That Dude John
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The best part for me was that last Glaive Art. Some shit straight out of Dynasty Warriors. I wonder if he'll keep it for multiplayer.
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Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus |OT|
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Chaserjoey
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FUCK YES, after like 20 attempts I beat the Final Trial and in 3 minutes and 16 seconds too!
Just finished it. Very solid DLC overall at a great price. There is an actual strong replay value as well. Plus all the lore tidbits (War of the Astrals! Cor's background! Gilgamesh!) add more to the history of Eos that I expect will continue to build up with the Prompto DLC. I just hope we have more Niflheim story coming as well.
Good game, SE. Let's keep this ball rolling in two months!
Good game, SE. Let's keep this ball rolling in two months!
Edge_Maverick
Member
Wooo!! Finally beat the final trial. Also got 600k points on my first try in the competitive mode. Reaching a million won't be an easy task.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Wat? It was $5....
Edge_Maverick
Member
Solid Sora
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Its 90 mins campaign with new music, new types of enemies, 3 totaly new bosses, 1 totaly new playable character, 1 amazing secret boss, speed run mode, and rewards carrying to the full game, for 5$.
In a world where Atlus and Namco sell costume packs for 7-10$.
You get crazy value for what you're paying here. I don't think this's even debatable.
Steeped in a Sea of Games
Member
This really makes me wish I could play the main game as Gladio instead of Noct.
When you put it that way, damn.
Though what Atlus and Namco do is scummy, I feel like it probably doesn't even need to be compared. The value here is pretty good by itself.
I'm probably just going to get all the paid DLC at once when it's on PC.
Edge_Maverick
Member
I must say, the main menu music is better than instrumental Somnus :V
Obake the gawd.
Its the best SE has done for DLC as of yet.
XIII series DLC was nothing like that.
Let's call a spade a spade.Its good value.
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
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Planning on playing it tomorrow. Hope it is good!
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Comparing it Atlus' Persona 5 DLC: http://atlus.com/persona5/dlc.html
Catherine costume set + BGM special set (4 costumes, 1 music) is $6.99. Comparing it to this episode is incredibly laughable.
Is it confirmed this dungeon opens up in the main game and you can travel there with Noct?
The animations in this never stop looking amazing.
The animations in this never stop looking amazing.
Beat it yesterday, I liked it, I can see the inspirations from Dark souls, at least in terms of a stamina bar to block.
Only need to so it again to find all the items
..which I was trying to do the first time and thought I was doing well but must have missed 1 or more.
Also need 1 million points in score mode either. No idea how to go about that. First try got me around 700,000 and was going as fast as I could. Not sure you get a big bonus for using no items or something.
Only need to so it again to find all the items
..which I was trying to do the first time and thought I was doing well but must have missed 1 or more.
Also need 1 million points in score mode either. No idea how to go about that. First try got me around 700,000 and was going as fast as I could. Not sure you get a big bonus for using no items or something.
The episode was worth it for this theme alone:
https://youtu.be/-BWdBY_8QoY
Everything else was just cherries.
https://youtu.be/-BWdBY_8QoY
Everything else was just cherries.
Chaserjoey
Member
I'll have to try for items later, got all the columns no problem, but the items are devilishly placed, ha ha. I read there was one at the very beginning behind you, which I'll be sad if that's the one I missed, ha ha, as I even went back to see if you could go away, but don't recall an item.
For the million points, I heard if you just parry a lot you can get a million points, so gonna do that.
Great value for money imo.
FFXV not the costume packs
Is it confirmed this dungeon opens up in the main game and you can travel there with Noct?
Love this, the rock formations are cool.
I've seen Mugearite rock formations in Porto Santo and they're incredible. This reminds me of that.
Chaserjoey
Member
Is it confirmed this dungeon opens up in the main game and you can travel there with Noct?
The animations in this never stop looking amazing.
No, you can't. Unless there is some other way than walking to it.
Another nail in the coffin of that supposed update list a few weeks back.
like.a.ser
Member
This gives me high hopes for Prompto and Ignis' episodes, not to mention the multiplayer if they plan to keep all of these additions to combat. Gladio fights like a demon.
Some people here really do bend over backwards to shit on FFXV..
Some people here really do bend over backwards to shit on FFXV..
Glad to see people are generally happy with this DLC. Good DLC is possible (Old Hunters!) but Square Enix and DLC haven't mixed well together.
The price and content is surprising. I hope they build in complexity with Prompto chapter. Hell, I hope these are consistently of good quality, and then we get a much-needed Luna chapter. Will probably not happen though.
The price and content is surprising. I hope they build in complexity with Prompto chapter. Hell, I hope these are consistently of good quality, and then we get a much-needed Luna chapter. Will probably not happen though.
It's ok if you finished chapter 8
Donniewahlberg
Banned
I just picked it up. The menu music! Was it this or something else the power ranger armour was tied to?
Beat it last night. Gladio's movement and attacking somehow feels a bit more responsive, but man, coming from the best ARPG combat in NieR: Automata, which I've finished two days ago (a masterpiece, whew!), makes this really hard to enjoy much. Still too many smaller issues. Camera should've been positioned higher when targeting so you can see clearly the enemy's movement from behind your shoulders. Guarding could've had animation cancelling, but I guess that's a design decision for any battle-system, though if it doesn't then enemies have to clearly telegraph their attacks, which they still don't do well enough here. In Automata you felt in control so much because you could sense every incoming attack even in the most chaotic battles. To be fair, Automata should be compared to the flashier main game FFXV, not this DLC, which seems to go more for the Dark Souls guard, wait, hit style (at least in the one-on-one boss battles).
Was cool to learn a bit more about Cor. But the way Gladio talked about his father still doesn't feel to me like he's aware he's dead. Either him or Iris acknowledged it in the main game.
Hated the atrocious Rock songs, but the two Keiichi Okabe songs were so good. Dude just delivered a GOAT soundtrack again with Automata.
Was cool to learn a bit more about Cor. But the way Gladio talked about his father still doesn't feel to me like he's aware he's dead. Either him or Iris acknowledged it in the main game.
Hated the atrocious Rock songs, but the two Keiichi Okabe songs were so good. Dude just delivered a GOAT soundtrack again with Automata.
Playing Automata really showed me how much of a fool I was for thinking FFXV's "action rpg combat" was passable
.Playing Automata really showed me how much of a fool I was for thinking FFXV's "action rpg combat" was passable
The warp strike idea is neat, but when you realize it's Noct's only move it begins to dawn on you...
Thank you.
Lol, while I was playing Automata I actually thought about how it would've been cool to have something like Noctis' warp attack.
- Almost 5$ actually
- The unlockable Gladiolus costume
Worth every penny.
If I throw another $5 at SE will he lose the pants too?
Solid Sora
Member
I thought that Automata's combat was poor. It was really limited and lacked depth, with very few combo options. Felt more like a shallow hack and slash than an action RPG. I know it's unpopular opinion.
XV' combat can be just as shallow, but at least, for me, it's unique. With things like the holding mechanics, warp strike, link-strikes, the way they handled aerial combat, it just feels fresh and new and unlike any other game even if it has little depth to it. Automata just feels like a poor man's Bayonetta.
That's said, Automata's combat is more polished and responsive, so there's that.
XV' combat can be just as shallow, but at least, for me, it's unique. With things like the holding mechanics, warp strike, link-strikes, the way they handled aerial combat, it just feels fresh and new and unlike any other game even if it has little depth to it. Automata just feels like a poor man's Bayonetta.
That's said, Automata's combat is more polished and responsive, so there's that.
Donniewahlberg
Banned
Finished it up. Eh. I think like a lot of people, having just finished up Nier and not touched XV in awhile it's kind of rough coming back and highlights how clunky the game is. I don't know. It's really hard to say it's not worth £4. It's such a small price and the art design is gorgeous, the game is still a looker and seeing Glad's little side story is cool. Some really great music too. Not sure I'll go in for the Prompto episode after this but its hard to be too damning. Folks still playing and loving FFXV will likely get a satisfying hour out of this.
CoffeeExpress
Member
Just finished it. I liked playing as Noct better, without the warp it was just holding down circle until you won.
The last boss was tough, and I kind of liked the way it is
Why didn't Giglamesh help during the main story? sounds like he cares and is pretty powerful. dick.
The last boss was tough, and I kind of liked the way it is
impossible to win without blocking 90% of the time in the second phase, reiterating the brains over muscle thing.
Why didn't Giglamesh help during the main story? sounds like he cares and is pretty powerful. dick.
Few combo options? Have you seen the insane combo videos people are posting on youtube? It's no Bayo but it was never supposed to be. It needs to be accessible to fans of the original nier and keep the spirit of its combat style intact.
N° 2048
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Donniewahlberg
Banned
If you haven't yet, in Nier Automata, get the Engine Blade and get it to Level 4
Haha I really love that.
The damage numbers too, very cool. And it's pretty strong at max!
MAX PAYMENT
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Is this integrated into the main story or is it accessed only via the main menu?
N° 2048
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Main menu
Solid Sora
Member
I did, and while it's impressive what some have achieved by such a small toolkit, it's still a small toolkit.
I also don't get the "original Nier" argument. Nier's gameplay was universally hated. It became a cult classic because of its story, characters, and music. Maintaining the feel of a gameplay that nobody liked is such a lame excuse for offering a shallower battle system than what's expected from Platinum, imo.
And, what does Automata combat has going for that not in other PG games, to make up for the poor-er combo options? The pod system I guess which is cool, and the underutilized chip system, and..? The combat here feels like a dumbed down version of the regular PG output, which is still good by its own merits I guess since PG are just that brilliant, but feel underwhelming for someone accustomed to thier games. I mean, I can just play Bayonetta 2 and play a very similar game, but way, way deeper.