The_Hitcher89
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I don't mind this hunt having a timer, but the teleporting back to the entrance takes the piss. Level 87, might just call it a day and go for the final trophy.
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Final Fantasy XV |OT2| For Jared!
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Plus in future if you refuse by accident you can return to the entrance from the map screen in the pause menu.
Someone made their own intro to the game using content from Kingsglaive and the Dawn/Owen trailers.
I think it's a pretty good effort. Hope they patch something together like this in one of the future updates.
I think it's a pretty good effort. Hope they patch something together like this in one of the future updates.
theepicoftyler
Member
This was actually really good for someone who is at the end of the game and understood very little about the plot. I'm not sure how Square dropped the ball so hard on this.
Phanatic8390
Member
I just finished Chapter 9. How many hours of this do I have left? Burnt myself out on the open world.
When not in combat, you can leave anytime by using the "return to the entrance" option, found on same screen as "Return to last rest place" and "Return to your car".
Anyway, farming for Magiteck Suit V2 is so soul crushing. Using the easy mode and dead buff method. Takes me longer to die and get the buff than killing the boss. Even with only starting with only 1/4 life, the AI keeps on healing. Was going for 8, but now, I'll just settle for 4. I have 3 so only 1 more to go.
theepicoftyler
Member
You're in luck.
No enemies respawn and so do blue shiny random items. But you map development is unlocked and doors etc remain unlocked.
badcrumble
Member
Coeurls are 100% about stunlocking them so they can't do anything. Do whatever you can to increase your critical rate and they won't even scratch you.
I think maybe a Safety Bit protects you too?
Thanks for the info. So the door to the final room will remain open? If so that's fine. Do mini bosses respawn?
StoppedInTracks
Member
This game is so, so good.
1) the Griffon hunt was pretty damn amazing. I platinumed Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen so I know a good Griffon combat when I see it and FF15's is pretty good. The bastard picked me up and went to the sky... I was thinking as fast as I can and hoped he would drop be for massive damage - yup, he did, so I warped out at the last moment.
2) Rock of Ravatogh
How amazingly good is dungeon? How big of a throwback to all the old FF "Mountain Climb" dungeons found in FF2, 3, 4, 5, 6? Jesus and it has zero loading times!!! When I dropped to the big-ass area with eggs and feathers I was sure a boss was about to happen (Zu?) but not this time. Then I went outside to the Tomb... OMG @ the vista.
3) all the sfx are of superb quality. Breaking an enemy gives you that meaty bone-breaking effect, daemons warping in sound omnious, VO is pretty damn amazing (playing with Japanese VO).
4) the engine is a work of art. Everything mirrors off wet surfaces during rain, everything is reflected on Regalia in real-time, everything casts shadows etc. I am in awe how good this game looks. Nights are super dark (just like Dragon's Dogma nights), sunsets and dawns are super moody, draw distance for the enemies is off the fucking charts!
Can't get enough of this game.
1) the Griffon hunt was pretty damn amazing. I platinumed Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen so I know a good Griffon combat when I see it and FF15's is pretty good. The bastard picked me up and went to the sky... I was thinking as fast as I can and hoped he would drop be for massive damage - yup, he did, so I warped out at the last moment.
2) Rock of Ravatogh
How amazingly good is dungeon? How big of a throwback to all the old FF "Mountain Climb" dungeons found in FF2, 3, 4, 5, 6? Jesus and it has zero loading times!!! When I dropped to the big-ass area with eggs and feathers I was sure a boss was about to happen (Zu?) but not this time. Then I went outside to the Tomb... OMG @ the vista.
3) all the sfx are of superb quality. Breaking an enemy gives you that meaty bone-breaking effect, daemons warping in sound omnious, VO is pretty damn amazing (playing with Japanese VO).
4) the engine is a work of art. Everything mirrors off wet surfaces during rain, everything is reflected on Regalia in real-time, everything casts shadows etc. I am in awe how good this game looks. Nights are super dark (just like Dragon's Dogma nights), sunsets and dawns are super moody, draw distance for the enemies is off the fucking charts!
Can't get enough of this game.
Not unless they have a bounty and you pick it up.
All is good then, thank you. Loved the dungeon itself. Don't know why it wasn't a part of the story honestly, I feel like at one stage you were going to need to go through to get into Insomnia.
Lumpy Onion
Member
I think my favorite part of the game is how nicely constructed the game's open world is. Every little pathway and natural formation feels like it has thought out into it. It doesn't feel like it was procedurally generated. Even though it's not always chocked full of unique things to do I was often content with taking in the sights of nature alone. Some of this admiration might come from the environments reminding me of my own road trips through places like California, Washington, Oregon, and even Nevada. The "Fantasy based on reality" really came to life for me because it felt like I was experiencing a Final Fantasy taking place in locations similar to those I had actually travelled before. I'm a sucker for nature eye candy and XV delivered superbly.
I'm on my third playthrough doing a lv1 challenge and I'm still thrilled. Even more so now that I have my story expectations in check and can pace myself however I want. Lv1 challenge is making me appreciate my choice of weapons and equipment a lot more now. Food is especially important and I can see it's effects playing a big part in survival. I find grinding AP somewhat relaxing too.
I'm on my third playthrough doing a lv1 challenge and I'm still thrilled. Even more so now that I have my story expectations in check and can pace myself however I want. Lv1 challenge is making me appreciate my choice of weapons and equipment a lot more now. Food is especially important and I can see it's effects playing a big part in survival. I find grinding AP somewhat relaxing too.
Hey guys, I have a noob question here. I have a ton of items in my treasures that I could sell off to make money, but I remember reading in a couple reviews that said there are items later on that you'll need for one reason or another, but the game does nothing to tell you which those are, so you have the potential of selling off items you'll need later.
Is there a resource that can parse out the items I shouldn't sell? I have things like Voretooth Bristles, Helixhorns, and Behemoth Horns that could all make me money, but I'm not sure if they'll prove useful later on, whether through story or crafting.
Any tips?
Is there a resource that can parse out the items I shouldn't sell? I have things like Voretooth Bristles, Helixhorns, and Behemoth Horns that could all make me money, but I'm not sure if they'll prove useful later on, whether through story or crafting.
Any tips?
I just did this hunt. Its a damn bitch. Just like any other damn Coeurl hunts, my only recommendation is FOCUS ON ONE. JUST KEEP AT JUST ONE of them until it dies. Rinse and repeat. I really hate how my bros are just USELESS at most attacks most of the time until we get it low in health to be "promising". :\ Most they do really is serve as a deterrent to the other coeurls while I focused on one.
Coeurls have regen ability and its PITA. My party is in high 70s too.
ArkhamFantasy
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Dont sell oracle ascenison coins, rare coins, debased bank notes. Otherwise you can sell stuff.
Can someone answer me this quick question about Chapter 14 and the "end-game":
So I'm right now at the point where I'm in the
and I got the
and entered the
. There was a bed right at the start and I'm wondering if I should use that to finish the quests in the open world and level up to 99 etc? There are some level 45+ monsters blocking the roads and I can' kill those, but I can kill the level 30+ mobs that on the main road. I'm kinda afraid to continue because I'd rather not close something I can't come back to and see what's behind he level 40+ monsters.
So I'm right now at the point where I'm in the
Dark World
cool King's Clothes
capital
If you save now and finish the game without saving again that's the save you will come back to after you beat the game to go back and finish side quests. So you can explore
insomnia
Level 45 is the comfortable level to beat the final boss.
So basically I should just level up to 99, get all trophies and do all the fetch quests now and then complete the game later? I mean I don't have a desire to continue the story right now because it really took a nose dive after chapter 8.
EDIT: Not to beat a dead horse, and ya'll know this already but wtf lmao at the story haha wow this game really was in development hell for 10 years but c'mon.
I don't think saving is a problem. When you finish the game and save you're still located at the last save point, but you can do the post game stuff/ch.15. I'm not sure if the Ch.15 post game content is enabled if you don't beat the final boss.
Better to finish the game now and do the post game stuff after that.
A lot of the good end game stuff isn't available until you beat chapter 14. The sidequests available in chapter 13 aren't as good. The final chapter is easy at level 45-50.
Lumpy Onion
Member
So what are the levels listed alongside the food bonuses referring to? I had thought they meant that you had to be a certain level for a particular bonus to take effect but I'm level 1 and am getting them all anyway. Maybe they are just levels to show how good that particular bonus is (i.e.: lv 1 hp bonus is 50 vs a lv 20 which would be in the hundreds).
BlackGhost
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When you see DeadEye for the first time
I believe the second explanation is indeed correct.
Debased coins are alright?
Wait 'til you get at least 500k homie
Good to know. The only risk right now is forgetting to re-equip the Nixperience accessory in between xp grinding, because the chapter breaks (and their mandatory tallying up) in this game sometimes come out of nowhere.
I also just cleared out the
Leide military base
Got to the start of Chapter 3. I think this is better than XIII. I think SE did an admirable job of trying to modernize Final Fantasy without completely turning it into another modern western console RPG. I like how it takes some of the old tenets of JRPGs and reinterprets them. I'm not gonna play much farther so I don't know how well it does this compared to FFXII or Xenoblade though.
It's not so great that it's drawing me away from my favorite games right now, but it's better than I thought it would be and has neat ideas I didn't expect.
I still think MGSV takes the crown however when it comes to Japanese developers doing western game design better than most western developers. RE7 might be in the running. With those games and Zelda, it's starting to feel like all the biggest old Japanese game franchises are coming around to a structure more derived from western games, and doing it with unexpectedly good execution. Traditionalists might not like it, but I think these games are preserving their original spirit while modernizing their design.
It's not so great that it's drawing me away from my favorite games right now, but it's better than I thought it would be and has neat ideas I didn't expect.
I still think MGSV takes the crown however when it comes to Japanese developers doing western game design better than most western developers. RE7 might be in the running. With those games and Zelda, it's starting to feel like all the biggest old Japanese game franchises are coming around to a structure more derived from western games, and doing it with unexpectedly good execution. Traditionalists might not like it, but I think these games are preserving their original spirit while modernizing their design.
Was gonna reply that you probably screwed yourself with chapter-end XP tallies but I totally forgot that item was a thing now.
Given that you are level 48 in chapter 8 you can safely leave the Nixperience equipped on prompto or iginis and not even notice it.
On the other hand if you really want to equip something else then IIRC every single chapter break ends quite clearly with an "are you sure that you are ready?" question that requires you to choose yes or no. It is a dead giveaway.
They just show up in your inventory, once you install the holiday pack on PSN. IIRC you have to go onto the store and download it for free.
I assumed it was an auto-download thing. Just downloaded it. Thanks!
Pimmsy and I've just started playing this ourselves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eAZme8PsM8&index=1&list=PLnhwVsYSH1o3U5KEXS6gzeRXtJ3S7aDwN
Pimmsy's never played a Final Fantasy game before, and I haven't played one since FF7, so we thought it'd offer a unique perspective on the game.
Just wanted to ask, the OP says it takes 20 hours to complete just the story on its own, so I'm assuming an average playthrough without obsessively completing every sidequest is around 30-40 hours - how long is the postgame, and are there any points-of-no-return we need to watch out for?
Pimmsy's never played a Final Fantasy game before, and I haven't played one since FF7, so we thought it'd offer a unique perspective on the game.
Just wanted to ask, the OP says it takes 20 hours to complete just the story on its own, so I'm assuming an average playthrough without obsessively completing every sidequest is around 30-40 hours - how long is the postgame, and are there any points-of-no-return we need to watch out for?
I did it in around 40 or 45 hours not rushing.
Post game can go on for 100-200 hours if you want. I'm at 100 hours and have a lot still to do.
There are no point of no returns and only one PSN trophy is missable and one meal recipe is missable. Nothing else can be missed as far as I know.
But the game changes in
chapter 9. It becomes linear and no longer open world. However there is a mechanics to allow you to warp back to the open world.
Like the hat?
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Shoot sorry. Meant to post this in the spoiler thread.
I don't think so. Just like you can't go back to any of the other
linear chapters.
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