so after you beat the game you can keep on playing with the same save and do shit you forgot to do?
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Final Fantasy XV Impressions: Mark All Spoilers
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so after you beat the game you can keep on playing with the same save and do shit you forgot to do?
DarkLordMalik
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Yes. The integrate it really well IMO. Our progression carries over so nothing feels lost.
Broskihood and Kingsglaive.
MasterMenace
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I made a list of tips that could help you out. I basically summarized the free mini guide lol. (I haven't even played the game, but I'm bored so I did this, haha).
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=225465941#post225465941
Brotherhood anime + Kingslaive Film.
Watch Brotherhood + Kingsglaive. The first episode of Brotherhood is pretty weak but it's actually good after that.
Watching Kingsglaive first is highly recommended. It's got a mixed reception (personally, I like it; some folks abhor it) but it is a great primer because the game isn't so sterling at setting the table narratively.
Brotherhood also comes recommended. It's just a neat look into the cast ahead of the game. It can be charming. And it is free on YouTube.
EDIT: beaten like crazy
Between:
(edit: Actual tagged spoilers here. Just in case)
9
being about royalty who also happens to be an oracle and her ability to commune with summons, highly divisive
10
being a glorified on-rails corridor
13
being divisive as to reception
I'm not sure if this is commentary on the chapters in FFXV or commentary of the entries in the franchise anymore.
14
is defined by epic boss fight against a summon
15
seems well received by people playing it for the full context, not so much people watching just the ending
I guess it would boil down to whether you enjoy the combat loop. I've been saying even from its nascent iteration in Episode Duscae that unlike many JRPGs where combat was a means to an end, whether grinding levels, loot, randoms in dungeons or advancing the story, XV's combat is something you actively want to do because you can pull off a bunch of cool moves and feel like a badass, and there's always something you could have done better.
Having a great foundation makes for great postgame.
DarkLordMalik
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This might feel premature for now but I feel confident in saying that this is going to be the best post-game in any FF.
Movalpolos
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So I'm at chapter 13... just so I'm sure, everything that happens in the story is set in stone right?
Like there are no conditions that will lead to a different outcome?
Like there are no conditions that will lead to a different outcome?
If it's half as good as XII's then I'll be happy.
If you defy your Focus and live to make the impossible possible anything can happen!
ãInaba Residentã
Banned
holy shit
So far it's my favorite Final Fantasy since X. I absolutely hate XII (shitty story and shitty combat to me) I liked XIII but this one is a lot more fun and the characters are some of the best. I seriously LOVE Prompto.
This is excellent to hear about the characters.
Movalpolos
Banned
Will I know what this means soon?
artsi
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I think the troubles pretty much limit themselves to the story / world anyway, having all the Versus baggage they had to use some way.
Technically (engine) and gameplay-wise Tabata and team could pretty much start from the beginning when he took over, and those seem to be very solid.
theofficefan99
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So the guy who apparently hears from actual reviewers is claiming that there'll be reviews in the 9's? If so, that's great to hear. Also, many more positive impressions today. Super excited.
that's some good reading falk
『Inaba Resident』;225466289 said:
exactly what I said while reading it lol
StylesClash
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Is the Xbox one version any worse than the PS4 version? The font is a little hard on my eyes and the Xbox one is closer to the tv in the main room.
Who knows really. Embargo lifts in just over 48 hours, anyway.
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His hair actually flattens a little...
DarkLordMalik
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Dude!!! Stop selling me on the Pro T_TLet's have some purdy, atmospherical Duscae shots to make the wait for everyone even longer. :3
(PS4 Pro HQ version)
They look so good. Better the base PS4, which is beautiful in its own way.
By the way, the music with the pure, mostly unedited sounding pan flute that you posted some time ago, is not in my game. :/ I have installed the latest patch.
It was a joke about the deux ex machina ending of FFXIII.
ãInaba Residentã
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Does weather still matter with magic?
I remember them saying that fire magic while it rains won't be as strong
I remember them saying that fire magic while it rains won't be as strong
I think that's still selling the concepts in Versus short.
The combat works because of who Noctis is and what his powers are, which are very much intrinsic to the original character design.
Though they f***** up the reflections in HQ Pro mode once you come near the water. It looks really bad, to be honest. I wonder why no one said anything about that when I posted the comparisons yesterday.
artsi
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Yeah of course. Not saying Versus history doesn't have any value, but it must have brought some challenges to developing the story for XV that's now a single game instead of trilogy.
DarkLordMalik
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The reflections are fucked on every version on console, I can confirm as much. Even on the base PS4, they are glitched out. Something weird is going with them.
Not nearly as bad as on the Pro though. To quote myself:
Pro LQ(base PS4:
Pro HQ:
Pro LQ(base PS4:
Pro HQ:
DarkLordMalik
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Wow, that is pretty bad. Likely something to do with the higher resolution of Pro version in HQ mode.
GwyndolinCinder
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Post came, no copy from simply, not surprised as i mentioned before dont trust them in the slightest anymore.
WordsintheWater
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So I played nearly 4 hours, still in Chapter 1 and I'm not really gonna say anything different than what everyone else said. I want to point out 2 things though.
Number 1 this game is one of those games that once you put it down and shut the system off, you wanna immediately turn it back on and jump in again. It just draws you in, and you wanna get back to it as soon as possible.
Number 2 the story is absolutely nonexistent so far. If I never watched Kingsglaive or Brotherhood I would have no context story wise, it's a really poor job with awkwardly directed cutscenes that are few and far between. It really is a shame because if they provided any sort of backstory it would help out the game greatly. I really do hope it picks up at some point.
Number 1 this game is one of those games that once you put it down and shut the system off, you wanna immediately turn it back on and jump in again. It just draws you in, and you wanna get back to it as soon as possible.
Number 2 the story is absolutely nonexistent so far. If I never watched Kingsglaive or Brotherhood I would have no context story wise, it's a really poor job with awkwardly directed cutscenes that are few and far between. It really is a shame because if they provided any sort of backstory it would help out the game greatly. I really do hope it picks up at some point.
The biggest miss of the game was removing that Insomnia invasion. They should have just limited to specific areas and gone that route. The new opening lacks weight, urgency, and context. By far my biggest disappointment thus far.
DarkLordMalik
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That's so true. First game that I played on the PS4 continuously for 10 hours straight.
End game seems like a whole lot of content, hoping for a hidden super hard level 99 dungeon.
Same here! Yesterday I couldn't wait for my Thanksgiving guests to leave so I could play againl The quests get addicting I had to step back and do some story content though.
Relaxed Muscle
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Got the game, there was other 3 people waiting for the store to open. Lol
The things I do for FF.
The things I do for FF.
WordsintheWater
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Agreed, that whole moment would have framed the story of this game so nicely, as it is now it's incoherent
DarkLordMalik
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Looks to me like new enemies. Also in this game, I didn't find much reskins, I'd rather call them 'resize' as there are small and huge variants of majority of the monsters.
The Emperor
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Okay gonna go round town trying to convince stores to sell me the game lmao!
Call me YHWH
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I apologize if this has been answered and I just skipped over it, but I got my copy in from EBay guy, and it's running amazing -- not sure the patch has been fully applied (I can't buy the mp3 player but I'm not very far yet, still in Judg(e)ment demo territory) and it seems I can't broadcast this via the PS4's natural networks -- is there a workaround that doesn't involve a capture card?
I was looking forward to streaming this for a friend of mine but I may have to wait for the official release.
I was looking forward to streaming this for a friend of mine but I may have to wait for the official release.
What store did you get this from?
The Emperor
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Ermm that is actually glorious.
Was expecting a poor commercial with Stand By Me in it.
That should actually sell games!
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