Meow.
At the Taipei Game Show, Final Fantasy XV producer Hajime Tabata shared a teensy sliver of information, this time in the form of footage. In it, a train station area still in development is shown (likely an area in the kingdom of Lucis). Similar to the "dog cam" at the last Tokyo Game Show, this time a "cat cam" is used to take us to nooks and crannies where the player would not ordinarily be able to visit. The purpose of this is to detail areas without triggering any scripted events that can be construed as potential spoilers.
In addition, Tabata demonstrated an extended version of the snow train sequence seen in the recent Jump Festa trailer. In it, Noctis has to brave his way through the train carriage in the midst of rushing cold air. This particular environment is distinctive, as it has been created not in Japan, but by XPEC Entertainment, a Taiwanese-based studio. Unlike previous games in the series where Square-Enix have been content with total in-house development, Final Fantasy XV's development involves considerable collaboration and outsource work with many outside studios working on various facets of the game.
“We’ve tasked a Taiwanese development firm to provide us with critical support,” Tabata said.
And sure, I think the cat thing is cool, but really? A cat showcase? What about the game's story, the game itself? I would've liked to see more of that. And that train part at the beginning looks like a train part that was already done in another FF. I wished they didn't do that; just do something original that'll make us remember FF15 and not...some other one.
