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【Final Fantasy XV】November 2017 Active Time Report -English Version-

On November 29, 2017, Square Enix Business Division 2 held a special Active Time Report (ATR) for the one year anniversary of Final Fantasy XV. Special guests included Adam Croasdell (Ignis Scientia), Ray Chase (Noctis Lucis Caelum), Robbie Daymond (Prompto Argentum), and Liam Mulvey (Libertus Ostium).

FFXV Director Hajime Tabata, Multiplayer Expansion: Comrades Director Kazuya Takahashi, and Episode Ignis Director Takefumi Tarada address their respective aspects of the game through videos. Furthermore, Adam Croasdell discusses his opinions about Episode Ignis. 

The stream states that the next patch will fix some high-priority Comrades bugs, introduce "Timed Quests" and Buff Trading to Comrades, shorten loading times, and allow you to switch between the chocobros during battle in the main game. 

Episode Ignis will be one-and-a-half to two hours long if rushing through the story and will feature an alternate ending. Furthermore, Ignis will be able to spar with Noctis; Noctis' AI is so difficult that the director couldn't defeat him. 

The stream ends with the Voice Actors playing Multiplayer Expansion: Comrades as a team and with fellow viewers.

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【Final Fantasy XV】 Yasunori Mitsuda Talks Episode Ignis Music

Yasunori Mitsuda, the guest composer of Episode Ignis, is joined by Episode Ignis Director Takefumi Tarada and discusses the music and character behind Episode Ignis. In the background, Brussels Philharmonic plays pieces from the upcoming DLC.

Mitsuda states that he chose a single instrument—the violin—to represent "The quiet feelings [Ignis Scientia] hides away in the bottom of his heart" and "how he carries himself when he's fighting."

Tarada also states John Williams was the second choice after Mitsuda as the guest composer.

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【Final Fantasy XV】 November 2017 Active Time Report -Japanese Version-

On November 29, 2017, Square Enix Business Division 2 held a special Active Time Report (ATR) for the one year anniversary of Final Fantasy XV. Special guests included FFXV Director Hajime Tabata, Multiplayer Expansion: Comrades Director Kazuya Takahashi, and Episode Ignis Director Takefumi Tarada.

The Japanese Version of the ATR discusses survey results for the game, which lists the top three characters as Noctis Lucis Caelum, Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, and Ignis Scientia. It also states that the next patch will fix some high-priority Comrades bugs, introduce "Timed Quests" and Buff Trading to Comrades, shorten loading times, and allow you to switch between the chocobros during battle in the main game.

Episode Ignis will be one-and-a-half to two hours long if rushing through the story and will feature an alternate ending. Furthermore, Ignis will be able to spar with Noctis; Noctis' AI is so difficult that the director couldn't defeat him.

The Pocket Edition has been delayed to Winter due to bugs they found right before release. Finally, the developers are planning three DLC for 2018, one of which will be Episode Ardyn,  if resources allow.