Final Fantasy XV - General News Thread

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Ikkin

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"I was actually working on a different console title at the time that I was moved over to rebrand Versus XIII to XV," he says. "Sadly, [that project] is sleeping with the fishes right now. It would be nice if we could resume the project someday, but...."

"Because the game [Versus XIII] itself was incomplete , there really wasn't a whole lot brought over, if I'm speaking honestly," he admits. "It's pretty difficult to compare apples and oranges in this case. You have something that was incomplete and never really fully formed. [Versus] was more an idea that an actual game, whereas what we've created here is a complete, finished product.

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It's worth pointing out that it's unclear where Nomura!XV stands in all of this, because Tabata specifically mentioned working on Nomura!XV. I'm inclined to think that at least some of the elements that made it into the final game had their origins their given certain changes we saw in the 2013 trailer.
Namely, the bluish blood Niflheim soldiers shared with the Iron Giants and Behemoths.
 

Bazztek

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Nope they had the entire story and script finished way back http://gematsu.com/2010/06/final-fantasy-versus-xiii-scenario-complete-confirms-dengeki
also Nomura saying it was going to be multiple games must means it was pretty meaty too.
Ferrari stated that the story was changing every 3 months, doesn't matter if at one point a script was written when it was never final and constantly changing. Tabata said Versus was planned as multiple game. In June 2013 Nomura said he just considers XV like a poem in that there is a lot of stories you can tell and that he'd want to tell more later, but Nomura said weeks after that that XV had no planned sequels.
 

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Ferrari stated that the story was changing every 3 months, doesn't matter if at one point a script was written when it was never final and constantly changing. Tabata said Versus was planned as multiple game. In June 2013 Nomura said he just considers XV like a poem in that there is a lot of stories you can tell and that he'd want to tell more later, but Nomura said weeks after that that XV had no planned sequels.
Still at one point there was a script completed meaning that a whole game of content at least was there to carry over. When it started being changed was when it started to become a mainline title and needing to conform to the rules of a mainline instead of a spinoff, meaning they had to change more adult elements to keep the rating teen. Also Nomura might have been planning sequals until square cut it off cause they only wanted one game, and that why Nomura said no planned sequals.
 
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Jubileus

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I'm not sure what all this pointless back and forth is going to achieve.

Fact of the matter is, changes were made. The game we have now is different from the original concept.

That's all there is to it. I mean... what more is there to discuss on this matter?
 
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Nova

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That's all there is to it. I mean... what more is there to discuss on this matter?
Regurgitated shitposting over nothing me thinks.

Really its about as comparable to someone being destraught over an ex-girlfriend, theres nothing healthy about constantly jumping into direct discussions on a certain video game that one actively despises to a hyperbolic degree.
 
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Jenova

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I'm not sure what all this pointless back and forth is going to achieve.

Fact of the matter is, changes were made. The game we have now is different from the original concept.

That's all there is to it. I mean... what more is there to discuss on this matter?
Nothing. Versus is confirmed to have not existed in a completed form. It's time to drop this nonsense. Mods have had to step in now. It's ridiculous.
 

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You know what at this point, I want all the staff members from BD1-BD5(directors included) to leave Square Enix, and make their own studio and merge it with Platinum games.
XVI can be a mobile MMO.

Buy the XV, and Type-0 IP, or rent it whatever allows them to use them.
War Academia(Type-0 Reboot, Unreal Engine 4/5) Director Hajime Tabata
Dark Fantasy Trilogy(Unreal Engine 4/5) starring Ignis, Gladio, Prompto, and Noctis (Whatever XV was supposed to be) using the Fabula Nova Crystallis or whatever they can use from it like the terminologies, and stuff.
New IPs
Kingdom Hearts 4(Disney owns the IP, so it's safe)

Their creative talent is way too good for Square's management
 
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Jubileus

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Whether it was a big or a small change, it doesn't matter. Change still happened.

There's nothing wrong with that. The game is still great.

Also...

Hey folks,

Here's how this is going to work.

People who care about Versus XV: the next post I see about 'Versus XV' outside of the Versus XV megathread will see that user banned. It's derailing too many threads and becoming a constant, consistent problem. That's finished. There is a dedicated thread for it, and if you can't keep it to that thread, you'll be shown the door. This will continue for anyone who won't show self restraint.

People who don't care about Versus XV: well, you just read the above. You know where the report button is.

This rule goes into effect as of now, 11pm GMT on 23rd March. It will remain in place until I say otherwise, or until this project becomes something official.

This isn't something we want to do, obviously, as discussion should be able to flow within reason, but this is getting stupid. So here we are. It's been made clear.

Cheers.
Let's keep this thread related only to General News please?

If you wanna keep discussing this, then that's fine but keep it in the relevant area.

Some of us want to be spared this endless debate with zero purpose and no solution in sight.
 
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Whether it was a big or a small change, it doesn't matter. Change still happened.

There's nothing wrong with that. The game is still great.

Also...



Let's keep this thread related only to General News please?

If you wanna keep discussing this, then that's fine but keep it in the relevant area.

Some of us want to be spared this endless debate with zero purpose and no solution in sight.
I wouldn't say the game is great, it's good, not great
 

Bazztek

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Still at one point there was a script completed meaning that a whole game of content at least was there to carry over. When it started being changed was when it started to become a mainline title and needing to conform to the rules of a mainline instead of a spinoff, meaning they had to change more adult elements to keep the rating teen. Also Nomura might have been planning sequals until square cut it off cause they only wanted one game, and that why Nomura said no planned sequals.
A script is not a game, let alone an ever changing script, are you dense?
 

Jenova

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Are there new Ring magic spells altogether? I don't recognize some of them. I thought only existing spells were getting mere buffs.

Moreover, I like the addition of the cutscenes. I hope there will be more for earlier chapters in future updates.
 
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Ikkin

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Some of the things in that trailer are completely unexpected and awesome. Riding Chocobos on the arches in Duscae? Heck yeah. XD

Anyway, "Chapter 13, Verse 2" totally sounds like KH naming conventions to me. Totally writing it 13:2 when talking about it, though.
 

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Are there new Ring magic spells altogether? I don't recognize some of them. I thought only existing spells were getting mere buffs.
They basically upgraded Holy to zip through & damage enemies via perfect dodge while restoring MP in exchange, (seemingly?) made Death stagger an enemy while draining them faster, and allow Alterna to suck up larger Daemons like Iron Giant shown.
 
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Jubileus

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That looked fucking amazing!

More cutscenes are most welcome, and they look intriguing after watching it again.

Glad I have a save file ready to go! Surely I can't be the only one xD


Edit:"Tread new ground" it says... I wonder did they open up the map a little?

LOL at Gilgamesh agreeing that Gladio should just roll over and die. That was just funny
 
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