Final Fantasy Versus XIII
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| Developer(s) | Square Enix Business Division 2 |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Director(s) | Hajime Tabata |
| Producer(s) | Shinji Hashimoto |
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| Composer(s) | Yoko Shimomura |
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| Engine | Luminous Studio |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Metacritic | PS4: 81/100 XONE: 83/100 |
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| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 9/10 |
| EGM | 7.5/10 |
| Famitsu | 38/40 |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10 |
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| GameSpot | 8/10 |
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| IGN | 8.2/10 |
| Polygon | 9/10 |
| Digital Spy | |
| Hardcore Gamer | 3.5/5 |
| PlayStation LifeStyle | 8.5/10 |
| Time | 4.5/5 |
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Final Fantasy XV is an open world action role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One home consoles. The game is the fifteenth main installment in the Final Fantasy series, and was released worldwide on November 29, 2016. The game features an open-world environment and action-based battle system similar to the Kingdom Hearts series, incorporating the ability to switch weapons and other elements such as vehicle travel and camping.
Final Fantasy XV takes place on the fictional world of Eos. All the world's countries, bar the kingdom of Lucis, are under the dominion of the empire of Niflheim. Noctis Lucis Caelum, heir to the Lucian throne, goes on a quest to retake his homeland and its magical Crystal after it is seized by Niflheim on the eve of peace negotiations between the two nations. However, he soon discovers that the Crystal is at the heart of a much greater threat to Eos, and that his role as the future king is key to averting an apocalyptic event from taking place. The game shares a thematic connection with Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy, a subseries of games linked by a common mythos which includes Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Type-0.
Development of Final Fantasy XV began in 2006, when it was a PlayStation 3-exclusive spin-off titled Final Fantasy Versus XIII, which lasted approximately ten years. Tetsuya Nomura served as the original director and character designer, creating the characters and original concept. In 2012, it was officially rebranded as the next mainline title in the series and shifted development to eighth generation platforms, with Nomura being replaced as director by Hajime Tabata. To expand the story without developing additional video games, a multimedia project called the "Final Fantasy XV Universe" was created: its products included an anime series, a feature film, and virtual reality-based downloadable content.
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