The development of “Final Fantasy 15” has been a long journey for Square Enix, but they’re getting closer and closer to the big moment. For now, the studio has decided to get their fans excited with a brand new video showing off the game’s beautiful, rich environments, and it seems to have worked quite well as a distraction from the delays. But still, many fans are wondering when the game is going to arrive to the market, and what it would bring to the table for the franchise.
The new trailer is called “World of Wonder Tour of Eos with Noctis”, and it’s been hot in the discussions of “Final Fantasy” fans. Some good narration from Noctis himself adds to the already great value of the video, and some fans claim that they’ve been replaying it over and over again ever since it came out. And for some, the video apparently raised more questions than it answered, as it seems to hint at some interesting developments coming up in the new game.
It looks like “Final Fantasy 15” will be a much more complex journey, full of secrets and things to explore. This is typical for the franchise, and fans would expect nothing less anyway, but there seem to be some hints in the new video that imply that the developers have put even more effort in this aspect of the game’s development this time. It’s definitely exciting to follow their progress and think about the kinds of mysteries those worlds could be hiding.
Soon enough, players will get a chance to try the game, at least partially, as Square Enix are reportedly preparing a live demo of the product during the upcoming PAX West. Of course, those who want to get their hands on the title should hurry up with their reservations, as the huge interest in the title means that spots are guaranteed to disappear very quickly. We don’t know if there will be any more demos in the coming weeks either – while there are some rumors in that direction, there is nothing official from Square Enix themselves.
Meanwhile, we’ve also been getting some more information about the current status of the game’s development, and the reasons behind its delay. It looks like Square Enix have hit some optimization issues at some point during their journey, and they’ve been working hard to address them. The upcoming demo will likely have a lot of content stripped out in order to circumvent that limitation, but we don’t know the exact state of the game’s stability behind the scenes.
There have been talks about a day-one patch that could fix the issues, allowing the developers to push the game out faster and avoid delaying it further. However, that would still make it a risky release, as the performance problems most certainly will get brought up in reviews and comments from fans. Even if there is an immediately available patch to address them, such a release would still leave a sour taste in many people’s mouths.
Because of this, many fans seem to be defending Square Enix and their decision to delay their development a bit more. Most are apparently in favor of getting the game in a properly polished state, even if it means getting it later, especially now after we’ve seen some recent grand fiascos with rushed releases in the industry. Square Enix are most definitely paying attention to the whole situation, and they have likely learned a thing or two about polished initial releases.