YankeeDonB
Member
Hope each new armiger weapon still works like in Duscae - not just improving the damage of the limit break move, but granting a unique ability (timed damage negation, projectile blocking, etc).
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Final Fantasy XV: Platinum Demo Thread
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Was Stella a different character? I thought they just renamed her to Luna..
YankeeDonB
Member
The motor sword? Maybe - I figured that was supposed to be his iconic starting sword a la buster or gunblade.
NoctisVsStar
Member
I thought they just did away with Stella altogether and made Luna with a whole different background surrounding her.
Don't quote me on that though.
Night_Knight
Unconfirmed Member
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Admiral Woofington
Member
And now Luna is a mage type character?
MultiJhonny
Banned
BUt also Luna won't be an antagonist. Or at least it doesn't seem that way whatsoever
How does that thing work though? I don't see an edge on it, so how can it damage people?
She seems to be a lot like Yuna based on her description and the whole summoner thing going on.
chozen
Member
I think Tabata just said in a recent interview we won't be fighting along side Luna.
So it seems her ability to fight like Stella isn't there.. Rather she is just a mage/summoner
"You will not be able to play as Luna in combat, or fight alongside her. Despite her large role in the story, Luna will not be your pal in battle.
But the team hopes that people find her lovable, and they feel she will appeal to players easily. She will play a huge part in Kingsglaive."
So it seems her ability to fight like Stella isn't there.. Rather she is just a mage/summoner
"You will not be able to play as Luna in combat, or fight alongside her. Despite her large role in the story, Luna will not be your pal in battle.
But the team hopes that people find her lovable, and they feel she will appeal to players easily. She will play a huge part in Kingsglaive."
Night_Knight
Unconfirmed Member
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NoctisVsStar
Member
Can't wait to wield that bad boy, In the TGS trailer Gladio had a similar one.
astroturfing
Member
ok the demo made me really want a PS4K. watching the amazing trailers of PC footage is just SO much better than what the PS4 is apparently capable of pulling off..
i know, i know.. "it's just a demo, relax they'll optimize it" and blablabla. we all know there's no way it will look and run like in the trailers on PS4 (as in way more detailed than the demo and much smoother). but on PS4K it might. at this point i'm willing to buy a new console to experience this game like it's meant to (and TLG hahah). call me crazy, i don't care lol.
of course, i'll eat my words if the game ends up just as great as the trailers on PS4 but ehh, there's just no way. the footage is so obviously captured on a PC significantly more powerful than a current console.
i know, i know.. "it's just a demo, relax they'll optimize it" and blablabla. we all know there's no way it will look and run like in the trailers on PS4 (as in way more detailed than the demo and much smoother). but on PS4K it might. at this point i'm willing to buy a new console to experience this game like it's meant to (and TLG hahah). call me crazy, i don't care lol.
of course, i'll eat my words if the game ends up just as great as the trailers on PS4 but ehh, there's just no way. the footage is so obviously captured on a PC significantly more powerful than a current console.
I hope that scene is still in the game for everyone that wants to see it. It would be a good surprise, though half the people who post in these threads would go into convulsions.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Really? My understanding from the trailer showing their different childhoods and the tidbits of info was that she's also an unwilling antagonist of sorts, to make it somewhat like a Romeo and Juliet tragedy?
Maybe I read wrong.
thefragrance
Member
PREACH
Since we still don't get to see how the entire battle system and party coordination works, I'm still hoping it can imitate the one from Tales of Symphonia.
During battle you can pause to use an item, target a different enemy, or command anyone from the party. I LOVE how easily it handles everyone's AI by setting it to something like "attack same," "attack far," or "long range magic/heal." For example you could set Ignis' AI to:
-Attack far to have him retreat from nearby enemies and focus on the farthest ones out
-Support and magic/heal to use MP only on healing and buffing spells
For XV this would be perfect, including the option to change targets while paused for those who prefer a more methodical battle.
MultiJhonny
Banned
That could very well be the case but I got that vibe from the first time you see Stella but I don't get that from Luna at all
Night_Knight
Unconfirmed Member
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Admiral Woofington
Member
I guess we'll see but I feel it'd be silly to show all of that and not make her a 'childhood friend/love interest who must fight you for the good of X or Y'
MAtgS
Member
They got the same last name Nox Fleuret & hail from the same land. Not utterly different.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
It doesn't seem like there's anyone to fill her place.
It's a shame because they could have had a Dante/Vergil type situation here like in DMC3.
Like you could fight her in a bunch of boss battles where she has new moves/weapons in each one to mirror Noctis' growth over the course of the game, similar to how it was done in DMC3
including a boss fight where they fight side by side towards the end
So a blunt weapon. I can see it works well against iron robots.
Night_Knight
Unconfirmed Member
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Nah. Won't happen.
MultiJhonny
Banned
Originally there were those quotes but we haven't heard or seen those in quite some time
NoctisVsStar
Member
He swings them with both hands, watch the e3 2013 combat vid or the TGS one. Seems like a finishing move with air warp properties.
Yes, that's correct.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Maybe I just need more time to get used to it but my impression was the whole control scheme was janky and somewhat unresponsive. It just felt... unnatural.
While the thing most people agree with is that the button mapping is a bit weird, you are still able to pull off a bunch of things after getting the hang of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whJVGKIZqAo
Admiral Woofington
Member
plenty of people have issues with the movement/controls so it's not rare for you to feel like that. Maybe it DOES take time to get used to it but lord knows I'm not gonna play the whole demo to get to the good part again
NoctisVsStar
Member
Never played an FF game, streamed the demo for my brother to watch. Our impressions:
- why is a critter texting me
- What is this, a 3D platformer? Am I collecting gold coins here?
- Oh boy, it's Kingdom Hearts combat but worse
- why am i a truck
- did that critter just send me a fucking emoji
- why am i a giant deer thing
- why am i a crocodile with wings
- YES that stupid sidekick critter died
- NO he came right back
- I have no clue how to dodge this boss's attacks but I'll button mash anyway
- Why would they give me the option to not end the demo? Is there something el- oh you can fight him again
- Wow I really have no clue how to fight this boss *quit*
Needless to say, Day 1 purchase
- why is a critter texting me
- What is this, a 3D platformer? Am I collecting gold coins here?
- Oh boy, it's Kingdom Hearts combat but worse
- why am i a truck
- did that critter just send me a fucking emoji
- why am i a giant deer thing
- why am i a crocodile with wings
- YES that stupid sidekick critter died
- NO he came right back
- I have no clue how to dodge this boss's attacks but I'll button mash anyway
- Why would they give me the option to not end the demo? Is there something el- oh you can fight him again
- Wow I really have no clue how to fight this boss *quit*
Needless to say, Day 1 purchase
chozen
Member
^ Summarizes the common consumer of the demo, What was square thinking, it is fantastic when you learn all of its mechanics though
Dark_castle
Junior Member
I think the shield and shuriken should have been part of Noct's default arsenal from the get go. Shield because timed blocking was a lot more responsive and satisfying than dodging, and stuns target. Shuriken because ranged attack, ranged air combo are nice.
You should do reaction videos.
I'm also glad he's not just "sword guy" like he looked to be in the beginning.
NoctisCaelum
Member
If the anime is anything to go by which happens before the game, Noctis will have his bag of tricks early in the game.
which trailers are you referring to? and again, it's not a matter of power...more powerful hardware doesn't really mitigate problems where optimization would be the solution. Even if the consoles use the same architecture as PCs, that doesn't mean they are not customized by each company.
The Platinum Demo was also made by a small team in the time-span of 2 months...so yeah.
But if you're saying you just want the game on "Ultra-Settings" yeah then wait for the PC version...then again, looking at all the things that are already going on on the consoles (lighting, cloth and hair simulation, particles etc.) it won't get any better apart from maybe better textures and better AA solutions. If they do sort out the Frame-Pacing issues from the Platinum Demo, which could possibly be only a problem in the platinum demo, as episode duscae 2.0 did play very well, you'.. get one hell of a good looking and good running open-world game on consoles.
MultiJhonny
Banned
where did you hear that? It would explain a ton
NoctisVsStar
Member
There's a French interview running around, the legitimacy of it idk.
MultiJhonny
Banned
From an interview with Tabata here.
http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20160402_751345.html
They wasted 2 months creating this lackluster demo filled with crap IQ and framerate dips. Should have just polished up Overture for consoles which they had ready 2 years ago...
birthbysleep
Member
I'm hoping Luna becomes an unwilling antagonist. In the trailer, it shows her defining whatever Leviathan is telling her to do. And we know from Kingsglaive, Niflheim gives Lucis an ultimatum that they'll stop their attacks if they give up their land and force Noctis to marry Luna.
If the marriage is forced, it sounds like it could be a tactic to get Luna closer to Noctis, and have her attack him.
I'm hoping the Stella/Luna thing all stemmed from the childhood memories/promises that were never apart of the Versus lore.
If the marriage is forced, it sounds like it could be a tactic to get Luna closer to Noctis, and have her attack him.
I'm hoping the Stella/Luna thing all stemmed from the childhood memories/promises that were never apart of the Versus lore.
MultiJhonny
Banned
it was the original tech demo that was just combat with Adult Noctis and no kid Noctis stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOvhMpejmV0
NoctisVsStar
Member
From an interview with Tabata here.
http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20160402_751345.html
They wasted 2 months creating this lackluster demo filled with crap IQ and framerate dips. Should have just polished up Overture for consoles which they had ready 2 years ago...
What
They should have just let us try the completed frog locomotion.
NoctisVsStar
Member
People would've been happy with this