Remember a few days ago when we reported that Square Enix has a new studio headed by Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata? Well, it appears this new studio, Luminous Productions, is working on more than just games.
On the NHK website, as spotted by Kotaku, are articles about a special series of videos made for ultra-high-definition TV that show the evolution of humans. Credit for the video goes to Tabata and Square Enix. Suddenly the "Productions" in the studio name makes a little more sense.
To its credit, Square Enix did announce that the new team would be working on "new AAA titles and bringing innovative game and other entertainment content to a global audience," so it's perhaps not such a surprise. Of course, Square Enix also has a history of having worked with other forms of entertainment, with numerous spin-off movies and anime series under its belt. The Final Fantasy series itself also has a long history of high-quality video.
[source www6.nhk.or.jp, via kotaku.com]
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Hmm, why not integrate the new TV series about human evolution into a game? I see some JRPG potential there —
Final Fantasy XVI : The Rise from the Primordial Soup. Evolution from Chocobo to Man to Bahamut.
I'll set my calandar to 2028.
@Th3solution They were obviously inspired by how long it took to develop Final Fantasy XV.
Yea, im glad they are working on this instead of ya know.... FF7 Remake or something stupid like that 😒
@3Above that is a completely different team.
I hope they will be the FFXVI team and this time I hope they will use Nomura just as a character designer from day 1...
@RogerRoger Ha, ha! Yeah, I guess you mean entire species had time to succumb to natural section and new lifeforms evolved over the long course of FFXV development. ....Or maybe you mean just that the game had a Darwinian type of evolution from something simple to a completely different game by the end. I see multiple parallels 😉
@Th3solution I work on so many levels...
@RogerRoger you’re an elevator attendant?
I think se should focus on finishing kingdom hearts 3, ff7r and translating dq8 rather than fooling around like this
@jacobia No, games tester.
@RogerRoger ok, but don’t call me games tester.....
I’ll get my coat...
@jacobia Hold on, you left that in household, third floor... going up...
@Feena Thats my point. You would think it would all hands on deck for the most important remake in gaming history.
@3Above It would be a total mess and SE would soon be bankrupt... It's like if Guerrilla went to develop a Naughty dog game or if Game Freak started working on the new Metroid. I care for these guys' next project much more than about VII'S remake but I see your point though and part of the FFXV team was in fact absorbed by Division 1
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