Monster of the Deep forms part of ' Final Fantasy XV Universe', a multimedia project based around Final Fantasy XV that includes additional story episodes, a feature film, and original net animation: the story of Final Fantasy XV was large enough to have covered several games, but as the team did not want to create any additional games, they decided to produce additional media. Development įinal Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata worked as producer in Monster of the Deep. Controls also simulate retracting the fishing line and the pulling in of the line once a fish is caught. The player controls a fish finding sonar with their left hand and the fishing pole in their right hand. Players can control the game with either a PlayStation DualShock 4 controller or two PlayStation Move controllers. Īs a VR-based experience, players have a 360 degree view of their surroundings. After defeating the monster, the game ends with the player having a dinner of fish with Noctis and his friends. Once three fish are caught, a battle takes place with the titular 'monster', a powerful fish which can attack the player and end the game. The player character interacts with Noctis Lucis Caelum and his three companions, fish together in ponds, hunting and catching various fish. The player takes on the role of an fisherman who just happens to be fishing right where several of the protagonists of Final Fantasy XV are also fishing. Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV, a virtual reality (VR) simulation game, takes place within Eos, an Earth-like fantasy world that serves as the setting for the 2016 role-playing game Final Fantasy XV. While praised for its graphics and for including characters from Final Fantasy XV, the game was often called simplistic in its gameplay and glitchy in its controls. The game was changed into a fishing simulation due to the latter's higher level of immersion. The project's initial form was a first-person shooter add-on to the main game, with a demo being created for E3 2016 around this premise. Monster of the Deep was the first VR-based video game ever developed by Square Enix.

VR-based content for Final Fantasy XV was under consideration for some time. Players interact with the four main characters of Final Fantasy XV while taking part in fishing around a variety of locations. It forms part of the multimedia project surrounding the 2016 video game Final Fantasy XV. The game was released on November 21, 2017. Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV is a downloadable virtual reality (VR) simulation video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4's PlayStation VR peripheral.

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