Final Fantasy XV - 50 min video
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"...Whatever"
Seven Force
Banned
Heh, just noticed that Prompto's secondary weapons are Edgar's tools from FFVI (Bio-Blater, Auto Crossbow). Neat.
The Last One
Member
Yep, I think Noctis can use those too. The symbol is 2 gears. He used a weapon that was like a chainsaw.
Don't worry, you dragged me to the top too.
Others played through this in ~3 hours. Famitsu apparently tried to do all the optional stuff as well.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
You mean Ifrit.
Vincent Grayson
Member
But that bit is literally from the beginning of the game. Spoilers or no, you'll see that scene when you start the game.
That leaves me with a lot less skepticism.
I think I might actually be excited to play Final Fantasy XV.
Damn you people are fast
But the entire flash forward wasn't a good idea. It doesn't even make narrative sense; it's just a common trope that Tabata threw into the pot for no reason. It would've been better to start off with something that actually makes sense, like the flashback scenes or
Noctis going to sleep
particularly the leaked ones.
That's probably what they mean. It's a weird framing device, I hope it'll make sense in the context.
sechsterangriff
Member
"I see."
I would hope Ifrit isnt an end plot device. I mean it would be fresh not involving Bahamut I guess...but just used to seeing Ifrit, Shiva, and Ramuh early on.
Exactly this. Final Fantasy games are great when they start off small and build up to something larger. A girl riding Magitek in the snow. A soldier caught up with a group of terrorists. A knight stealing a crystal.
Noctis and the gang pushing the car would've been an iconic opening. Tabata didn't need to add a shit ton of fire, bloom and flash to tell people "hey, this game will be good eventually." It was probably a moment of weakness on his part. It makes me doubt his confidence as a director.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
one of the most awkward transitions from flash forward to present i've ever seen lmao
edit:lmao @ the tattoo guys voice and performance
edit:lmao @ the tattoo guys voice and performance
I believe it's heavily edited.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
ahh i see.
is the intro literally pushing a car while stand by me plays? what the fuck
edit: yoooo this VA is awwwful.
Kinda that, but also, who's gonna get excited about fighting Ifrit - if it is Ifrit of course. I mean... it's Ifrit. You know?
I think your last sentence is kinda pushing it. I don't know how you assume all of that. I actually have no issue if that's how the game wants to open. Because it just "is"
Yeah, I didn't really like that. I was hoping Stand By Me would've played during a more meaningful scene.
It definitely is, some of the later scenes are chopped to shit. For example, one of the characters calls Noctis, "Your Majesty" which implies the father is dead but we don't see anything stating as such in the video. So they cut out that part.
the_sun_king
Member
That's because they clearly edited out the remainder of the in media res/flash forward prologue. The whole video is full of edits like that.
And, I agree about Gladio's English VA - it's dreadful. He's flat and has no real emotional range at all, opting for typical tough guy stoic whereas in the original Japanese he's chipper, friendly and warm. He's the worst of the main 4 for me.
I loved it. As I mentioned in another post, it really brought me back to times where my friends and I had to push a car through a road. Man, the feels...
Yea. PS4 version needs a bit more polish no doubt but overall it looks decent enough. That X1 footage looked rough.
I do believe it was maybe Nomura or something who said that SE is really focusing on and optimizing the PS4 version of their games this gen. I don't think the X1 version will be shit, but it's clear their focus is PS4. Considering Japan etc.
Someone send Tabata a message to clean up the graphics on level 3
Astral Dog
Member
Thats not going to happen on the Xbox One
You guys had to do that, lol? I can't even imagine pushing a car; then again, I'm very weak. xD
It's understandable, though. In a way, you and your friends can be like Noctis and co. Heck, even some of the footage reminded me of my friends and I. My best friend is practically like the Prompto to my Noctis.
Well, it's definitely just my opinion. But it's how I usually take framing devices that don't have a textual purpose (good framing devices: Forrest Gump, Titanic, How I Met Your Mother)
The entire purpose of this framing device is to say, "hey, this game is really cool!"
The Last One
Member
BTW, Tabata said that the dungeons would be more like the ones from FF I per example, and you can see that in this video. Their mini map shows many paths.
For those who didn't watch the video (sorry for the quality).
FFXV - Menu Theme
FFXV - Iron Giant Theme
Shinomura doing god work.
FFXV - Menu Theme
FFXV - Iron Giant Theme
Shinomura doing god work.
Yeah, we ran out of gas during a road trip.
Now I wish Stand by Me was magically playing in the background during that time.
But yeah. Besides getting tired as all hell, it was a fun experience. We were joking and laughing all the way. Two of the guys actually stopped pushing, like Prompto said he would, and the other two guys kept pushing without knowing it.
EDIT: I would be Prompto, because I'm always taking photos of EVERYTHING during trips.
I feel like everything up until the repair shop could have gone a lot smoother if it were just a CG cutscene. No awkward loading screen, no awkward, disjointed dialog during the boring car pushing, more change for interesting camera angles and shots, Stand By Me would sound not as out-of-place, we could have gotten some good, pretty zoom-ins on faces to introduce the main cast, etc.
But i feel like we're not supposed to like CG/cutscenes anymore. :/
But i feel like we're not supposed to like CG/cutscenes anymore. :/
Yeah, we ran out of gas during a road trip.
Now I wish Stand by Me was magically playing in the background during that time.
But yeah. Besides getting tired as all hell, it was a fun experience. We were joking and laughing all the way. Two of the guys actually stopped pushing, like Prompto said he would, and the other two guys kept pushing without knowing it.
EDIT: I would be Prompto, because I'm always taking photos of EVERYTHING during trips.
It's memories like those that last a lifetime.
I almost wish that I could experience this now, lol.I'm excited about the photo feature in XV. Do we know if we're able to take photos at any time? I forgot how that feature will work.
It's memories like those that last a lifetime.
I'm excited about the photo feature in XV. Do we know if we're able to take photos at any time? I forgot how that feature will work.
Tabata mentioned that only Prompto takes pictures. But if I remember correctly, he mention that they would look into ways for the player to take their own pictures.
Maybe the whole
time skip
Indeed she is.
As someone who's not aware of what leaks you're talking about, I was willing to just take that scene as face value, aka "I have no idea what just happened but I'm willing to play the game and see how it gets to that point." Its really hard to come to some kind of conclusion from that first minute. I wouldn't call it "spoiling."
...Unless YOU know what is actually happening because of the leaks in which case gtfo I don't want to hear it.
Kwansu Dudes
Member
I'm confused, how did they spoil anything if people didn't read the leaked spoilers? Most people would be unaware of what was going on, right? I didn't read them and had no idea what was happening.
It would make a lot of sense if we're completely misjudging this scene based on the leaks, and it is just a regular story fight
post-timeskip
It just seems really weird to me that they'd throw away brand new character models for one small section of the game. And it's also, generally, really bad form to have a cold open of the end of the game, unless you're doing it to screw with the player's expectations.
(Lufia, Dragon Quest 6, etc)
The only thing that's keeping me from believing this is that we know the development has been troubled to the point where expecting the best case scenario seems naive.
EvilKatarn
Member
The game looks empty. The sidequests are completely devoid of any personality. It's like the Assassins Creed 1 of open world RPGs. A blank slate with plenty of potential but not one you should jump right into on the first installment.
Except I feel like there won't be a direct sequel to the type of game this is.
In a world where Witcher 3 exists FFXV just seems pointless, effortless and sad.
Not even touching the visuals - just burn the Luminous Engine to the ground. It's obviously no good.
Except I feel like there won't be a direct sequel to the type of game this is.
In a world where Witcher 3 exists FFXV just seems pointless, effortless and sad.
Not even touching the visuals - just burn the Luminous Engine to the ground. It's obviously no good.
Avenger54321
Member
That looks amazing so far. Sure a lil bit of work is needed, but my hype got even bigger. Can't wait for this game. I should have all my PC parts put together when they announce a PC version for the best experience.
Mmhm. Well, it's not uncommon of Final Fantasy to have some kind of boss-behind-the-boss. That, however, would put the opening scene at even larger odds.
Honestly even Zanarkand opening was bad and pointless.
Honestly, that would be a more appealing main character. For me anyway. Maybe it's cuz I'm not getting any younger. They just should've ditched VsXIII completely. I don't understand the decision behind this weird frankengame they got going on. Noctics has this 10 year-old designer hairdo ffs.