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Final Fantasy XV on PS4.

14 chapters and 4 days later.

Liked
• The high end cinematic cutscenes.

• All the characters.

• The music.

• Any chance I got to sit in the backseat and someone drive me for once!

• Chapters 8 to 12, And everything AFTER 13

• That cup of noodles.

Disliked

• The performance on ps4 some times it looks n runs really good, other time, nope. I do agree with a poster on here who said that sometimes the game kinda looks like a last gan title, It's not super polished from head to toe.

• The size of the game, it needs to be scaled down and become super active.

• Chapters 1 to 7 and 13.

• Not a fan of creatures outside of boss fights, I prefer the robot soldiers.

• Needing other media to help understand the story. Do not like at all, I would have preferred a longer story utilizing every character with a much better script to do it right.

• A lot of dialogue delivery hurt some key scenes from being truly impactful, if anybody watched the last of us grounded documentary should understand what I mean. It's not the voice actors fault, but whoever was in charge of overseeing the recording did a half ass job.

• Action sequences sucked, I hope whoever developers the next game looks at some other studios and how they do combat.

• No huge selection of clothes, It just makes the characters look boring stuck in black or some shitty casual outfit the whole time.

• Loading time between chapters.


Final thought. This was my first completed Final Fantasy game, I enjoyed it overall and I would love to play another one. Hopefully the next one can improve. I'm hoping one day the game will be just like the CGI movie.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Vyv: Take a picture of this mountain

Ok

*Leaves mountain, looks at quest log*

Wait there was a quest to explore it, shit!!

*Goes back, climbs allll the way back up and then even further*

Wow, that was annoying

Let me do this ramen quest finally

"Go to the mountain"

 

[Falk]

Ramen quest differs based on what you pick, right?

Also speaking of Gladio quests, I caught a giant fish, Gladio jumped in to drag it out, then I went to camp and the next morning Gladio asked if I'd like to go fishing and we went to go catch the exact same giant fish again.

 

[Mesharey]

Vyv: Take a picture of this mountain

Ok

*Leaves mountain, looks at quest log*

Wait there was a quest to explore it, shit!!

*Goes back, climbs allll the way back up and then even further*

Wow, that was annoying

Let me do this ramen quest finally

"Go to the mountain"

Lol that happened to me! XD

I didn't get the ramen quest yet though lol.

 

[Shahadan]

Vyv: Take a picture of this mountain

etc

Basically what happened to me, fortunately I had decided to camp up there the first time hoping some scene would trigger, so I could go back instantly. I'd probably have given up otherwise

 

[jb1234]

I couldn't figure out how to climb up the mountain. There's a fence around it. Maybe I just needed to explore more.

 

[mollipen]

Do people really hate chapter 13? I thought it was great!

It's one of the worst chapters in a game that I've played in years, I'm 100% serious about that, and I play games for a living so I've had to play some not-so-fun games in my time.

 

[Papercuts]

It's one of the worst chapters in a game that I've played in years, I'm 100% serious about that, and I play games for a living so I've had to play some not-so-fun games in my time.

Yeah, I'm more curious how anyone can actually enjoy 13. It's so drown out and just downright boring.

Also the dumpster fire setpiece in chapter 9. Both are the lowlights of the game, easy.

I just wrapped it up tonight and I'm still trying to gather my thoughts but man, what an uneven game.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Vyv: Take a picture of this mountain

Ok

*Leaves mountain, looks at quest log*

Wait there was a quest to explore it, shit!!

*Goes back, climbs allll the way back up and then even further*

Wow, that was annoying

Let me do this ramen quest finally

"Go to the mountain"

Hahahaha... so accurate for me too

I did the egg quest first and haven't bothered with the Photo quest yet for this exact reason.

 

[Drillary Clinton]

Anyone else having problems with block and parry not always working/registering? It can be pretty gamebreaking. When the game prompts me I know for a fact I am hitting the buttons as I even play with paddles on the elite controller. Am I missing something?

 

[level1]

Anyone else having problems with block and parry not always working/registering? It can be pretty gamebreaking. When the game prompts me I know for a fact I am hitting the buttons as I even play with paddles on the elite controller. Am I missing something?

Make sure you hold the buttons, not just press them

 

[Darkman M]

Yep, go cheese some Cactuars or the Bandersnatch at Hammerhead and make some magic using Debased / Rare Coins. Don't forget to eat a triple decker Chocobo sammich for +50% EXP gains.

Ignis can cook Lasagna al forno which gives +4000Hp,Magic resistance,and 100%Exp bonus... not sure how hard the ingredients are to come by though lol.

 

[Ferr986]

Oh, it's true... I never saw a Cactuar yet

 

[LNBL]

Finished the game just now :/ time to jump back in and hunt for the remaining achievements

 

[LNBL]

Ramen quest differs based on what you pick, right?

Also speaking of Gladio quests, I caught a giant fish, Gladio jumped in to drag it out, then I went to camp and the next morning Gladio asked if I'd like to go fishing and we went to go catch the exact same giant fish again.

Yea it depends, i had to fight a giant lobster

 

[toastyToast]

I just did the Leviathan fight. I thought people were being dramatic. I was not expecting that. Legit trash

Then the story stuff after

Spoiler

of course the sneaky guy does sneaky shit. Do you think I care about Lunafreya getting stabbed? This game doesn't have a fucking story.

smh all around at this shit

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Oh, it's true... I never saw a Cactuar yet

Same for me. Never saw one despite 50+ hours.

 

[Zafir]

Oh, it's true... I never saw a Cactuar yet

Same for me. Never saw one despite 50+ hours.

They spawn in specific spots and don't always spawn even then.

You have to know where to look really.

The easiest one to find is

Spoiler

NW of Hammerhead. It can spawn during dawn or dusk (first 4hours, or last 4 hours of the day basically). Head out of hammerhead NWWish until you come across some Dual horns. Kill them and then wonder around a bit in that vicinity (I never managed to get it to spawn without killing those dual horns, but maybe that's just luck). Unfortunately there is also a imperial drop ship spawn around there as well, so you'll have to deal with that in someway - in fact I've had the Cactuar spawn in the same spot as where they've dropped down onto on some occasions.

 

[SoulUnison]

Are some of the Imperial bases unused or am I jut not figuring out how to trigger them?

I already did the optional Base that ended with

Spoiler

Loqi and the huge ambush

- was that the last one? They can't be repeated?
Several of them still have their doors shut and don't have "Imperial base" map icons, so I figured they hadn't been done yet, but I can't remember which couple were story missions.

Super disappointing.

 

[Drillary Clinton]

Make sure you hold the buttons, not just press them

I am absolutely holding them

 

[Ferr986]

They spawn in specific spots and don't always spawn even then.

You have to know where to look really.

The easiest one to find is

Spoiler

NW of Hammerhead. It can spawn during dawn or dusk (first 4hours, or last 4 hours of the day basically). Head out of hammerhead NWWish until you come across some Dual horns. Kill them and then wonder around a bit in that vicinity (I never managed to get it to spawn without killing those dual horns, but maybe that's just luck). Unfortunately there is also a imperial drop ship spawn around there as well, so you'll have to deal with that in someway - in fact I've had the Cactuar spawn in the same spot as where they've dropped down onto on some occasions.

I would go to look but just reached Ch.5

Spoiler

my car

. Sucks because I wanted to do more side stuff.

Also, that Ch.4 boss was bad, yeah. Can you even lose that?

I am absolutely holding them

Maybe I'm wrong but IMO it's cause the game has like 0 animation cancelling so if you're in an attack animation while you want to evade you're gonna eat that shit no matter what. I too have problems with this.

 

[ULTROS!]

Holy shit (kinda sfw I think): http://i.imgur.com/dbCdBqE.png

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Holy shit (kinda sfw I think): http://i.imgur.com/dbCdBqE.png

Lmao did FFXIII ever got something like this? Motomu is gonna be mad!

 

[SoulUnison]

Holy shit (kinda sfw I think): http://i.imgur.com/dbCdBqE.png

...Wut?

 

[Ferr986]

Holy shit (kinda sfw I think): http://i.imgur.com/dbCdBqE.png

They could atleast get someone that looks like hair. They didn't even nail her hair color lol

Lmao did FFXIII ever got something like this? Motomu is gonna be mad!

I'm sure FFXIII got some japanese porn movies. I mean, half the games/animes end up getting one.

 

[SoulUnison]

They could atleast get someone that looks like hair.

"C'mon. Noct me up."

 

[Imp the Dimp]

XV's combat could be better than The Witcher 3's but they didn't spend enough time thinking about how to do that and instead spent time creating models and textures for food. lol

FFXV's combat annihilates Witcher 3's. How is that even debatable?

 

[HotHamBoy]

FFXV's combat annihilates Witcher 3's. How is that even debatable?

No, it definitely doesn't. It's very debateable.

I'll take TW3 combat any day over the sloppy, chaotic mess in FFXV in which I'm fighting the camera more than the enemies.

Combat in FFXV is Warp-Strike > Hold Circle > Hold Square > Hold Circle > Quick Menu Restore Party > Warp-Strike, repeat until you win. That doesn't annihilate anything.

 

[SafeinSound]

FFXV's combat annihilates Witcher 3's. How is that even debatable?

I don't remember ever not being able to see what the fuck I was doing because a tree was behind me.

 

[Sioen]

So I am level 44 after beating story, it feels kind of a waste doing the side quests now. Is there any reason to do them and how do I find this post game content? I haven't gotten any quest except the turtle quest.
Anyone could help me out?

 

[Lord of Castamere]

This is one of those games where the stuff happening to other people sounds cooler than what you actually take part in.

Chapter 13 sucks.

 

[RawNuts]

I see American Express listed in the credits beside Nissin, Vivienne Westwood, and Coleman; is there in-game branding for it somewhere that I missed?

FFXV's combat annihilates Witcher 3's. How is that even debatable?

I've never had as much of an issue fighting groups as I've had in this game.

 

[leng jai]

The combat is still a mystery to me. How the fuck are you supposed to avoid getting hit all the time? Seems I'm always taking damage no matter what.

 

[AgentLampshade]

I might have asked before, but is Ebony all that great?

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Just hit chapter 5 and it seems I've missed the third Royal Arm.
I take it some are optional? Where can I find the third?

 

[HotHamBoy]

Not really a spoiler, although it suggests the shape of the story, but I was incredibly disappointed by the total lack of the

Spoiler

Emperor's presence in the game outside that little clip from Kingsglaive. He seemed like he could have been a cool and interesting asshole from the movie but he just isn't even in the game outside of conversation.

Why would such an important figure be limited to a seperate film? It really undercuts

Spoiler

Arden's play for power and his manipulation of the Emperor, as they didn't properly set him up to be revealed as the real big bad by establishing an on-screen relationship between the two.

Spoiler

It also makes the daemon emperor boss fight feel extremely tacked-on and whatever. Who cares? I don't even know who that guy is.

This game has a cool story somewhere but it's not actually on-screen. Such wasted potential! It's pretty stunning that SE thought it was acceptable to have Kingsglaive be the sole source of so much exposition and character development. Sold seperately!

 

[artsi]

I see American Express listed in the credits beside Nissin, Vivienne Westwood, and Coleman; is there in-game branding for it somewhere that I missed?


I've never had as much of an issue fighting groups as I've had in this game.

Look at gas station windows.

 

[Ferr986]

"C'mon. Noct me up."

lmao I meant the same hair style but yeah I don't know wtf did I write there.

 

[crimilde]

I really feel in the minority here, having liked chapter 13 a lot haha.

 

[SoulUnison]

Not really a spoiler, although it suggests the shape of the story, but I was incredibly disappointed by the total lack of the

Spoiler

Emperor's presence in the game outside that little clip from Kingsglaive. He seemed like he could have been a cool and interesting asshole from the movie but he just isn't even in the game outside of conversation.

Why would such an important figure be limited to a seperate film? It really undercuts

Spoiler

Arden's play for power and his manipulation of the Emperor, as they didn't properly set him up to be revealed as the real big bad by establishing an on-screen relationship between the two.

He was very much the best part of the movie, too.
His voice actor absolutely dripped with slimy charisma, and he had a really theatrical, animated manner.
I was *so* excited to see him in the game proper.

 

[HotHamBoy]

He was very much the best part of the movie, too.
His voice actor absolutely dripped with slimy charisma.
I was *so* excited to see him in the game proper.

Me too, he had a lot of personality and seemed very compelling for how short his screentime was. I wanted more.

 

[nelsonroyale]

I don't remember ever not being able to see what the fuck I was doing because a tree was behind me.

Human enemies in (with shields) in a crowded setting is pretty tedious in Witcher 3. I enjoyed the combat in the game, but it mostly revolves around the roll...Could have at least given us the option to cartwheel or back flip at least.

 

[Slaythe]

No, it definitely doesn't. It's very debateable.

I'll take TW3 combat any day over the sloppy, chaotic mess in FFXV in which I'm fighting the camera more than the enemies.

Combat in FFXV is Warp-Strike > Hold Circle > Hold Square > Hold Circle > Quick Menu Restore Party > Warp-Strike, repeat until you win. That doesn't annihilate anything.

Learn to play.

In fact, since you clearly don't know better, if you're on ps4, I'll gladly show you. Shareplay.

 

[Shift Breaker]

So, I've just watched Kingsglaive. It wasn't amazing, sure, but it was hardly 7% average worthy. Battles were well done, and it's provided backstory that the game has failed to (so far), although I honestly don't know how much will actually be relevant.

I'll probably never watch it again, though.

 

[A Serious Man]

FFXV's combat annihilates Witcher 3's. How is that even debatable?

Nah. FFXV's combat is a jumbled mess in big groups and you feel like you're fighting the camera even in simple battles. The main issue with TW3's combat is that the difficulty isn't balanced well. It's too hard early on and too easy later in the game, when it's actually balanced right it feels great. Some of the best action RPG fights I've ever played were from TW3 in the lvl 10-15 range. Even later on big group fights are a lot of fun.

 

[butman]

It's a requirement to pick all the fish and have all the recipes to platinum this game?

 

[rataven]

Yo some of these side quests are so bad. The ones where you have to find the random screaming guy in trouble and give him a potion are cracking me up.

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Witcher 3's combat was so bad, it made me laugh. You guys have got to be kidding me. I quit the game 20h in because I couldn't stomach the movement and combat any longer despite liking most of the things the game did.

FFXV's combat despite its flaws is my main drive to boot up the game every day. Fights are fun as hell and the controls are super tight. The movement ain't floaty and your slashes feel like they carry heavy weight.

 

[HotHamBoy]

Learn to play.

In fact, since you clearly don't know better, if you're on ps4, I'll gladly show you. Shareplay.

Not necessary, as I have finished the game without needing to learn how to play, apparently.

The hallmark of great combat. /s

 

[guybrushfreeman]

Learn to play.

In fact, since you clearly don't know better, if you're on ps4, I'll gladly show you. Shareplay.

They know how to play just fine, it's just not particularly enjoyable