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Final Fantasy XV |OT| There and back again.

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Izuna

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Yea, it seemed totally out of the realm of impossibilty for it to be true, lol

I thinkwe 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.

I'm going to be the one to say this, but not naming any examples... I think some people just want to defend as much with the game as possible. I can believe that some people aren't sensitive to it, but I think that comment and it's replies is the perfect example of people who refuse to believe a game they love has an issue, large or no.

But that's just human nature in and of itself.

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I'm feeling strangely hyped because of the 20h story time news I'm hearing. I want to wait for a digital sale, but I might tell my friend to pick this up on Xbone instead of PS4 so I can play it too.
 

Golnei

Member
Is this the first FF that uses any kind of real world music? For me it's super off-putting.

The Shinra President is listening to a Haydn piece in FF7 as the Sector 7 plate collapses.

Was he buried in Hammerhead?

Cidney's bikini and thong are dyed with ink made from his ashes - she exposes them at all times in order to honour his memory. I was uncomfortable with her design at first, until I discovered the reason for her exposure.
 
Fuuuu the redeem codes page just went down for me, right when I was about to redeem the Camera Kit DLC (the only one I really wanted).

I loved the quest itself, but the product placement was SO shameless I had to laugh. I was expecting the characters to all face the screen and hold up a pot each and smile.

Yeah, it was hilarious. I have to admit that upgraded Cup Noodles came in handy in a certain later chapter, though!

Anyone know where to get the item to do the upgrade on the last engine blade
to the ultima blade?
I'm not certain, but it's possible to get Crooked Helixhorns from Spiracorns so I'm assuming the Sturdy ones have a really low drop rate from them. If anyone knows for sure, please answer!
 
Oh man this game is really making me feel great. If i just stop and think about it it's actually everything i wanted the next FF to be:

-epic adventure
-reasonable trophies
-music from previous FF's
-awesome soundtrack
-open world/free roam (WITH CHOCOBO'S)
-dungeons that actually are fun to play

Sure there's some stuff to complain about but in the end after 10 years of development and all the problems that they faces i feel they really pulled it off. Been playing now since saturday. Somehow all the shops in the Netherlands started selling it. Which made for a great vibe in the local gameshop with all these excited FF nerds openly talking about Noctis, 10 years and "I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY".

I'm almost 10 hours in. Just started chapter 3. I really don't care that i will be really overpowered. I just wanna have fun. Explore everything and make awesome memories with that odd bunch of fellas who i really started to care about.

Oh and i just had another amazing experience. Took my Vita to work and being self-employed i decided to try and see if i could remote play FFXV form the office with the PS4 being at home. It worked like a charm. What a time to be alive! Only to see the connection being cut and getting a phonecall from my wife saying: "stop gaming and get to work. Your son wants to watch Netflix!"

Oh well, at least i can play FFXV in the bathtub!
 

notaskwid

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Is this the first FF that uses any kind of real world music? For me it's super off-putting.
What do you mean by real world music? Every music in the game was made first and foremost for it. And since VIII that there are theme songs by famous or not so famous pop musicians.
 

RPGCrazied

Member
It was just slow, got the road trip DLC codes, and they work. If you don't get an email when you redeem and its not in your spam folder, don't fret.
 

JudgeN

Member
My best buy steelcase edition got delayed and won't arrive till Thursday maybe? Not happy about this, time to go to a store and pick up a copy.
 

btuger

Neo Member
A bit off topic, but those who ordered something from Simplygames and live elsewhere than UK, is it Royal Mail that delivers the package or the local postal service?
 

AVolver00

Neo Member
Anyone having trouble redeeming the Road Trip DLC? I wasn't able able to redeem the first two codes, through my PS4 it say's they have already been redeemed. Weirdly enough the last code went through just fine.
 
Fuuuu the redeem codes page just went down for me, right when I was about to redeem the Camera Kit DLC (the only one I really wanted).



Yeah, it was hilarious. I have to admit that upgraded Cup Noodles came in handy in a certain later chapter, though!


I'm not certain, but it's possible to get Crooked Helixhorns from Spiracorns so I'm assuming the Sturdy ones have a really low drop rate from them. If anyone knows for sure, please answer!

Yeah, I was thinking either that or theres a higher level version of those horses that drop them
 
A bit off topic, but those who ordered something from Simplygames and live elsewhere than UK, is it Royal Mail that delivers the package or the local postal service?

Royal mail 1st class mine was.

Gee shucks old chum. ;-;

The first Final Fantasy where we won't be able to share the experience face to face. Sad feels.

Thank god for Facebook video eh? haha

I'm only chapter 3 but it's amazing what the story does to me.
 

Gbraga

Member
Oh yeah, did the day one patch add more songs? I'm pretty sure I was disappointed at the lack of Sunleth Waterscape when reading the list, but it was the first song I listened to in the Regalia.

Cidney's bikini and thong are dyed with ink made from his ashes - she exposes them at all times in order to honour his memory. I was uncomfortable with her design at first, until I discovered the reason for her exposure.

There you go. Teach them boyz a lesson.

Oh you guys

Seriously though when did I miss Cindy's sad daddy backstory?

People in the diner talk about being unsure on whether or not the place would keep going after his son's accident, but it all turned out fine because Cidney is a Super Mechanic God Super Mechanic and was able to keep the business going by herself.
 

OrionX

Member
I'm talking world wide known releases. Stand By Me is known all over.

Well it wasn't a famous song or anything, but "My Hands" by Leona Lewis was a real world song in XIII, at least for western players. Now that one felt out of place to me. Florence is a huge step up imo, and "Stand By Me" seems much more thematically relevant.
 

Saphirax

Member
A bit off topic, but those who ordered something from Simplygames and live elsewhere than UK, is it Royal Mail that delivers the package or the local postal service?

Local postal service. Although my FFXV still hasn't arrived. Tomorrow most likely.
 
Yeah, I was thinking either that or theres a higher level version of those horses that drop them
you get them from duplicorns.. . i forgot the spelling. there is a hunt for them lvl 29 in old Lestallum, get the break on their horns. took me awhile to find this too.. . i had to scour all the hunt poster pictures and look for which things had horns lol


right now looking for rainbow frogs =[
 
Yes I know it's not an early copy but I just can't believe this day has finally come. I still remember the versus XIII announcement trailer all those years ago. I'm so excited to finally have my hands on it.

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Big Brett

Member
Absolutely.

Getting the backstory on the characters is well worth it.

Prompto especially.

Yeah just finished the first episode. Really awesome. I'll be done with the series by noon probably, and be pumped to start XV back up! Thanks for the recommendation!
 
Played for a bit. Man I wish I had more time but I need to sleep. I guess I'll put a couple hours in tomorrow.

Is it me or the picture IQ looks fuzzy. Tried high and lite and it just looks blurry. Too tired to mess with my tv settings but other games looked fine. Maybe it's HDR?
 

cackhyena

Member
Well it wasn't a famous song or anything, but "My Hands" by Leona Lewis was a real world song in XIII, at least for western players. Now that one felt out of place to me. Florence is a huge step up imo, and "Stand By Me" seems much more thematically relevant.
Yeah I'm not saying it doesn't fit for the theme, but it just feels so weird to hear a very famous song like this in an FF for me.
 

Gbraga

Member
Weird. That song was in the demo already.

Oh, really? Then I guess I'm remembering it wrong.

Brotherhood's soundtrack is definitely new, right? It fits so well with the game.

I'll never finish Chapter 1 :C

Yeah just finished the first episode. Really awesome. I'll be done with the series by noon probably, and be pumped to start XV back up! Thanks for the recommendation!

Are you ready to fall in love? Because Episode 2 will do that to you.
 
Played for a bit. Man I wish I had more time but I need to sleep. I guess I'll put a couple hours in tomorrow.

Is it me or the picture IQ looks fuzzy. Tried high and lite and it just looks blurry. Too tired to mess with my tv settings but other games looked fine. Maybe it's HDR?

When you level up the photo ability for Prompto he does put filters on the camera sometimes....
 
Costlemark tower
is confusing me lol.

I feel like and idiot there and have no idea what to do.


that place threw me for a loop, but was able, to get through it. don't get tricked by the "troll" button on the floor.

i found out it resets the "puzzle" and had a horrible story with it, when i had to go back there for a hunt
 

Ydelnae

Member
For all the criticism it got, I have to say that I really enjoyed the intro CGi cutscene. The interactions between Noctis and Regis were so good, I hope we see more of them in the game.
 

Tyaren

Member
Whats the consensus on ffxv on pro... play on lite and wait for a patch or 4k high all the way?
There is no consensus, lol.
One fraction says it is nearly unplayable because of framepacing issues, the Pro was a mistake and the other fraction says it performs perfectly fine and is so pretty, Pro redeemed.
 
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