It's... Well, for the story I felt like there was enough context to get an understanding of what happened so long as you pay enough attention to the surrounding stuff. I don't wanna say it's relying on it, but it does stop itself from devolving into, over-explaining what the hell is going on for better or worse. Personally I enjoyed it because, man, I just do not care about the nitty gritty most of the time. This thing is happening, it needs to be fixed. Baddabing, baddaboom.
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Final Fantasy XV Impressions: Mark All Spoilers
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It's... Well, for the story I felt like there was enough context to get an understanding of what happened so long as you pay enough attention to the surrounding stuff. I don't wanna say it's relying on it, but it does stop itself from devolving into, over-explaining what the hell is going on for better or worse. Personally I enjoyed it because, man, I just do not care about the nitty gritty most of the time. This thing is happening, it needs to be fixed. Baddabing, baddaboom.
RPGCrazied
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Is there character quests at all?
Imp the Dimp
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Xenoblade has separate areas.
BravesCountry
Banned
Is it possible or reasonable to avoid most of them? How would the overall experience of the game differ?
It's available now.
I'd really like to know why the current consoles can hardly manage some very basic texture filtering. Was this ever such a problem in the last generation? I thought AF comes at hardly a cost.
Why the Pro now suddenly is able to implement AF is also a mystery to me.
Regarding the water reflections: I hope it is just a glitch and they didn't have to deliberately tone the quality down to reach 1800p. I have no clue how much of a cost screenspace reflections are in different resolutions.
Though, that's not about being structured differently. Gaur Plains in Xenoblade for example functions very similarly as Leide/Duscae in XV, even if it's its own area. Loading screens shouldn't be the only thing.
Conkerkid11
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Well shit.
GasProblem
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Hmmm, should I wait until the day one Crown update patch is out before I start playing or not? Already played a bit...
RPGCrazied
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I thought AA was more a performance hog than AF is.
brandonh83
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I'm okay with this as long as it works overall and ends strong. And, ya know if I enjoy the game in general. Sounds passable but that I'll likely hope for better next time.
Bwahahah, I won't be around for the opening bouts of that. I'll be speaking about the music of Final Fantasy and FFXV at the Malaysian launch event.
I understand it's going to be streamed if you've ever wanted to see Falk make an ass of himself
orthodoxy1095
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Let me rephrase that to be crystal clear: I don't know if it's a worthwhile or good evolution.
I really hope that I enjoy it in the full game.
RPGCrazied
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Did you help with the music like you did Kingdom Hearts HD?
You can escape from that fight you just have to run back out where you came from. Believe me after getting my ass handed to me I did just that.
There are points where you'll have a dialogue choice with a character that can lead into a small quest or a larger conversation. There might be more full fledged character quests later on, though.
I think doing some quests is probably required for experience/gil, but I think most can be avoided. I think the intended way to play the game is to do a few quests while exploring new areas and travelling around the world. They're not really intended to be the main content of the game.
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I hope that if they do, they take reference from turnbased wrpgs like Divinity Original Sin. And maybe mix with FFXII and X-2's systems. Make positioning and space important and let the players be able to pause whenever they need to buy yet have the gambit like systems of XII and have auto attack.
On a side note, i would like to see a different type of character growth system that's not inspired by X,XII, XIII and XV. The last few game seems like different ways to do the Sphere Grid.
SlasherJPC
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Def. It's not what is expected of FF persay and yet it is. I'd say it's a evolution in ways. More so then some sequels or franchises these days.
The_Hitcher89
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No problems with the playtime tracker right?
Annoyed me much more than it should have in TW3, when it included PS4 Rest Mode time
Annoyed me much more than it should have in TW3, when it included PS4 Rest Mode time
I love watching you panic over reflections and blades of grass, Tyaren. XD
BravesCountry
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Yeah this is ok with me, I don't mind fetch type quests if they aren't forced or a main part of the game. They can be a nice diversion every once in a while.
Yes.
RPGCrazied
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brandonh83
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I know what you were saying and I hope it's worthwhile as well.
potatohead
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Really, it's not like they just made games like Bravely Default or I Am Setsuna with those exact kind of systems, right?
RPGCrazied
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dat falk.
Why do you get to hang out with cool cats like Shimomura
I remember seeing a picture of him with her eating at McDonalds, I think it was her, could be mistaken.
So like, have you met Nomura Falk?
Relaxed Muscle
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Is really killing my enjoyment of the game.
dat falk.
Why do you get to hang out with cool cats like Shimomura
tfw you realize you'll never meet the Goddess. :'(
RPGCrazied
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I really wish they could have done a full blown anime series. That would have been awesome.
For me, I actually don't mind it too much because turns out, I really love the combat and monster designs. So just having quests that compel to explore the world and fight cool monsters is my acceptable trade-off for not having sidequests that would be on the level of something like Witcher.
Imp the Dimp
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I finished >20 side quests (got some achievement) in 10 hours so far and they were indeed all fetch quests. Pretty much Xenoblade level. Thank god the combat is fun as hell. I did all the quests in Xenoblade, all of them. More than 300 I think.
Perfectly reasonable opinion in all honesty. Calling these stories "good" is a stretch. Most of us were young and enjoyed stories that were told in an engaging way but let's be real.
Relaxed Muscle
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The problem is that fights with trash mobs, is not really fun either. And at some point you're so overleveled that most fights last like 20 seconds...
RPGCrazied
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Another question I have, do you play as child Noctis in the full game, or was that for demo only?
DarkLordMalik
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Trash mobs? Have some integrity, the monsters are actually well designed
Have you fought the Midgar Zolom or the Griffon?
Demo
BD at least had a fairly unique system with the Brave/Default mechanic.
RPGCrazied
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Trash mobs? Have some integrity, the monsters are actually well designed
Have you fought the Midgar Zolom or the Griffon?
Demo
Okay, what about
flashbacks
So guys, i have the game since Thursday and i'm pretty confident about it.
I want to do a bet. Last thursday, the day i began to play this game, i turned 30. I'm born in November 24th 1986.
I want to do a bet, a ban bet if i can, if a mod agree with that, about FFXV having at the end a metacritic equal or better than 86.
A 86 metascore at least or goodbye Alej. And if i win that, i just want someone to make a redhead Noctis avatar i will be proud to use, as everyone having faith in me will too.
At least 86. Keep me tuned.
Edit: we can agree on a deadline.
By next sunday?
I want to do a bet. Last thursday, the day i began to play this game, i turned 30. I'm born in November 24th 1986.
I want to do a bet, a ban bet if i can, if a mod agree with that, about FFXV having at the end a metacritic equal or better than 86.
A 86 metascore at least or goodbye Alej. And if i win that, i just want someone to make a redhead Noctis avatar i will be proud to use, as everyone having faith in me will too.
At least 86. Keep me tuned.
Edit: we can agree on a deadline.
By next sunday?
brandonh83
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You don't want to do this.
RPGCrazied
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It will get at least an 8, and that is good enough for me. It won't get Lightning Return type reviews. Sure of that.
Relaxed Muscle
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Trash mobs? Have some integrity, the monsters are actually well designed
Have you fought the Midgar Zolom or the Griffon?
I mean, normal enemies, most quests involves a pack of enemies that aren't that interesting or fun to fight. Still on Chapter 4.
I do.
That bet will take some time, as only big outlets have received a review copy in advance. Most other outlets will have reviews up much later because they can't play the game earlier.
brandonh83
Banned
As confident as you may be about the game, there's loads of criticism surrounding various aspects-- these may not have had much of an impact for you, but it doesn't mean the reviews are going to give you your useless 86 Metacritic Tomato thing
Imp the Dimp
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Got the game since Wednesday and I'm enjoying it but you sure this won't be divisive? I'm pretty sure it will be.
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