DualShocker Interview - 3.5 pt 2 next week, supposedly

[Evergrey]

- Kugane will be as large as Ishgard, seamless, and the buildings will be "surprisingly" climbable

I can see it now: All the NIN and/or SAM RP a chase on the cities rooftops. This isn't Stormblood, this is Naruto! (or insert another Ninja series)

[Lambdafish]

This isn't Stormblood. This is Naruto! (or insert another Ninja series)

To be fair, in the japanese themed expansion, where the plot revolves around Ninja and Samurai, I'll allow people their ninja fantasies

[Ririta]

japanese themed expansion

Ala Mhigo is anything but.

Edit: this expansion will be 80% japanese self fanservice, won't it?

[Lambdafish]

Ala Mhigo is anything but.

Edit: this expansion will be 80% japanese self fanservice, won't it?

nah, about 50%. I should have expanded to say "japanese themed parts of the expansion", though Ala Mhigo has nothing to do with what is being talked about, as we are talking about the Doma/Kugane half of the expansion.

[Ririta]

nah, about 50%. I should have expanded to say "japanese themed parts of the expansion", though Ala Mhigo has nothing to do with what is being talked about, as we are talking about the Doma/Kugane half of the expansion.

That's how its supposed to be but Yoshida never talks about Ala Mhigo.

[Dualgunner]

That's how its supposed to be but Yoshida never talks about Ala Mhigo.

It's possible that it's harder to talk about Ala Mhigo without giving out spoilers.

[RaijinSupreme]

It's possible that it's harder to talk about Ala Mhigo without giving out spoilers.

This pretty much. Ala Mhigo, and while we're at it Gyr Abania, isn't all that big. Any kind of talk could potentially give important things away.

[Lambdafish]

That's how its supposed to be but Yoshida never talks about Ala Mhigo.

"DS: The expansion is supposed to revolve about the liberation of Doma and Ala Mhigo. We saw Kugane, and it’s gorgeous, but we actually did not see Ala Mhigo yet. Will we be able to visit the city as a location in the game?

NY: Yes, players will be able to enter the Ala Mhigo region. The reason why we weren’t able to reveal the landscapes of the Ala Mhigo area is that unfortunately we didn’t yet have the assets to show at the Las Vegas Fanfest at the required level of quality.

Also, there are some buildings that are prominent in the main scenario. They’re key locations, and it was very difficult to shoot around them to avoid them.

Before the release of Stormblood, we expect to create a field walkthrough trailer, as we did for the previous expansion, so you will be able to get a glimpse on how beautiful the landscape is."

Is this what you are looking for?

[Ririta]

Is this what you are looking for?

Talking about =/= showing footage

Will Ala Mhigo be seamless? Will Ala Mhigo have places to reach through platforming? Why doesn't Ala Mhigo have its own housing plots? Why never menton it together with whatevergane?

All signs leads me to believe that it will be just as neglected as the Raubahn plot in HW.

[Lambdafish]

Yoshida never talks about Ala Mhigo.

[Yoshida talks about it]

Talking about =/= showing footage

Before the release of Stormblood, we expect to create a field walkthrough trailer, as we did for the previous expansion, so you will be able to get a glimpse on how beautiful the landscape is.

Sorry... I'm not trying to take a jab at you, it's just that Yoshi has already given you the clarity that you wanted :P You haven't had the footage prior because A) assets weren't done, and B) spoiler reasons, as he said.