with his companions.

It was made to tell that Noctis' friend are the ones keeping him from gradually going darker and darker.


semiconscious said:
you're not alone :) ...

the series's just left some of us behind. for me, it feels like something happened between ffxii & xiii, & that ff's likely never gonna be what it once was. it's like the 'fantasy' part's just become much too grounded in reality?...
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What...? Not sure what you mean. The tone and setting of FFXV is pretty much in line with Final Fantasy since the sixth installment.
 
semiconscious said:
you're not alone :) ...

the series's just left some of us behind. for me, it feels like something happened between ffxii & xiii, & that ff's likely never gonna be what it once was. it's like the 'fantasy' part's just become much too grounded in reality?...
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I've played the series since before 12 and I don't feel like it's out of place. If anything, it's expanding. Besides, wasn't the point of this game "A fantasy based on reality"? Maybe 16 will be more fantasy for you but I guess we'll have to wait and see.
 
semiconscious said:
you're not alone :) ...

the series's just left some of us behind. for me, it feels like something happened between ffxii & xiii, & that ff's likely never gonna be what it once was. it's like the 'fantasy' part's just become much too grounded in reality?...
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yeah man look at that three headed monster that breathes fire. 2grounded4me

The game is all about a clash of fantasy and reality, and they've shown both ends of the spectrum.
 
The black dog that appears is not a burnt Umbra, right?
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It looked like an evil xoloitzcuintle lol.
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So dark, dramatic and powerful. I think the last time a trailer made me feel like this was for LOTR: Return of the King. And it's starting to look increasingly like this game could instill a similar special feeling in me that the LOTR films did all those years ago, with allusions to fellowship, royalty, burden, corruption...this is too exciting. Less than a month ago I didn't even care about FFXV.
 
Relaxed Muscle said:
I'm the only one who found it silly?

I never felt out so much of touch with FF, and I'm blaming marketing pieces like this.
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I did not find it silly but I do agree it's a bit out of touch with what we expect from FF.

They are playing on the big AAA league, and you can't blame them for trying. But at the same time, they could do stuff like End of an Era from ARR.

This was probably crafted in less time, and had to be outsourced it.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed it a lot, and I think Omen > Kingsglaive lol.
 
Falk said:
Honestly the more I watch it, the more I feel it's a masterwork of a trailer, both in content, overall aesthetic, and implication. It's got so many subtle things that are extremely disconcerting for people who have been following information about the game - the overarching feeling of loneliness portrayed by Noctis travelling alone without the support of his retinue, the chair in Luna's room being overturned, the Regalia being totaled, when you realize that thing in the desert is a boat and the desert is what remains of Altissia, Magitek soldiers using the subway and smartphones and reading a paper like normal people, the Escher-esque construction of the station, Pryna affecting a demonic form and the reversal showing things may not have been as they seemed all along.

It stands in such stark contrast to what the game is all about, yet is given the creative freedom to do what it does when framed as a premonition.

edit: tfw beaten by ishida
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That makes a ton of sense!

If this trailer is an omen that the king sees.......then Noctis goes on a journey alone and ends up losing himself to the violence and darkness by the end.

However, in the real timeline the king sends Noctis out with a group of friends. And that might be enough to change their fate.

Everything the king does has a lot more meaning to it if you consider what he had to know of at the time.
 
BocoDragon said:
Absolutely. I was just thinking that. Chapter 0 is cryptic and literally pretentious (it presumes we care about these characters in that state when we don't even know them yet), and doesn't actually inform the narrative.

That or Omen could make for a good in-game flashback as to why King Regis sent Noctis' companions with him.

There's no way it's just promotional material, right?
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This could be opening credits ala FF8 and I'd be cool with that.
 
ED Cantu said:
The black dog that appears is not a burnt Umbra, right?



It looked like an evil xoloitzcuintle lol.
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I think so. Evil Noctis seemed kinda burnt/charred looking at the end too. The dogs seem to be a clear reflection of Noct and Luna, just like how the white dog laying on the ground transitioned to Luna lying there.
 
Mcdohl said:
I did not find it silly but I do agree it's a bit out of touch with what we expect from FF.

They are playing on the big AAA league, and you can't blame them for trying. But at the same time, they could do stuff like End of an Era from ARR.

This was probably crafted in less time, and had to be outsourced it.

Nevertheless, I enjoyed it a lot, and I think Omen > Kingsglaive lol.
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Still the best CG Square put in the last years, give me goosebumps everytime.
 
Hmm, I have no idea what any of this really represented, but I'll be damned if didn't get me hyped for the game, hah. This might have pulled me back into the day 1 camp.
 
jiggle said:
Pretty sure grandpa noctis was fighting himself in the opening sequence now


And this confirms the rumour surrounding
luna
doesn't it
Gross
Really hoping the trailer was a fake out
It's so heavy handed, it just has to be right?
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In my experience, heavy-handedness in JRPGs tends to signify truth. :P
 
Enjoyed it. I enjoyed the changing scenes as well. Hopefully this is just a "vision" as the title suggests, and isn't spoiling the story.
 
Relaxed Muscle said:
I'm the only one who found it silly?

I never felt out so much of touch with FF, and I'm blaming marketing pieces like this.
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It's pure, 100% FF, and right in line with the DNA of the series circa mid 90s-2000s. I can understand feeling out of touch if your history is with I-VI, but otherwise, I guess you just grew out of it.

As a 30-something, this is my jam. Loved it.

RedZaraki said:
This could be opening credits ala FF8 and I'd be cool with that.
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Me too. Actually, I hope it is.
 
The Goat said:
Hmm, I have no idea what any of this really represented, but I'll be damned if didn't get me hyped for the game, hah. This might have pulled me back into the day 1 camp.
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A premonition of Noctis going evil if he travels alone and deals with the mission on his own. The dogs turns black with red eyes, for christ sake lool, I mean is like they are hitting you with a hammer in the head:"See, he was good and now he's evil! *hits you in the head* Red eyes! Dog is black! *hits you in the head* Hey did you get it!? Red eyes black dog! *hits you in the head*"
 
Anyway, I hadn't gotten around to stating the obvious [to me!] yet: this was a great trailer from start to finish. Talk about a heavy crown.
 
Ishida said:
Nope.

Square made it clear. This trailer represents an omen, or a "prophetic dream" of the worst situation that could happen in Noctis' travel. It's clear that it represents how Noctis journey would end if he traveled alone instead of with his companions.

It was made to tell that Noctis' friend are the ones keeping him from gradually going darker and darker.]
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Thank you, didn't knew this.
 
OrionX said:
I think so. Evil Noctis seemed kinda burnt/charred looking at the end too. The dogs seem to be a clear reflection of Noct and Luna, just like how the white dog laying on the ground transitioned to Luna lying there.
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Hmm.. yeah, looking at the image again the black dog also seems to have the same belt thingie like Umbra.
 
Relaxed Muscle said:
Still the best CG Square put in the last years, give me goosebumps everytime.
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It took madmen from Japan to shut down an MMO with a bang and tie it into the story rather than quietly sweeping it under the rug and hoping people forgot, heh.

ARR really still is one of those 'how is this even possible' things years later.
 
Kagari said:
It definitely feels like a typical big budget Western marketing piece.
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It feels like the opening of FFVIII to me. It feels like business as usual in FF.

It doesn't look "western" to me so much as it looks like what game marketing in 2016 looks like.
 
Outside of the darker, more violent scenes, the trailer didn't seem "too Western" to me. It actually has the style of Kingdom Hearts openings, with all the surreal shit going on.
 
Kagari said:
It definitely feels like a typical big budget Western marketing piece.
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Came to a third conclusion.

I mentioned prior it struck me as KH opening, then an Assassin's Creed trailer

The whole thing is also giving me massive Silent Hill vibes. The surrealism of shit that shouldn't be happening but is - pulsing lights from a subway train coming out of a boat, for example.
 
Falk said:
It took madmen from Japan to shut down an MMO with a bang and tie it into the story rather than quietly sweeping it under the rug and hoping people forgot, heh.

ARR really still is one of those 'how is this even possible' things years later.
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I don't think we'll ever see a turnaround like this. What Yoshida and his team managed to do is one of these gaming histories I would like to see told on a book/a bunch of articles.
 
I guess what Regis is worried about, more than Noctis going "evil" is him (KS SPOILERS)
acting as a puppet for the Lucian Kings, which would lead to that World of Ruin-like scenario
?

Also, are they teasing a moment where Noctis will be without his magic?
 
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