Happenstance Posted November 27, 2016 Posted November 27, 2016 What chapter are you guys on? I've just hit Chapter 3 but I feel like I've missed quite a few side missions. I'm probably going to have to try and go back.
Tales Posted November 27, 2016 Posted November 27, 2016 Just started chapter 6. Don't think there have been anything that's missable so far.
Hero-of-Time Posted November 27, 2016 Author Posted November 27, 2016 What chapter are you guys on? I've just hit Chapter 3 but I feel like I've missed quite a few side missions. I'm probably going to have to try and go back. I'm level 28 and I'm on chapter 3. I've only done one or two story missions during this chapter and the rest of the time I've just been doing side quests and hunts. Going by the display on PSN, I think Tales is a chapter or two ahead. I think gmac is also on chapter 3.
Hero-of-Time Posted November 28, 2016 Author Posted November 28, 2016 This is hilarious. S-E delayed this game from September to November as they didn't want to do a day one patch when the game launched. On Saturday there was a 7GB patch to download when you started the game. I've now just fired the game back up to see that there is another patch to download weighing in at a hefty 8GB!
Happenstance Posted November 28, 2016 Posted November 28, 2016 This is hilarious. S-E delayed this game from September to November as they didn't want to do a day one patch when the game launched. On Saturday there was a 7GB patch to download when you started the game. I've now just fired the game back up to see that there is another patch to download weighing in at a hefty 8GB! Yeah I just saw that. I do wonder though if it's just the same patch as before but with some additions and because we got it pre-release we just have to get the whole thing again.
Hero-of-Time Posted November 28, 2016 Author Posted November 28, 2016 Yeah I just saw that. I do wonder though if it's just the same patch as before but with some additions and because we got it pre-release we just have to get the whole thing again. Ah, that's a good point. Just hit level 30 and I'm still on chapter 3. Too many side quests to do!
Happenstance Posted November 28, 2016 Posted November 28, 2016 It's funny that one of my favourite parts of this game so far is Prompto's photography. I always look forward to seeing what shots he's taken and picking which ones to save.
Hero-of-Time Posted November 28, 2016 Author Posted November 28, 2016 It's funny that one of my favourite parts of this game so far is Prompto's photography. I always look forward to seeing what shots he's taken and picking which ones to save. Haha! Same for me. The guy isn't half bad with a camera. Some of the dynamic shots he takes are great.
Happenstance Posted November 28, 2016 Posted November 28, 2016 Hope nobody here ordered their copy from Base.com. They've been sending out emails to some people this morning claiming they didnt order enough copies of the game so wont be able to send out everyone's copy in time for tomorrow.
martinist Posted November 28, 2016 Posted November 28, 2016 I got it, installing now. You get a great little thankyou card in the box too, that was nice
Tales Posted November 28, 2016 Posted November 28, 2016 A handful of my photos. Really hope one of Promptos upgrades is more storage because I'm running out soon :p Battle photos can be very hit and miss, either look really weird or just epic as seen on the last two images, both from the same battle. No spoilers, other than monsters and locations, no worries for early adopters.
gmac Posted November 28, 2016 Posted November 28, 2016 Woke up at 2am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I decided to crack on with this. @gmac I see you were still on it when I fired my PS4 up. I take it you are enjoying it? The trophies are now live on PSN which means you can now sync everything up with the servers. Man, the battle music is so epic. I'm almost gutted when a fight is over as I have to wait to hear it again. I'm still not that far into the story. The events of Kingsglaive have just occurred now. yeah I'm enjoying it, might even end up being the first Final Fantasy I actually finish Not too far into the game, on the third or fourth chapter
Hero-of-Time Posted November 29, 2016 Author Posted November 29, 2016 Currently on chapter 8 and I'm level 49. I decided to crack on with the story yesterday. I figured I had done enough side quests for now and I was already 20 levels ahead of what the game recommended. The loading times are brutal in this game. It's not so bad if you are just walking around but as soon as you use fast travel or even just jump to your car you are left twiddling your thumbs for ages. I had 3 hard crashes yesterday. They just randomly happened and an error message popped up and then closed the game. It's highly advises that your do manual daves at regular intervals. I had a great battle this morning. I Had a crack at a side quest that I clearly wasn't ready to do. The enemy levels were a lot higher than mine but I figured I would give it a shot anyway. It was going fine until 2 giant mechs showed up. They butchered me and my team. I kept having to revive and heal. I noticed there was a heavy turret near by so drew the enemy away to the other side of the area, ran back and then picked them off. Phew! Got a hell of a lot of XP for it though.
Blade Posted November 29, 2016 Posted November 29, 2016 I'm getting the game for xmas, what are peoples thoughts? Is it gearing up to be the best Final Fantasy ever or is it not what you all thought it was going to be?
Happenstance Posted November 29, 2016 Posted November 29, 2016 The Masamune weapon you get free with the Day One Edition is finally live now to claim.
Hero-of-Time Posted November 29, 2016 Author Posted November 29, 2016 I'm getting the game for xmas, what are peoples thoughts? Is it gearing up to be the best Final Fantasy ever or is it not what you all thought it was going to be? It's very different to the other games. Comparisons to MGSV have been made and I agree with them. It's not the Final Fantasty/Metal Gear that we know but it sure is a hell of a lot of fun. It reminds me a lot of Xenoblade Chronicles. There are LOADS of side quests, mostly gathering, fetching, monster hunts, which can all be fine at your pleasure at offer a good way to level up. You then have the main story stuff that you can crack on with when you get tired of that. A few have finished the game and have said they've done it in about 20-25 hours by just concentrating on the main story. So it's certainly one of the shortest FF games if you play it in a liner fashion. Just finished chapter 9. Words cannot describe it.. :bowdown:
Tales Posted November 29, 2016 Posted November 29, 2016 Currently on chapter 8 and I'm level 49. I decided to crack on with the story yesterday. I figured I had done enough side quests for now and I was already 20 levels ahead of what the game recommended. The loading times are brutal in this game. It's not so bad if you are just walking around but as soon as you use fast travel or even just jump to your car you are left twiddling your thumbs for ages. I had 3 hard crashes yesterday. They just randomly happened and an error message popped up and then closed the game. It's highly advises that your do manual daves at regular intervals. I had a great battle this morning. I Had a crack at a side quest that I clearly wasn't ready to do. The enemy levels were a lot higher than mine but I figured I would give it a shot anyway. It was going fine until 2 giant mechs showed up. They butchered me and my team. I kept having to revive and heal. I noticed there was a heavy turret near by so drew the enemy away to the other side of the area, ran back and then picked them off. Phew! Got a hell of a lot of XP for it though. I always use the car or chocobos to get around, mainly to get the small AP bonus. Only fast travelled twice to my car because I forgot where I parked it. For the record, getting the AP bonus for winning chocobo races and catching large fish is not worth it! Waste of hard earned AP. I'm at the point in chapter 6 where they tell me I will be gone a while. How long is that? If it's just a couple hours and I will proceed with the story again.
Hero-of-Time Posted November 29, 2016 Author Posted November 29, 2016 I always use the car or chocobos to get around, mainly to get the small AP bonus. Only fast travelled twice to my car because I forgot where I parked it. For the record, getting the AP bonus for winning chocobo races and catching large fish is not worth it! Waste of hard earned AP. I'm at the point in chapter 6 where they tell me I will be gone a while. How long is that? If it's just a couple hours and I will proceed with the story again. I think it's either chapter 7 or 8 where you get taken away from the open world stuff. Basically if you want to keep exploring then don't get on the boat. If that mission hasn't cropped up yet then feel free to keep moving forward. After that the game becomes incredibly linear and the chapters super short. I'm already on chapter 13 now.
Esequiel Posted November 29, 2016 Posted November 29, 2016 Tempted by this at the minute, can anyone give me a TL;DR on what it's like?
Hero-of-Time Posted November 29, 2016 Author Posted November 29, 2016 Chapter 13 can go to hell. Hands down the worst FF experience I've had in any of the games in the series. It's one dark, narrow corridor after another. The whole chapter plays like a mix between classic Resident Evil and MGS but not in a good way. To make things worse it's probably the longest chapter in the game, at least in terms of the linear stuff. It has no business being in a FF game. I'm at the final boss now. Think I'll potter around and do some leveling up and more side missions before taking it on.
Hero-of-Time Posted November 29, 2016 Author Posted November 29, 2016 Worse than Type 0? I liked Type 0. At least that had the excuse of that it was a PSP game.
Tales Posted November 29, 2016 Posted November 29, 2016 Me too, but I was referring to the last chapter specifically.
martinist Posted November 29, 2016 Posted November 29, 2016 Ran into my first Cactuar ^_^ got over 3000 EXP for it too. Still on Chapter two, just wondering around finishing side quests before I move on.
Nolan Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 Installing/downloading patch. But the hockey game is on so I'm not going to play tonight.
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