Naoki Yoshida at Gamescom/A Realm Reborn presentations

[TacoTaru]

Sorry I made that more confusing than I should have. The Golden Saucer and Crystal Tower comments were different bullet points, they weren't combined into one.

[Kurokikaze]

Another funny Google Engrish Translation:

Had a shit-hot LoD, coming almost to the point where you do not even notice Core i5. I almost do not know but I think PS3.

Thats so shit-hot man.

[Meko]

Gold Saucer? Is that for serious? If so, then I will go gentle into that good night....

[TacoTaru]

Yes it's serious. It was mentioned ages ago as an example of something that might be added, then at E3 he said it would be added, now we're getting a time frame for it's addition.

[miokomioko]

I wonder how serious they still might be about that long-since-forgotten bit about visiting other Final Fantasy universes...

[Xanthe]

I wonder how serious they still might be about that long-since-forgotten bit about visiting other Final Fantasy universes...

I'm pretty sure they meant drawing on elements from other Final Fantasy universes, not literally jumping dimensions.

[Meko]

I'm starting to think that FF14 could finally be the MMO that breaks up my marriage. Must has alpha/beta now prz.

[vadre]

Would love to see some of the quirky stuff from FFIX making it into an expansion, mainly the desert continent stuff like the black mage village, desert palace and conde petie (Sp?). Really vibrant, interesting areas with races of NPCs that aren't similar to Eorzea's.

Some goooood stuff to come

Edit: Also Oeilvert (sp)! Having a bit of a IX nostalgia-sm thinking about how awesome some of it would be in HD/3D. Do want those stone guys who petrify and make mirror images for the fun.

[TacoTaru]

I'm pretty sure they meant drawing on elements from other Final Fantasy universes, not literally jumping dimensions.

Well the Gold Saucer was mentioned, I believe, at the same time Magitek Armor mounts were confirmed. At E3 he said he wanted to integrate Cocoon and Ivalice into the FFXIV world somehow (Cocoon I'm sure of, Ivalice I may be misremembering with something else). I'm still hoping for what would be his best cross game addition:

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Moombas

[Kurokikaze]

Would love to see some of the quirky stuff from FFIX making it into an expansion, mainly the desert continent stuff like the black mage village, desert palace and conde petie (Sp?). Really vibrant, interesting areas with races of NPCs that aren't similar to Eorzea's.

Some goooood stuff to come

Lali-hooooo! To you.

Even if that was a throw back to FF3/4.

[Draylo]

A city like Cleyra would be really cool to see done.

[kisada]

man if this game did that there's no way i'd be able to escape its grasp

[LD]

I'm still hoping for what would be his best cross game addition:

Spoiler: show

Moombas

Mother Fucker, we're gunna be friends forever.

[Pharaun]

Lali-hooooo! To you.

Even if that was a throw back to FF3/4.

It's Rally-Ho in these parts.

[Raldo]

I hope I'm not the only one that wants this game to have some of its own shit and not just one bastardized mix of old stuff ("with a new spin"). Maybe they're just not talking about the brand new stuff because it won't incite as much hype... Personally, I'd rather hear about what's new, though, so all this rehashed stuff is awfully irritating. This is the PR wheel though, so I understand they're just trying to attract newcomers with whatever bait they think will work.

For me, Final Fantasy is all about not reusing shit from their other games with the exception of minor irrelevant details such as chocobos, moogles, cactuars, the name "Cid", etc.

[TacoTaru]

Not at all, I hope the old stuff is common enough to be enjoyable but scarce enough that it isn't overbearing. As long as it fits the setting though, I don't think it's inappropriate. A village of black mages, adding moombas on another continent in an expansion, or XYZ from FF# I don't think is over the top, again, as long as it isn't overbearing.

[Kurokikaze]

- Triple Triad baked into the entire game. Can duel anyone anytime/anywhere (obviously outside of combat).
- Gilgamesh as a secret/optional boss. Oh god man if hes inside the Crystal Tower "looking for loot" and they keep him secret till very last minute...
- Kefka mask.

Make it happen Yoshi.

[Stanislaw]

This seems to have some (albeit little) new information (unless Stan chose to omit from his other cliff notes). Gold Saucer is six months~ one year from launch and I think it's implying Crystal Tower at launch, but I can't tell.

http://remoon.blog15.fc2.com/blog-entry-22373.html

Ah sorry, must've missed that. I can confirm that from that link, yes they're aiming for the implementation of Crystal Tower at launch (so the lv50s have something to do), and aiming to release Gold Saucer 6 months~1 year after release.

[Mina]

Nothing wrong with the old and the new meshing together. First of all it sells quite nicely. If you got all my friends together in a room and asked our opinions about the FF series and asked what we liked/didn't like about each one we would get into a brawl. I'd probably be punched in the gut for the things I hated about FF7 & 9, meanwhile I'd have to break someone's wrist over saying how FF8's story had holes. Who cares if it had holes! Roar!

But! Putting in bits of fanservice from each one? It would bring a smile to my face--even if I disliked the game it came from. Plus it gets people talking and advertising it (which FFXIV could really use).

Ah sorry, must've missed that. I can confirm that from that link, yes they're aiming for the implementation of Crystal Tower at launch (so the lv50s have something to do), and aiming to release Gold Saucer 6 months~1 year after release.

Awesome! Although if Summoner is at launch... hmm... Crystal Tower or Summoner... hmm....

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[Lucavi]

Hopefully that means Crystal Tower will launch w/ 2.0 and isn't saying that Crystal Tower will launch the same time as Golden Saucer (6-12months)

Seeing as how they said they're going to upgrade and update the tower in successive patches, I'd say that it makes sense to include it at launch. Think of it as one of those end-game dungeons in single player RPGs with 100 floors; SE can just add more and more "floors" with each update.