Final Fantasy XV: Cup Noodle XV Special Edition

[The Stig]

If you start in Ul'dah I think the game dumps you in front of 3 lol

(the main path area has 3 dancing and 2 guys on the floor jeering)

[TheDirtyHobo]

There's a pretty big difference between a dancer and an actual prostitute.

[Salodin]

No, I recall reading their text and thinking "oh, she's a whore. Okay...".

[6souls]

Q&A

• How much of the big cities like Altissia/Insomnia will we be able to explore?

Planner Ishikawa Tomonori: “I can tell everyone a little about Altissia at this time.

“Altissia has many and varied locations, such as multiple cafes, ship-bourne market places and parks etc. The city is of a considerable scale, to the extent that even the developers sometimes get lost there!

The player is free to take a leisurely walk around the complex maze of streets, or ride the gondola to see the sights and there is also added enjoyment to be had looking for restaurants to visit!

You are bound to encounter some unique characters when exploring the city streets.

So we have created lots of different things to enjoy in Altissia and hope everyone is looking forward to visiting!”

• Will large buildings have multiple warp points to allow Noctis to scale and explore rooftops?

Lead Level Designer Terada Takefumi: “Why of course they will!

The warp ability that lets you teleport instantly to high up locations is a vital part of Final Fantasy XV’s battle system. The ability to use multiple warp points in a strategic manner is especially prevalent in the game’s large scale battles over urban terrain. It is not just the buildings though, and we have also created exciting aerial battles with flying foes and gigantic boss enemies, so watch out for those.”

• How will the difficulty modes compare in terms of XP gain, enemy states, damage, and A.I.?

Lead Game Designer Takizawa Masashi: “The equivalent to difficulty level settings in Final Fantasy XV is a system where you can switch between different battle modes. By having this ability to switch modes, we want to make it so that both players who like action oriented, technical gameplay and also those who want to fight at a slower, more relaxed pace can all enjoy the combat in their own style. This switching system is a key part of the gameplay that we decided to introduce based on the feedback we received from the Episode Duscae demo. We will go into more detail about the system closer to the game’s launch so stay tuned for more information.”

https://forum.finalfantasyxv.com/discussions

[6souls]

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• A battle against Magitek Armor.
• If you use “Fire” magic in the grassy plains, the whole area will burst into flames all at once. The force of this will hurt your allies as well as your enemies.
• Noctis can mount monsters and in an instant reduce its physical strength.
• Attack monsters from the sky by jumping.
• Noctis sneaking into into enemy territory as not to be discovered.

http://gematsu.com/2016/01/final-fan...-magitek-armor

[Ansems]

Nice

[6souls]

Larger because BG doesn't support : orig - click

[6souls]

http://gematsu.com/2016/01/final-fan...ew-screenshots

Next livestream on January 30th at 11pm eastern.

Fans around the world are invited to tune in this Saturday (Jan. 30) for the next installment of FINAL FANTASY XV®’s Active Time Report, where director Hajime Tabata and global marketing director, Akio Ofuji, will outline key updates to the title.

Commencing at 8 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, the English-subtitled program will expand on the warmongering Niflheim empire, and will showcase the latest battle footage and scenes of magic. The program will also provide updates to the upcoming March 2016 event.

Fans can tune in on YouTube: youtube.com/squareenixpresents

And finally, newly released screenshots depict protagonist Noctis casting the iconic “Fire” spell, battling powerful Magitek Armor, conducting aerial strikes against enemies, and utilizing stealth to infiltrate enemy territory.

[6souls]

Caps

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[Vaspinne]

Where's the update? Lots of shit from today! Dropping the ball 6souls!

[Vaspinne]

Info for the March event (that should include the release date)

[Ansems]

Ummm I'm drunk right now so I honestly don't know how good that looked in rl but that shit was awesome.

[Vaspinne]

Gameplay looks WAAAAAAAAAAAY more fluid and active compared to the demo. Getting a big KH vibe for the combat style which I personally love (but I know not everyone will). The hype train continues to chug along at a good pace.

If Lightning is female Cloud, then Aranea is 100% female Kain

Edit: Getting some Metal Gear jokes already lol

[Kirin]

Aaaand the drg crowds have a new waifu...

...at your command, mistress.

[Psion]

Damn, that gameplay looks incredible. I'm not sure how much of it is just godmode devs, but there seems like theres a huge variety of moves you can use instead of typical hack and slashes "use overpowered combo over and over till you learn a more overpowered one". i saw stealth attacks, warping around to different enemies, AoE fire to deal with adds, combo attacks, dodging supermoves, and having to watch out for individual limbs of a monsters attack to just name a few. And theres still things like summons and spells and... jeez, lol.

I suspect this is going to be the final fantasy that revives SE full force once it's finally released. devs seem to be pulling out all the stops on this.

[Vaspinne]

I suspect this is going to be the final fantasy that revives SE full force once it's finally released. devs seem to be pulling out all the stops on this.

Let's hope so. Between this and KH3, I'm quite optimistic

[Spira]

since i didnt see anyone share this yet

[Alkar]

Looking great imo, can't wait for this game. This was the last ATR right?

[Elcura]

Loving the combat and variety, if they keep it up this game is going to be amazing no matter what the story is.

[Ratatapa]

I hope their won't be too many places that's as dark as the latest video, most of the time I couldn't see shit