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Final Fantasy XV to have the worst villain and iconic enemies

By Zoe Hawkins
Posted on August 6, 2015
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FFXV father son

Final Fantasy XV may have an internal release date set, but we still aren’t too sure when it’s coming. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t any new news about the game. During an Active Time Report shown at Gamescom, a whole bunch of details were revealed, making me even happier about the latest iteration in the franchise. Well, mostly.

First up, a fight against a Malboro is about as iconic as any Final Fantasy enemy. That damn poisoning breath has been killing me for years, and I’m happy to see it return.

But there was a whole lot more information revealed, which Gematsu transcribed making for much easier quoting here. First up, it’s great to know that they are still planning to release the playable city demo. So many demos coming for the game, which is great for fans so that we can all get our hands on it. Of course, it also means that the game might be even further away from release than we thought if they’re holding us over with so many updated demos. But it’s this Q&A exchange that makes me rather giddy, and skeptical because cognitive dissonance seems to be my permanent state:

Q: Previous Final Fantasy games had some charismatic villains like Sephiroth. Can we expect a new bad guy for Final Fantasy XV?
A: We’ve got a really good villain for Final Fantasy XV. There will be a time soon where we’ll release information about this character. He’s going to top all of the previous villains.

A better villain than Sephiroth or Lightning’s ego? Impossible! Those are some ridiculously big shoes and swords to fill, but I am excited to see how they do it. Besides, I’m really loving everything I’m seeing in the game thus far – the story looks deep and seems to be tackling some really intriguing themes. And yes, that is on purpose.

The core elements of Versus XIII‘s story are still present in Final Fantasy XV—all of the things that we thought were important for tragedy and calamity—but has been expanded with other elements like the focus on friendship, the bond between father and son, etc.

But there is something that I’m not too pleased about, and that’s the conversation about airships. Airships are as iconic for Final Fantasy as Malboros, Chocobos and Moogles. But, their appearance might come as something akin to horse armor.

We’re currently looking into the technology to see if that’s possible. If the height that the airship can fly is limited, then it would technically be possible. There is a good chance it will be in the game and at least fly at bird’s height. If it’s not in the base game, I want to have it released after the game launches as downloadable content.

DLC Airships? Go home, Tabata-san, you’re drunk.

Last Updated: August 6, 2015

58 Comments

  1. Umar

    August 6, 2015 at 09:34

    Lol yeah, he’s said that before to save face when he was asked about airships. Meh, whatever, hope they don’t any dumb sh*t like that. I’m loving everything about this game so far. In love with that trailer of yesterdsay, especially the music by the amazing Yoko Shimomura. That said their presence at GC was beyond weak and I’m extremely disappointed especially since they’ve been hyping up GC for a while..

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    • Hammersteyn

      August 6, 2015 at 09:48

      It’s all about pacing. In FF7 you unlock the airship at just the right time to go exploring and to level up your characters to ludicrous levels. I still remember going through all the hoops to unlock the Knights of the Round summon. Hopefully they include it in the remake. (dat music doe)

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      • RinceThis

        August 6, 2015 at 09:55

        So much win! FF7 was the first game I clocked 100% The second was the FF8 🙂

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  2. Admiral Chief on the mend

    August 6, 2015 at 09:35

    Hello

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    • Ottokie

      August 6, 2015 at 09:35

      Welcome back Admiral!

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      • Admiral Chief on the mend

        August 6, 2015 at 09:38

        Not back, just popping in for a quick visit

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        • RinceThis

          August 6, 2015 at 09:47

          Hey man 🙂 You better get that arm fixed asap, or you won’t be able to lift it with your prize attached 😉

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          • Admiral Chief on the mend

            August 6, 2015 at 09:57

            Heh, I’ll see what potion I can concoct to heal faster

          • Hammersteyn

            August 6, 2015 at 10:02

            I recommend booze and steak.

          • Brady miaau

            August 6, 2015 at 10:49

            Or, just, you know, rest and take anti inflammabilities.

            Good luck, good recover AND I hope your family is all ok

        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

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        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

          Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

          Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

          Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

          Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

          Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

          Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

          Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

          Reply

        • Dutch Matrix

          August 6, 2015 at 10:28

          read that as pooping in for a quick visit. Sounds about right for this place.

          Reply

    • Hammersteyn

      August 6, 2015 at 09:43

      http://media.giphy.com/media/FVFYIS5vedegg/giphy.gif

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      • Admiral Chief on the mend

        August 6, 2015 at 09:57

        xD

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  3. Alien Emperor Trevor

    August 6, 2015 at 09:39

    I heard that if you wait long enough the Malboro dies of lung cancer.

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  4. Ottokie

    August 6, 2015 at 09:40

    The Malboro looks great in that vid.

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  5. Hammersteyn

    August 6, 2015 at 09:43

    Malboro or as I like to call it, Matty’s final form

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  6. RinceThis

    August 6, 2015 at 09:45

    EISH!

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  7. RinceThis

    August 6, 2015 at 09:46

    Love the music so much. Trailer did less than nothing for me but damn I want this game to be good.

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  8. Thinus Swart

    August 6, 2015 at 09:47

    Who is that character in the header image?!? Damn, he looks like a younger, bearded Bill Nighy! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4df34ae262acc51d572e5ec641da45c993278322af6cf70d7c2b41349b8a666a.jpg

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  9. RinceThis

    August 6, 2015 at 09:48

    I am pretty sure no one wonders where the name for the foul breathing monster comes from… Japanese cannot spellz…

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