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[Mediking]

You know, at this point I think most of us and even the general consumer have already made up their mind on whether or not they are getting the game, so big ass trailers are pretty meaningless from now on. Personally for me I'm just skipping all the story trailers and watch the more gameplay-focused ones for the fun of it.

I don't visit the Persona community that much lately because spoilers for Persona 5 are already starting to ramp up and I'm like.... I don't wanna see everything and I don't wanna know everything. Same goes for FFXV. In pure honesty... I really shouldn't even be in FFXV threads anymore until release either. Hype burnout is real. Hype burnout pretty much slapped Xenoblade Chronicles X for me.

Edit: I guess this is why MultiJhonny stopped showing around as much and he's a diehard member of the FFXV Gaf hype crew. He doesn't wanna face hype burnout or get spoiled randomly.

 

[Mifec]

I'm in the change Ardyn camp.

 

[ScherzoPrime]

I'm in the change Cidneys design camp. It's far too late now tho I would imagine.

Also, my 15 year cousin asked me to show her the Duscae demo today and I made sure to skip the Cidney cutscenes. She's never played FF before so I wouldn't want that to be one of her first exposures to it.

Something like this is much more aesthetically appealing and suits her roll as a mechanic.

Yeah; as fetishtastic as her current outfit is, that design is just so objectively better; at least for the MO of the whole 'this is a fantasy based on reality' thing.

But again really, more than anything it's her lack of personality and presentation I find most disappointing. Obviously her design is symptomatic of a lack of respect for her as a character, but it'd be much less awkward of she wasn't just a bundle of sexual tropes.

 

[Philippo]

I'm in the change Cidneys design camp. It's far too late now tho I would imagine.

Also, my 15 year cousin asked me to show her the Duscae demo today and I made sure to skip the Cidney cutscenes. She's never played FF before so I wouldn't want that to be one of her first exposures to it.

Something like this is much more aesthetically appealing and suits her roll as a mechanic.

This one is so much better it actually hurts.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

You guys secretly like cidney be honest....

 

[Aters]

We really don't......

And I'm the one that played plenty of otaku pandering games. She's not just pandering, she's out of place. No one else dress like that in the game.

 

[Flandy]

I hope that Somnus returns for one final trailer before launch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGPMijwlWYw

 

[Philippo]

You guys secretly like cidney be honest....

Yeah i actually like her (and she is quite hot), that's why i would have liked to see her in less embarassing clothings.

 

[Ray Down]

Can't wait for the OT when it's derailed by Cidney.

You guys secretly like cidney be honest....

As much as you like the Sanji bashing

I'm meh on her, hopefully there more to her in the game.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Can't wait for the OT when it's derailed by Cidney.



As much as you like the Sanji bashing

I'm meh on her, hopefully there more to her in the game.

Lol at least Ray got my point! Although you're part of the problem in the one piece thread with sanji you jerk

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

I shall pray everyday that the trailer is similar to those spectacular Versus trailers or 2014 FFXV trailer.

 

[Ray Down]

Lol at least Ray got my point! Although you're part of the problem in the one piece thread with sanji you jerk

 

[Ran rp]

hype is at 0

 

[Koozek]

I'm in the change Cidneys design camp. It's far too late now tho I would imagine.

Also, my 15 year cousin asked me to show her the Duscae demo today and I made sure to skip the Cidney cutscenes. She's never played FF before so I wouldn't want that to be one of her first exposures to it.

Something like this is much more aesthetically appealing and suits her roll as a mechanic.

Yeah; as fetishtastic as her current outfit is, that design is just so objectively better; at least for the MO of the whole 'this is a fantasy based on reality' thing.

But again really, more than anything it's her lack of personality and presentation I find most disappointing. Obviously her design is symptomatic of a lack of respect for her as a character, but it'd be much less awkward of she wasn't just a bundle of sexual tropes.

This one is so much better it actually hurts.

I've said it hundreds of times already, but this redesign is perfect.

 

[Tyaren]

Seeing Cindy's clothes on a real person shows how ridiculous it actually is:

No way Cindy is just a mechanic. When it gets dark at Hammerhead her nighttime job begins... XD

 

[DeSolos]

I shall pray everyday that the trailer is similar to those spectacular Versus trailers or 2014 FFXV trailer.

At this stage, it's likely, but at the cost of it being horribly spoilery. I think it's time to tap out from the marketing cycle and wait for the game to speak for itself... Or risk an overzealous trailer editor ruining a game we've been waiting a decade for.

 

[Ydelnae]

Wall scroll of the boxart render available to pre-order through S-E's site

https://store.eu.square-enix.com/eu/product/413747/final-fantasy-xv-wall-scroll-vol2

Still not over the "how do i armirger" look Noctis has in this and the way Gladio is yelling at him.

 

[Dimmle]

I like... the idea of Cidney? The execution leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[N30RYU]

Cidney outfit is what it is so when I take a ride with her in VR as Prompto... you know

 

[Death Penalty]

Yeah the slight redesign posted is such a vast improvement it isn't even funny. Cindy doesn't look like she's dressed like a real person, it's a fetishistic stripper outfit and it's extremely off-putting. You can have a sexy female character without designing her like a trashy porn star.

 

[Ishida]

hype is at 0

So why are you always in the threads for this game? I don't get it. I don't give two shits about the latest Pokémon games, but I don't go into the threads saying how little of a fuck I give about them, or how my hype equals zero...

 

[CrimsonSquall]

So why are you always in the threads for this game? I don't get it. I don't give two shits about the latest Pokémon games, but I don't go into the threads saying how little of a fuck I give about them, or how my hype equals zero...

He has to be kidding. Coulda sworn he was in the hype crew

 

[Koozek]

At this stage, it's likely, but at the cost of it being horribly spoilery. I think it's time to tap out from the marketing cycle and wait for the game to speak for itself... Or risk an overzealous trailer editor ruining a game we've been waiting a decade for.

.

 

[dc89]

hype is at 0

Ok.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Tech talk about to start unless I got the hours wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuF_-aAZmNk&feature=youtu.be

 

[Mifec]

So why are you always in the threads for this game? I don't get it. I don't give two shits about the latest Pokémon games, but I don't go into the threads saying how little of a fuck I give about them, or how my hype equals zero...

Because this is a discussion forum and they can share their opinion wherever they want, they also usually make quite substantial posts in XV threads so ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[R3birthFl4me]

So why are you always in the threads for this game? I don't get it. I don't give two shits about the latest Pokémon games, but I don't go into the threads saying how little of a fuck I give about them, or how my hype equals zero...

Some people just hate when we're excited for something they're not. A lot of the despise for this game seems to come from the purist turn base fans, they are afraid this game might do well and Square Enix might drop the turn base style forever. At least that's my assumption from what I've seen on reactions in other gaming websites.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

At this stage, it's likely, but at the cost of it being horribly spoilery. I think it's time to tap out from the marketing cycle and wait for the game to speak for itself... Or risk an overzealous trailer editor ruining a game we've been waiting a decade for.

Gotta agree with this, I'm done with trailers.

More duscae is welcomed.

 

[Ran rp]

So why are you always in the threads for this game? I don't get it. I don't give two shits about the latest Pokémon games, but I don't go into the threads saying how little of a fuck I give about them, or how my hype equals zero...

Because I'm still following the game and I'm still going to play it. I'm just not hyped for it at this particular moment. Me saying so shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Ray Down]

This tech talk is so late....

 

[NoctisVsStar]

This tech talk is so late....

Apparently is 2 hours away, 15:45 pdt > 6:45 eastern time idk why they had countdown if it wasn't starting soon ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[Ketaya]

This tech talk is so late....

Yeah, YouTube had the wrong time, it's starting 3:45pm PDT (2 and a half hours from now)

Edit: beaten

 

[Ishida]

Because I'm still following the game and I'm still going to play it. I'm just not hyped for it at this particular moment. Me saying so shouldn't be a problem.

Oh ok. So the stuff about being zero hyped about the game is just bullshit.

Some people just hate when we're excited for something they're not. A lot of the despise for this game seems to come from the purist turn base fans, they are afraid this game might do well and Square Enix might drop the turn base style forever. At least that's my assumption from what I've seen on reactions in other gaming websites.

Yeah, seems to be the case.

 

[Koozek]

This tech talk is so late....

Apparently is 2 hours away, 15:45 pdt > 6:45 eastern time idk why they had countdown if it wasn't starting soon ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

Yeah, YouTube had the wrong time, it's starting 3:45pm PDT (2 and a half hours from now)

Edit: beaten

There are three talks today. The first one should start soon, I think?

Tuesday, 26 July, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm​

• Character Workflow of Final Fantasy XV
  
  This talk presents how to create character assets with superior quality and performance for display on a game console. It also summarizes construction of a workflow to efficiently produce these sorts of character assets on a large scale.
  ​

Found the paper as PDF, btw:
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2927448

Tuesday, 26 July, 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm, Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom B​

• Final Fantasy XV: Pulse and Traction of Characters
  
  This talk presents the architecture and animation used in Final Fantasy XV. The goal was for players to feel the pulse and traction of the characters in a world that mixes fantasy and reality.
  ​
• Rendering Techniques of Final Fantasy XV
  
  This talk presents the core graphics technologies used to render and light the seamless and dynamic world of the upcoming title Final Fantasy XV.
  ​

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

On a scale from chocobo summon to kotr summon how spoiler heavy you guys thinking Gamescom will be

 

[Muffdraul]

Because I'm still following the game and I'm still going to play it. I'm just not hyped for it at this particular moment. Me saying so shouldn't be a problem.

Oh, that's cool. It seems like typical drive-by shitpost. But if you say it's not, OK.

 

[Ray Down]

On a scale from chocobo summon to kotr summon how spoiler heavy you guys thinking Gamescom will be

Sanji level so low end.

Spoiler

Bahamut level

 

[Ran rp]

Oh ok. So the stuff about being zero hyped about the game is just bullshit.



Yeah, seems to be the case.

i can be interested in something without being hyped for it. idk why you're getting worked up over this.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

On a scale from chocobo summon to kotr summon how spoiler heavy you guys thinking Gamescom will be

Spoiler

Bahamut

level

Edit:

Koozek the first one should start 25 mins.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Sanji level so low end.

Spoiler

Bahamut level

I hate you!

And nope dammit sanji will not be in that thread.

 

[petethepanda]

That image just gets funnier and funnier every time I see it.

"What are you looking at asshole, the monster is back there!"

 

[Koozek]

Hehe, just found the papers of all the SIGGRAPH talks this week:

1. Visual effects of Final Fantasy XV: concept, environment and implementation
   
2. Real-time technologies of Final Fantasy XV battles
   
3. Character workflow of Final Fantasy XV
   
4. Final fantasy XV: pulse and traction of characters
   
5. Rendering techniques of Final Fantasy XV
   
6. Environment workflow of Final Fantasy XV

Just click on the PDF icon next to "Full text:" at the top left corner.

EDIT: 3, 4, and 5 are today's talks.

 

[u_neek]

That image just gets funnier and funnier every time I see it.

"What are you looking at asshole, the monster is back there!"

"B-but someone's taking my picture!"

 

[artsi]

Hehe, just found the papers of all the SIGGRAPH talks this week:

1. Visual effects of Final Fantasy XV: concept, environment and implementation
   
2. Real-time technologies of Final Fantasy XV battles
   
3. Character workflow of Final Fantasy XV
   
4. Final fantasy XV: pulse and traction of characters
   
5. Rendering techniques of Final Fantasy XV
   
6. Environment workflow of Final Fantasy XV

Just click on the PDF icon next to "Full text:" at the top left corner.

EDIT: 3, 4, and 5 are today's talks.

Interesting stuff. I think they've done pretty impressive job with the technology and tools seem decent, but I guess someone will come and tell why Luminous sucks again.

 

[benzy]

Hehe, just found the papers of all the SIGGRAPH talks this week:

1. Visual effects of Final Fantasy XV: concept, environment and implementation
   
2. Real-time technologies of Final Fantasy XV battles
   
3. Character workflow of Final Fantasy XV
   
4. Final fantasy XV: pulse and traction of characters
   
5. Rendering techniques of Final Fantasy XV
   
6. Environment workflow of Final Fantasy XV

Just click on the PDF icon next to "Full text:" at the top left corner.

EDIT: 3, 4, and 5 are today's talks.

Thanks for these. Environment workflow is an interesting read. Also it seems like the dungeons might be pretty massive.

Interesting stuff. I think they've done pretty impressive job with the technology and tools seem decent, but I guess someone will come and tell why Luminous sucks again.

I'd say the tools are more than just decent going by the articles. They really stepped up their tool support co-developing Luminous with XV.

 

[Ketaya]

Hehe, just found the papers of all the SIGGRAPH talks this week:

1. Visual effects of Final Fantasy XV: concept, environment and implementation
   
2. Real-time technologies of Final Fantasy XV battles
   
3. Character workflow of Final Fantasy XV
   
4. Final fantasy XV: pulse and traction of characters
   
5. Rendering techniques of Final Fantasy XV
   
6. Environment workflow of Final Fantasy XV

Just click on the PDF icon next to "Full text:" at the top left corner.

EDIT: 3, 4, and 5 are today's talks.

Good find!

The environment workflow pdf gives an updated look at Wiz Chocobo Post from Duscae. They added a gate on the right and some other details:

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Good find!

The environment workflow pdf gives an updated look at Wiz Chocobo Post from Duscae. They added a gate on the right and some other details:

I hope the game is filled with lots of little settlements like the Wiz Chocobo Post.

 

[Irishonion]

Chocobo drift here we come!

 

[Ran rp]

I hope there are monster settlements in the dungeons. It'll be cool if they aren't all just wandering around simple caves and sewers etc.

 

[Xliskin]

I feel like Final Fantasy Xv threads now exist solely for people to bitch and moan about the littlest details.

So true lol