{"id":169349,"date":"2021-01-16T15:56:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T15:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/final-fantasy-versus-13-may-impacting-final-fantasy-16\/"},"modified":"2021-01-16T15:56:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T15:56:46","slug":"how-final-fantasy-versus-13-may-be-impacting-final-fantasy-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/16\/how-final-fantasy-versus-13-may-be-impacting-final-fantasy-16\/","title":{"rendered":"How Final Fantasy Versus 13 May Be Impacting Final Fantasy 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Way back in 2006, Square Enix and then-head developer Tetsuya Nomura debuted\u00a0Final Fantasy Versus 13<\/em>. The game languished in “development hell” for several years before Nomura was moved on to direct\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3, <\/em>yet traces of Nomura’s ideas from\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> ultimately made their way into several other games in the\u00a0Final Fantasy\u00a0<\/em>franchise and\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em>. Almost fifteen years later, the intended spin-off title may still be impacting the development of the next mainline entry,\u00a0Final Fantasy 16<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After the role of director for\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> was moved from Nomura to Hajime Tabata, the game slowly, slowly evolved into what would become\u00a0Final Fantasy 15<\/em> which was released back in 2016. The main character Noctis was one element of the original\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> that made its way to\u00a0FF15<\/em> but many of Nomura’s narrative ideas and frameworks for\u00a0Versus<\/em>\u00a013<\/em> were scrapped or heavily adapted for\u00a0FF15,<\/em> but those ideas still had a profound impact on\u00a0<\/a>FF15<\/a>, Kingdom Hearts,\u00a0<\/em>and to a degree, even\u00a0FF7 Remake<\/em>. As a result, it seems more than likely that those ideas and concepts are still impacting the upcoming\u00a0Final Fantasy 16<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

RELATED: 5 Games To Play Before Final Fantasy 16<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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When\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> was originally announced, it was intended as a spin-off from\u00a0Final Fantasy 13,\u00a0<\/em>as the name implies, as part of Square Enix’s ambitious Fabula Nova Crystallis project. This project included new games like\u00a0FF13<\/em> and\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> as part of an expanded universe in a way similar to the ways that\u00a0Final Fantasy Tactics<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Final Fantasy 12<\/em>, and\u00a0Vagrant Story<\/em> are all contained within the Ivalice universe. Square Enix also kicked off the project with an impressive tech demo of its new source engine that would later be implemented to provide the visuals for\u00a0FF15\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0FF7 Remake<\/em> on the PS4.<\/p>\n

The first trailer for Versus 13<\/em> showed a much darker tone than the brightly colored\u00a0FF13,<\/em> and early gameplay showcases featured real-time action which was new to the\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> franchise.\u00a0While it’s now history that\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> ultimately metamorphized into\u00a0FF15<\/em>, many elements of the narrative planned by Nomura made their way into some of his other projects and Square Enix games at large like\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em> and\u00a0FF7 Remake.<\/em> Nomura was character developer on the original PS1\u00a0Final Fantasy 7<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0so it’s fairly natural that his ideas would be incorporated into the\u00a0Remake.<\/em><\/p>\n

In\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3,<\/em> the influence<\/a> of\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> was worn pretty much on the game’s sleeves. The at-first-seemingly meta reference to\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> took the form of a trailer for a video game that plays at the beginning of the\u00a0Toy Story<\/em> world. The toys hilariously confuse protagonist Sora for the main character of the game within a game, Yozora. While at first seeming not much more than a nod to Nomura’s past work at first,\u00a0<\/em>that isn’t quite so clear\u00a0by the end of the ReMind DLC for\u00a0KH3.<\/em><\/p>\n

During the ReMind DLC, there is an almost shot-for-shot reproduction of a trailer for\u00a0Versus 13<\/em><\/a>. Yozora’s resemblance to the original look of Noctis seems less and less coincidental. Many fans have interpreted the ambiguous secret ending video for\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em> as evidence that Nomura is seeking to bring in more elements of his canned\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> into the\u00a0Kingdom Hearts\u00a0<\/em>franchise. The video sees Sora and Riku transported to what seems like real-life Shibuya as Yozora overlooks from a balcony above.<\/p>\n

While it goes without saying that the next game in a franchise would be influenced by its predecessors, it seems likely\u00a0that\u00a0Final Fantasy 16<\/em> is influenced<\/a> by the success of specific games and the work of Nomura. Many elements of Nomura’s vision that made their way from\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> into\u00a0KH3, FF15,<\/em> and\u00a0FF7 Remake<\/em> seem to be finding their way into the next game.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Why Square Enix Should Adapt Final Fantasy To Anime<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Versus 13<\/em> and other works from the Fabula Nova Crystallis project like\u00a0FF13<\/em> had a big focus on the ideas of defying fate and altering otherwise inevitable outcomes. This was accomplished via time travel in the sequels to\u00a0FF13<\/em> and often involved “rifts” in reality being sealed or exploited. This popped up in a big way with the changes made to\u00a0FF7 Remake<\/em><\/a>: Cloud and the other members of Avalanche defeat the Whispers, ghastly specters dedicated to maintaining the original timeline. This was sometimes helpful to the group, case in point being the revival of Barrett at the hands of a Whisper. Ultimately, their defeat opens one of those rifts and the ending of\u00a0FF7 Remake<\/em> leaves the door open for massive changes to the story going forward.<\/p>\n

The shift to real-time action for\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> was also pioneered in\u00a0Versus 13<\/em>. The\u00a0Kingdom Hearts\u00a0<\/em>games also utilized a style similar, but this was a big shift for the mainline\u00a0Final Fantasy\u00a0<\/em>games. This gameplay was adapted into\u00a0FF15<\/em> and to a lesser degree\u00a0FF7 Remake<\/em> considering the action was more grounded and featured more strategic usage of abilities via menu in a more classic style.\u00a0Final Fantasy 16<\/em>‘s gameplay seems to be influenced very much by\u00a0FF15<\/em><\/a> as the reveal gameplay shows lead protagonist Clive teleporting around the battlefield in a way that feels very\u00a0Devil May Cry<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Both of these elements originally began by\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> seem to be impacting the development of\u00a0Final Fantasy 16<\/em> in a big way. While the real-time action is confirmed, fans are not yet aware of whether the game will feature some of the strategic elements present in\u00a0Remake.<\/em> However, the new trailer does hint at the themes of defying fate that were carried over from\u00a0Versus 13. <\/em>For example, crystals have long been a major narrative backbone to the\u00a0Final Fantasy\u00a0<\/em>series, whether that be the power of the materia from\u00a0FF7<\/em><\/a> or the warriors from\u00a0Final Fantasy 3<\/em>\u00a0being chosen by the sentient power of the Crystal of Light.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0FF16’s<\/em> debut trailer<\/a>, it is stated that the influence of the crystals will be challenged. This defying of a force that has controlled the fate’s of many\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> protagonists over the years is a big departure that seems to resonate with the ideas originally pioneered by Nomura in Versus 13.<\/em><\/p>\n

There is still much fans don’t know about the next\u00a0Final Fantasy\u00a0<\/em>game, but big announcements for the Final Fantasy franchise<\/a> are expected this year. The influence of\u00a0Versus 13<\/em> has crept its way into many Square Enix projects, and it seems likely that Nomura’s brainchild will still be impacting the future of the series with\u00a0Final Fantasy 16.<\/em> Of course, how much so remains to be seen, but it should perhaps be something fans keep an eye on whenever the game releases.<\/p>\n

Final Fantasy 16<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>is in development for PS5.<\/p>\n

MORE: The Fantasy Game Renaissance is Nearly Upon Us<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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