Good question!
There's a couple Nomura interviews from 2013 where he talks about her as well. So yeah. Pray for a proper Ultimania rundown of all the old stuff at some point.
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Hajime Tabata: "Currently no plans to reveal more info about Versus XIII"
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Good question!
There's a couple Nomura interviews from 2013 where he talks about her as well. So yeah. Pray for a proper Ultimania rundown of all the old stuff at some point.
Kagari loves messes, she a Gohan fan after all.
vainglorious
Member
Why you gotta hate.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Lmao! Ouch
Do you even think that's actually likely kagari? Considering what really happend would probably not paint any of the internal organizers of SE at the time in a flattering light.
Making something like that public..well..
Gohan was at one point a shining star, nobody can blame Kagari for being a fan of him. Cell games should have ended the series with him being the only "next level" Super Saiyan and hero, having been handed down the reigns from Goku.
But they just could not leave him in the top spot and had to destroy him, for whatever reason. Toriyama never was good at giving other people spotlight of course.
I don't know... maybe? I can't remember how much of the FF12 development stuff was ever spoken of. I'll have to go back and look.
vainglorious
Member
Weren't we supposed to get official translations of prior Ultimania's at one point? I hate how piece meal all that shit has been over the years.
Perfect Cha0s
Member
I don't envy Tabata.
I don't get the impression that he and his team have much of a vision for XV outside of "throw shit at the wall and see what sticks, and try to be like other games that sell a lot!" but I'm sure being given the reigns to this project had a number of stipulations that are somewhat suffocating.
It's a lot of pressure coupled with less-than-ideal circumstances.
I don't get the impression that he and his team have much of a vision for XV outside of "throw shit at the wall and see what sticks, and try to be like other games that sell a lot!" but I'm sure being given the reigns to this project had a number of stipulations that are somewhat suffocating.
It's a lot of pressure coupled with less-than-ideal circumstances.
He wants to do a new IP for his next project. I think that will allow him to showcase his talents a bit more than picking up another director's baggage or working with a series with established expectations from the fans.
Gai Murakumo
Member
It is a bit debatable but according to a lot of people towards the end of DBZ Ultimate/Mystic Gohan is the Strongest non fused warrior. He is just not as good and gets absorbed due to combat inexperience compared to Goku.I still love Gohan quite a bit.
I refuse to believe that S-E Japan will ever invest heavily in an AAA new IP when their main AAA franchises are already losing their lustre globally. I also refuse to believe that the head one of the largest production divisions in the company will be allowed to make a non-AAA game. So... good luck to him.
dreamboat
SoraNoKuni
Member
I doubt people will say that he already had the foundation if the game turns out good.
But as much I hope for the game to be good, I really dislike some director decisions, the battle system(Holding buttons on that kind of game feels like a limitation), the stand by me song when you have Shinomura(At least the other 2 songs are good), and that day by day it seems more generic and targets to be likeable by everyone, IMO you can't achieve greatness by going safe.
Also considering the rumors/leaks Luna is really not a likeable character to me.
Ignoring the amv style of the video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aLYxRYXRIQ
I really can't get the same vibe from Luna...
Yeah I guess we'll have to wait and see. They greenlit a Nier sequel so anything is possible!I refuse to believe that S-E Japan will ever invest heavily in an AAA new IP when their main AAA franchises are already losing their lustre globally. I also refuse to believe that the head one of the largest production divisions in the company will be allowed to make a non-AAA game. So... good luck to him.
I refuse to believe that S-E Japan will ever invest heavily in an AAA new IP when their main AAA franchises are already losing their lustre globally. I also refuse to believe that the head one of the largest production divisions in the company will be allowed to make a non-AAA game. So... good luck to him.
have him direct a Tokyo RPG factory game then?
Killer Queen
Banned
Someone update me on the difference between verses and FFXV and why the original was cooler
Tabata's track record doesn't have me excited for a potential new IP from him but I do love surprises.
He was the chosen one!
He was the chosen one!
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
I'm curious how his projects will be if SE gives him a new IP.
Frankly I think Tabata is an average director overall, heck FFXIII > Type-0
at least Toriyama's games are fun
Oh god...That 2013 reveal was utterly exhilirating.
Quite amazing stuff.
I dont think he has great ideas tbh.The "hold down" control scheme he insisted on for FFXV is awkward and controversial.
Similarly,in Crisis Core the DMW slot machine thing was mind numbingly grating and repetitive.
The best idea he ever had in his games was the body snatching from 3rd Birthday.
GamingOblivion
Banned
That scene as Versus was far shorter than a relatively cheap CGI film.
The execution was who's ?I thought that was Nomura's idea.
I ruined the game for me.If Nomura thought it was ok the way it was implemented in the final game,then he fucked up.
Killer Queen
Banned
Yeah Yakuza family sounds cooler.
How about 3rd Birthday? Tabata is the director of that game.
Or do we blame that on Toriyama? lol.
Admittedly,its highly polished and ambitious for a PSP game.
But its repetitive,grindy and completely ignores the series tradition of exploration and suspense.
Its more like an arcade shooter interpretation of PE.
How about 3rd Birthday? Tabata is the director of that game.
Or do we blame that on Toriyama? lol.
He came up with the worst part, the shit story.
And Tabata came up with the best part, the sexy destructible clothing. I'm glad us gamers have him looking out for us. Hurr hurr!
JCreasy
Member
Wow
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Kid Gohan was the shit.
Anyone know if FFXII HD has a chance of coming on Vita? I wanna know before I just go ahead and buy it on the Vita regardless.
Anyone know if FFXII HD has a chance of coming on Vita? I wanna know before I just go ahead and buy it on the Vita regardless.
It's not coming to Vita.
This so much.
Yes, unfortunately. Nobody has taken them to task for it either in interviews.
I'm not sure why people are surprised. We're talking about the guy who directed these games:
Dark_castle
Junior Member
There's no Tabata and his team here, that is solely on Akio Ofuji as he was the one who said all that. He is not involved in the development of the game, because he solely works for the marketing team of the game.
Now on the other hand, Tabata IS one hell of a creep/perv, as duckroll shares some...insight into his past work in the posts above.
no dont say this. i loved to read stuff, which might make it some day onto the shelves. in the 90s there were so many games announced and shown in magazines i drooled over. over the years some got cancelled or conpletely reworked. so this was basically what is being done these days behind closed doors and never shown to the public anymore. remember too human? seeing this game went from psx>gc>xbox360 was such a funny and interesting thing. same as duke nukem. on the other hand those examples show how bad it was managed by the devs.
Is Tabata a mute? He's sitting right there smiling. If he didn't agree at all with that sentiment, what's stopping him from going "No, I understand where fans are coming from, we can do better, there is no contradiction. This particular story simply doesn't have room for a female party member." Nope, he sat there and smiled. Because you know, deep down, he's the sort of guy who's cool with having a set of secret videos you can unlock where you have a voyeur cam on a sexy female character in various states of undress, and it can be justified by "plot reasons". Cool dude.
Disclosure: I actually fucking love The 3rd Birthday, and Crisis Core. But I can also point out that the director is a perv! There is no contradiction!
I disagree, though. E3 2013's trailer was better than any Versus trailer.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Kagari should have been a fan of Berserk, so we could have the ship wrecked and moved the plot forward one way or another volumes ago.
Nomura came up with the clothing damage angle in 3rd birthday, can;t really speak on Type-0.
As previously detailed, Nomura first suggested the gameplay system that sees main character Aya's clothing tear off as she incurs damage from the Twisted. As Aya incurs damage, she shows more skin, but enemy hit rates also become higher. Nomura believes that players who want to see Aya show more of herself will be faced with a dilemma as they play. During the game's design phase, he told Tabata that they should make sure Aya got weaker as her clothing tore off precisely because some players might purposely make her take damage just to see more of her body.
So how far can you go with the clothing? Nomura wouldn't say for sure. However, he recalled that when the staff had asked him how far they should go, he'd responded that bikini level should be okay. This is one area that we're going to have to experiment with on our own.
http://web.archive.org/web/20100830.../blog/2010/06/30/tetsuya_nomura_3rd_birthday/
As previously detailed, Nomura first suggested the gameplay system that sees main character Aya's clothing tear off as she incurs damage from the Twisted. As Aya incurs damage, she shows more skin, but enemy hit rates also become higher. Nomura believes that players who want to see Aya show more of herself will be faced with a dilemma as they play. During the game's design phase, he told Tabata that they should make sure Aya got weaker as her clothing tore off precisely because some players might purposely make her take damage just to see more of her body.
So how far can you go with the clothing? Nomura wouldn't say for sure. However, he recalled that when the staff had asked him how far they should go, he'd responded that bikini level should be okay. This is one area that we're going to have to experiment with on our own.
http://web.archive.org/web/20100830.../blog/2010/06/30/tetsuya_nomura_3rd_birthday/
Does Kagari need another series that will never finish?
Might as well recommend Bastard.