Final Fantasy XV

[ubernoob]

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I agree with you. The series progressed and got better, and seemed to be one continuous evolution through its peak, FF12. Then it disapeared for the majority of the PS3/XBOX360 generation, only to come out with the depressingly hollow 13, barely-there 13-2, and the joke that was 13-3.

15 looks like it may be a good game. Too early to judge really. But it doesn't look anything like the games that I loved playing from 1989-2006. I'd so hoped that with the new, powerful technology that consoles have, Square would run with it, and make beautiful visuals and fun gameplay to go with their always excellent characters and exploration, deep leveling system, and extensive weapons and armor. They've just totally dropped the ball for most of the last decade.

12 as a peak? Brave man.

[bcruise]

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I prefer the "Tales of..." series over Final Fantasy now

Ironically, this is exactly why I feel like I could handle a real-time battle FF a little better now. Tales games are all real-time battles with the buttons you press corresponding directly to a certain move or attack. The only downtime is when you pause to use items (and even that can be automated in the most recent Tales games).

I don't know....I'm on the fence as far as FFXV goes. I didn't particularly enjoy 13 and still haven't even played LR. So the series is going to have to win me back a bit. Those graphics though....

[Unlucky 13]

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12 as a peak? Brave man.

I don't understand why people dislike the game. I absolutely loved it. Especially the battle system. Of the "mainline" games released in the US - 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, X, X-2, 12 - through that point, the only one I really disliked was 9, which kind of went off into left field. I get that people love 7, and I do too, but I like 12 more.

[ubernoob]

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I don't understand why people dislike the game. I absolutely loved it. Especially the battle system. Of the "mainline" games released in the US - 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, X, X-2, 12 - through that point, the only one I really disliked was 9, which kind of went off into left field. I get that people love 7, and I do too, but I like 12 more.

Oh, don't get me wrong. I love 12. A lot more than most people I've ever talked to.

That's the first time I've ever seen it referred to as the peak, though. Obviously opinions are subjective but I'd take 6, 9, 8 and 7 before 12 (in that order.)

[Unlucky 13]

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Oh, don't get me wrong. I love 12. A lot more than most people I've ever talked to.

That's the first time I've ever seen it referred to as the peak, though. Obviously opinions are subjective but I'd take 6, 9, 8 and 7 before 12 (in that order.)

I know that many feel differently, but no matter how good a SNES game was, I can't put a good game thats so obsolete over a PS2 game, for example. For me, its 12 & 7 heads and tails above the rest, and the better graphics and gameplay of 12 win out.

My point about a peak was also about the evolution of the series. As someone who's been there since the start, its easy to look at all of the games through 12 and see a clear progression of depth and style.

[XtremeDunkz]

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Final Fantasy 9 will always be my favorite. Just simply loved the characters, setting, and story.

[Unlucky 13]

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Final Fantasy 9 will always be my favorite. Just simply loved the characters, setting, and story.

I see a lot of people who say that. It just....isn't something that I can comprehend, lol. Before the 13 series, 9 was very clearly and easily the ONLY FF game that I didn't like. Didn't like the characters, story, graphics style, ect. Forced my way through it only because it was a FF game.

[ubernoob]

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That's how 10, 13 and the rest of the turds in the 13 line (and 15 I'm sure) were.

9 is the best 'modern' game. I'd still take 6 over any and all of them. Hands down the best villain in ANY FF game. Story was great.

To each their own as always, but discounting it because it's old is missing the forest for the trees.

FF is best experiences in turn based combat, at any rate.

However if we're going ENTIRE FF series, tactics is the best 'modern' game for my money.

[Pokes]

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They need to release the International Zodiac Job System ver of FFXII over here. I got a chance to play that version and it is heads and shoulders better over vanilla FFXII.

[JazzMan]

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X is still my favorite. Playing through it again on the remaster solidified it as the top FF game for me.

VIII is a close second, followed by VI and VII. Never got around to playing IX, though. I probably should.

[Unlucky 13]

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That's how 10, 13 and the rest of the turds in the 13 line (and 15 I'm sure) were.

9 is the best 'modern' game. I'd still take 6 over any and all of them. Hands down the best villain in ANY FF game. Story was great.

To each their own as always, but discounting it because it's old is missing the forest for the trees.

FF is best experiences in turn based combat, at any rate.

However if we're going ENTIRE FF series, tactics is the best 'modern' game for my money.

Is 6 what I would know as 3? The second game on the SNES, and last before the jump to Sony? If so, I absolutely loved the game back in the day. I was a teenager and had tons of time to devote to it, so I think that I played it three times. Also THE most expensive video game I ever played. Back then, there weren't any chain video game stores in my city, and the few local places would charge whatever they felt like. I paid 90-something for it!

Just looking back at them all over time, I liked others more.

[ubernoob]

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Is 6 what I would know as 3? The second game on the SNES, and last before the jump to Sony? If so, I absolutely loved the game back in the day. I was a teenager and had tons of time to devote to it, so I think that I played it three times. Also THE most expensive video game I ever played. Back then, there weren't any chain video game stores in my city, and the few local places would charge whatever they felt like. I paid 90-something for it!

Just looking back at them all over time, I liked others more.

Yeah, 3.

Kefka, Terra, Magitek to start the game, etc.

Also, I remember those days where copies were whatever people felt like charging. Some rough days back then, haha.

[LionsFanNJ]

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Shadow was that dude. I loved throwing **** with his ability. I got it in my head to stock up on broadswords just so Shadow could throw them at enemies. I was furious I couldnt find him in the world of ruin at first.


Speaking of costs, I remember I couldnt find Phantasy Star 4 for Genesis for less than $100. It was years before I finally got to play it.

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[jreezy18]

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So the combat in this video (I'd post the video itself but I don't know how that works here) looks cool. Keyword being look. I was only interested in Versus XIII because it looked like it would play like Kingdom Hearts but the way the director described the combat at TGS for XV wasn't to my liking as it seems unnecessarily automated.

[Flawless]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqO-bp376hw

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Final Fantasy XV: Tons Of Details From Jump Festa

• The giant monster shown at the end of the trailer is indeed Titan.
• Summoned Beasts can be acquired after fighting them, and there are various other conditions for acquiring them as well.
• Titan will play a big role in the story, but the demo won’t include him in. It will instead add another Summoned Beast that is not a big part of the story. You’ll get to summon this Beast, and it is said that it will be a dynamic one that will surprise players.
• The giant size of Titan seen in the trailer is how he’ll look when you summon him yourself.
• The town in the trailer is shown in a seamless fashion; however, at the current stage, Square Enix can’t say for sure whether the entire game will be seamless. Again, they say that they’re doing their best to make it all seamless, but important scenes will likely require some loading. The demo, however, will be completely seamless.
• The town shown is called “Lestarg” and it plays an important role in the story surrounding Titan. While big, it is not one of the largest towns in the game, and won’t be in the demo. There’s a hotel where you’ll get to rest, eat, and shop, along with all kinds of other events.
• General Cor Leonis will join you and fight in the party. there are some party members that will join as temporary guests, and Cor is one of them. He’s not a friend of Noctis and the others, but an aide to his father. He’ll be there to look out for Noctis and Co.

• If you go a while without sleeping, the stat boosts you get from foods and such will lose their effect.
• The sleep element has been added to further emphasize that these characters are living people, so they’ll need to get rest just like any normal human. You can eat meals at camp for extra status effects.
• You’ll need to take a breather in order to level up. So basically, if you don’t rest at a camping area, you won’t level up. This will make it possible for people to challenge themselves at beating the game at a low level.
• You can go three days without sleeping, but any longer than that and you’ll begin to see negative effects.
• One day in Final Fantasy XV is the equivalent of a real-life hour, so a day lasts for about 40 to 45 minutes, and the rest is night. This bit is currently in development, so it’s subject to change.
• There will be moments where you’ll need to go on fighting for days at a time.
• There are also trains to travel inside, and these will have their own spaces within them. You’ll travel by train at times, and can freely walk around inside when you do.
• Cindy (or Cidney in Japanese) doesn’t have much to do with the story, but she’s a mechanic who’ll talk to you about gameplay. While we still don’t know exactly what kind of mechanic she is, she’ll appear in the demo. Square Enix’s male staff members have been putting a lot of effort into creating her.
• At the moment, Square Enix are working on adding more action varieties, and they feel that magic isn’t looking too impressive, so they’re not showing it. They need to work on it, but they’ll do that after they’re done with the Summoned Beasts.
• At first, they decided on only having Noctis use magic, but they felt that it wouldn’t be as fun gameplay wise, so they’re changing it up a bit so that everyone in the party can use magic.
• Square are adding various languages for the demo version that will release around the world, but due to the heavy amount of content and problems in schedule, Square Enix can’t say for sure whether they’ll all be included in the initial release.

• Insomnia is the capital of the Kingdom of Lucis, where Noctis is the prince of. This is where a ceremonial signing will take place.
• Square Enix prepared all kinds of scenes for the latest trailer, but since they didn’t use them all, map director Yasuyuki Matsunami got pretty upset. Tabata justified his reason by saying that trailers can be made in two ways: to advertise or show the state of development. They showed Behemoth and weathers in the previous trailers, and Tabata says this was put together in a rush. As for Jump Festa 2015, the focus was advertising, which was done by the editing studio, and not in cooperation with the development staff. For this reason, they weren’t able to include all the scenes that were requested by staff.
• Some of the omitted scenes were shown separately at the event, including one that highlighted Cindy, and another with town exploration.
• There was a much older version of the town, but the latest version had a lot more going on that was shown in the trailer when you see Noctis and friends cruising in there. The full-release version will look nicer, and will have more people walking around. If you go near them, you’ll also get to hear them speaking.
• You can purchase ingredients to cook at camp. By eating those foods, you’ll gain positive effects. By properly sleeping, you’ll maintain its effects.
• The part that shows the dog peeing [in the footage with town exploration], in the back, they show a part that will play a big role in the game’s story.
• Tabata jokingly said that he’ll introduce more on the dog if the demand is high enough.

Final Fantasy XV is in development for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.