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That can be put down to greater awareness of the international market. It's become less sectarian over the years, especially so with the 8th and 9th console generations, where companies have to release it in as wide a market as is feasible and plausible to get a profit or at least break even on the budget. And in simpler terms, SQEX/Square bet on a console that was being marketed more to the West with VII, and it paid off, so FF's become their Western flagship as Dragon Quest remains their Japanese one.
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In a panel that Famitsu did, there was a talk between Hironobu Sakaguchi and Naoki Yoshida about the potential and appeal of RPGs in general. Where Yoshi-p has given more information about Final Fantasy XVI.
- The main story is complete.
- They are working on side missions.
- Character models are almost complete.
- They are currently polishing the game.
- They started with the story from the beginning of production.
- They did not increase the workforce until they knew what they wanted to do.
- The bottom line is that they started production a long time ago (around 2015/16) with a small team and they prioritized the story from the beginning and didn't stop until they 'nailed' everything. After that, they increased the manpower to start the development in earnest.
- Sakaguchi-san is satisfied with the fantasy direction of the game and joked that he could write a side quest for FFXVI. XD
- Also, Sakaguchi-san would like to see FFXVI explore the human element, although it is said to be quite complex to achieve.
- The main story is complete.
- They are working on side missions.
- Character models are almost complete.
- They are currently polishing the game.
- They started with the story from the beginning of production.
- They did not increase the workforce until they knew what they wanted to do.
- The bottom line is that they started production a long time ago (around 2015/16) with a small team and they prioritized the story from the beginning and didn't stop until they 'nailed' everything. After that, they increased the manpower to start the development in earnest.
- Sakaguchi-san is satisfied with the fantasy direction of the game and joked that he could write a side quest for FFXVI. XD
- Also, Sakaguchi-san would like to see FFXVI explore the human element, although it is said to be quite complex to achieve.
A second batch of GeForce leaks was found on GitHub, featuring placeholder release dates for many games with XVI having a march 1st, 2023 release date.
It maybe a place holder but this could be an indication of the game not coming in 2022, for PC at least.
It maybe a place holder but this could be an indication of the game not coming in 2022, for PC at least.
So not only battling summons, but we have wind with Garuda, lightning with Ramuh, fire with Phoenix, earth with Titan, Ice/Water with Shiva, and two non-elementals Bahamut and Odin. Plus Ifrit, who appears to be the protagonist wildcard.
Also, did anyone else really enjoy seeing the summons actually fighting each other. I thought it looked incredible. And Odin just batting away Bahamut's flare attack actually gave me chills.
Also, did anyone else really enjoy seeing the summons actually fighting each other. I thought it looked incredible. And Odin just batting away Bahamut's flare attack actually gave me chills.
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Also, really liking the design of Garuda's dominant. And we've got the staff list in all its glory. Like a Tactics/Vagrant Story reunion.
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Ok. That was sick. 
Though its looking increasingly likely that there won't be any party members(?), with Clive will be the only playable character.
Though its looking increasingly likely that there won't be any party members(?), with Clive will be the only playable character.
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Probably it'll be something like Clive has party-like allies, but only he's controllable and he has access to a party's worth of abilities through the Eikon powers. And it feels like the kind of story where Clive would be in mortal danger and those allies would stage a rescue, allowing the player to control them.
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<yawn> ...what did I miss?
I wasn't really enamored with the very first trailer -- seemed a touch generic to me. I liked the second one much more so, and given the pedigree of the team (though I haven't played FF14 at all) I think we're in good hands. Not necessarily a fan of the HUD -- seemed way too busy and reminiscent of FF13 and its sequels.
I wasn't really enamored with the very first trailer -- seemed a touch generic to me. I liked the second one much more so, and given the pedigree of the team (though I haven't played FF14 at all) I think we're in good hands. Not necessarily a fan of the HUD -- seemed way too busy and reminiscent of FF13 and its sequels.
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Nova and Cloud_CR