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Interview with "Final Fantasy 15" producer Hajime Tabata

In an interview with Chinese gaming news site VGTime Hajime Tabata Director of Final Fantasy XV confirmed a new demo is now in development.

While no major details about the demo were revealed, Tabata did confirm airship and underwater combat may make its way to XV as free DLC.

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DarkOcelet3489d ago

Underwater combat and Airships as dlc is cool. This game needs to be released now!

-Foxtrot3489d ago

It's really not

We were promised Airships when it was still Versus...you know something people have been going on about for years, since FF13 failed to have that feature or mostly any others which made it feel more like a FF game

I mean the game has been in development for years...even underwater combat

It's ridiculous...free or not

When I buy a game I want everything to be there day 1 otherwise by the time it comes I might have completed it and moved on

DarkOcelet3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

Well, its either that or we wait another year or something. It seems they scraped all of Nomura's work on the game and Tabata did his own vision or something. Look, i know you are pissed, i am pissed but at least Nomura is now working on FFVII Remake. He can do wonders with that game.

I should have wrote Airships and Underwater combat as 'Free' dlc is cool. It seems everybody disagree before reading the article.

_-EDMIX-_3489d ago

...Battlefront has released, Fox has moved on to another game to hate.

...it begins.

TheOneWhoIsTornApart3489d ago

@Foxtrot: This is not Versus and there were airships in XV already but they weren't the kind that flew over the entire game world like the whiny fans have aggressively clamored for so they have to add this as DLC.

-Foxtrot3489d ago

@_-EDMIX-_

Oh another pointless post from you...how...surprising.

@TheOneWhoIsTornApart

Versus is FF15...it just changed it's name because they didn't want it to be related to FF13 with how hated the game is to the majority of FF fans. Same game they set out to make...sorry, at this point, could have made.

Eamon3489d ago

No. Versus changed to FF15 because the game known as FFvs13 was "cancelled" and its story, characters & world concepts transferred to the new FF15 project.

FF15 effectively began development in 2011. That was the year we got the final FFvs13 trailer/footage. They couldn't just transfer what they developed in FFvs13 to FF15 because it was on a new platform, new engine, with a new director.

As for why Versus got cancelled. Well it would likely be because of the development nightmare it went through. Versus had began development in 2006 and by 2011 it was still far from done.

Also, Square probably estimated that in the time left it'd take to finish Versus, the next generation of consoles would be released or close to release.

So all that combined with the fact that Nomura is also working on his Kingdom Hearts franchise, Square decided to restart the project as FF15 on PS4/X1 under a new director.

Antifan3489d ago

I agree. By the time these people put out DLC, I most likely moved on to a different game. Same with ANY DLC for any game, no matter if it's good or not.

Game4Next3489d ago

Nomura's Vision, http://www.ign.com/articles... and probably 4 years to develop Kingdom Hearts 3 while using Unreal Engine 4. Even Unreal Engine 4 can't cut down Kingdom Hearts 3 development time and PS4 already 2 years old.

At least Tabata tries to get the game out in 2016 (with the rest of the game DLCed).

FINAL FANTASY XV INTERNATIONAL will probably have all the DLCs.

Outside_ofthe_Box3489d ago

Yeah I agree with fox.

I hate how a lot of things that were suppose to be in the game back when it was VS13 under Nomura's vision is being scraped to cut corners to release it before it is FULLY complete.

FFVS13, now FF15, was suppose to be going back to what made FF great(i.e., airships, being able to use multiple characters, and other ambitious features that I don't remember/care to remember anymore). Now it's just an ordinary JRPG with a high budget to me.

I'm just not excited/hyped for the game anymore.

DivineAssault 3489d ago

They shouldnt even be discussing dlc until after the game is out.. All this proves is that all that stuff couldve been there day 1 like you said.. Theyre cutting segments out so they can make more money off people later

Salooh3489d ago

Why do you guys react to these things the same way ? . Just make a system , if a game released not complete from content or broken just wait for complete edition.

Just give these kind of games a term and express your opinion with that term so that we don't repeat the same things and say more important things lol.

I am busy , don't want to come up with one. Hope you make it funny if you did :>

Irishguy953489d ago

I agree they shouldn't be DLC.

But we were never promised anything. I@m just glad hte game is copying KH's route and is doing something different. SE have never made a game like FFXV before. But still. I think some of the changes from Versus are for the worse

Eamon3489d ago

The reason it'll be DLC is because Tabata simply cant fit it into the schedule for the 2016 release date.

For a game first announced 10 years before it released, I can't see Square just giving Tabata more time to develop. Already FF15 would have been in proper development for five years.

This isnt Tabata not caring about Nomura's vision. Nomura didn't even get close to 30% done by 2011. And it's not Nomura's fault either.

Blame Square under CEO Wada who decided to commission the development of FF 13-2 and Lightning Returns. If those two games were never planned in the first place, it's possible we would have seen Nomura's FFvs13 release on PS3.

NovaCorps3488d ago

ff13 was a failure overall

Godmars2903488d ago

@Foxtrot:
I'm one of the biggest FF15 skeptics around, actually think we trade ranks and whatnot, but you honestly still give weight to anything Square promises at this point?

The game's going to be nothing more than an amusement ride and travel show where FF13 was "The Corridor" so at this point its just best to hope that FF16 is a balance of the two. Not that I hold any hope in regards to story, what with them giving up on that around FF12.

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-Foxtrot3489d ago (Edited 3489d ago )

Well if Tabata wasn't trying to change the game so much so he can leave his mark on it then maybe we could have had the game released sooner.

It's arrogance. He should have came in, finished off Nomuras work, get the game out sooner, make gamers happy and we can finally look forward to KH3

Instead, with all his interviews, it's like he dosen't know what he's doing. Adding this, removing that, changing X, Y and Z only to change Y back while alter Z a little. Like Stella...they scrapped her and added another character with a different name which kind of fills the same role and honestly I think it's because Stella was a "nomura" character and was one Tabata could get away with changing.

Even if we got these features 3-6 months after launch I and many other will have most likely moved on. I mean you and a lot of others will review and judge the game at launch, if it doesn't have something like Airships then there's already a thing I'm not going to like about the main game we get at release.

The fact people here are saying "cool" just because it's free is ridiculous. Come on guys we've been waiting for this game for years, Airships was talked about with Nomura when it was Versus.

Harkins17213489d ago

And Versus was nothing more than a concept. Due to SE being focused on so many games at once and grabbing the Versus team to finish FFXIII and its series and FFXIV and 1.0's mess. He said months ago that underwater battles would not fit this game as well as above a birds eye view for airships would prove challenging.

We dont know if Tabata is the only one "trying to leave his mark" it could be the higher ups. They did move Nomura off the project and gave him FF7:R/KH3 to handle too.

DarkOcelet3489d ago

I agree, it felt like Tabata made the game casual and toned down the dark themes which is so damn stupid since he made Type 0 dark as hell and bloody.

Not sure why he changed this when he already knows that games with Mature themes sell very well (Looks at Witcher 3 and MGSV)

But all we can do now is hope the game is damn good. We have been waiting for so long. And honestly, i will not miss this game.

Eiyuuou3489d ago

Just a little thought.

For all we know, Nomura meant an airship as in the FFVI sense.

A small flying object in an overhead map. (since he said world map)

If the original plan was like that, I'd rather have them take their time and do it like they're doing it now.

Zeroxgi3488d ago

You keep saying nomuras game is getting changed, yet he couldn't even finish the game. How do you know he would be able to do all the things he "promised". And sorry, but just because you don't like ff13 doesn't mean the rest of the fan base doesn't. Like it or not lightning is actually loved by most fans and has no effect on the changing from versus 13 to xv. I can't wait for ff7 remake to come out with no airships and see you keep crying like a little biotch some more.

dadz3488d ago

You don't know the first thing about game development or the intricacies. You presume to think you know so much about Tabata and ffxv development but only those working on the project truly knows whats happening. calling him arrogant just because changes from versus were made and claiming "trying to change the game so much so he can leave his mark on it" is just presumptuous bullshit and you know it. Instead of crying like a baby about the changes wait and see how things will pan out. Obviously, and it's been stated plenty of times, if he could add an airship in the game he would. There's just simply not enough time or know-how. You can't just implement a feature like that on a whim..also the fact that they do plan on having it available as free dlc down the line is a great thing it means they're forward thinking and I know if it truly is a Final fantasy game worthy of its wait there will still be plenty to do 3-6 months after launch.

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jambola3489d ago

" should have wrote Airships and Underwater combat as 'Free' dlc is cool. It seems everybody disagree before reading the article."

Nobody should need to read an article to disagree with your comment

DarkOcelet3489d ago

Well, Airships was not gonna be featured in the main game from the beginning since Tabata became the director. So to see them offer it for free later on is better than make us pay for it.

mt3488d ago

why it is "cool" that developer is telling you he will release dlc even before the whole game released ?

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pompombrum3489d ago

Saw "Airship DLC" and my immediate reaction was: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Fortunately it was mentioned it would be free DLC so underwater combat and airships as FREE dlc would be really really cool!

DiscoKid3489d ago

Too late. You already jumped out the window.

ZaWarudo3489d ago

Free is fine. Had me worried tbere for a sec.

Double_O_Revan3489d ago

Funny how the headline left out that key word so you'd click and see its right there in the story.

Kyosuke_Sanada3489d ago

Can we have a Travis Touchdown Skin for Ignis?

Kalebninja3489d ago

Free is cool, I wouldn't have had a problem paying for it. Underwater combat sounds sick.

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Six Times When Games Turned Into A Horror Game

Ever play a game a game only to discover at some point it transforms into a horror game? No? Well Netto's Game Room shares six games that do just that!

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P_Bomb38d ago

Immediately thought of the El Dorado zombie dudes in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

raWfodog38d ago (Edited 38d ago )

Not necessarily a ‘horror’ moment, but I remember feeling really tense and anxious when the Flood were first introduced in the original Halo. I never felt more on edge or nervous in that whole game as that moment. I think it was the whole buildup that something terrible was coming but you didn’t know exactly what.

Another non-horror game that had me feeling it was Subnautica. The deep dark depths, and knowing that sea monsters were lurking nearby, had me jumping at every sound.

NettosGameRoom37d ago

That scene where you first see them attack is pretty crazy!

Relientk7737d ago

I remember being scared of the Asylum level in the most recent Thief game from 2014.

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Hajime Tabata talk about the differences between Eastern and Western RPGs

Differences in views on life and death? Differences in values? Hajime Tabata, known for "Final Fantasy ⅩⅤ," and a French creator with a strong respect for Japanese RPGs talk about the differences between Eastern and Western RPGs.

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Final Fantasy XV Datamine Reveals Hidden Chapter 14 Scene That Was Cut

A new datamine of game files from Final Fantasy XV has revealed a cut scene from Chapter 14 that didn't make it into the final release.

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gold_drake173d ago

always liked 15, but the development was shch a shitshow. it could have been so much more.

but Tabata did a good job with what he had regardless

DivineHand125172d ago

Ff15 was a missed opportunity from square as they transitioned from turn based to real time.

One of the issues is that it was 30 fps. The combat mechanics required precision dodges to activate Noctis teleport ability and it was difficult to do at 30 fps. I am glad they rectified that in FF16. The story and flow also felt like it went through a chopshop similar to how some live service games end up when they are trying to meet a deadline. Those extra episodes they sold as dlc should have been in the maingame.

FF15 is one of the weaker entries in the series.

Z501172d ago

Dodges don't activate the teleport ability. Teleport was R1 + O. Dodge was just the O button. Explain the Black Hood (the item that automatically Dodges for you)

TheNamelessOne172d ago

Ah yes; FF XV.
The beginning of me coming to the realization the series was no longer for me.

Michiel1989172d ago

16 was a lot better, I think 15 was just a big mess with how development went and all. The music though, one of the best in the series, probably the only reason I finished the game.

Cacabunga172d ago

At least FF15 had RPG elements . 16 was just an action game from beginning to end.

Michiel1989172d ago

I rather have a good action game than a bad rpg with 2 button combat

Cacabunga171d ago (Edited 171d ago )

Then call it something else then FF. I got scammed with FF16. Nothing of what i expected it to be.
Even the action is bad in it, especially after the demo section where absolutely nothing happens until the very end.

FF15 isnt a great game but it has some variety at least.

CrimsonWing69172d ago

That initial trailer with the Leviathan fight was the game I wish we got. The actual retail release was watchdogged to all Hell and while there’s enjoyment to be had in the game, it’s such an incomplete product and so many elements feel so slapped together without any cohesion.

Like, don’t get me wrong, I loved fishing, cooking, and the first third of the game, but I much rather they made a story that didn’t feel barely there and the the last third of the game didn’t feel so rushed and unfinished.

Becuzisaid171d ago

Every time a party member left for a period of time screamed future paid dlc. It was horrible.

Imagine Dagger and Steiner making the party go to sleep in Lindblum in FF9 disc 1 and then taking off to Alexandria by foot themselves, but then never playing their side of the adventure in disc 2 when they smuggle her through the South Gate in pickles, take the cable car and fight the Waltz, head to Treno and start the quest to find Supersoft. They just eventually reunite with the main party in the future without explanation of what went on in their adventure.

Or Sephiroth's backstory in the famous Kalm flashback being added as a dlc pack. Same goes for Vincent, Cid, or Yuffie for that matter.

Oh and anything to do with Jenova, the Ancients, Aerith, her mom and Gast, shoved into a 2 hour CG movie or 5 hour anime ministries that's considered required viewing for anything in the main game to make sense or have characters actually be interesting.

I enjoyed FF15 at the time, and finished it, but it's bright spots are marred by a bad development cycle and a worse marketing scheme.

CrimsonWing69171d ago

What’s sad is when I watched a vid on the entire story (that wasn’t properly told in the actual game)!it was really solid and could’ve been one of the most epic stories in any FF. I think a lot of the compilation and cross-media stuff really f*cked it all up.

gurp172d ago

FFXV was underrated in my opinion
I have played all of the final fantasy games, and I loved this game
turn based to me takes too long, I like active battle
the extra dlc and chapters should have been included in the original release, but it is nice that they fixed the game later

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