Totally unnatural to run around when you have the Regalia and Chocobos to get to destinations faster. It's pretty dumb how long it takes to level up compared to the other skills even with grinding. I think Chocobos should've been allowed to rank it up.
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Final Fantasy XV |OT2| For Jared!
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Totally unnatural to run around when you have the Regalia and Chocobos to get to destinations faster. It's pretty dumb how long it takes to level up compared to the other skills even with grinding. I think Chocobos should've been allowed to rank it up.
killertofu
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Is no one bothered by the product placement in this game?
I contemplated making a thread but I haven't played the game, I've just been watching my friend play it. It just sucks out the fantasy of it all for me. Lemme get in my AUDI and get some CUP NOODLEZ.
Shit is so garish.
I contemplated making a thread but I haven't played the game, I've just been watching my friend play it. It just sucks out the fantasy of it all for me. Lemme get in my AUDI and get some CUP NOODLEZ.
Shit is so garish.
Ok I finished chapter 9 and the first dungeon on chapter 10.
Question regarding Royal Arms:
WHAT THE FUCK. That Leviathan fight was some Bayonetta/Devil May Cry baddassery. Not sure what to do about Ignus. Luna's death felt cheap and at this point it's almost a running FF gag to off 1/2 of the love story. It still bummed me out but I kind of knew it was coming.
Question regarding Royal Arms:
is it possible or required to get them all before finishing the game? If it's not required, but possible then I want to do that before I go much further.
ArkhamFantasy
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Haha, we've complained about it often enough. We've simply accepted how stupid it was.
The AUDI is only in the movie I think.
And the cup noodle thing is hilarious specifically because of how garish it is
Good write up BD. I agree on almost all points save for the linear nature of the second half being a downside.
I think linear design can really be a huge benefit to story telling, and I think this game embraces the best of both worlds... but it fumbles the linear parts in that the story is incomplete/poorly paced and c13 has issues.
I think the additional areas you wanted being in the game would be ideal, but as prelude to a tighter final third (more comfortable calling it this than a second half as your explained) with linear levels.
IE: there should be more exploration before we get put on rails. Open up the other cities, use the opportunity to add quests/encounters that flesh out certain characters more, etc...
It's absolutely my GOTY, but it's incredibly flawed in a few significant ways. I can only imagine how great this could have been had they managed to flesh it out like this.
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davidwhangchoi
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whaa? i didn't know either
Imp the Dimp
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Had the same happen to me.
Each time they told me to regroup outside the combat zone I did and I wondered why nothing happened. I ruined all my strongest magic bombs needlessly in this fight...Or the cat and fish quest when the cook literally told me: You have to catch another fish and not to just give her the fish that I already had.
There has been a thread I think, or at least one imnspired by this. It's also been discussed a lot here and in the previous OT and spoiler thread.
People are put off by it, but some also find that the absurd nature of the quest itself compounded by Gladio's ridiculous OTT commitment makes it more hilarious than off-putting.
The other stuff like VW dresses, the car, and the camping gear really don't bother me at all. I barely notice them .
BlazingDarkness
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Thanks.
Yeah, I agree really. I don't have a problem with linearity in itself (heck, all FF games are linear to an extent) but the frustration is because I can see so much room for what could have been - I would have been happy with linear narrative in those later sections but with the possibility to step off the tracks and explore. In those later chapters we got FFXIII linearity (bad!) instead of FFXIII-2 linearity (good!), to use recent examples.
Overall I am really happy though. It also makes me very excited for FFVIIR.
Trojita
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I noticed the little sign as soon as I went to the first store in Hammerhead.
I don't mind a little IRL brand naming in games but centering a whole quest around noodles and having 95% of the NPC's in altissia shout out "OMG NEW VIVIANNE WESTWOOD LETS SEE IT" whenever I entered earshot (The quest itself was to go see it in a store with her name above the dress in huge letters, lol) was a little too much for my tastes.
The only product placement that felt way out of place and in your face was the Cup Noodles. It wouldn't be all that bad if it was just the vendor in Lestallum, but the dialogue and quest push it front and center. The Coleman stuff fits because camping. The American Express stuff can easily be overlooked and is always just a small white and blue square on gas stations and a few stores.
I'm actually at 9.6 at around 65hrs and haven't needlessly run around. I did do a lot of early game running before you unlocked chocobos and I've made it a point to only pull them out when my destination is more than .25 miles away, so it's worked out well for me.
Fishing has been a bit harder since it sucks up daylight. That liege of the lake quest tho by the Vesperpool easily shot me up 4 levels. Still suck at lvl 7 tho...I'll make it to 10 some day.
I'm actually at 9.6 at around 65hrs and haven't needlessly run around. I did do a lot of early game running before you unlocked chocobos and I've made it a point to only pull them out when my destination is more than .25 miles away, so it's worked out well for me.
Fishing has been a bit harder since it sucks up daylight. That liege of the lake quest tho by the Vesperpool easily shot me up 4 levels. Still suck at lvl 7 tho...I'll make it to 10 some day.
When it was announced that VIIR it would be sharing XV's style of combat (more action oriented) I was hugely put-off. I was one of the annoying "turn-based or bust" purists you've no doubt encountered.
This game really made me eat crow on that, and I couldn't be more excited for VIIR.
If you fish and clear out the entire pond per day, that's almost an entire rank, iirc. It went by pretty quick for me. It was the first skill trophy I got. Prompto was stuck at rank 9 until I grinded the rest out with Snapshot.
Really? He capped at 10 for me first and about 10 hours before Ignis capped. I actually got Ignis capped in Chapter 8. Did you not rest every night?
Edit: Anyone else kinda feel like the cap of 150 photos sucks?
Speaking of camping (chapter 10):
I loved the tonal shift at camp during this chapter. Not even Cup Noodles could make that bad situation any better. Not. Even. Cup. Noodles.
Edit2: Doesn't the survival skill go faster with combat included?
Imp the Dimp
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Okay, I got home and can confirm this works for Gladio's Survival skill:
However, it only got me to 9¾ zzzzz
However, it only got me to 9¾ zzzzz
No, it's not required. I finished chapter 14 without having the remaining 6 royal arms.
Yep, rested whenever during normal gameplay. I never grinded until post game.
Survival skill only works when running around from what I know. I don't believe combat counts.
I went through chapter 13 and I really wanted to like it. Actually I would've if it wasn't such a buggy mess. Lets see..
Wow.. That's a lot. Must've been one of the last sections they put together because no one tested it apparently. It's a shame, because I feel I would genuinely like the chapter if it was you know, completed.
in the beginning, half the Magitek axemen could not hit me. I'd stand still and.. Nothing.
Then, after the first encounter with Foras, he would spawn in the following hallways frozen with some kind of graphical glitch. I'd just be stuck in combat the whole time. Couldn't pick up some items or rest and save.
After you rescue Prompto and reunite the whole gang, he gets you in that room and a fight ensues. He got himself stuck in that room behind the computers or whatever and didn't do anything the whole fight. I used his technique and got myself stuck in the same spot until. Luckily I squeezed out.
After defeating Ravus, I was stuck fighting the mass hordes of demon that spawn. None of the dialog to get Noctis moving to the crystal occurred. Not knowing what to do, I fought everything for a good 10 minutes blowing every megaphoenix and megapotion I had until giving up. Restart the encounter, everything worked fine right away..
Then the final cut scene with Ardyn and Noct had some sound issues. Noct's grunts and gasps were so loud I couldn't hear Ardyn. It was awkward. I don't play with subtitles and that was the only time I couldn't make out the dialog. Had to watch it on YouTube after.
Then, after the first encounter with Foras, he would spawn in the following hallways frozen with some kind of graphical glitch. I'd just be stuck in combat the whole time. Couldn't pick up some items or rest and save.
After you rescue Prompto and reunite the whole gang, he gets you in that room and a fight ensues. He got himself stuck in that room behind the computers or whatever and didn't do anything the whole fight. I used his technique and got myself stuck in the same spot until. Luckily I squeezed out.
After defeating Ravus, I was stuck fighting the mass hordes of demon that spawn. None of the dialog to get Noctis moving to the crystal occurred. Not knowing what to do, I fought everything for a good 10 minutes blowing every megaphoenix and megapotion I had until giving up. Restart the encounter, everything worked fine right away..
Then the final cut scene with Ardyn and Noct had some sound issues. Noct's grunts and gasps were so loud I couldn't hear Ardyn. It was awkward. I don't play with subtitles and that was the only time I couldn't make out the dialog. Had to watch it on YouTube after.
Wow.. That's a lot. Must've been one of the last sections they put together because no one tested it apparently. It's a shame, because I feel I would genuinely like the chapter if it was you know, completed.
I saw 2, one in the vesper lake with gladiolus, and one with ignis on the Camp site North of hammerhead
BlazingDarkness
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Wow, that's such a shame.
I had some weird bugs earlier on in the game, would have been pretty upset if it happened here.
This is definitely the buggiest FF I've played.
Finally watching Kingsglaive (I wanted to get a full sense of what the game offered independently in terms of story before watching it), and while i'm very impressed with how much XV got me invested in the four bros, KG is reminding just how much I missed higher end cutscenes in a FF game.
It's also pretty good 23 minutes in, better than I expected it to be so far.
Saying that, I think keeping the KG story itself separate was a good move. The game was more about the bros and how the dealt with being caught up in this overarching narrative.
If the game had some a better job at padding out what we got it might not even have mattered that so much happens off screen.
I'm keeping my expectations in hard check for the story content updates, but I'm secretly hoping they do something we don't edpext.
It's also pretty good 23 minutes in, better than I expected it to be so far.
Saying that, I think keeping the KG story itself separate was a good move. The game was more about the bros and how the dealt with being caught up in this overarching narrative.
If the game had some a better job at padding out what we got it might not even have mattered that so much happens off screen.
I'm keeping my expectations in hard check for the story content updates, but I'm secretly hoping they do something we don't edpext.
Gai Murakumo
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I have only gotten 3 thus far, but I have yet to do the one in the camp site around Hammerhead with Prompto wanting to get a picture with Cindy.
I too am sad about that. I think there is probably more CGI in the Omen trailer than there is in the actual game.
The biggest thing that frustrates me in this game is standing over an item and pressing X only to have Noctis jump all over the place. If I see the prompt for "pick up", the game should know I'm pressing X to pick it up, not jump. It's happened way too many times.
And I thought people were just exaggerating when I heard about how bad Chapter
was, but man fuuuuuuuuucccck this chapter so hard. If I were to rate this game right now I'd drop my score from like an 8 to a 6 just because of these last few chapters. It's like a whole different game. I'm baffled.
And I thought people were just exaggerating when I heard about how bad Chapter
13
BlazingDarkness
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Not sure on the areas, but I remember one with Prompto (taking a photo with Catoblepas), another with Prompto (in which he wants to take some stylish shots of Noct, I believe it is on the coast at Caem), one with Ignis (in which you have to help him cook), one with Gladio (running along the beach at Galdin Quay), another with Gladio (picking flowers for Iris, though this might be story related?), and then the one near Hammerhead, also with Prompto.
Japense/rest of world control differences. It's stupid.
You can manage the issue a little by simply holding x after your initial jump. This will allow you to auto interact with as many prompts as required.
Very good for picking up groups of items or climbing on chocobos.
Of course, still makes me sad though.
I've been on board with this game since day 1.
But man, what an utter disappointment Ch9 was.
I thought having little/no story was fine, but completely avoiding to develop characters is really affecting the game.
Ch9 has soured my so far great experience.
It's also SE's fault for hyping us with the
But man, what an utter disappointment Ch9 was.
I thought having little/no story was fine, but completely avoiding to develop characters is really affecting the game.
Ch9 has soured my so far great experience.
It's also SE's fault for hyping us with the
E3 2013 trailer, and I felt like we ended with a poor man's version of it. Hell the trailer itself was more hype and dramatic than ch9. Also, I did not feel shit for Luna 'dying' and the Levi battle looked cool but played like ass. Beautiful FMV though.
Thanks I did these, there's also one South of petrol station once you go to Duscae and one near Golden Quay.
I want a list if there is.
Blazing Darkness
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I felt the same way during that chapter.
I've been waiting every day since that trailer to play that whole linear Leviathan section.
I get it, the game changed once Nomura left. But there was no need to take out that setpiece when the Leviathan scene is actually in the final game, it's just a half-assed version of what we saw in the trailer. Seemed like a cheap budget cut or something.
I get it, the game changed once Nomura left. But there was no need to take out that setpiece when the Leviathan scene is actually in the final game, it's just a half-assed version of what we saw in the trailer. Seemed like a cheap budget cut or something.
Imp the Dimp
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That doesn't work. You gotta finish any dungeon first and then the hunt becomes available usually involving killing the same monster but a higher level version of it. Obviously, it's good to revisit the dungeon immediately after so you don't have to beat all the monsters along the way. Also, none of the 102 available hunts requires you to kill something behind the sealed doors.
I'm hunt level 10.
Awesome, thanks!
Dangansona
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I might have asked before, but is Ebony really all that good?
What is Ebony anyway?
You probably have a weapon bejng upgraded already. It takes time and activities. Go and complete a few hunts/quests/events then sleep and you'll get a call from Cid.
The system really could use a proper menu.
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