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Final Fantasy XV |OT| There and back again.

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Just realised you can roll dodge without using mp and it's made the combat 100x more satisfying. Was getting knocked on my ass way too often :p
 
Good luck with it, I really hope it clicks!

As someone who loves turn based FF and was very cautious when they announced the more action orientated approach, I absolutely adore this new combat system.

It's the perfect blend of automated/action that makes it feel more like an expanded form turn based than actual character action.
I could sense that there was something cool possible with the system but it just wasn't clicking. I can't wait to jump back in and give it another try.
 
One of the Amazon Road Trip DLC has it. Knocks down the 3x XP place down to 15k as well.
Between that and the free unlimited stamina pizza, the Amazon DLC seems pretty useful.

Yeah, I should just rack up a ton of XP and cash out at a hotel for that 3X multiplier and discounted rate. Any place early on to farm for XP?
 
Oh lord. Game telling me to prepare for final battle....this final act better blow me away. It's going to take a lot to push across the line in a positive way at this point.
 
Gaf need help. Got a weapon upgrade quest with cid and all 4 weapon quests lead to a lighthouse that I can't intersect with. Have gone through 3 chapters and nothing has changed.
 

KyleCross

Member
So something ended up getting spoiled for me, could someone give me a brief answer on rather knowing this has ruined the story for me or not, cause I certainly feel like it has. I really hate the internet sometimes. Waited 10 years for this game.

The spoiler:
I was spoiled that Luna dies.
 

_Legacy_

Member
How the heck do you escape
Daurel Caverns
I managed to kill the bad (and nearly depleting all my items) but cannot access the platform with the second ladder? Has anyone got out of here before, have I missed something?
 

Stuart444

Member
Well, completed the game, some thoughts:

The story is a bit of a disjointed mess but despite that, I've enjoyed it though it won't rank among my top 5 FF stories, I enjoyed it.

The four main characters are great and I've enjoyed the journey mostly thanks to them.

Music is the weakest part of the game, but there are some good tracks.

The world is nice but I wish (chapter 9 - 13 spoiler?):
we could have had all the areas that we passed by on the train as explorable similar to older FFs which would have the whole world as explorable.
. Still I've enjoyed the world.

Fuck chapter 13.

I also wish that summons would either be nerfed and allowed to be used at any time or have more reliable ways to summon them rather than wait and pray lol.

While the game as a whole won't rank among my top 5 FFs, I have really enjoyed the journey. I just wish the story was more coherent. It feels like the story could have been really good, but with the way it's structured and told I would just call the story 'alright' at best. Still the characters really help it to me. I also really liked the english voice actors of the four more than I anticipated I would based on the demo and pre-release stuff.

On that note, chapter 8 spoilers:
we never really got a proper introduction to Holly. We just got told what was happening in the loading screen and then popped into a suit outside the power plant. That really annoyed me.

And just one more for good measure: FUCK chapter 13.
Again, I really like the idea of it from a story perspective with Ardyn tormenting Noctis but 1) it's too long 2) it's not fun and 3) it's too fucking long.

Again I've really enjoyed this game but it does have quite a few flaws. Still I enjoyed it so that's what counts I guess? :D
 
How the heck do you escape
Daurel Caverns
I managed to kill the bad (and nearly depleting all my items) but cannot access the platform with the second ladder? Has anyone got out of here before, have I missed something?
Just open map and select return to entrance?

i caught the devil few days ago

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noctigar! lol
How long does it take Ignis to cook this monster? Is there any special food with it?
 
So something ended up getting spoiled for me, could someone give me a brief answer on rather knowing this has ruined the story for me or not, cause I certainly feel like it has. I really hate the internet sometimes. Waited 10 years for this game.

The spoiler:
I was spoiled that Luna dies.
The answer itself might spoil you more. Just go in and enjoy. I think you'll still have a good time.
 

painey

Member
One of the Amazon Road Trip DLC has it. Knocks down the 3x XP place down to 15k as well.
Between that and the free unlimited stamina pizza, the Amazon DLC seems pretty useful.

wow, I'm glad I didn't get the Amazon version even more now. That's just a cheat as a pre-order bonus. I wouldn't be able to resist using it and cheapening my own experience.
 

Revolutionary

Gold Member
I have 75k EXP and about 65k Gil at the moment... WHERE DO I STAY FOR THE TRIPLE EXP?!

I'm about to rain on my boys.
Yeah, I should just rack up a ton of XP and cash out at a hotel for that 3X multiplier and discounted rate. Any place early on to farm for XP?
The 3x hotel is about halfway through the game Chapter
8 or 9, in Altissia
, so it wouldn't be a good idea to hoard your XP for it if you're too early in the game.
wow, I'm glad I didn't get the Amazon version even more now. That's just a cheat as a pre-order bonus. I wouldn't be able to resist using it and cheapening my own experience.
Yeah I agree. Fortunately I played like 60 hours without any DLC whatsoever so I don't feel like it's cheapened the experience for me, personally. But for brand new players jumping in? Definitely.
 

Dominator

Member
Altissia

I've got some bad news, there's a forced level up before you get to that place where you get triple EXP...yeah :/

The 3x hotel is about halfway through the game Chapter
8 or 9, in Altissia
, so it wouldn't be a good idea to hoard your XP for it if you're too early in the game.
Noooooooo I'm only in Chapter 3 :(

Where should I go that's best for where I'm at? That place near the water that Chargers 10k?
 

Zakalwe

Banned
Glad I didn't get that coupon, leveling feels well balanced currently and it would have been difficult to resist using it.
 
Again got hit by the camera bug. Had to talk to one of those hunter/diner dudes to fix the camera. I'm enjoying the game so I hope these annoying bugs don't appear frequently.
 
Well, completed the game, some thoughts:

The story is a bit of a disjointed mess but despite that, I've enjoyed it though it won't rank among my top 5 FF stories, I enjoyed it.

The four main characters are great and I've enjoyed the journey mostly thanks to them.

Music is the weakest part of the game, but there are some good tracks.

The world is nice but I wish (chapter 9 - 13 spoiler?):
we could have had all the areas that we passed by on the train as explorable similar to older FFs which would have the whole world as explorable.
. Still I've enjoyed the world.

Fuck chapter 13.

I also wish that summons would either be nerfed and allowed to be used at any time or have more reliable ways to summon them rather than wait and pray lol.

While the game as a whole won't rank among my top 5 FFs, I have really enjoyed the journey. I just wish the story was more coherent. It feels like the story could have been really good, but with the way it's structured and told I would just call the story 'alright' at best. Still the characters really help it to me. I also really liked the english voice actors of the four more than I anticipated I would based on the demo and pre-release stuff.

On that note, chapter 8 spoilers:
we never really got a proper introduction to Holly. We just got told what was happening in the loading screen and then popped into a suit outside the power plant. That really annoyed me.

And just one more for good measure: FUCK chapter 13.
Again, I really like the idea of it from a story perspective with Ardyn tormenting Noctis but 1) it's too long 2) it's not fun and 3) it's too fucking long.

Again I've really enjoyed this game but it does have quite a few flaws. Still I enjoyed it so that's what counts I guess? :D

Thank you for playing! :)
 

Edzi

Member
???

It's nothing bad, he just has a feminine appearance & his voice doesn't suit him. I would imagine his voice to be closer to a mix of Ignis & Prompto - as his Japanese voice is.

It sounds like you're just really picky with VA, which is fine, but probably not a great idea to blame the quality of the VA or writing in that case.
 
Lmao ok wtf is the deal with
Gladio pretending to be someone else and acting like he met Noct yesterday?

"Your voice sounds familiar" I would fucking hope so Noctis. Literally reminds me of that scene from Batman Returns near the end when Bruce Wayne revealed himself and Chistopher Walkin's character said: "Why are you dressed like Batman?"

Catwoman: "Because he IS Batman you moron". Lol truly one of those moments.
 

Nikana

Go Go Neo Rangers!
Please help....

trying to do the quest where did upgrades your stuff and I go to the location, which is this lighthouse and nothing and no one is in there. I try going to Cid back where he is with the mechanic girl and he does nothing....
 

Bladenic

Member
Prompto really is the best voice acted character. He just sounds so natural, like he's having an actual conversation. And he's actually my favorite character so far. It helps that his photography is one of the best things about the game.

I immediately recognized Iris as Estelle from ToV and Miki from SO5. I like that actress but she does kinda sound the same in every game she's in.
 

TissueBox

Member
Hit chapter 2 a while ago but I plan on finally watching Kingsglaive in full before proceeding, lol, so will be doing that tonight. The earlier the better.
 
I have to say, one cool thing about XV that just hit me is that very few games give the player one car that he sticks with throughout the whole game instead of just hijacking every car that passes by. It's kind of cool.
 

twisteh

Member
The dungeons are absolutely fantastic in this game. Actually fun dungeons in a JRPG you want to explore?! Unbelievable. Will be difficult going back to the lower budget ones after this.

Also that jump scare in
Chapter 5 where you are squeezing through a small gap and imps come flying at you, really wasn't expecting that xD
 
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