Final Fantasy XV first 45 minute gameplay video (final build of the game)

Ah right, glad its not just me. I can get behind this idea too, if someone out there finds it hot then thats great for them. A bit of equality in our sexualised characters is fine by me. Personally Joel from the Last of Us is my kind of thing, minus the murder obvs.

Oh into daddies huh? I wish FF15 had one, but at least FFXII is getting remastered (Basch).
 
It looks really, really boring and some of the NPC voice acting is PS1-era terrible along with the lip sync. The character designs are almost universally hideous.
 
Oh into daddies huh? I wish FF15 had one, but at least FFXII is getting remastered (Basch).

Probably somewhere in between the prologue and the main game would be ideal.

Away from gaming, Aragorn from Lord of the Rings is perfection. Its a rugged thing more than age I guess. So yeah sculpted abs and shaved chest is not doing it for me.
 
Soon to be playable in DLC. Hope it comes with full shirtless outfit.

Speaking of, are we getting swimsuit DLC?

If possible, I will play through an entire mainline Final Fantasy game with a party of shirtless anime boys. It just seems like the right thing to do.

Go bother Tabata about it, he seems open to the idea:

https://twitter.com/Nova_Crystallis/status/766355118677778432

It's probably in the works anyway. Easy money.


That reminds me, are all in-engine cutscenes in game only and not pre-rendered?
 
Lol, is this meant to be attractive? Its just cringy to me. I actually think I might not like him as a character from what I have seen. Maybe that's why.

Gladio certainly has a conventionally attractive, well-built body that most guys wouldn't be able to achieve, but I don't like that he's just showing off like that. I mean, who runs around in broad daylight just wearing a jacket exposing your chest and abs, regardless how they look? SE's official response to that is that his attire is his battle armor or something. It's laughable. Just admit you want to please the fujoshi crowd.

His Versus XIII design is far superior in comparison.

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Then again, we can switch outfits in the game, so this is tad less of an issue.
 
Gladio certainly has a conventionally attractive, well-built body that most guys wouldn't be able to achieve, but I don't like that he's just showing off like that. I mean, who runs around in broad daylight just wearing a jacket exposing your chest and abs, regardless how they look? SE's official response to that is that his attire is his battle armor or something. It's laughable. Just admit you want to please the fujoshi crowd.

His Versus XIII design is far superior in comparison.

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Then again, we can switch outfits in the game, so this is tad less of an issue.

I actually forgot that's how he used to look, your right thats far better than what we have now. I will be changing his outfit for sure.
 
Gladio certainly has a conventionally attractive, well-built body that most guys wouldn't be able to achieve, but I don't like that he's just showing off like that. I mean, who runs around in broad daylight just wearing a jacket exposing your chest and abs, regardless how they look? SE's official response to that is that his attire is his battle armor or something. It's laughable. Just admit you want to please the fujoshi crowd.

His Versus XIII design is far superior in comparison.

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Then again, we can switch outfits in the game, so this is tad less of an issue.

Doesn't seem any more dumb than their reasoning for Cindy being dressed like she is. Equal opportunity fanservice!
 
I wonder who thought adding tribal tattoos was a good idea.
 
Basis the latest information we have (obviously not from this newest build i supposed) do we have an idea of how often the game varies its resolution between 1080p - 900p on PS4? I mean is the game able to hold 1080p most of the time with a few drops to 900p or is it a case of being 900p most of the time?
 
Gladio certainly has a conventionally attractive, well-built body that most guys wouldn't be able to achieve, but I don't like that he's just showing off like that. I mean, who runs around in broad daylight just wearing a jacket exposing your chest and abs, regardless how they look? SE's official response to that is that his attire is his battle armor or something. It's laughable. Just admit you want to please the fujoshi crowd.

His Versus XIII design is far superior in comparison.

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Then again, we can switch outfits in the game, so this is tad less of an issue.

He looks like a mug there lol.
 
Is this confirmed OG PS4?
I'll be honest, the graphics didn't look too hot a few months ago and I feared they would eventually start presenting the Pro version instead.
 
Is this confirmed OG PS4?
I'll be honest, the graphics didn't look too hot a few months ago and I feared they would eventually start presenting the Pro version instead.

Yeah, Pro mode is still under development.
 
Basis the latest information we have (obviously not from this newest build i supposed) do we have an idea of how often the game varies its resolution between 1080p - 900p on PS4? I mean is the game able to hold 1080p most of the time with a few drops to 900p or is it a case of being 900p most of the time?

I'd imagine it'd be 1080p most of the time with drops to 900p when there's a lot of enemies and graphical effects on screen.

Is this confirmed OG PS4?

It is indeed.
 
Basis the latest information we have (obviously not from this newest build i supposed) do we have an idea of how often the game varies its resolution between 1080p - 900p on PS4? I mean is the game able to hold 1080p most of the time with a few drops to 900p or is it a case of being 900p most of the time?

As far as I remember, they said it was mostly 1080p with occasional drops to 900p. Not the other way around. Similar to the Platinum Demo.
 
o_O
If so, then wow!
There is actually vegetation, the mountains aren't PS1 and I haven't seen any bugs or glitches yet.
Massive improvement, for a while I thought Gamescon was final build.
Is it Gold yet?

Edit:Maybe a few bugs, but still.
 
o_O
If so, then wow!
There is actually vegetation, the mountains aren't PS1 and I haven't seen any bugs or glitches yet.
Massive improvement, for a while I thought Gamescon was final build.
Is it Gold yet?

This should be the actual gold version yeah, all improvements after now would be in a day one patch.
 
o_O
If so, then wow!
There is actually vegetation, the mountains aren't PS1 and I haven't seen any bugs or glitches yet.
Massive improvement, for a while I thought Gamescon was final build.
Is it Gold yet?

It was submitted to Sony/MS for certification on September 30, also with Naora leaving that day I guess development was a wrap, maybe still fixing some major bugs if they come up, but don't think the quality is going to increase/decrease from this point onwards.
 
Doesn't seem any more dumb than their reasoning for Cindy being dressed like she is. Equal opportunity fanservice!

IIRC they didn't even tried to justify why Cindy wears like how she does. They were just puzzled that fans from the western countries have issues with her design, but stuck with it anyway.

I personally am not against fanservice, but I prefer fanservice done right, and more subtly. Cindy could look like this

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and still look really hot, but at the same time not as trashy/sexualized.

As for Gladio, I think he looked great in his casual tank top outfit. You can still see and appreciate his physique through the clothing.
 
As far as I remember, they said it was mostly 1080p with occasional drops to 900p. Not the other way around. Similar to the Platinum Demo.

Platinum demo was most of the time 1080p? Really? Looked very rough for 1080p.

What i remember noticing in Platinum Demo was that when leaving the camera idle (not moving characters or anything) the image was becoming clearer and sharper. Once you started moving the character/camera the image was becoming blurry/soft.

I am not sure if this is still happening in latest builds but my explanation back then was that while idle the game changed to 1080p (hence sharper image) and then if you started moving the engine toggled to 900p.

I dont know if I am making any sense to anyone here now... probably piss poor description by me! :D
 
Impressions from someone:
I squeezed in some shitty video clips while I was able to. I was going to post them but now people are saying this was an old build. (I was told by Matt it was a current build, though).

I feel like it'll be a waste of time uploading video and writing detailed impressions if it's old.

But from what I did see:

Colors are vivid and amazing

Combat gameplay was silky smooth

Casting magic felt great. Much easier to aim and it felt heavy and powerful when you cast it.

World seemed massive

Yes, the moves from Duscae, like the power thrust and dragon jump, were still able to be performed with the spear equipped.

Overall great feeling. Feels like an incredible adventure is ahead.

Now the negatives (nothing too major):

Frames skipped during cut scenes

Camera can get all over the place and confusing during intense fights

Hair looked pretty bad up close on the characters. Also, some weird fuzziness on version movements. Graphics looked bright and vivid but a little jarring at times.

Overall, as someone who is completely obsessed with FFXV, I had a blast. It just confirmed that all of my hype is warranted and I cannot wait to play the full release. I am probably going to go back one more day and give it another shot. My time was cut short because once you get in the Regalia they make you stop. Knowing this, I'm going to not worry about the Regalia and explore more on foot.

Also, met and talked with Matt from SE. He told me some very interesting things about the delay and the E3 Titan demo. He literally asked me not to put this info on social media. I'm still torn but either way I'll post it when the game is near release.

If anyone has any questions I'll try to answer. But remember, this was supposedly an old build so it may be pointless.
 
I don't get the surprise. Game went from dreadful-looking to decent. Decent's what you'd expect from a game this big, not the second coming of Christ.
 
I don't get the surprise. Game went from dreadful-looking to decent. Decent's what you'd expect from a game this big, not the second coming of Christ.

Yeah, but I think a lot of people (including myself) thought they'd leave it at that and just release it how it was in it's August state and maybe have a FFXIV 1.0 repeat all over again. It's supposed to look decent and I'm glad they realized that and delayed the game.
 
Also, met and talked with Matt from SE. He told me some very interesting things about the delay and the E3 Titan demo. He literally asked me not to put this info on social media. I'm still torn but either way I'll post it when the game is near release.
That's a bit dickish. Why break that trust?
 
So all that is nice, but I still think the opening hour is weak. Nothing's really happening story-wise, we get no proper introduction to the characters and the setting, they dropped player into some kind of sandbox, open field with boring MMO quest to do (fight x monsters, find x item), and I fucking hate Cindy. Fuck her character design, fuck her accent.

That's true, but it takes about 30 minutes to go through that and then you have the car and can go to Galdin Quay and more side activities become available.
 
I have to admit that the game has very high production values and it is looking pretty good.

Too bad the voice acting is so incredibly bad and the character designs are boring to me.
 
There are moments when Noctic's English VA does an okay job, like when he is on the phone call outside Insomnia. But overall its pretty weak from most of the characters, especially Cindy. Ughhh, not a fan at all. It isn't even the accent that's the problem, the delivery is just plain bad.

From what I have heard of the Jap voices, looks like it will be a much better experience.

EDIT: On a side note, I'm genuinely concerned with how much hours the team at SE put into the game over the last month as crunch-time came upon them. With how exhausted Tabata has looked with his recent public appearances, I just hope that the entire team get a very well deserved rest when this game is finally released in what looks to be a very promising state.

The improvements this small delay has brought visually and systematically are very impressive, but I dread to think the amount of hours it required from everyone.
 
I don't see anything wrong with the EN voices. Maybe it's because I'm not native english speaker too?

I'll def like EN voices more than JP ones.
 
I don't see anything wrong with the EN voices. Maybe it's because I'm not native english speaker too?

I'll def like EN voices more than JP ones.

They all try a little bit too hard to fit into roles not naturally supported by their voices. It's not bad like Type-0, but you can hear clearly that's it's forced sometimes.
 
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