Final Fantasy XV

Chase3

F1ngers wrote: »

Also for unlimited sprinting, release circle(PS4) when the stamina bar get's to the "s" - you get a small speed boost and the stamina bar fully replenishes immediately.

I don't think that's how it works?

You have to release the sprint button and tap the roll forward button to make it work. Just as the bar is almost empty. That's how it works for me. I just tested it and read the same on multiple sites.

F1ngers

Chase3 wrote: »

I don't think that's how it works?

You have to release the sprint button and tap the roll forward button to make it work. Just as the bar is almost empty. That's how it works for me. I just tested it and read the same on multiple sites.

All I do is release sprint at the s and press sprint again until it drops to s again, rinse and repeat - it's how I've been doing it the last few days.
Maybe both ways work?

Chase3

F1ngers wrote: »

All I do is release sprint at the s and press sprint again until it drops to s again, rinse and repeat - it's how I've been doing it the last few days.
Maybe both ways work?

That way doesn't work for me, so weird. I'm on Xbox 1

heebusjeebus

I'm using control scheme B and I just need to hit L3 just before my stamina ends to instantly refill it.

The sprint thing works by interrupting the animation as he lifts his head to slow press the button again , it's quite a large window between when he lift his head and goes to the tired/out of breath state.

Unearthly

Thought it would be a good idea to attempt to fight a level 30 something opponent early in the game. Wiped out in seconds

On chapter 3. Really enjoying it despite some of the tedious bits

Chase3

Chase3 wrote: »

Some more tips:

You can easily run away from anything, even at night, you are safe. Just warp or run out of the red circle on the map, Same goes for drop ships.

You can fast travel in the car to some places. You can also fast travel from the map screen to wherever you last slept or to the location of your car. Handy!

Play until chapter 3 before you explore too much. I did a LOT of side quests in chapters 3 and 4. I'm massively over leveled for the story now which is annoying.

The ascension upgrades I like best: Less MP cost for warping. Faster stamina regeneration. Gain AP while riding on chocobo. Unlock extra accessory slots for characters. Libra to see what enemies are weak to.

Cooking is powerful, but not necessary. Save up some EXP and stay in a motel or hotel to get bonus 1.5 EXP. Or if you have plenty of GIL, stay in the spa at the ferry port for 10,000 GIL and 2.0 bonus EXP.

In combat: Attack from behind for bonus damage and link attacks. Use your friends special attacks as often as possible so they level them up. Carry different weapon types with Noctus, some enemies are weak to one type.

One last thing, just hold the defense button when it pops up to block, I kept trying to time it even though the tutorial explained it. I must have missed it.

Same boat, I'm on chapter 3 and haven't gone near the 3rd tomb yet to progress the story and just popped an achievement for doing 40 sidequests. I've been killing everything in my way comfortably even the giants etc at night. My survival skill is now at a point where I can sustain myself without going back to a shop even.

EDIT: Mildly annoying that you can't fast travel to any outpost you discovered from the map and have to strategically place your car and choose your resting place to make turning in completed quests etc less of a chore.

Chase3

Chase3 wrote: »

That way doesn't work for me, so weird. I'm on Xbox 1

I was able to get this to work, so both ways work it seems.

Unearthly

Unearthly wrote: »

Thought it would be a good idea to attempt to fight a level 30 something opponent early in the game. Wiped out in seconds

On chapter 3. Really enjoying it despite some of the tedious bits

Care to elaborate m8?
I'm starting my playthrough this evening.

The more I try and get on with the main quest line the more i get distracted and go off and do other things, now I've found a

piece of treasure map

so I'm off to find that. Chapter 4 level 41 so yeah ridiculously overpowered now.

EDIT: watching Kingsglaive before this point in the story ? Is it a good thing or a bad thing you think to know who a certain character is at this point? I've watched it so I know and I'd think I'd maybe have preferred not to but we'll see when I finally progress this .

Evade

The cautious walk while in a dungeon is starting to get a bit annoying.

Evade

Evade wrote: »

The cautious walk while in a dungeon is starting to get a bit annoying.

Agreed, and the 5 minute+ chauffeur driven car rides if you can't fast travel to a place.

Chase3

I'm on chapter 6, genuinely enjoying the game. I don't like the random spawning items, the fetch quests or the lack of main story content. But it's very fun to play and very smooth. No glitches or anything yet. I'd probably give it an 8.5 out of ten. My main criticism is the lack of complete freedom, there are certain places you can't go, and the car can only go on roads, imagine if it was like GTA 5, that would be amazing.

I'd recommend it to any fan of a game like dragonage inquestion or other western rpg's. Although I should mention, it's not as good as a game like the witcher 3, but then, nothing is.

Chase3

Chase3 wrote: »

I'm on chapter 6, genuinely enjoying the game. I don't like the random spawning items, the fetch quests or the lack of main story content. But it's very fun to play and very smooth. No glitches or anything yet. I'd probably give it an 8.5 out of ten. My main criticism is the lack of complete freedom, there are certain places you can't go, and the car can only go on roads, imagine if it was like GTA 5, that would be amazing.

I'd recommend it to any fan of a game like dragonage inquestion or other western rpg's. Although I should mention, it's not as good as a game like the witcher 3, but then, nothing is.

I have to spoiler this as I just found out and its an end game one

you can get a flying car end game so you can go where ever you want which is annoying knowing that now given the time i've put in running here and ther e

Chase3

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I have to spoiler this as I just found out and its an end game one

you can get a flying car end game so you can go where ever you want which is annoying knowing that now given the time i've put in running here and ther e

Haha yeah I saw that in a trailer from the uncovered event. I'm guessing it won't be as cool or free as it seems. But it sounds great.

Sephiroth_dude

Still no sign of this for me

Chase3

You can fast travel by car to parking spots you have visited. Usually one near wherever you want to go. If you have to sit through a drive, listen to an old FF sound track, a great addition for old FF fans.

The game looks fantastic on the One S with HDR

goon_magee

M!Ck^ wrote: »

The game looks fantastic on the One S with HDR

Totally agree, playing on the Ps4 Pro and the HDR is an absolute game changer, definitely the best implementation of HDR I've seen yet.

RedXIV

Anyone else make the mistake of going into the mines recommended for level 50 in the first area?

Had the crap kicked out of me in about a 10th of a second when I found the boss

As I was saying to someone else about this last night, the game is not perfect, there are certainly flaws, but it is certainly fun to play

RedXIV

RedXIV wrote: »

Anyone else make the mistake of going into the mines recommended for level 50 in the first area?

Had the crap kicked out of me in about a 10th of a second when I found the boss

As I was saying to someone else about this last night, the game is not perfect, there are certainly flaws, but it is certainly fun to play

Yup got sent there to pick up something for the car and was like oh look an elevator lets see whats down there, worst thing is the general enemies down there were cake then you meet lvl 54 boss man and he one shots you

Unearthly

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Care to elaborate m8?
I'm starting my playthrough this evening.

Just a few things like car travel. And then when I was on a side quest for a stone I kept getting interrupted by a dropship.

The car needing refueling is just inconvenient to. Sometimes adding real life stuff doesn't make good game mechanics

gryfothegreat

When are ye all doing the side quests? Chapter by chapter, all in one chapter, or post game? I'm planning on knocking out some of them in chapter 3 when you get chocobos and after the drop ships clear off and the really difficult ones in the post game

dropships are really only an issue if they have a mix of snipers and swordsmen, but once you get to their level and beyond they really are like flies to swat for xp. Can still be nuisance if they drop in while you are on a hunt with more dangerous creatures, often you'll be to busy to notice them until they are on you :mad:

Using tempest on them while bunched up is great.

I did pretty much everything on chapter 3 so got very overleveled, the game starts to push you more to the story in chapter 4 and 5 though I'm noticing.

Evade

Question for anyone close to the end about driving. Is the start of chapter four the only time you have to manually drive besides night driving? My R2 is broken and only barely engages meaning I drive at at less than walking speed.

Can anyone tell me why manual drive is greyed out? I can only auto drive

megaten

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Can anyone tell me why manual drive is greyed out? I can only auto drive

Early chapters only have auto drive.

I was a bit annoyed at a forced stealth section but that proved to be a really fun part of the game especially the end bit :pac:

The smile on my face when I realised I could play Cosmo canyon in the car

Just posting this so people know when side quests open up , at chapter 3/4 you'll have everything you are going to get available after that a new set won't open up until chapter 8.

If you want to level do as much as you can before doing chapter 4/5.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Just posting this so people know when side quests open up , at chapter 3/4 you'll have everything you are going to get available after that a new set won't open up until chapter 8.

If you want to level do as much as you can before doing chapter 4/5.

Thanks man. I'm on chapter 3 now and have a bucket load of quests. So addictive this game is. Loving it so far

M!Ck^

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Thanks man. I'm on chapter 3 now and have a bucket load of quests. So addictive this game is. Loving it so far

Yeah same, in no hurry what so ever to push the story just enjoying the questing, and thats mad because the sides largely fall into one of a few categories, fetch or kill or take a photo, and 40+ sides done and I'm still mad for more.

This isn't a game for those looking for vintage JRPG but is a game thats been given a shot in the arm to make it relevant to today without losing sight too much of where it came from. I only hope Bethesda have the will to do the same to their Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, they need changing up badly.

As some said this does have flaws but you can love the game in-spite of them and if it's something they can work on and refine down the line great.

EDIT: I'm only half way through and I know the story isn't going to end up being great by now but this is still one only a few AAA games that didn't disappoint this year.

Oh and don't bother your arse fishing until you can buy the good rod and reel later in the game , makes you feel like a chump for even trying with the starting ones.

OldGoat

gryfothegreat wrote: »

The old guard of FF players, the ones who grew up with VI and VII, have aged out of the target market...

GTFO!
/Throws Fireaga

Kiith

I'm about 20 hours in on Chapter 7 i think. Really enjoying it so far, and looking forward to getting stuck back in. Story is decent so far, and i like the main group of characters. I think watching the Brotherhood shorts made me like them more though, as you get some of the backstory. Absolutely not needed though.

Combat is good as well, as long as you don't just hold attack. The boss fight against

Arenea Highwind (with that really effective armour :P), where you fight in mid air warping around the place was very cool.

Chase3

I'm on chapter 6, Level 47 and I have 50 thousand EXP saved up, I'm actually considering camping so I don't get a bonus to the EXP. I over-side-quested...

heebusjeebus

Chase3 wrote: »

I'm on chapter 6, Level 47 and I have 50 thousand EXP saved up, I'm actually considering camping so I don't get a bonus to the EXP. I over-side-quested...

Do you battle through the night? Is there any issue with your group not eating?

I'm still on Chapter 3 but when i fight some enemies, my "max health" degrades considerably and is very very slow to recover. What causes it and is there an item i can use to get it back to the max (Potions dont work on it)?

Chase3

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Do you battle through the night? Is there any issue with your group not eating?

I'm still on Chapter 3 but when i fight some enemies, my "max health" degrades considerably and is very very slow to recover. What causes it and is there an item i can use to get it back to the max (Potions dont work on it)?

Some artacks deplete your max health so that it can only be restored to a certain point until sleeping. So potions will only restore it to the max possible at that time, it's like a shadow bar on your hp bar. I believe elixirs restore the bar. Or just sleep.

I fight through the night often enough, though I prefer the day because it's easier to see things.

My health tends to drop relatively quickly in boss fights when I get hit. It's grand though, I have 99 potions and enough Phoenix downs. Just try not to get hit, counters and warp strikes work well. Taking your time strategically Is also an option.

I've eaten about 10 times, never really bother too much with it. I prefer to stay at motels or the hotel to gain exp bonuses.

Do lots of hunts to make plenty of Gil and exp if needed.

Also look into unlocking ignis's branch of skills on the accession grid. He has moves to cure everyone.

gryfothegreat

OldGoat wrote: »

GTFO!
/Throws Fireaga

Just telling it like it is! I wasn't insulting FF lol. All I was saying is that kids under the age of 12, the age group Final Fantasy used to target in the pre PS2 days, aren't playing it anymore. Why would they? They didn't grow up with it like we did. This could be a bad thing - kids overall buy and play more games and without that market share the franchise could suffer financially - but it could also be a good thing, because games made for adults allow for more mature storytelling and more complex gameplay. XV is demonstrating the beginnings of this. Like, odds are if XII was made after XV, i.e. targeted towards older gamers, we'd get Balthier as the protagonist instead of Vaan and Penelo, which, in my humble opinion, would be amazing

Sieghardt

gryfothegreat wrote: »

Just telling it like it is! I wasn't insulting FF lol. All I was saying is that kids under the age of 12, the age group Final Fantasy used to target in the pre PS2 days, aren't playing it anymore. Why would they? They didn't grow up with it like we did. This could be a bad thing - kids overall buy and play more games and without that market share the franchise could suffer financially - but it could also be a good thing, because games made for adults allow for more mature storytelling and more complex gameplay. XV is demonstrating the beginnings of this. Like, odds are if XII was made after XV, i.e. targeted towards older gamers, we'd get Balthier as the protagonist instead of Vaan and Penelo, which, in my humble opinion, would be amazing

FF was NEVER aimed at kids under 12, hell they're all teen rated, kids under 12 arent even technically allowed to play, the average player age in general has always been increasing and lots of the old fans are still around

OldGoat

Yep, I think it's been in a large part aimed at oulfellas like myself (ourselves?). Just look at the number of throwbacks to previous games that are buried within. For example I've just run into a pair of old friends:

Wedge & Biggs guarding an enterenceway in Chapter 7

megaten

JRPG's in general have always been aimed at teenagers but I wouldn't be surprised that they had an older audience in mind for XV.

gryfothegreat

Sieghardt wrote: »

FF was NEVER aimed at kids under 12, hell they're all teen rated, kids under 12 arent even technically allowed to play, the average player age in general has always been increasing and lots of the old fans are still around

I think you're kind of missing my point but we'll have to agree to disagree! I'm simply saying that the ages of the people who will play XV at launch isn't the same as the ages of the people who played, say, IV or VII at launch. I'm an old fan and I'll be playing XV, but your average 10 year old in Japan or even in the West isn't going to, not like your average 10 year old in the 90s would have played IV or VII. Maybe they'll play Dissidia or one of the DS remasters, but not XV.

Basically, in Japan FF isn't competing with Dragon Quest like it did in the 90s; it's competing with SMT (remember that they polled whether people would get P5 or XV?), Yakuza, Resi, etc. Kids won't buy it, adults will. We'll see how it does in sales. I hope it does well, I want an Episode Luna

Anyone else name their chocobo Roach??? :pac:

Actaully has anyone else noticed standard potions heal you for more HP than Hi-Potions Must be a bug.

Anyone else been to Altissia yet? I get whats going on but felt it's poorly explained by the game leading up to this point. I mean I didn't realise they had

killed titan, which explains why I'm only able to summon the other guys but I never got a strong impression they were out to win the favor of all of the 6, it's obvious now but really had very little spelt out before coming here

Feel it's a waste of a location too as I was hoping for some nice distractions and fun silly side quests but there was only the arena in which I lost a fortune and reloaded a save :mad:

Maybe theres more to do here later? I wasn't able to go to the outer reaches of the map in chapter 9.

Kiith

I just got to Altissa last night after 25 hours (level 42).

Not really sure what's going on to be honest. We are going to rescue Luna i think, though i'm not sure what she is doing there. Something to do with getting the blessings of the rest of the gods. It's hard to care about her in any way though, given we've only seen her is like two flashbacks. They did a really bad job of setting up the characters. I'm also annoyed that there has been practically no mention from Noctis or his friends about the Kings death and destruction of their city. Noctis has shown zero emotion through the whole game to be honest, which is pretty stupid.

The story is pretty crap to be honest. I'm finding some of it interesting, but it's told very poorly. There was more story in the Brotherhood shorts then has been in the game so far after 25 hours.

Yeah I'm feeling pretty much the same way Kiith, loving the game play though but hard to give a fiddlers about the story. I've gone from thinking Kingsglaive and Brotherhood are optional to essential viewing now.

It's not even a case like in other rpg titles were you spend so long away from the main story you forget whats going on , here it's just that there is really not much going on. It's not that complex a story, yet very poorly articulated.

The cutscene at the end of the Altissia section was a thing of beauty.

megaten

Apparently the later chapters are going to be getting story changes in patches? I'm only in chapter 3 but I guess I'll be taking my time going forward.

megaten

megaten wrote: »

Apparently the later chapters are going to be getting story changes in patches? I'm only in chapter 3 but I guess I'll be taking my time going forward.

Yeah original here http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201612070039/

Translation from Neogaf http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1322843

Worst luck I'm at that point now

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