Twinblade★ 3,892 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Don’t know if I’m close to the end or what, but FFXV gets pretty bizarre in the later chapters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,906 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Just bought this. It's from a lot of the team who made the DJMax games on PSP which were some of my favorite rhythm games around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,439 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 it's sonic. idiots lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,892 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Finally finished FFXV. I did a bunch of side quests during the first of the game's 'maps' but my entire playthrough came out at just about ~29 hours (was lvl 45). Its pretty short for a RPG overall. But man that was one hell of a ride....ill be honest, the game is a mess especially towards the end as they reveal more of the plot. All thing things considered its probably one of the weakest FF stories in recent memory. The characters aren't that developed either (especially the Luna-Noctis arc which had potential but they did nothing with it). But in terms of scale and spectacle, its pretty dope. The 2nd half of the game doesn't let up when it comes to set pieces, though i found them entertaining and they're well paced. You can tell that they switched directors part way through development because that half is very different from the early parts, which focus more on the open world and exploration. I enjoyed the balance overall though. FF has always been both open world and linear and this strikes a good balance. I can see why people have such mixed thoughts about the game though. They experimented with a lot of different things in terms of mechanics and design but some of them just felt too weird and janky (that dungeon near the end was silly, and too long for its own good). Theres also really not much meat on the bones in terms of RPG mechanics and character progression. i used the same handful of skills throughout the game and rarely even bothered with magic. It almost feels like FF-lite in a way, which would have been perfectly fine if they went with the Versus name and idea that it was a spin off. But making it a main entry opened the doors for people to be less forgiving. They clearly went for a style > substance approach which doesn't always work out. So overall, was it worth the 10 year wait? Definitely not, its lavish and well produced but It does feel like they were twiddling their thumbs for a lot of that time. Is it still a blast to play? i think so, as long as you turn off your brain during the climatic moments. 8/10 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmaltese★ 2,550 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 God of fucking War! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,892 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Focusing on Yakuza 6 now that im done with FFXV. The tech improvements are pretty nice. Lighting/character models got a significant upgrade. The city feels more immersive now that battles and building transitions are streamed in. its also cool to see cars roaming around now. I always thought it was weird how there were parked cars all over the place before but none that were being driven on the streets. Combat feels better too. Movements and attacks feel weighter, seems like they upgraded the physics for that stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,670 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Holy god damn shit This game 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynux3 2,052 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I should have gotten the digital version. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,729 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, Remij_ said: Holy god damn shit This game The whole tutorial section was awesome! They didn’t waste any time introducing some bad ass fights Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,670 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Just now, -GD- said: The whole tutorial section was awesome! They didn’t waste any time introducing some bad ass fights Yep. I want to say something, but wont, not even in spoiler tags because I'm not sure where you're at exactly. If you haven't seen it yet, you'll be there in a matter of minutes I'm sure. The whole thing was absolutely crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynux3 2,052 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 8 minutes ago, -GD- said: The whole tutorial section was awesome! They didn’t waste any time introducing some bad ass fights Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmaltese★ 2,550 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, Remij_ said: Yep. I want to say something, but wont, not even in spoiler tags because I'm not sure where you're at exactly. If you haven't seen it yet, you'll be there in a matter of minutes I'm sure. The whole thing was absolutely crazy. I know what you speak of and holy fucking shit. How. Just how? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,670 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Just now, madmaltese said: I know what you speak of and holy fucking shit. How. Just how? I'm quite shocked the entire thing is running on a base PS4. If that sets the stage for the rest of the game... I just don't know what to say. Fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmaltese★ 2,550 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Just now, Remij_ said: I'm quite shocked the entire thing is running on a base PS4. If that sets the stage for the rest of the game... I just don't know what to say. Fuck. Yeah I don't know if this is just one of those games that blow your mind with the intro and then fall off, but if this is just the start of what is to come then like you said, just fuck. Also the 'one shot' technique they are using is easy to gloss over when reading about it, but when playing it is truly a revolutionary change. The fluidity of this game cinematically is unlike anything before. Can't wait to play more later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonDnD 2,608 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 You fuck boys better not make me buy a ps4 Tomo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmaltese★ 2,550 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Just now, JonB1 said: You fuck boys better not make me buy a ps4 Tomo If this holds anywhere near this level for the rest of the game it would honestly be worth buying a console just for this. Thankfully that console is a PS4 so youd have a million other epic exclusives to enjoy too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,670 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, JonB1 said: You fuck boys better not make me buy a ps4 Tomo I'll be completely honest with this game. If it falls off, I'll say so. The beginning and the first boss fight is just crazy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonDnD 2,608 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I love me some good of war but damn I don't need 2 consoles Not sure if there is anything else I want to play on ps4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,906 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 32 minutes ago, JonB1 said: I love me some good of war but damn I don't need 2 consoles Not sure if there is anything else I want to play on ps4 Spider-Man? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonDnD 2,608 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Lol no Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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