Final Fantasy XV's Combat Is More Complex Than it Seems, Director Clarifies: It’s Not a Casual Game

During a livestream mainly focused on Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata explained that combat in the game is more complex compared to previous descriptions that caused intense controversy between fans, worried about the game taking an excessively casual turn.

[-Foxtrot]

lol backtracking

[Abriael]

I'm fully ok with this kind of backtracking. Honestly the previous quote seemed to have been taken out of context.

[TheLyonKing]

Yeah I think it was too. A lot of the game mechanics had already been established and I doubt him as a new director would change it up a lot. Good to hear they are openly speaking about this game now though. The days where it used to be months on months with no information are over now :)

[nX]

Still I can't shake off the bad feeling I have about this game... hopefully they know what they're doing, I don't want to bury Final Fantasy in my graveyard of ruined franchises.

[Hozi]

As usual with almost any game coming out, we have some wanna be journalists trying to earn a few sec. in the topic spotlight by taking pieces of info from Devs. and just going crazy with it to bre up a raging storm of angry fans.

I for one knew that this game wasn't going to be easier and just for casual gamers...what he meant is that there are things put in place to fill that void should the gamer want to do it a different or faster way.

For example, the car. You can run around the world as much as you like, but you also have the option to drive you car. Makes sense considering older FF games had cars, chocobos, airships to get around with.

I am giving my own opinion here so don't kill me but I also believe the combat won't be just keep mashing a button to get what you want. From what we've seen with the game there are so many different actions or commands that noctis would have to control him they decided to make it more accessible to gamers to perform the sweet and stylish moves without the hassle of digging through a cluttered menu of text. I don't know if they will have the option to play like the older FF games which were turn based or if they are going to focus on making combat feel more action oriented but more choices is always better.

[Irishguy95]

Well his quotes never made much sense in the first place, especially coming from him for the fact that he's proven himself a great dev

[nX]

His quotes make more sense than your comment(s).

[Double_Oh_Snap]

The presentation was very good, I am satisfied. I love how transparent Tabata and Square are being on the development of XV. He answered every question directly and detailed. I look forward to the next one on November 1st. Bringing the new combat video to show off what he was saying was a great touch as well.

[Abriael]

"He answered every question directly and detailed."

Unlike someone else. Too bad people immediately wanted to stone Tabata as soon as Nomura stepped down.

[Double_Oh_Snap]

Yeah, Versus info was pretty bad. People wanting to stone Tabata over Nomura is dumb. People getting upset over his past comments bit of a different story.

[Kumomeme]

looks like square learn alot from ffxiv's yoshi p method

[chrissx]

Good to know

[jmac53]

Square has done a great job the last few years in making me lose complete interest in anything they are doing.

[Magicite]

bad for you.

[jetlian]

NOTHING was different from what was already known. Its a random based HACK and slash. Its clear they are making this game compatable with mobile.

holding buttons is totally mobile style.

[MegaRay]

Good to know. I almost lost interest in the game, if there wasnt a demo to try it out...

[Hozi]

What you should be glad about is that Mr. Tabata is actually taking the time to talk to us and give details about the game. Mr Nomura only popped up once every 1-2 years with a little trailer.

[DEATHxTHExKIDx]

The game will be fine.