Final Fantasy XV's Level of Photorealism Was Far Greater Than Expected, It Felt Unnatural at First

Final Fantasy XV's Luminous Engine enabled such great level of photorealism that the environments felt unnatural at first and needed tweaks.

[ccgr]

FF graphics are always ground breaking, can't wait to see this for myself!

[Mostafeto]

Every trailer and bit of gameplay we saw so far points out tjat this is going to be a ground breaking game.

[UltraNova]

Indeed. It goes to show that current gen consoles have some steam left in them when optimised well.

That said I can wait to get my hands on this FF game and its been a long long time since I've felt that way for an FF title.

[mark_parch]

im really looking forward to it but some areas in the demo's didn't look that impressive to me

[NotEvenMyFinalForm]

That's not true. The game's presentation on this last E3 was awful and a real hype killer. Both of the demos have been meh too because the truth is that he combat in this game is not very good.

[-Foxtrot]

Well...I mean we don't really know do we. The trailers shown at E3 were not the best.

Looks great, but so did FF13 at first and the only thing you can take away from that was it's amazing graphics.

[bouzebbal]

I hope you are right.
Haven't been excited for a FF since FF12 so i'm still a bit hesitant on this one but i will buy it day one because the first demo was actually good and the story seems interesting.

[trywizardo]

@NotEvenMyFinalForm
If you played the demo (platinum demo) and fought the final boss fight (the only one too xD) you'll know how good the gameplay is,simple yet hard to master and have some deep mechanics to it,its just the dude from E3 demo was high or wanted to pull some advanced move but couldn't
and from the demo too you'll know that exploring and searching for items will be hard but rewarding 1

[Pintheshadows]

I agree. I have said a lot of bad things about FF13 on this site, but visually, it looked incredible. The character models were excellent. This looks to be continuing on that path.

[Festano]

I want to see it on PC soon. That's where it will truly shine.

[Harkins1721]

You can wait 5 years.

[Alexious]

It'll be a lot less than five years. Square Enix liked all those Steam sales of recent FF releases

[phallusitator]

@ Alexious

You mean the recent steam releases of games that were out 10 years ago?

[Shubhendu_Singh]

I'm also waiting for it on PC.

Don't worry...I can wait plenty, but it will be worth it.

[Chinkyinc18]

If we had to wait a whole extra gen of consoles for this game, I can wait another year or two for this to come out on PC...

[shuvam09]

Sqenix have some of the most insane sales prediction for their titles...
So I can see it going to the PC pretty soon...

[TheCommentator]

If it's graphics that matter most to you I heard that SE is pretty excited about working on Scorpio. If it doesn't come to PC, then the best looking version of the game will be on Xbox.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Might depend how much Square supports that version in regards to scaling,but by default the PC version should be the best.

@Harkins- not based on what Square has been doing, I see FFXV on PC maybe a year after release. They've been doing more PC titles lately and I think it will do good for the JRPG community to have another install base for sales, look at I Am Setsuna. This is a good thing bud, and I'm getting FFXV day one on PS4. Trust me, its going to be less then 5 years and why even hope for that?

The more FFXV sells over all, the better Square is, the faster you get FFVII, FFXVI etc. Why want them to delay getting paid when it benefits you?

[Frisky]

Why are they nit bringing it to pc then? It'll be a whole lot better on pc in terms of graphics

[Movefasta1993]

There's a chance it will come to pc in the future.

[Harkins1721]

They want console gamers.

[SoulMikeY]

Because console gamers pay for things....

[Vegamyster]

http://www.dsogaming.com/ne...

[DragonKnight]

@Vegamyster: That article doesn't do anything to help your cause because it's about XB1 not consoles in general. It even says PS4 outperformed everyone. Try again.

[Vegamyster]

@DragonKnight

If PC gamers didn't pay for anything like OP says then the platform would look a lot like the Wii-U right now, barren. There is a simple reason why i posted that article and it had nothing to do with which platform sold the best but to show people do buy games, plus i don't see why you would lump all consoles together when they're separate platforms & companies. would you like to argue otherwise?

@Haru

Selling less games doesn't mean it's sells badly.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I'm pretty sure they are. Look at the recent PC releases they've done. I just don't think they want to cannibalize their consoles sales until after its come out and they can fund a proper port, look at what GTAV did.

The console versions will fund the PC version. Don't worry, I'm legit 100% calling this.

FFXV has been in development for well over 11 years, I don't see them leaving this on 2 platforms as it just makes zero sense considering this games wild development and Square's recent ventures in PC.

[Relientk77]

JRPG goodness awaits

[Fullmetalevolust]

My sis went all out got the collector's edition, I just want to play the game :)

[spicelicka]

Man this game looks like a true work of art! And I've never played a final fantasy game before, I will be getting this.

[Yukes]

Have to start somewhere, right? And then I'd recommend heading back down the line to FFX and FFVIII. Just my personal suggestion :)

[Bahamut]

@spicelicka

Just play FFVI - X. They're all amazing. Different people have different opinions as to which is best, but just play them all and decide for yourself.

I prefer VII, then VIII, then X, in that order. But that's just me.

[BlaqMagiq1]

Play the FFX HD on PS4. Arguably one of the best.

[Movefasta1993]

I think it is the best.Loved the characters,the music,the everything.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed. One of my favs! I'd play the PS3 version though, I heard the PS4 version had some issues, but I could be wrong, they might have fixed them .

[BlaqMagiq1]

Yes the PS4 version's issues have been fixed now so no worries.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Congrats, you picked a MEGA one to be your first!

I'd recommend FFX too, but I'd also recommend picking up FFXII remaster later if you like FFXV that is.

FFXII's world is very much like FFIX and FFXV's world.

(I actually mean Final Fantasy XII getting remastered.

I'll edit it. I never played XII)

[Elda]

You mentioning playing FF-XIII is taboo here..lol! I've heard of a BC of FF-XIII coming for XBO but I haven't heard of a XIII remaster unless you meant FF-XII remaster which comes out early next year.If there is a FF-XIII remaster coming out...when?..I love that game & will definitely play a remaster on my PS4.

[Bahamut]

A mega one? More like a "meh" one. This game looks okay, don't get me wrong, but mega? Compared to the other Final Fantasies? Haha. Get out.

[zep]

i bet i am setsuna will be better jrpg than this just like ninokuni last gen

[DragonKnight]

I am Setsuna really reminds me of Chrono Trigger so you're probably not wrong.

[Imalwaysright]

I recently played Ni No Kuni after buying it I believe 3 years ago and I regretted waiting so long to play it because it was so damn good. Bring on Ni No Kuni 2.

[_-EDMIX-_]

That is an underrated game, can't wait for 2!

[battletrax]

@Imalwaysright
I see how you got your name.

Anyway i agree. Ni No Kuni was amazing. The story, the animation, the gameplay. I felt sad when Oliver lost his mother, i genuinely cared about him and this world. One of my favorite games of all time.

Ni No Kuni 2 can't come soon enough.

[_-EDMIX-_]

I Am Setsuna is good, but its sorta bare, you c an't see your states. I love the game though, but I wouldn't exaggerate that much bud. Its fun and I really love it so far, but seriously can't say all that as the game already has a very limited structure. I'd like a bit more complexity like Bravely Default, but hopefully we get its sequel later on that is a bit more complex in structure.

[RPG1201]

10 years in development... and just around the corner. Really hope it hits a home run

Also looking forward to the movie Kingsglaive August 19! Looks like FFVIIAC

[oakshin]

Kingdom Hearts fantasy.......blah!!!!

[kma2k]

the ground in the picture really dosent looks so hot to me

[Twinblade]

The game looks amazing, but I don't know how I will ever get over the combat system.

[oakshin]

Exactly..... (boots up ff6)

[SoulMikeY]

By stepping into the 21st century... it's okay, it's like turn-based, but you have to think quicker. Instead of clicking (X), (X), (X), down, down, (X).... you get it. Now you use more buttons, and both sticks!

[Blasphemy]

This is funny because it didn't look this way when I played it on PS4.

[Godmars290]

Thought they were using UE4?

[Eiyuuou]

That's KH3.

FFXV uses the Luminous Engine.

[Zorkaz]

For a game of this physical size, graphics like this are just stunning. Really sounds like this is gonna be ground breaking stuff ...

[3-4-5]

* I kind of like how Final Fantasy & Dragon Quest no longer resemble each other at all.

I prefer Dragon Quest more, but I like that they are two completely different series now, where as in the early days they were more similar.

Can't wait to play this and DQ XI. Square is about to make a ton of money.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed. I'm fine with them looking different though as they should be.

I'm buying way more Square games this gen then last! They are going to make a killing this gen.

FFXV
FFVII remake
KH III
I Am Setsuna
World Of FF etc

[Elda]

KH-2.8.

[Elda]

That's because FF has always been developed by Square & Dragon Quest by Enix.In 2003 they merged into one company but they still have 2 different teams developing those games.

[Pongwater]

The demo I played was nowhere close to photorealism.

[_-EDMIX-_]

You also played a beta build....

[Pongwater]

Ah I was not aware of that, but I still think the game won't live up to the claim, rhyme intended.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Claim? The game is playable we've seen many trailers....

[Warpaint]

The hype is real for this one

[Elda]

Every console gen FF games have always looked fabulous! SE have always put their all in their production of FF games.

[mochachino]

Time for some port begging..

please release this on PC. It would be so pretty.

[microgenius]

No surprise here as FF has always been a graphical powerhouse in its respective platform(s)

[Sarick]

This looks sick for an RPG. I've never seen so much detail in an Final Fantasy RPG before. It's surreal like you can explore the entire world much like in reality when we can climb the walls and enter random buildings. Unlike the other games of the past It's hard to tell what can be explored in this environment. What's just eye candy and not a part of the play environment. I'm amazed. It's like GTA + RPG.

The only thing I noticed that looked bad was the pots of food on the street. You could tell they were basic shapes with textures on them. If that was food/seed the seeds wouldn't look like textures placed on top of a basic shapes. This is found at 1:05 in the video.

[feraldrgn]

Photorealism? It still looks like a game to me.

[Ck1x]

Besides the characters with weird hair styles the game just looks run of the mill! That scene in the head line looks like it could have been from Uncharted, Assassin's Creed or Far Cry. To many games without individuality this generation, whether that's in game play style or aesthetics.

[Grown Folks Talk]

Maybe the demo I played was mislabeled with the wrong name. Nothing photorealistic to be found.