Moon Presence
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The dungeon in the first chapter is hilarious. Like...holy shit.
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Final Fantasy XV |OT| There and back again.
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Vincent Grayson
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Then I don't know what to tell you. There's dungeons and royal arms and useful items all over. I just finished doing a dungeon that I stumbled on by following a random path I saw while driving.
dustytruly
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How much of my treasure should I be selling? Will I be able to find everything I need for quests as they come? I just found an earth gemstone and it sells for 1500 gil so I'm assuming it's going to be useful lol
SoraanTribal
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Gotcha, thanks!
Question about cooking:
When you camp and the food menu comes up, are the materials listed the amount required to make the dish or the number of materials you have in stock?
Chapter 5, Level 30 with 24 hours logged. I just love exploring the world haha.
Yeah it's a fun minigame. I'm quite surprised how much I like it so far.
Fishing is really fun, btw. Took my time with it
Yeah it's a fun minigame. I'm quite surprised how much I like it so far.
That point is silly though, as all "great open worlds" have fast travel. It's a bandaid that must be done if a game is to have a big world. That being said, I can't really talk about how effective the world is. But any world gets boring after running around for a while, resorting in just fast traveling everywhere. Some worlds are more effect than others, though. It does seem like there are diverse opinions, as some people seem to love exploring the world.
I'm kind of unsure at this point how I will see it. I liked exploring Xenoblade Chronicles X's world, but after some point you just have to fast travel. It would be a waste of time otherwise. And for Witcher 3, I wasn't really drawn into the world that much, to be honest.
The dungeons are weird to me. For now they all have been the complete opposite of the rest of the game. They're always a bunch of corridors with a single texture plastered all over , they don't overstay their welcome, and they're surprisingly fun.
They should have been shit, but they aren't. They feel like a last minute addition but with the guy designing them actually trying to do something unique with limited ressources.
They should have been shit, but they aren't. They feel like a last minute addition but with the guy designing them actually trying to do something unique with limited ressources.
XANDER CAGE
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Most open worlds also have driving or some other form of traversal that is, y'know, fast and fun.
They're really good. I like how many of them mimic natural caves and other realistic settings, too. I loved the dungeons in this game, they're part of the reason why I ended up liking it despite the major shortcomings in the story department.
Imp the Dimp
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Dungeons are on the same, good level of the accomplished FFs. I was surprised too.
Now I don't know about that.
guybrushfreeman
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Yeah dungeons have all been great. It been a nice surprise
Aztechnology
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So... Kingsglaive can teleport to their weapons or specific weapons? Tied to the kings magic. Noctis's crew has the capability to use some of his powers like summoning weapons. Why exactly can they not teleport/phase too? What made Kingsglaive special?
Yes, the gameplay is rather bad there, but there is some narrative pay off imo, so hang in there!
Vincent Grayson
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If driving around a beautiful world listening to old FF music isn't fun, I don't know what is.
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.
Regis had full control of the ring/was stronger, I guess.
orthodoxy1095
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But I don't get to drive.
It was neat at first but after 20+ hours it grows thin.
Community Forum
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I found a dungeon in Chapter 1 and it said the recommended level was
50
DarkLordMalik
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Some people prefer the good ol' way of riding on a horse that can also glitch out frequently and is unable to jump fences.
I didn't sell anything so far, just spent 10k just to sleep in Galdin Quay before the story cutscene just to see if there's any optional dialogue there. Hunts pay quite well.
Right! I went with really low expectations, just to test it, after not enjoying Justice Monsters at all, but then it was already night time in-game, and that really surprised me.
Prompto asked me if I have no empathy. Not sure if because I made them stand there for so long or because of all the fish I'm murdering.
I really hope I don't get bored later on, so far this has been one of the best open world experiences I had.
GwyndolinCinder
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Jesus fucking Christ atleast 8 hunt levels ,why does this grind exist
Mediking
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??? Noctis can drive... the very first chance Ignis offers you to drive instead of him.
Moon Presence
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It's pretty doable aside from a guy there. Grabbed the items and left.
orthodoxy1095
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Only getting to press R2 and slightly turn on a narrow corridor is hardly what anyone would ever call "driving" a vehicle.
It looks like I'm near the end but I'm underleveled for the boss so I'm going back to the open world to do some quests.
guybrushfreeman
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As if to perfectly blend our last two conversations I just found the Malamalam Thicket dungeon randomly and it is great
Good news. She has released albums.
XANDER CAGE
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"driving"
But yeah, I agree that it was a neat idea - at first, anyway. I've been playing for 30 hours now though and it's worn incredibly thin.
publicpwnerer
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As much as I initially loved the combat, it really shows it's worth against high level bosses. Your team can't dodge boss attacks, and all three teammates get almost insta-KO'd. I'm having to chug potions incessantly, and it's rather ruining what I've enjoyed of the game so far.
Almost no finesse on the players behalf can alleviate the poor teammate design. Trying to use ability invincibility frames doesn't even work, as your meter doesn't fill up fast enough to used for the bosses next insta-KO attack.
The funny part is, this boss in particular only does his attack in a small radius around him, so I can safely get away, yet my AI party members just sit there wailing at him like morons. I have no ability to even shout an order to run away.
Almost no finesse on the players behalf can alleviate the poor teammate design. Trying to use ability invincibility frames doesn't even work, as your meter doesn't fill up fast enough to used for the bosses next insta-KO attack.
The funny part is, this boss in particular only does his attack in a small radius around him, so I can safely get away, yet my AI party members just sit there wailing at him like morons. I have no ability to even shout an order to run away.
Relaxed Muscle
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For me, there was always a quest that lead me to the tombs, and most Notorious Monsters I found are like too high level for me.
All these red dots in the ground? Useless.
Mediking
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Hmmm... so you guys wanna be able to drive wild and off the road? I see. But you might as well get a Chocobo or just start running if you wanna do that.
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Oh... you guys are prolly saying the car feels so stiff....
Relaxed Muscle
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Pressing a button and drive on rails, is not exactly Burnout Paradise open world driving
XANDER CAGE
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I would like to be able to actually drive the car in this game about a road trip, yes.
Aztechnology
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But Regis's advisors and companions who were close to him didn't seem to be able to teleport. And they mention something about Kingsglaive being different and they were only useful because they were able to use his magic or something. But it's all left completely unexplained lol.
PensivePen
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That's how I'm feeling as well. The combat was great when I didn't really have to worry about them. But when you're fighting a much more challenging boss you really have to hope they don't go and try to get themselves killed, or just make them chug healing items (and watch the tiresome animation each time).
Does the hunt level even serve a gameplay purpose aside from unlocking more hunts? I'm only like, level 5, but having to go back and forth is really boring and takes forever.
I only need to finish leveling up Fishing and Cooking for the Platinum trophy, now.
This is in large part the reason why I don't think the combat is all that great. When it works it's fun and good, but it gets broken way too easily, and it doesn't always gel very well with the encounter design.
Aztechnology
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I went up to it. But the last says something about having a key and the icon is red. Where do I find the key or whatever? Do I not need one?
publicpwnerer
Member
Has anyone encountered a bug where their weapons keep automatically switching?
EDIT: I'm a complete idiot, I equipped an accessory called "Auto-Changer". It auto-switches your weapons, but gives an insane stat boost.
EDIT: I'm a complete idiot, I equipped an accessory called "Auto-Changer". It auto-switches your weapons, but gives an insane stat boost.
DarkLordMalik
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Nah. No repetition here.
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
So I was just driving near the Prairie Outpost and I randomly got a Lv. 45 sidequest to take down a mobile base. Huh.
Did you find it on foot? For me it was Prompto who suggested a detour there because of a rumor while I was driving to somewhere else iirc
Relaxed Muscle
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Oh using the ..*crashes with a bush* is really...*can't jump a railroad* fun. Total freedom *can't jump to that montain* to go anywhere!
It's probably a lot more boring if you don't do any of that during your first playthrough, and leave it all for post game. Because the way hunts are unlocked as you visit more outposts is very natural in progression.
XANDER CAGE
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I just did another story mission that was very similar.
This was fine-ish for a little while. There was a time when I could take these guys. I'd even wait for them to land so I could woop on them and get some exp. Then at some random point, they all got high-powered sniper rifles and I couldn't even get close without them sending everyone in my party into danger within seconds.
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