Good news Final Fantasy fans! Square Enix has revealed a new trailer of Final Fantasy XV in this years Tokyo Game Show event in Japan.
Air Herald has reported before that Square Enix will not showcase FFXV and Kingdom Hearts 3 as several Square Enix games that are said to be shown in Tokyo Game Show include Bravely Second, Dragon Quest X Online, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and others.
But, it turns out that Square Enix surprised Final Fantasy fans and gamers alike by showing off a new trailer of the game.
The new trailer features Noctis and his friends Prompto, Gladiolus, and Ignis taking a road trip out their Kingdom as the video cuts-off thru a series of gameplay battles with monsters and soldiers. It looks like Noctis' crew are looking for Stella Nox Flouret, the main female character and possibly an antagonist of FFXV. The video also shows several new gameplay details and exploration.
The new FFXV trailer surely renewed the interest of gaming fans alike, but all good things came with a price as Tetsuya Nomura will no longer direct the game.
According to reports from Gematsu, Tetsuya Nomura has step down as FFXV director in order to focus on Kingdom Hearts 3, and the website revealed that Hajime Tabata of Final Fantasy Type-0 will replace him as director.
Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda made a statement regarding Nomura leaving the game.
"In reviewing our development structure, we have decided to assign Hajime Tabata as the new director for Final Fantasy XV. Currently, Tabata and the entire development team are working, whole-heartedly, towards completing the production of Final Fantasy XV and ensuring the delivery of the highest quality Final Fantasy title to date. We invite every one of our fans to view the fruits of our labor through Final Fantasy XV's demo, and promise to present a game that further surpasses expectations when the finished product is released.
As the director of Final Fantasy XV, Tetsuya Nomura has mainly worked on the original concept for the story and universe in addition to creating the characters. Hereafter, he will be focusing his efforts on the production of titles that can only be made possible by Nomura, himself, and delivering products that exceed the quality of past titles, starting with another one of his representative projects, Kingdom Hearts III. Square Enix will continue to work on these titles with the best staff formation in an effort to deliver them to everyone as soon as possible and appreciates your continued support."
It was reported before that lead programmer Kentaro Yasui has left the project, and other information suggested that he had left Square Enix altogether to work on a different game.
Cyberland reported that the release date for FFXV is allegedly set on May 2015 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.
