Final Fantasy XV Promises Unforgettable Dungeons

Square Enix has promised regular updates about Final Fantasy XV starting today. They should be out every Tuesday and Friday.

The first update is about dungeon design.

First of all, I want to say I’m happy Final Fantasy XV has dungeons. With the open world design, they could have chosen to go a different path and not have dungeons to explore. While we don’t know exactly what these will be like, I hope they’ll be traditional RPG dungeons to visit at key points during the story.

As posted on the official blog and translated by Dualshockers, Environment Artist Hiromitsu Sasaki (pictured) and his team hope to make Final Fantasy XV’s environments “beautiful but also dark and scary, so that gamers won’t forget them.”

On Twitter, Sasaki reiterated his points and said he wants to “add beauty in dark/scary places.”

He also expressed his desire to make dungeons “unforgettable experiences” and referenced underground areas.

"I try to make the dungeons unforgettable experiences so I hope you enjoy going underground in #FFXV!" Sasaki-san

— Final Fantasy XV (@FFXVEN) February 19, 2016

It sounds like we can look forward to underground dungeons, then.

(Sasaki and his team are also working on technical details, such as balancing light and darkness and determining the angle of the slopes you can traverse. They also mentioned that battles can take place on sloped surfaces.)

While this update is a little short on actual content, I like these details. I’ve noticed that horror games, from survival horror to games like Bloodborne, often have the most beautiful environments. I look forward to seeing that sort of dark beauty in Final Fantasy XV.

As for being unforgettable, good. This should mean they’re unique. Something that has frustrated me in a few recent games (such as Tales of Zestiria, trial shrines excluded) is when dungeons follow typical patterns and look more or less the same.

In your opinion, what makes a video game dungeon unforgettable?

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