Or maybe they just got that part wrong
Seems like such a specific thing to get wrong. It would only make sense if they were making it up, but then it doesn't fit with the overall negative tone of the leak. They weren't really too happy with the game, judging by the way it was written, so it doesn't make sense to lie about something that would actually be pretty cool.
I also noticed from my very very very limited understanding of spanish, that some subtitles didn't match 100% the english voices. So either there's still hope for the portuguese localization being made straight from the japanese version or it's a worse scenario and they just didn't have time to update the "lesser languages" with later dialogue changes. We've seen Prompto's Chapter 0 line changed in the latest build, after all.
It is strange and rare thing to have a FF title that doesn't completely turn it up to 11 on the last fight and have you fight some sort of God.
I mean, as far as the battle itself goes, I'm pretty happy with the "turning it up to 11" aspect of it, hahaha. But yeah, even his voice getting fucked up, that's classic transformation setup.
The dude playing was kinda bad at the game, I wonder if it was on easy mode, and if it was, could that make a difference?
I also read someone in chat saying he didn't have all Royal Arms. Not sure if it's true, but if it is, that's also something to keep in mind, I suppose.
We'll see soon enough, in the next few days people doing most sidequests will start to finish the game.
Rewrites, I'd imagine. The leaks also said that the script was in a massive state of flux.
True, but I don't think they needed any more story context for a battle. The way it happened was perfect. He only needed to transform and fight.