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thatJohann
Member
This is insane. I’ve never played a game this crazy. Loving it. 3 hours in.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Been checking mine all day waiting for that out for delivery notification.. no dice yet. But I have had Walmart deliver things to my house before I even got the notification, so I keep checking the porch like a crazy person.“Great news, Sub_Level! Your Walmart package is out for delivery and should arrive today.”
Yeah you know what, my bad. I made up my mind way too soon. Another 90 min of playing and im starting to realize even when just exploring the frame drops in Performance are horrible. Shame theres no chance I could hold off for more patches to fix these things, but as of now I think I am gonna roll w Quality for the next few hours and see how it is.
Sub_Level
wants to fuck an Asian grill.
Im planning to do Quality for first playthrough then Performance for NG+ & the Bloody Palace-esque mode.
Katatonic
Member
I had mentioned in another thread that after playing the demo in both modes, that quality was the way to go, but nah Performance mode still looks better to me.47 people still going with performance mode despite being advised against it due to terrible picture quality and poor performance.
Great OT as always
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
To answer the poll, I’ll be playing in Quslity mode like most games
My copy should arrive either tomorrow or Saturday. GameFly games can take 1-3 days for me.
My copy should arrive either tomorrow or Saturday. GameFly games can take 1-3 days for me.
Minsc
Gold Member
Did you try playing around with the motion smoothing settings on your TV? I feel like the answer probably lies in there, turning them on to max, I've seen some posts about TVs being able to run TotK to a smooth looking 60fps feel, maybe the same is needed for this game too. I definitely find the detail to be better in performance myself on my TV, at least during the interactive sections where you're moving around a lot.
Dynasty8
Member
I might have to toggle with some of my TV settings as well. My VRR is currently off...reason being it makes this annoying static sound anytime it's on while a console (both PS5 and Series X) are on. I've tried to get rid of the noise, nothing seems to work.... But will turning on VRR really make a big difference?
What other TV settings should we look into as well?
vpance
Member
It's very playable with motion smoothing on, if your TV doesn't add much lag. Definitely the way to go over quality mode on its own.
Miyazaki’s Slave
Gold Member
Pasta la Vista
Gold Member
Tarnpanzer
Member
HDR-Settings:
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Pasta la Vista
Gold Member
And also seemingly ambivalent to Joshua's death. She doesn't seem to be grieving in the least bit in that last scene of the prologue, raises some questions.
crunchyBiscuits
Member
Wow I just realised that Cid looks like
No wonder Sony wanted exclusivity!
Nathan Drake
Pasta la Vista
Gold Member
Feels good to me. I typically choose 60fps when given the option but after I played through the demo on both modes, quality surprisingly ran great and looks better. Input detection is good and its smooth. Your mileage may vary depending on your display and settings though.
TheKremlinBossMan
Banned
No spoiler stuff. I have played a lot of games this year, this is by far the best game I have played. The story is ridiculously good. I just got to the part where you finish
Martha's questline the nuance in the story telling is so good.
These are all in game, I'm trying to not use photomode. When you don't see the UI it is due to where you are in the game it pops up as you move further into the area.
These are all in game, I'm trying to not use photomode. When you don't see the UI it is due to where you are in the game it pops up as you move further into the area.
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Pasta la Vista
Gold Member
Your spoiler text is broken just a heads up.No spoiler stuff. I have played a lot of games this year, this is by far the best game I have played. The story is ridiculously good. I just got to the part where you finish [/SPOLIER] Martha's questlinethe nuance in the story telling is so good.
These are all in game, I'm trying to not use photomode. When you don't see the UI it is due to where you are in the game it pops up as you move further into the area.
EDIT: Seems fixed now
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TheKremlinBossMan
Banned
Thanks fixed it.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
It seems to come down to whether a person is more sensitive to frame rate drops or intense motion blur. It's kind of a pick your poison situation. A patch with better frame rate in Performance mode, and a slider and/or a toggle for motion blur in Graphics mode would be the bee's knees.
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On a different note, the music in the Hideout/former Fallen base is amazing. So folksy. Wouldn't be out of place in a Witcher game.
Minsc
Gold Member
VRR will have no effect on stuff below 48fps, so for quality mode that is 30fps it does nothing. I don't really care to turn on all the image smoothing myself because it applies it to the entire input, so then I'd need to turn it off anytime I play a different game.
Exentryk
Member
Put in about 5-6 hours. The game does go down a few gears after the demo. The Hideaway hub area is pretty small, with not much happening there. The side quests have been really bad. The scenarios The overworld map to select your locations seems like a bad idea to me. They should have at least gone the FF12 route with zones so the world feels connected. Right now it doesn't feel cohesive at all. The performance has also been rough on frame rate mode. The RPG mechanics are very very light.
Other than that, the game moves at very high pace and the story just keeps going. The character graphics are really good and feels like CG at times. The cutscene and voice work is great. The combat is also fun enough, but it's getting to a stage where I need some more Eikons as it is getting stale. It's worth mentioning that the enemies are designed very well and they all telegraph their attacks properly.
So yeah, story and combat are good, but the rest could be better. Still, I'm enjoying it a fair bit.
Other than that, the game moves at very high pace and the story just keeps going. The character graphics are really good and feels like CG at times. The cutscene and voice work is great. The combat is also fun enough, but it's getting to a stage where I need some more Eikons as it is getting stale. It's worth mentioning that the enemies are designed very well and they all telegraph their attacks properly.
So yeah, story and combat are good, but the rest could be better. Still, I'm enjoying it a fair bit.
Minsc
Gold Member
From what I read it picks right back up after the lull and goes even crazier. Overall it's supposed to be the most over the top cinematic (I guess maybe there's a better way to describe) game released from them. But yeah, the big action moments from the demo come back full force and keeps up more or less to the end afaik.
Square has quite a lot games that do the same thing - like Final Fantasy Tactics for example.
MISTER INVEIGLER
Member
The combat is not clicking with me. The game feels way too similar to XIV, that's both good and bad. It's good because I really liked my time with XIV. It's bad because I've already played XIV and this feel like way too much of XIV is being forced into a main entry Final Fantasy. The story is good so far, the graphics are nice. It's just everything else feel stale and very mmo like minus the rpg elements, Items and upgrades. I just got my first real upgrade after 6-7 hours of playing and I just don't feel any excitement to use it. I'll keep playing, I just hope the game opens up soon and the combat gets better with more abilities.
Sleepwalker
Member
It just dawned on me that I can play on performance mode when remote playing to my steam deck and not miss out on stuff and then go back to quality on my 65 inch qd oled.
Talk about superior creative choice, thanks square!
Talk about superior creative choice, thanks square!
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Yeah it is a very straightforward experience, almost barebones in a way (at its core it really feels like a PS2 game) but that’s what makes it so good in comparison to all the overbloated copy pasted open world games.
+ it must have the most epic battles of the history of gaming
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DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Man .. still nothing from Walmart. Tempted to drive up there and just buy it, cancel my online order.
Slothbeing1209
Member
Played around 8,9 hours non stop.
Game is amazing. I can say this is my GOTY despite some nitpicks. And I'm not even fan of FF series.
The story,music,visual are top notch.
Gameplay is good and have a lots of depth with Eikon system but the basic skill/attack is limit.
Game is amazing. I can say this is my GOTY despite some nitpicks. And I'm not even fan of FF series.
The story,music,visual are top notch.
Gameplay is good and have a lots of depth with Eikon system but the basic skill/attack is limit.
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I am ~7.5 hours in (from the very beginning of the game), and
But the BEST thing I am finding out in the game is that ALL enemies/bosses have VERY clearly telegraphed attacks (at least so far). This is one of the things that annoys me most in some other games.
holy shit Garuda vs Ifrit was sic. Fantastic fight choreography, and fuck burning her alive was brutal
But the BEST thing I am finding out in the game is that ALL enemies/bosses have VERY clearly telegraphed attacks (at least so far). This is one of the things that annoys me most in some other games.
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Got in 1.5 hours. Some solid build up. I'm not buying these games day 1 all the time but it feels good so far. Controls were a little awkward but some adjustment (control settings) helped. Great presentation and the initial build is good (to me).
mortal
Gold Member
Type B layout actually allows for dodging with the circle button instead.
Although it takes some time acclimating to if you've been playing in Type A for some time.
Like some, ever since the demo dropped I've been experimenting with all 3.
Would recommend anyone to try them all out to see which is more suitable to your play style.
Especially as you continue to gain moves and Eikonic feats.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Even on a quote small screen unquote like a 32'' 4K monitor, the Quality mode is vastly superior. Performance's near constant slowdowns are much worse than a locked 30.
