Sony Press Conference - #E32013

[Aulayna]

I definitely don't have a problem with ARPGs. I just hope that we still have the "RPG" elements in it. However pretty it is, however fun it is to play, I want people to talk to, towns to explore, and sidequests to go on. And that, unfortunately, is what we have not yet seen in the trailers.

Both of these points have been touched on in interviews today - the world is apparently pretty epic and open world in scope and whilst the game is an action RPG they are trying hard to keep the FF feel:

Eyes on Final Fantasy - An Interview with Tetsuya Nomura about KH1.5/KH3/FFXV - #E32013
Eyes on Final Fantasy - The Future of Final Fantasy - Press Conference - #E32013

[Skyblade]

I definitely don't have a problem with ARPGs. I just hope that we still have the "RPG" elements in it. However pretty it is, however fun it is to play, I want people to talk to, towns to explore, and sidequests to go on. And that, unfortunately, is what we have not yet seen in the trailers.

Both of these points have been touched on in interviews today - the world is apparently pretty epic and open world in scope and whilst the game is an action RPG they are trying hard to keep the FF feel:

Eyes on Final Fantasy - An Interview with Tetsuya Nomura about KH1.5/KH3/FFXV - #E32013
Eyes on Final Fantasy - The Future of Final Fantasy - Press Conference - #E32013

Well, good.

And I do understand that "walking around town talking to people" isn't usually what one would put in a trailer. But I have to admit, had they had such a section in the FFXV trailer, I would have stood up an applauded.