FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD - PAX Trailer Presents A World of Violence & Loss
I never realized how non-gory the Final Fantasy games are as a whole. Sure, the previous games deal with themes like death and loss, and they do it in spades, but every time I watch a new trailer for Type-0, I’m reminded of how tame those games in comparison. As long as the game uses those effects to aid the storytelling and not just make up for lack of a good script, this would be something I hope is carried over to future games.
Plus, I’m a sucker for this type of setup anyway, where a small group has to defeat the odds and innumerable enemies: The Magnificent Seven, Dirty Dozen, Seven Samurai, take your pick. And Type-0 has all those ingredients, so hopefully everything comes together in the final product.
Of course I would be remiss not to mention the other thing that comes with Type-0, and we have some additional info and screens on that as well. Square Enix revealed some new info on Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae, such as the implementation of English and Japanese voiceover work, as well as a small blurb on summoning, and Square Enix did confirm that you would be able to summon in the demo, but have kept mum on what you could summon. (It's out there, but I didn’t really want to spoil it for myself). You can see an excerpt from the press release below for more details on Duscae.
· A New Generation of FINAL FANTASY: The latest platform technology brings Duscae to life, rendering fast-paced action against breathtaking backdrops under a sky that changes in real time.
· Open World Exploration: Guide Noctis and his entourage over the plains, through the woods, into the dungeons and around the outposts of Duscae as players roam freely about the expansive region.
· Action-Packed Combat: FINAL FANTASY XV is the first FINAL FANTASY flagship title to give players direct control over combat in real-time, resulting in an exhilarating action RPG experience.
· Summoning: Uncover the astral power that will enable Noctis to call larger-than-life vengeance down from the heavens.
· Engaging Quests: Adventures great and small await in Duscae.
· English and Japanese Voice-Over: Enjoy English or Japanese audio with English, French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish text.
Backstory
When you've spent your entire life looking out at the serrated city skyline, it's easy to lose yourself in the sprawling Duscaen landscape. The prince and his retinue were halfway to Cauthess when their daydreams came to a sudden, screeching halt—the Regalia's last gasp before giving out to the unpaved backroads.
Now they were truly lost in the landscape: broken down by the side of the road with the Disc well out of walking distance. The Archaean, Titan, would have to wait. He'd been dormant for ages anyway. The first order of business was getting back on four wheels.
Enjoy the screens, and you can play Type-0 and Episode Duscae when it releases on March 17th.