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Publication date of the original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-25 20:36 (JST)
translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Square Enix has confirmed that Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> <\/strong>indeed borrows gear assets and emotes from Final Fantasy XIV<\/strong><\/em>. Yosuke Saito, the producer of Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em>, made the announcement on the game\u2019s official website<\/a> and acknowledging the rumor pointed out by the game\u2019s Closed Beta Test participants. In fact, it was Naoki Yoshida, FFXIV<\/em> producer\/director\u2019s idea to reuse them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saito explains, \u201cWhen I gave my BABYLON\u2019S FALL<\/em> presentation at a company meeting, FINAL FANTASY XIV<\/em> Producer & Director Naoki Yoshida was also in attendance and offered his help, to which I replied, \u2018Yes, please!\u2019 This is how the plan came to fruition. We then carefully implemented the data while closely coordinating with the FINAL FANTASY XIV<\/em> team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/duchessdynamic\/status\/1461246544397713410\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The most recent Closed Beta Test was held last week, and players were posting screenshots of the game on social media, questioning the origin of the gear assets as they strongly resembled those found in FFXIV<\/em>. Some players even recreated Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> gear combinations in FFXIV<\/em> to emphasize the resemblance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter user Hina made some side-by-side comparisons. You can tell from the screenshots in the tweet above that Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> gear assets do resemble Custom-made Cuirass<\/a>, Twinsilk Hood of Casting<\/a>, Valerian Archer’s Acton<\/a>, and Filibuster’s Gambison of Aiming<\/a> from FFXIV<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the position of the pockets and decorations match in every detail. It\u2019s no wonder that FFXIV<\/em> players who participated in Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> CBT noticed the similarities. However, Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> borrowed these assets with the FFXIV<\/em> team\u2019s consent. As mentioned above, it was FFXIV<\/em> producer\/director Yoshida\u2019s idea to use them in the first place.
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As to why Yoshida decided to make this offer, Yoshida commented, \u201cI thought, \u2018Preparing all of the gear variations needed for the gameplay is going to be really difficult.\u2019 After all, a hack-and-slash game is far more enjoyable when numerous items and gear are available.\u201d He also pointed out that since Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> is a brand-new title, \u201cwe can\u2019t give it an unlimited budget.\u201d So Yoshida decided to let Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> team use some of their assets. \u201cWe have so many, it\u2019d be a shame to limit them to FFXIV<\/em> alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That doesn\u2019t mean Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> team is just copy-pasting the assets, though. \u201cSubtle design changes and adjustments\u201d are being made in order to fit into the game\u2019s world. And thanks to Yoshida\u2019s helping hand, Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> team can implement \u201ca much wider variety of gear and emotes in the game\u201d than they had originally planned. \u201cJust to be clear though, the visuals of most of the gear that players aim to obtain in-game are unique to Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em>,\u201d added Saito.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From what I (the original author of this article) can tell so far, the assets provided by the FFXIV<\/em> team were all designed between the release of A Realm Reborn<\/em> (2013) and Stormblood <\/em>(2017). In FFXIV<\/em>, the most powerful gear changes every few months, and equipment from the past rarely gets another chance to shine. It can be said that these gear assets that were lying dormant in FFXIV<\/em> have been given another chance to play an active role in the conquest of Babylon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is natural for the company to reuse assets from other internal projects, the fact that such a careful explanation was given can be attributed to Yoshida and Saito\u2019s character and their willingness to communicate openly with users. And I suppose Square Enix wanted to clear this community concern out of the way before the game launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tRX3EqCyB1c\n<\/div>
*Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> E3 2021 trailer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> is a co-op multiplayer action RPG being developed by Square Enix and PlatinumGames. The player takes the role of a sentinel, a warrior equipped with special armor called Gideon Coffins, and aims to conquer the Tower of Babylon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closed Beta Tests had been held three times so far. The latest CBT which took place between November 15 and November 17 (PST) made adjustments to the game\u2019s \u201cbrushwork style\u201d visuals to improve visibility and made various balance changes to the weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babylon\u2019s Fall<\/em> is scheduled to release for PS4, PS5, and PC (via Steam). The release window is yet to be announced. FFXIV<\/em>\u2019s Endwalker <\/em>expansion is scheduled to release on December 7.




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