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[Jammin]

Here is info on FFXV main characters.

Kinda weird that it's all dudes don't you think?

I wonder if they left some main characters yet to be announced or if they are going all "boy band" with it.

 

[riki]

Well, there is that blonde girl whose name I've forgotten. I think it's Stella and she's supposed to be from a rival kingdom iirc. Oh, there is that mysterious masked figure whose appearance look like a girl too. But who knows about that one. LOL

 

[zelllogan]

cole has a good design. Ignis & Gladiolus are average. The last two are looking like EMO-teens. And where are the girls ? Is it Final Fantasy XV: engineering school ?
After that many years, my favourite design is still him:

In the last few years, the design of the girls is almost always very good & the design of the boys is average or bad ("virility" is not the first thing that come to mind when looking at most men in recent final fantasy ...)

 

[Jammin]

Well, there is that blonde girl whose name I've forgotten. I think it's Stella and she's supposed to be from a rival kingdom iirc. Oh, there is that mysterious masked figure whose appearance look like a girl too. But who knows about that one. LOL

Oh yeah, I remember the blonde girl but I was never sure if she was a main character like the others or not.

I just hope they didn't decided to go full Monty style in an attempt to overcompensate for how much fans disliked Lightning. Because fans like me didn't dislike Lightening because she was female. We disliked her because she was badly written and overly serious.

cole has a good design. Ignis & Gladiolus are average. The last two are looking like EMO-teens. And where are the girls ? Is it Final Fantasy XV: engineering school ?
After that many years, my favourite design is still him:


In the last few years, the design of the girls is almost always very good & the design of the boys is average or bad ("virility" is not the first thing that come to mind when looking at most men in recent final fantasy ...)

I don't know who the best is. There have been a lot of good character designs in Final Fantasy. But I hope we can all agree on the worst.

It just does not get worst than this (and thank god for that).​

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Oh sweet jesus. Just when I start to think Square-Enix might be turning a corner.

They come out with this...

Tetsuya Nomura: “In the trailer, there was a line that read “A World of the Versus Epic,” which suggests that it will be part of an epic. While Final Fantasy XV will have one climax, as a story, we plan to continue it further.”

He better be talking about DLC and not more freakin' sequels. Because if I reach the end of this game and see a "to be continued in Final Fantasy XV-2" message. Violence will ensue.

 

[shahdan]

Kinda weird that it's all dudes don't you think?

I wonder if they left some main characters yet to be announced or if they are going all "boy band" with it.

I am beyond glad all leads are men. I am pretty sick of these one-dimensional and poorly written FF female leads.

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I am shocked that the game would be watered down for Xbone. I have waiting patiently for over 7 years for this game; this clearly was a kick in the teeth.

 

[phio_chan]

FFXV.

Well, personally I'm a fan of Kingdom Hearts series and its real time battle system, so I like to see it applied on FF series, even though it kind of deviated from their usual ATB system. I wonder if it'll still be integrated somehow. The characters look interesting, but we don't really know more about them since this series started. From the last trailer we got a new girl, the one with black hair, aside from Stella who is going to be the lead female...

Even though my chance to play this game is very small (lol), I'm looking forward to how this will unfold. And here I'm wondering how many more years it'll take to set this game on motion. XD

 

[riki]

Here is more info about FFXV

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More FFXV info:

The only crystal left to the world lies in the Kingdom of Lucis. Upon striking a peace with the garrison state of Niflheim, Lucis rejoices in having at last brought the cold war to a close. Their celebrations, however, are premature. Under the guise of amity, Niflheim dispels the anti-armament runewall and launches a full-scale invasion of the kingdom. The peaceful lives Crown Prince Noctis and his entourage once knew are consumed by the flames of war as they struggle to mount a resistance.

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FFX | X2 HD Remaster may have a limited edition. However, there is no confirmation yet.

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All FFXV info has been summarized here.

 

[ibra87]

I think it is one of the greatest game i have played

What is

 

[riki]

Another Lightning Returns trailer:


Looks like some reunion

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Nomura discussed about FFXV:

The character outfits in Final Fantasy XV were created by a Japanese fashion company called Roen. According to Nomura, the studio actually has the physical versions of these outfits in their office, allowing their CG team to “create exactly the same image” in the game.

“That’s really easier because previously when I created the character [costumes], all of the CG team and all of our entire development team always asked me ‘Is this leather? Is this coton? Is this nylon? How many percentage? Dadadada.’ That’s a lot of detailed questions, so it’s always difficult to precise what kind of texture are the clothes made off and stuff like that, so that’s why this time we had the actual clothes made and then we take it from there and put it in the game.”

One thing fans noticed in Final Fantasy XV‘s E3 re-reveal was Stella, who’s undergone a major overhaul since her last appearance.

“When I created Stella, back in 2007, I actually created something that is not my type of character,” Nomura said, “but obviously time has passed since then, about six years now, and then she actually became something that I quite like now.”

Another thing fans noticed was Noctis’ red eyes. According to Nomura, Noctis’ eyes become red when he uses his warp ability. This isn’t something you’ll be able to see much in game, as the camera doesn’t zoom in on his face when he warps.

Final Fantasy XV‘s main group of playable characters are all male. Asked if there would be any playable female characters, Nomura said, “I can’t say anything specific now but it would be… quite difficult, to have a girl playable.”

Nomura also touched briefly upon the game’s vehicles. There will be a car, “the vehicle you’ll use probably the most in the game,” and the Magitek armor, which “you can actually control and ride.” There won’t be a motorbike, as it’d be a little strange to see five guys riding on a single motorbike together.

When Final Fantasy XV was known as Final Fantasy Versus XIII, it was decided that it would be ‘Game Over’ when Noctis dies in battle. But now that the game’s become the next numbered entry in the series, that aspect of the game has yet to be decided.

And what of dual audio, probably one of the most requested features for localized Japanese RPGs?

“That all depends of the capacity of the disc,” Nomura said. “The two main reasons are the disc space and also the lip sync, because if we’re making the game, with the characters speaking in English but with the voices in Japanese, the lip sync would not match.”

The director added that you’ll have let Square Enix know that you really want it in order for it to become possible.

 

[ibra87]

Has anyone else played Final Fantasy IV the after years? Despite having it on my PSP for a looong time, I've never bothered until now. Must admit I'm not disappointed as far as a sequel is done.

 

[riki]

SE trademarked the slogan, "A World of the VERSUS Epic", in Europe.

So yeah, probably going to be some FFXV sequels in the future

 

[LnDRash]

So... anyone else hyped up for the approaching launch of "A Realm Reborn"?

Right now I'm so full of anticipation I'm listening to the main menu theme basically whenever my computer runs. Thats so unfair Square... preying upon my nostalgia by taking me back to the first time I've installed Final Fantasy 7 during my early teens.

Most probably I'm expecting way too much from the game... but fuck rationality and experience! Right now I just want to believe its going to be awesome!

 

[ibra87]

SE trademarked the slogan, "A World of the VERSUS Epic", in Europe.

So yeah, probably going to be some FFXV sequels in the future

Square Enix seems to have gone fully stupid. Honestly, stop with all the sequels and instead develop new stories, it's 100% more exciting.

Well, let's see how well "15" turns out to be (if it's worth getting a PS4 for)

 

[Sky]

If only they would release Agito in the western world...

 

[ibra87]

If only they would release Agito in the western world...

http://skybladecloud.wordpress.com/projects/final-fantasy-type-0-english-translation/


The beauty of fan translations. =)

 

[Sky]

http://skybladecloud.wordpress.com/projects/final-fantasy-type-0-english-translation/


The beauty of fan translations. =)

Indeed.

Though that one is not done either. So I still hope for a western Vita version of Agito.... Because playing PSP is really hard for some reason...

 

[ibra87]

Well.. I have a PSP myself and I rarely use it. Luckily, the new emulator PPSSPP just released for PC /android (worse version) and runs most games full speed, but most importantly full screens beautifully (unlike if you bought the cable for the real psp) thanks to awesome rescaling.
I plugged my controller, played Crisis Core on full screen beauty and shed a single tear when I realized this is how it should've been played to begin with.

But who knows, maybe when SE stops making love to Lightning, they'll finally sit down and see what's important.

 

[Sky]

Well.. I have a PSP myself and I rarely use it. Luckily, the new emulator PPSSPP just released for PC /android (worse version) and runs most games full speed, but most importantly full screens beautifully (unlike if you bought the cable for the real psp) thanks to awesome rescaling.
I plugged my controller, played Crisis Core on full screen beauty and shed a single tear when I realized this is how it should've been played to begin with.

But who knows, maybe when SE stops making love to Lightning, they'll finally sit down and see what's important.

Oh how neat.
I didn't know something like this existed. Although it is not an option for me because it lags pretty hard... :/
But it looks way more beautiful than on PSP.

Well I continue hoping... XD

 

[ibra87]

Make sure you're talking about PPSSPP for PC, not for android. And not JPSCSP. My pc is 4 years old and runs it full speed+. Any more problems with it do PM so we don't spam this thread

 

[Jammin]

That's cool that the Type-0 fan translation has made such progress.

But it also kind of reminds me how much SquareEnix dropped the ball in not giving it a western release. Just think how much money they could make by tweaking the graphics and giving this a PS3/PSP/Vita PSN release for like 20 dollars. As long as they didn't redub it or anything the cost of doing that would have to be pretty low.