Final Fantasy XV (PS4, Xbone, Windows, Fuck You Yoshi Edition)

**Some Stupid Japanese Name** · 04 Dec 2016, 05:19 PM

I've decided the combat system is crap.
I'm still playing it an hour or two during the day, but I find myself looking for more and more projects to do instead of playing this. I wish I could like it as much as I want to like it.

**Hero** · 04 Dec 2016, 09:52 PM

I think it amounts to 'turn-based baby's first action game.' It's not poor, but it does take the expectation of timed execution out of the equation, making it easier for people who have never played (or sucked at) Bayonetta, et al a shot to still enjoy Roadtrip Bros Anime Adventure.

**Chux** · 05 Dec 2016, 07:07 AM

I think that's accurate. I need to tell myself to hold the button down instead of tapping each time.

**Son of Bryce** · 05 Dec 2016, 01:51 PM

I'm gonna have to disagree with you guys about the battle system not being great, even though I just barely started warming up to the battle system almost 20 hours in. But the caveat is that I started playing on Wait mode, because I was trying to play with remote play on Vita. Also, there's some stuff that took me a while to figure out like I should've spent AP on the team abilities early on because they allow the guys to heal themselves and whatnot (which they should've done by default).

If you haven't tried wait mode, it's basically the same except for when you stop moving the battle pauses which allows you to switch lock on targets, use items, use team mode moves, and use Libra to see enemy health and weaknesses. IMO, this is should be the default with the game but I know they're trying so hard to mass appeal this game. It feels a lot more like FF12's battle system, they even have the arcs showing who's attacking who.

It's kinda sad because it's taken so long, but I'm finally getting used to the quirks of the battle system and with the last boss I finished felt like I knew what I was doing. Add that on top of the amazing feeling of exploration this has, I think this has gotta be game of the year for me. I know The Last Guardian's shipping tomorrow but I'm still preparing myself for disappointment with that one, haha! I'm just so hooked on this game and know there will always be some mystery about it that I won't fully get. This game totally replicates that feeling of mastery that you get deep into a FF game, and then some.

My main complaints about the game is load times (I've got a disc version if that makes a diff) and the UI can be super confusing. Like you have to get in your car, to fast travel anywhere. If you have multiple sidequests, it'll only show info for one on the hud. It can be annoying trying to find a parking spot to fast travel to near the quest you're on (I actually think there's some bugs for this feature since it never centers the location on the map). There should be a faster way to re-equip magic, instead of digging around in Gear screen. I had a bug where I couldn't use the context "X" button for anything once I got in the car, and had to restart the game. Party members getting stuck elsewhere.

In spite of all my gripes, I still think it's amazing that the designed the UI/menus in an understandable way because of all the stuff in this game. It's a miracle it didn't turn out a lot worse. I don't even know where Final Fantasy should go from here. Maybe just more of this!

**Finch** · 06 Dec 2016, 04:29 AM

Huh, wow. Wait mode is a lot better.

**Andrew** · 06 Dec 2016, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Finch

Huh, wow. Wait mode is a lot better.

Does it make the game play more like Final Fantasy? Or at least FFXII? I know I've harped on this before, but it's only because I care and I so badly want to believe.

I'm so excited for the exploration and story and characters, but the atrocious combat in the Duscae Whatever demo left me curled up in the corner, shivering and sucking my thumb.