Official Thread Final Fantasy XV

Final Fantasy XV opens, quite fittingly, with a splash screen that reads: “A Final Fantasy for fans and first-timers.” Having played every numbered entry since the first, I can see both reverence for the old and a courtship of the new in this latest chapter. I’d like to say it’s an elegant fusion of the two, but in reality it’s more of a duality - a conflict that reaches into nearly every aspect of Final Fantasy XV. In the end, its beauty, charm, and commitment to the bond between its four protagonists keep it glued together, even when some of its design and story elements threaten to pull it apart.
I think there's a level of poetry in this opening paragraph of IGN's review that is rarely seen. The chap obviously loves games, especially FF. Kudos to them.

http://au.ign.com/articles/2016/11/28/final-fantasy-xv-review
 
All he reviews seem to be talking about the bromance in a positive light!

Mmm... my kind of game. If only Noctis didn't have to marry Korea Nightly...
 
OMG this patch.... its going so slow.
Patch download times, give you the rare opportunity to reflect on life.

I recommend reading http://goop.com/ as noone has mastered the art of bulls*** and time wasting, like Gwyneth Paltrow.

Did you know, that she builds her shelves horizontally, so as her books are "Kept on the same level, so as my children don't think some books are more important."

f***ing genius. My shelving has been vertical this entire time. No wonder they never stayed up.
 
Bestbuy is having a buy 2 get 1 free on any New PS4/X1 games this Dec 4th to 10th. Game buying ideas: Final Fantasy XV + The Last Guardian and a free copy of Watch Dogs 2.
 
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Decided to hold off on FFXV for the time being. I don't know why, i just don't feel like playing a 60+ hour game right now and if i'm not all in i don't like to start a game.

Soon enough.
 
Never got into Final Fantasy. Don't know whether it was the characters, gameworld or gameplay but tried and didn't feel it.
Might give the new title a bash though but for me, titles like skyrim, witcher 3 and fallout 4 are much more appealing. TBH don't think I've played a JRPG that I really enjoyed. I love Anime though so I do like the style etc but just never felt what the hype was surrounding Japanese RPG's.

I'm in the same boat as you. Tried it but never sunk myself into any of the games. The Conan bit is sort of how I feel about the series although the mundane tasks can be somewhat humorous without intention which in itself can be amusing. I've felt this way about most Japanese-style games in how they translate into Western culture. Hatoful Boyfriend is the last one I played and that about sums it up.
 
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I'm in the same boat as you. Tried it but never sunk myself into any of the games. The Conan bit is sort of how I feel about the series although the mundane tasks can be somewhat humorous without intention which in itself can be amusing. I've felt this way about most Japanese-style games in how they translate into Western culture. Hatoful Boyfriend is the last one I played and that about sums it up.
I felt that way with Shen Mue. I do not understand that series at all...
 
Any impressions? I'm considering getting this. I haven't played an FF game since FFVII on the original Playstation so it's been nearly 20 years. I do like the look of what I'm seeing in the videos though.
 
Game runs brilliantly compared to the demos, even on Xbox. It's beautiful.

The bromance is wonderful so far, and exploration is a lot more fun than I expected! Some of the landscapes remind me of FFXV expansion, well thought out.

The combat is... I'm not sure yet. I'm on the fence. The AI is great though, especially when attacking more mobs. Only about 18 hours in so far though.

This game is like a breath of fresh air though. I am sooooo sick of gun games.
 
That awkward moment when you watch a FFXV commercial when trying to watch a FFXV commercial on YouTube...
 
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Man I love this game

So it's fun? I'm really considering this but I've been a little thrown about impressions from the later parts of the game where it seems to get corridor based.
 
So it's fun? I'm really considering this but I've been a little thrown about impressions from the later parts of the game where it seems to get corridor based.

I haven't made it to that point but for now the combat is fun for me.....I really like the group fighting and the talking that goes on between them.......the story isn't the greatest though .
 
Check out these rocks!!!

I think I recognise that big one...
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As the forums 'Bro-est Bro' and resident brospert, I feel like I should point out how bromazing the bromance is in Bro-nal Bro-antasy.

While you're Bro-ing out, and you decide to bro-tack some seriously non Bro-nsters, I feel like, after bro-slaying the mob with your Bro-bro's, it should, say like, 'Bro-Tality' in the most bro-est font (Or the Bront) ever.

Bro out.

P.S. I want a morgie with these bro's.
 
This is the first FF game I've gotten in a long time and I'm enjoying it, I'm so glad it's not turn based. One thing that I think that places like Neogaf are going overboard about though is the graphics, they are fine but nowhere near mind blowing and definitely not the best looking game on consoles as some there are saying, hell it's not even close to the best looking open world game and I'm playing it on PS4 Pro, hell Watch Dogs 2 looks quite a bit better IMO and it allows more freedom to travel and has more going on.
 
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Is anyone else having problems with the audio on Xbox? The music keeps cutting out these last two days... the sound effects work fine though.
 
This game os in my top 3 of the year.

I love RPG's, but I was bitter about it not being turn based.

I probably bitched about this game more than anyone on these forums... but o love it.

Would I change the combat? Yes. Is the 13th chapter utter bulls***? Yes.

Still better than anything else out there.

Also, if you are experienced with FFlore, don't expect magic or summons to be useful.

Combat is rubbish.
 
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