New updates for Square Enix's new Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy XV have been revealed.
A new extended gameplay demo for FFXV has been streamed online and director Hajime Tabata revealed further details and mechanics of the game.
According to reports for VG24/7, Tabata explained the new battle system and the now infamous “one button” revelation. He explained that it’s not as simple as continuously pressing a button.
“When you continue to hold down the guard button, you can basically auto-guard and evade, but it consumes MP,” he said. “You can’t infinitely evade. You have to think about timing, when it’s a good idea to attack or evade.
“Also, you aren’t invincible. There are attacks you can’t avoid. In those cases, there are also essential technical evasion methods.
“When you push the attack button, you invoke the standard combo. You can change the actions by using it in coordination with the directional buttons. The actions change depending on your circumstances—things like whether you’re guarding and whether the timing is right, or if your companions are nearby.”
Gamer Syndrome further reports that Noctis will indeed be the only playable character as the whole system has been built around his peculiar abilities and his interactions with other party members.
Meanwhile, the PC version of FFXV is rumored to be cancelled.
According to reports from Attack of the Fanboy, freelance writer Daniel Sims claimed that Square Enix will not have a PC version of Final Fantasy XV as he tweeted about it in his Twitter account.
@ForgetAmnesia Square Enix has started the same trend. FFXV and KHIII are all being developed “on DirectX 11,” but no PC versions so far.
— Daniel Sims (@RedSwirl) July 1, 2014
The Bit Bag reported before that Square Enix President, Yosuke Matsuda, stated that while the Final Fantasy XV will not be showcased at E3 2014, he confirmed that they are working on the PC version of the game right now. He allegedly revealed that the games were made with Direct X 11 tools and they've already confirmed that Final Fantasy XV will be released on PC.
"We haven't decided when, but we're currently preparing new information that may meet everyone's expectations. Please wait for a little while longer."
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