Final Fantasy XV Gameplay - TGS 2014

New footage showing off a few minutes of Final Fantasy 15 gameplay. Pardon the video quality and do not let it deceive you: this game is gorgeous.

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Why are people complaining about the hair style being japanese when its a Final Fantasy game? ._. That doesnt really make sense, its not a w-rpg, its a j-rpg

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@zrex2metagor because A-holes, they reproduce fast nowadays

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@zrex2metagor because final fantasy has a global appeal, its not some niche NIS title or tales entry.


Look at the cast of characters from the past ff games, it was nice because for whatever reason they were always able to capture the japanese appeal while making the leading characters diverse enough to appeal to a wider audience.


comments like

"its not a w-rpg, its a j-rpg"

suggest you have no idea as to what made the series shine in the past.


vagrant story, tactics and 12 were also jrpgs, and nothing about them screams j rpg tropes

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@ThreeVo Oh also adding to my previous comment...."niche NIS title or tales entry".....? Tales is niche to you? Why the hell are you even playing Final Fantasy? Actually why am I even bothering to comment to someone like you? Tales Of the Abyss, Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Phantasia, Tales of Eternia, Tales of Destiny 2, Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Legendia.....these are niche? Dude, stop play j-rpgs, please, go back to CoD or Battlefield or whatever but please for the love of your own sanity please stop playing J-rpgs, you clearly have no clue what you're talking about if Tales is niche to you. :) Maybe if you wanna start off with rpgs, come back at some point in the future, grab a game boy advance and start playing the golden sun series (golden sun 1 and 2), they'll give you an idea of what a j-rpg is :)

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@zrex2metagor @ThreeVo words escape me..... really they do


Not only did you lump me into some CoD party for whatever reason but you to say i ahve no clue what im talking about?


I was raised on the 16bit era, please do not question my experiences with this genre, i was nick deep in all its glory through the 90s and early 2000s, take your rant elsewhere


Your comment suggests are not even past the age of 20

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@ThreeVo what exactly do you mean by a global appeal. they have to look white european? cause if so thats racist.

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@rarerichz @ThreeVo Their faces aren't exactly japanese just the hair is

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@bigruss51 @rarerichz @ThreeVo im not talking about the hair exclusively

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@ThreeVo I know just commenting about them not being white European.

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@rarerichz @ThreeVo Nothing about it is racist, final fantasy has always had a unique roster of characters that seem to take influence from all over.


This does not

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@ThreeVo k thats pretty racist.

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@ThreeVo I agree with both of you While FF is a global appeal game you have to expect some japan influenced style in the visuals...its just common sense...

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@IanNottinghamX @ThreeVo i agree, it just seems they have gone overboard this time.

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@ThreeVo @IanNottinghamX I'm sorry but judging a game but the hairstyles of the characters seems to be one of the most pathetic ways of judging a game. As to what made the game shine? I suggest you pick that line with someone else. Clearly you have little to no clue about final fantasy if the hairstyles allows you to judge a game when final fantasy originally made its debut in age old consoles, when hairstyle wasnt that big of a factor. I've been a veteran of the series since Final Fantasy 1 and while I do not like FF 11, 13 and 14, I have very clear views on what makes final fantasy a j-rpg that has a global appeal. Final Fantasy 7 has characters which seem pretty close to these, Zack, Cloud, Tseng, and the looks are even slightly borrowed from Squall of FF8 and Vaan of FF12. The characters look the way Final Fnatasy Characters look, anyway, regardless of your meaningless bloat, the devs are sticking to their view, which I'm perfectly comfortable with and if you dont like it, go play elder scroll or something. If you're that bothered about looks, go to dark souls, put on a helmet and have fun. Its kinda funny tbh, regardless of what your opinion is I'm gonna get this game and be perfectly happy with it xD

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Edited By ThreeVo

@zrex2metagor @ThreeVo @IanNottinghamX you need to wipe the sweat of your forehead and listen to yourself...


The hair is just a reference point, it has nothing to do with my overall statement about the character design


How is a statement i made about an objective observation funny? No one expects this to have any bearing on wether or not someone who reads it will enjoy the game,


Honestly you are playing damage control in your own head, and statements against what you perceive to be a near perfect jrpg put you into hostile mode.


Anticipate and get excited for whatever you want, but leave your blind passion to yourself.

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Anyone's getting Advent Children vibe?

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@Gamer3344 i just hope i dont hear the word 'mother' a single time through the entire playthrough.

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@Gamer3344 yes! even the combat reminds me of advent children, in a very very good way

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Their perms are immune to rain.

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@Shunten japanese and their hair.. is something that cannot be mess with lol...

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Looks great, can't wait.

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The characters look so stupid how could this be popular anywhere other than japan? Not saying the game itself won't be good but come on just look at those id!ots LOL.

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@bigruss51
its the rave now in asian, boys thats looks more like girls and emo gayish design suits the trend there now ,apparently japanese dig these kind of looks... imho these five looks like HOST in japanese clubs... and thats really not interesting as an action hero design... but well.. we'll see once its out...

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@bigruss51 The characters look pretty cool to be fairly honest. Was getting sick of helmet heads and burly beard faces in western rpgs

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@bigruss51 Plus, why the hell would they even think about catering to America or Europe before taking care of their own people? Use your head.

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@k41m @bigruss51 /facepalm

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@k41m @bigruss51 Money. Use your head.

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@bigruss51 tru dat lol!

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@bigruss51 Open your mind, expand your horizon. Not everybody has to look like the stereo typical american badass. Enjoy something for what it is.

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For fucks sake man... look at these guys........


Say what you will about 13 but come on.... at least there was some variety and originality in the design of the cast.


This is just ridiculous, what audience are they even trying to target with this.

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@ThreeVo Like I said above, Open your mind, expand your horizon. Not everybody has to look like the stereo typical american badass. Enjoy something for what it is.

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@k41m @ThreeVo Stereo typical badass? who said anything about that, im talking about genuine originality, Sash, wakka, irvine, barret where hardly stereo typical.


Its not about opening ones mind, its about making an appealing cast of believable characters in concept (within the constraints of fiction of course). Im going to bet the older western audience that may enjoy the genre would find this cast of characters to be a hard pill to swollow

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The last decent FF was VII. Before that it was VI and IV.

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cool tech demo. can't wait for full game!!!

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Please tell me that frog is a summon.

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Despite the resolution of the video, I was able to admire the animations and lighting. I love the details in the idle animations, in which the characters don't just stand there but stretch and move their heads and do little things that make them seem more lifelike. The lighting from the rain is excellent , although it does make the leather look a bit plastic-like (maybe that's just the resolution), and the frame rate is excellent. No slow downs at all. This is the level of detail that I expect from the flagship Square game on PS4!

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Just finished Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, and I loved it. The ending was breathtakingly beautiful, fulfilling and rewarding. Keeps you thinking, contemplating. Its always sad to finish a great game let alone a series. I think it ended in an excellent great tone. Btw ending CGI was one of the longest ever, and dialogue in this game were also pretty good. Now it's time to move on toward newer horizons for the FF saga. And FF XV is in my sites. Anyone know/guess a release date? And will the demo be downloadable stand alone? Man I can't wait for more FF experiences.

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@GunEye I'd guess in the ending of 2015 or 2016

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Between this and MGS 5, I'm very impressed with Japan lately. Actually I haven't been this excited for a Japanese game(s) that wasn't made by From Software in a long time.

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if they're gonna do a tech demo on rain mechanics, they should at least not do close ups on the characters seemingly infallible hair.

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Now that the X-III trilogy is coming to PC, there's a high change of this ending up on the PC as well. Although FF hasn't been nearly as good as it's prime time, these games are still pretty decent for a taste of JRPG goodness.

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@4kgamer_lmxxx I'm afraid this isn't coming to PC.

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@prats93 @4kgamer_lmxxx probably is but when is a whole different story.

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@prats93 @4kgamer_lmxxx I'd guess the opposite

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@zeca04 @prats93 @4kgamer_lmxxx sure it not LOL

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@Jestersmiles @zeca04 @prats93 @4kgamer_lmxxx Why? You from the future? Did you know from before hand that ff xiii would come to pc?

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That Magestic Mighty Glorious frog. <3

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I truly miss the combat mechanics of Dragons Dogma and wish more games would elaborate on those... They should also take notes from the Chimaera aggressiveness and amazing A.I. from dragons dogma : Dark arisen for their lame passive giant 4-legged demon that stands there waiting to get hit. The demon is seriously retarded.

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Not Turn Based No Buy

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@tecato666 Welcome to 2014. How was life inside a cave?

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@4kgamer_lmxxx @tecato666 it has nothing to do with living in a cave, take your ignorant comments elsewhere.


A large portion of FF fans loved the series because of the way combat was cerebral, It rewarded players with thinking ahead and making decisions based on situations...


Combat systems like this emphasize visual splendor and being able to run / strafe / jump to avoid attacks.


In what we have seen, it would suggest that save for a few special attacks, most of the combat dealings of the party members are left to the AI, which means there is VERY little room create a rich strategic combat system.


A faster more hands on take of 12s system would be completely welcome


Combat systems like that in KH and crisis core have no business in a final fantasy imo, it completely undermines one of the strongest aspects of the series and what made it so appealing in the first place.



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@ThreeVo @4kgamer_lmxxx @tecato666 Tabata said gameplay is less about focusing on menus and more about playing around and navigating 3D spaces, albeit with predetermined moves. He describes it as similar to Final Fantasy XII‘s Gambit System.


Read more at http://gematsu.com/2014/09/final-fantasy-xv-director-talks-development-open-world-combat-demo#eRpM1hpeo5xhAgoB.99
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@ThreeVo @4kgamer_lmxxx @tecato666

I couldn't care less what type of RPG this is.

I'm a sucker of JRPGs turn based or not.

I'm just glad JRPGs are coming to the ps4

Type 0, FFXV, Persona 5, Ys

I don't see a problem here

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@4kgamer_lmxxx @tecato666 Ni No Kuni was turn-based and it is the best JRPG from last gen. It's just a matter of taste, nothing else.

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@Arkhalipso @4kgamer_lmxxx @tecato666 Ni No Kuni wasn't turn-based and certainly wasn't the best JRPG from last gen. Although it did pour on the charm with it's Miyazaki influences, it didn't really do anything to shake up the stagnant genre. Xenoblade Chronicles was the best JRPG of last gen.

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I wonder what kind of hair gel they are using. Even under a deluge their hair is still holding up!

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There's... there sure is a lot of frog in that demo.

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It doesn't show promise to me. I remember the first trailer of Final Fantasy 13 and what it promised, and then how when they showed the final product it was something completely different (and BORING).

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@Shinjikami Yup, Squeenex are master at making trailers, they look so amazing! Still, I'll keep hoping this game turns out to be good.

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aw what a cute froggy

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Bit more of a tech demo than gameplay footage. Still, looks gorgeous and promising!

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