Disagree Guy
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From reading the soundtrack list you can get in the car - I don't think so....
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Final Fantasy XV |OT| There and back again.
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From reading the soundtrack list you can get in the car - I don't think so....
No.
SkylineRKR
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I'm convinced its duration is based on the sins you've commited in life. It hardly ended for me.
Imp the Dimp
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I just fast travel everywhere I've been to at least once. The giant world is completely wasted on me and makes the game worse.
Loading times are about 35 seconds though. Not good.
Loading times are about 35 seconds though. Not good.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
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Hentailover
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I just turn on FF music that's included and browse gaf or something. I know it's technically a failure of the game that I disengage with it, but in my case, it's not impossible to imagine Noctis doing the same on his phone, so it sort of works. I guess it's kinda like all about how I can contextualize it... I'd imagine if fast travel had an explicit explanation of noctis taking a nap during the trip, i'd actually use it at times XD
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
Eventually yes but you'll need to visit everywhere manually first. I think I can fast travel around in the car almost anywhere now though
This is the exact reason why I got bored and focused more on the main scenario after a short while.
toastyToast
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Xenoblade Chronicles X is also stupidly huge but it doesn't feel as irritating to navigate. Mainly
1. You run absurdly fast
2. The Skells are really, really fast
2. Fast travel doesn't lead to a minute long loading screen
3. You can still fast travel at night
4. No Ignis
Dealing with FFXVs overworld from a quality of life perspective is terrible
1. You run absurdly fast
2. The Skells are really, really fast
2. Fast travel doesn't lead to a minute long loading screen
3. You can still fast travel at night
4. No Ignis
Dealing with FFXVs overworld from a quality of life perspective is terrible
XANDER CAGE
Member
If you've been to a nearby point sure. That's a bandaid though. Nothing says "great open world" than fast traveling everywhere to avoid being in the open world.
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
I love the idea of a 'take a nap' prompt for fast travel, perfect.
FlutterPuffs
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"Son, I need you to drive cross country to meet your fiance. You can take this car which gets 5 miles on a full tank."
XANDER CAGE
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I guess there's no reason for me to not do that really. I'll probably start that soon (I'm in chapter 6)
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I feel like XCX dealt with the problem with the extreme overreaction in the other direction though.
It had a massive scale and then trivialized it to the level of what one reviewer called "pointless scale."
Just picked this up on my lunch break. Going to get stuck in tonight.
Few questions, if anyone would be kind enough to answer.
01. You guys are scaring me with the Chapter 13 talk. Is there a non spoilery way to explain why it's so bad?
02. I watched a video a while back, and it showed something called 'Wait Mode'. Any reason not to use this? Guessing it disables particular trophies or something?
03. I've seen Kingsglaive, but is there anything else I need to watch before playing?
04. Any general advice for me before I get stuck in?
Few questions, if anyone would be kind enough to answer.
01. You guys are scaring me with the Chapter 13 talk. Is there a non spoilery way to explain why it's so bad?
02. I watched a video a while back, and it showed something called 'Wait Mode'. Any reason not to use this? Guessing it disables particular trophies or something?
03. I've seen Kingsglaive, but is there anything else I need to watch before playing?
04. Any general advice for me before I get stuck in?
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
In Xv case it's a chore of pointless scale
GwyndolinCinder
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Not sure how not being tedious makes it pointless
She looks ill in Kingsglaive
Twice now I've changed Gladiolus' outfit and he just disappears until I restart the game lol, I'll just stick to the green jacket one, clearly his best
Happen me twice yerterday, this is ridiculous :
I Use a skill, and Noctis froze, i can't do nothing then use potion, i can't move, i can't block, i can't enter menu, i can use chocobo to espace... still freeze after. This is not a stop spell like previous people said.It broke... and i lose all the progress i made. This is a insane bug.
I Use a skill, and Noctis froze, i can't do nothing then use potion, i can't move, i can't block, i can't enter menu, i can use chocobo to espace... still freeze after. This is not a stop spell like previous people said.It broke... and i lose all the progress i made. This is a insane bug.
After a certain point you can actually fast-travel at night. I know I can.
Doesn't fix the absolutely ridiculous loading screens though. Plus it should have been available from the start.
1. It's experimental chapter. It would be ok, if it didn't drag so long.
2. There is no reason not to use Wait Mode.
3. You should watch brotherhood anime. It's on youtube, and it's fairly short (a bit over an hour).
4. Don't expect the combat to be Bayonetta or Devil May Cry.
Thanks man =D
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I think the contention was (that I kind of agree with) that the scale felt like it was there simply for the sake of scale, but the developers realized such scale actually made for bad game design, so they ended up making it functionally smaller by allowing you to run around like a dog hopped up on cocaine and adrenaline shots (among other super fast traversal methods).
At which point the scale's value kind of disappeared (hence "pointless scale") because it no longer felt that large since you could get anywhere you wanted in fifteen seconds. Which begged the question of why keep it that large anyways, and like I said, that seems like the opposite problem of FFXV where the issue isn't that it takes no time to get somewhere, but that it takes far, far, far too much time to get somewhere. In XCX it actually felt like the massive map was just there to facilitate enough room for you to ride your mech and fight in it, and at least in fairness to that, the mech was/is a much more fun mechanic than the car in FFXV.
True.
Imp the Dimp
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Action mode is super fun. The combat in the game is sublime.
Vincent Grayson
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Maybe I'm weird, but I feel like that's a huge part of the appeal. It feels a lot better to find cool shit when you've got downtime and space between those random cool things.
Onimusha78
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Roll dodge is your friend. Use it to get the fuck out of enemy range, rather than using phase which costs mp
SoraanTribal
Member
Are most of the Royal Tombs visited as part of the main story? Or should I start looking for them while sidequesting?
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
I do wonder, what 'cool shit' are you actually finding? I can't really think of any time just running around freely has ended with me finding anything interesting
XANDER CAGE
Member
I'm laughing out loud at (chapter 6)
JUSTICE FOR JARED
DarkLordMalik
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You didn't discover any of the royal tombs? No high level boss fights out in open? All of this is cool shit.
Just got to lvl 30 and I've barely explored half of Duscae. I haven't had this much fun in an open world game in a while. I've been doing every side quest/hunt thats available, lvling up and racing my chocobo, fishing more than I thought I would, and looking all over the map for secrets and treasures.
At the moment my whole group is lvl 30, their skills are around 5-6, and my chocobo is lvl 5 with all races beaten so far. Can't wait to jump back in and explore the rest of Duscae.
At the moment my whole group is lvl 30, their skills are around 5-6, and my chocobo is lvl 5 with all races beaten so far. Can't wait to jump back in and explore the rest of Duscae.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Okay, Ardyn dialogue in Chapter 11:
Run after him in a QTE sequence:
"Dude are you seriously trying to kill me."
"Dude are you seriously trying to kill me."
I found a few dungeons while walking around randomly.
XANDER CAGE
Member
Okay, Ardyn dialogue in Chapter 11:
Run after him in a QTE sequence:
"Dude are you seriously trying to kill me."
just wait until you find out why, which is maybe even dumber
Hold right or left to switch an entire album
dustytruly
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Last night I started playing the Florence & the Machine Songs from Final Fantasy XV on iTunes while I was playing, they're actually sooooo good, I wish she made a LP of songs. That 'Stand By Me' cover is soooooo good and fits so well with the bro-ness of the game.
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
Honestly? No not really, after 30 hours or so I don't think you're likely to find that stuff without looking for it or being guided to it in some way. I found one Royal Tomb on a mission to do something else and saw Midgardsormrr down by a river. Other than that I've got a whole lot of Tiny Feathers and Rusted Bits
Vincent Grayson
Member
Well yeah. If you're not out in the world looking to explore and find shit, of course you're not likely to.
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
.....Um.... No..... I've been out in the world exploring for 30 hours
Edit: I'm at 30 hours and I'm still in chapter 3, I think I can say I've done my fair share of exploring
LegendofDragoonLives
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Boys and girls, I made a 3m youtube illus of FFXV. The video is also a homage to FFX's cover, because it's one of my favorite games. Now that this is done, it's time for me to finally buy the game after work and jump on this for the entire weekend. What a time to be alive to finally play it. >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SpJ4jK5584
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SpJ4jK5584
Quest design in this is VERY similar to FFXIV. It feels like I'm playing a single-player version of that with a new battle system.
Similar to the transition from XI to XII.
Some thoughts after 2nd night of playing:
- Battle system is growing on me. Feeling the value of switching weapons, getting in and out of trouble, etc. But this is not a battle system where you can dodge every strike that comes your way, you can't play it completely like an Action game.
- The inclusion of the movie scenes during the attack on the city feel forced, but edited in a bit better than I expected. But it still feels very out of place... If they wanted people to watch the movie, they should have committed and kept the game 100% from the perspective of Noctis and the boys. It actually takes away from the impact and the confusion of what just happened...
But that could also be an argument for not watching the movie at all, since it has the same effect i guess. I don't know... there was no perfect way to go about this. Cross-media is a bad idea. When you see
appear for the first time, I can't help but think of how confusing that would have been without seeing the movie first.
- Quests and hunts are OK so far, but there are too many points of interest on the map which are just checklist things to go collect. I'm getting nasty DA: Inquisition vibes.
- It's nice that they added the "Wait for night" option for Nighttime hunts, but when it is nighttime, and the hunt is only in the day, the game doesn't give you a similar warning and I wasted time running to the location just to find that the target doesn't appear at night... :/
- Overall the presentation of the main story cutscenes are better than I expected and things are moving along quicker than expected. But learning about the city attack, then going about collecting ingredients for the local tavern owner feels silly. That's the flaw of open world design, and why linear is superior to tell a story.
Anyways, still enjoying the game. Can't wait to play more.
Similar to the transition from XI to XII.
Some thoughts after 2nd night of playing:
- Battle system is growing on me. Feeling the value of switching weapons, getting in and out of trouble, etc. But this is not a battle system where you can dodge every strike that comes your way, you can't play it completely like an Action game.
- The inclusion of the movie scenes during the attack on the city feel forced, but edited in a bit better than I expected. But it still feels very out of place... If they wanted people to watch the movie, they should have committed and kept the game 100% from the perspective of Noctis and the boys. It actually takes away from the impact and the confusion of what just happened...
Noctis wonders if his father is really dead, but you know he is...
Luna
- Quests and hunts are OK so far, but there are too many points of interest on the map which are just checklist things to go collect. I'm getting nasty DA: Inquisition vibes.
- It's nice that they added the "Wait for night" option for Nighttime hunts, but when it is nighttime, and the hunt is only in the day, the game doesn't give you a similar warning and I wasted time running to the location just to find that the target doesn't appear at night... :/
- Overall the presentation of the main story cutscenes are better than I expected and things are moving along quicker than expected. But learning about the city attack, then going about collecting ingredients for the local tavern owner feels silly. That's the flaw of open world design, and why linear is superior to tell a story.
Anyways, still enjoying the game. Can't wait to play more.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Ardyn's reasoning is actually pretty sound, however, the way it is explained in one sentence is not
He was the original Lucis Caelum, a hero, and a savior, he did some controversial thing where he sealed the darkness inside him and then made the gods reject him, so they chose some other dude instead, who incidentally was demonizing Ardyn for doing the darkness thing. Then he was stuck with being immortal after losing his heritage, his birthright, and being made into a horrible person everyone hated. "Other guy," the fake Lucis Caelum, is Noctis' ancestor. Guy had a reason to hold a grudge.
Takes some detective work to figure any of this out though, which is a pretty big problem. Also I still don't know who Izunia was and I don't think the game even hints at it.
He was the original Lucis Caelum, a hero, and a savior, he did some controversial thing where he sealed the darkness inside him and then made the gods reject him, so they chose some other dude instead, who incidentally was demonizing Ardyn for doing the darkness thing. Then he was stuck with being immortal after losing his heritage, his birthright, and being made into a horrible person everyone hated. "Other guy," the fake Lucis Caelum, is Noctis' ancestor. Guy had a reason to hold a grudge.
Takes some detective work to figure any of this out though, which is a pretty big problem. Also I still don't know who Izunia was and I don't think the game even hints at it.
Sioul
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There are some dungeons that gives you a sidequest to explore them after entering so I assume those are optional
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