by Steve Watts, Aug 07, 2012 2:15pm PDT
It's safe to say that for many fans, the Final Fantasy series has lost something special. A crucial bit of its DNA is missing, and the magic of the series has faded away. I'm among the fans -- it once easily ranked among my favorite video game series. The possible future of the franchise has been detailed in a stunning bit of sample footage, and it gave stark contrast to one vital element the series has been missing in the last few years. Final Fantasy needs to, quite literally, bring back the magic.
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by Andrew Yoon, Jun 05, 2012 8:45pm PDT
What would a next generation Final Fantasy look like? That's the question Agni's Philosophy answers. Developed by Square Enix's Japanese team, it's the first public demonstration of the company's Luminous Studio engine. And it is incredibly impressive. Imagine, if you will, a pre-rendered cutscene from Final Fantasy XIII--but running in real time on DirectX 11 hardware.
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Posted Jun 06, 2012 12:17pm PDT - 20,383 views
Agni's Philosophy was produced with Luminous Studio, Square Enix's game production environment (engine) for creating next generation quality games.
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