hemo memo
Gold Member
I can stream some for you later today if that might give you a better idea.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
World of Final Fantasy Demo is out! (PS4/PS Vita)
- Thread starter Nachtfalke
- Start date
I can stream some for you later today if that might give you a better idea.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
Idk if it's because I tried the PS4 demo first, but the Vita's performance felt pretty bad. Low framerates in the field, slightly worse lag in the party menus, and horrible resolution. To its credit, the battle performance felt the same as PS4.
Conflicted between having more opportunities to play on Vita vs the technical performance on PS4.
Conflicted between having more opportunities to play on Vita vs the technical performance on PS4.
Will try this later tonight, thanks.
On another note, browsing this thread and trying to find out what benefit chibi mode has over normal mode, can't seem to see any?
Exentryk
Member
Chibi mode lets you use Large mirages, while Jiant mode lets you use Medium mirages. You might have better abilities on a Large mirage, so chibi mode for that.
shark sandwich
tenuously links anime, pedophile and incels
Mute the game so you don't hear the awful voices, skip the cutscenes so you don't experience the terrible story, fast forward through the boring battles to make them more tolerable... might as well just skip the whole game. That's what I'm leaning toward anyway.
ethomaz
Banned
It is a way different config of mirage... bigger/stronger mirages can't be used in normal mode.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
Do we know how many mirages are in the game?
I found this primaguides advertisement for a double sided poster that serves as an "at-a-glance reference for every mirage in the game".
If you count it's 9x12 per side with at least a 3x4 space missing in the front, leaving us with at most 9x12x2 - 3x4 = 204 max mirages assuming the back is filled up. This is counting all transmogrifications since I can see the different-sized Cactuars near the bottom right.
I found this primaguides advertisement for a double sided poster that serves as an "at-a-glance reference for every mirage in the game".
If you count it's 9x12 per side with at least a 3x4 space missing in the front, leaving us with at most 9x12x2 - 3x4 = 204 max mirages assuming the back is filled up. This is counting all transmogrifications since I can see the different-sized Cactuars near the bottom right.
the game and day 1 edition dlc is downloading now for those who have preordered from the PS Store
Edit : for proof
I thought the game was to be released in a few days, why is it already available?
Septimus Prime
Member
Not that I'm playing the demo again, but is it possible to catch multiple copies of the same mirage? I couldn't get them to stagger again.
Exentryk
Member
No DOF.
Game runs noticeably choppier on Vita, but otherwise seems to hold up rather well. Neat.
DOF.
Vita version obviously superior.
darkjedi187
Member
What I don't get is why the basic battle menu doesn't have a way to access items or summons.
gave it another go with faster battle speed, classic battle menus....and it was good fun. Caught a Behemoth and as otehrs have said, it's great running round the map on it!
Tried my damnedest to capture the boss but she kept breaking free so I just killed her. Now to decide whether I want to pre-order this :hmm:
Tried my damnedest to capture the boss but she kept breaking free so I just killed her. Now to decide whether I want to pre-order this :hmm:
Summons I believe you press up when that shiny meter is full.
That's just the "pre-load" ahead of time so that when the game is supposed to be available, it unlocks on the PS4 desktop and you can start using it straight away, rather than having to download it on the day, and then wait until it's finished, then installed so you can play it.
It may not be as social, but I actually prefer this kind of midnight launch to the normal, "line up at store, at night, in autumn/winter," scenario.
What battle mode people prefer (Wait, Semi-Active, Active) over at GameFAQs.
Seriously? That's surprising in this day of fast battle preference.
You just reminded me that I picked the WoFF e-Guide when Prima was doing their free e-Guide giveaway.
You just reminded me that I did this too!
the game and day 1 edition dlc is downloading now for those who have preordered from the PS Store
Edit : for proof
that looks like preload data,not patch.
Alcahest
Member
QFT, nothing to add.
Just preordered because of this.the game and day 1 edition dlc is downloading now for those who have preordered from the PS Store
Edit : for proof
Chaserjoey
Member
When you catch a Mirage, you can unlock a prism to catch another Mirage of the same time through the Mirage Boards.
So you catch a Moogle, you spend SP on it's Mirage Board, as will give you a Moogle Prism so you can catch another one.
In the main game you should be able to get more via the shops, chests, and coliseum.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
Whoever makes the OT, needs to make a PSA and tell people to adjust options before they start. Game battle speed to 5, and classic menu lay out are a must. Also. R1 to fast forward. People don't even know to do it sometimes.
Nachtfalke
Member
So the EU are actually getting the Limited Edition according to this unboxing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuBo8utYnw
I thought it was a US exclusive. Somebody knows where to get?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhuBo8utYnw
I thought it was a US exclusive. Somebody knows where to get?
This is a pretty good idea. Especially considering how much of a difference it makes experience wise.
Demoskinos
Member
Are people already pre-loading in North America? I've got a pre-order but still nothing yet.
Once I realized I could collect mirages, that added an element to it that made me lean back towards a day one purchase.
Demoskinos
Member
I just hope none are Missable. That'll be a real bummer if they are.
Played through and finished the demo, and I did NOT know there was an Active Battle mode available.
Maybe it was for the best as I was trying to figure out how stacking worked on the menu and during battle (was expecting something from Bravely Default, lol).
It's alright, VA is ok with some cringy dialogue (the companion's -the tic may get overbearing after a while) and its nice to hear VAs from Dissidia voice characters here.
Disturbing lack of FFXII representation though even with the Mandragora enemy.
The not-Classic Menu is pretty confusing and I found Classic Menu to be much better since I can find everything there with nothing left out. Battles are very traditional with stacking mixing things up a bit. Capturing monsters can be a fun minigame but managing them can be a pain if you caught many and want to upgrade. Eww random encounters.
Not sure if I want to drop $60 for this though.
Maybe it was for the best as I was trying to figure out how stacking worked on the menu and during battle (was expecting something from Bravely Default, lol).
It's alright, VA is ok with some cringy dialogue (the companion's -the tic may get overbearing after a while) and its nice to hear VAs from Dissidia voice characters here.
Disturbing lack of FFXII representation though even with the Mandragora enemy.
The not-Classic Menu is pretty confusing and I found Classic Menu to be much better since I can find everything there with nothing left out. Battles are very traditional with stacking mixing things up a bit. Capturing monsters can be a fun minigame but managing them can be a pain if you caught many and want to upgrade. Eww random encounters.
Not sure if I want to drop $60 for this though.
Vincent Alexander
Member
Can someone capture an image of the classic menu compared to the normal? I keep trying to find a youtube and I can't find.
We did get the Vita demo. It's here.
Synless
Member
Odd, I could only see it on the vita store via search. It's not in the demos or new section. Either way, thanks and downloading now.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Played the demo as the concept seemed fun, but random battles is a complete dealbreaker for me. Not gonna buy.
Yeah, it's weird that way.
When a game is turn-based, I want as much time as possible to make decisions. If a game is realtime/action-based, then I don't want it pausing every time it's time to take action.
The fact that this game makes you wait for time to pass no matter what is strange. The fast-forward button is even stranger in that it seems like something S-E/Tose included to help mitigate the annoyance of waiting, instead of simply committing to removing the passage of time in Wait mode. It's a very confusing design choice to me, to say the least. I do hope it's something that's improved/patched in the future.
Demoskinos
Member
You cannot pre-order vita games on the Playstation Store.
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
If anyone is curious the first hour of gameplay is up on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlD7x5YK4Q
zokie
Member
+
i live in southeast asia , the game can be downloaded 2days in advance , it's oct 23rd now in my country and ps store
Those mandragoras are from XI though.
zokie
Member
yes actually but only in the japan store
https://store.playstation.com/#!/ja...tasy/cid=JP0082-PCSG00709_00-WOFF000000000000
Exentryk
Member
It's not. Players move along the turn bar based on their Agility. There are also other mechanics that puts the player along middle or 70% of the turn bar, and then they race to the top to see who wins the turn. Your tactics change based on if you would win a turn or not.
You just need to explore the combat system a bit more to understand.
I guess thats where the whole ATB system comes into play. Back in the day, Square wanted to find a happy medium I suppose? And this brings in the Grandia style speed bar, which was a nice addition to the world of turn based mechanics. Honestly i'd have wanted to see a main series FF run with this, but i'll take what I can get.