Ganon Dragmire
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@DarkLordMalik Didn't you get the game a few days ago? How many hours did it take you to finish?
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Final Fantasy XV Impressions: Mark All Spoilers
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Yikes.
Game should not require this much (or any) supplemental media. That's some shitty writing.
Sigh. This game isn't for me, at all. Really sucks, Final Fantasy was my favorite series growing up.
Which should be taken as a huge negative for the game. It's terrible and being forced to watch it for context is a really bad thing.
Just wait till you hear Luna talk
Apologists incoming...
I'm pretty sure I'm just not going to play it. There's so, so many good games out there vying for my time.
But I sincerely hope those of you who are buying or bought it enjoy it. Get your money's worth!
God lord xD
Imp the Dimp
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2h in and the combat is pretty damn nice. Didn't expect it to feel this impactful. I haven't done too much with magic though so not sure about that.
lol
To be honest though, i think, based on what i've seen of the promotional material, the english writing and voice acting for Luna are much worse than the japanese one, and it sounds way more forced and "complicated" than the original.
Oh it most definitely is. Hopefully reviewers ding it for that shit. The fact that we still gotta pay for Kingsglaive pisses me off. That shit should come with the game.
Her Japanese VA isn't that great, to be honest.
Any luck tracking a copy down in Indy?
GarciaHotspur
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Guys just to be sure, when partners are doing their ' special attack ' we can't do anything right ?
brandonh83
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You have no idea how much it thrills me to hear that this game probably has at least something of an emotionally resonant ending after XIII's happy go lucky My Hands shit fiesta.
SprachBrooks
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Ditto, homie! ✌🏿️
Nope, heard some people tried around Greenwood and no go.
DarkLordMalik
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So simple yet so beautiful T_T
Sure. But will take a while. I can't stop thinking about the end, lol.
35 hours was the final play time. Some stats if people are interested.
* Level 48 Noctis. Rest of the party was 1-2 level lower.
* Buddy quests seen/completed - 3 (Iris, Prompto, Ignis)
* Total sidequests completed - 47
* Total hunts completed - 21
* Total amount of Kings arms found - 8 out of the total 13
* Photography level - 8
* Fishing level - 1
* Survival level - 6
* Cooking level - 4
- Flying Regalia and Kingsglaive outfits are unlocked once we finish the game. Not sure what else is unlocked. Adamtoise is also available to fight after the post-game stuff so there is definitely a lot of new content to discover here.
So as you guys can see, I missed a shit ton of stuff. The game has a lot of content to offer. Detailed thoughts on everything including post-game stuff in my final impressions later today.
I'm in Indy and I can't think of any retailers that break street dates. There aren't many mom n pop game stores to begin with.
One time a Target I was in put out Bayonetta 2 before release date and when I tried to buy it the computer dinged it and told the cashier not to sell it to me.
Emotional rollercoaster.
But the japanese lines definitely sounds much more natural than that over melodramatic speech from te english VA.
This should be a box quote.
Primethius
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All the new impressions saying Kingsglaive is necessary:
Did you watch KG before playing the game?
Did you watch KG before playing the game?
Sp how has the car stuff been? I've been wondering if it will control like a say, watch dogs type deal, or if it would be super restrictive.
On the subject of Kingsglaive, wow is it pretty. Man, they make some pretty movies. I'm in the middle of it right now and damn, Square can make some good looking CG.
And is this Sean Bean? Yo.
Sucks though, they killed off this (maybe halfway through the movie?)
, like, in a heartbeat. I thought they were going to do a cool two sided
, but nah.
I'm going to watch Brotherhood this weekend. I am a sucker for this type of extended universe type stuff.
Damn, they make some pretty CG.
On the subject of Kingsglaive, wow is it pretty. Man, they make some pretty movies. I'm in the middle of it right now and damn, Square can make some good looking CG.
And is this Sean Bean? Yo.
Sucks though, they killed off this (maybe halfway through the movie?)
Crowe lady
story line with an undercover agent
I'm going to watch Brotherhood this weekend. I am a sucker for this type of extended universe type stuff.
Damn, they make some pretty CG.
darkmark1987
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Anyone answer if the 7gb patch is a proper requirement to install Berrow playing. Would I miss any of the new cutscenes?
WordsintheWater
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Brotherhood is available on Youtube right? About to spend like 3 hours watching things to get set up for a game I waited 10 years for. What's another 3 hours I guess.
nintendoman58
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Really? Only 35 hours? And that's with sidequests, hunts, and the like? Wow, the main story itself must be pretty short.
WordsintheWater
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Within the first 3 minutes of Kingslaive, if that is nowhere to be found in the main game then they failed pretty badly.
That seems to be the consensus so far.
nintendoman58
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Well to be honest, I'm kind of glad it's that length.
Gives me more time to play The Last Guardian as well this holiday season.
nelsonroyale
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Well he did say there is tons of stuff he hasnt done.
YankeeDonB
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I think my shortest time through a mainline FF game on first play is probably FF1 at about 30 hours. ~40 or so for 4 and IX, quite a bit longer for most of the others.
Probably about 60 hours for X, and 70 for XII and XIII.
I never go completionist on first playthrough, but I never rush either. Take my sweet time, take in the sites, let myself marinate in what's happening, etc.
Wonder what I'll hit for XV!
Probably about 60 hours for X, and 70 for XII and XIII.
I never go completionist on first playthrough, but I never rush either. Take my sweet time, take in the sites, let myself marinate in what's happening, etc.
Wonder what I'll hit for XV!
SlasherJPC
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I remember the days as a teenager where I dissed any RPG that wasn't 40 hours long. Now I'm happy if a game even just last me 10 as long as it's good. I don't focus on that stuff anymore.
The Last One
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60 for X? I remember finishing it in less than 27 hours in my first playthrough.
Well, supposedly the Crown Update is going to add some scenes from that so people aren't lost.
Primethius
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Since we're talking about timings:
Friend is currently level 48 at Chapter 3 with 24 hours on the clock.
Friend is currently level 48 at Chapter 3 with 24 hours on the clock.
zkorejo
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Dont even think about the car. Its super restrictive in a sense that you only press R2 to or L2. Think of it more like a taxi from GTA IV where you could sit and check out the city.
I always let Ignus drive. or use fast travels when available.
DarkLordMalik
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Dude, what is your friend doing? lol
He is going to obliterate everything in his path at this rate
brandonh83
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I haven't played any of them in so long that I can't really say for sure, but I feel like the epic nature of the series plus our nostalgia probably makes us think the stories were longer than they actually were. If you just played straight through the story you're likely looking at an average of 30 hours. I think FFX was actually a bit shorter story-wise, I seem to remember reaching endgame once at 25-30 hours in. I would probably peg VII-IX as the longest ones.
35 hours with some sidequests and other stuff actually makes me think that the game isn't some bloated mess, which is a great thing.
35 hours with some sidequests and other stuff actually makes me think that the game isn't some bloated mess, which is a great thing.
MiamiWesker
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Doesn't this mean he is ridiculously over powered and the main quest will basically be a cake walk?
SlasherJPC
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I'm on chapter 2, lvl 11 with 7 ish hours lol
YankeeDonB
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Yup, I remember the clock well!
I might have fallen asleep once while playing, so perhaps inflated by a few, but pretty close.
I didn't get all the ultimate weapons and everything, but I did spend a good deal of time chocobo racing, lighting dodging, and Al Bhed dictionary filling.
But, again, I'm a slow gamer. Even w/out a bunch of side quests I always take my time. Often walk instead of run. Spend a good deal of time looking at scenery, talking to NPCs, poking around in different corners, listening to the tunes, etc. My Witcher 3 complete time, and I turned off map markers and did NOT hunt out filler side content, was well over 100 hours.
Primethius
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Dude, what is your friend doing? lol
He is going to obliterate everything in his path at this rate
He wiped every Iron Giant he could find in the starting area. Then he went after the fire ones.
RIP, they're all extinct now.
Yea, looks like it. You should've seen his efficient Digimon Cyber Sleuth leveling. Man's a beast (at grinding).
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Since you get bonus rest experience, he stocked up to 50k exp in chapter 1, got the rest bonus (double I think) and cashed in 100k exp. He went from level 19 to 35 that way in one night.
theofficefan99
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Same but to a lesser extent. I love being overleveled it's just what I do.
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