We know that Sony has helped Square Enix optimise Final Fantasy 16 for the PS5, and now we have confirmation that both PlatinumGames and also SE Creative Business Unit 1 were involved. During yesterday’s pre-launch livestream, it was confirmed that Takahisa Taura of NieR Automata fame led a team from within PlatinumGames to help develop “a part” of the game. SE Creative Business Unit 1, best known for the Kingdom Hearts games, also chipped in.
While we don’t know what their specific contributions were, it makes sense to bring these teams on board, as they obviously both have good experience with fast-paced, real-time combat. In fact, PlatinumGames specifically is considered a master of character action games, which is what Final Fantasy 16’s gameplay loop best resembles. All in all, it sounds like a lot’s gone into this game – and judging by the feedback to the new PS5 demo, fans are pretty satisfied with what they’ve seen so far.
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That's so nice to hear but the logistics of all these devs working on this one game must've been a nightmare 😳 hats off to whomever was the one keeping everyone coordinated
I can definitely see the KH influence in the combat. Have never played Nier so not sure what kind of influence those devs would bring.
That last trailer was epic. This is the first new full priced I've bought in a looong time, looking forward to this.
If anyone understands combat, it's the Nier automata guys.
@AndyKazama If anyone understands combat, it’s the Kingdom Hearts guys.
@danzoEX can't say. Never played 🤷♀️
Can't wait to see Clive's bubble butt.
As if Naoki Yoshida's team isn't amazing enough already, it's an epic collaboration on top.
Which Kingdom Hearts Team, Though? The one that did KH/KHII? Or the KH3D/KHIII team?
One inspires confidence, the other might spark some division.
@Sequel @bkeswick Dream team collab indeed! If my backlog wasn't so large, I'd be tempted to buy this at full price.
@KidRyan Play the demo. It's only a couple of hours long and it was compelling enough that now I'm embarrassed that I even considered putting my backlog ahead of it.
@bkeswick I know I'd buy full price if I did, so won't!
Glad you're happy with your purchase though
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