An Extensive Look At Final Fantasy XV's First Chapter
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Looks like it
QuiteWhittle
Member
God bless.
Thanks added to the OP.
It is not console footage. The UI is consistent with the PC development environment.
YankeeDonB
Member
Interesting, mild spoilers re beginning of Ch 1:
they note that after chapter 0, but before you end up pushing the car down the road, you "leave on your journey" and there is some kind of "scene." So leaving Insomnia presumably. Hope we get a chance to meet Regis and Cor at least.
QuiteWhittle
Member
Really? At least they aren't trying to fool people, I guess.
That is honestly the most unflattering footage of the game that I've seen so far. Doesn't look like something that is coming out in six months.
I have no doubt that's console footage. It looks terrible.
I have no doubt that's console footage. It looks terrible.
Man Called Aerodynamics
Member
Looks like so much fun just tooling around in those environments. Come on September!
Frostinferno
Member
Hence "Pre-Beta Gameplay".
WickedLaharl
Member
These environments are boring as shit. Please show some areas that are artistically interesting.
SolidSnakex
Member
They have
It's like people forget how boring "fields" look in FF games.
Anyway, interesting hearing Tabata distance the game from the open-world label. I think that's the first time i've heard a developer make an open-world game but try to distance the game from that label.
QuiteWhittle
Member
This do it for you?
The footage from GI is all from the first couple of hours of the game so empty fields, mountains, and level 1 enemies galore.
They still need to put out an official version.
WickedLaharl
Member
A lil bit but i want to see actual gameplay in those areas.
The build in the footage is from last year.
Wait wut. We don't even know when PC version will be released.
Uh. This is even more absurd.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Well shit, on one hand I want to see how it looks graphically, and on the other hand I rather not spoil the first chapter for myself. Why do developers even do this? Just pick a later chapter.
Beginnings of most great games are always special, like Quantum Break and I would have hated it if I had seen that already before playing it myself.
Beginnings of most great games are always special, like Quantum Break and I would have hated it if I had seen that already before playing it myself.
Well there's also Persona 5
maybe,
It's the FF Prelude, of course it's incredible.
I'm very much looking forward to the game but how many times are they going to use the "not final, pre-beta" excuse for the visuals when it keeps looking worse and worse every time it's shown? I just want them to prove that they're making progress on that front. On a technical level, this doesn't look like a game coming out in six months.
That was my main problem with Episode Duscae. I found it hard to see incoming enemies due to the close-up camera.
I guess they want something that you'll remember around launch? I dunno.
To be honest when I saw that trailer I thought the cities/urban environments looked interesting (some of them not) while the field and dungeons looked incredibly boring. I thought briefly that the focus on 'realism' might have hurt them a bit in the fields.
You sure? sounds a lot different than the other Preludes.
Also it's not just this track, the first track from the "Reclaim Your Throne" trailer is epic as fuck too.
https://apollo2.dl.playstation.net/...EE_CONTENTyqyotye7SJvdXcbBzG7Y/23119_B_PV.mp4
and the few tracks we heard before the Uncovered show began, it all sounds fantastic. But then again it's Shimomura so of course it's good.
As boring as any desert in JRPGs, but you know, every JRPG has to have a desert section.
I've played CS2, I'd say you can rule that one out now. Anyway these are just "best OST for JRPG". There are other genres that also have great soundtracks. I always have a feeling that soundtracks in western games are often neglected.
Personally there is 2 things I'm scared of.
- The car looks rigid as hell. Seems to be no suspensions simulation (even no realistic acceleration judging by the Platinum Demo). I really would like the car driving to be more realistic.
Also, I hope to see some car damage (even a little bit). This would maybe add more depth to the car gameplay, and it would be repairable with the help of Cindy. By the way I'm really happy to see this fuel gauge. This fits perfectly with the atmosphere they're trying to create.
EDIT : Okay just saw the video a second time with the HD link, I didn't saw the vehicle damage @ 4:28. Hyppppppeeeee
- Like the car, I think the characters needs some better movements. In fact, why not using dynamic ragdoll ?
That's really the actual problem in the game for me, speaking of gameplay components. Everything tied to controls looks rigid.
Despite this, the environments and this "chillin'" atmosphere we saw in the story trailer are something I always wanted to see in a game.
- The car looks rigid as hell. Seems to be no suspensions simulation (even no realistic acceleration judging by the Platinum Demo). I really would like the car driving to be more realistic.
Also, I hope to see some car damage (even a little bit). This would maybe add more depth to the car gameplay, and it would be repairable with the help of Cindy. By the way I'm really happy to see this fuel gauge. This fits perfectly with the atmosphere they're trying to create.
EDIT : Okay just saw the video a second time with the HD link, I didn't saw the vehicle damage @ 4:28. Hyppppppeeeee
- Like the car, I think the characters needs some better movements. In fact, why not using dynamic ragdoll ?
That's really the actual problem in the game for me, speaking of gameplay components. Everything tied to controls looks rigid.
Despite this, the environments and this "chillin'" atmosphere we saw in the story trailer are something I always wanted to see in a game.
I've somehow missed this. Those environments are absolutely stunning. I almost feel bad for the army of designers who've busted their asses to make it come to life.
Was there any word of any co-op support? I play almost every game now with the lady, and it'd be a shame to travel that world all alone.
nope
TheGreatDirector
Banned
Classic FF Scorpions appear.
It's footage from the development environment, which happens to be on PC. Their development builds always use generic controller buttons for the UI(they've been doing this since the chocobo footage in September).
It's also why Mat Kishimoto was playing with a generic logitech PC gamepad at the Uncovered stage event as opposed to a PS4/Xbox One controller.