I LOVE modern fantasy (VII being my favorite FF) so aesthetically, this game is hitting on a lot of the right notes. Characters and story tend to ultimately make or break an FF for me though, so if the cast isn't well developed or the story at least somewhat well told, then might as well pack it in.
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Final Fantasy XV TGS 2014 Trailer | Lord Nomura giveth us His only Son so we may live
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I LOVE modern fantasy (VII being my favorite FF) so aesthetically, this game is hitting on a lot of the right notes. Characters and story tend to ultimately make or break an FF for me though, so if the cast isn't well developed or the story at least somewhat well told, then might as well pack it in.
Was that ever confirmed in the past?
MissDeviling
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It's really not that outrageous. Even here in Canada you see a lot of Chinese guys with hair inspired by that stuff. Have you guys not seen regular people with those types of hairstyles ?
Rats Off To Ya
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My favorite Final Fantasy?
<---- Take one guess.
Could this become my favorite? Probably not. It would be really hard for any game to top the "time and place" factor of FF7. If all goes well I don't see why it couldn't nab the number two spot (Which, right now, is probably 12? Maybe 5. 9's up there, too.).
It's hard to judge the characters based on what little we know, but they seem cool enough. I like their consistent style. I could see the interplay between the four of them being really interesting, given the whole road trip aspect. The setting seems similar to 7, which obviously I'm into.
I mean, best case scenario, based on what I know of the game's direction, FFXV could be incredible. They've revealed nothing that I don't like. It all comes down to execution.
Noctis would probably look like his brooding self, and Nomura would say 'He's a pretty cool guy actually.'
Whatever. This trailer is much more honest.
NoctisVsStar
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With nomura out the picture I doubt XV will get sequels
Lulzwut? This trailer was clearly meant to show what people were disappointed wasn't in the E3 2013 trailer. It's supposed to be all about the exploration/overworld aspect of the game and less about any story/cutscenes/cinematic scenes. We already have enough of the story, really, we need to see more of this kind of gameplay.
Buggies are the new chocobo.
I guess people would be bitching if FF7 had a world map like this and the giant worm thing outside of the chocobo ranch showed up alongside it while you were in the buggy.
targetpractice
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God damn. This game's been in development so long, that I know it can't possibly live up to the hype. But... Every time they actually show something it looks so good.
Mashin Haters
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its gonna need sequels. u know how much money they prob spent on this game?? they have to reuse them resources for sequels and get that profit
I love the bromantic road trip~ angle, and the emphasis on seemingly open travel with a lot of interesting things to see. The trailer had a very lovely atmosphere to it overall. That sense of exploring a nicely realized world, though, would have been so much greater with an actual city or something thrown in. Vast plains are not enough.
That's actually pretty comforting! I figured they'd cut the game up in order to make up
for the development cost.
gundamkyoukai
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yeah i have still it just looks outrageous but i don't have problem with it.
vagabondarts
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I loved everything. Haven't been interested in a new FF game since 12, so this has me really excited.
bigboss370
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lawd
... Seriously? Don't know if it's a joke.
And talking about faces, solid character designer can't do anything else except what they know, every characters from Dragon Quest handle by Toriyama Akira are similar, it's normal... It's the manga style >.>
Or even something like FFVIII's car but with bigger wheels.
Yes and even the E3 2013 trailer shows glimpses of it. For whatever reason they aren't yet showing it in proper. I guess the E3 2013 trailer was all about the giant Leviathan, this trailer is all about the overworld aspect. We'll probably start getting character-specific trailers closer to release.
Rats Off To Ya
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For some reason I thought that was a thing... but seeing it now I guess I was wrong, sorry ;;
edit: oh wait, it was the 2011 trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiIx9VJWSl8#t=247
Yea I agree, but apparently the games in the Versus Saga will be self-contained stories,
so it seems like a good idea. I definitely want to see more this FF15 world lol
I agree that this trailer wasn't cut very well.
Some of the reactions about the "road trip" aspect would not have been pronounced if it had been introduced/contextualized better.
MagnaderAlpha
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Gaia had two moons, one belonged to... (dammit, you're going to make me say this, I thought you were a fan)
... Terra, but when Terra tried to assimilate Gaia, the Fusion spell backfired and Terra was sucked into Gaia's core(existing in a state of limbo) while Gaia took Terra's moon(meaning Gaia has two moons now). The reason why they are different colors is becomes moons reflect the light of their planet's crystal glow(Gaia's crystal glows blue, Terra's glows red).
Again, I never said FFIX was ABOUT two moons, but that FFIX's world HAD two moons. I listed the Ultima series too, which Britannia(Sosaria) also has two moons(though Pagan does not, so I guess not ALL Ultima games feature worlds with two moons).
Though that being said, I also liked what FFVIII did with it's moon.
gundamkyoukai
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There is no telling how much they really spend since we don't know when they had a full team on it .
You haven't told us how you feel about Nomura exiting FFXV yet!
Really? I remember looking out for that feature back at that E3 and not finding any hint. I really hope it makes it in. I have the same worries about Xenoblade X... they've never shown footage where you control other characters.
OsirisBlack
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Serious question is this even slated for PC release?
Edited to add if memory serves me correctly its supposed to be PS4/XB1 NA/EU and PS4 only in Japan is this still correct?
Nope, not a joke.
Yep, Toriyama is guilty of the same thing! At least his original characters were actually good though.
Granted Nomura did design Shadow and Setzer, which were both great characters in VI, but they don't look anything like his new characters from VII onward.
LouisaFerre
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God damn, this is honestly the first time I've REALLY looked up close at the shit in those trailers since they came out.
Yeah, the game looked really good in motion but you can see the PS3 origins of some of those assets.
Don't be such a meanie.
I was almost certain Tabata was brought in to co-direct FFXV with the intention
of him becoming the director of any possible sequels (since Nomura has been saying from the start that this would be his first & last FF he directs), so I don't think this changes things at all. Didn't foresee he'd replace Nomura even while FFXV itself was in development, though.
Pure bliss, sweetheart. Pure unfiltered bliss.
Alex
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The trailer is neat, it looks very nice overall. It does seem a bit oddly cut but I assume a lot of it is highlight footage from what could likely be the prologue. It's not too farfetched to assume that's what furthest along since maybe the demo will be based on it. Final Fantasy games do often like to cut their demos from early play. (I went nuts over the 7/8 Bombing Run/Dollet demos as a kid)
IX is my favorite game of all time. I didn't remember this at all.
Welp, you're right. I completely forgot. My apologies.
Nah, misunderstanding on my part.
PC version is probable a year after the console version releases.
You agree with perfo on this ?
This looks way better than anything the XIII-2 and LR have received in the form of trailers.Maybe on part with XIII-1's trailers and last years's trailers.
The ending shot, the transition to accordo..there are some really nice moments in this trailer.Its great.
gundamkyoukai
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copelandmaster
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...Wow. I didn't think the PS3 could actually pull that off... especially considering what the game looked like in 2011...on dev workstations... Honestly I find that hard to believe, but the performance dropping horrendously during the E3 reveal finally has an explanation.
On second thought, maybe not... so conflicted
That's not hard though. XIII series was way too anime.
andrerobot
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Am I the only one incredible underwhelmed by the trailer? The combat looks unsatisfying and the car seems to be sliding on the road, it has like no grip.