Final Fantasy XV

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Final Fantasy XV

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Title

Final Fantasy XV

Developer

Square Enix Business Division 2

Publisher

Square Enix

Director

Hajime Tabata

Producer

Shinji Hashimoto

Artists

Tetsuya Nomura
Roberto Ferrari
Yusuke Naora
Isamu Kamikokuryo

Writers

Saori Itamuro
Akiko Ishibashi
Takumi Nishida

Composer

Yoko Shimomura

Series

Final Fantasy

Platforms

PlayStation 4
Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
Google Stadia

Release

PlayStation 4, Xbox One: November 29, 2016
Microsoft Windows:
March 6, 2018
Google Stadia:
November 19, 2019

Genres

action role-playing

Mode

single-player

Final Fantasy XV is an action role-playing game by Square Enix Business Division 2. It is the fifteenths installment of the Final Fantasy series and was directed by Hajime Tabata.

Synopsis

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Out on the road with his closest friends, Prince Noctis hears unsettling news: his homeland has fallen to the empire, with his father, his fiancé, and he himself reported dead. Unsure of what to believe, he knows only one thing - he must make his way home and take back what is rightfully his.

— Description for Final Fantasy XV on back of the PlayStation 4 box

Setting

The story takes place in the world of Eos, which is divided by four nations: Lucis, Accordo, Tenebrae and Niflheim. Lucis possesses a magical artifact known as the Crystal which was gifted to the Caelum family by the world's deities. It can be accessed through the hereditary Ring of the Lucii. Accordo is located in the southern part of Eos and is a trading nation. Niflheim lies on the western continent and is a technically advanced empire. Tenebrae also lies on the western continent and is ruled by the Oracle, a priestess who can commune with the gods.

The world of eos is plagued by the Starscourge, which absorbs all natural light and turns those infected into nocturnal monsters known as Daemons. According to legend, the True King will appear when the Starscourge threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness. The origins of the Starscourge is said to be in the Great War of Old, where the ancient human civilisation of Solheim defied the The guardians of the natural world, the Astrals. Solheim's patron Ifrit susequently attempted to destroy humanity, which defied the Astral's duty to protect Eos. Astral's leader Bahamut killed Ifrit, which caused the Starscourge and the fall of Solheim.

The militaristic nation of Niflheim seek to emulate Solheim, and for that have subjugated most of Eos, including Accordo and Tenebrae, the later only keeping limited political power due to the Oracle's influence. Only Lucis's capital city remains unconquered due to the Crystal's Power.

At the beginning a ceasefire has been declared between Lucis and Niflheim. Niflheim will gain control of Lucian territories outside of Insomnia, and a marriage is arranged between the heirs of the royal families of Lucis and Tenebrae.

Story

Noctis and his three friends Gladiolus, Ignis and Prompto are on their way to Altissia where the wedding between Noctis and Lunafreya takes place. On their way the learned that Niflheim attacked Insomnia and stole the Crystal. Noctis' father, his fiancé Lunafreya and he himself are announced dead. Noctis is then tasked with retrieving the Royal Arms to rescue the Crystal and reclaim his throne. Noctis is contacted by the Astral Titan, where he endures the trial and earns his power. He learns that Lunafreya is travelling ahead of him and waking up the Astrals. Once retrieving the arms and gaining the Astral's power, Noctis and his friends travel to Altissia.

In Altissia Lunafreya awakens the Astral Leviathan, but she goes on a rampage when Niflheim attacks. Ardyn appears and mortally wounds Lunafreya to disrupt the ritual, but she still succeeds in awakening Noctis' power. In a dream he receives the Ring of the Lucii from Lunafreya. When he wakes up, Altissia is in chaos and his friend Ignis blinded. The party continues to travel to Niflheim's captial, Gralea. The nights are growing longer, causing more Daemons to appear. Growing tension between the friends forces a reconciliation. Ardyn tricks Noctis so he pushes Prompto off a train. He kidnaps him and the Crystal in the Fortress Zegnautus Keep, which is the primary laboratory to create Niflheims infantry. There, Noctis discovers that the Crystal can destroy Daemons. He continues his jounrey to Tenebrae, where he learns that Lunafreya was dying from awakening the Astrals, and that her brother and high commander of Niflheim Ravus is supporting him. On the final journey, Noctis receives the Astral Shiva's blessing from Gentiana, Lunafreyas attendant.

Once they arrive in Gralea, the party realises that the capital is overrun by Daemons. Noctis is seperated from his friends and is forced to use the Ring of the Lucii to survive Zegnautus Keep. After reuniting and finding Prompto, they defeat Ravus and Emperor Aldercapt, who has been both transformed into Daemons. Noctis leaves his friends behind and reaches the Crystal, only to be pulled into it. Ardyn reveals that he is from the Lucis bloodline, a healer who was ostracized after being inlicted by the Starscourge. He sought revenge on the Crystal and the bloodline, spreading Starscourge while waiting for the True King to appear to destroy him and the Crystal both. Within the Crystal, Noctis meets Bahamut, and learns that he truly is the True King of prophecy, who will cleanse the world of Starscourge and restore light to Eos - but it will cost him his life.

After ten years, Noctis returns to Eos, finding the world engulfed in darkness. Reuniting with his friends, he journeys to Insomnia where they are fighting Ifrit, who was revived and corrupted by Starscourge. After defeating the Astral, Noctis faces Ardyn in single combat. After he killed him he ascends the throne, sacrificing himself by using the Crystal and the Ring of the Lucii. The light returns to Eos and the Starscourge is purged. Together with Lunafreyas help Noctis destroys Ardyn'S spirit in the afterlife.

References in Final Fantasy XIV

Dawntrail

Music References

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