The Lestallum gas station takes American Express too. Haha.
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Final Fantasy XV |OT| There and back again.
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The Lestallum gas station takes American Express too. Haha.
Yu Narukami
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No I meant an expansion afterwards.
dickroach
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they probably cut some shit out of the OG game to sell as DLC so they could get $90 for a $60 game.
theofficefan99
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They weren't sparse at all in XIII. The game had around 22 CG cutscenes, 48 mins' worth. I doubt there's more than 3 in this game (obviously not counting any Kingsglaive or Omen scenes).
You're not far off the mark there, sadly. There are a couple of good in-game cutscenes in the second half.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
There aren't much and this is the FF with the least CG cutscenes (minus the 2D games). I think they also want to keep the consistency because you can change outfits from now and then and the CG will always have a set outfit.
I actually really liked all of Chapter 4. Music, all of the characters, the setting. Wish it wasn't over so quickly, though; it could have been twice as long and I wouldn't have minded.
But the opening scene of Chapter 5 was ass. Lazy storytelling that completely relies on the player having enough trope knowledge to infer the story, instead of actually telling it.
But the opening scene of Chapter 5 was ass. Lazy storytelling that completely relies on the player having enough trope knowledge to infer the story, instead of actually telling it.
MAX PAYMENT
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As someone that's NEVER played a final fantasy game, and generally loathes anime, should I try this game?
It does look intriguing to me, though.
It does look intriguing to me, though.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
The only anime thing in this game is Iris. If you can stand Iris, then you're good to go.
Play the japanese demo if you can. Enjoying the combat makes or brakes it.
Yes
It's an incredible game and so far (32h in) my biggest complain is that he almost doesn't look a Final Fantasy, and this obviously won't be a problem for you
But also all the wierd awkward noises they make when silence would do just fine during cutscenes.
theofficefan99
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Were we playing a different game? Chapter 4 was like 30 mins in length. It also honestly felt very cheaply produced.
HeartlessNobody213
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10 hrs in and i'm only now getting to Chapter 3. Really enjoying this game.
Garrett Hawke
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Some of the voice acting can be a little anime-ish but compared to XIII, there really isn't that much. Noctis has a bit of an anime design but I'd say he is pretty realistic.
So many emotions!
Conkerkid11
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Chapter 6 isn't making any sense to me.
And why the fuck are we stopping every 30 seconds. The boring car ride is bad enough as it is. I don't know anybody who needs a rest driving once every half mile.
Girl all dressed in armor shows up, we absolutely wreck her, she flees the fight, and in the car ride everybody in the group is talking about how strong she was, acting like we lost and she spared us.
And why the fuck are we stopping every 30 seconds. The boring car ride is bad enough as it is. I don't know anybody who needs a rest driving once every half mile.
dynamitejim
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Luminous would be God-like for a LOTR game.
Fleet_of_Foot
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If I'm level 24 should I be getting wrecked by a group of level 19 enemies?
I liked chapter 13 except for its sheer length.
Reel for a little bit. Fish are interested in movement.
Are you in a weird area that doesn't allow chocobos?
FlutterPuffs
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Did you not do any hunts, or sleep?
I did around 2 hunts, went to a motel for xp and he called me in the morning for the Ultima Blade
theofficefan99
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Found this review quote:
"FFXV is, without a doubt, the most beautiful Final Fantasy game in existence. If there’s one thing Square Enix knows how to do, it’s create phenomenal cut scenes that appear to be live action rather than CGI. That’s in abundance, and the environments are just as beautiful."
Lies.
"FFXV is, without a doubt, the most beautiful Final Fantasy game in existence. If there’s one thing Square Enix knows how to do, it’s create phenomenal cut scenes that appear to be live action rather than CGI. That’s in abundance, and the environments are just as beautiful."
Lies.
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Are the Royal Arms all obtained by going through the story, or do I need to track them down myself?
Citizen_Insane
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Wow, I slept at a random hotel (I'm in chapter 3) and had this amazing
Crazy how that seemed completey missable.
heart to heart conversation with Prompto. He opened up about feeling inferior to the others and it felt natural and real. Noctis saying "I don't make time for any old loser" and Prompto replying "well thanks for making time for this loser" really got to me. It's funny how I thought I'd hate him from every pre-release footage.
Crazy how that seemed completey missable.
Like half of them are optional content.
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
It's true actually. I think [ending spoilers]
the wedding post-credits cutscene was a cutscene, not CG. It looked almost like CG.
Okay, maybe I wish the boss fight was double length / had more phases. The rest can stay as-is.
But yeah, for me, it was definitely the high point of the game so far. Maybe the music was just carrying it for me.
Conkerkid11
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I mean, technically the clips from the movie...
theofficefan99
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Not gonna click on those ending spoilers since I'm only in Chapter 5.
I do realize that, yes, I'm only in Chapter 5, but I knew from the fact that it's Tabata and from the fact that there was pretty much no CG shown in trailer footage that there was gonna be nothing in the game.
I was hoping for at least a few mid-game. Oh well.
The music was definitely phenomenal. This game has my favorite soundtrack in any game ever, by far. Nothing comes even close. I would not mind if Shimomura was the lead composer for every single FF from now on. Funny thing is that I enjoy her work in KH but I don't really care for it at all.
I do realize that, yes, I'm only in Chapter 5, but I knew from the fact that it's Tabata and from the fact that there was pretty much no CG shown in trailer footage that there was gonna be nothing in the game.
I was hoping for at least a few mid-game. Oh well.
The music was definitely phenomenal. This game has my favorite soundtrack in any game ever, by far. Nothing comes even close. I would not mind if Shimomura was the lead composer for every single FF from now on. Funny thing is that I enjoy her work in KH but I don't really care for it at all.
23:30 hours into the game, Chapter 3, still loving it. I was afraid for a moment that starting a new map after clearing the previous one would start to make me tired, but luckly I'm still very much into it.
Ran into a griffon near the first outpost, that thing's HP is huuuuuge. I'll have to go back much later. Can't wait for that fight
Fishing is so much fun, I could share some of Noctis' enthusiasm when he finally found someone else who is also into it, haha.
Also did the first two hunts and Sania's quest, which I actually enjoyed. I watched it on a stream before and it looked really frustrating, but the sounds guide you pretty well, and I did it in no time. Much better than having a detective move/listen mode/witcher sense kind of stuff to tell you exactly where they are.
The flowers near the radio were a really nice touch on Chapter 2, btw. Hoping Sania will be back on the show later, to see what she found out through the red frogs, and how it connects to the Starscourge.
Ran into a griffon near the first outpost, that thing's HP is huuuuuge. I'll have to go back much later. Can't wait for that fight
Fishing is so much fun, I could share some of Noctis' enthusiasm when he finally found someone else who is also into it, haha.
Also did the first two hunts and Sania's quest, which I actually enjoyed. I watched it on a stream before and it looked really frustrating, but the sounds guide you pretty well, and I did it in no time. Much better than having a detective move/listen mode/witcher sense kind of stuff to tell you exactly where they are.
The flowers near the radio were a really nice touch on Chapter 2, btw. Hoping Sania will be back on the show later, to see what she found out through the red frogs, and how it connects to the Starscourge.
Yep. That was indeed a real time cutscene. It looks incredible. Near CGI level.
thanks, i just got home with a copy, but thanks anyway for answering. i figure, hell it can't be as hard as bloodborne. unfortunately i have walmart and gamestop to choose from in my town. gamestop was closed and walmart was sold out. so digital it is. ps4 is in rest mode (high speed download mode). looking forward to getting into it soon. wish me luck folks. i have never really played a ff game before. i have VII on my ps4 but started it and got distracted by mafia III (say what you will, but i dig that game, it scratches my collectathon itch). well here's to my first real ff experience. please feel free to recommend any others i should play (platform not a problem unless it's pc). and i plan on finishing 7 i promise.
SJRB
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I slept probably close to 20 times since, but I basically stopped the hunts because they're not particularly fun or interesting. Perhaps it unlocks based on how many hunts I've done.
Conkerkid11
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Chapter 6 has been the worst so far. Onto 7 now.
What's the best chapter?
What's the best chapter?
esmith08734
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About 9 hours in, level 10, only at Chapter 1 and did the first mission (drove to the dock). Am I going to be real overpowered?
Conkerkid11
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Lights and Waves
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Randomly found a dungeon in the woods, boss was way too strong but Ramuh came and saved me, obtained another sacred weapon! I love stuff like this.
It sometimes seems to be based on if you've been to the place before, but it's really random.
e.g. You can't fast travel to Lestallum / Lestallum quests, but you can manually select one of the parking lots in Lestallum and fast travel to that.
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