Toriyama is interested in Interactive Cutscenes

[Cronos~TimeWave]

I haven't seen posted yet, so I'll post it here:

"What do Uncharted and Final Fantasy have in common? Not much at the moment, but that may be changing according to Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama.

Speaking at GDC last night, Toriyama talked extensively about the recently released Final Fantasy XIII and the differences between Western and Easter game design theory. Looking back at Final Fantasy XIII, Toriyama noted that player interaction was limited almost exclusively to battle sequences. In future Final Fantasy titles, the Japanese developer is looking to involve the player more in cutscenes, adding another layer of interactivity.

His model for this, Toriyama said, was Uncharted 2. He was inspired by the way Naughty Dog involved players in action sequences that would normally be relegated to cut scenes in a traditional Final Fantasy game.

”I think there will be more interactivity (in future Final Fantasy cut scenes) — if you have 1000 flying dragons, hopping from one dragon to the other would be great fun," said Toryiama.“If you can achieve that compared with Uncharted 2, I think that Final Fantasy is going to replicate the masterpieces of film, and that is certainly one of our goals.”

Final Fantasy XIII went on sale earlier this week, on March 9."

Source: http://www.ps3center.net/news/4401/f...rom-uncharted/

These seems interesting. I wonder if Versus is going to have interactive cutscenes...

[Tiger Lily]

Toriyama is just now finding out about this? SMH...

*C'mon Nomura! Now's your chance to shine!*

Thanx for the find.

[novaheaven]

I'm sure by "interactive cutscenes" he means interactive "in-game cutscenes"
As cool as it would be to have an input in the CG sequences, I'm not gettin ahead of myself here.

Till then, I'm waiting for Versus to show off it's artistic and graphical glory! (so close I can feeeel it)

[Suikojowy]

When I saw the thread title I was expecting Final Fantasy: Heavy Rain.

Sounds decent though

[Cronos~TimeWave]

Originally Posted by Ferox

Toriyama is just now finding out about this? SMH...

*C'mon Nomura! Now's your chance to shine!*

Thanx for the find.

I agree, I see this as the perfect opportunity for Nomura to show off his skills. But alas, I doubt this will happen in Versus XIII. If SE decided to make a game like Heavy Rain I would be disappoint.

[Thula]

What does Toriyama wanting interactive cutscenes in his future games have to do with Versus?

[Saabon]

About time. I would like to see how this works with traditional rpg with turn based elements as opposed to action rpg like versus.

[Aurelia]

A Final Fantasy with quick time events...

[RLx]

Lol imagine walking around maps in FF like you would in Uncharted 2 with the climbing and jumping . That would be pretty epic. Well, maybe with less climbing...

[*~Jade~*]

No. That would destroy the whole atmosphere
In-game scenes ok ,... but not the rendered cutscenes x_x