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TYPE-0 TO HERO
The PS4 remake of Final
Fantasy Type-0 is more than
just a way to grab the FFXV
demo. Many consider 2011’s
Japan-only PSP hit to be one
of the best FFs in years.
ORIES EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT
info patches
update your brain
The demo’s set in FFXV’s ‘Duscae’
region and has 3-4 hours of gameplay.
we’ve ever seen – in an extended
TGS demo we watch Tabata spin
the camera around characters so
gorgeous it’s hard to believe they’re
in-engine models and not simply
parts of a pre-rendered cutscene.
Individual raindrops falling in
the scene soak our future friends,
wetting their hair and dampening
their clothes before pooling in
puddles that evaporate when the
sun comes out. And is that… Is that
a tiny frog we see emerge in the
rain to splash about on the sodden
ground? Yes, yes it is. Ribbit.
HUNGRY AND HOME-LESS
The awkward digital dancing news just
keeps on getting worse. Following on from
last month’s announcement of PS Home’s
impending Japanese closure in this very slot,
Sony has confirmed the service will be shut
down globally next March. From 12 November,
no new content will be posted on Home.
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Here at OPM we’re big fans
of classic Fant’ combat. Give us
turn-based scrapping any day and
we’ll be happy. Final Fantasy XV
doesn’t do that. Actually, it makes
it more action-y than ever with you
seamlessly drifting in and out of
scraps whenever you want. You’ll
have full, real-time control of Noctis’
every move, rather than queueing
up attacks Lightning-style.
So why aren’t our alarms blaring?
Because this system transforms
combat into sequences that could
have been taken directly out of a
Kingdom Hearts. It may not be true
to the pre-XII Final Fantasy titles, but
if the series must continue to evolve
in the combat space, making it more
like Kingdom Hearts is no bad thing.
Mercifully, it looks every part the
new-gen proposition, too. There’s no
PS3 hangover in sight for what’s one
of the most visually arresting games
ONE FOR THE ROAD
The thought of crossing the world
via a motor with an all-male party,
hopping out and adventuring
whenever we choose, is so far
removed from what we’re used
to from the series that we’re sure
it’s not for every FF fan out there.
Do we pine for a return to the old
formula or, dare we say it, the longrumoured
VII remake? Of course.
But after more failed starts than
the average RAC worker fixes in
a morning, FFXV’s final stretch is
something to be celebrated. Doubly
so because it looks ruddy brilliant.
We’ll have much more on Final Fantasy
Type-0 HD in OPM 104 out 21 November.
Though you can grab the voucher on
20 March, the demo date itself is TBC.
PUT YOUR FOOT IN IT
Throw those Converse in the bin – we’ve just
found you the must-have footwear of 2014.
A designer called John Barry has made ten
pairs of limited edition ‘PS4 Air Jordans’.
Aside from rocking your favourite console’s
logo, the trainers come with a sodding HDMI
port in the heels. To you, ‘guv? A mere $950.
WATCH (DOGS) THIS SPACE
You may still have the sting of 7/10 in your
nostrils from Pearce’s first peeping quest,
but Ubisoft already has plans for Watch Dogs
2. Speaking to Digital Spy, creative director
Jonathan Morin admits he wants Aiden’s
Profiler expanded to help tell more emergent
tales that could, “push the industry forward.”