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Game Informer: Final Fantasy XV's E3 Stage Demo Played Better Than It Looked
- Thread starter oimori
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Watching a competent playthrough still makes it look incredibly dull. I don't get how this is better than the turn-based combat of old FF games. The strategy is pretty basic here and it shows how large bosses are almost always the worst. It's so silly to have a huge Titan that throws the slowest punches as well.
I guess Gamestop and SE are having post-e3 meetings on how to proceed with damage control on that e3 demo and this is the result! /jk.
When you want to show on e3 live stage prime time, you better make sure you bring your A game. Or you could just play a prerecorded video instead, no one would think less of it if someone isn't on stage mashing buttons like everything Sony showed.
When you want to show on e3 live stage prime time, you better make sure you bring your A game. Or you could just play a prerecorded video instead, no one would think less of it if someone isn't on stage mashing buttons like everything Sony showed.
DangerMouse
Member
This.
Also, it's a weird section to demo in the first place that they probably wanted to use just because of the massive scale.
Agreed.
DarkLordMalik
Member
Telephone Man
Member
The Titan gameplay just doesn't look very fun, and that has nothing to do with the skill of who plays it.
And as someone who's admittedly still bitter about this being a Kingdom Hearts-like game in a once turn-based series (the lack of control over your allies is by far my biggest gripe), what Square has shown in general has failed to convince me that this is the direction FF needs to take. If turn-based battles scare them so much, then why couldn't they just take XII Zodiac's battle system and further improve on that instead?
Oh well. I just hope the assumption that this is dumbed down for E3 is true.
And as someone who's admittedly still bitter about this being a Kingdom Hearts-like game in a once turn-based series (the lack of control over your allies is by far my biggest gripe), what Square has shown in general has failed to convince me that this is the direction FF needs to take. If turn-based battles scare them so much, then why couldn't they just take XII Zodiac's battle system and further improve on that instead?
Oh well. I just hope the assumption that this is dumbed down for E3 is true.
Callibretto
Member
They should do it like naughty dog, a bug or crash happened so people will know for sure it's a real.
LightOfTruth
Member
I thought they discussed the Titan demo as well as the early portion? I could be wrong.
Let'sGoTenjiku
Neo Member
I personally love the end game combat in FFVI, so I play that when I want a good RPG combat system. Granted the speed is as fast as possible and I've been playing it for well over 13 years, so maybe I'm just biased at this point
OmegaDL50
Member
Yeah. Just because one may be good at making games, doesn't mean they are necessarily good at playing them.
Valkerionseven
Member
Harada knows how to play Tekken... -shrug-
Triggerhappytel
Member
This is much better than the E3 stage presentation, but I still think it doesn't look all that hot. QTEs and slashing against a giant's immobile arm doesn't really strike me as compelling gameplay no matter how flashy it looks, and there's something I really dislike about the look of the combat in general. There's something about it which seems so canned, but I guess I should download the demo and try it for myself.
Kamiya played Scalebound in the same press conference.