Final Fantasy XIV

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VG247 Gamescom “coverage”

VG247 released five mini-articles over the past 24 hours, each identifying one fact they gleaned from their interview with Tanaka at Gamescom (basically they published one “article” per quote). Most of the information is already known, so we’ll just highlight the facts/quotes:

 

* FFXIV will have a monthly subscription model (link)

* Tanaka was very pleased Nobuo Uematsu was scoring the whole FFXIV soundtrack (link)

* FFXIV will have its own “religion” and the setting will be very unique – borrowing sci-fi and medieval elements (link)

* The new leveling system is based on weapons: “by using the weapon you hold in your hand, you’ll gain skills for that class. So, if you change your weapon you’ll change your class. You can change your class even between the battles; not during the battles.” (link)

* Surnames may be added to help people retain their FFXI character names in XIV. (link)

 

That’s what VG247 has reported so far. Let’s hope that next time they just interview Square Enix and publish one article with all of the information – rather than try to manufacture pageviews by releasing one quote at a time.

New info from Famitsu

We are still days away from the next issue of Famitsu, but Ryumihyoh from the forums has uncovered some leaked information from a Japanese website by an unknown translator. Take this all with a grain of salt until we get actual scans and translations, but at least some of the information is interesting, and all of it – true or not – is worth discussing! Details after the jump.

 

Again – these are all rumors, are not confirmed, and may not be accurate:

 

* Necklaces, belts, and rings, unlike XI, will be reflected graphically when equipped

* Not everything from towns and the worlds will be seamless

* Seamless movement in an area equivalent to the size of a region in XI will be possible.

* You will be able to draw weapons in towns.

* Battles with enemies will take into account front/back/left/right positioning.

* Characters will not age, however, you will be able to change your hairstyle

* Deterioration of weapons may be reflected graphically as well

* Not all NPCs will have voice acting

* Aetheryte is not just a warp device, but also be a place for people to gather

* Character movement utilizes motion capture

* Character’s visual expressions will change during the game

* Basic play will be in windowed mode, rather than full screen mode for PC version

* Miqo’te only have ears above their head, but they will still be able to wear glasses.

Mini interview in the newest Famitsu:

Q. Where does the adventure start from in Eorzea?

A. Adventurers can start from any of the major citiy-states in Eorzea. [ul'dah, Limsa Lominsa and Gridania, to name three]

 

Q. The adventurers were using a bar as their meeting place. Are there other locations like this in the game?

A. Every city will have a place like that, because those meeting places play an important role in the game.

 

Q. [referring to the battle scene on a ship in the TGS 2009 trailer] In that battle…surely that’s not a normal number of foes! Will we see many scenes like that in the game?

A. If it was always that number of monsters, you wouldn’t last very long. (laughs) But battles with that many foes is one concept we have for Final Fantasy XIV, so stay tuned.

 

Q. Was that music at the end of the trailer battle music?

A. Yes, it’s one of many battle themes. There will be lots of others for you to enjoy.

 

#2 – about the new Lancer class

 

Q. Lancers can attack from the “outrange” [presumeably a range outside of typical melee range]. Is the range of attack different depending on the equipped weapon?

A. Yes, the ranges of weapons will all be different.

 

Q. Lancers can use two kinds of spears in battle, long spears and throwing spears, and switch between them. Will it be possible to attack with both weapons jointly?

A. That’s what we’ve been thinking about. However, the way Final Fantasy XI handled distance weapons (having a distance and main weapon, wielded separately) would be fine.

 

#3 – about crafting

 

Q. What about food for characters?

A. Food will have various effects on the status of the characters, and there’ll be a wide selection of foods to eat.

 

Q. What does an adventurer need to start crafting?

A. First of all, what’s necessary is a tool. A good one. Certain equipment is also important. Then, it’s important to have good materials and crystals. Finally, for really unique items, there might be other prerequisites, like meeting various conditions, or natural phenomena occurring.

 

Q. How can adventurers buy and sell items?

A. There will be a Market available, but we don’t have details about that at this time.

 

Q. How may weapons break?

A. Equipment will weaken with use. Normal equipment will degrade over time, but it can be repaired.

 

Q. Do you need a tool to repair things?

A. Yes, that’s right.

 

Q. In crafting, will there be different tools for different races?

A. Possibly. If so, the difference between races’s abilities won’t be too great.

 

Q. How awesome is your new game?

A. So awesome.

PS3 Exclusive Final Fantasy XIV Announced

Looks like the PlayStation 3 is getting a double dose of Final Fantasy next year, as Sony reveals a new online Final Fantasy XIV for the PlayStation 3. Yes, XIV.

 

A complete and utter surprise to the entire audience, Final Fantasy XIV will be coming to the PlayStation 3 exclusively next year, assumedly after Final Fantasy XIII is released. A brief trailer was shown which looked very much like Final Fantasy XI, with the text "A new online epic begins."

 

So it sounds like an exclusive, massively multiplayer online game for the PlayStation 3. We'll have more as soon as there is more to have!

 

Update: Note that FInal Fantasy XIV is console exclusive to the PlayStation 3, with the PC also getting a version.

taigi tarp konsoliu FFXIV gaus tik PS3 ,bus PS3 Exclusivas nu ir PC aisku .taigi kitais metais po FFXIII isejimo nuzilgo galima bus sulaukti is XIV dalies...

keli nauji ENG screenai ..

na taip exclusivas,bet tik 6 men. o po to gaus ir xbox...

Ne į temą

nu jo gaus boxas su banais visi sedi ir kad jau los tai los ..

Mokamas bus?

tai ne zinok free..aisku mokamas kaip ir FFXI .

Ne į temą

tai kad bele ka cia parasei konkreciai prie ko cia tie banai dabar ? isbanino 1mln, dar 21mln liko,tai ir los...

Ne į temą

nu kazi kiek daug xboxininku los ..dabar FFXI labai daug losia per x360 ??..tikrai ne..be to neaisku ar jam atsiras isvis..kam cia sneket apie kazka kas gal bus kadanors ...dabar ??

Final Fantasy XIV Features Robust Character Creator

na kaip matome custominti galesim pagrindines kuno dalis kurios visiem idomiausios..

dar siek tiek naujienu

• The PC version will be able to run on PCs from a few years ago, but the alpha version will only run on high-end PCs

• Can be run on 512MB of VRAM and above

• Alpha test starts soon

• Square wants to make it possible to play with your friends from FFXI

• Character customization won't be fully available in beta (can't change facial features)

• There's a mode for restoring HP while moving

• The plan is the make the maximum number of members in a party between 6 and 8, and there will also be alliances

• The important things in battle are distance, range, and direction

• There will be magic you can use while moving