Jump Festa 2014 Brings Trailer and News for Final Fantasy Type-0, XV, and Heavensward

Aside from the event having an awesome name, SquareEnix's Jump Festa debuted new trailers for Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Final Fantasy XV, and Final Fantasy XIV. Type-0 HD focuses on the more mature and sacrifice focused narrative, as well as giving a glimpse of the combat in action. The varied ways you can dispatch foes looks promising, but the closer look at combat does make it apparent that the game is a remaster, and because of that the graphics are a bit underwhelming. It won't take away from my enjoyment of the game, but it is apparent as the trailer goes on.

Experience the war for Orience from the perspective of the 14 members of Class Zero, who in these dark times, must cope with the politics and bloodshed surrounding them. FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD will support dual-language audio and is available on 3/17/15.

Next we have FFXV, and it continues to impress. The combat looks fluid, and the graphics are damn impressive. Oh, and Cid's a woman, which is awesome, though that outfit is just, wow. We couldn't at least give her pants? Those aren't even shorts, more like a bandanna with a belt. Attire issues aside, I'm excited to play the demo, and hopefully Cid's personality is more fleshed out than her wardrobe.

FINAL FANTASY XV is currently in development and will be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. FINAL FANTASY XV is not yet rated. FINAL FANTASY XV -EPISODE DUSCAE- playable demo available exclusively in Day One Edition of FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD while supplies last.

Rounding out the Final Fantasy related news is some new information on the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV expansion Heavensward. Here is a rundown of the new additions from the official press release:

• The introduction of a brand-new playable race, the Au Ra

• New Job: Astrologian (Healer role) Astrologians channel celestial magicks through their star globe in order to heal others and make use of a divining deck to support their fellow party members

• New Job: Machinist (DPS role) Machinists wield firearms to deal damage from afar and employ turret-like weaponry on the battlefield to create further mayhem

• The reveal of the next major raid challenge that awaits adventurers, the mechanical fortress Alexander

• An announcement that Nobuo Uematsu would be composing theHeavensward main theme

• Details regarding the Heavensward Collector’s Edition were also announced. The package will feature:

  • A dragon figurine

  • An art book

  • A disc featuring various videos and trailers

  • Digital in-game items exclusive to the Collector’s Edition: a griffin flying mount, a helmet designed after FFIV’s dark knight Cecil, and a wind-up Kain minion

Lots of great news for RPG and Square Fans, and if you're interested make sure to scroll down for some screens.