Onimusha78
Member
Yeah.. I've not been holding down any buttons because in the full game that'd be a waste of mp lol. And I like Qte's so I'm probably not the person to speak to about reaction commands lol
Final Fantasy XV: Platinum Demo Thread
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Yeah.. I've not been holding down any buttons because in the full game that'd be a waste of mp lol. And I like Qte's so I'm probably not the person to speak to about reaction commands lol
Hentailover
Member
BTW, is there now any purpose to R3 hard lock on really? With L1 being a lot more flexible and quicker to switch on and off. I know both kinds of lock on existed in Duscae, but there I still did find r3 to be useful in prolonged encounters , but with inclusion of undodgeable attacks, that pretty much have to be escaped, it feels like being able to unstick and teleport away instantly is just objectively better.
Death Penalty
Member
I'm not sure why people are deriding the combat so much... Has everyone bothered to get the King's Shield? For me it was a real gamechanger against the Iron Giant without being overpowered like warp strike on the shuriken. The only move I don't understand how to counter on the giant now is the black hole move that draws you in.
LegendofLex
Member
Way easier to land spells.
NoctisVsStar
Member
Switch weapons and warp away to those target points.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
Controls felt off to me--kind of janky.
this is why companies dont do demos anymore. they cost money to put together, dont increase sales, and sometimes decrease sales.
RedAssedApe
Banned
haha interesting seeing the mixed reactions. seems pretty love/hate so far
Your experience same as mine first run was not good at all after few fights with the boss I like it
StrawberryJam
Member
Just finished the demo and found it not all that enjoyable. Accidentally fought the buffed version of the enemy at the end and found it to be a real slog. Music was the best part. Honestly more excited for Project Setsuna cos this isn't really what I want from a Final Fantasy.
This is different from any FF game before it.
Those fun little explore moments are a nice touch. Never thought I'd say I got a Banjo Kazooie platform game fix from a FF game. They got the little context sensitive plates and all. I transformed into a car like it was Nuts & Bolts. Maybe Square discovered Rare Replay when only 2 copies got sold in Japan.
Put ~40 minutes into it this morning before work. That included soaking in all the sights and trying to find every single little collectible, as well as fighting both versions of the endboss(lv. 3 and 15). If you were to just ignore exploration(as little as there is), you could easily finish it in a fraction of that time.
Oh and the combat is horrendous. Holding down the attack button worked fine mostly, as did quick-swapping between weapons for some slight combo chains(its lame, but it worked!). Anything else attempted was a confusing mess of deciphering why certain inputs flat out won't work or suffer such insufferable delays(fire magic, warping, defense). It's exactly how NOT to build an action game where the puppeteer feels entirely lacking in control over your puppets. Duscae suffered some similar issues, but the control layout felt early so I presumed things would improve in the year or so...
Play FFXIV instead people!
Why is the font so damn small though. Had this problem with Xenoblade Chronicles X. Japanese RPG developers that release for HD platforms still seem to have an issue with HD fonts and im not sure why. Mistwalker got it right back in the day as did Tri-Ace. Hell FFXIII had it right so im not sure how XV got it wrong for UI.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
God the more you play it the more the combat just clicks. Found myself rocking the boss no problem after a couple tries
SixStringPsycho
Member
Um no. Action based game with some spells recharge.
SixStringPsycho
Member
Exactly what I thought of. It felt like a Kingdom Hearts demo with a Final Fantasy Skin on it.
Itchy//Tasty
Member
Was reading through this thread at work on my break, annoyed at how negative people were being. I mean this is FFXV, people!
Then I got home and played it.
WTF was that?
And why can't I seem to fight this Iron Giant?
Then I got home and played it.
WTF was that?
And why can't I seem to fight this Iron Giant?
I've only ever found the upgraded hammer and sword. Where is the shield and the spinny blade thing?
I think the hates are mostly from rushed reactions. Gamers don't like to give anything new a chance. If something controls differently, its autohate. They expect it to be exactly like everything on the market. If Square were to do that, people would say, oh how origional?
UmbraeCruxis
Banned
Keep going higher on the tall middle building then drop. There is a platform to fall on with the two weapons
I kind of agree. The gameplay didn't click with me the first time, but after trying it a bit, it has a lot more depth and is a lot more fun than it is at first. The biggest thing wrong with this demo is not a proper tutorial for people.
Some people may actually dislike it and that's fine. I feel like many just didn't give the combat a chance though.
Do you mean going really high on the building? Because I felt like there was a limit to how high I could go. I didn't see any other teleport spots.
Death Penalty
Member
At the end where you fight the iron giant, you can follow a bunch of warp points up the Citadel. You have to be adult Noctis. If you look down from the higher points you'll be able to see a platform jutting out of the Citadel. Both weapons are there activated by plates.
Boss Mog
Member
I went into this being optimistic and hopeful even though I wasn't a big fan of Episode Duscae. I really did, but man this was bad. How can the performance be so poor when it looks that bad? Seriously, you look at a game like MGSV which looks better and runs at a rock solid 1080p/60fps and you have to wonder how SE can come up with this trash , especially having been in development for so long.
I mean the game might still turn out okay, but I think it will be a lot better when it comes to PC at 60fps or perhaps even a PS4K 60fps patch.
I mean the game might still turn out okay, but I think it will be a lot better when it comes to PC at 60fps or perhaps even a PS4K 60fps patch.
I can't believe I missed them haha. I guess I'll go back and find them.
No one asked them to create an entire original product for the demo.
Heck, it would have been better received if it was a just a part from the main game slapped into a demo. Assuming the original product doesn't suck as much, that's it.
UmbraeCruxis
Banned
The first teleport spot you see on the middle building is the platform you want to get on. Look up and you should see another(while already hanging)
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Do you need a certain amount of crystals to activate them or can I just rerun through the demo to the end and go up there to get them?
GlamFM
Banned
Just finished the demo.
Left a horrible impression.
Have not played the previous demo or finished a FF since X - so I´m not that deep into FF anymore, but...
The entire time playing I was like "what?"
Graphics are bad, camera is bad, controls are bad, fighting is bad, voice acting is cringe-worthy.
Overall super janky.
This does not feel or look like a game from 2016.
Good luck selling 10 million copies of this...
Left a horrible impression.
Have not played the previous demo or finished a FF since X - so I´m not that deep into FF anymore, but...
The entire time playing I was like "what?"
Graphics are bad, camera is bad, controls are bad, fighting is bad, voice acting is cringe-worthy.
Overall super janky.
This does not feel or look like a game from 2016.
Good luck selling 10 million copies of this...
UmbraeCruxis
Banned
For one (shield) you need at least a 100 to activate silver. The other only requires that you beat the level 3 iron giant first.
I ran through it and got like 86 though, so it shouldn't take too long to get 100.
There was a limit yes, but it's quite high enough.
Anyway, to me, I'm not impressed at all. I don't care about IQ for console games, I did not for Halo 5 but at least Halo 5's gameplay was R.A.D.
Clearly, FFXV isn't from this demo and duscae 2.0, the gameplay look very far from what I expected. You have to hold to perform a combo ? The great thing about doing combo is actually to push the button, if you don't have to, what's the point ? Timing ? It's also automatic.
Ennemies barely moving when you hit them ? Nope. The boss looked like it felt nothing, at least make it move a little. There's no feeling, no feedback...
Yea, the Lv. 15 version isn't so bad if you blow a few fire spells on it or land a warp stagger(hold triangle) for easy combo hits.
Still just a real lame fight overall even using all of the available skills to their potential. A very basic and weak action experience and even worse given the 'RPG' roots of the FF brand.
Perfect Cha0s
Member
It's not a great demo. I can see fans saying "Okay, this is a neat pre-release software," but as a demo which would function to sell people on the game, it's a bit puzzling.
- Performance can be iffy.
- You play as child Noctis, who you (presumably) will not play as at all in the full release.
- You're doing weird item collection and platforming
- Pretty much no story
- When you do get into combat, you have a pretty limited weapon set unless you've been collecting and exploring, as well as no access to warping and armiger unless you discover the respawn plate in the back of the area.
Yeah, not feeling it. I must be looking at a different game than the people who are calling it gorgeous and stunning too. And the best demo they've ever played. WTF? That was awful.
Sorry, didn't mean to quote.
Death Penalty
Member
I don't recall, I collected a bunch of crystals on my second run through just to be sure. If you need more, I'm pretty sure you can just respawn/meteorain the enemies in front of the path leading to the final area before you move on.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Haha at the playtime counter on the title screen allowing it to go into the hundreds of hours. I'll be lucky to even get three.
Why are you doing that?
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
Yeah, sadly this demo did nothing for me. The trailers from last night were great but I'm kind of torn at this point.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
If it would be Random Japanese Fantasy Title XV I wouldn't get it. I didn't like this demo that much. Controls were the biggest disappointment, also those frame drops were bad.
The demo was ok (it reminded me of kingdom hearts), until Carbuncle decided to throw me to the abyss:
The soundtrack is amazing, as expected, and although the game looks better than in Duscae, it still looks bad. Since i'm not impressed by the gameplay either, i will probably pass on this for the time being.
The soundtrack is amazing, as expected, and although the game looks better than in Duscae, it still looks bad. Since i'm not impressed by the gameplay either, i will probably pass on this for the time being.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Doing what?