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[Septimus Prime]

60 hours of play and have beaten the game but still haven't seen a single cactaur...

I saw one last night, just walking around the Hammerhead area. They definitely exist.

It's not really because of immersion or anything, I just enjoy the gameplay loop of exploring, fighting, planning my trips and quests around the best route to take, taking in the scenery during long drives, riding the chocobos, camping at night... The roadtrip is the main draw for me, I would never take that away from myself with fast travel.

At least so far, maybe my mind will change by the time I have the airship, we'll see.

With the current loading times, though, I find it unlikely. If it's gonna take forever anyway, I'd rather take a bit longer but have fun doing it.

I'm still really early in the game, but paying for gas blows (the car gets, like--what--1 mpg? Worse, maybe?). I'm kind of using a hybrid travel method, where I just park the car somewhere I know I'll go back to and then proceed on foot. And then I'll fast travel to the car sometimes.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

It's not really because of immersion or anything, I just enjoy the gameplay loop of exploring, fighting, planning my trips and quests around the best route to take, taking in the scenery during long drives, riding the chocobos, camping at night... The roadtrip is the main draw for me, I would never take that away from myself with fast travel.

At least so far, maybe my mind will change by the time I have the airship, we'll see.

With the current loading times, though, I find it unlikely. If it's gonna take forever anyway, I'd rather take a bit longer but have fun doing it.

Same here, I'd rather be whizzing past looking at the scenery (or soaring high watching the world below, sometimes) than staring at a loading screen.

I'm actually thinking about ditching my high level highlights, as I kinda miss encountering daemons during my night drives.

 

[Shadow Broker]

60 hours of play and have beaten the game but still haven't seen a single cactaur...

I did some random side mission which took me to some random farm and as I was leaving 3 popped up. 2 got away and I killed one.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

60 hours of play and have beaten the game but still haven't seen a single cactaur...

In thirty hours I've seen three and beaten two, you must be really unlucky!

I decided to take a night off from the game and let that big 9GB update download, I only realised today I have been playing without it, hopefully it fixes some of the bugs and crashes.

I just watched Brotherhood, it really is a great supplement to the game, it is exactly like the game when it comes to the four guys interacting, I loved it. I'll check out Kingsglaive before I finish the story, too.

I'm onto Chapter six, everyone is level 43, just over 30 hours playtime. Probably gonna do some side questing before I go to Caem though, I heard there are secret dungeons to be found.

This game gives me great hope for the future of FF

 

[Laughing Banana]

The seeming necessity to wait out the night to pass before doing general adventuring for my currently low-leveled party drags the game for me -___- Usually I just played around with my phone waiting for the in-game timer to move forward, but damn it I want to play not just linger around doing nothing -_____-

Can't wait for my party to leveled up high enough to handle the various high-level enemies roaming around in the night, though it will take a long while still -__________-

 

[Septimus Prime]

The seeming necessity to wait out the night to pass before doing general adventuring for my currently low-leveled party drags the game for me -___- Usually I just played around with my phone waiting for the in-game timer to move forward, but damn it I want to play not just linger around doing nothing -_____-

Can't wait for my party to leveled up high enough to handle the various high-level enemies roaming around in the night, though it will take a long while still -__________-

You can generally sprint past the demons. It only sucks when something you want to pick up is in their aggression zone.

You can also camp, and it'll be day again.

 

[Laughing Banana]

You can generally sprint past the demons. It only sucks when something you want to pick up is in their aggression zone.

You can also camp, and it'll be day again.

I honestly thought that they could only appear at roads, lol. Last night though, exactly right after I finished the four flan lvl. 15 hunt, an Iron Giant suddenly appeared out of nowhere, I bolted out of there so fast despite Noctis' defiant we-can-do-this! yell, lol.

Can they appear during you doing sidequesting like hunts? If they can.. mannnn.....

As for the camps, I generally avoided doing that as much as I can in order to get that sweet Hotel exp bonus.

 

[Gbraga]

I saw one last night, just walking around the Hammerhead area. They definitely exist.


I'm still really early in the game, but paying for gas blows (the car gets, like--what--1 mpg? Worse, maybe?). I'm kind of using a hybrid travel method, where I just park the car somewhere I know I'll go back to and then proceed on foot. And then I'll fast travel to the car sometimes.

Do the Cidney side quest when it unlocks for you. The first gas upgrade is REALLY significant. I'll have to force myself to run out of gas just to see what happens, haha.

But gas is 10 gil, wtf, you cheap bastard!

Same here, I'd rather be whizzing past looking at the scenery (or soaring high watching the world below, sometimes) than staring at a loading screen.

I'm actually thinking about ditching my high level highlights, as I kinda miss encountering daemons during my night drives.

Well, I imagine there's no upgrade that stops you from getting the occasional random encounter with Magitek troops that force you out of the car, right? That would be enough, for me.

I honestly thought that they could only appear at roads, lol. Last night though, exactly right after I finished the four flan lvl. 15 hunt, an Iron Giant suddenly appeared out of nowhere, I bolted out of there so fast despite Noctis' defiant we-can-do-this! yell, lol.

Can they appear during you doing sidequesting like hunts? If they can.. mannnn.....

As for the camps, I generally avoided doing that as much as I can in order to get that sweet Hotel exp bonus.

You're missing on some really cool stuff. There are some events tied to certain camping spots that are really nice and further explore their relationship.

You'll get overleveled in this game without even trying, it's really not worth it having to wait for mornings and not experience camping (as well as level up Ignis' cooking) in order to get an exp bonus when the game isn't very hard.

 

[BassForever]

Finally watched Kingsglaive and Brotherhood, man they both have a very different tone to chapter 1.

 

[EatinOlives]

Man, these chapters are short. It's like one quest per chapter...

 

[Laughing Banana]

You're missing on some really cool stuff. There are some events tied to certain camping spots that are really nice and further explore their relationship.

You'll get overleveled in this game without even trying, it's really not worth it having to wait for mornings and not experience camping (as well as level up Ignis' cooking) in order to get an exp bonus when the game isn't very hard.

Hmmm well since I planned to 100% this game I thought it would be more beneficial for me to level up as soon as possible and just do Ignis' cooking once my party is strong enough to stroll around the world with no worries.

Hmmm maybe you're right, maybe I shouldn't be worrying about the exp bonus in Hotels and go for the camps instead...

 

[Septimus Prime]

Do the Cidney side quest when it unlocks for you. The first gas upgrade is REALLY significant. I'll have to force myself to run out of gas just to see what happens, haha.

But gas is 10 gil, wtf, you cheap bastard!

It's not so much the price (although I am broke at the moment) but rather that I have to always drive back to a gas station. But at least Cindy will wash the car for you if you gas up at Hammerhead.

I haven't run out of gas yet, but I'd imagine they would just tow it back to Hammerhead and charge you 100 gil.

I honestly thought that they could only appear at roads, lol. Last night though, exactly right after I finished the four flan lvl. 15 hunt, an Iron Giant suddenly appeared out of nowhere, I bolted out of there so fast despite Noctis' defiant we-can-do-this! yell, lol.

Can they appear during you doing sidequesting like hunts? If they can.. mannnn.....

As for the camps, I generally avoided doing that as much as I can in order to get that sweet Hotel exp bonus.

They sure can! I was doing that exact same hunt, and an Iron Giant also decided to join the fight. I was lucky and killed him, too, but it made things a lot harder.

Camping also helps you increase Ignis' cooking skill, and the food boosts are really helpful. Crispy Cheese Pizza (which I think is a preorder DLC item) is really good in chapter 1, since it uses no ingredients.

 

[BassForever]

Can you run out of gas if you quick travel?

 

[Kyoufu]

Can you run out of gas if you quick travel?

Nope.

 

[Septimus Prime]

Can you run out of gas if you quick travel?

But if you're going to a parking spot, you have to pay, and the price is the same as the refueling cost.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Nice to see Jim Sterling really liking FFXV He said it's a return to form for the series, despite its flaws.

 

[BassForever]

Nope.

Thanks

But if you're going to a parking spot, you have to pay, and the price is the same as the refueling cost.

That wasn't my concern since sometimes I park randomly if I see a shiny thing in the distance and that may change my direction when I get back in the car.

 

[Gorillaz]

Yo im dying at chapter 10 with aryden or whatever his name is

Spoiler

"yo dude, chill out your making a scene" during the train thing

I don't know what would better, if that was a straight translation or if they took some liberties on the dialogue with this section and the character for the english dub.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Yo im dying at chapter 10 with aryden or whatever his name is

Spoiler

"yo dude, chill out your making a scene" during the train thing

I don't know what would better, if that was a straight translation or if they took some liberties on the dialogue with this section and the character for the english dub.

As a general rule, none of it is 'straight translation', playing Japanese dub and English sub is pretty fun to see how they translate it, it's a fun localisation.

 

[BriGuy]

The Cup Noodles quest is just embarrassing. Probably the single lowest point of the series, if not this generation of consoles entirely.

 

[Kyoufu]

Can I just say how good the loading times are with an SSD installed? I fast travel everywhere.

 

[Marakh101]

I'm currently on Chapter 14 trying to upgrade some weapons before finishing the game.
Going from quest to quest in my regalia listening to FF VIII soundtrack, mostly "Ride On". What a song, what a feeling.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

I'm currently on Chapter 14 trying to upgrade some weapons before finishing the game.
Going from quest to quest in my regalia listening to FF VIII soundtrack, mostly "Ride On". What a song, what a feeling.

Enjoy

 

[JBwB]

Yo im dying at chapter 10 with aryden or whatever his name is

Spoiler

"yo dude, chill out your making a scene" during the train thing

I don't know what would better, if that was a straight translation or if they took some liberties on the dialogue with this section and the character for the english dub.

Actually (spoilers for that scene of events)

Spoiler

the Ardyn you're chasing in that sequence was actually Prompto and the Prompto that you wake up to is actually Ardyn in disguise.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

name a better song than somnus

i'll wait

 

[Hungry Ghost]

Music in towns and the field stopped playing

 

[Son Of Sparda]

name a better song than somnus

i'll wait

Blinded By Light

 

[Blablurn]

I usually avoid sleeping at night, to collect more EXP, so I can get a nice sum with the hotel multiplicator later on.

Am I doing it wrong? or right?

 

[Footos22]

Music in towns and the field stopped playing

Use the mp3 player and play all the good song from FF games of past years.
Roaming around with man with the machine gun playing is wonderful.

 

[Blablurn]

One more question:

Regarding leveling up Noctis fishing abiltity... Do I just need to catch as many fish as possible? Do I have to go through different lakes? What's the best way to grind?

 

[Deleted member 752119]

Had to find a video, and still don't understand the stupid puzzle, but finally got through Costlemark Tower! Fuck that place!

 

[yunbuns]

Just beat it. Despite its flaws, I really loved this game. Looking forward to what they add in the patch.

 

[Gbraga]

name a better song than somnus

i'll wait

Wanderlust

 

[Quonny]

One more question:

Regarding leveling up Noctis fishing abiltity... Do I just need to catch as many fish as possible? Do I have to go through different lakes? What's the best way to grind?

Just catch as many fish as possible. The rare fish grant more EXP. You can tell which fish are rare on the radar because their icon is a little double circle that sparkles.

 

[SlasherJPC]

The Cup Noodles quest is just embarrassing. Probably the single lowest point of the series, if not this generation of consoles entirely.

I thought it was hilarious and purposely done.

 

[freeofgreed]

So I'm doing the

Spoiler

Nifleheim base infiltration

and I have no idea what I'm suppose to do. I found the

Spoiler

regalia

and cleared out all the enemies but nothing is happening.


Edit: nvm figured it out. Apparently there was an enemy sniper hidden in the back so the game still locked me in combat which is why I couldn't progress.

 

[Blablurn]

Just catch as many fish as possible. The rare fish grant more EXP. You can tell which fish are rare on the radar because their icon is a little double circle that sparkles.

Thank you

 

[Ourobolus]

So I'm doing the

Spoiler

Nifleheim base infiltration

and I have no idea what I'm suppose to do. I found the

Spoiler

regalia

and cleared out all the enemies but nothing is happening.

Did you take out the generator?

 

[RDreamer]

I usually avoid sleeping at night, to collect more EXP, so I can get a nice sum with the hotel multiplicator later on.

Am I doing it wrong? or right?

If you want to be overleveled, sure. Honestly don't worry too much about it. It's pretty easy to get way overeleveled in this game, and there are also scenes tied to sleeping at various places around the open world, so definitely don't do what you're saying if you literally just started the game.

 

[freeofgreed]

Did you take out the generator?

I can't even reach it. The path to it is block by one of those laser doors and there's no option for me to operate it.

 

[catpurrcat]

Just beat it. Despite its flaws, I really loved this game. Looking forward to what they add in the patch.

Anyone know when the patches are coming?

 

[Son Of Sparda]

So I'm doing the

Spoiler

Nifleheim base infiltration

and I have no idea what I'm suppose to do. I found the

Spoiler

regalia

and cleared out all the enemies but nothing is happening.

You need to

Spoiler

destroy the generator.

 

[Dez_]

I thought it was hilarious and purposely done.

Same. It was totally goofy, but I enjoyed it. Would have been better if it had the group jump up and freeze mid air as the final cherry on top.

 

[Blablurn]

If you want to be overleveled, sure. Honestly don't worry too much about it. It's pretty easy to get way overeleveled in this game, and there are also scenes tied to sleeping at various places around the open world, so definitely don't do what you're saying if you literally just started the game.

Thanks Already passed the beginning of the game. Right now it's really all about leveling.

I like to see the numbers getting bigger....

 

[Ivory Samoan]

So anyone elses camera not auto-adjust to the direction Noct is running ever (when turned on-off, doesn't matter) and the camera distance doesn't change no matter what?

Anyone know a fix? Tried saving and loading, turning off the console and re-loading....doing my head in: camera is stuck to close to Noct all the time, I didn't know it was a bug until I saw a stream and the camera auto adjusted properly and it was panned out :/

 

[Rozart]

Holy shit @ the Crestholm Channels dungeon. This place is a /maze/. Cindy is trying to get me killed I swear. That's why she was being all apprehensive when she gave me the quest.

Also, dungeons are fun and taxing (in a good, "Wow, I actually did it!" kind of way) when you're not overlevelled.

 

[Ourobolus]

I can't even reach it. The path to it is block by one of those laser doors and there's no option for me to operate it.

Isn't there a smaller one in the area

 

[JBwB]

So anyone elses camera hot auto-adjust to the direction Noct is running ever (when turned on-off, doesn't matter) and the camera distance doesn't change no matter what?

Anyone know a fix? Tried saving and loading, turning off the console and re-loading....doing my head in: camera is stuck to close to Noct all the time, I didn't know it was a bug until I saw a stream and the camera auto adjusted properly and it was panned out :/

Options -> Camera -> Position -> Set it to either middle or far.

 

[Ivory Samoan]

Options -> Camera -> Position -> Set it to either middle or far.

Nah that's the problem, I change the camera angle all the time to try and change it, but it doesn't change no matter what; also the 'auto-adjust' camera option seems to do nothing: this is on PS4.

I I set it to far and auto adjust and it just stays at close camera angle no matter what setting it's one

Is auto-adjust supposed to swivel the camera behind Noct like how it works in say, The Witcher 3? So annoying having to always manually adjust the camera with the right thumb stick :/

 

[Pachimari]

Wow wow wow. I think I'm at the last chapter now!!!