What about the camera issues? We are not friends. I already set it to far but when there are trees..... I'm fighting blind and I know the dungeons would be much more difficult. I haven't entered in any yet. I'm still in Chap 1 and taking it way too slow (free time issues irl).
Hmmm... I'm just a newbie in the PS4 world, anyone please answer this question.
If I am downloading a patch for the same game I'm playing, can I play the game while the patch is downloading?
I'm still fixated if it's good or not, from a perspective that I enjoyed the Action RPG Final Fantasy games (Crisis Core, Type-0 (though, something was definately lost in the HD version))
Will I enjoy this one, and, How well does it perform (the Demo ran like ass on Xbox One)?
If I ran a company this would absolutely NOT happen. It would be unacceptable and frowned upon. I much prefer quality over quantity. I'd rather release a product that I can be proud to have made, and one that the fans can be proud to own.
I said it before, but it was obvious FFXV was going to be rejected by a larger amount of people, especially with how disrespectful and inconsiderate it (and its movie) is towards female characters, female roles and females in general.
Hmmm... I didn't find it disrespectful to females in general. Maybe it is just me, but I found Luna having strong inner strength in the movie.
As did I. However, she's horribly underused in the game. Like many others, she hardly has any screentime. A huge example of the bare-bones barely-there story in the latter half of the game.
Fans should stop buying into the hype and buy games when they are finished instead of playing this stupid game of first kid on the block to have the new thing. Companies have noticed this willingness to drop cash on a promise and a smile and are exploiting it.
That aside, I have always hated the lean towards this kind of gameplay in the mainline FF series and now it is exactly where I feared it would go. Give me more Bravely Default and port the mobile FF games to console or steam.
I think the only way it's going to stop is if the government itself intervenes and lays down some stringent laws about shoddy products being released. I'm not really a fan of governments per se, but in this case it wouldn't hurt to reign in those corporations and put them back on the sensible track.
The governments have bigger problems than this.
We can't do anything about it. Corporations will do what they do.
So I have to politely disagree with you on this one. Corporations need to be rung in so that they don't get anymore out of hand.
Apologies if this is getting off-topic.
That's on the consumers, not the government. Companies continue to get away with releasing shoddy products because the consumers are very willing to buy them. It's why the phrase "vote with your wallet" exists. This isn't like with gas or oil. When it comes to video games, there very much are alternatives. There are a lot of shoddy incomplete games, yes, but many polished and complete games also exist.
Labeling FFXV as "misogynist" just because all the lead characters are male is a real stretch there. As Shiroi pointed out, the female characters in FFXV are VERY strong, and in a lot of cases, far stronger than all the male characters.
And racist? I mean, it's a fictional world. With fictional races. Again, stretching there.
Final Fantasy has always had a very diverse cast of characters. FFXV is the only one that does not, and that's simply because the game is a very personal journey for Noctis. He is from Lucis, as are his three friends, so all four characters are Lucis born-and-raised.
In addendum, for the racist argument, Weskham would like to have a word with you.
Technically Noct, Iggy and Gladio are Insomnia born and raised. Prompto was born elsewhere but was raised in Insomnia.
Right, I haven't played A King's Tale yet, so I keep forgetting about Weskham. lol
I know he's in the main game but his role is bigger in AKT.
And I keep forgetting about Prompto being born elsewhere cuz they just kinda glazed over it in the game.
That plot twist legitimately went like this:(click to show/hide)
I haven't finished A King's Tale yet (I'm somewhere in the middle, I will play it again when the update takes a long time to download).
LOL at the plot twists that happened in game. At that stage in the game I'm also on the same page as Noct.
But I think they did it that way because of the mandate of the higher ups (Sell them DLCs) and we'll be getting a Prompto DLC. I'm having my hopes up for more story.
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The story patch will be out by March 28, the same day Episode Gladio drops. I just hope that the update patch won't be too large.That is so good to hear. Looks like I won't be waiting long to replay the game.
I agree! I love that the updates are making the game better. Finally, the black mage build I'm using with the ring is now viable, especially for the harder end game dungeons. Previously, I'm just DPSing my way through the game.
I do feel that the story is lacking (the more appropriate term might be "rushed") but I'm fine with it since I feel for the bros. And if I'm not mistaken that was the goal of the development team.
Episode Prompto, I think, will play like a shooter. And I believe it will have more feels attached to it.
I'm sure Episode Ignis will leave me in tears. Iggy~~~!!!
I must admit, although the story does feel rushed, I am fine with it for the very same reasons - the Chocobros. I mean, come on. What's not to love?Now if only Lunafreya could have been taken out of that equation and replaced that romance with a romance between Noctis and Prompto
Really looking forward to the Episodes, too. I bet they will be heartbreaking, much like the last part of the game... My only hope is that they'll reveal a bit more about the characters, as Episode Gladiolus, while great, didn't show us much we didn't already know.
Promptis is the best ship ever! Cinderella anyone? XD
I think there was less development time for episode Gladio. Is Gladio at the bottom of the fan poll for the bros? That might explain why there is not much story, since not much people would care about his life.
Right on, I'm such a Promptis fanboy! Don't care what anybody says, they're both just putting on an act because they're too afraid to make the first move. XD
I don't know - as far as I know, Gladio doesn't have as many fans in the west as he does in the east, though he's definitely not as popular as either Noctis or Prompto. Don't know how he fares against Ignis, however, poll-wise.
Yes! And that makes them too cute~!
Gladio doesn't have much fans in Japan as seen in the results of the Famitsu poll (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/632lbk/ffxv_rated_by_famitsu_readers/).
Who is your favorite character?
Noctis: 698 votes
Ignis: 384 votes
Prompto: 373 votes
Aranea: 250 votes
Lunafreya: 170 votes
Ardyn: 121 votes
Iris: 115 votes
Cidney: 106 votes
Gladiolus: 95 votes
Gentiana: 69 votes
It really does! Still, the ending... Ah well, that's what fan-stuff is for. XD
Oh, that's really surprising! Ignis being more popular than Prompto and Gladio ranking that low... My Japanese friend informed me that Gladio was pretty well liked over there. Then again, personal bias... XD Well, that definitely explains the lack of character development for Episode Gladiolus, in addition to the limited time they had to make it.
Still, I'm glad three of the four Chocobros occupy the three first places. Noice~
The ending is still painful but that is the beauty of a tragic story.
There are some really good Promptis fanfics in AO3.
I like Ignis too. I need a butler Ignis in my life. hahaha.
Gladio is ok but I don't dig his character much, especially in Chapter 10. argh...
I like a tragic story as much as the next guy (Castlevania, anyone?) but my favourite ending would still be the happy ending, maybe with just a hint of tragedy, instead of full-on bittersweet like FFXV.
Oh, don't we all? Where's my cooking battle butler? XD
Tabata was true to his word that the ending would make people cry.
Well, we can always think that there are two endings to FFXV, the bitter tragic one (we experienced) and the happy wedding end (alternate timeline). Proof (https://mobile.twitter.com/AlfheimWanderer/status/836732018402582528/photo/1)
By the way, did you already get the afrosword from the timed quest events?
Well, he did want to make people "cry for a week after the end of the game". He got his wish, the bastard. XD But if there really is an alternative ending... Well, that soothes my broken fan heart.
And nope, I haven't bothered with the timed quest events yet, I just completed one hunt two days ago, just to see how they were. I'll do them again sometime, but only if I have nothing else left to do~
At least I did not finish the game during Christmas or the New Year celebrations. Imagine that.
The alternate ending is the best one (wedding scene). Some people believe it is just a fantasy of Noct, but I prefer the alternate timeline approach. It makes me feel better. Plus the other games in the Fabula Nova Crystallis (before it all broke up into FFXIII, Type-0 and FFXV) are fond of using the alternate timelines/time loop thing.
I'm technically almost at 100% completion. I'm just farming MX Angelus since it still doesn't give me the damn Magitek V2 suit drop. grrr
I will try to get a good enough time to qualify for the top 5000 on Monday. LOL. Just for the "player tag" since I missed out on hunt round 1. I got the afrosword from the fishing quest and was unaware that there are more tags for the hunt. The completionist in me is nagging.
Same here, it's a nice thing to imagine, so I'll just accept that as alternate timeline - even though it probably is just a fantasy of Noctis. The Japanese do love their symbolism.
I know that feeling, I also always aim for 100 % completion, no matter what. I just tend to take my sweet time with it, since I play more than one game at a time. Ah, the beauties of being a gamer. XD Now the only thing I have to wonder is why the sword is called "Afrosword"... Because whenever I imagine that, I imagine a sword with an afro-wig on it, but that can't be right. XD
The symbolism in this game is way too much. Even Noctis and Luna's fates are written in their names. I really loved the logo change at the end.(click to show/hide)
I played the game since the beginning of December and I took my time with it too. It is a game that plays better when played leisurely. It is the only game I'm playing on my PS4 since real life is more important.
It is called Afrosword because of Afrojack. It has a dj's turn table stuck on a sword handle and plays its own song when used in battle. I don't use it though. Just got it for completion's sake.
True. I wish they added an "Everything" button.
Here's hoping that they are planning to add everything in the list and are just surveying for priorities.
I've read from a jp blog that the jp version that the survey has more info, like for instance, the line of lucis deals with the history, how they got their powers, etc. For Ifrit's betrayal, it will deal with the story if the six gods. The world of ruin will deal with what happened 10 years after. And Noct's disappearance will deal with the story during his 10 years absence, i assume it has something to do with the bros than him.
If I have to choose one, I am torn between the line of lucis, ifrit's betrayal and the world of ruin.
Help.... hahaha.
A lot of gamers online would pick or already picked world of ruin. The background shot of Insomnia is tempting. But the shot of the precious..... hahaha
I'll decide on monday when I get around to updating the game. 2 hours of waiting.... sigh.
Seems like many people really want to know what became of the characters~
2 hours of waiting is a long time - then again, updates on consoles always take much longer than on PC. I think I needed like 1 hour.
Duh. Those updates are supposed to be in the game anyway. But we know what happened during development...
My internet is crappy and early morning is the best connection time. That is the sole reason why I'm complaining. Still my estimate based on the given GB size of the update is 2 hours. Hopefully, it will be less than that.
Yeah, but I am glad that they're retroactively still working on the game, making it better and better~
I'm thankful that they're doing that.
And they're receptive to fan responses.
And I still don't know what to choose. for the survey.
FFXV did a collab with a JP only mobile game. Chibi chocobros are cute! I want them.
Hahaha... i updated the game and forgot to vote. LOL.
I'll just vote before May ends.
As for the chibi chocobros, i read/watched a youtube video showcasing the full questline in that game and the story is endearing. awwww... In a jist, the bros got transported into a new world (the world of that mobile game) and met with the protagonist. Protag has dad issues since he and his dad don't see eye to eye. Noct assures him that even if their means to an end are different, their goal is the same. Then the portal opens and the bros leave.
Noct is a powerhouse in that game.
Noct is a cute sweet dork.
Anyway, new free item up at FFXV's PSN: Trendy Outfit.
"Sleek and stylish, this ensemble for Noctis features some of Lucis's hottest items: the Behemoth souvenir jacket, the King of Lucis pendant, and the Caelum watch!"
With Jacket : Designed to defend against stat-reducing status aliments.
No Jacket: Allows the wearer to move freely and land critical hits more easily.
Nice!
Will download this bad boy soon. Sexy Nocto is sexy.
♥ Chocobros ♥
Make it happen SquareEnix! We demand an actual dating sim.
Ignore what the hardcore FF fans want, they are too noisy anyway.
But isn't that what every hardcore FF fan wants?
Nope, I think the ones who want the dating sim is a small portion of the fans and I seriously doubt the hardcore fans would take this info well.
True. I want all FFXV! I think I'm also one of the hardcore FFXV fan but not necessarily a hardcore FF fan since I don't plan on playing the older titles. But the fun games like Dissidia and Theaterhythm, I play those.
In my definition, a hardcore FF fan is those guys who know everything about the entire series and have played most if not all titles.
And for more FFXV stuff, if you have a 3DS, Pictlogica FF will have a worldwide release on July 12, for FREE! Noctis will be in it along with the other FF characters. But i have no idea how he would be unlocked. If this works the same way as Pokemon Picross, then I might have an idea on how to get him, eventually.
Anyway, Episode Prompto has Aranea!!!! Oh yeah! I've seen the gameplay video and trailers and I think I can handle Metal Gear Prompto. hahaha.
I just got the game for my wife, and have been playing on the side.
Glad to hear they are considering adding off-road driving, considering how much time you spend on the road, the driving feels lackluster in manual mode...
It would be perfect if they added Splash Wave, Magical Sound Shower, and Passing Breeze to the car's music selection, though ;)
I just got the game for my wife, and have been playing on the side.
Glad to hear they are considering adding off-road driving, considering how much time you spend on the road, the driving feels lackluster in manual mode...
It would be perfect if they added Splash Wave, Magical Sound Shower, and Passing Breeze to the car's music selection, though ;)
Also, that's good news. Really looking forward to Episode Prompto. Poor guy suffers so much there... He really deserves a break!
They're constantly upgrading the game. Shows that they do care about the fans~ Hope you enjoy playing it, as well!
Just a warning, you both have to be present at chapter 14 since the title screen would change after beating the game and it will never revert back. It has more impact if both of you got hit by the feels.
I never used manual driving unless the story dictated so. I would just rather let Ignis drive, dabble with the music player and stare at Noct. Would the offroad Regalia replace the chocobo? Perhaps, unless they got rid of the chocobo rental mechanism. I hope there is a quest attached like for the flying Regalia. If Cindy would just give it out for free, I don't mind either.
Yup. 70% of their original staff is still working on the game. :)
@Shiroi Koumori
Now from a developers point you could say that the development of Final Fantasy XV took approximately 10 years.
Final Fantasy XV has been prototyped on the PlayStation 2 back then whereby it has been trashed to transfer the game to the PlayStation 3 and finally to the PlayStation 4.
Now it is up to everyone theirselfs to interpret every incarnation of Final Fantasy XV as a 'new game' which has nothing to do with it's previous incarnations discarding the development time but strictly seen time is time.
But for this fisaco to be blamed is Tetsuya Nomura whose 'perfectionism' did not lend to a finished product and wasted money which in the game industry is often not tolerable.
Square Enix is lucky that Hajime Tabata has managed it to shape the game to something playable.
I hope they have learned something from this fiasco which I honestly do not believe.
I hate shooting games but Episode Prompto is awesome! The final boss battle was so much fun. And I replayed it again for other collectables. Episode Gladio really got the short end of the stick.
And on other news, in a recently concluded fan Q&A in Japan, Tabata said that Episode Ignis is currently in development and(click to show/hide)
Nyx has a game model already but they need to tweak it further so that the PS4 can handle it. Squeeeee~ Is this the something planned for Kingsglaive's anniversary?
Dev team is aware of the criticism about the story and acknowledged that they couldn't do everything they wanted. See they are not cold hearted.
Why there is no art book? Because of spoilers for DLC and story update. But they will make one (maybe) when everything is over. I can't wait to buy it. :)
"Please look forward to his [Ravus] story." GOOD!
I still want an ending where everything is unambigously happy, dammit...
Beginning on August 1, Forza Horizon 3 and FINAL FANTASY XV players will be able to download and enjoy the Regalia in Forza Horizon 3 for free. The Regalia will be made available to everyone who has played Forza Horizon 3 (on Xbox One, Xbox One S, or Windows 10 PCs) and/or FINAL FANTASY XV (on Xbox One or Xbox One S) by August 1, 2017. For Forza Horizon 3 players, the Regalia will be sent to all players and will be redeemable through the in-game messaging system. FINAL FANTASY XV players will receive a code to redeem the Regalia in Forza Horizon 3 via the Xbox Live messaging system beginning on August 1.
you dont need a PC nor phone to find it. on PS4, just go to store, use search, and as you select the letters for Comrades, the beta should appear on the search list. it's about 12.85 gigs
Ignis has some good new exposition that is pretty essential for filling in some of the blanks from the main game.
My wife and I were able to "guess" these certain elements earlier in the year, and Ignis was (finally)able to confirm our theories. We were both quite mad though that there was so much that we had to "guess" at, and speculate, especially what amounts to major plot lines and gaps.
With that being said, this content should have been in the main game. There were way too many holes in it to begin with.
But with that being said, Episode Ignis is the best yet...