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Polygon: PRE-REVIEW: FINAL FANTASY 15S FIRST 15 HOURS
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Chaserjoey
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Final Fantasy VII Remake looks great
Lights and Waves
Member
Really grasping at straws here to find something to get mad about, eh?
As someone who pretty much hated the gamescom demo this is very encouraging. It does look a lot better now graphically and it seems to follow through gameplay-wise. Very good to hear.
This has always been one of the reasons I've wanted the game. I loved the banter in FFX-2, and this game seems to focus an entire campaign around it. Can't wait!
If anything, I would trust Phil Kollar, at least to say how he really feels about something.
Just as a comparison, he rated Star Ocean 5 a 5/10.
It's true that previews can be misleading, but his preview is 15 hours into the game, which is enough to give anyone a true sense of a game (besides story developments past that point).
Anyway, he seems to really like it, as he's been tweeting about how much he likes it.
Just as a comparison, he rated Star Ocean 5 a 5/10.
It's true that previews can be misleading, but his preview is 15 hours into the game, which is enough to give anyone a true sense of a game (besides story developments past that point).
Anyway, he seems to really like it, as he's been tweeting about how much he likes it.
DarkLordMalik
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Lord Tabata slayin it
It's bloat in the sense that it's optional activities they give you to fill the open world, but he also comments on how each quest feels like it was given attention and is unique with cutscenes and the like. That's an unexpected bonus since I was frankly expecting DAI-level side quests.
And got a ton of shit for it in the GAF review thread. Until we played it.
Father_Brain
Banned
Shit, incredibly disappointing to read. Was really looking forward to some scathing reviews of this.
No, I think a lot of people would come and driveby post with "lol, told you it was shit". I'm getting flashbacks of when the Titan demo was shown. That thread was a complete shitshow.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
Disagree this depends on the game.
ãInaba Residentã
Banned
just wow
DarkLordMalik
Member
Pretty much.
Most games I've ever played in my entire life, 15 hours was enough to know if I liked it or didn't. The only time that changed, is when I played a game a lot, and then put it down, and came back after with a different perspective months later. Other than that, the first 15 hours have been enough to tell me, barring some weird drop in quality, which I've never personally experienced.
contranova
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OG PS4
Disagree Guy
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I bet you were a fun child
This doesn't make sense.
Eh, you might be right. Probably would appear both. Either way... "pre-reviews" are dumb, it's a preview feature... and how are those? exactly, dumb.
『Inaba Resident』;220664845 said:
You two need to ask for sarcasm detectors this upcoming Christmas
ForkNetwork
Banned
King of the Return
CambriaRising
Member
Da fuck
Acquiescence
Member
Yeah we'll see. I thought DriveClub VR was going to be a killer app based on pre-release impressions, but that hardly turned out to be the case. My skepticism remains unchanged.
Really want it to be good though.
Really want it to be good though.
Wtf at 16s in the video, wtf happens to Noctis' body ? o__O
lol ps2 graphics
AkirraKrylon
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Just finished watching the whole thing. The game looks like it has come together really nicely. I can't wait to play this.
And this is just the first 4 chapters. Things are gonna get crazy later in the game with more powerful attacks/summons/full armiger and ascension abilities.
I love the party interactions as well.
And this is just the first 4 chapters. Things are gonna get crazy later in the game with more powerful attacks/summons/full armiger and ascension abilities.
I love the party interactions as well.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
And how exactly does that prove that 15 hours are enough to give a good assessment of a game? It's more a statement on the types of games you've played than the actual reality.
Like I already mentioned above one of the best examples of a game that just totally broke after even maybe the first 30 hours(I don't really remember how long it took to get 60) is Diablo 3 at launch state and it took the time for an extra expansion to truly fix those problems.
And really the point here isn't to shit on FF it's really just again if one actually really cares about being informed it's always wise to consider many perspectives.
And especially for the press it wouldn't hurt if possible for them to get away from this I played X hours I can totally assess the game mentality and actually frame their perspective correctly so readers have the correct context.
LordOfLore
Banned
Updated OP with Kollar's further comments on twitter.
semiconscious
Member
the combat still looks awful to me. &, with all the random chatter, it still sounds awful, too. i'm just never gonna be ready for this game, unfortunately 
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...I can't really argue with what you've said, but again, I'm speaking from my own point of view. I've never experienced my opinion changing too much on a game after 15 hours. It's enough to feel how everything comes together, if the core systems are good or bad, how the story initially develops, etc.
I understand being skeptical but it's also not good to completely discredit what someone says about it. I've already played hours of Duscae so I know what I am getting into anyway.
hydrophilic attack
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HYPE!
I should never have doubted
Forgive me Tabata-San and Lord Nomura-Sama
I should never have doubted
Forgive me Tabata-San and Lord Nomura-Sama
YOKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Battlechili
Banned
The combat looks awful.
The crabs they fought were damage sponges and just crowded together against Noctis. There was no pattern or enemy attack design or apparent weak points on the enemies. The fact that blocks and parries are qtes just make things worse. I am happy that the game visually has improved between trailers though. I guess the PS4 Pro gave Square a little more wiggle room.
The crabs they fought were damage sponges and just crowded together against Noctis. There was no pattern or enemy attack design or apparent weak points on the enemies. The fact that blocks and parries are qtes just make things worse. I am happy that the game visually has improved between trailers though. I guess the PS4 Pro gave Square a little more wiggle room.
InsaneTiger
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This is what I want to hear.
I may actually buy the game this year.
I may actually buy the game this year.
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