Queen's Blood (Final Fantasy Thread)

[Draevyn]

UGH. I really hate "DLC." I'm one of those people who think that companies put out half done games just so they can do DLC and charge more money for it. Completely hate t!

[Benji]

I'm not going to bother getting the game until I can get it cheap used anyway, I'm tired of the FF disappointment train. If it turns out a bunch of the content is hidden in DLC I probably won't even bother. Too many games to play to stay loyal to a franchise that is not even close to what I fell in love with and not for the better.

[Draevyn]

4 hours ago, Benji said:

I'm not going to bother getting the game until I can get it cheap used anyway, I'm tired of the FF disappointment train. If it turns out a bunch of the content is hidden in DLC I probably won't even bother. Too many games to play to stay loyal to a franchise that is not even close to what I fell in love with and not for the better.

That's kind of where I am with them to be honest. I didn't buy 11 because it was online. I thought that 12 was online as well so I never bothered buying it. I actually only found out this year that it was never an MMORPG. I've thought about buying 14 but I honestly don't play enough to get the most out of a game like that. Everything I've seen about 15 makes me think that it's not going to be up my alley at all which is sucks. I feel like Final Fantasy has moved away from the awesome stories that I fell in love with and moved towards "Look how flashy this thing is"

[Ruki]

I'm still getting Final Fantasy XV....mostly because I'm a sucker :/ But! I am getting it for $30 off.

Same with World of Final Fantasy. But as soon as I found out it was FF meets Pokemon, I was sold.

[Ruki]

Sounding like XV is being delayed until November.

[Benji]

XV being delayed?

Spoiler

 

[hugobomb]

Watch the DLC somehow come out first as we discover that it's a six part prologue 

[probablyoliver]

I'll probably still buy it day one. It looks awful, not at all what I want from a final fantasy and the DLC business practice they've got in is disgraceful. But hey, I'm part of the problem. Wheyyyyy.

[Ruki]

It's funny that they had that big reveal of the date and then this...

[Benji]

1 hour ago, hugobomb said:

Watch the DLC somehow come out first as we discover that it's a six part prologue 

Stop giving them ideas.

[Benji]

FFXV delay leads to Persona 5 pre-orders increasing in Japan.

As someone who will be getting Persona 5 on day of release without a clue about the series, and probably won't be getting FFXV until I can get it cheap despite loving the series, this gives me a small sense of schadenfreude

[Ruki]

5 hours ago, Benji said:

FFXV delay leads to Persona 5 pre-orders increasing in Japan.

As someone who will be getting Persona 5 on day of release without a clue about the series, and probably won't be getting FFXV until I can get it cheap despite loving the series, this gives me a small sense of schadenfreude

Do you have a Vita? If so, you should pick up Persona 4 Golden to play between now and February!

[Ruki]

Hour of new gameplay....I've only seen a tiny bit of it, but I like what I'm seeing. Even if it's not a standard FF game, I think I might enjoy it. 

Edit: Looks like you 'cash in' your EXP when you make camp for the night. I like that. AND YOU CAN COOK FOOD.

[Benji]

Yeah, that video has pushed me over the edge. Definitely not getting it day one.

[Draevyn]

7 hours ago, Benji said:

Yeah, that video has pushed me over the edge. Definitely not getting it day one.

Really? It actually did more to sway me towards it than any other video I've seen in the past.

[Ruki]

1 hour ago, The WAR Fork said:

Really? It actually did more to sway me towards it than any other video I've seen in the past.

Same for me, really. I'm meh on the combat, but everything else seemed super cool.

[Draevyn]

Just now, Ruki said:

Same for me, really. I'm meh on the combat, but everything else seemed super cool.

I've always been a naysayer when it comes to the combat system as I'm fully ingrained in the time-bar battle system. I dislike having 3 party members that I can't control. They're basically NPC's and I don't like it.

[Benji]

4 hours ago, Ruki said:

Same for me, really. I'm meh on the combat, but everything else seemed super cool.

The combat has been my biggest issue with FF since 12, and is the biggest part of the gameplay. It looks (and played in the demo) like an even more shitty Kingdom Hearts.

[Avenged Probably]

I couldn't care less about the combat as long as it's functional. To me it's about the story and characters and always has been, the battles are just something to do along the way.

[Benji]

25 minutes ago, Avenged said:

I couldn't care less about the combat as long as it's functional. To me it's about the story and characters and always has been, the battles are just something to do along the way.

I'd be for that too, if their last four stories weren't "Final Fantasy: Star Wars: I Wanna Be a Sky Pirate"*, "Final Fantasy: Encyclopedias and Australians", "Final Fantasy: Not Actually Too Bad, But Fuck It Let's Put The True Ending in Paid for DLC and then...", and ending spoilers for FFXIII:LR...

Spoiler

"Final Fantasy: ... Carry It On In The Next Game Too, With An Unsatisfying Twist Ending Where THEY WIND UP ON EARTH"

* note, FFXII isn't actually that bad, it's mostly Vaan and Penelo who make it less than good, and the visuals/designs are probably my favourite in all FF