Board 8 > Final Fantasy XVI teaser site now up

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://na.finalfantasyxvi.com/

Did we know the main characters name was Clive? Well we do now at least.

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All the crystals are called Drake's X

Bahamut gonna be a final boss and it's gonna be so good yo

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Idk why it wasn't in the English website, but switching to Japanese shows that Clive is 15 years old, Joshua 10, and Jill 12. Before timeskip anyway

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handsomeboy2012 posted...

Idk why it wasn't in the English website, but switching to Japanese shows that Clive is 15 years old, Joshua 10, and Jill 12. Before timeskip anyway

It is there.

His practice pays off when, at just fifteen years of age, he wins the ducal tournament and is dubbed the First Shield of Rosariatasked to guard the Phoenix and blessed with the ability to wield a part of his fire.

The others have their ages listed too.

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When is the last time an FF protag had a boring old regular name like Clive? I'm running through them in my head and struggling to think. Cecil I guess, though that's less boring than Clive. Unless you want to count Claire I suppose.

Joshua quails at the sight of a carrot on his dinner plate. But carrots become the least of his concern when he, too, is swept up into the tragic events that change Clive's life forever.

Carrots confirmed. Also this game has its own equivalent of ASOIAF's Greyjoys.

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I like how the other Eikons have spoiler tags

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KanzarisKelshen posted...

It is there.

The others have their ages listed too.

Yikes, I was an idiot. Idk why I completely missed it

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andylt posted...

When is the last time an FF protag had a boring old regular name like Clive? I'm running through them in my head and struggling to think. Cecil I guess, though that's less boring than Clive. Unless you want to count Claire I suppose.

Does Tina count?
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that'll make 3 of the 16 mainlines where the main character is a 5 letter name starting with C

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andylt posted...

When is the last time an FF protag had a boring old regular name like Clive? I'm running through them in my head and struggling to think. Cecil I guess, though that's less boring than Clive. Unless you want to count Claire I suppose.

Carrots confirmed. Also this game has its own equivalent of ASOIAF's Greyjoys.

Zidane, I think. That's an actual name, and while it's not common in english, it's certainly a regular name.

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I don't know why they've decided to have this running gag of characters making a show of hating vegetables. Who's the veggie hater at Square?

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I dig the hand-drawn character art. I think this could work as long as the writing isn't too weighed down with lore/terms and there end up being more characters than just these three.

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Yeah Zidane counts and Tina too I suppose, though they are surrounded by unusual names while here we have Clive, Joshua and Jill. Shine are you considering Celes the main of VI or did you miscount the characters in Claire? Edit: Lol I completely forgot about Cloud nvm.

The hand-drawn art is great, agreed. Reminds me of Octopath. The bits of lore we have already seem like they could get pretty convoluted though.

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The artwork on the site is really good.

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KamikazePotato posted...

The artwork on the site is really good.

I wonder what it reminds me of...

Oh


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it's certainly leagues better than the Amano art of old

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how dare you

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVS-wvvWoAAAm6G.jpg

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andylt posted...

how dare you

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVS-wvvWoAAAm6G.jpg

is that the left side of the FFX logo?

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVS-wvvWoAAAm6G.jpg

To this day, I'm still wondering what's supposed to be going on with Fusoya in this depiction. Was Amano envisioning his beard itself as the robes?

Amano art is way too good for this fanbase.

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MZero posted...

is that the left side of the FFX logo?

lol

The medium has yet to develop to the point of doing justice to Amano's ideas.

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Both are good in different ways, children

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andylt posted...

lol

The medium has yet to develop to the point of doing justice to Amano's ideas.

https://static.zerochan.net/Final.Fantasy.XIV.full.2530668.jpg

https://64.media.tumblr.com/f3fa3927f14bd034c0ccc14dd90c8d57/tumblr_pfq377ZXKe1r8tdf1o2_500.gifv

It's gotten there already. FF just hasn't gone that way much, is all.

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https://www.rpgfan.com/2020/10/29/final-fantasy-xvis-teaser-website-is-now-live-and-its-looking-good/

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Going to be so hyped for this game when it launches with the PlayStation 6.

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eh they've already been working on the game for 4 years

I'm guessing 2022 at the latest

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I always despair whe I see all the rad shit in FFXIV and realize there just isn't a universe where I will ever be able to tolerate playing the game.

I even TRIED with this one!

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Well they recently trimmed down A Realm Reborn fetch quests and included Heavensward in the free trial.

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BK_Sheikah00 posted...

Well they recently trimmed down A Realm Reborn fetch quests and included Heavensward in the free trial.

Unfortunately recent content for Shadowbringers has been kind of well...there hasnt been much and what is there is just a very grindy gimmick zone.

But if you are just starting out the game should be plenty of fun.

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There's not really anything they can do for me personally, they would have to make the game single player and remove everything that wasn't a primary story quest <_<

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You can play FF14 by only doing primary story quests. I mean you'll have to run dungeons with people but it goes fine.

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Can I do it without getting involved with any multiplayer content?

Basically if I can't solo to the end it's a no go.

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UshiromiyaEva posted...

There's not really anything they can do for me personally, they would have to make the game single player and remove everything that wasn't a primary story quest <_<

Huh? 14 has some great side quests, and the worthwhile ones are pretty clearly marked.
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I mean if it has story that's fine, but if it's go collect blank or kill x blank then I have zero tolerance. I've quite single player RPGs for having too much of this (Xillia 2), forget MMOs.

I gave FFXIV about 20 hours after Heavensward came out and it was just a total no go.

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Youll bring me 26 bear asses and you will like it, damnit.

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FFXIV rarely has "Go collect X of Y" quests.

If they do they are like "Go kill 3 of Y" and your done in seconds.

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tbh my FFXIV experience got way better after I started ignoring anything that wasn't a story quest or a necessary unlock

I'm just here to experience the story and do savage/EX raids with board 8 friends
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LtM clearly doesn't want to play this game so don't bother trying to convince him

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I'm not trying to convince him, I figure if he gave the game 20 hours and hated it then it's just not for him. More like advice to anyone else trying it out. I mean, if you love the game and want to explore the optional content, that's great; but feeling like you have to do it is a good way to burn yourself out.
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Not speaking for LTM, who probably wishes there was less freedom etc, but a lot of people just aren't into multiplayer rpgs. Even if I could just do story quests, I have no inclination to play an rpg with others and never have. I really only like multiplayer if I'm competing with folk (fighters/shooters etc) - co-op just isn't for me.

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colliding posted...

Not speaking for LTM, who probably wishes there was less freedom etc, but a lot of people just aren't into multiplayer rpgs. Even if I could just do story quests, I have no inclination to play an rpg with others and never have. I really only like multiplayer if I'm competing with folk (fighters/shooters etc) - co-op just isn't for me.

XIV has a pretty strong competitive aspect, even setting aside its pvp content. Battling for a top DPS placement takes a serious amount of effort, speaking as someone who's only top 5th percentile and not a top 1% monster. It's a lot like competitive weightlifting, kinda -- super supportive community that will nonetheless absolutely flex on you if you're not on the level.

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I mean I have zero interest in MMOs either but LtM wasn't looking to be persuaded is all I was saying!

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I mean yeah, too make it clear, this wasn't me wishing it was a better MMO. Sounds like it may be the best one on the market. I just can't do the genre. Me trying it in the first place just goes to show how good a job they did of making it appealing!

Also I did the math in my head and I think I played....much longer than 20 hours. Maybe closer to 50 <_<

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The hour I played of Dragon Quest X in Japanese is still the longest I've played any MMO

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(granted I don't count PSO or PSO2 in this statement since they're aren't really true MMOs)

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ninkendo posted...

(granted I don't count PSO or PSO2 in this statement since they're aren't really true MMOs)

What would you say makes FF14 an MMO but PSO/2 not?
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I haven't played as much as PSO2 so it might be different, but PSO didn't have a big world with hundreds of players. You got a lobby with players in it then you go on a mission which is its own area you just have the people in your party and no one else. It was missing the massive part of MMO.

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If DQX got localized would you play it to completion

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yes absolutely

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can i join your party

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