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

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No news of Nomura's vanity project that we haven't seen anything significant from in a few years? What a shock! /sarcasm I swear that FFVXIII is the new Duke Nukem Forever. Let's just hope that when it finally gets released, it doesn't suck like DNF.

 

The thing is, that once you have a project going this long people have very high expectations of it. Then to meet those expectations you put more work into it. Requiring more time. It is a very dangerous cycle. Honestly at this point in that cycle delays won't cost them much more than they already have. Might as well turn it into one hell of a game.​

 

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Did you miss the game I'm comparing FFVXIII to? Duke Nukem Forever became a running joke among gamers and game developers because it took almost a decade and a half to be made. On top of that, despite the otherwise good reputation 3D Realms had, they admitted the fact that they had let it become a vanity project is what not only kept the game from getting done, its what lead to their closure. Then Gearbox, the acclaimed developers of Borderlands, took over. Hope was renewed for the game, but when it was finally released, 14 years (I was eight, you were five and some members of this forum probably weren't even born when DNF started development) after its announcement, it was an awful, poorly designed and buggy mess of a game.

Let's look at FFvXIII's cycle. It was announced in 2006, pretty much along side of FFXIII and what was then known as Final Fantasy Agito XIII, it's the only part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis project that Nomura has significant creative control, it was three years between its announcement and its first public E3 appearance and another year before gameplay footage was first shown. FFXIII was released internationally, FFaXIII changed platforms, got a name change and was released in Japan, FFXIV was announced, released and apologized for, FFXIII-2 was announced and is getting ready to be released, all in the five year span since FFvXIII was announced. Not to mention that it was only announced in 2011 that it had started proper development. If this cycle continues, it won't be released for another few years, at least. I don't think its at DNF levels yet, but if FFvXIII doesn't have a similar case, nothing does.

 

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Mog's appearance has kinda grown on me, but aye, it's ugly compared to what the series is used to. I honestly thought the moogles would be the same since they fall under the Fabula Nova Crystallis series, though some suggest Mog is like a subspecies since he's different from the XIII design.

 

Looks like Versus XIII won't be playable at Jump Festa (but XIII-2 is). Doesn't mean it won't make an appearance, though. I hope a new trailer is shown. Noctis <3

 

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I dont know about you guys but I honestly dont care if Versus XIII comes out in the next 5 years. I can wait as long as it takes. Dont get me wrong, I would LOVE to play this game as much as you guys do but come on now, the longer it takes the more satisfying the game would be. What would you like? A game that is rushed and coming out next week? Or a game that can take a few more years to come out that that will be memorable? Chill out and play other games to pass the time. Im not getting my PS3 till Versus XIII comes out in Japan :)

 

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The reason that most of us want to see Vs XIII soon is because it has been stated numerous times that Kingdom Hearts 3 will not come out or begin real serious development until after VS XIII has shipped. We kinda want that ame before we're all 103 ...

 

http://www.finalfantasy-fxn.net/ind...will-be-excited-when-they-next-see-it”---1210
Well....Kitase on Versus XIII: “People will be excited when they next see it”

Edge interview with Yoshinori Kitase.