Are there trophies for the hunts? I don't want to check out the list in case of spoilers.
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Are there trophies for the hunts? I don't want to check out the list in case of spoilers.
Disagree Guy
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One is complete your first hunt - Bronze
One is what I assume would be the final hunt - Gold
nemisis0
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Just checked the list, not spoilery at all to be honest just basic stuff we already know, only 2 boss trophies and I would not say they are even part of the story but the rest is all chapter trophies.
AyraSutoraifu
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Wow, really suprised by the OST!
Really liking it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_CsijQsYY4&list=PL-TSN1JqlGvpwaNTd1YjI3Qr3E1-kEHms&index=33
Really liking it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_CsijQsYY4&list=PL-TSN1JqlGvpwaNTd1YjI3Qr3E1-kEHms&index=33
I've had Titan for 5 chapters now and I have no idea how to use him. The game does not explain it to you at all. Ramuh works the same way he did in episode Duscae which is when you're dying you can summon him but I feel like it's situational.
Sometimes music starts playing and you get a prompt to press L2 or R2 I think. That's about it sadly.
Baleoce
Member
Yeah Yoko Shimomuras music is probably what is going to push me over the edge and make me buy this game on release. I want to hear all of this wonderful music in context.
TheLastFantasy
Member
Speaking of music, what's the name of the track that plays during the CG scene at the end of chapter 5?
It's soo good!
It's soo good!
They typically ship so it arrives to you on release day.
Disagree Guy
Member
Boy am I glad I switched from Amazon to Simply Games.
I feel for you M_Night
Sweet! Thanks for checking.
I'm definitely going to platinum this game. No matter what.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
feck, i'll be at work. best just get it from the shop on release day so i don't miss the delivery.
Disagree Guy
Member
The 10+ year wait is nearly over my friend, just a matter of days remain... We thought this day would never come
You legit just platinum it by playing it normally except for sidequests and like a boss.
DarkLordMalik
Member
I know I was full of praise but fucking hell, I am not liking how they handle Chapter 9 end and then
I hope it gets better but the game had such a great opening chapters, story aside. I really enjoyed my time with it, in the open world.
start of the linear section in Chapter 10 is boring AF.
DarkLordMalik
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SprachBrooks
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Simply Games just shipped my copy of the game! Hope it arrives tomorrow!
So I have played around 27 hours, currently atand here are my impressions from what I have played of the game.Chapter 9 in Altissia to meet Luna
Malik's Fantasy - Part 1
Malik's Fantasy - Part 2
Ascension Grid
So the last time I posted, I talked about the combat being great, right? Well there is way to make it even better by upgrading to unlock new skills in the Ascension grid. The ascension grid revolves around a set of categories so we have the 'combat' grid which unlocks new abilities for combos or skills for Noctis. We have the team work grid which works by letting the Party AI learn new abilities or techniques that can come real handy in battle. Then we have the Armiger grid and the Stats grid, the latter of which is important if we want to gain more stats after leveling up. We can basically unlock nodes in that grid to improve our stats like Strength or HP. There are more grids to look into and honestly there is a lot to customize our playthough, depending on our play style. In my case, I focused mostly on Noctis which means I didn't learn new techniques for the party members until after quite a while.
It is easy to have one look at the grid and consider it disappointment and lacking any details but if we play the game, we can soon figure out that it won't be possible to max it out as easily, because it requires a lot of AP. So please keep this in mind and carefully focus on the grid that tailors to your play style. I prefer going all solo with Noctis hence I focused on his grid but I highly recommend to learn some of the better techniques as well have important stat boosting grids unlocked.
Party AI
The party members have a great AI and they do kick ass in battle, however they can also easily get obliterated during some of the tougher boss fights. It is not easy to kill them though and if they do die, we have items like Phoenix Down or Mega Phoenix (for all members) that can review them with full health. But these items are expensive and since there are no monsters that drop gil unlike in the past FFs, money will mostly come through doing sidequests and hunts. We can also sell some of the rare treasure that we pick up during our journey throughout the world.
If you are tired of the Party getting their ass owned in tougher battles, I urge to focus on the Ascension grid related to the party members. First of all, make sure to utilize their technique in battle, as they can be quite handy at times. Secondly, the Ascension grid can add slight tweaks to their AI like if they are close to death, they can use a first aid kit to save their ass. There are more advanced options that are unlocked later but they all require a lot of AP, and as I have said, they don't come easy. So good luck in trying to attempt a balance between your own skills and the Party on the Ascension grid.
Sidequests
Since I have spent a considerable amount of time in the world now, I feel confident in talking in detail about the quests. People said they were mostly fetch quests, which might rub the wrong way, but having spent a considerable amount of time with them, I can safely say that not all of them are simply 'fetch' quests. These quests actually urge us to explore the world map, discover its lore, even if they are simple fetch quests. Attempting more of the quests, I discovered 2 secret dungeons which completely surprised me as I had no idea of their location until I attempted the quests corresponding to them. I also uncovered more of the map and discovered some of the hidden monsters during my exploration. So even if they sound like simple fetch quests, they reward the player with exploration. They are also tied to the narrative it is not like every single one of them has some dumb reason to get the X item and get back.
There are quests to upgrade weapons done by Cid. Quests to upgrade the Regalia so it travels at a faster speed (YES!!!!) and also to make it travel at night without having to bump into enemies on road (YESSSS!!!). The weapon upgrades are all neat and they are done by Cid. I recommend to attempt them as soon as you can because Cid will take his sweet time to complete these quests but the reward is a much better weapon than what we can get at that point.
Aside from the side quests, we have the option to fish and as far as I can tell, it is a fun distraction. We can buy the bait and fishing line from outposts or shops all around the world map and we need a specific bait to catch a certain type of fish, so it is not completely barebone mini game. There is a good amount of work put in it which will please the people who love these type of things in an RPG. There is also racing with the chocobos, which is another thing that I didn't attempt much. I mean I have already played an insane amount of the game and yet there is just so much to do. So yeh, I did skip around some of these side content but I am just pointing it out that it is available in case you want to attempt it.
Talking more about the quests, there are some quests given by people at certain locations and then they change their location. There are also quests that are given by people that maintain their location and this results in a quest loop that can be addicting. MMO players might be familiar this feeling of the quest loop. We just keep doing the quests while getting new ones from the person and it honestly feels like there is no end in sight. So I did drop some of them midway even though I was enjoying my time in attempting them.
There are secret boss fights and dungeons to explore. I discovered two of them thanks to side quests but I am sure there is atleast one more. I saw that dungeon in one of the videos but I haven't come across yet, although it had the Samurai with the mine and Goblins. I discovered the Sewer dungeon and another dungeon that had similarity to. Keep in mind these are extremely challenging dungeons that require you to be atleast Level 50 before you can attempt them. Otherwise be ready to get your ass kicked.Chapter 7 dungeon
We have seen the Niflheim base infiltration and it will be a story mission in the game, but there are even optional bases that are scattered throughout the world map. For starters, each of the base is designed in its own way. I played through 3 basesand each of them had a different design. We can go full stealth in the base or all guns blazing, which won't be easy if we have a low level. The base infilration ends with boss fights with magitek armors over level 50, so make sure you are prepared for the final fight as it won't be easy.2 of them are required for story
Loot
I feel that this is very important point to highlight here as there is plenty of loot to collect in the world of Final Fantasy XV. I highly recommend to have atleast one of each type of item from the shops across the world map because some of the side quests will require these items, if we already have them, it makes the job easier. Also don't sell every loot that you collect as mentioned above, they can be given in some of the side quests. We can also use the loot to craft magic and some of the more powerful and rare loot can craft a very powerful magic spell. I was able to craft a powerful firga spell having potency of 200+ but sadly there is a damage cap of 9999 and to unlock it, we need an insane amount of AP points (999!!!).
The loot is also unique with each enemy. The larger and harder monster variety drops loot that can be sold for a good amount of gil, or used for weapon upgrade by Cid. They can also be used to craft powerful spells. The smaller enemies also drop loot but of course the rare monsters are the bigger draw here. We can also kill monsters to get some of the food items that can be used by Ignis to cook food, which in turn can give stat buffs. As I played through the game, I learned the importance of these buffs and since some of the bigger buffs can be expensive (there is one in Altissia that can cost 300,000 gil!!!), Ignis' cooking can come handy as he cook them free of cost. Sadly he can only cook at camps which means we will have to look around for camping spots if we want to buff up without having to spend money at a restaurant.
Altissia and Coliseum
Sois a breathtaking visual spectacle. It is like seeing the city of Midgar for the first time. It is easy to get overwhelmed as we enter the city of the first time as it looks like there is a lot to do and discover. The city is huge and full of NPCs and the best part is that we can just stay next to them to hear their conversation. This removes the need to talk to every NPC manually and adds more realism to the exploration aspect. This is nothing new of course, I just wanted to point out that I really like the implementation here in FFXV.our entry to Altissia
Altissia will offer the players plenty of new things to try. New weapons, sidequests, new items and new hunts. The hunts that are offered in Altissia are all set during the night and I was able to unlock some very powerful hunts including some secret bosses that will please the old FF fans. They require a higher level of course but no one is stopping you from attempting them. One thing I should mention here is that Altissia hunts somehow allow the option to wait until Nighttime, since every hunt is set at night. This should have been an option with the other hunts dealer as well, so I hope it is added with a patch.
I will conclude this post with the Coliseum impressions. It is basically an arena where we witness the monsters killing each other for sport. We can wager and bet on the monsters by purchasing medals. Our only participation in these battle is through the use of horns that we can blow during the battle. These horns can either boost their attack or provide stat buffs. We start with a default horn which improves the attack, I think. I didn't really look much into it but there was a vendor right outside the Coliseum which was selling horns with different types of buffs/advantages in arena. They were expensive AF though so unless you have a shit load of money, you won't be able to buy them. Watching the battle unfold is actually quite fun and the prizes that we can win in Coliseum range from powerful weapons to new type of Skins for Regalia. Speaking of which, the Big Bang amano artwork is an unlockable skin in the Coliseum but good luck in getting it, as it requires a lot of medals. We initially purchase them through money but we can get more with bets.
To Be Continued
So this concludes my impressions for the second part and I will now post my final part of impressions once I am done with the game. I will have one thing to say though, if you are rushing through the game just to beat the story in a short time, you are missing quite a big chunk of what makes FFXV so good.
It took way too long for anyone to post these kinds of details... THANK YOU
The stat boost grid which awards stat bonuses at time of level up... are the bonuses from it retroactive? Or can you lose out on state boosts if you don't upgrade the grid early enough?
DarkLordMalik
Member
I think it was fine gameplay wise until
Noctis goes full super saiyan
_/¯Totally agree with you on how
they handled Ignis going Blind. That was a big fuck you to everyone.
The stat boosts work by the current level. Stats are increased by a formula that is determined from the level of the party.
rayman1900
Member
I think it was fine gameplay wise untilbut the way the story was handled, well ¯\_(ツNoctis goes full super saiyan
Totally agree with you on howthey handled Ignis going Blind. That was a big fuck you to everyone.
The stat boosts work by the current level. Stats are increased by a formula that is determined from the level of the party.
I did not played the game, but would you think, the way it's executed, that it could be explained more in depth later in the story on why this happen to Ignis ?
Disagree Guy
Member
My copy just shipped! SimplyGames you absolute beauty!!!
I literally ordered it 2 hours ago!
I literally ordered it 2 hours ago!
DarkLordMalik
Member
I honestly don't have much hope in this regard. I don't see them showing flashbacks to explain what happened, but I could be wrong.
£55!? I didn't know there was an N64 version.
robotzombie
Member
It is retroactive, because it gives you stats based on your level (I think the HP one is 2x your level, and the regular stat ones are just upgraded by your level), so no matter when you get one, say the STR one, it will just automatically boost your stat by your level.
rayman1900
Member
Because I was wondering myself why they would show it like that... there should be some kind of reasons why they would *not* show it that way anyway, but I'm eager to know from yourself if it's the case later down in the story.
Audioboxer
Member
My copy just shipped! SimplyGames you absolute beauty!!!
I literally ordered it 2 hours ago!
Yeah SG are great for delivery. I'm holding out on my base pre-order for pricing though. I've waited long enough, a few more days won't kill me. Nor will spending another £5, but why do that.
I've got a feeling the game isn't going to meet my own personal expectations, so I don't really want to pay more for a FF game that will probably be £20 in January.
I have the game for one day now. I posted screens on the NeoGAF PSN community.
I don't have the time to do a proper review. I'll just say one thing: it's an excellent game. Easily one of the best game of the year.
Everyone will have an opinion on it, but i don't think any one will disagree about it being a great game and a better one than any would have expected a year or two ago.
I think it is massively better than FFXIII. It's a different take on the usual RPG formula we have seen the last ten years. It is more of a proper sequel to XII in terms of gameplay and design. A marriage between XII and VIII,i think.
Voila. My two cents.
I don't have the time to do a proper review. I'll just say one thing: it's an excellent game. Easily one of the best game of the year.
Everyone will have an opinion on it, but i don't think any one will disagree about it being a great game and a better one than any would have expected a year or two ago.
I think it is massively better than FFXIII. It's a different take on the usual RPG formula we have seen the last ten years. It is more of a proper sequel to XII in terms of gameplay and design. A marriage between XII and VIII,i think.
Voila. My two cents.
You have the light mode on Pro, it's the glorified base mode with very consistent framerate.
But i think HQ is great. Framepacing is massively less apparent after Hammerhead.
They will not explain how he got blind,they will only say he was injured while you are fighting Leviathan. Maybe there are some dialogues i missed, but that's it.
On the bright side you can still go back and experience open world gameplay using
Umbra at rest places
I still have to be dissapointed by SimplyGames, best online shop out there for me. 80% of my pre-orders have arrived 2-3 days before release date, and the pricing is really good if you check the website regularly and take advantage of those sweet offers (I paid £32 for the FF XV pre-order back in June, when everyone and their mother thought it was gonna be awful lol)
Disagree Guy
Member
I paid less than amazon prices - 2 hours ago.
It's shipped already.
You can't believe how happy I am haha
nelsonroyale
Member
Shipped! Very excited. I've waiting 10 years for this haha!
rayman1900
Member
So Ardyn's the culprit then. It might probably implies that later will learn about it ? Also, during chapter 0, I saw black shit around Ignis's eyes, and I remember clearly that's what happened also to Crowe from Kingsglaive and that it was the only thing that was not explained, like as a mystery.
There was their World of Final Fantasy fuck up where everyone that ordered the day 1 edition got the standard one, and they simply refused to acknowledge it in any way.
Paid £32 for XV as well. Crazy cheap.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Lmaoooooo
Two copies deserves two pics
http://m.imgur.com/gallery/ged5cED
http://m.imgur.com/gallery/cvS5E1H
http://m.imgur.com/gallery/ged5cED
http://m.imgur.com/gallery/cvS5E1H
One copy is my brother's 
FalsettoVibe
Member
So I have played around 27 hours, currently atand here are my impressions from what I have played of the game.Chapter 9 in Altissia to meet Luna
Malik's Fantasy - Part 1
Malik's Fantasy - Part 2
Ascension Grid
So the last time I posted, I talked about the combat being great, right? Well there is way to make it even better by upgrading to unlock new skills in the Ascension grid. The ascension grid revolves around a set of categories so we have the 'combat' grid which unlocks new abilities for combos or skills for Noctis. We have the team work grid which works by letting the Party AI learn new abilities or techniques that can come real handy in battle. Then we have the Armiger grid and the Stats grid, the latter of which is important if we want to gain more stats after leveling up. We can basically unlock nodes in that grid to improve our stats like Strength or HP. There are more grids to look into and honestly there is a lot to customize our playthough, depending on our play style. In my case, I focused mostly on Noctis which means I didn't learn new techniques for the party members until after quite a while.
It is easy to have one look at the grid and consider it disappointment and lacking any details but if we play the game, we can soon figure out that it won't be possible to max it out as easily, because it requires a lot of AP. So please keep this in mind and carefully focus on the grid that tailors to your play style. I prefer going all solo with Noctis hence I focused on his grid but I highly recommend to learn some of the better techniques as well have important stat boosting grids unlocked.
Party AI
The party members have a great AI and they do kick ass in battle, however they can also easily get obliterated during some of the tougher boss fights. It is not easy to kill them though and if they do die, we have items like Phoenix Down or Mega Phoenix (for all members) that can review them with full health. But these items are expensive and since there are no monsters that drop gil unlike in the past FFs, money will mostly come through doing sidequests and hunts. We can also sell some of the rare treasure that we pick up during our journey throughout the world.
If you are tired of the Party getting their ass owned in tougher battles, I urge to focus on the Ascension grid related to the party members. First of all, make sure to utilize their technique in battle, as they can be quite handy at times. Secondly, the Ascension grid can add slight tweaks to their AI like if they are close to death, they can use a first aid kit to save their ass. There are more advanced options that are unlocked later but they all require a lot of AP, and as I have said, they don't come easy. So good luck in trying to attempt a balance between your own skills and the Party on the Ascension grid.
Sidequests
Since I have spent a considerable amount of time in the world now, I feel confident in talking in detail about the quests. People said they were mostly fetch quests, which might rub the wrong way, but having spent a considerable amount of time with them, I can safely say that not all of them are simply 'fetch' quests. These quests actually urge us to explore the world map, discover its lore, even if they are simple fetch quests. Attempting more of the quests, I discovered 2 secret dungeons which completely surprised me as I had no idea of their location until I attempted the quests corresponding to them. I also uncovered more of the map and discovered some of the hidden monsters during my exploration. So even if they sound like simple fetch quests, they reward the player with exploration. They are also tied to the narrative it is not like every single one of them has some dumb reason to get the X item and get back.
There are quests to upgrade weapons done by Cid. Quests to upgrade the Regalia so it travels at a faster speed (YES!!!!) and also to make it travel at night without having to bump into enemies on road (YESSSS!!!). The weapon upgrades are all neat and they are done by Cid. I recommend to attempt them as soon as you can because Cid will take his sweet time to complete these quests but the reward is a much better weapon than what we can get at that point.
Aside from the side quests, we have the option to fish and as far as I can tell, it is a fun distraction. We can buy the bait and fishing line from outposts or shops all around the world map and we need a specific bait to catch a certain type of fish, so it is not completely barebone mini game. There is a good amount of work put in it which will please the people who love these type of things in an RPG. There is also racing with the chocobos, which is another thing that I didn't attempt much. I mean I have already played an insane amount of the game and yet there is just so much to do. So yeh, I did skip around some of these side content but I am just pointing it out that it is available in case you want to attempt it.
Talking more about the quests, there are some quests given by people at certain locations and then they change their location. There are also quests that are given by people that maintain their location and this results in a quest loop that can be addicting. MMO players might be familiar this feeling of the quest loop. We just keep doing the quests while getting new ones from the person and it honestly feels like there is no end in sight. So I did drop some of them midway even though I was enjoying my time in attempting them.
There are secret boss fights and dungeons to explore. I discovered two of them thanks to side quests but I am sure there is atleast one more. I saw that dungeon in one of the videos but I haven't come across yet, although it had the Samurai with the mine and Goblins. I discovered the Sewer dungeon and another dungeon that had similarity to. Keep in mind these are extremely challenging dungeons that require you to be atleast Level 50 before you can attempt them. Otherwise be ready to get your ass kicked.Chapter 7 dungeon
We have seen the Niflheim base infiltration and it will be a story mission in the game, but there are even optional bases that are scattered throughout the world map. For starters, each of the base is designed in its own way. I played through 3 basesand each of them had a different design. We can go full stealth in the base or all guns blazing, which won't be easy if we have a low level. The base infilration ends with boss fights with magitek armors over level 50, so make sure you are prepared for the final fight as it won't be easy.2 of them are required for story
Loot
I feel that this is very important point to highlight here as there is plenty of loot to collect in the world of Final Fantasy XV. I highly recommend to have atleast one of each type of item from the shops across the world map because some of the side quests will require these items, if we already have them, it makes the job easier. Also don't sell every loot that you collect as mentioned above, they can be given in some of the side quests. We can also use the loot to craft magic and some of the more powerful and rare loot can craft a very powerful magic spell. I was able to craft a powerful firga spell having potency of 200+ but sadly there is a damage cap of 9999 and to unlock it, we need an insane amount of AP points (999!!!).
The loot is also unique with each enemy. The larger and harder monster variety drops loot that can be sold for a good amount of gil, or used for weapon upgrade by Cid. They can also be used to craft powerful spells. The smaller enemies also drop loot but of course the rare monsters are the bigger draw here. We can also kill monsters to get some of the food items that can be used by Ignis to cook food, which in turn can give stat buffs. As I played through the game, I learned the importance of these buffs and since some of the bigger buffs can be expensive (there is one in Altissia that can cost 300,000 gil!!!), Ignis' cooking can come handy as he cook them free of cost. Sadly he can only cook at camps which means we will have to look around for camping spots if we want to buff up without having to spend money at a restaurant.
Altissia and Coliseum
Sois a breathtaking visual spectacle. It is like seeing the city of Midgar for the first time. It is easy to get overwhelmed as we enter the city of the first time as it looks like there is a lot to do and discover. The city is huge and full of NPCs and the best part is that we can just stay next to them to hear their conversation. This removes the need to talk to every NPC manually and adds more realism to the exploration aspect. This is nothing new of course, I just wanted to point out that I really like the implementation here in FFXV.our entry to Altissia
Altissia will offer the players plenty of new things to try. New weapons, sidequests, new items and new hunts. The hunts that are offered in Altissia are all set during the night and I was able to unlock some very powerful hunts including some secret bosses that will please the old FF fans
I will conclude this post with the Coliseum impressions. It is basically an arena where we witness the monsters killing each other for sport. We can wager and bet on the monsters by purchasing medals. Our only participation in these battle is through the use of horns that we can blow during the battle. These horns can either boost their attack or provide stat buffs. We start with a default horn which improves the attack, I think. I didn't really look much into it but there was a vendor right outside the Coliseum which was selling horns with different types of buffs/advantages in arena. They were expensive AF though so unless you have a shit load of money, you won't be able to buy them. Watching the battle unfold is actually quite fun and the prizes that we can win in Coliseum range from powerful weapons to new type of Skins for Regalia. Speaking of which, the Big Bang amano artwork is an unlockable skin in the Coliseum but good luck in getting it, as it requires a lot of medals. We initially purchase them through money but we can get more with bets.
To Be Continued
So this concludes my impressions for the second part and I will now post my final part of impressions once I am done with the game. I will have one thing to say though, if you are rushing through the game just to beat the story in a short time, you are missing quite a big chunk of what makes FFXV so good.
Thanks! Great impressioms.
DarkLordMalik
Member
Lol. Saw that and was like WTF
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