Final Fantasy XV

Isolated Warrior · 28-11-2016 1:58pm #1

Sweet Jesus let this be good. I love the look of it and quite enjoyed the anime Kingsglaive. Dont often preorder but am excited for this

Manning3000 · 28-11-2016 2:54pm

I am really cautious, Ill wait for reiews, but it looks very promising. not too sure about the combat,

pumpkin4life · 28-11-2016 2:56pm

It looks good but the series has been on a massive decline post FFIX in my opinion. 13 and the sequels were rubbish out. Could be absolutely pearways like.

Still cautiously optimistic about this one though.

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 3:21pm

pumpkin4life wrote: »

It looks good but the series has been on a massive decline post FFIX in my opinion. 13 and the sequels were rubbish out. Could be absolutely pearways like.

Still cautiously optimistic about this one though.

I thought FFXIII-2 was loads of fun despite the crappy story.

FFXII-3 though is an incredible game. A contender for secret best FF game. The time limit put a lot of people off but all the systems worked together in a gloriously messy way and breaking those systems and the time limit were all part of the fun. Also it had near Platinum games levels of being gloriously stupid.

Tabitha who took over from Nomura when he was booted off the project has a made a name for himself in square by rescuing disaster projects and his team do really good real time battle systems. While they have made good games before they've never excelled and made something truly excellent but I'm holding out hope that this might be their chance to shine.

RedXIV · 28-11-2016 3:28pm

I'm quietly holding out hope for this, Pre-ordered it and the amount of content the team have shown has given me an optimistic view on their work. I was perfectly happy to hear him delay the game to get it that extra coat of polish before shipping so I'm hoping it's as good as I imagine.

I too was impressed by the FFXV Universe in it's offering of Kingsglaive and Brotherhood, I think the plot and characters have been set up sufficiently for me to want to get stuck in. The only thing that concerns me is hearing that it starts fantastically but gets a bit confused near the end, but a solid start should be enough for me to complete it

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 3:41pm

I think the plot looks really really dumb but the kind of platinum games dumb I like.

GavRedKing · 28-11-2016 3:43pm

Mine shipped from The Game Collection this morning so hopefully be getting stuck into by Wednesday.

heebusjeebus · 28-11-2016 3:44pm

John Linnemen from Digital Foundry is saying that the PS4 & Pro versions suffer from awful frame pacing issues:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=225573253&postcount=6808

EDIT: He may be more tuned to that type of thing though!

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 3:51pm

heebusjeebus wrote: »

John Linnemen from Digital Foundry is saying that the PS4 & Pro versions suffer from awful frame pacing issues:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=225573253&postcount=6808

EDIT: He may be more tuned to that type of thing though!

Hmm. Poor frame pacing us actually quite noticeable and cones across as stuttering performance

RedXIV · 28-11-2016 3:53pm

heebusjeebus wrote: »

John Linnemen from Digital Foundry is saying that the PS4 & Pro versions suffer from awful frame pacing issues:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=225573253&postcount=6808

EDIT: He may be more tuned to that type of thing though!

I'd be very surprised if they don't patch that out though. As with most of the games, I'd expect patches to smooth the transition to PS4 Pro

Sephiroth_dude · 28-11-2016 4:02pm

I'm half tempted too keep this for xmas and play it then.

Unearthly · 28-11-2016 4:26pm

Haven't got big expectations for this but I bought it anyway. Not enjoyed a final fantasy since 10.

SmurfX · 28-11-2016 4:34pm

Looking forward to it!

Anyone ever pre-ordered click & collect from Smyths before? I ordered it a month ago and have the confirmation and order number but they've yet to send me the barcode I need to actually receive it. Hoping they just send it out the night before or morning. :pac:

Woden · 28-11-2016 4:36pm

Its preordered here managed to get one of the 3rd batch of collectors editions from square-enix but haven't got a dispatch confirmation yet.

Did try the various demo's that came out but its final fantasy for me so it pretty much gets ordered no matter what!

28-11-2016 4:36pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

I'm half tempted too keep this for xmas and play it then.

Told myself I'd do the same , but yeah thats not gonna happen

speedboatchase · 28-11-2016 4:39pm

I've played about 12 hours and it's fantastic. Completely different 'road trip' vibe unlike game I've played before, and a genuine mix of fantasy and reality. One of my games of the year.

28-11-2016 4:39pm

Reviews are up in most places.

DarC_Kn1ght · 28-11-2016 4:47pm

would this be a bad time to get into Final Fantasy? Never played any of them before

Kiith · 28-11-2016 4:47pm

No one here has broken the release date, have they?

28-11-2016 4:53pm

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/final-fantasy-xv?ref=hp

Yep buying this tomorrow
Goodbye Dishonored 2, you disappointed me

RedXIV · 28-11-2016 5:00pm

Kiith wrote: »

No one here has broken the release date, have they?

No, Speedboatchase explained on the JRPG thread that he lives in Qatar and they break them regularly over there.

I have to say though, it's great hearing his (very importantly "vague"!) praise of the opening hours!

speedboatchase · 28-11-2016 5:09pm

Hah, I can be more specific, if anyone wants?! Only on Chapter 3 at the moment though, in Duscae. Took me about 10 hours for the first two chapters.

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 5:10pm

Eurogamer review was very poor. Marked down for a poor story, as if that ever mattered in a FF game. Messy mechanics as well but that's what I love about FF, messy broken battle systems that are great fun to break wide open.

Sephiroth_dude · 28-11-2016 5:12pm

DarC_Kn1ght wrote: »

would this be a bad time to get into Final Fantasy? Never played any of them before

Not really but when you get time play through 7,8,9,10 and 13, 7 and 9 are my personal favourites.

the groutch · 28-11-2016 5:15pm

Final Fantasy is getting very like Sonic with it's "cycle".

28-11-2016 5:16pm

DarC_Kn1ght wrote: »

would this be a bad time to get into Final Fantasy? Never played any of them before

They have marketed this to new and old players.
And it sounds like it's a great starting point if you haven't played an FF game before.

pumpkin4life · 28-11-2016 5:32pm

DarC_Kn1ght wrote: »

would this be a bad time to get into Final Fantasy? Never played any of them before

I think 7 and 9 are the joint best games in the series by a good bit. Go for 7 if you don't mind shìte 3d 20 year old graphics (though the FMVs still look good to its credit).

However, 10 might be the best place to start. It's very accessible, not too challenging and is fairly representative of the series as a whole; having one foot in the earlier games and another in the future games of the series.

Having said that, I think its the worst FF game since 4, though I'm fairly alone in thinking that I think.

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 5:40pm

the groutch wrote: »

Final Fantasy is getting very like Sonic with it's "cycle".

Only 13 was bad (and not as bad as some people say). The last two FF games, FF13-2 and FF13-3 were great and excellent respectively.

pumpkin4life wrote: »

I think 7 and 9 are the joint best games in the series by a good bit. Go for 7 if you don't mind shìte 3d 20 year old graphics (though the FMVs still look good to its credit).

However, 10 might be the best place to start. It's very accessible, not too challenging and is fairly representative of the series as a whole; having one foot in the earlier games and another in the future games of the series.

Having said that, I think its the worst FF game since 4, though I'm fairly alone in thinking that I think.

I wouldn't recommend 7 or 10 to start out. 7 is a bit ropey at this stage. It's fun but a really uneven experience. 9 might be a better place to start, although I much prefer the SNES 4, 5 and 6 as a starting point but some people don't like the graphics (philistines). 10 has not aged well. Played through it recently and the linearity is really annoying and the end game content is very poor. It makes all the same sins as FF13 only not as badly.

I'd say FF15 is probably a good place to jump in at this stage. It's new, shiny and seems really accessible if it follows the Xenoblade formula it seems to have.

Also I'll have nobody say FF4 is bad, it's one of the best in the series!

pumpkin4life · 28-11-2016 5:54pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Only 13 was bad (and not as bad as some people say). The last two FF games, FF13-2 and FF13-3 were great and excellent respectively.

I wouldn't recommend 7 or 10 to start out. 7 is a bit ropey at this stage. It's fun but a really uneven experience. 9 might be a better place to start, although I much prefer the SNES 4, 5 and 6 as a starting point but some people don't like the graphics (philistines). 10 has not aged well. Played through it recently and the linearity is really annoying and the end game content is very poor. It makes all the same sins as FF13 only not as badly.

I'd say FF15 is probably a good place to jump in at this stage. It's new, shiny and seems really accessible if it follows the Xenoblade formula it seems to have.

Also I'll have nobody say FF4 is bad, it's one of the best in the series!

I would say 5, but feck, the game's a solid challenge and the job system was great. That would be my choice for the really underrated FF, with 10 being the overrated one. Most people love 10 though. 4 is like the band with the promising debut with the hit song but still have a lot of work to do. It's dated enough, and a lot of what you see in 4 is pulled off better later on.

6 is great but it feels a bit too much like a dress rehearsal for 7. Both games have a very similar structure and set up, with 7 executing it a bit better imo.

riffmongous · 28-11-2016 6:10pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Only 13 was bad (and not as bad as some people say). The last two FF games, FF13-2 and FF13-3 were great and excellent respectively.

I wouldn't recommend 7 or 10 to start out. 7 is a bit ropey at this stage. It's fun but a really uneven experience. 9 might be a better place to start, although I much prefer the SNES 4, 5 and 6 as a starting point but some people don't like the graphics (philistines). 10 has not aged well. Played through it recently and the linearity is really annoying and the end game content is very poor. It makes all the same sins as FF13 only not as badly.

I'd say FF15 is probably a good place to jump in at this stage. It's new, shiny and seems really accessible if it follows the Xenoblade formula it seems to have.

Also I'll have nobody say FF4 is bad, it's one of the best in the series!

I haven't bothered with a new FF for a while now but I saw a trailer for this in a store at the weekend and it looked pretty cool

Temptamperu · 28-11-2016 6:16pm

Ive never played a FF game but this looks nice. I'll wait for a sale I have given up full price game buying.

Icyseanfitz · 28-11-2016 6:29pm

so first minute of gamespots review has pretty much turned me off, lackluster characters and story that is a setup for the open world gameplay, so that removes any of the main reasons i play final fantasy god damn it.

28-11-2016 6:47pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

so first minute of gamespots review has pretty much turned me off, lackluster characters and story that is a setup for the open world gameplay, so that removes any of the main reasons i play final fantasy god damn it.

This seams to be devisive. Other sources claiming the story and characters are great and share a great journey together. As for the ending its supposed to be very satisfying. Reviews mentioning this point without spoiling obviously.

Temptamperu · 28-11-2016 7:00pm

I sometimes wonder do Gamespot only have an 8 button? every game!

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 7:54pm

pumpkin4life wrote: »

I would say 5, but feck, the game's a solid challenge and the job system was great. That would be my choice for the really underrated FF, with 10 being the overrated one. Most people love 10 though. 4 is like the band with the promising debut with the hit song but still have a lot of work to do. It's dated enough, and a lot of what you see in 4 is pulled off better later on.

6 is great but it feels a bit too much like a dress rehearsal for 7. Both games have a very similar structure and set up, with 7 executing it a bit better imo.

Oh ff5 is a great shout for best ff game. Broken job system is incredible... even if it was improved on in ff tactics (secret best ff game)

What I like about 4 is its just a lot of fun. There's never a dull moment and it's just really well paced. The boss battles are excellent as well.

I actually feel ff7 wad just ff6 but not as good. Midgar was incredible but after that it becomes a standard jrpg. Ff6 has the world of ruin with the nonlinear game play which I feel was one of the vet moments in the series. Also the story and kefka take a solid dump on the ff7 story and sephiroth ☺

Isolated Warrior · 28-11-2016 8:44pm

Bought mine off the USA psn along with the season pass. Some reviews are in and are positive in most part. I'll be happy plugging away at this until Xmas. It'll get me off my destiny habit hopefully

28-11-2016 8:58pm

No love for FF9??? That was my favourite of the ones I've played, probably down to it's characters and the setting and art style they went with. Found it much easier to get into than say 8 which I didn't like at all, though I was pretty new to the genre at the time.

Sephiroth_dude · 28-11-2016 8:59pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

so first minute of gamespots review has pretty much turned me off, lackluster characters and story that is a setup for the open world gameplay, so that removes any of the main reasons i play final fantasy god damn it.

Don't base a decision on one review, take a chance and play it yourself judge it for yourself.

Sephiroth_dude · 28-11-2016 8:59pm

Deleted User wrote: »

No love for FF9??? That was my favourite of the ones I've played, probably down to it's characters and the setting and art style they went with. Found it much easier to get into than say 8 which I didn't like at all, though I was pretty new to the genre at the time.

I loved ff9!

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 9:05pm

Anyone that doesn't love FF9 is lying.

megaten · 28-11-2016 9:07pm

I love ff9 but never beat it. The loading times are just too much.

RedXIV · 28-11-2016 9:09pm

I loved 9 and found it great to get to grips with after completely missing the concept of the ff8 battle system. 10 has its strengths but just doesn't seem fun to play any more. Tactics is fantastic, herself got me that with a gameboy a year ago, fantastic present!

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 9:13pm

megaten wrote: »

I love ff9 but never beat it. The loading times are just too much.

Admittedly, they are borderline criminal on PS1

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 9:13pm

RedXIV wrote: »

I loved 9 and found it great to get to grips with after completely missing the concept of the ff8 battle system. 10 has its strengths but just doesn't seem fun to play any more. Tactics is fantastic, herself got me that with a gameboy a year ago, fantastic present!

Ugh FF Tactics Advance? I hate that game. Go play the proper Matsuno masterpiece on PSP pronto!

RedXIV · 28-11-2016 9:30pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Ugh FF Tactics Advance? I hate that game. Go play the proper Matsuno masterpiece on PSP pronto!

Ah it's not that bad! it scratches the itch from the original which was amazing but I was fortunate enough to play it years ago

@speedboatchase, Without going into too much detail, is there much lead in to the game? Am I going to be watching 20 mins of cinematics before I start to control my character? Just wondering if i should have a cuppa ready

Sephiroth_dude · 28-11-2016 9:30pm

So who's yer favourite villian from the FF Series :pac:?

speedboatchase · 28-11-2016 9:41pm

@RedXIV
You'll be controlling your character within about 5 mins. If you've played the Duscae demo, the setup is similar - there's a story-driven reason to keep you grounded temporarily, so run out in the open fields and do some side quests etc for a bit. It's the opposite of what you'd expect from CGI heavy, story-based, linear openings in previous FF games.

RedXIV · 28-11-2016 9:45pm

speedboatchase wrote: »

@RedXIV
You'll be controlling your character within about 5 mins. If you've played the Duscae demo, the setup is similar - there's a story-driven reason to keep you grounded temporarily, so run out in the open fields and do some side quests etc for a bit. It's the opposite of what you'd expect from CGI heavy, story-based, linear openings in previous FF games.

Awesome! is the Crown patch live yet?

(sorry for all the questions

)

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 9:55pm

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

So who's yer favourite villian from the FF Series :pac:?

The Hipster choice: Delita from FF Tactics. Because he's human and not some crazied coked up magic demi god.

Retr0gamer · 28-11-2016 9:56pm

speedboatchase wrote: »

@RedXIV
You'll be controlling your character within about 5 mins. If you've played the Duscae demo, the setup is similar - there's a story-driven reason to keep you grounded temporarily, so run out in the open fields and do some side quests etc for a bit. It's the opposite of what you'd expect from CGI heavy, story-based, linear openings in previous FF games.

Oh, colour me very interested! It's rare these days for games to let the player go off and have fun in the opening minutes.

28-11-2016 11:24pm

I still have to play 6 at some point, I hear people raving about it. I've finished 7, 8, 9, 10, 10-2, 12 and Tactics. I think 9 and Tactics are my favourites, probably 9, there's just an amazing feel to the game that I'm not sure I've seen recreated since. The setting is just outstanding.

I tried to like 13, I even pretended to myself that I did, but it really is just hot garbage. I know people like the battle system but the awful characters, story and corridor that the game is set in just ruin it. I really really really want XV to be a return to form. The reviews are promising enough so far at least.

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