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Larxia
Member
I always thought FF XV looked fantastic, I love its look, still looks great today imo, different taste I imagine. The lighting in FF XV is so good.
Graphics were fantastic and I think the soundtrack in general was amazing too.i think graphic and the chocobo music were the only good things about ff15
But i don't have much expectations graphic wise, i'm here mostly for the gameplay.
I understand the complaints about the combats though. I think that visually they look amazing, I love how you're flying around, warping etc, it's super stylish, but sadly it's only a visual impression, you don't actually do with your own hands what you see on the screen, it's too automated. On top of that the combats are really badly balanced, because once you realize you can have almost an infinite amount of healing items on you, you realize ou can't die anymore and everything suddenly feel extremely bland.
FF XV could have been a lot better with some tweaks. It's still a game I really appreciate, for its origins, VS XIII legacy, and some of what it is now, it has its place in my heart, but I'm really aware of its issues too, it's a love / hate relationship, it's full of missed opportunity.
And talking about missed opportunity, there really was a base in FF XV for a lot of things to be better. Once you start modding around the game on PC, you can do insane stuff.
Just a few days ago a mod was released to be able to do warps outside of combats, here's a little clip I recorded:
It really enhance the feeling of freedom.
I also made a video showcasing a lot of FF XV modding, out of bound areas etc, showing what it can be when everything is suddenly not as limited:
The FF XV of my dreams
About Forspoken, we'll see... Like you I'm very cautious about combats, it might look cool in video but we really have to be able to play it to see how it feels. I personally think the traversal look super fun and I like the look of the game in general. I'm scared that it will feel very repetitive with ton of icons everywhere etc though, I saw some of that in a gameplay video and I don't like when games go for the ubi aspect instead of you discovering things on your own.
Elder Legend
Banned
I always thought FF XV looked fantastic, I love its look, still looks great today imo, different taste I imagine. The lighting in FF XV is so good.
Graphics were fantastic and I think the soundtrack in general was amazing too.
I understand the complaints about the combats though. I think that visually they look amazing, I love how you're flying around, warping etc, it's super stylish, but sadly it's only a visual impression, you don't actually do with your own hands what you see on the screen, it's too automated. On top of that the combats are really badly balanced, because once you realize you can have almost an infinite amount of healing items on you, you realize ou can't die anymore and everything suddenly feel extremely bland.
FF XV could have been a lot better with some tweaks. It's still a game I really appreciate, for its origins, VS XIII legacy, and some of what it is now, it has its place in my heart, but I'm really aware of its issues too, it's a love / hate relationship, it's full of missed opportunity.
And talking about missed opportunity, there really was a base in FF XV for a lot of things to be better. Once you start modding around the game on PC, you can do insane stuff.
Just a few days ago a mod was released to be able to do warps outside of combats, here's a little clip I recorded:
It really enhance the feeling of freedom.
I also made a video showcasing a lot of FF XV modding, out of bound areas etc, showing what it can be when everything is suddenly not as limited:
The FF XV of my dreams
About Forspoken, we'll see... Like you I'm very cautious about combats, it might look cool in video but we really have to be able to play it to see how it feels. I personally think the traversal look super fun and I like the look of the game in general. I'm scared that it will feel very repetitive with ton of icons everywhere etc though, I saw some of that in a gameplay video and I don't like when games go for the ubi aspect instead of you discovering things on your own.
FF15 was a decent looking game on PC in the daylight setting but the night kind of looked bad. It's very difficult to make nighttime look good because everything depends on reflections and lighting. I think the Luminous engine is not very good when it comes to the lighting imo.
Man FF15 had such potential, kind of sad the development hell it went through. FF16 looks stellar though!
Larxia
Member
Oh weird, I think FF 16 looks a lot worse than XV, like a generation behind. The lighting looks a lot more flat, it just makes me think of an improved FF XIV, maybe because of the art style too, but I really don't think that XVI looks particularly "great" at all.
It won't stop me from playing it or anything, the game might be great, or not, we will see, but as far as I'm concerned it's a big let down on the visuals for me, I think FF XV is clearly above it, but like by a huge margin.
I'm only talking about the technical aspect, art style is another more subjective topic.
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FalsettoVibe
Member
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
FalsettoVibe
Member
Not trying to make this a console wars thing but this is absolutely true.
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Larxia
Member
These gifs look better than the youtube video wtf lol
Swift_Star
Banned
This is why I barely come to forums anymore. This types of negative comments really sour my time with gaming. I’ll keep coming here for news but god these comments are terrible.
playsaves3
Banned
The better question is will it have uncapped vrr supportImagine if it weren’t 60fps
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
No it isn't.
I don't use gp nor does a few of the posters here who have issues with it.
It's very underwhelming and always has been.
Wait till the MC score comes out.
Doom85
Member
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Modern looking teen chick and medieval don't mix.Almost like she’s not from there or something…
vaibhavpisal
Member
Parkour looks great.
But terrain looks flat.
Little to no platforming to enjoy the moves.
Hopefully they are not showing everything.
But terrain looks flat.
Little to no platforming to enjoy the moves.
Hopefully they are not showing everything.
Doom85
Member
It’s been a type of story for decades. And that’s just specifically “modern person in medieval”, the “fish out of water” story has existed even longer.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
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KXVXII9X
Member
So it's not just me. These gifs are a LOT more clearer than the YouTube ones. Is YouTube compression that bad? Everything is a lot smoother too.
KXVXII9X
Member
That is the whole point of the game. She is from the real world and grew up in the city and is transported (Isekai'd) or whatever you want to call it to a fantasy medieval world. That is part of the allure. I actually like that aspect as it gives an outsiders perspective on the medieval fantasy.
Drizzlehell
Banned
The environments look so generic and dull and empty. I'm yet to see any screenshots or clips of this game that would have something interesting going on instead of generic main character running around a bland grassy hill #42 or bland rocky desert area #69.
Yawn.
Yawn.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Next 2 overview trailers are about combat and the open world activities
The next video in the series, Forspoken – Deep Dive | Magic Combat, releases on November 3, and will dive into the fundamentals of Frey’s magical combat skills. Discover more about the types of magic, attacks and upgrades players can unlock to help Frey battle the wide variety of enemies she’ll encounter throughout her journey. The final video, Forspoken – Deep Dive | Exploring Athia, releases on November 10, and will showcase quests, challenges and various activities that players can find and accomplish across the world of Athia.
Bonus:
Fuck imgur...
The next video in the series, Forspoken – Deep Dive | Magic Combat, releases on November 3, and will dive into the fundamentals of Frey’s magical combat skills. Discover more about the types of magic, attacks and upgrades players can unlock to help Frey battle the wide variety of enemies she’ll encounter throughout her journey. The final video, Forspoken – Deep Dive | Exploring Athia, releases on November 10, and will showcase quests, challenges and various activities that players can find and accomplish across the world of Athia.
Bonus:
Fuck imgur...
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S0ULZB0URNE
Member
That is blended way better than this game.
FalsettoVibe
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FalsettoVibe
Member
I'm thinking YT compression may have something to do with it. Also, I'm really interested in what the performance mode is going to look like.
Tripolygon
Banned
You’re telling me someone who time jumped from NY to a different world does not look like she fits in?
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Bye Felicia!The ignore user/thread feature is a blessing.
Will quote you when those metacritic scores come out.
F31 Leopard
Member
Unrelated but how do you post high quality gifs? Everytime I try to upload on my posts they always fail so I have to compress them so it will go through.
Captain Toad
Banned
It is ridiculous. But, in a good way. It looks like a crazy, unbelievable superhero type AAA game, that isn't meant to be taken seriously - just fun as hell to play.
Doom85
Member
You think the girls in Japanese school uniforms blend in better with a fantasy world as opposed to Frey who actually changes her clothes to fit in with what everyone else is wearing?
And I’m not even saying those anime handled it bad. Part of the appeal of fish out of water stories is to contrast the lead with the strange world they find themselves in. If in the first Thor movie, Thor landed on Earth and instantly changed his way of speaking and such to match Jane and the others and also instantly knew how things work and people behave on Earth, a lot of the charm of that film would be gone.
FalsettoVibe
Member
I nabbed those from a poster on the other site, but they are hosted on imgur. GAF has a size limit if you try to upload directly here.
FalsettoVibe
Member
You think the girls in Japanese school uniforms blend in better with a fantasy world as opposed to Frey who actually changes her clothes to fit in with what everyone else is wearing?
And I’m not even saying those anime handled it bad. Part of the appeal of fish out of water stories is to contrast the lead with the strange world they find themselves in. If in the first Thor movie, Thor landed on Earth and instantly changed his way of speaking and such to match Jane and the others and also instantly knew how things work and people behave on Earth, a lot of the charm of that film would be gone.
Doom85
Member
No! I will win this Internet argument where the stakes are non-existent and it’s predetermined that 99.9999% of the time neither side will change their mind or learn anything new from the exchange. I must persevere!
GymWolf
Gold Member
How the hell do you post imgur img and gif in high quality in here?
When i try to open them on another page they are low res and the gif are in video format and i can't post with the post video button in the forum UI.
Eru Ilúvatar
Member
I am starting to be won over by the game. And by the time I get a ps5 it will probably be significantly cheaper anyway.
FalsettoVibe
Member
I just copy the gif link then in the thread reply section click insert image (ctrl+p) and paste it there.
Seems to work for me.
That's pretty weird. Not exactly sure what's the cause of that. Maybe a browser thing?
KXVXII9X
Member
I am too. On YouTube it looked like the performance was laggy, but in that gif it looked 60 fps which makes the game seem much better to look at even if it would have a notable dip in visual quality. I play on gaming laptop so I hope I can get those 60 frames.
drotahorror
Member
Some of ya'll are crazy. Looks like a fun ass game. It could be terrible, but the gameplay does look fun.
One of my only complaints when it comes to the gameplay is lack of physics/destruction. In one of the earlier videos, the protag is fighting in a little village with a couple of houses around. Lots of spells going off near the buildings but nothing affects the building. Even if there wasn't full destruction, pieces breaking off would have added a nice display of power. I wasn't a fan of Control really, but the physics and destruction made the combat a lot more interesting than it was.
One of my only complaints when it comes to the gameplay is lack of physics/destruction. In one of the earlier videos, the protag is fighting in a little village with a couple of houses around. Lots of spells going off near the buildings but nothing affects the building. Even if there wasn't full destruction, pieces breaking off would have added a nice display of power. I wasn't a fan of Control really, but the physics and destruction made the combat a lot more interesting than it was.
GymWolf
Gold Member
I'm on an android tablet.I just copy the gif link then in the thread reply section click insert image (ctrl+p) and paste it there.
Seems to work for me.
That's pretty weird. Not exactly sure what's the cause of that. Maybe a browser thing?