Aztechnology
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Oh also, for Pro and 4k, any recommendation for setting? Is it better to play lite or full? Is it just unlocked frame-rate, or 30 but with better frame-pacing?
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Final Fantasy XV |OT| There and back again.
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Oh also, for Pro and 4k, any recommendation for setting? Is it better to play lite or full? Is it just unlocked frame-rate, or 30 but with better frame-pacing?
Disagree Guy
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I really don't have a clue why people are doing this. I'm about the same as you mate. People who race through this game astound me.
I aim to please
Hentailover
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FF9 OST still nowhere in sight. Is it at all in game?
Katana_Strikes
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May switch to Japanese voice overs. I've just started but I find the English voice acting of the 4 pretty awful. Not sure I can take a whole game of them unless the Japanese is even worse somehow.
Disagree Guy
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Chapter 3 you can get it from one of the shops in that area. It has two 'albums'. Imo the best soundtrack so..... happy
You must defeat one boss on 'normal' difficulty SPOILER
Ifrit
Other than that - nope
Imp the Dimp
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Side quests aren't too thrilling tbh. I do them because I enjoy the combat and have a knack for completion but clearly, ignoring them is a perfectly viable option if one strives for diversity.
My Deluxe Edition copy was delivered yesterday whilst I was at work. During my lunch break I watched Brotherhood, then when I got home from work I watched Kingsglaive (thank you to everyone who said it was rubbish on here as that lowered my expectations and I therefore genuinely really enjoyed it). It was getting late after that so I only managed to play about 90 mins of the game but my early impressions are mostly good.
Taking me a while to get my head around the magic and battle systems. I'm obviously not struggling in any fights but I want to feel in control and that I'm not just holding down a button and responding to QTE's to win fights. I'm sure that will come over time.
Still only on chapter 1, done every side quest I've come across so far - I can safely say it's so far, so good!
Taking me a while to get my head around the magic and battle systems. I'm obviously not struggling in any fights but I want to feel in control and that I'm not just holding down a button and responding to QTE's to win fights. I'm sure that will come over time.
Still only on chapter 1, done every side quest I've come across so far - I can safely say it's so far, so good!
Yu Narukami
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Isn't the
trophy missable?
Gentiana
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
One thing that I know would bother the hell out of me, is still bothering the hell out of me. And it's the party. Now I love the bros. They are pretty damn likable, each in their own unique way. But...I miss the variety, and diversity.
I mean, if you could take
as permanent party members (like you could shelve one of the bros at the last resting spot). AND play as them. Then this would be one of my favorite Final Fantasy games so far.
But you can't. And it bothers the shit out of me. And DLC can't fix that I think. Best I can hope is what, 2-3 hours long DLC...maybe in the future? But the bros will be playable after their DLC in the main game. Which makes sense as they are part of the main party.
Well, other people needed to be in too. Huge, huge missed opportunity for me. Game is still damn good anyway.
I mean, if you could take
Iris and Aranea
But you can't. And it bothers the shit out of me. And DLC can't fix that I think. Best I can hope is what, 2-3 hours long DLC...maybe in the future? But the bros will be playable after their DLC in the main game. Which makes sense as they are part of the main party.
Well, other people needed to be in too. Huge, huge missed opportunity for me. Game is still damn good anyway.
She'll eventually pop up in a random photo that Prompto will take. Can be anywhere. Trophy pops when you see the picture at camp. It's like It Follows but less creepy.
I'm really trying not to get overleveled for the story missions, but I just can't: I really feel the urge to do all the sidequests, to do all the hunts and to explore every single corner of this beautifully crafted world... and the last time I felt like this was playing The Witcher 3, so I think it's a good signal
Sure the game has its problems, it's far from perfect, but I'm loving it so far, Final Fantasy is back for me
Sure the game has its problems, it's far from perfect, but I'm loving it so far, Final Fantasy is back for me
Crimson_Justice
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Watching my brother play first, I wasn't feeling the game so much. Felt super empty. But once my turn came, oh boy. I'm about 2 hours in, just exploring the area around Hammerhead before getting the car back, but...this game is great. I don't yet know what it is exactly that's got me so excited, but I'll try and sum up my thoughts after another play session tomorrow.
orthodoxy1095
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I said this in other threads, but the thing with those games is not that they're confusing, it's that they're schlock. Good schlock, but still kind of schlocky.
Infinite_Daremo
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Are they OP? Or do they fall off in power quickly?
The hunts and exploring the world seem like the best things about this game. In terms of sidequests outside of the hunts, there really haven't been many anyway? Dog tags, frogs and broken down cars?
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Identical for me. Just got to Duscae before calling it a night. Feels like a totally different place. I feel like I'm in the Pacific Northwest (well, I am! But in game...)
Also I'm used to owning that place thanks to Episode Duscae, but the mobs are tough. It will certainly not be the same for others... I kind of under-explored Hammerhead and so I'm a bit underleveled (might have gorged on Judgment Disc a bit much so I was eager to move forward, heh).
No Giant Bomb Quick Look in sight is there? Was waiting for that one most of all.
Still on the fence about this game honestly, even after the good (though not "10 years in the making masterpiece" level) reviews. I still like the road trip motif with Americana touches a lot but am still bummed out that they went with those overly gaudy character designs. They feel so artificial and "Japanese boutique-y" to me, and quite at odds with actually trekking through monster-filled natural environments and camping in the wild.
I wonder if they'll grow on me when actually playing the game though. As such, I might end up giving this game a chance after all; heck I almost feel I have to because of the series' pedigree, my love for some of the older titles, and the praise this game getting in places.
Still on the fence about this game honestly, even after the good (though not "10 years in the making masterpiece" level) reviews. I still like the road trip motif with Americana touches a lot but am still bummed out that they went with those overly gaudy character designs. They feel so artificial and "Japanese boutique-y" to me, and quite at odds with actually trekking through monster-filled natural environments and camping in the wild.
I wonder if they'll grow on me when actually playing the game though. As such, I might end up giving this game a chance after all; heck I almost feel I have to because of the series' pedigree, my love for some of the older titles, and the praise this game getting in places.
Imp the Dimp
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I agree with that but not everybody feels the same way and I can see why. I'm 18h in and in chapter 3, level 28.
DarkLordMalik
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It is in the Marshlands or something. The area opens up once we
Clear the Niflheim base near Lestallum
Disagree Guy
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I thought Masamune very quickly turned to shit
You are playing it the right way my friend
The difference between XIII's story and previous FF stories was that it was a bad story, badly told with annoying characters(i only could say i liked two out of the whole cast).
Trying to diminish previous FF stories to compare its failings against their weaknesses does them a disservice i think, even 8.
FFXV's failings are also its own, can't really compare it to any failings XIII itself has either. They have weaknesses in different areas.
Trying to diminish previous FF stories to compare its failings against their weaknesses does them a disservice i think, even 8.
FFXV's failings are also its own, can't really compare it to any failings XIII itself has either. They have weaknesses in different areas.
For me, I didn't have that much of a hard time following it, but what I didn't like is that there were missing story pieces that were conveniently placed in the chapter logs that you were supposed to read. This problem is not so different I guess than what XV is doing, but XIII's experience was half cutscenes and half runing through tunnels and battling, so it's kind of silly that with all that screen time for the characters, they missed some vital details and forced you to read it for it all to come together.
The story quest right after
getting Ramuh
It's time for the GOAT weapon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olLxrojmvMg
Looking already forward to get there.
I found the blade of brennaere within an hour of starting the game. It's about 3x more powerful than the Masamune. I'm still using it 20hr later.
Imp the Dimp
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At this rate I'll plat the game before the pro patch hits which is a bit shit
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I actually wonder if the sparse early game story is not a bug, but a feature... at least when viewed through the lens of attracting new fans.
No elaborate introduction sequence... but that means you're playing the game immediately. A certain kind of gamer will get hooked, who would have otherwise put the game down while being forced to watch cutscenes or doing chores for townspeople or whatever.
And hours into the game, there's virtually no "anime cringe". I kind of hope there is later on (because anime melodrama is a dual edge sword that also delivers raw feels to us fans), but by the time that would show up, new anime-averse players will have already been hooked...
No elaborate introduction sequence... but that means you're playing the game immediately. A certain kind of gamer will get hooked, who would have otherwise put the game down while being forced to watch cutscenes or doing chores for townspeople or whatever.
And hours into the game, there's virtually no "anime cringe". I kind of hope there is later on (because anime melodrama is a dual edge sword that also delivers raw feels to us fans), but by the time that would show up, new anime-averse players will have already been hooked...
AzureFlame
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Myrlwoods dungeon.
Hentailover
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I wish Iris was a constant party member #waifuwoes
DarkLordMalik
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It is very satisfying to use against flying enemies and the warp strike is pretty damn cool for the Shuriken.
Aztechnology
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Wait the Pro settings aren't in game yet?
Infinite_Daremo
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Thanks. I hate OP DLC items that break the start.
Imp the Dimp
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Isn't there a pro patch scheduled for mid dec?
Aztechnology
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I thought the 4k lite and pro modes were already in. I'm confused. Was that only for the demo?
Edit: ah ok, yea, then it already has Pro modes, just not the one some people want.
Pro does get to chose between High (higher res, graphical effects) and lite (1080p).
But the 60 fps mode is supposed to come in december.
theofficefan99
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3 hours in, and I'm only halfway through Chapter 1, and I've only done half of the available hunts.
How the hell did people apparently beat this in 25 hours? I feel like you're missing out on soooo much if you rush to an insane degree like that.
Anyways, I'm absolutely loving this game.
How the hell did people apparently beat this in 25 hours? I feel like you're missing out on soooo much if you rush to an insane degree like that.
Anyways, I'm absolutely loving this game.
Aztechnology
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Such is the way with pretty much any open world RPG.
I'm still in chapter 1 and one thing pissing me off is the way dungeons are handled. Like you enter the mine, you fight some stupid level 7 mobs and of course you think the dungeon can be done, of course the boss will be harder but it seems manageable. But no, you reach it and bam, your whole party dies in one hit because the boss is level 52 or something like that, doing 9999 of damage. This applies to some hunts too: you see the suggested level and the enemy you need to face, if an enemy is too strong there's the red sign, but often there isn't. Like those dark blob, I know from other FF they should be weak to magic, wasted all my spells on them, did almost nothing. Yeah, the damage were bigger compared to physical attacks, but still the fight, since I was level 9 and they were level 14, was long and tedious, because eventually spells will end.
Dunno, the whole openworld reminds me of MGSV, there's not so much to do, if not killing monsters and grabbing pointless items or ingredients. Exploration isn't rewarded because often it ends with your death and a game-over screen, so what you did is useless since you need to re-do it.
Dunno, the whole openworld reminds me of MGSV, there's not so much to do, if not killing monsters and grabbing pointless items or ingredients. Exploration isn't rewarded because often it ends with your death and a game-over screen, so what you did is useless since you need to re-do it.
encephalon
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The chapter logs are just a collection of the "what has happened in the story thus far" plot summaries that show upon reloading a save, right? Maybe they included a bit of extra information, but I don't remember anything significant the few times I did bother to take a look at them.
Well, you can continue the game after finishing the story, so it is not either/or, and some people want to see the story first and then dive into the world.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
Is it possible to manually drive the car to places? I only have the jap demo of which I can't read anything. It got pretty tiring selecting a location to drive to every time I wanted to venture somewhere not a POI.
It does tell you it's a level 50 quest though. Check your quest log.
The First Guardian
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Yes, you get the ability in one of early chapters.
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OK, Only three more trophies to go! I'm level 62 and need to fight that level
99 boss
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