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With Kingsglaive, Final Fantasy XV Story Cuts Make More Sense

Final Fantasy Union: "I don't know about everyone else, but we're still trying to recover our breath from Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV! It was a rather stunning show that still managed to keep plenty of surprise announcements, even if some of them were leaked beforehand.

One of the strongest announcements was that of Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, a full-length feature film starring Lena Headey, Sean Bean and Aaron Paul. It will focus on King Regis and his Glaives as they look to take a stand against key antagonists within the Niflheim Empire.

The trailer itself (seen below), clocks in at just under 2 minutes, but those with a keen eye might have noticed some similarities with what we have seen before in trailers for both Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy XV."

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fozzness3578d ago

Really interesting to compare how the game looks now to how it looked when it was first announced as Versus XIII! I was wondering how they were going to fit in Regis' story and I'm glad this is it! :D

Satou3577d ago

Eh, I really don't trust S-E with movies, FF:TSE, FFVII:AC both turned my interests down, and KG:FFXV just seems like more b-list level sci-fi. Overly materialistic, and in my view has a pretentious edge thus far.

Now Brotherhood FFXV was actually spirited and pretty good, Didn't need the flashy car, tech, or graphic even to convey it's message. I'll give this a whirl, but it seems like one of those things overly hyped. When they showed the techie-watch for instance, and car, I was immediately reminded of FFVII-AC with it's flashy phone at the time. Did it really even add to the story? Will the hype even seem relevant to me? I mean, I'll never afford the KG:FFXV Audi, and it just doesn't seem all that important to me.

Hopefully trailer 2 shows some substance over style.

DethWish3577d ago

I'm just hoping they're not removing too much of the story-content from the game... Sure the gameplay seems awesome but I want it to have an awesome story too.

glassgannon9093577d ago

there's a 50hr long story after it got cut, and it aimed to be 40, longer than any ff not called xii.
so rest assured if the story was hollow or barebone ,those parts wouldve been cut to fit that 40hr goal

xGrunty3577d ago

Length doesn't determine a good story. There are plenty of games out there that are extremely long with very mediocre stories...

TheOneWhoIsTornApart3577d ago

There isn't content cut from the game. There was content cut from when this was supposed to be a multi part FFXV game series. They used the stuff they couldn't fit in for one game and made a film out of it. I am absolutely fine with this. This movie looks gorgeous.

glassgannon9093577d ago

@xGrunty
except im answering his first question, which is regarding story content.i havent said anything about it being good

phoenixwing3577d ago

if the movie is good enough it'll propel the games sales to the 10million they're hoping for

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Six Times When Games Turned Into A Horror Game

Ever play a game a game only to discover at some point it transforms into a horror game? No? Well Netto's Game Room shares six games that do just that!

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P_Bomb254d ago

Immediately thought of the El Dorado zombie dudes in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

raWfodog254d ago (Edited 254d ago )

Not necessarily a ‘horror’ moment, but I remember feeling really tense and anxious when the Flood were first introduced in the original Halo. I never felt more on edge or nervous in that whole game as that moment. I think it was the whole buildup that something terrible was coming but you didn’t know exactly what.

Another non-horror game that had me feeling it was Subnautica. The deep dark depths, and knowing that sea monsters were lurking nearby, had me jumping at every sound.

NettosGameRoom253d ago

That scene where you first see them attack is pretty crazy!

Relientk77253d ago

I remember being scared of the Asylum level in the most recent Thief game from 2014.

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Final Fantasy XV Datamine Reveals Hidden Chapter 14 Scene That Was Cut

A new datamine of game files from Final Fantasy XV has revealed a cut scene from Chapter 14 that didn't make it into the final release.

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gold_drake388d ago

always liked 15, but the development was shch a shitshow. it could have been so much more.

but Tabata did a good job with what he had regardless

DivineHand125388d ago

Ff15 was a missed opportunity from square as they transitioned from turn based to real time.

One of the issues is that it was 30 fps. The combat mechanics required precision dodges to activate Noctis teleport ability and it was difficult to do at 30 fps. I am glad they rectified that in FF16. The story and flow also felt like it went through a chopshop similar to how some live service games end up when they are trying to meet a deadline. Those extra episodes they sold as dlc should have been in the maingame.

FF15 is one of the weaker entries in the series.

Z501387d ago

Dodges don't activate the teleport ability. Teleport was R1 + O. Dodge was just the O button. Explain the Black Hood (the item that automatically Dodges for you)

TheNamelessOne388d ago

Ah yes; FF XV.
The beginning of me coming to the realization the series was no longer for me.

Michiel1989387d ago

16 was a lot better, I think 15 was just a big mess with how development went and all. The music though, one of the best in the series, probably the only reason I finished the game.

Cacabunga387d ago

At least FF15 had RPG elements . 16 was just an action game from beginning to end.

Michiel1989387d ago

I rather have a good action game than a bad rpg with 2 button combat

Cacabunga387d ago (Edited 387d ago )

Then call it something else then FF. I got scammed with FF16. Nothing of what i expected it to be.
Even the action is bad in it, especially after the demo section where absolutely nothing happens until the very end.

FF15 isnt a great game but it has some variety at least.

CrimsonWing69388d ago

That initial trailer with the Leviathan fight was the game I wish we got. The actual retail release was watchdogged to all Hell and while there’s enjoyment to be had in the game, it’s such an incomplete product and so many elements feel so slapped together without any cohesion.

Like, don’t get me wrong, I loved fishing, cooking, and the first third of the game, but I much rather they made a story that didn’t feel barely there and the the last third of the game didn’t feel so rushed and unfinished.

Becuzisaid387d ago

Every time a party member left for a period of time screamed future paid dlc. It was horrible.

Imagine Dagger and Steiner making the party go to sleep in Lindblum in FF9 disc 1 and then taking off to Alexandria by foot themselves, but then never playing their side of the adventure in disc 2 when they smuggle her through the South Gate in pickles, take the cable car and fight the Waltz, head to Treno and start the quest to find Supersoft. They just eventually reunite with the main party in the future without explanation of what went on in their adventure.

Or Sephiroth's backstory in the famous Kalm flashback being added as a dlc pack. Same goes for Vincent, Cid, or Yuffie for that matter.

Oh and anything to do with Jenova, the Ancients, Aerith, her mom and Gast, shoved into a 2 hour CG movie or 5 hour anime ministries that's considered required viewing for anything in the main game to make sense or have characters actually be interesting.

I enjoyed FF15 at the time, and finished it, but it's bright spots are marred by a bad development cycle and a worse marketing scheme.

CrimsonWing69387d ago

What’s sad is when I watched a vid on the entire story (that wasn’t properly told in the actual game)!it was really solid and could’ve been one of the most epic stories in any FF. I think a lot of the compilation and cross-media stuff really f*cked it all up.

gurp388d ago

FFXV was underrated in my opinion
I have played all of the final fantasy games, and I loved this game
turn based to me takes too long, I like active battle
the extra dlc and chapters should have been included in the original release, but it is nice that they fixed the game later

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Here Are The Games Leaving PS Plus Extra & Premium In May 2024

Here are the games that will be leaving the Extra and Premium tiers of the PS Plus subscription service in the month of May, 2024.

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gold_drake640d ago

crazy, glad i own the ones i wanted to revisit and play

ChasterMies640d ago

Absolver Downfall
Abzu
Adrift
Ashen
Elex
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X | X-2
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age
Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
How To Survive 2
I Am Dead
Jotun
Last Stop
Minit
Moster Jam Steel Titans 2
My Friend Pedro
Observation
Sundered Eldritch Edition
The Artful Escape
The Messenger
This Is The Police
This Is The Police 2
World of Final Fantasy

Asterphoenix640d ago

Glad that I absolutely can't stand subscription services.

Petebloodyonion640d ago (Edited 640d ago )

I don't recall Sony forcing you to subscribe like nobody forced you to go to Blockbuster to rent games instead of buying them.

SonyStyled640d ago

Pay-per-view was almost cheaper than the cost of gas and rental fee from Blockbuster. Blockbuster doesn’t exist today. Are you being sarcastic?