Nomura To Alter Gameplay For FFXIII and Versus?

[Blitzballer]

Tetsuya Nomura has been interviewed by Dengeki magazine where he talks about the PS3 and possible gameplay modifications to FFXIII and Versus. QJ.Net have the choice bits of the interview which you can find below.

Tetsuya loves the PS3 apparently and says that it can bring their ideas to life:

"It's not just about how pretty the graphics are but more of how much limited amount of movement we can put in one go and how big our imagination and ideas are. The PS3 is the machine that is closest to being able to express our imagination"

Nomura went on to talk about his team which have been together since FFVII and Kingdom Hearts. He feels that the team know each other so well that they can afford to experiment as they feel comfortable in the knowledge of one another's strengths and weaknesses. His comments on the gameplay:

"The action elements will be high in the game but instead of defeating the enemies from an audience's view, I want to give people the taste of actually being part of that world. The assignment here is whether we can build an FF with the suspense and thrill of Third-Person-Shooting or not. In that sense, the game will be a slightly different type of FF"

Supposedly SE are coming up with action figures along side characters like Subarashiki Kono Sekai, Lightning, and even Cloud- though Nomura is still finalizing this.


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[Kionae]

Originally Posted by Blitzballer

Tetsuya Nomura has been interviewed by Dengeki magazine where he talks about the PS3 and possible gameplay modifications to FFXIII and Versus. QJ.Net have the choice bits of the interview which you can find below.

I was under the impression that Nomura wasn't that involved in XIII (beyond character design). It was my understanding that his attention was focused on primarily on Versus (which he is directing as well as doing character design). Toriyama's handling XIII.

Of course, I suppose that there'd be quite a bit of overlap in the projects, even though they're being handled by different teams... Seems odd that they'd be changing the gameplay of both games, though. Versus, I could see, but XIII is supposedly quite a bit further along.

[Blitzballer]

He is a busy man that Nomura..xD

[Spira]

so far XIII looks great if only based on the footage of Lightning fighting those techy soldiers.. but every games development does run into points where they feel like they should go back to the drawing board. I just hope they retain whatever is left of a Final Fantasy in the game...

as for Versus.. i seriously wish they would reconsider renaming Versus and Agito by putting those words after XIII instead of before it. It just sounds better imo...

[Dave]

I like that they are really trying to focus on making the world immersive, to me the best aspect of a game is if you start to feel completely immersed in the world, something FF7 and FF10 did well for me, but I had a hard time with the other Final Fantasy's.

Also glad they are staying true to using whatever console they feel they can achieve the most with instead of limiting themselves for the money.

[Lethe°]

This is good news. And going by the graphic improvement of what I've seen in, say, Tekken 6...these guys are gonna look to use stunt-doubles for the video sequences. XD

Can't wait, from what I've seen so far of this title. I can only wonder what the play is like.

[Garland]

Go to hell Nomura! Dont turn this game into DOC again! Plzzzz i beg you! You can be the final boss in this new game XD

[Lethe°]

And Uematsu's gonna be working on this title aswell, right? ^__^

A quick theory: Maybe both analogue sticks will be utilized during battle. Sort of like GodHand, if anyone knows...or apply actions to buttons/directions and start away with the battle, changing commands when necessary.

[Kionae]

Originally Posted by Garland

Go to hell Nomura! Dont turn this game into DOC again! Plzzzz i beg you! You can be the final boss in this new game XD

What in the hell are you on about? Nomura didn't do **** on DoC beyond the character designs (most of which were based of the earlier FF7 designs anyway). He didn't write it, direct it, program it, or produce it, so it's safe to say that he didn't have a whole lot, if anything at all, to do with the gameplay.

The blame for DoC rests squarely on the same guys who gave us FFX-2.

[benleslie5]

Hope we get more info on FF13 VS 13 and the next Kingdom Hearts Game too.

[Garland]

Originally Posted by Kionae

What in the hell are you on about? Nomura didn't do **** on DoC beyond the character designs (most of which were based of the earlier FF7 designs anyway). He didn't write it, direct it, program it, or produce it, so it's safe to say that he didn't have a whole lot, if anything at all, to do with the gameplay.

The blame for DoC rests squarely on the same guys who gave us FFX-2.

I was about to ask you the same question. Why do u assume that i meant that nomura had any part in the DOC project other than his character designs? I simply stated not for his attempts to "build an FF with the suspense and thrill of a Third-Person Shooter" to go thru
I.E. the failed Dirge shooter title had that same statement before production.

maybe if you looked at my statement a little longer, you might of grasped what my "Sentence" was going for, an ironic "What- If" Nomura became the full product designer in an FF game. *Shudders*

[XxVivixX]

Well, I guess this all just means more delays...Getting tired of waiting.

[King Hydro]

Originally Posted by XxVivixX

Well, I guess this all just means more delays...Getting tired of waiting.

But you'll still wait, right? I know i will. I waited for FFXII. I haven't completed it yet, and i'm a little underwhelmed because of the wait. But even so - it's still a good enough game.

And if they're altering the gameplay to something new, then I'm all for it. I remember when resident Evil 4 came out. The gameplay was revolutionary for the series. Never before has an RE been so free-flowing.
It only enhanced the experience, IMO.

[Garland]

And besides, its not like SE is leaving us in complete darkness for the next 2-3 years. The anniversary is Nigh! And squares beggining to dish out alot of Semi nice spin off appetisers for a while, to sate our thirst for chocobos and crystals. We got a load of ivalice alliance games, Some new ported remakes, Some more ffVII compendium games, and other nice spinoffs like dissidia hopefully!