Proving yet again that the Christmas break is nothing but a pipedream, Square Enix has released a ton of new information about Final Fantasy XV. The hotly anticipated PlayStation 4 role-playing game took centre stage at Jump Festa – a long running convention that’s taking place in Japan this weekend. The video introduces new towns, characters, and boss fights, so let’s get down to it.
Firstly, you may have heard earlier in the week about the addition of a new female character to the cast. This is Cindy, who, in addition to being inappropriately dressed, will act as the game’s main mechanic – presumably if your car breaks down. Apparently, she won’t play a pivotal part in the story, but you will be returning to her regularly to pimp your ride.
The other major thing revealed in this clip is the city of Restarg. Remember when the publisher claimed that it was impossible to render towns on high definition machines? Well, it seems like it’s pulled it off. This open world location will boast various shops, eateries, and hotels, as well as the opportunity to participate in events.
Rest will be particularly important in the forthcoming foray, as going three or more days without sleep will prevent you from using buffs. You’ll also need to nap to level up, so setting up a camp fire or travelling to a bed sit will be a necessary use of your time. Days will last about an hour in real time, with 45 minutes of daylight and about 15 minutes of night.
Finally, speaking during a live stream, director Hajime Tabata explained that both English and Japanese voices will be included in the title’s forthcoming Final Fantasy Type-0 HD demo, but this may not be possible in the final retail release due to European language and timing issues. He added that the company hopes to eventually deploy a version with all voiceovers included.
We’ve embedded the trailer below, which is well worth a watch. In addition to more comical voice acting, it also includes a glimpse of a new titan boss, which has shades of God of War about it. Are you still looking forward to this title after over eight years of anticipation? Ride shotgun in the comments section below.
English Trailer
Japanese Trailer
[source youtube.com, via youtube.com, gematsu.com, neogaf.com]
Comments 23
I need a barrrrrrrrrth.
Holy mother of FF ! Need, NOW !
But why did I see giant Kratos O.o ?
I wanna play this so much.
Looks awesome.
It does look really good. There are some epic moments in that trailer.
Good laawwwwwwwrrdddddd!
The hype is real once again.
Only Square could end a trailer with "Now in Development" like it's brilliant news, though!
Sweet jesus. I am now final starting to believe this will be a return to form for the series, haven't been this excited for a new FF in a long time!
I can't imagine how this could NOT be a good game.
@kupo We all said the same about Final Fantasy XIII once upon a time. But, nah, I'm with you - everything we've seen has been mighty impressive so far.
Hmmm maybe this will exist in stores after all... Well, now i should probably remove it from the likes of TLG, Half Life 3 and Kingdom Hearts III...
well japanese voices could always be added to the UK/EU version via an update
Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool.
Nice!!
Day One.
Absolutely day one. I'm so excited for this. I wonder if people will sell off their demo codes? Haha!
The game looks phenomenal! ! The voice acting not so much especially Cindy. But man I cant wait to play this!
I definitely can't wait. I'm happy we got to see some more characters in there too. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this trailer was Cor's first in game appearance. He's one character I'm curious about, so I hope we see a bit more of him and others (In fact we haven't seen Stella post-rename yet) before release.
Anybody else see Cindys clip up top and immediately think of Megan Fox under the hood in the first Transformers movie?
@rjejr No, but now that you mention it...
@get2sammyb - Aren't you supposed to be on vacation? And isnt it after midnight? young'uns
I hope Square fixes the lip-synching in the English version. IMO there's no excuse for games looking like a badly dubbed kung-fu movie these days.
Other than that, I'm super pumped for this. It really does look like Square-Enix are giving it their all for this game, and I really hope it pays off!
It's "Cidney," actually, not Cindy. Keeping with the tradition of having a "Cid" in every game.
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