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Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

I'd play Final Fantasy iron chef. Hope that's a MP mode

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CAPT. Rainbowbeard
Apr 5, 2012

My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.
Lipstick Apathy

Legs Benedict posted:

prompto is good, gently caress you

Ignis is the worst, because everything outside of coming up with a new recipaaay and it being turtles all the way down is too many words in an English accent, the most unforgivable of tropes in Japanese Tropes XV. I mean, he's okay and I like him, and all the others, but if I had to pick a "worst" it's Ignis.

Prompto is good. The best, really.

It's jarring when Gladio flips the switch from big brother to hardass, but it's supposed to be. It's working as intended.

I really wish we will be getting a hairstyle selection option later on, the World of Ruin hairstyles are miles ahead of their regular ones.

Josuke Higashikata
Mar 7, 2013


Ainsley McTree posted:

Gladio randomly swung between "loyal big brother" and "tough love" and it was kind of jarring every time it happened.

The only reason he can give tough love is because he's the loyal big brother, so it's not really random or contradictory in a character sense but I also agree with your point. The Titan time he chews you out is really random and dumb. The stuff on the train is pretty good, it makes sense and deals as much with Gladio's lack of knowing how to deal with it all as much as Noct's but it feels random because we don't see anything from the two weeks the game skips, so I feel that's more a failing of story telling than it being a specific Gladio flaw.

For all intents and purposes, Ignis doesn't exist as a character before he's blinded. Prompto's stuck being a player avatar in story parts, but I feel like he has a pretty fleshed out in side content so he's pretty good. Gladio is pretty clearly the bro they thought most of and worked on most though. There should probably have been a scene in the game where Gladio and Noctis both deal with or talk about the fact they lost their dads in Kingsglaive stuff together. Have it so Gladio's not very good at empathising with Noctis because he just doesn't really know how, so while he's sad at losing his own dad, he can't relate to the upset Noct has over losing Regis.

Josuke Higashikata fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Mar 14, 2017

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:

It's jarring when Gladio flips the switch from big brother to hardass, but it's supposed to be. It's working as intended.

I don't think it is. The problem is that Gladio flips at the wrong times or, more precisely, they don't do enough to sell Noctis as needing a hardass at those times. Part of that is just not enough fresh content in the second half but for it to work as intended there has to be an element of "this guy is right" and Noctis never actually does anything that justifies it.

As I said I get the idea but the writing doesn't live up to it not in the least because it really needs more scenes of Noctis actually faltering to justify why he needs Lord Hardass getting on his case. Instead he just seems like a lovely friend lashing out at Noctis for no reason.

fridge corn
Apr 2, 2003

NO MERCY, ONLY PAIN :black101:
All the characters were laughably bad. Even for video game characters they were bad. Even for japanese video game characters they were bad

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Norns posted:

I'd play Final Fantasy iron chef. Hope that's a MP mode

Final Fantasy: Overcooked

Pablo Nergigante
Apr 16, 2002

Between this and Breath of the Wild it's been a good time for Video Game Cooking

Space Fish
Oct 14, 2008

The original Big Tuna.


Norns posted:

Final Fantasy: Photous Decitand Ducati X.5

Hold out for the X.8 bonus edition 4K-exclusive Remix.

hagie
Apr 6, 2004

All sensitivity has long ago atrophied
Final Fantasy XV-2: Bandersnatch Bakery

Wolfsheim
Dec 23, 2003

"Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."
I liked Gladio because he was the only other bro in combat who I never had to rescue, and all of his little side missions were "hey do you wanna work out/fish/be bros" whereas with Prompto I have to reassure him over and over that he doesn't suck (he does) and when he's not flailing and dying in combat I have to hear him do the victory theme every time he does that special tool overload thing.

Having said that, I totally get that he's the annoying little brother and the trope still works pretty well as part of the ensemble, but for gently caress's sake, he didn't even break quadruple digits on HP until the mid-30s and that's with me giving him gear specifically to have HP.

Gologle
Apr 15, 2013

The Gologle Posting Experience.

<3
He's not the annoying little brother though.

widespread
Aug 5, 2013

I believe I am now no longer in the presence of nice people.


Ainsley McTree posted:

I hope prompto dlc is an FPS.

It'll be one part Fatal Frame, and one part doing drive-bys from the Regalia as Noctis drives.

Ainsley McTree posted:

Ignis dlc should be a cooking sim.

:same:

Josuke Higashikata
Mar 7, 2013


I want a car of bizzaro bros to park up alongside the Regalia and talk poo poo about Ignis' cooking and then you curb stomp them in a cook-off with the most delicious meal of all time.

Brother Tadger
Feb 15, 2012

I'm accidentally a suicide bomber!

Ignis' story will have us finally drinking a cup of Ebony.

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

Josuke Higashikata posted:

I want a car of bizzaro bros to park up alongside the Regalia and talk poo poo about Ignis' cooking and then you curb stomp them in a cook-off with the most delicious meal of all time.

This would be a better game

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Wolfsheim posted:

I liked Gladio because he was the only other bro in combat who I never had to rescue, and all of his little side missions were "hey do you wanna work out/fish/be bros"

Him wingmanning you with his sister was kind of weird though since you were sort of on your way to get married.

Barudak
May 7, 2007

IcePhoenix posted:

Him wingmanning you with his sister was kind of weird though since you were sort of on your way to get married.

Not sure if intentional but the implication I got was even if married, Lunafreya was still going to be out in the countryside constantly doing her Oracle thing just as she had been prior to the game. Gladio is sort of suggesting a Royal sidepiece who would actually be around all the time for Noctis.

GreenBuckanneer
Sep 15, 2007

How difficult is the dark behemoth thing

Augus
Mar 9, 2015


fridge corn posted:

All the characters were laughably bad. Even for video game characters they were bad. Even for japanese video game characters they were bad

don't talk about my four sons like that ever again

Dancing Peasant
Jul 19, 2003

All this for stealing a piece of bread? :waycool:

GreenBuckanneer posted:

How difficult is the dark behemoth thing

I hope you hoarded enough of those Mega-potion/lixirs from the Cactuar battle. But if you can beat Naflgar, then this shouldn't be too bad.

Josuke Higashikata
Mar 7, 2013


IcePhoenix posted:

Him wingmanning you with his sister was kind of weird though since you were sort of on your way to get married.

I see it more as him just being nice to Iris indirectly because he's a big dumb oaf who has trouble with it and maybe partially because he's not sure anyone involved her has a good end waiting so a little wish fulfilment for her isn't going to hurt.

Epi Lepi
Oct 29, 2009

You can hear the voice
Telling you to Love
It's the voice of MK Ultra
And you're doing what it wants

Augus posted:

don't talk about my four sons like that ever again

GreenBuckanneer
Sep 15, 2007

Dancing Peasant posted:

I hope you hoarded enough of those Mega-potion/lixirs from the Cactuar battle. But if you can beat Naflgar, then this shouldn't be too bad.

I haven't done naflgar yet, and I took down this guy at 67 twice, takes a few minutes of just repetitively spamming warp strike with that food that prevents elemental damage

Apparently I still have never summoned anything, as I don't have the trophy for it. do I unequip my bros and run over to an endgame boss or something in order to trigger it?

CAPT. Rainbowbeard
Apr 5, 2012

My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.
Lipstick Apathy

GreenBuckanneer posted:

I haven't done naflgar yet, and I took down this guy at 67 twice, takes a few minutes of just repetitively spamming warp strike with that food that prevents elemental damage

Apparently I still have never summoned anything, as I don't have the trophy for it. do I unequip my bros and run over to an endgame boss or something in order to trigger it?

Ramuh is more likely to show up the longer a battle takes, IIRC. The longer fights go, the more likely an Esper will offer to bail you out.

SalTheBard
Jan 26, 2005

I forgot to post my food for USPOL Thanksgiving but that's okay too!

Fallen Rib

CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:

Ramuh is more likely to show up the longer a battle takes, IIRC. The longer fights go, the more likely an Esper will offer to bail you out.

I've gotten a summons almost everytime I've had to fight a lvl 120 mob.

GreenBuckanneer
Sep 15, 2007

I've only had a summon show up once... And I didn't summon it... I did the story summon though

Paracelsus
Apr 6, 2009

bless this post ~kya

GreenBuckanneer posted:

I haven't done naflgar yet

Apparently I still have never summoned anything

I see a good way to fix your issue.

Heck, most quests in that line will give you an opportunity.

Ramuh also shows up a ton in the slimes-and-red-giants room in Costlemark.

GreenBuckanneer
Sep 15, 2007

Paracelsus posted:

I see a good way to fix your issue.

Heck, most quests in that line will give you an opportunity.

Ramuh also shows up a ton in the slimes-and-red-giants room in Costlemark.

I've been doing the end game weapon sidequests and I am just wrecking poo poo easily. Even the 140 behemoth is not difficult in the slightest. You think it'll be easier to do the summon if I turn it to normal? I just want the trophy

edit found this online, idk if it's accurate, may be false:

1. There are multiple features that will be added for free the day the season pass episodes becomes available, and those are huge.
2. There is a secret DLC but it may take a while, I don't know much about this one, I just know that it may add Insomnia before the events of the game, but this would be a different DLC so they are thinking about releasing second Season Pass (2018) or just releasing this DLC alone and priced apart from the main Season Pass. If they decide to go for the second Season Pass then that's gonna give us another year of working in XV (almost till August/September 2018). If they decide to only release the Insomnia DLC alone then that will take us until April 2018.

Schedule:

Update 1.06: Chapter 13 adds Gladio as a playable character to this chapter, [you go with Ignis the whole time and he needs to be protected. Some new cutscenes are added with Ravus and Iedolas Aldercapt.]

DLC Free Booster Pack: Adds the magitek suit for the 4 buds. Coming next week, seems like there are negotiations for making some cross publicity with the power rangers in order to promote the movie. If not then they will put the Magitek Suit 1 month after the release of that movie with the new design.

DLC Episode Gladio: Adds a full 2-3h Gladiolus experience (time depends on the player) with a new dungeon along with Cor Leonis to make Gladio stronger, [by the end you encounter Gilgamesh. There will be some backstory about Clarus, Regis, Cor, Iris and Gladio. This dungeon won't be accesible unless you have the Gladiolus Episode. More dialog than cutscenes and a lot of challenging enemy battles.]

Update 1.07: Some point in May, this one will add a bestiary feature, in order to complete this journal you need to take pics with promptos' ability Snapshot and the enemy needs to use every single move (even special ones) in order to complete each profile, if the enemy didn't use a move against you it won't appear in the list, the overall bestiary has a % of completion and the team is working on expansion trophies/achievements (for bestiary, fishing, recipes and completion of the side quests)

Update 1.08: This one comes in June, will add the ability of going out of the tracks with the regalia using an update with a new mission from Cindy. [This mission feature Prompto alone. Also adds Prompto playable to chapter 13 by the moment Noctis is with the crystal. This sequence will be alternated between Noctis gameplay and Prompto gameplay.]

DLC Episode Prompto: Adds full 5h narrative experience [with long distance persecution in the snow with a motorcycle while one of Ardyns peasants, The Worm, will chase Prompto, you can shoot from the motorcycle and use special hits with mechanic guns. It begins in a little village in a snowy area, this is where Prompto was born. You'll get to know his terrible story and how his father became the right hand of Iedolas and Ardyn. This one is already in full production, once in Niflheim you fight against Versatel and reveal an important connection between Prompto and Regis, also why he is in the kingdom of Noctis as a child (this feature way more cutscenes than episode Gladiolus). Also expect a confrontation between Iedolas and Ardyn. Prompto’s brothers will be unveiled.]

Update 1.09: Coming in July, this update adds a new dungeon with all of the monsters from the game with higher level, this dungeon works as an elevator, each floor is harder than the last one.
Update 1.10: Coming in September, this update adds 2 new playable sequences with Noctis as a child, one is dream state and the other is with Regis. The dream one will give you Carbuncle in case you missed it from the Platinum Demo. [The Regis sequence was already planed but never included, it's a deep conversation between him and another entity about the future of the young prince, Noctis hears all about it by mistake and writes to Luna about that.]

Update 1.11: Coming in October, adds Halloween themed city but there is not much info about this one. This may no happen since they are more focused on the Episode Ignis. [Regardless, this one will add Bahamut summon on "New Game +" (not a word on Ifrit summon but seems like it won't because of the story) and a new Summon System so you can choose the astral you want if certain conditions are fulfilled. This one also adds Ignis playable after Noctis enters the Crystal in chapter 13, there is a little gameplay escaping from Niflheim, vision will be limited to light strikes and running. It will feature more voice acting than controlable sequences and QTE. More scenes will be added. Also the ability to change the controlable character will be added for the entire game (except the 5th party member).]

DLC Episode Ignis: Coming October, this one adds [an entire strategic battle against the empire in the Leviathan chapter, it's like a board game where Ignis chooses how to attack with some long shaped explosives, as he allied with Altissia soldiers. After the mini game, Ignis, Gladio and Prompto will pass through a lot of waves of soldiers while the structures are moving. After that you get to a battle against Ravus and Caligo. By the end expect Ultros to appear. After the battle they see Titan summon and go save Noctis and Luna. Luna speaks to the boys while Noctis is asleep. Ignis takes the ring from Luna and wears it, the Lucii makes a deal with Ignis making him blind but he can only save one, Luna or Noctis, he saves Noctis.]

[*Ultros was meant to be added on the journey with Cid from Cape Caem to Altissia, but due to time this must not happen, since the battle will be too hard to develop in a tiny boat and without swimming mechanics for the party.]

Update 1.12: Coming in December, this update adds the feature to customize characters, you'll be part of the kingsglaive soldiers and you can go with Noctis on the entire game as a 5th party member except at some points. Also a new magic will be added (like the ring one)

Update 1.13/DLC Expansion: Coming in January/2018: Adds multiplayer function and online server, makes the continent of Niflheim playable as a parallel story with Kingsglaives (the ones you can customize). [This journey happens in one of the old model cars. Also expect a lot of outfits by this update applicable to Noctis and friends. There will be plenty of quests and hunts here, but not as deep with cinematics (more like FF14 quests). The playable parts of the map are quite vast and also you can use Chocobos. The main mission (this one will feature cutscenes) is to get in Tenebrae and help them from the invasion, but before that you can explore and make missions with your friends. Also, Ravus will join as a 5th party member during some points. More info about Shiva will be addressed. The final boss will be huge. Locations are: Sandy desert area, chocobo forest, snowy vast area and Tenebrae.]

Update 1.14: Coming in February 2018, [Lestallum will be added to chapter 14 in a apocalyptic setup and will feature older versions of Iris, Cor, Monica, Aranea, Cid and Cindy. Also will feature a new weather added to the multiplayer system: dark world, with green/purple and black sky and a new dungeon you can go after crossing the entrance to the city, it's near a very long bridge, this weather will also be applied for the Niflheim region.]

Update 1.15: Finishes the update in March 2018, [after you leave Hammerhead in chapter 14 you go to Insomnia by foot, this update makes available Lestallum part also. Once in Insomnia there will be a new menu to use chapter select and repeat some train parts at any moment. This menu is only usable at campsites. This one adds high level monsters to the continent, and they will try to make more hunts and sidequest for this part. At this point you'll decide if you want Aranea, Iris Gentiana, Cindy or Cor to go with you.]

GreenBuckanneer fucked around with this message at 04:26 on Mar 17, 2017

Shazaminator
Oct 11, 2007
The power of Shazam compels you!
That poo poo sounds crazy and far too good to be true.

Josuke Higashikata
Mar 7, 2013


It all aligns with the 4chan rumours from a month or two back and I don't think any of it has been contradicted just yet.

With Episode Gladio out real soon, there's some stuff listed here that is so specific that it should be able to be debunked or given some credibility.

Gologle
Apr 15, 2013

The Gologle Posting Experience.

<3
I can't believe they shipped a game with only 1% of the content available at launch, the absolute madmen.

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

So the finished PC version might be pretty good?

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


I'm laughing like a ducking idiot here at their chapter 13 fix: an escort missing :lol:

Ghosts n Gopniks
Nov 2, 2004

Imagine how much more sad and lonely we would be if not for the hard work of lowtax. Here's $12.95 to his aid.

Norns posted:

So the finished PC version might be pretty good?

The bits at the Nvidia 1080Ti stage show (GDC?) were in loving credible, that's for certain.

Namnesor
Jun 29, 2005

Dante's allowance - $100
If anyone ever asks me to explain FFXV's combat system, I'm just going to link them to this video.

Augus
Mar 9, 2015


Coughing Hobo posted:

If anyone ever asks me to explain FFXV's combat system, I'm just going to link them to this video.

yeah that pretty much sums it up

Brother Tadger
Feb 15, 2012

I'm accidentally a suicide bomber!

Kind of lazy on SQUENIX to make the most recent times quest last for a month rather than a week like the previous timed quests.

SylvainMustach
Dec 12, 2007

Superior Trash Talk!
I still really like dicking around with the boys well after I beat the game. Game made me cry and was very good.

Those are my thoughts. Ty :)

WaltherFeng
May 15, 2013

50 thousand people used to live here. Now, it's the Mushroom Kingdom.

Gologle posted:

I can't believe they shipped a game with only 1% of the content available at launch, the absolute madmen.

If you went to the past to tell people about A Realm Reborn, they would think you are insane

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Die Sexmonster!
Nov 30, 2005

WaltherFeng posted:

If you went to the past to tell people about A Realm Reborn, they would think you are insane

"It's like World of Warcraft with Final Fantasy characters"

:confused:

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