Rumor: FFXV Details have been leaked.

[Wolf Kanno]

Before anyone jumps to conclusions, this is definetly a rumor but it does give us some cool stuff to talk about concerning the next installment of the FF franchise.

Here's the Link: Rumor: Final Fantasy XV to be Open World

Here's some of the interesting details that were apparently "leaked":

• The game has been in development for over four years now and entered full production around the time of FFXIII's Japanese release.
• It's being directed by Hiroyuki Ito, who also directed FFVI, FFIX, and FFXII
• It's co-director led a small part of the team to help make Tactics Ogre remake on the PSP. This co-director is currently working as the UI designer of FFXIV 2.0 while helping with FFXV
• The game design and battle system will be a major evolution of FFXII's system.
• The game will be open world and have sprawling, crowd filled cities on par with the Assassin's Creed games
• The new battle system will allow the player to target different parts of the body like Vagrant Story
• Yoichi Wada wants the game to have a world scale and volume of content that will surpass Elder's Scrolls Skyrim. He also wants the games reception and sales to surpass FFVII
• It will be a multi-platform release on all major current consoles Platforms.

This all just rumor and speculation, but I have to say that I would buy this game. Everything sounds good about it and I feel that XII's battle system and gameplay really had a lot of elbow room to evolve into something really awesome. Ito is also my favorite designer still working as SE and I honestly couldn't take another Motomu Toriyama title. Still, it's all rumors, but let's hope we get some details about FFXV at TGS this year.

[Hollycat]

My fingers are crossed tighter than the legs of a 12 year old who plays d&d

[Del Murder]

Um, it's not April is it? This sounds too good to be true.

[Trumpet Thief]

If true, that is very, very awesome.

[Del Murder]

• It's being directed by Hiroyuki Ito, who also directed FFVI, FFIX, and FFXII
• The game design and battle system will be a major evolution of FFXII's system.
• The new battle system will allow the player to target different parts of the body like Vagrant Story

These are what stand out to me. Don't really care if it's open world or about Wada's typical boasting. Ito obviously has a good resume. Borrowing anything from Vagrant Story is a good idea. And FFXII's battle system definitely had promise. Though technically it does have an evolution called Xenoblade Chronicles.

[VeloZer0]

He also wants the games reception and sales to surpass FFVII

That's nice to know.

Using the axiom that this is accurate there isn't much here that excites me. I found FF12's battle system to be very shallow with a band-aid of allowing the game to play itself so they player doesn't get bored. I'm also not a fan of the open world concept. It is impossible to create a game that seems truly epic without using some sort of scale. Everything is just so small and close together. The world just doesn't seem so big when I can run across it in half an hour of 'real time'.

[Mirage]

The main character will be a young mage girl who has been lead to follow an evil sect without being aware of what they are really up to, and the setting will be in a futuristic world where a large portion of the population is discriminated against and living in slums outside of fantastic cities.

wink wink

[Wolf Kanno]

He also wants the games reception and sales to surpass FFVII

That's nice to know.

Using the axiom that this is accurate there isn't much here that excites me. I found FF12's battle system to be very shallow with a band-aid of allowing the game to play itself so they player doesn't get bored. I'm also not a fan of the open world concept. It is impossible to create a game that seems truly epic without using some sort of scale. Everything is just so small and close together. The world just doesn't seem so big when I can run across it in half an hour of 'real time'.

Well it's your loss, especially since this is pretty much the direction most RPGs are going.

Beyond that, I really liked FFXII, though if there is anything I want them to fix overall, and this was something I felt more strongly playing through Xenoblade Chronicles as well, it's that I hope they try to faze out the more obvious MMO elements. I like having extra content but if the bulk of it is going to be arbitrary collect "x amount of item b" or "kill y amount of monster a", then I would say no thank you. That tit can slide in an MMO cause a) you hve to do something while your in the game leveling, and b) you have the whole social aspect to relieve boredem, which is very much lacking in an offline title. Xenoblade Chronicles, as much as I love the game, really pushed my patience with some of it's more tedious missions, and I grind levels/gil/rare drops for fun... In XII's case, I would prefer a smaller and more meaningful amount of Mark Hunts, and I want the Bazaar system overhauled. Also no randomized respawning chests, that was just a bad idea. That is if any of these baseless rumors are true.

Still, I would be really excited if Ito turned out to be helming the project, he's worked on almost everyone of my fave FF titles and it would keep the "third entry is the best" pattern.

[Jinx]

I'm really disappointed that they're using FFXII's battle system. The changes/additions would have to be really major for me to want to play that game.

To me, this description just sounds like they're trying to take the model of FFXII and make it into the good game it could've been, instead of the crap game it was.

[Rostum]

If true that sounds pretty awesome, can't wait.

Too bad FFXII wasn't a crap game.

[Del Murder]

I had a dream last night that a commercial came out for FFXV and it's release date was July 6, 2013. Just letting you guys know.

[Jinx]

I had a dream last night that a commercial came out for FFXV and it's release date was July 6, 2013. Just letting you guys know.

greenseer

[Slothy]

Still, I would be really excited if Ito turned out to be helming the project, he's worked on almost everyone of my fave FF titles and it would keep the "third entry is the best" pattern.

If we factor in his work outside of directing, I'd say Ito has definitely been involved in all of my favourite FF titles. Even if the only truth to that rumour was he was directing it I'd buy it sight unseen. He might be the only person with Suare that could make me say that too.

To me, this description just sounds like they're trying to take the model of FFXII and make it into the good game it could've been, instead of the crap game it was.

You make it very hard for me to like you sometimes.

[Quindiana Jones]

I'm desperately trying to withhold happiness and excitement right now. If the three things Del highlighted are true, then I will buy this game.

[Pike]

I'm okay with most anything that is Elder Scrolls and/or Assassin's Creed-esque. I love big open places to explore.