Tabata provides an "Updated Roadmap" For Final Fantasy XV

[Aulayna]

Yeah the focus got shfited once Tabata took over and he started saying they want XV to be a self-contained experience. Plus tbh Tabata was a lot better at maintaining a dialogue with fans so stuff Nomura said in the past got downplayed fairly swiftly given Nomura's tendency toward radio-silence in contrast to Tabata's regular Active Time Reports etc.

[Fynn]

Also, while stuff like Kingsglaive and Brotherhood are integral to the story, other stuff like Justice Monsters Five and A King's Tale are just fun little gaiden games

[Formalhaut]

Honestly, I think it's a good thing that they're listening to critical and fan reception and wanting to improve the game. The short to mid-term goals seem implementable in a free DLC/patch type arrangement. I feel as if there would be outraged if they wanted people to pay for fixing their game, so I doubt they would. The fixes makes sense. It is annoying that they're fixing the game now that people have already completed the game or in progress with it. Do you continue? Or wait until the update? It is irritating. On the other, I'd rather they improve it, so it worth the annoyance.

[Sephiroth]

Such good news. Maybe the story parts will be available from the start menu? Kinda like in The Last of Us Left Behind.

Yeah the focus got shfited once Tabata took over and he started saying they want XV to be a self-contained experience. Plus tbh Tabata was a lot better at maintaining a dialogue with fans so stuff Nomura said in the past got downplayed fairly swiftly given Nomura's tendency toward radio-silence in contrast to Tabata's regular Active Time Reports etc.

To be fair to Nomura-san I am absolutely sure we just got the Time Reports "to finally get something after a long time and because they could just no longer be silent about it". I don't think Tabata-san would have actually gone through all that effort if FFXV would not have been such a special case.

That being said, I hope we get Time Reports for other Final Fantasys in the future.

Also, New Game+ My Pitioss Ruins reward has suddenly become the best thing ever.:O

[Aulayna]

To be fair to Nomura-san I am absolutely sure we just got the Time Reports "to finally get something after a long time and because they could just no longer be silent about it". I don't think Tabata-san would have actually gone through all that effort if FFXV would not have been such a special case.

I'm almost certain the Active Time Reports came about as a result of how successful the Letter from the Producer Live series has been for FFXIV.

[Wolf Kanno]

Yeah, Nomura has already gone back to his coy/tight lipped, "let me make an announcement about nothing" spiel he's sort of known for. Course he's a designer, not a spokesperson, but he could be more forthcoming about info.

I'm not bothered by the future story enhancement plans, of anything they may seriously help because overall, I feel XV has a pretty good story that just simply under-performs for various reasons and a few tweaks would do nothing but improve it. I am a bit annoyed with the Character Episodes since we've known about them before the game's release and I can honestly say they should have just been in the main game to begin with, and if the three episodes deal with the three events I'm thinking of, they alone will fix some minor and major gripes I do have with the story.

Being able to have a few more missions with some of the Guest characters would be great, as well as maybe having some playable sections of other side characters could be fun to if done right.

[Mirage]

too bad he's in charge of the wrong sort of design