From all twe new FF15 info released over the past few days this is one thing that has got me most excited and that I think isn't being given enough attention. I think this change in how magic is treated in FF15 is a game changer for the franchise and is going to be one of the best things in the game.
For those that aren't aware. in FF15 you don't use MP to cast magic. Magic is just an item. You don't even level up magic spells as you level up your character, you level up magic by making more powerful spells.
Now for those that played FF8, FF15 is in some ways very similar to 8 with how it deals with magic. Well, as far as drawing magic is concerned. But here unlike FF8 you don't draw every and any spell from an enemy; in 15 you draw one of (apparently) 4 base elements from the world. Fire, ice....etc. Then you take what you have drawn, and by mixing it with other items in your inventory, adding more or less of certain items, you can create spells.
To me, this is all fantastic. I've played almost every FF game there is, and theere thought of what would need to be done to make spells like Holy, meteor, mega flare.....etc is something I'm really looking forward to. I mean it adds a completely different dynamic to this, we don't just go around the world hunting down possibly rare items just to add to the recipe of some sort of spell, but even when we make said spell we be very careful of how we use it. I think this adds a new dynamic to the game.
So am I alone in this and thinking that this is probably the best thing they could.have done with Magic?
