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Square-Enix Final Fantasy XV [the game formerly known as Versus XIII]

Interview with Hajime Tabata on the world map, airships, and differences with the XIII series:

Final Fantasy XV, the highly-anticipated next entry in the Final Fantasy franchise, is set in a world with one giant land mass, meaning players can stick to the ground and walk, train, or drive across the entire world.

In a recent interview, director Hajime Tabata told GameSpot that the idea was to make players really feel all locations in the game are connected--so they were connected, literally. This idea feeds back into something shown earlier on in XV’s development: a trailer beginning with the phrase, "This is a fantasy based on reality."

"The towns and the cultural references that you see throughout the world, you’ll get a sense of realistic towns and cultures," Tabata said. "That’s one aspect that has remained since the title was first named Versus XIII.

"The first town that was showcased was based on Shinjuku in Japan, and one area we showed in December [in the most recent trailer] was based on Havana in Cuba," he explained. "And the other watery town we showed is based on Venice. So those are some cultural references that have been made within the game."

So the trailer we saw last September featuring four main characters on a road trip is not far off from what we’ll be seeing in the main game. Yes, you can choose to drive everywhere, if you so choose.

"The world is connected by continuous land," Tabata said. "If those areas were disconnected, it would feel distant from reality. You’ll find that you’ll be able to walk or drive or take a train and travel through this world seamlessly. I feel you’ll be able to experience something similar to a real trip."

Final Fantasy XV was announced in 2006 as Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and it’s here that the "Versus XIII" name comes into play. Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels, XIII-2 and Lightning Returns, take place on a planet and its orbiting satellite, two fantastical worlds that are literally and culturally disconnected. This time, for Versus XIII, now XV, Tabata said Square Enix wanted the world to be different from the original Final Fantasy XIII, it’s complete opposite in presenting one whole, connected world.

But does that mean there will be no airships--a franchise staple--in Final Fantasy XV?

"To be completely honest, that’s still to be determined," Tabata said. "But the development team does understand that this is something everyone is looking forward to. It is a huge technical challenge; as mentioned earlier, all areas are connected. We are trying to tackle that challenge. So at the moment we can’t say yes, they will be included, but we do want to and we’re ready to take on that challenge and see what can be done."

Also different from the Final Fantasy XIII games---and spin-off title Final Fantasy Type-0--are the l’Cie, humans with powers assigned duties by higher beings in power. In Final Fantasy XIII, they were strange, sometimes half-mechanical demigods. In Type-0, they are people chosen as vessels to carry out the will of and protect crystals that supply power to four warring countries. These power-endowed beings will not be present in Final Fantasy XV.

However, Tabata hinted that summons, large mystical monsters and beings that have appeared in nearly every game in the Final Fantasy franchise, will have a large role in XV. These summons will be protectors of the planet, guarding parts of the world from annihilation.

Summons will be protectors of the planet, guarding parts of the world from annihilation.
Tabata also noted that classic-style dungeons will be featured in Final Fantasy XV.

"In the most classic Final Fantasy title category, for me, dungeons [were] very scary things that were chaotic and uncontrollable," he said. "In the dungeons, there is this kind of strangeness where something that shouldn’t necessarily be there in real life is existing. That kind of strangeness, the non-normal, that feeling you get in those circumstances, will be experienced in XV."

Tabata brought up one very clear example that we’ve already seen in action: an early trailer for XV showed protagonist Noctis hiding behind a wall in a stone dungeon as a large Behemoth walks by in the background. He also brought up the idea of having a Behemoth appear in the Shinjuku-based environment. It’s this feeling of something not belonging, of running up against "strangeness" in your environment, that Tabata wants to capture in XV.

Although his ideas for Final Fantasy XV sound grand, Tabata himself is humble about directing the latest big Final Fantasy title. When asked how he came to lead the project, he said he is still not sure himself.

"In XV, having very many challenges moving forward, including responding to fans and the technical updates required, the company structural changes… There are so many factors and I’m unsure of the reasoning behind being given the opportunity to pick up and lead the project. But it is what I was tasked to do," Tabata said. "I really believe I’ve been given a big challenge, and in that respect I am very honored for the opportunity."

Final Fantasy XV will launch for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One at an unannounced date.
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Post by: Meilin Lee, Jan 22, 2015 in forum: Gaming
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Star vs. the Forces of Evil

Ok, so apart from Star Wars: Rebels, I haven't really cared for anything on Disney Channel in almost a decade, for obvious reasons (*cough*crappy live-action shows*cough*). This past weekend though, after stumbling on a positive review of 'Star vs. the Forces of Evil' on the A.V. Club, I curiously decided to check it out online, and well... catchy theme song, hilarious adult references, and a ditzy, lovable, Sailor Moon-inspired main character.... I guess I'm hooked, and look forward to future episodes of it, something I never thought I'd say about a Disney show.

Fun fact, this is also the first Disney animated show to be created by a woman since 'Pepper Ann' way back in 1997. Now I'm not sure whether to be happy that Disney is finally airing a show created by a woman, or appalled that it took them 18 years since Pepper Ann to do that.

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Square-Enix Currently Hiring for KH3

Square-Enix has recently updated their job listings page, listing 14 positions specifically related to the development of Kingdom Hearts III, ranging from working on the UI, the UE4 engine, cutscenes, and even minigames. The open positions available (where all but one are located in Osaka) are listed below:

3BD/Cutscene Designer

Position Description: Working on cutscenes for Kingdom Hearts III. Taking part in the entire manufacturing process related to cutscene production, from storyboarding to layout and lighting.

3BD/Technical Artist (in Osaka)

Position Description: In charge of general technical assistance (workflow construction, selection of middleware etc) in implementing the high quality graphic expression of Kingdom Hearts III. In charge of construction duties for a shader on the game engine for nature representations (water, rain, snow etc), and special effects (magic etc) etc, during online games.

3BD/Menu Designer (in Osaka)

Position Description: In charge of data creation and design relating to the UI of Kingdom Hearts III. The goal is to communicate with planners and programmers to complete a user-friendly UI with an awareness of the style of the world as well as the characteristic feel of a Kingdom Hearts game.

3BD/Battle Planner (in Osaka)

Position Description: Planning the battles for Kingdom Hearts III. Specific Job Contents: battle plan creation (mainly enemy), specs creation and implementing AI that uses UE4. Minigame etc plan, specs creation and fine-tuning. Player action and gameplay plan, specs creation.

3BD/Direction Planner (in Osaka)

Position Description: Using UE4 to apply camera and direction to the explanations of the game player's techniques and maps and the introduction, advancement and completion of missions and battles. Carrying out meetings, storyboarding and ordering of materials in entirety until they are included.

3BD/Level Planner (in Osaka)

Position Description: Kingdom Hearts III level design and management tasks. Level design plan, specs creation and implementation adjustment. Minigame etc plan, specs creation and implementation adjustment.

3BD/Character Model Designer (in Osaka)

Position Description: General production work on characters to be in Kingdom Hearts III. Job specifics for Tokyo: texture creation involved in polishing up new and old models/texture creation. Design work. Job specifics for Osaka: working on character assets for PS4/XboxOne. Assigned work on the materials and shader used for UE4. Schedule and quality management.

3BD/2D Background Art Designer (in Osaka)

Position Description: Creation of 2D design documents for the 3DBG designers to work from. Creating concept plans for the natural terrain/towns etc of the various worlds of Kingdom Hearts, and designing plans for the little objects they are made of (trees, signs, houses etc).

3BD/3DCG Designer (BG) (in Osaka)

Position Description: General work on background production for Kingdom hearts III. Job specifics: working on background assets for the PS4/Xbox One. Working on layout and lighting using UE4. Schedule and quality management.

3BD/Effects Designer (in Osaka)

Position Description: Creating effects using our company's customized UE4 engine.

3BD/Art Designer (in Osaka)

Position Description: Designing the items and enemy characters to appear in Kingdom Hearts III (the goal is to create appealing designs with an awareness of the particular feel of the Kingdom Hearts universe). Proposing ideas regarding movement and gimmicks along with design plans.

3BD/UI Programmer (in Osaka)

Job Description: Carrying out maintenance, optimization, implementation and design of programs for the game's HUD and menu etc. Always working with the shape of better controls and gameplay in mind.

3BD/Game Programmer (in Osaka)

Job Description: Being in charge of the maintenance and development of the gameplay programs for Kingdom Hearts III. Job Specifics: governing the actions of player, enemy and NPC characters. Implementing things relating to level construction. Implementing direction, special effects, VFX etc.

3BD/3D Graphics Programmer (in Osaka)

Job Description: Taking applications for staff to support the programming side of the visual expression of Kingdom Hearts III. Carry out maintenance, optimization, implementation and design of real time rendering programs.
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Credit to Goldpanner of KHInsider for the translated job summaries.

Thread by: Meilin Lee, Jan 22, 2015, 10 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
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Question Time Question Time with Highlander (tale_wind)

1. Favorite Pokemon who isn't Pikachu?
2. Are you worthy of ruling Asgard?
3. Do you think Sousa is gonna end up being Peggy's husband?
4. Favorite Fitz-Simmons moment?
5. Suppose you realize KHV is secretly run by HYDRA... what do you do?

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Kingdom Hearts II Final Boss

Dredica said: ↑

Are you talking about Kingdom Hearts II or Birth By Sleep?
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Hanzo said: ↑

*goes to update tags on my recent Kingdom Hearts II YouTube videos*
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