the visuals are below expectations... and by quite a margin i would say... performance also looks kinda all over the place, pop in, characters animation/control looks floaty... i dont know... had very high hopes but the demos we have seen and the footage at hand... it just doesnt cut it. Lets see what the delay is going to be about.
Final Fantasy XV - 50 min video
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CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Few notes:
Gladio's VA is horrendus
Music sounds pretty damn great.
MULTIPLE BATTLE TRACKS!
Customization actually looks pretty fun
Battle dialogue is fine.
Cutscenes surrounding finding out about the invasion still lack gravitas.
Battle system looks fun.
I'm not expecting anything earth shattering, but it should be a good time.
Gladio's VA is horrendus
Music sounds pretty damn great.
MULTIPLE BATTLE TRACKS!
Customization actually looks pretty fun
Battle dialogue is fine.
Cutscenes surrounding finding out about the invasion still lack gravitas.
Battle system looks fun.
I'm not expecting anything earth shattering, but it should be a good time.
My thoughts exactly. The voice...fits Gladiolus...but the delivery of the lines just doesnt work.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Pretty sure Gladio's sister has the same voice actress as Miki in Star Ocean: Integrity & Faithlessness.
Nocturno999
Member
Yeah. I am expecting a new 2017 delay bomb.
Yep,totally switching to japanese voices with english subs.
Old noct looks great and he is the spitting image of his father
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Combat looks like ass imo but the rest looks great,especially the return of hunt marks.
Also,i'm shipping noct and Iris so bad now.
Old noct looks great and he is the spitting image of his father
(Plot twist: noct is his own father)
Combat looks like ass imo but the rest looks great,especially the return of hunt marks.
Also,i'm shipping noct and Iris so bad now.
thefragrance
Member
Her anime girl mannerisms were so awkward in contrast with her voice. It's the XV equivalent of this:
Agree with you on this one. I was thinking XIII sort of did that and didn't turn out that great, but it was actually multiple cutscenes interrupting the game every other minute. XV is kind of making the same mistake here.
ETA: bring back the batman voice. I was always a fan of batman voice. Why did you listen to the haters SE,pls.
That prelude feels like FFX's Prelude and Besaid Theme got a baby and it's p e r f e c t
Literally Yuffie/Vanille. Acts like they would too.
Her anime girl mannerisms were so awkward in contrast with her voice. It's the XV equivalent of this:
Well... at least one of them looks like a human being.
That's an improvement, I guess.
Weird, I thought it was actually pretty simple. :/
Should have given this kid the leading role. Swagger is off the charts.
His eyebrows are on fleek.
Her anime girl mannerisms were so awkward in contrast with her voice. It's the XV equivalent of this:
when she started flailing around
mrmickfran
Member
I love how at the very beginning at the bottom it says: "Main Character design: Tetsyua Nomura" As if they had to put his name somewhere on the title screen
They had the same thing in FFXIII
Yabberwocky
Member
I'm still really shocked at the quality of both the voice-acting and the script overall, especially on a mainline FF. That being said, there are moments where it flows really well (like Prompto counting down with the door), so it kind of awkwardly stood out from the rest. Noctis does sound a lot better than he did, but it's still not great. I knew that FFXIII had some narmy dialogue, but the voice-work was still really solid from the whole cast. Cor sounded fine, though, his voice is really familiar. (It's not Matthew Mercer, is it. Thanks to McCree, I'm currently hearing Mercer in everyone. I think it's High Noon paranoia.) Iris' mo-cap was dreadful, and she definitely has the most Kingdom Hearts-esque Nomura design of the lot, but her voice was also pretty good.
Complaints aside, there is some fantastic creature design, some of the strongest from the whole series. It's amazing to see older FF series reimagined so beautifully. I love some of the other outfits for the gang, too, I don't think I'll be keeping them in their default outfits. I was also pleasantly surprised to see another villain character showing up in the Cor scene that I don't think had been previously announced? A problem XIII had was a completely lack of supporting cast, especially for the antagonists. XV feels a bit more like VII in that regard.
Complaints aside, there is some fantastic creature design, some of the strongest from the whole series. It's amazing to see older FF series reimagined so beautifully. I love some of the other outfits for the gang, too, I don't think I'll be keeping them in their default outfits. I was also pleasantly surprised to see another villain character showing up in the Cor scene that I don't think had been previously announced? A problem XIII had was a completely lack of supporting cast, especially for the antagonists. XV feels a bit more like VII in that regard.
Ha, yep. I swore out lout when I saw Older!Noctis and Ifrit, 'cause, shit, those 4chan spoilers. Yeah, them killing off that character was my big concern/annoyance, too, especially considering the representation of women in XV isn't great at is.
I still can't understand what triggers party attacks, it all seems so messy :/
People trashed Ep. Duscae yellow circles, but at least that way i understood what i was doing.
Also the fact that we can't customize the party AI and that they only have 1 skill at a time it's massively dissappointing.
People trashed Ep. Duscae yellow circles, but at least that way i understood what i was doing.
Also the fact that we can't customize the party AI and that they only have 1 skill at a time it's massively dissappointing.
t-storm
Member
Username1198
Member
Exactly how I feel. Except I'm pretty sure the story is gonna be real cringy. But I've been ignoring FF stories since 8.
thefragrance
Member
PSY・S;213882576 said:
My exact reaction!
I feel like I've done nothing but criticize this one ugly aspect plaguing both Kingsglaive and the game itself, but it's just that off-putting. I'm definitely taking advantage of the Japanese voice track if the game has it, but I doubt it'll synchronize everything perfectly. I am prepared for many, many cringe seizures.
This is the first time I'm hearing this. What I saw on video looked pretty good to me, but this does sound disappointing. With the addition of the freeze mode whatchamacallit, I was getting ready for Tale's-style combat with a handful of different AI strategies. I hope this makes up for smoother, more intuitive combat, I guess we'll see.
Stand by Me in a FF game?
That groans at the beginning when they were in flames...
The tough guys voice and their recording sounds so off when they were talking around the car. It doesn't fit in to the environment.
Wtf is this game. this is not a FF anymore lol.
As some other member said in an earlier post FFXV feels like prentending to be a western game but fails in every way.
That groans at the beginning when they were in flames...
The tough guys voice and their recording sounds so off when they were talking around the car. It doesn't fit in to the environment.
Wtf is this game. this is not a FF anymore lol.
As some other member said in an earlier post FFXV feels like prentending to be a western game but fails in every way.
This is a Final Fantasy game in pretty much every way.
Blindside attacks + proximity to Noctis trigger them.
Yeah, but... why? Did he somehow negotiate that into his contract? seems so weird to have the main character designer be the only name on the title screen
Agreed. Reminds me alot of what Ff12, 10, 9, and 8 did but in radically different ways. I like it overall :3
MissDeviling
Member
Holy shit, what happened to the image quality?
While I don't have an issue really with the way things look. The image quality definitely needs more polish no doubt. I think that's the biggest thing for me.
jimmypython
Member
Just started watching it and I'm just gonna throw it out there after seeing the opening:
The FFXV opening sequence (both the battle and car pushing) might be the weakest of the mainline games in the entire series, yes including the 2D ones.
FF games start with a boss battle are II, IX and XIII. From the story telling perspective, all three games provided *context* of the enemy and gave us a reason to fight: In II Emperor burnt down our village, in IX the dragon head man attacked us first so we fought back, and in XIII we escaped the train so the robot was hunting us down. Now we have XV, the thing just sits there, we walk up and then start to attack. Let me just ask this: WHY??
From the game design aspect of the "starting the game with a boss battle" idea, besides visually showing off the battle system,it serves as a *TUTORIAL*. II, IX and XIII all let us learn by going through the battle. In XV, we walk up, control for 2 sec (No UI) , cutscene, flash back to car pushing. What's the takeaway? Certainly no tutorial to me.
Then we have the car pushing. It is supposed to be a sequence to introduce the characters. As not all of the players would have watched the CGI movie before playing the game, it is our first time properly seeing these characters (technically the second time but the guys in the fighting sequence all look different. And it was too short and with all the flashy visual effects, at least I didn't have enough time to register those guys). They talked a bit and then started to push the car. Then the effing EMOTIONAL theme song kicked in, supposedly to highlight the bond between the four. BUT, as a player, without any proper character introduction or development or buildup, WHY THE HELL SHOULD WE CARE??? I couldn't help but LOL while watching.....
So, unless there are parts they didn't show us, from both story telling and game design aspects, the opening of XV is weak and pointless.
The FFXV opening sequence (both the battle and car pushing) might be the weakest of the mainline games in the entire series, yes including the 2D ones.
FF games start with a boss battle are II, IX and XIII. From the story telling perspective, all three games provided *context* of the enemy and gave us a reason to fight: In II Emperor burnt down our village, in IX the dragon head man attacked us first so we fought back, and in XIII we escaped the train so the robot was hunting us down. Now we have XV, the thing just sits there, we walk up and then start to attack. Let me just ask this: WHY??
From the game design aspect of the "starting the game with a boss battle" idea, besides visually showing off the battle system,it serves as a *TUTORIAL*. II, IX and XIII all let us learn by going through the battle. In XV, we walk up, control for 2 sec (No UI) , cutscene, flash back to car pushing. What's the takeaway? Certainly no tutorial to me.
Then we have the car pushing. It is supposed to be a sequence to introduce the characters. As not all of the players would have watched the CGI movie before playing the game, it is our first time properly seeing these characters (technically the second time but the guys in the fighting sequence all look different. And it was too short and with all the flashy visual effects, at least I didn't have enough time to register those guys). They talked a bit and then started to push the car. Then the effing EMOTIONAL theme song kicked in, supposedly to highlight the bond between the four. BUT, as a player, without any proper character introduction or development or buildup, WHY THE HELL SHOULD WE CARE??? I couldn't help but LOL while watching.....
So, unless there are parts they didn't show us, from both story telling and game design aspects, the opening of XV is weak and pointless.
bananafactory
Banned
I don't know how anyone who played the demo could be surprised by these visuals
YankeeDonB
Member
Just watched.
Cons:
something seemed a little off with some of the textures or loading. Looked great in places and odd in others (e.g., chocobo race, when first pulling into Lestallum).
hard to get a good sense of game flow given the choppy excerpting, but it seems a bit macguffiny in what they've shown.
Pros:
-Music is great
-Bestiary is awesome -- loved that Zu encounter
-Caves/tombs look varied and great
-Battle system looks like a lot of fun w/ the full slate of party interaction and magic
-New weapons! Loved the FF6 Edgar callouts w/ Prompto's bioblaster and autocrossbow and Noct's chainsaw attack. Also, seems there will be a lot of variety in phantom weapons and we get to equip them all
-Engine weapons are their own category too, curious to see more about those.
-Cor is a badass, love his sword style
-Side quests seem varied
-Maybe most importantly from my perspective, the character interaction was mostly pretty good. Could really get a sense of the guys' dynamic with each other and didn't seem super forced. Liked the faux date w/ Iris too, suggests a light touch w/ lots of varied character-centered events.
Overall, I'm pleased. Seems like it really could deliver an epic adventure w/ engaging systems.
Visually it's certainly spotty in certain ways w/ what they showed here. But that's not all that important to me.
Cons:
something seemed a little off with some of the textures or loading. Looked great in places and odd in others (e.g., chocobo race, when first pulling into Lestallum).
hard to get a good sense of game flow given the choppy excerpting, but it seems a bit macguffiny in what they've shown.
Pros:
-Music is great
-Bestiary is awesome -- loved that Zu encounter
-Caves/tombs look varied and great
-Battle system looks like a lot of fun w/ the full slate of party interaction and magic
-New weapons! Loved the FF6 Edgar callouts w/ Prompto's bioblaster and autocrossbow and Noct's chainsaw attack. Also, seems there will be a lot of variety in phantom weapons and we get to equip them all
-Engine weapons are their own category too, curious to see more about those.
-Cor is a badass, love his sword style
-Side quests seem varied
-Maybe most importantly from my perspective, the character interaction was mostly pretty good. Could really get a sense of the guys' dynamic with each other and didn't seem super forced. Liked the faux date w/ Iris too, suggests a light touch w/ lots of varied character-centered events.
Overall, I'm pleased. Seems like it really could deliver an epic adventure w/ engaging systems.
Visually it's certainly spotty in certain ways w/ what they showed here. But that's not all that important to me.
Yep. Dual Audio will be there.
Garrett Hawke
Member
this game looks good to me tbh
still cringing at literally everything cindy tho
still cringing at literally everything cindy tho
hmmmmm now I don't know which one I should choose from...
PKMNTrainer
Member
Monster design and music are off the charts. Gameplay looks pretty varied, more so than some of the earlier games. Wait mode seems to provide that more tactical edge I was hoping for.
Graphics and performance need a lot of work. I would be willing to wait till 2017 for a graphical touch up and solid 30fps. Hoping a lot of these cutscenes were spliced together, because plot flow seemed pretty off.
Excited to play the finished product. Hoping they can get a lot done in two months visually, for sure.
Graphics and performance need a lot of work. I would be willing to wait till 2017 for a graphical touch up and solid 30fps. Hoping a lot of these cutscenes were spliced together, because plot flow seemed pretty off.
Excited to play the finished product. Hoping they can get a lot done in two months visually, for sure.
That was all pre rendered. None of that was actual gameplay to begin with.
Out of touch with what, exactly?
Out of touch with what appeals to people now. Artistically, it seems like it's designed to appeal to teens in 1998.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
What appeals to people now.
Which people, exactly? Hands-On previews have been extremely positive as of now.
I have a weird feeling he's gonna say its about the character design...
:/
I also don't see how this isn't what appeals to people. I like it, it appeals to me. I'm people.
Adam_Vania
Banned
yall are right i think this Final Fantasy series that features characters like Cloud, a dude with spiky hair and a 10-foot sword, is starting to get out of touch
NHarmonic.
Member
I'm dying with some of this comments, damn.
Does anyone have pictures of the older version of the cast?
Does anyone have pictures of the older version of the cast?