They specifically bring up Sabretusks being a problem during the camera section of the report. They hope that the camera solutions they are working on make dealing with them more accessible to players.
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Final Fantasy XV "feedback special" Active Time Report airs tonight at 11PM PDT
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They specifically bring up Sabretusks being a problem during the camera section of the report. They hope that the camera solutions they are working on make dealing with them more accessible to players.
Speedwagon
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel. Yabuki turned off voice chat in Mario Kart races. True artists of their time.
Icyflamez96
Member
Wth there was no point of waiting for this, the info was already dissected
threelights
Member
lol.
Yes.
They'll fix the problems with the game. They won't fix the non-problems (Cidney design). And they will focus test the battle system to hell and back.
That's pretty much it.
The information has been dissected because the video was available for viewing for several minutes inadvertently, that's all. It's now available in full to all the rest of us in case we want the full scoop that several users here lucky enough to hop in while it was up combed through for us.
Dice//
Banned
Eh. All things considered, swamp/marshes aren't terribly appealing. Tall grass and shallow water. It was the sort of wilderness outdoors that looked nice, but nothing terribly "fantasy-esque", there was that cool massive hunk of crystal-meteor-fancy-business and land bridges (both in the background below), but you couldn't get to there, the cave was clusterphobic and had barely anything to explore, meanwhile a cool ruin is sort of distracted by a giant Behwemoth trying to kill you... And yeah, the convenience store/gas stop.... Can't say I've seen one of those. >____>
tl;dr: you're def right.
I mean, it took Xenoblade to give the trees glowing ghost leaves and a nasty fog to turn into an aurora borealis to make their swamp interesting at all.
Icyflamez96
Member
Yeah I know about the video, but I thought the livestream would be different for some reason.
This ain't even live, lol
This ain't even live, lol
threelights
Member
They probably won't do another live ATR, they said they want to subtitle them more often.
Icyflamez96
Member
Sounds good.
Zeyphersan
Banned
That's such a beautiful list, I could cry
DirgeExtinction
Member
You mean, just patching in some battle fixes/additions once, right? Since that's what they said.
I think they've mentioned that before.
ArchedThunder
Banned
I know they've said they wanted the release window to be small between regions, but I don't think they've said that they are actually aiming for a simultaneous release until now.
HT: About Cindy being "too sexy", she's actually not meant to be an erotic character. Her character is very energetic and outgoing, a very active character. With those traits paired with her appearance, we feel it wouldn't be too problematic even if, say, she shows up on screen while your parents are in the living room.
AO: Well, I think [the complaints are] more about the amount of skin she's showing, even though her occupation is a mechanic.
HT: Oh, I see. But she is a very cheerful and active character, I don't think we want to change the current concept. So maybe it's about moderating the way she's presented, where it appears as though overly sexual themes are being brought to the forefront, because that's not who she's supposed to be. Maybe as long as we maintain those boundaries...
AO: What do you think, Nakaaki-san?
HT: Nakaaki-san, who's been working on Cindy, is here with us. Should we ask him?
(he answers from off screen)
AO: Well we did introduce her as a character that incorporated everyone's input
HT: So what Nakaaki-san said, just like what I just explained, is that her character is not about sex. She is not supposed to be too sexy, but the male members on the dev team did their best to create her. As a result, perhaps too much of their heart and soul went into her (laughs).
AO: Us men (smirking).
HT: Yes, according to the folks who actually made her. So if we put too much into her, then we should remove the excess heart and soul, and make sure she's a character you'd be completely comfortable with seeing in the living room. That's where our line will be, so please rest assured.
AO: Well, I think [the complaints are] more about the amount of skin she's showing, even though her occupation is a mechanic.
HT: Oh, I see. But she is a very cheerful and active character, I don't think we want to change the current concept. So maybe it's about moderating the way she's presented, where it appears as though overly sexual themes are being brought to the forefront, because that's not who she's supposed to be. Maybe as long as we maintain those boundaries...
AO: What do you think, Nakaaki-san?
HT: Nakaaki-san, who's been working on Cindy, is here with us. Should we ask him?
(he answers from off screen)
AO: Well we did introduce her as a character that incorporated everyone's input
HT: So what Nakaaki-san said, just like what I just explained, is that her character is not about sex. She is not supposed to be too sexy, but the male members on the dev team did their best to create her. As a result, perhaps too much of their heart and soul went into her (laughs).
AO: Us men (smirking).
HT: Yes, according to the folks who actually made her. So if we put too much into her, then we should remove the excess heart and soul, and make sure she's a character you'd be completely comfortable with seeing in the living room. That's where our line will be, so please rest assured.
threelights
Member
HT: In terms of adding a female character in to the party, our concept is that this is about following the foursome's journey in an environment where they can be themselves, and thereby allowing the player to feel like they are travelling with them. So removing Prompto, who was the least favourite, and replacing him with a new female character just doesn't sound right...
AO: I guess people are anxious because you previously said that there will be guest party members, like General Cor, so I think there's a certain level of expectation coming from the players.
HT: I see. We won't be letting anyone down. Normally it's just the four guys, so the tent's probably not in tip top shape, but if a female character gets thrown into the mix, you can expect things to be a little different than usual.
AO: They'll probably clean up (laugs).
HT: Exactly. They'll probably clean, and say things they wouldn't normally say around her. Things like that. I think it'll be fun to see the differences when the guys are being themselves, and when it's not just the four of them. That's how I want the players to journey with them. We're working hard to make sure this really gets across. Please look forward to seeing the differences when a guest character joins your party.
AO: I guess people are anxious because you previously said that there will be guest party members, like General Cor, so I think there's a certain level of expectation coming from the players.
HT: I see. We won't be letting anyone down. Normally it's just the four guys, so the tent's probably not in tip top shape, but if a female character gets thrown into the mix, you can expect things to be a little different than usual.
AO: They'll probably clean up (laugs).
HT: Exactly. They'll probably clean, and say things they wouldn't normally say around her. Things like that. I think it'll be fun to see the differences when the guys are being themselves, and when it's not just the four of them. That's how I want the players to journey with them. We're working hard to make sure this really gets across. Please look forward to seeing the differences when a guest character joins your party.
This video was filmed April 10. They are planning a "version 2.0" of Episode Duscae. Ideally they would like to get it to everyone but it may show up only at events. They plan to update it between mid to late May and will arrive as an online patch. Note that nothing is finalised.
HT: The features that we think we can do within April are the AXB enhancements and improvements to the camera and targeting system. There will also be additional combat actions and overall rebalancing. As far as joint attacks go, the demo only had one type.
AO: Against the garulas.
HT: Yes. We will have more of that. Also in terms of how one is triggered, it might be different than the one currently in the demo. We were hoping to add it and thus were preparing for it, and it feels possible to do within the month. Also there are other enhancements related to battles. Many were pointed out in the survey results.
AO: The camera and and lock-on system, right?
HT: Yes. We already have what has been improved, so we're thinking to include it in 2.0 if we can patch the demo. We're hoping that players can actually try it out. Also, as for the additional combat actions, we discussed the dodge roll earlier. We're thinking about including that too. We're going to be lookin at how this changes the controls while also trying to keep the memory from going over, so honestly it's a bit difficult to declare exactly how many action variations can be added at this point, but at the very least, we should be able to add the dodge roll. Also the range of actions for each weapon has been improved since the demo was released, so I think we can implement this too.
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They are considering Gamescom in August for their next big reveal.
They apologised to digital buyers who couldn't participate in the survey.
HT: The features that we think we can do within April are the AXB enhancements and improvements to the camera and targeting system. There will also be additional combat actions and overall rebalancing. As far as joint attacks go, the demo only had one type.
AO: Against the garulas.
HT: Yes. We will have more of that. Also in terms of how one is triggered, it might be different than the one currently in the demo. We were hoping to add it and thus were preparing for it, and it feels possible to do within the month. Also there are other enhancements related to battles. Many were pointed out in the survey results.
AO: The camera and and lock-on system, right?
HT: Yes. We already have what has been improved, so we're thinking to include it in 2.0 if we can patch the demo. We're hoping that players can actually try it out. Also, as for the additional combat actions, we discussed the dodge roll earlier. We're thinking about including that too. We're going to be lookin at how this changes the controls while also trying to keep the memory from going over, so honestly it's a bit difficult to declare exactly how many action variations can be added at this point, but at the very least, we should be able to add the dodge roll. Also the range of actions for each weapon has been improved since the demo was released, so I think we can implement this too.
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They are considering Gamescom in August for their next big reveal.
They apologised to digital buyers who couldn't participate in the survey.
omg, I need to find a bomb shelter or something.
Where is my shoots-Frisbees-from-hair Noctis?
threelights
Member
They were already dropped in the other thread =P
Ey man, you're closer to Tabata than me, if you ask hard and long enough, you could get something...
What would you like to see added to the Duscae region, per se? I'm not too well-versed in open world games people actually seem to react well to (the only one I've put much time into is Dragon Age: Inquisition) so I'm legitimately lost as to how this design approach is handled when it works. More NPCs roaming about? Minigames galore? BioWare-styled codex content?
LowParry
Member
I wouldn't even call this a demo. More like an alpha.
It's gotta come from the fans man
I mean, his hair already lights up different colors. Wouldn't take much pushing I reckon.
threelights
Member
Well, give me a demo code and I'll answer all the surveys for frisbee-hair Noctis =P
Don't worry, I'm sure there's an Armiger ability already related to that.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
So they are getting rid of batman noctis? And framerate is a priority. I hope thats true when the game come out.
What does it meeeaaaan.
Dargor
Member
Really great that they are listening to fans feedback. That list of the things they are going to tweak or fix is sounding pretty promising.
That they are going to work on Cindy and are giving Noctis a voice that is less deep its just the topping of the cake imho. Just shows that they are really committed to make this game awesome.
That they are going to work on Cindy and are giving Noctis a voice that is less deep its just the topping of the cake imho. Just shows that they are really committed to make this game awesome.