This is cringe to the max, reminds me of that Naruto petition.
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Final Fantasy XV |OT| There and back again.
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This is cringe to the max, reminds me of that Naruto petition.
So you think it's cumulative, but only to the point I'm at right now? My point is: Why would I unlock this now, then? Wouldn't it be way, way better to unlock this at, like, level 70?
Movalpolos
Banned
If you don't play through the tutorial you won't get frame pacing issues.
Holy fuck. I am not restarting 5 hours of gameplay just to skip the tutorial.
Square better fix that shit.
RPGCrazied
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Is this true for regular PS4? I played the tutorial.
Kingpin Rogers
Member
I don't notice them anyway but what if you did play through the tutorial? You're just fucked?
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Wait... what?
A whole 31 signatures!
TheSpoiler
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On quests.
Stack. The. Quests. Start a bunch up, and do a bunch in that area. Stop going out to each place individually, it'll drive you mad.
On that note, if you stack the quests right, finish them before it gets dark, and fast travel back to the area to cash them in, you can get mad bonuses from staying at an inn. For example, at one of the cities you can get like four quests at once, and if you finish them all without dark hitting (and Ignis being a jerk and telling you to stay off the road at night), you can cash all that EXP at once and get a big bonus after doing so. To better do this...
...take a trip in the general area. You can fast travel back to that spot without having to worry about it getting too dark to fast travel. What I did was just set the little fucker on auto drive and made it wander around, opening up a bunch of parking spots. I did some quests along the way, too because why not.
Quests are a vehicle for money, exp, and items. They aren't really required to beat the storyline. You don't have to do them all at once, so don't rush it. Once you've unlocked more of the world, like I said above, it makes things MUCH easier. The game isn't made for you to just go and hit every quest from the offset - once you drive near an area that you can fast travel to, it'll unlock. Relax.
Combine story quests with exp/ap things like fishing, cooking, and the like. Basically you want to abuse any bonuses you get in this game as much as possible.
On combat
Chill out. Stop mashing. You can hold the button down to attack, sure, but canceling out will give you stronger moves sometimes (and some that can even stun an Iron Giant, like with the gun). I like to tap it if the enemy is fast and the weapon has a lot of lag time.
Parrying/blocking can be done by just holding it down. At least I'm pretty sure.
Back off from fights. You aren't supposed to wallow in the middle of it. Stay mobile, warp out, dodge out, whatever.
Use techs. Unlock moves for you bros and if you have enough bar, you can chain them together (i.e., Glad does his downward smash thing and then prompt does his fireworks, and then Glad does his shit again).
The game is eventually going to stop pissing around and holding buttons isn't going to work. That's fine, because you need to, again, stay mobile and strike from behind. Basically, the game wants you to flank dudes as much as possible.
Use spells. A lot. You get a lot of shit to craft them and they can clear out bosses and things higher than your level if you do it right. Freezing enemies particularly works well.
Enemies are weak to certain weapons. Things like Flan aren't weak to shit but magic. Ignis can analyze things as a skill unlock. You'll want that.
Look at your weapons. Some of them have special effects. There's a cave that has a bunch of shitty Flans that are weak af to fire. There's a sword that's a fire sword. This hurts the Flan.
Eat. Cooking bonuses and eating at restaurants are more than worth the money and allow you to tackle things you shouldn't be able to. Abuse that shit.
Stack. The. Quests. Start a bunch up, and do a bunch in that area. Stop going out to each place individually, it'll drive you mad.
On that note, if you stack the quests right, finish them before it gets dark, and fast travel back to the area to cash them in, you can get mad bonuses from staying at an inn. For example, at one of the cities you can get like four quests at once, and if you finish them all without dark hitting (and Ignis being a jerk and telling you to stay off the road at night), you can cash all that EXP at once and get a big bonus after doing so. To better do this...
...take a trip in the general area. You can fast travel back to that spot without having to worry about it getting too dark to fast travel. What I did was just set the little fucker on auto drive and made it wander around, opening up a bunch of parking spots. I did some quests along the way, too because why not.
Quests are a vehicle for money, exp, and items. They aren't really required to beat the storyline. You don't have to do them all at once, so don't rush it. Once you've unlocked more of the world, like I said above, it makes things MUCH easier. The game isn't made for you to just go and hit every quest from the offset - once you drive near an area that you can fast travel to, it'll unlock. Relax.
Combine story quests with exp/ap things like fishing, cooking, and the like. Basically you want to abuse any bonuses you get in this game as much as possible.
On combat
Chill out. Stop mashing. You can hold the button down to attack, sure, but canceling out will give you stronger moves sometimes (and some that can even stun an Iron Giant, like with the gun). I like to tap it if the enemy is fast and the weapon has a lot of lag time.
Parrying/blocking can be done by just holding it down. At least I'm pretty sure.
Back off from fights. You aren't supposed to wallow in the middle of it. Stay mobile, warp out, dodge out, whatever.
Use techs. Unlock moves for you bros and if you have enough bar, you can chain them together (i.e., Glad does his downward smash thing and then prompt does his fireworks, and then Glad does his shit again).
The game is eventually going to stop pissing around and holding buttons isn't going to work. That's fine, because you need to, again, stay mobile and strike from behind. Basically, the game wants you to flank dudes as much as possible.
Use spells. A lot. You get a lot of shit to craft them and they can clear out bosses and things higher than your level if you do it right. Freezing enemies particularly works well.
Enemies are weak to certain weapons. Things like Flan aren't weak to shit but magic. Ignis can analyze things as a skill unlock. You'll want that.
Look at your weapons. Some of them have special effects. There's a cave that has a bunch of shitty Flans that are weak af to fire. There's a sword that's a fire sword. This hurts the Flan.
Eat. Cooking bonuses and eating at restaurants are more than worth the money and allow you to tackle things you shouldn't be able to. Abuse that shit.
RedlineRonin
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Before the entire thread flies off the handle, I thought this was debunked in the DF thread? He said it's still there regardless? Could be wrong.
phant0m
Member
Huh? You can fast travel to anywhere you've already been, and the walk to a "quest location" hasn't been more than 2 minutes for me. Even when you can't fast travel, I enjoy the gang's banter on the trip.
Dsyndrome
Member
$13.50 here, must've preordered a long ass time ago.
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Are the sidequests randomized? Heard someone yelling at me as I was driving for the first time, got out of the car to investigate, and Ignis told me I was going to be stabbed repeatedly for being out at night, so I went back to Cid's.
Someone posted it earlier in the thread but that prequel novel is quite a good read.
http://cdn.sqexeu.com/files/ff15/main_site/public/novella/FFXV_Novel_ENG.pdf
http://cdn.sqexeu.com/files/ff15/main_site/public/novella/FFXV_Novel_ENG.pdf
I don't remember what it is called, but if it is the same as the Judgment Disc, Ignis' "group up and heal" tech is a lifesaver.
TheSpoiler
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IIRC, you can switch skills by hopping into the menu and doing it. Not the most intuitive way, but whatever.
Nah, shit is always in the same place. You can return later.
Nah, shit is always in the same place. You can return later.
I'm reading through the prologue book that someone posted here, and jesus christ what was square thinking putting this much of the setup outside of the game? I enjoy the world and story so far, but if I didn't go out of my way to go through all this extra media I would have been both lost and pissed.
$19.87 here.
I kid, this does seem like a refund amount competition though lmao.
You made that yourself? Oh my.
Pretty sure this isn't true.
I played it and haven't noticed anything wrong on the pro so far
Pai Pai Master
Banned
My problem is that these shifts to open world gameplay seem to sacrifice traditional storytelling with abandon. It happened to MGS too, we not only lost the big epic cutscenes of old games but the story in general became a disjointed mess, too brief or not connected enough to the game. FFXV has that same problem from the very beginning.
But at least Witcher 3 has cohesive storytelling throughout, and doesn't feel like you're dumping that priority in favor of the open world design.
gundamkyoukai
Member
I have a lot of hours but only to chapter 2 .
Really need to stop doing quest and hunts and move on story wise.
Really need to stop doing quest and hunts and move on story wise.
Also if you sleep in the little motorhomes at various locations you'll be joined by the locals around the table and they'll play cards with you or have a beer. Game does a lot right with these little touches that really put you in the world.
It has issues, but they really nailed that aspect.
DarkChronic
Member
Yeah, that scene was great. Drives me crazy that I might be missing stuff like that if I'm not resting at certain hotels or something.
If true, then a new PSA thread should probably be made to discuss this issue. I mean playing on HQ on PS4 Pro and the frame pacing and jitteriness is driving me nutty. Wish I could have prevented it...
Movalpolos
Banned
No idea. I'm only on Pro.
Hi guys!
Any of you that bought Deluxe edition for XBONE had problems reedeming DLCs?
I had masamune, Lucis and car Skins and also the bag one.
After redeem all of them only masamune is available and its in the Xbox Store available to download.
I called Microsoft contact center and they told me that my license its ok and i hace access to that content and if it doesnt appear in the store its a problem from Square.
Any of you had the same problem? Some friends with PS4 DLCs have access right now to all of them.
Thanks!
Any of you that bought Deluxe edition for XBONE had problems reedeming DLCs?
I had masamune, Lucis and car Skins and also the bag one.
After redeem all of them only masamune is available and its in the Xbox Store available to download.
I called Microsoft contact center and they told me that my license its ok and i hace access to that content and if it doesnt appear in the store its a problem from Square.
Any of you had the same problem? Some friends with PS4 DLCs have access right now to all of them.
Thanks!
Killer Queen
Banned
Prompto is a god damn hero. The heart to heart between Prompto and Noctis. I love this game.
I really can't see the tutorial doing anything that a restart of the console wouldn't fix, frankly.
Further more, I did the tutorial and haven't really noticed anything that bad. (Original PS4 though, not the Slim or Pro)
Brian_FETO
Banned
Boy that Titan fight was dumb
Otherwise I have no complaints so far, game is awesome
Otherwise I have no complaints so far, game is awesome
It's just a multiplier, your HP will be the same no matter when you unlock it.
How do I find this? Feel free to mention the location even if I haven't gotten there yet, this doesn't sound like something I want to miss
abcvita2012
Neo Member
Can i go back to the open world part while still progressing the story in the linear part?
RedlineRonin
Member
Sorry, realizing I may not have been clear. I believe Dark had said in the other thread that the frame pacing is there, no matter what. Whether you do or don't do the tutorial.
E: found it
Stuff from the teamwork tree, I'd assume? Yeah, those look very useful.
Wait what? Is this true?
Hold down R1.
I've been playing for a bit under 6 hours.
Enjoyed it quite a lot so far, but there are some (minor) annoyances:
- Stamina. Why does every open world game need to include it?
- The car is slow. I hope you can upgrade it later on. At least the customization seems to imply this.
- Stasis after battle. During battle you can recover your MP by warping to safe zone, but after the battle the safe zones disappear. Is there a non-item way to restore your MP quickly after battle?
- The short pauses that occur once quest is complete. You cannot move or do anything for few seconds.
- The audio is really quiet. I am using the home theatre setup, but I still need to increase the volume a lot more than usual
Enjoyed it quite a lot so far, but there are some (minor) annoyances:
- Stamina. Why does every open world game need to include it?
- The car is slow. I hope you can upgrade it later on. At least the customization seems to imply this.
- Stasis after battle. During battle you can recover your MP by warping to safe zone, but after the battle the safe zones disappear. Is there a non-item way to restore your MP quickly after battle?
- The short pauses that occur once quest is complete. You cannot move or do anything for few seconds.
- The audio is really quiet. I am using the home theatre setup, but I still need to increase the volume a lot more than usual
I forget the outpost name,
but it's the one right in the middle of the beginning area of the game. You stay at the hotel and can trigger the scene. It's random. I stayed there at least twice before it popped (didn't even know it existed).
GwyndolinCinder
Member
lol and its the best encounter with a primal in the game.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Yeah, I hated Xenoblade Chronicles. It was boring as hell. FF XV is on another level, imo. Far superior.
Just stay at the motel at Longwythw Rest Area. Although I wouldn't be surprised if it does it at any motel.
Relaxed Muscle
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