THE "XVth" Installment
Final Fantasy XV
Aside from all that good news for Kingdom Hearts III, another was announced. The fifteenth main installment (main series) of the eighth best-selling game of all time, Final Fantasy XV has been announced! It is coming to North America on Xbox One and PS4, most likely in early 2015.
This game is apparently played very similarily to the Kingdom Hearts series because they went from Turn-Based RPG (TBRPG) to Action RPG (ARPG). It takes place in the same universe as the Final Fantasy XIII saga. There are many new features in this game such as 3rd person shooting with one of the main characters, jumping into mechas, and much more. Square Enix has also implemented a brand new graphics engine...but honestly, check out the characters. They look REAL. It's so cool!
So...STORY! What we know so far about the plot of the game is that it follows the main character, Noctis Lucis Caelum, heir to the throne of the Lucis kingdom, which is the last (or one of) country with control over crystals. History within the game said that other countries used crystals once, but lost them due to constant fighting over control of them. Surprise, surprise. The kingdom of Niflheim, part of a treaty with the neighbouring countries, Solheim, Tenebrae and Accordo, was pretending to be at peace until they invaded and conquered three of the countries before moving in on Lucis.
A new release of info was added to several sites recently about more in-game plot. The new info told how there is a "legend in the country of Tenebrae." The legend states that the Goddess of Death, Etro, who greets the souls of the past and opens the doors to the afterlife for them. It's said that when the souls rise to the afterlife they do so in a streak of light, and that those who see them are given special powers. Aaaand that's all about Noctis' powers.
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