Improvement of Closing Fantasy XV didn’t go easily. In accordance with public data, the sport began life as Closing Fantasy Versus XIII below the steering of Tetsuya Nomura earlier than it was rebooted in 2012 as Closing Fantasy XV and transferred to the path of Hajime Tabata. Nonetheless, it looks like there’s extra to the story than that. Former Eidos Montreal Artwork Director Jonathan Jacque-Belletête has stated the developer was as soon as engaged on a Closing Fantasy recreation, tentatively titled Venture W, as the primary western studio to deal with a mainstream Closing Fantasy recreation.
What we find out about Closing Fantasy Venture W
Rumors of Eidos Montreal’s involvement within the Closing Fantasy franchise have been round for just a few years, however solely now has anyone concerned with the undertaking gone on report. Jacque-Belletête instructed TrueAchievements that they tried to “do Closing Fantasy XV” earlier than it was despatched again to Japanese studios:
[Eidos-Montréal] introduced again Deus Ex. I used to be the artwork director on that — Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Then [I was] the manager artwork director on Mankind Divided. Then we tried to do Closing Fantasy XV. Then they determined to convey it again to Japan — which I feel was a giant mistake, nevertheless it’s nonetheless the reality. Ours was actually, actually cool.
Jacque-Belletête’s timeline is barely awry however the remainder is seemingly true in line with an investigation by Youtuber Tremendous Bunnyhop just a few years in the past. After the profitable launch of Deus Ex: Human Revolution in 2011, Eidos Montreal needed to make an RPG that was closely impressed by Closing Fantasy. In some unspecified time in the future, the sport’s idea was an concept to make Closing Fantasy XV and the crew entered into talks with former Sq. Enix President Yoichi Wada. He gave his blessing for the crew the work on what can be often called Venture W.
Eidos Montreal created planning, artwork, and fundamental recreation design for Venture W. The sport can be an area opera RPG with facets of Closing Fantasy that western followers discovered interesting, solely area can be made out of fractals. A brand new recreation engine would be capable to deal with seamless landings and takeoffs between planets. The principle protagonist would have searched the universe in search of his misplaced love curiosity known as Nova, however they’d then meet a feminine warrior that may start a love triangle, creating rigidity between the trio as they went on their journey.
The thought was pitched at a gathering with Japanese executives in 2012 however was rejected and improvement went again to Japan. Venture W then grew to become often called Venture Nova and managed to outlive for one more yr earlier than it was quietly canceled. Publishers like Sony and Microsoft weren’t prepared to take the danger on such an formidable and costly undertaking. Eidos Montreal went on to search out success with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided as an alternative.
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