Popular Post Venocide Posted February 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Well, we've waited this long. I guess we'll be waiting a little longer. In FFXV demo, director Hajime Tabata was asked how much of the game is currently finished. Tabata replied, "We're now at 60 per cent." Last September, Tabata told Kotaku the game was 55 per cent done. Honestly, I imagine the team has been busy getting the game's demo out the door. As we mentioned last autumn, it's worth keeping in mind that this number is since the game was rebooted as Final Fantasy XV. Previously, the game was known as Final Fantasy Versus XII, which was announced in 2006. Then, in 2012, Kotaku reported that the game had allegedly been killed off or folded into the next Final Fantasy. Then in 2013, Versus reappeared as Final Fantasy XV, and the team had to build the game on a new engine for the new PlayStation and Xbox consoles. So, as Tabata pointed out tonight, Square Enix has already done the heavy lifting, such as getting the engine and game in place. Tabata added that he didn't think it would take long to get to 80 per cent. Then, the last twenty-or-so per cent, should also fall into place in a relatively smooth and timely fashion. Let's hope. Source: http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/02/20/final-fantasy-xv-60-per-cent-finished Camping is a big part of Final Fantasy XV. And what is camping, without some campfire cooking? As previously explained by director Hajime Tabata, the pastime is part of the core gameplay of FFXV, and plays a vital role in adventuring the vast open world. To recap, camping in FFXV converts experience points gained through battles into levels. Technically, it is possible to do low-level playthroughs of the game by avoiding camping altogether. Images in this week's Weekly Famitsu also reveal another important aspect of camping: cooking. During camping, players will be able to have their party eat meals cooked by Ignis, the driver and chef of the group. Eating will give status buffs and other effects to aid in the party's travels. An image in the magazine also indicated the existence of a "Cooking Level" implying that that despite being a royal cook, Ingis has room for improvement. Specific details remain a mystery, such as how to obtain ingredients, what sort of recipes are available, and if there are any randomising factors like success rates and random variances in buffs. In the image released, the cooking level maxed out at level 999 and the text is greyed out, possibly meaning that the levelling feature will not be in the upcoming demo of the game, Episode Duscae, and will instead be part of the final game. The images released to Famitsu also showed the existence of hunting missions, and that one of the missions in the Episode Duscae will be to hunt the powerful Behemoth. The Final Fantasy XV demo, Episode Duscae, will be included with the upcoming release of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD on the PS4 next month. Duscae (which looks like the name of the plains you’ll be exploring) will feature an open grassland, mountains and caves. The caves will feature some good loot and more dangerous enemies, apparently. You don’t level up in the traditional Final Fantasy manner – instead, you ‘store’ experience points and then have them applied when you go make camp somewhere. These camps will also have bespoke conversations between Noctis and his band of brothers, and will serve as the ‘equipment sorting’ screen, too. The food you’ll eat at the camp will come from various enemies – Famitsu specifically details the demo will feature a fearsome Behemoth that can wipe your party in one hit (!), but if you can take it down, you can get Behemoth Steaks that will grant beneficial perks to your party. You can also buy ingredients from various shops around the world. The blonde haired Ignis will be the party’s cook, and the demo will feature a cooking demo that’ll teach you how to play the mini-game Final Fantasy Type-0 HD and the XV demo will weigh in at a hefty 22.35 GB, at least on Xbox One. Source: http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/02/19/youre-good-last-meal-final-fantasy-15 Edited February 20, 2015 by Venocide 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinCombo Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I can't wait for this game so excitied, can't wait to sit another the campfire and sing our songs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashiyuka Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Sit around the fire kids, Uncle Noctis is gonna sing us all a campfire song-- in all seriousness, that's a weird but interesting idea for leveling. I want to play it. Now. Tabata, hurry dat shit up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meacham Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Only 5 millions years left until release, can't wait. Seriously though, it does look better every time I see it. Camp fire leveling sounds interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venocide Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Added some more info on the cooking aspect of the game in the Op. Behemoth steaks, sounds delicious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoD_HiGo Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Ridiculous, only 60%! What the hell have they been doing the past 8 years. And to think people thought they would release it in 2015... Edit: 9 years! Edited February 20, 2015 by rod_higo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFinalEmblem Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 This camping thing definitely sounds interesting, can't wait for the demo to try it out. Also, a Behemoth that can 1 hit KO your party? Sounds like a nice challenge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Reminds me of that old joke where You ask your friend if he woke up one morning in a tent with a sore ass and a quarter in his hand, would he tell someone? When he says "Hell no", you say "Wanna go camping?" Don't read that if you don't want Final Fantasy XV ruined forever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKrAzY_8sx Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Ridiculous, only 60%! What the hell have they been doing the past 8 years. And to think people thought they would release it in 2015... Edit: 9 years! Did you miss the part where it was stated the team had make a whole new engine for PS4 and Xbone? I imagine that wasn't very fun to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Just for the record, actual development of FFXV started in July 2012, so the whole "after 8/9/10 yeaaaaars" thing is pretty much pointless now The game advanced around a 5% in 5 months, which pretty much locks it in a 2016 release, anytime from March to December. Bear in mind that the last 20% is debugging and final polishing, usually takes 3 months and it happens once the game has an announced release date, so all we need is for the game to reach that long-awaited 80% development status. Some extra details I got from today's ATR: The battle system starts gaining depth and it looks crazy slick. The screen is slowly getting more and more filled with HUD and effects, from particles when depleting MP to different numbers according to regular and critical hits, plus skill effects, buffs and debuffs. Also, enemies have weak spots and each enemy can appear in different sizes and shapes, depending of how grown up it is (in the demonstration shown today, we could see at least four variants of the fiend Garuda, some bigger, some smaller, some with and some without horns, etc... When Noctis dies, it's Game Over. That been said, Noctis doesn't die once his health goes down to 0. Party members have a set time to heal him before he actually falls. Camps work as fast travel spots, a la Dragon Age Inquisition. There are two battle themes: one for fights during daytime and one for night fighting. Monsters during night are far more deadly and cause status ailments. In the demonstration we can see the party being literally ambushed by half an army of robots coming from a flying airship in the middle of the night. The demo won't feature magic or weather, and will have one summon. The final game will aim at having all of that. The demo won't run at 1080p/30fps, but the final game will. Episode Duscae's duration will be longer than expected: 3 hours if you go straight to the point. After beating the demo, you unlock more stuff to do. Getting Type-0 digitally will net you the demo as well, but you only have 2/3 months to download it, so do it ASAP. The map in the demo is really big, but the final game's surface will be between 10 and 20 times that. Main and side missions can appear as markers on the world map, in the way of many other games like Skyrim or Destiny (measuring how far you are from the markers) There are many more, but these are the ones that came to mind, there is another ATR next week, we may get more info on other stuff the demo contains Edited February 20, 2015 by Omar 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldkillaaaaaaaa Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I'm not particularly hyped for this game due to the last few, specifically the entire FFXIII series, but I'm holding hope that Square will surprise me, if this one isn't good, I may just stop playing FF altogether due to indifference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcrunch061 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Campfire leveling, huh? Kind of sounds like the leveling in the Dark Souls games. I like the fact that low-level gaming is a possibility. But man - I'm so sick of Square. Could they run their company any worse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMDE Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have no idea what to expect from this game. I'm hoping it will blow me away, but I'm afraid something more like what they did on SNES or PS1 would have blown me away 10 times more. Only 5 millions years left until release, can't wait. Seriously though, it does look better every time I see it. Camp fire leveling sounds interesting. Sounds like Dark Souls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meacham Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Sounds like Dark Souls... I've not actually played them, sucks but it's an interesting feature none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daftprophet Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I don't know how I feel about the whole "cooking" thing but I'll obviously wait to pass final judgement once I experience it first hand. Interesting to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMDE Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Like seriously... I'd be all over a game like their PS1 games or their SNES games... I don't care about the graphics, and it's so sad to see them wasting so much time and effort on that, cutting back on actual content, story and gameplay because of it. Don't tell me they aren't, because they are. I've not actually played them, sucks but it's an interesting feature none the less. Then you owe it to yourself to play the Souls games... You're missing out. lol If you think they are all about the difficulty, then I can safely say that's not why I play the games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmgravekeeper Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Good news for me. More time to save up money for the eventual Collector's Edition! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMON Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) So its Dark Souls leveling style then, not as bad as I first thought. Edited February 20, 2015 by DEMON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathNyx Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Only 60%? This is why i don't care anymore. I'm done with SE since the release of Drakengard 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venocide Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Only 60%? This is why i don't care anymore. I'm done with SE since the release of Drakengard 3. Blame Access Games for that shitfest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damon8r351 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 40 minutes worth of gameplay footage from Episode Duscae in Japanese (starts at 34:00): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoD_HiGo Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) 40 minutes worth of gameplay footage from Episode Duscae in Japanese (starts at 34:00): Look gorgeous but gameplay seems more like a hack and slash/adventure game than an RPG. I'm still really excited for it though Edited February 21, 2015 by rod_higo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goro Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 This game looks incredible! Makes me want to finally get into the FF series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantes_61680 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I was 26 when this game was announce, at this rate Ill be 40 when this game finally comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilseb93 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I've waited so long for this game. I think I can wait a bit longer. It's not as bad as waiting for Kingdom Hearts 3 anyways lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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