Square Enix's Japanese blog released their first weekly update about Final Fantasy XV with an interview with Environment Artist Hiromitsu Sasaki. They've also been sharing some information and amusing tweets before the official English translation gets added to the Final Fantasy XV forums.
Thanks to dualshockers we were able to get a summary of what was said in the interview before the Translation is released:
- The environment team is abbreviated “ENV.”
- At the moment the team is working on improving the visual quality, balancing light and shadows and other elements like the smoothness of the ground.
- The team is working on making the environment beautiful but also dark and scary, so that gamers won’t forget them.
- They’re also responsible for setting the rules in the dungeon, like walking height and the angle of slopes that can be overcome.
- In many games battles happen on a flat surface, but Final Fantasy XV‘s engine allows combat on sloped surfaces.
- The team debated whether pushing more aggressive rules to control the behavior of enemy characters. In the end they decided to give priority to gameplay comfort. This kind of discussion results in improved quality.
We'll have more information for you when the English translation hits but for now, that the new information we have! What are your thoughts?
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