Final Fantasy XV: Cup Noodle XV Special Edition

[Cichy]

I really liked 13 story got into reading the extra material and everything and in 13-2 they did better job explaining it. In the first game they fucked up giving us the bigger picture and explaining it properly.

[Shenrien]

13 was a good concept just done poorly
13-2 told it better but had to alter the original ending to pull it off.
13-3 is majoras mask that takes the quest system way too far.

[Auspice]

Anyway, Tabata says they might make more ultimate editions.

He also decried all the scalpers.

Fucking GOOD; make more of those overpriced Ultimate Editions so I can get my grubby hands on one.

QQ less resale value; fuck you bastards, it's a video game not a rookie baseball card.

[Ansems]

13 was weird in that as the game play got better the story got worse. LR is fucking insane but I had a lot of fun playing it. XIII-2 is like the best of both (or worst).

With that said, I'm not worried about 15. SE games have been getting better in terms of action and general gameplay so the only thing I'm worried about is the story. I doubt we'll get Type-0 quality ever again.

I'm playing type0 now for the first time, I'm so excited, finally bought a ps4 for 15 and kh.

[6souls]

Although it's just a tech demo, still fun to watch how the PS4 & XBone can handle it.

[IceSylph]

L

I'm playing type0 now for the first time, I'm so excited, finally bought a ps4 for 15 and kh.

Ignore the terrible voice acting and it's amazing. Loved the setting of Type 0.

[6souls]

[Gokulo]

Is that Cait Sith?! ... I mean FF7 Remake?

[6souls]

GI Coverage

Gameplay details:

-Weapon types includes: swords, daggers, lances, firearms, shields, royal arms, spells, and something called "machines" which weren't revealed yet;

-One of the screenshots has Ignis with a spear;

-You can improve and forge weapons from materials you collect;

-The game have magic synthesis to create new spells;

-When you call a summon they won't always do the same thing. They are entities that exist in the world itself. So depending on the situation they will do different things. Examples given Titan sometimes will run up and melee hit an enemy, sometimes he will throw boulders at the enemy and its possible he will even give up and leave the battle. They will also act differently in a dungeon than they will in the overworld. Its a huge focus for the staff for Summons to feel exciting and a major event when they show up, not just some random monster that swoops in. They want a sense of awe with them;

-There will be a growth system where you can spend ability points on weapon skills, Noctis, the party, bonuses etc. ;

-Each party member has their own "special talent" that improves with use. One example given is Prompto will ask the crew to take pit stops with the car where everyone gets out, goes to a spot and he takes photographs. You can then share these photo's on social media. The more you do it the better his pictures will be. These are in the game for both character development and will have real consequences for the game. Prompto is photography, Noctis is fishing, Ignis is cooking, and Gladiolus is survival instincts;

-The trunk of the Regalia acts as party storage;

-You can make branching decisions. Similar to older FFs dialogue choices;

-Four quest types: for fun (mini games:fishing/chocobo race/JusMon5 etc.), main story, monster hunts and regional quests. Currently over 200 quests and they're working on more;

-GI has this to say, "FFXV isn't Witcher 3 or Dragon Age Inquisition in terms of your to-do list. That isn't necessarily bad because your quest log isn't bloated by insignificant or uninteresting tasks.....inspires a feeling similar to pre-PS2 Final Fantasies where there were huge overworld maps that made the setting seem authentic and enormous - even if you didn't find a quest every step.";

-GI says there's a instrumental version of this in the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO8kTRv4l3o;

-Tabata: "We have no intention to create sequels out of this";

-Kingsglaive has existed from 2013;

Story related info (SPOILERS):

Spoiler: show

-The game has a Chapter 0 (Prlogue) but GI wasn't allowed to see it;

-So the game starts with the car breaking down after the opening sequence. No Behemoth hunt.

-About Ardyn: shows up fairly early it looks like. The crew tries to take the ferry to Altissia and he stops them telling them service is suspended. At this point they don't know of the invasion.


-Noctis and co. find out about the invasion by reading a newspaper and then try and go back to the city but are blocked off by Niflheim forces.


-Kagari interpretation of the game's first chapter: So the first chapter after the opening sequence seems to go something like this:

Noctis and friends are on their way to Altissia -> car breaks down outside Lucis in a town called Leide -> you meet up with Cid and Cidney at Hammerhead who agree to repair the car and Cidney sends you on some fetch quests (kill monsters) -> car is repaired, gang goes to deliver a package for Cidney -> package delivered to the black dog seen in the trailers, named Umbra -> flashback to Noctis and Luna childhood -> Noctis and co. set out to a coast town to catch a ferry to Altissia,meet up with Ardyn who says they're closed off for now -> sidequests -> party goes to hotel, reads about Lucis attack in the newspaper -> they get back in the car and head back to Lucis right away -> they fight through some Niflheim troops and eventually see what's happened on the horizon -> Cor calls and delivers the bad news -> chapter 1 ends.


-Tabata state that There will be a centralized foe. Not an assortment of villains as the "main enemy". Think of it like Sephiroth there will be a singular major villain;

-Luna may have affection for Noctis, but their relationship is complicated and Noctis may not have the confidence to respond back to her feelings. Their marriage is actually a political one.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...76&postcount=1

[Omniyoji]

lol @ bottomless trunk & Titan running away.

Titan: You want me to fight Ultima Weapon? Nah nigga :walks away:

Magic synthesis looks interesting. Good stuff.

[Vaspinne]

Would have been amazing if they kept the whole "Titan occasionally runs away" a secret. Getting your ass kicked, call on Titan to save you, the doode GTFO's himself leaving your party to wipe and the player is just bewildered lol

[Kirin]

Spoiler: show

-Luna may have affection for Noctis, but their relationship is complicated and Noctis may not have the confidence to respond back to her feelings. Their marriage is actually a political one.

Good.

Spoiler: show

Leave that white trash ho and get back with Stella. Girl has no business using a spear, leave that to the Dragoon.

[Tyrath]

You know Stella doesn't exist anymore right?

[Kirin]

You know Stella doesn't exist anymore right?

Get out of here with your filthly, dirty, dirty lies!

She'll always exist ;_;.

[Eurell]

Ive never understood why people were upset when she was swapped out. We knew nothing about her, and she was gone years before the game is released lol.

[TheDirtyHobo]

Because star jewelry is a sign of a pure virginal waifu whereas only a used-goods slut would wear moon jewelry.

[Omniyoji]

LOL

[Tyrath]

Ive never understood why people were upset when she was swapped out. We knew nothing about her, and she was gone years before the game is released lol.

Because her character model is way better looking than Luna's.

[Kirin]

Because her character model is way better looking than Luna's.

And on the very minimal footage from Versus that we did see, her personality mirrored very well with Noctis and her character seemed a lot more "natural" than Luna. Stella to me came off as very genuine and invested in the plight she found herself and Noctis in while Luna just comes off as very rigid and indifferent.

XV might present her differently, who knows.

[Eurell]

And on the very minimal footage from Versus that we did see, her personality mirrored very well with Noctis and her character seemed a lot more "natural" than Luna. Stella to me came off as very genuine and invested in the plight she found herself and Noctis in while Luna just comes off as very rigid and indifferent.

XV might present her differently, who knows.

50 hour game. 10 years in development. Judging characters based off of 2 minutes worth of trailer footage.