Final Fantasy XV - General News Thread

[DrBretto]

Man, I've been seriously thinking of going in completely blind without reading about any other opinions, even the positive ones,

This is where my "talent" comes in. I'm WAY too opinionated to let someone else's influence mine. So, to me, the reviews will just be more FFXV anticipation porn.

 

[Slaintimez]

Anyone else want to give it a shot?

"Too Much (Armiger) is Never Enough"

Spoiler

 

[DrBretto]

"Too Much (Armiger) is Never Enough"

Spoiler

That was quick! Or did it already exist? lol Either way, thanks!

 

[Slaintimez]

Or did it already exist?

Yeah...i just though it was already enough of Armiger, but TOO MUCH IS NEVER ENOUGH

 

[Koozek]

UGh, I tried, but I can't get anything to work. Anyone else want to give it a shot?

Was trying to work off of this clip:

and make a gif out of the armiger from 56:30 to 56:47 but the site I was using either isn't working right right now, or it's just too big of a video for it to work with.

Of course, this being the internet, there's probably already a gif of it.

Made one real quick.

 

[DrBretto]

moar gameplay.

 

[Storm]

http://www.everyeye.it/articoli/provato-final-fantasy-xv-cambiamenti-mese-dal-lancio-31242.html

article from the same site of the video above; talks about the changes since he last played the game... says the camera have "serious problems".

he praised the sidequests variety.

 

[Slaintimez]

moar gameplay.

I like some new areas and weather effects but i feel like im watching 4 yo playing the game, i can believe people can be so fucking bad the games. Its really painful

 

[ChingleeTribal]

says the camera have "serious problems".

Good thing there will be a day one patch for it then.

he praised the sidequests variety.

Sound's promising! Hope they're as good as the Witcher 3's

 

[ChingleeTribal]

I'm guessing the majority of you will also be watching(and dissecting) the launch trailer as well?
.....I feel so lonely

 

[Slaintimez]

Its actually very positive preview except camera "problems", but by watching this guy playing im pretty sure its more a player problem than camera.

 

[Lulcielid]

I will apply a bit od devil´s advocate:

While we say that the players in this videos are bad/not playing well, it might be a side effect of the game not being "punishing/challenging" enough to force the player in playing better, while in many videos we see them playing in uneffective ways (finishing slower, not warping a lot, not changing weapons, not using magic, wasting lots of items, etc) at the end of the day they still manage to win battles with said uneffective methods. If I had to compare it to something it would be like the same problem Kingdom Hearts II combat had, albeit (IMO) XV would have this problem in a much lesser degree than it was in KHII.

 

[ChingleeTribal]

So youtube thumbnails are bound to spoil some things for me and I can deal with that. I came across a thumbnail showing ravus and the scientist dude and wanted to know if it's in game or pre-rendered FMV since I cant tell by looking a small thumbnail(looks pretty darn nice if in-game):
http://i.imgur.com/Y7178Lk.png

 

[Slaintimez]

if in-game

Its in-game, there was some screens. I can post if you want.

 

[ChingleeTribal]

Its in-game, there was some screens. I can post if you want.

Thanks for confirming. It could be that the thumbnail is really small so it makes it look more impressive but if not, it looks very well rendered!

Nah, I'm fine thank you xD

 

[DrBretto]

I will apply a bit od devil´s advocate:

While we say that the players in this videos are bad/not playing well, it might be a side effect of the game not being "punishing/challenging" enough to force the player in playing better, while in many videos we see them playing in uneffective ways (finishing slower, not warping a lot, not changing weapons, not using magic, wasting lots of items, etc) at the end of the day they still manage to win battles with said uneffective methods. If I had to compare it to something it would be like the same problem Kingdom Hearts II combat had, albeit (IMO) XV would have this problem in a much lesser degree than it was in KHII.

To play devils' devils' advocate, lol, that's kind of how all of the FF games are. You can awkwardly get through anything if you're not a very good player and just want to see the story. The brunt of the "challenge" is personal satisfaction/to get through stuff faster and smoother.

So, take the Polygon video from yesterday. That part where he's awkwardly killing the crabs, they made up for the lack of skill by stopping and using potions every 4 seconds. They still got through it, just not with any style, and it took longer than it should have. A better player separates themselves by making the fight look more fun, go faster and saving on recovery items.

 

[Nova]

Did that review specify which area the camera issues appear in?

 

[Noctis_Caelum]

Looks like nodes can also turn golden. Another new discovery(?). Wonder what this could mean.

Looks like each one of the Phantom Swords has it's own Astral Sphere.
Like the first one on the far left of the symbols.
That would be cool and really impressive.

 

[LeonBlade]

Looks like each one of the Phantom Swords has it's own Astral Sphere.
Like the first one on the far left of the symbols.
That would be cool and really impressive.

I'm not sure what you mean.

 

[Bionicle8563]

Just so you know, that word is considered a derogatory term.

Oh sorry, I didn't know. I just assumed it was a short form of Japanese, like Aussie is for Australian.