Final Fantasy XV
In Final Fantasy XV, the player character is Noctis Lucis Caelum, who explores the open world of Eos in an action role-playing game format.[1]
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Square Enix Business Division 2
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Director
- Hajime Tabata
- Producer
- Shinji Hashimoto
- Artist
- Tetsuya Nomura
- Roberto Ferrari
- Yusuke Naora
- Isamu Kamikokuryo
- Designer
- Takatsugu Nakazawa
- Writer
- Saori Itamuro
- Akiko Ishibashi
- Takumi Nishida
- Composer
- Yoko Shimomura
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
A proposed PS3 version was scrapped due to technical troubles.[2] Final Fantasy XV launched on both physical and digital PS4 platforms on 29th November 2016.[3] The project that became Final Fantasy XV started in 2006 as Final Fantasy Versus XIII, a spin-off for the PlayStation 3 that was part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis subseries.[4] The development team, which had previously worked on the Kingdom Hearts series, aimed for a tone darker than typical mainline Final Fantasy games.[4]
When the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were internally revealed, the decision was made to rebrand the project as a mainline entry.[2] According to reports from 2012, when Versus XIII was rebranded, it was estimated to be 20-25% complete.[2]
What the cited sources add
A PlayStation Blog post by Kishimoto states that Final Fantasy XV is completely open world and that combat has completely changed in this Final Fantasy.[3] Noctis’ ability to throw his sword and warp allows attacking enemies from long distances, with higher damage from further attacks.[3] Kishimoto explains that the Ascension tree is the skill tree, replacing materia or a sphere grid for leveling up.[3] According to Wallace's article on the Comrades expansion, the multiplayer mode covers the missing 10 years of time near the end of the main story.[5]
Wallace also states that the expansion sticks well to what made Final Fantasy XV’s combat feel fluid.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "Final Fantasy XV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Final Fantasy XV Digital Mini-guide", Square Enix, 2016; Slayton, "Final Fantasy XV director addresses fan concerns, new gameplay", Gematsu, October 2, 2014; Sato, "Final Fantasy XV PC Release In Consideration, Plans For Paid And Free DLC", Siliconera, April 4, 2016; Corriea, "Final Fantasy XV's Map Is One Giant, Connected Land Mass", GameSpot, January 22, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Final Fantasy XV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Slayton, "Final Fantasy XV director addresses fan concerns, new gameplay", Gematsu, October 2, 2014; Weekly Famitsu, June 20, 2013, p. 11ff; Soichiro, "E3 2013: Tetsuya Nomura spricht über Final Fantasy XV", JPGames.de, June 12, 2013; "Gamescom 2015: Hajime Tabata Interview (English)", Finaland, August 11, 2015; Goldfarb, "Pax 2015: Versus XIII was '20-25%' Done Before It Became Final Fantasy 15", IGN, August 31, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Kishimoto, "15 spoiler-free things you need to know about Final Fantasy XV", PlayStation Blog, November 22, 2016. facts only, no text reused. blog.eu.playstation.com
- Wikipedia, "Final Fantasy XV" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gantayat, "Gaimaga Blows Out Final Fantasy XIII", IGN, May 31, 2006; Kristine, "An Interview with the People behind Final Fantasy XIII", Qj.net, June 2, 2006; Jackson, "GDC: Square-Enix announces Crystal Tools", PlayStation Universe, February 22, 2008; Dengeki Online, June 4, 2015; Romano, "Final Fantasy Versus XIII – all the details so far", Gematsu, August 6, 2010; Parkin, "Finishing Final Fantasy", Eurogamer, November 2, 2016; Juba, "Where is Final Fantasy XV (Versus XIII)?", March 17, 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wallace, "Should You Play Final Fantasy XV's Multiplayer Expansion Comrades?", November 20, 2017. facts only, no text reused. gameinformer.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Final Fantasy XV (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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