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Final Fantasy XV |OT| There and back again.

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Ivory Samoan

Ivory Samoan

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Hey GAF, I'm upgrading my PS4 to a Pro this week and getting the game, I only have a 1080p TV though - would you recommend waiting for my 4K TV to play this (Getting one just after Xmas), or is the 1080p/60fps patch live, I'm keen as on that I'd say....

My question really is, how awesome does the 4K 30fps version look, does it run at a steady 30fps? :)
 
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DarkLordMalik

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I do agree with the tutorial theory somewhat because I was shocked to find out frame pacing issues exist on the base PS4, while for me, it was a smooth experience until the big towns.

I skipped tutorial since I had played Jugment disc demo.
 
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Quick Mustard

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ufo8mycat said:
Just tried it multiple times, skipping and not skipping the tutorial at the start of the game to be sure.

Do tutorial = frame pacing issues
Skip tutorial = no issues at all.

Seems like the tutorial screws something up.

TBH it doesn't bother me regardless, as I'm not sensitive to things like this. I actually have to look for it, but for those that find it annoying and are about to start the game and still want to do the tutorial.

1) Do the tutorial
2) Once finished, delete the saved data
3) Restart game and this time skip tutorial
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Gotta say this isnt true for me.
I skipped the tutorial completely and I've got frame pacing issues.
 
PuppetMaster

PuppetMaster

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This game is pretty overwhelmingly for a FF game. But not in a bad way. FF games are usually super hand holdy. But this is almost like being thrown into an MMO.
 
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Ferr986

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DarkLordMalik said:
I do agree with the tutorial theory somewhat because I was shocked to find out frame pacing issues exist on the base PS4, while for me, it was a smooth experience until the big towns.

I skipped tutorial since I had played Jugment disc demo.
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But base PS4 has a very lenient framepacing. It's basically HQ Pro mode the one really fucked up.
 
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Disagree Guy

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LongMuckDong said:
Hey GAF, I'm upgrading my PS4 to a Pro this week and getting the game, I only have a 1080p TV though - would you recommend waiting for my 4K TV to play this (Getting one just after Xmas), or is the 1080p/60fps patch live, I'm keen as on that I'd say....

My question really is, how awesome does the 4K 30fps version look, does it run at a steady 30fps? :)
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I've been using my standard 1080p TV until my 4k one arrives today and I can confirm it looks fantastic as it is.....
 
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Quick Mustard

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Can anyone give an exact location and what chapter the sodding portable music player is able to be purchased?

Even the guides new pages you can read on the net for the new patch dont mention the sodding thing at all and I just want to listen to the soundtracks whilst running around.

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Can answer my own god damn question now after checking something, lol

Spoilered in case people care:

Chapter 3. I've just done the Deadeye fight and rented a Chocobo and its available to buy in the Regalia Shop Menu.
 
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WooHooAlex

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I've been going full on media blackout for this game, but since I won't be able to play it until tonight, I'm wondering, how are the trophies? Hopefully not a lot of missable ones.
 
Go_Ly_Dow

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I wish they included a 'hard mode', even if the enemies just did more damage and that was the only difference it would be perfect. I love the combat system, but think it would shine even more if the difficulty was higher and it forced you to really use all the dodge mechanics as much as possible.

That said, I've only just completed chapter 1, so I'm sure the game gets more challenging. But after playing Dark Souls and Bloodborne I now love tense and frustrating action combat systems that force you to get good.

PATCH IN A HARD MODE ASAP PLEEEEEEEEEASEEEEEE.

Disagree Guy said:
Likewise with Audi.

Not sure in-game but in Kingsglaive there are overt Audi posters all over the city
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Gotta recoup 10 years of development costs somehow. lolz.
 
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Deleted member 57681

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Deluxe Edition just came!
Geez what took you so long?!
 
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JBwB

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Just encountered my first visual bug in the game. The ocean surrounding Galdin Quay is black instead of the usual blue lmao.

I didn't get this bug in the Judgment Demo so I'm quite surprised to see it here.
 
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RedlineRonin

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RPGCrazied said:
No dice. And apparently you can't resend the codes, once you redeem thats that. I hope its just slow or something. :(
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laaaaame. in the roadtrip thread it sounds like some people's did take a few hours to get (mine was 45 mins) but most people that didn't think they got them (myself included) found em in their spam/junk folders.

their CS was pretty good the first time I didn't get the promo code to actually start the dumb mini games so I'd probably reach out to them if you haven't gotten em after ~3 hrs (seemed to be the max time from the other thread)
 
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Disagree Guy

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WooHooAlex said:
I've been going full on media blackout for this game, but since I won't be able to play it until tonight, I'm wondering, how are the trophies? Hopefully not a lot of missable ones.
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Zero missable and 100% easy.

Only one is time consuming and that involves basically moving around on foot for enough time

Edit:
There is one missable but it involves beating a boss on a certain difficulty so make sure to create a seperate save file at the start of each chapter
 
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ViciousDS

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I can't believe I live in a year where I cannot trust Amazon or Best Buy to get a fucking package to my doorstep on the release date
 
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Ydelnae

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Is it normal if Noctis' model turns green for a few seconds? I think it might be the stamina ability I just unlocked, but it's so arbitrary that I think it might also be a bug.
 
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Disagree Guy

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M_Night said:
I wish they included a 'hard mode', even if the enemies just did more damage and that was the only difference it would be perfect. I love the combat system, but think it would shine even more if the difficulty was higher and it forced you to really use all the dodge mechanics as much as possible.

That said, I've only just completed chapter 1, so I'm sure the game gets more challenging. But after playing Dark Souls and Bloodborne I now love tense and frustrating action combat systems that force you to get good.

PATCH IN A HARD MODE ASAP PLEEEEEEEEEASEEEEEE.
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Just unequip all items and use no Ascension points.

There's your hard mode ;)

Roussow said:
Picking this up in the morning, should I watch the movie and the animated series beforehand?
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General consensus is play all of (or up to just after Dino's quest) on chapter 1 before watching Kingsglaive
 
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Muskieratboi

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UpDownLeftRight said:
I'd advise doing it for the sake of it showing you the cue timing even if it is pretty easy to get. It will only take a couple minutes and you'll be done with it.

EDIT: Just read about the possible issue, maybe skip it to be safe. It's not very important.



Awesome, guess I'll fire it up while I wait. Thanks!
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We'll, okay, it DOES kind of explain why Cid knows Regis well enough to call him Reggie. :)
 
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Skulldead

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M_Night said:
I wish they included a 'hard mode', even if the enemies just did more damage and that was the only difference it would be perfect. I love the combat system, but think it would shine even more if the difficulty was higher and it forced you to really use all the dodge mechanics as much as possible.

That said, I've only just completed chapter 1, so I'm sure the game gets more challenging. But after playing Dark Souls and Bloodborne I now love tense and frustrating action combat systems that force you to get good.

PATCH IN A HARD MODE ASAP PLEEEEEEEEEASEEEEEE.
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I heard the game is quite challenging overall, but that XP boost thing from the new patch scare me a little...
 
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Pixel Samurai

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I'm level 39 on the last chapter and I gotta say, I'm super excited to finish the story and dive into the world - there's so much I haven't explored.
 
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Big Brett

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My god the intro with
them all pushing the car to that AMAZING "Stand By Me" cover.
Bahhhhh i'M IN. THESE ARE MY BEST FRIENDS.
 
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Disagree Guy

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Skulldead said:
I heard the game is quite challenging overall, but that XP boost thing from the new patch scare me a little...
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For reference the first chap 3 mission recommends you are level 10....

You can get to level 10 in under a couple of hours with the new patch.

I fail to see how you could possibly be under levelled unless you strictly did story missions and that's it... even then I'm sure post-patch you'd be at the right level

Big Brett said:
My god the intro with
them all pushing the car to that AMAZING "Stand By Me" cover.
Bahhhhh i'M IN. THESE ARE MY BEST FRIENDS.
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In that moment I thought of my best friend. Now living half way around the world.
What an emotional intro.
 
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LNBL

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Is it normal for the game to be a bit blurry on the Xb1? Like the characters for example, before getting close to them
 
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Izuna

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LNBL said:
Is it normal for the game to be a bit blurry on the Xb1? Like the characters for example, before getting close to them
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Yeah. Sadly it's really bad. It's more to do with the silly AA solution and motion blur etc.

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EDIT: NO MISSABLES? I might buy this game :eek:
 
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Cheshire_Buddha

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My copy should be arriving today. Luckily, my friend picked up a copy last night so I was able to get the update file downloaded then. Just a few more hours!
 
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Quick Mustard

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Cobalt Izuna said:
That's because that's not how games work...
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Yea, it seemed totally out of the realm of impossibilty for it to be true, lol

I think we just need to accept that there is frame pacing issues, and some people are more sensitive to it than others.
I can definately see and feel it when playing, but I've learned to live with it.
 
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Disagree Guy

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cackhyena said:
Is this the first FF that uses any kind of real world music? For me it's super off-putting.
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Yes and no -
Final Fantasy X had 'Suteki Da Ne' which was a real song but it was made 'for' FFX so yes and no

As far as established songs go - yeah this one is the first but personally I loved it.

Cobalt Izuna said:
Yeah. Sadly it's really bad. It's more to do with the silly AA solution and motion blur etc.

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EDIT: NO MISSABLES? I might buy this game :eek:
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One is 'beat an enemy on a certain difficulty' so as long as you make a new save at the start of every chapter or just play the game on normal difficulty throughout then none are missable and 90% are damn easy. I had 35% before leaving chapter 2.
 
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Gbraga

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GinoFelino said:
Worst thing is her father is RIGHT THERE
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Was he buried in Hammerhead?

MilkBeard said:
As I said days ago in some past FF XV thread, this style is kind of like FF VI, which I really kind of love. It makes you want to play again, as you might always find something new to shed new light on the story or characters.
It's true though that VI probably did this better. But I like the nod towards that open ended style.
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I'm playing with no mini-map too, so I'm probably missing some stuff.

Thank god for that map shortcut on R3.

Don't know why you'd need a map shortcut during battle, though. R3 should be hard lock on, without having to press R1 first when you're in battle.
 
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