I am liking what I am seeing of Type-0 and XV, really looking forward to getting and playing both games. I get the feeling that Tabata has the right mindset for the series, I am optimistic even if cautiously so.

Seeing some of the gameplay footage of Type-0, however, one thing worries me and it is the Call of Duty inspired chatter that goes on as you play the game. From a gameplay video I saw of IGN there is this moggle (who is rather ugly btw) that constantly pops up on the screen to speak and give directions in a very similar way to how Hope did in Lighting Returns. I really disliked that aspect of LR and found it exasperating. I've noticed something similar on some gameplay videos of XV. I just hope this is just something that happens in a specific moment of the game and not something you have to endure all the time as I feel it really ruins the experience.