Square Enix’s decision to completely transform Final Fantasy XV into an “action RPG” by the simple expedient of renaming Versus XIII looks to have been the final straw for many fans of the series – as have the intensity of its Nomura designed characters.
The gameplay trailer seems to confirm most of the traditional RPG elements the series was known for have been shed in favour of something looking more like God of War than anything seen in the main games so far:
The obligatory extravagant pre-rendered Square Enix trailer montage:
Most of the problem seems to stem from the fact that Square Enix – quite possibly now in no condition to even attempt a full-blown Final Fantasy title – appears to have simply chosen to rename Final Fantasy Versus XIII to Final Fantasy XV and so save itself the trouble of having to develop any more pesky towns or non-linear levels.
Its relatively nice graphics and Nomura-designed characters have won it some admiration, although the usual complaint that “they all look like hosts” quickly surfaced as well:
“Come on, just make an orthodox RPG again!”
“Ah, they made another one of the creepy ones.”
“So encounters are pure action now, but the rest is open world?”
“Looks like someone has been watching a lot of Berserk lately.”
“Not more of these hosts. Quit it with the sex trade hairstyles, I can’t empathise with them at all.”
“Huge unwieldable swords, weird hairstyles, bad music, strange dialogue, this is just going to far for me.”
“Final Fantasy Warriors.”
“Host Fantasy.”
“An action game in which narcissistic hosts do battle with gigantic monsters, great.”
“It looks like the health potions have been replaced by hairspray and perfume in this one.”
“Right, their hair gets messed up as they take damage.”
“The people moaning about hosts are just creepy otaku, ignore them!”
“Can you honestly look at this and tell me those characters do not resemble hosts?”
“Did Final Fantasy copy the hosts or did the hosts copy Final Fantasy?”
Looks great. I don’t see what people are complaining about
Dat blond guy look likes cloud
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agreed with everyone, FF XV was always said to be an action RPG in the vain of Kingdom Hearts with a darker or more mature story. That’s what everyone has been looking forward to. Also agreeing with another poster I feel Action RPG’s are the future, turn based still have a place but I feel those are suited for mobile use where one has a much higher chance of being distracted and that second glace away could cost you a health potion or a revive or losing the game, but in the living room I’m ready to take control of my character and be immersed in the game without worry of distraction until my next save point or checkpoint. I’ve always adored the idea of real time and jumping and moving around and having frantic fights like Kingdom Hearts which I personally feel is the best action combat gameplay out there, I really hope there is something similar to the triangle commands from Kingdom Hearts 2 or quick time events to make combat more cinematic. I’m a HUGE fan of cinematic gameplay and cinematics in general and Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts brings that to me.