FFXV has an enormous map!

I can't wait to explore this map.

Is this a new world/universe or are they rehashing a previous world?

It's new, but it's connected to the Fabula Nova Crystallis mythos.

The FNC is basically just a loosely connected group of terminologies for various supernatural forces at this point. There is no direct connection between FF13, Type 0, or FF15.

But there's like Etro and l'Cie. Although I don't think the l'Cie are called l'Cie in XV.

as i said, lcie is just a shared terminology for someone with god-infused powers who do their work. A holy warrior if you will.

If it truly is a great sized map with the ability to have free roam at parts I am excited. It's what has been missing since IX really.

Originally Posted by SapientiaXIII

I wonder how much of that is purely mountain terrain that's not traversable, though. Based on Duscae though, I'm worried most of the map will just be plain and drab, but not exactly filled with anything to do. Trudging across Duscae was already a chore on foot, so I can't even imagine what exploring a giant map like this might entail, god.

Anyone else worried about the game's performance, though? Duscae's framerate was pretty hit-or-miss, and that was just one area compared to all of this.
I hope the devs aren't making the map enormous just 'cause they *can*.

Map size doesn't directly affect performance. Draw distance does, however, but that can be an issue no matter how small the map is.

There's plenty of games that would still make this look like a molecule!

I have a feeling a lot of it will not be explorable, or it'll be a lot of empty space/mountains. If not, then we all win but if it is, oh well. Exploration has never been the main selling point of this game and I'd hate for that to be why it's taking so long to finish.

what is the main selling point of this game?

except "it's the next main FF game"

Originally Posted by Mirage

what is the main selling point of this game?

except "it's the next main FF game"

The first real-time combat Final Fantasy (LR most certainly doesn't count since it's ATB in disguise)? An intricate story? A Final Fantasy that is seemingly very realistic?

The only thing about the game that I am looking forward to that is coined to it being the next main FF game is the music. That's literally it.

What is your main reason for not being interested in it? Except "no playable female characters".

Originally Posted by Noctis Caelum

Originally Posted by Mirage

what is the main selling point of this game?

except "it's the next main FF game"

The first real-time combat Final Fantasy (LR most certainly doesn't count since it's ATB in disguise)? An intricate story? A Final Fantasy that is seemingly very realistic?

The only thing about the game that I am looking forward to that is coined to it being the next main FF game is the music. That's literally it.

What is your main reason for not being interested in it? Except "no playable female characters".

When did Mirage say he isn't interested?

Originally Posted by Noctis Caelum

Originally Posted by Mirage

what is the main selling point of this game?

except "it's the next main FF game"

The first real-time combat Final Fantasy (LR most certainly doesn't count since it's ATB in disguise)? An intricate story? A Final Fantasy that is seemingly very realistic?

The only thing about the game that I am looking forward to that is coined to it being the next main FF game is the music. That's literally it.

What is your main reason for not being interested in it? Except "no playable female characters".

Is it a selling point that it is the first to use a real time combat system? I haven't seen SE touting that very often. "Fantasy based on reality" i have seen them say, however. We don't know much about how complex the story is yet. From what we've seen, it could be about as complex as most other games in the series.


If I wasn't interested in the game, I wouldn't spend time reading forum threads about it. Cool assumption, though.

Reread this thread by replacing the word 'map' with a part of the male anatomy and it is quite amusing.

That reminds me of that thread about Sabin's package.

The title was so long that the dots appeared in just the right places on the display. So it looked like "I bet Sabin had a HUGE..." and everyone thought that they can't really mean penis, but the thread was just about that actually, and the missing word was package.

So yeah, fun times.

So how does it compare to Xenoblade X?

Originally Posted by Del Murder

Reread this thread by replacing the word 'map' with a part of the male anatomy and it is quite amusing.

As I'm sure your mother often told you, it's not size that counts it's what you do with it.

Originally Posted by Mirage

what is the main selling point of this game?

except "it's the next main FF game"

I can't speak for everyone, but from the original trailers and what they were drilling into our heads in the early ATR's (before people started whining about airships) is the fact that this one seems the most "real" in terms of the cities, the politics, the plot, etc. And I guess "real"-time combat fits in there too.

Exploring 2,000 square km of texture swaps full of monsters and collecting smurfing herbs all day would be like, 4th selling point at best. At best.

Originally Posted by Randy

So how does it compare to Xenoblade X?

Hard to say. All we know is Xenoblade X is suppose to be a lot bigger then the original Xenoblade, allegedly five times the size.

Skyrim was a little bit bigger then Xenoblade, so if it's true Xenoblade X will be about 4-5 times the size of Skyrim.

Not sure how that compares to XV, but there you go.

Whilst there are factors outside of sheer map size to consider, I'm still hopeful that with the time put into the game plus what we've seen so far, they'll be able to create a really expansive, detailed world to explore.