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Tetsuya Nomura sat down with Famitsu this week, sharing more information about Final Fantasy XV. Behold these particulars:

• Lead character Noctis, crown prince of the Lucis kingdom, apparently has special eyes that allow him forsee someone’s death. As the kingdom’s resident loose cannon, he’s nonetheless protective of his pals: Gladiolus, an elder brother figure/mentor; straight-laced and serious Ignis, as the Murtaugh to Noctis’ Riggs; and troublemaking Prompto, the group’s womanizer.
• Square Enix (it’s unclear who in the company) suggested changing the Versus XIII title to XV two years after the game’s announcement in 2006, but this idea wasn’t finalized until Agito XIII was renamed Type-0. As a point of reference, Final Fantasy XIII was released in late 2009/early 2010.
• The game was formally set as a next-generation title two years ago, as opposed to a cross-generation one. This switch was largely to make the action as seamless as possible, which required greater resources than the current generation. The re-announcement was planned for last year, but postponed.
• Gameplay from the E3 trailer represents a high-level Noctis. Players, naturally, will start off with fewer skills than were demonstrated.
• Although they’re not considering a PC version currently, it “ultimately depends on demand,” and they may consider one if demand for it is high enough.

Source: Gematsu