Why is FF16 just reusing assets from FF14?

[Quintessa]

Yoshida will helm FF anything from here on out so you should expect this.

[NekoMataMata]

Why are you making threads about FF16 instead of convincing Leon to continue the Redfield bloodline?

He already took care of that problem. That's why he's making threads about FF16.

[rainichan]

He already took care of that problem. That's why he's making threads about FF16.

That's cursed.

[Kaurhz]

Reusing assets from other games within the same franchise is a very, very common practice.

[BaconBits]

He already took care of that problem. That's why he's making threads about FF16.

Got me howling at 4 in the morning lmfao, I need to go to sleep.

[Casti_EL]

Reusing assets is common-place across a lot of industries. Example - most animated TV shows re-use the same animation scene over and over again, most games re-use the same body/head models/textures, design companies use the same assets in multiple designs, etc.

It's done to reduce costs and time involved in re-creating what effectively is the exact same thing they already have elsewhere.

I wouldn't say FFXIV has all completely original models and assets either - many of the enemies (including the models) can be found in previous FF games - some of the models are pretty much identical to their FFXI versions (just increased poly-counts and an improved texture).

[hagare]

A ruggedly handsome Cidolfus, no less, who houses the power of a grumpy old zappy bearded man

so... Cid's ramuh.
I thought he was odin

[Iyrnthota]

I'm no game dev, but if I could get away with re-using stuff from a previous iteration of the game rather than having to build them entirely from scratch, I'd do so. I'd bet it saves on so much Dev time.

[Larirawiel]

First they reuse assets for dungeon gear and bosses. But now even FF16 is just reusing assets from FF14... So are they just going to reuse assets over and over again now even in completely new titles?

Ummm, why not reusing them?


Cheers

[NekoMataMata]

I'm no game dev, but if I could get away with re-using stuff from a previous iteration of the game rather than having to build them entirely from scratch, I'd do so. I'd bet it saves on so much Dev time.

So serious response. I think this is true but it really depends on what's being presented in the game, and just how good the game itself is in general.

So there's nothing to really judge, because you can't really judge whether or not the reused materials are fitting(or are tweaked enough to be fitting) or if they're immersion breaking or anything like that. Also, if there's a lot of content in the game then it's worth it to have reused assets appearing at different points.


The game isn't even out yet so there's no way to actually judge any of that right now.