When it was first unveiled at Sony's E3 2015 press conference, no one was quite sure what to make of the cutesy World of Final Fantasy. From what we could tell, it seemed to be a more traditional role-playing game, complete with a colourful world and cameos from various Final Fantasy characters and creatures from the past. Turns out that these presumptions aren't too far from the truth, as producer Hiroki Chiba explained in an interview with GamesBeat.
Attempting to sum the game up in just a few sentences, Chiba said that "the basic play style is very similar to older Final Fantasy games [...] the concept of this game is to befriend all these different creatures that have appeared in the Final Fantasy series." So, it sounds like there might be a bit of monster collecting involved?
Chiba goes on to confirm that the trademark active time battle system will make a return, albeit in a slightly altered form, as you fight beasties and try to capture them. What's more, he says that, as assumed, the game has a lot of references to older titles in the series, hence the role-playing game's name, 'World of Final Fantasy'.
Interestingly, the producer mentions that the title's been developed with accessibility in mind, and that the team "wanted to find a way to draw a younger generation to the world of Final Fantasy", perhaps explaining why the game's so colourfully cute. What's more, when asked about the title's story, Chiba states that "I personally worked on Final Fantasy VI, VII, and VIII, so I'm trying to aim for the volume of story that was in those games", which certainly sounds quite promising.
Moving onto other aspects of the release, Chiba hints that the studio's currently looking into some sort of multiplayer component, but no details were shared. Meanwhile, on the audio side of things, the game will apparently feature original music as well as rearrangements of classic tracks from the series, and it's all being composed by Masashi Hamauzu, who's previously worked on the likes of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XIII. Needless to say, we should be in for some memorable tunes.
How do you think World of Final Fantasy sounds? Are you intrigued? Demand more information in the comments section below.
[source venturebeat.com, via neogaf.com]
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Speaking of Vita I just bought one like 30 mins ago... I'm the guy that waits till Sony basically says Vita is dead to finally buy one. That's how I roll.
@Splat At least you've got a good library of games to choose from!
@ShogunRok - I have ALWAYS been a console guy so this will be a bit new to me. I'm not even really sure what to get for it out side of Uncharted? I do plan on downloading a few cross play games I have got of PS+.
@Splat Welcome to the Vita family man. I myself have a PSTV and I love it. Main reason I went with that instead of a Vita is cause I prefer playing on a big screen.
A turn-based Final Fantasy game? Sold! Turn-based RPGs are my favorite variety. It hurts me to hear haters talk about how they should go away for good. Here's hoping this game sells well.
@Splat Grab Killzone: Mercenary if you got it on Plus. It'll take up a chunk of your memory card but it's a great shooter.
It's about time I have something to look forward to on the Vita. Even though it is technically going to be on the PS4 as well.
This actually sounds really good now... BUT WILL IT HAVE A BOXED VERSION?!
@Splat I'd recommend P4 Golden, Gravity Rush and Everybody's Golf. Valkyria Chronicles 2 is great on it too.
@Splat Here's a list of Vita games I plan on playing eventually. Maybe there are a few you'd like?
http://www.gamefaqs.com/users/Toddler_Naruto/games/wishlist?platform=117
Rayman Origins and Legends on Vita is pretty great if you haven't gotten it yet.
Freedom Wars is also a blast
Da Vita Has No Games...
Seriously it is good that I am not the only one that loves my Vita. I really enjoy the jrpg games.
@Riririn As far as I know, both versions are going to be available at retail.
This is the game I'm looking forward to more than anything else shown at E3. I always wanted a new Final Fantasy on Vita, not just a remake.
The look is too cartoony, but reminds me a lot of old FFs...
I want it!
This game actually looks pretty cute. And I'm somewhat of a new final fantasy fan (XIII was my first FF game) so definitely a day-1 buy for me.
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