Raistlin
09-01-2012, 07:13 PM
It’s the weekend of the Penny Arcade Expo, and that means a lot of stuff is happening in the video game world. Earlier today, Square-Enix released a new trailer of gameplay footage for Final Fantasy XIV that shows off a new ability: Limit Breaks!
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Did you see the mage at the end summoning the massive rock to drop on the dragon? How incredibly badass was that?
Limit Breaks are just one of the many planned new abilities and features for A Realm Reborn. This is not just an individual ability, but an entirely new feature that emphasizes group dynamics. A party can build up a shared group limit break by their collective actions, and utilize them for devastating results.
This video was first shown live at the 25th Anniversary event last night, where an SE rep held a brief content presentation on changes to FFXIV. This was supposed to be streamed, but I can only find this recording (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIOq-2T5V5A&feature=youtu.be) of it. It’s fairly long, so I’ll break down some highlights of the changes discussed (minus the Limit Break info discussed above):
• Reworking combat to make it faster and more dynamic, with more skills available.
• Creating combos for ranged fighters to build on during battle.
• An updated quest system with lots of new quests that tie into the overall story of the world of Eorzea.
• Level syncing: the ability to drop one’s level in order to party with lower-leveled friends, all while not hurting one’s own experience.
• Chocobo combat system! You will be able to have chocobos fight for you.
• Pulling in items, monsters, and other elements from all FF games (and referencing FFVI’s Magitek armor!) to make this the “most epic Final Fantasy you’ll ever play.”
You can also find new FFXIV artwork and screenshots on Square-Enix’s blog (http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/new-final-fantasy-xiv-realm-reborn-gameplay-trailer).
If nothing else, the sheer breadth of the planned changes to FFXIV: A Realm Reborn is impressive. And I don’t know about you, but the group Limit Break system and chocobo fighting sounds pretty cool.
So, are you starting to buy into the hype? Does FFXIV really have a chance to be the “most epic Final Fantasy you’ll ever play”?
bxJt3UOBhU8
Did you see the mage at the end summoning the massive rock to drop on the dragon? How incredibly badass was that?
Limit Breaks are just one of the many planned new abilities and features for A Realm Reborn. This is not just an individual ability, but an entirely new feature that emphasizes group dynamics. A party can build up a shared group limit break by their collective actions, and utilize them for devastating results.
This video was first shown live at the 25th Anniversary event last night, where an SE rep held a brief content presentation on changes to FFXIV. This was supposed to be streamed, but I can only find this recording (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIOq-2T5V5A&feature=youtu.be) of it. It’s fairly long, so I’ll break down some highlights of the changes discussed (minus the Limit Break info discussed above):
• Reworking combat to make it faster and more dynamic, with more skills available.
• Creating combos for ranged fighters to build on during battle.
• An updated quest system with lots of new quests that tie into the overall story of the world of Eorzea.
• Level syncing: the ability to drop one’s level in order to party with lower-leveled friends, all while not hurting one’s own experience.
• Chocobo combat system! You will be able to have chocobos fight for you.
• Pulling in items, monsters, and other elements from all FF games (and referencing FFVI’s Magitek armor!) to make this the “most epic Final Fantasy you’ll ever play.”
You can also find new FFXIV artwork and screenshots on Square-Enix’s blog (http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/new-final-fantasy-xiv-realm-reborn-gameplay-trailer).
If nothing else, the sheer breadth of the planned changes to FFXIV: A Realm Reborn is impressive. And I don’t know about you, but the group Limit Break system and chocobo fighting sounds pretty cool.
So, are you starting to buy into the hype? Does FFXIV really have a chance to be the “most epic Final Fantasy you’ll ever play”?