homie that’s right where it gets good

you and me both

Maybe I'll go back and finish it the next time I'm in an FF mood

If u do make sure you cop the royal edition but even then that wont fix its clunky ass combat, restricted "open world" & unfinished design.

It was clunky as s*** but it was still fun and stylish. I liked teleporting around as Noctis.

i think with a little more polish it would’ve been really compelling

combat i mean

Worst combat system I have ever seen in a game tbh

I think Witcher 2 was worse

y?

Literally Hold Sqaure to attack, Hold R1 to dodge and if you even somehow manage to get into a situation where your health is dangerously low you don't have to worry since opening up your inventory freezes time and using a health recovery item gives you crazy i-frames. So if you have a s*** ton of potions you literally can't die. I have no idea how they thought this was good design.

Now there are some actual cool combos you can pull off by weapon swapping but it isn't practical and doesn't feel rewarding at all since the game doesn't demand any sort of skill from the player

To me, it seems like they were trying to create a Kingdom Hearts style combat system with some MP management gimmick (Warp) but it wasn't working out and they just decided to ship the game with the unfinished combat system we have now

i feel that, i think there’s something to a combat system where you hold the buttons but that’s just me. the freezing time to heal thing is completely egregious tho i agree

its my fav out of all the double digit final fantasies i played. If you couldn't spam items it prob be top 5

I was just thinking about playing this yesterday. It’s not what it was supposed to be but I still enjoy what we got. It’s one of a kind and does what it does well.

Royal Edition still in plastic, I gotta play it, and FF X/X2 HD

very comfy game

Lowkey the best part about FFXV is not playing thru the story. Go fishing with the bros, hunt some monsters, cook, take some pictures, road trip, explore some caves, all that.

Very uninvolved for sure lol it looks cool as hell and you feel like you're actually doing something at least. They also do allow you to switch to different party members and chain different weapons so you do have the option to get fully in-depth with the combat, which is satisfying. But like you said it isn't really necessary, and holding square is just as effective. Dodge or warp away when you're prompted to and you really shouldn't have a problem with most of the battles.

Oddly enough I still feel like you're doing more in FF15's combat than FF13's where you just set it to auto-battle and occasionally paradigm shift when the situation calls for it...which is just a handful of boss battles and quests. It's funny, if you actually try to play through FF13's battles manually it's wildly inefficient and you make the game harder for yourself. Not even in the fun challenging sense but in the "Yeah you're playing the game wrong and you can't keep up with what's happening" sense.

One big knock I have against FF15's combat is that magic is dangerous. Not only does it take long to cast, but you can hit yourself and your party members with it, and they can do the same to you. Since you're likely boosting up your stats and abilities, it is very easy to one shot yourself accidentally with a magic spell.

This the game I wish we got. Whatever this original vision was supposed to be seemed a lot more interesting and intriguing than what ffxv ended up being. I enjoyed the roadtrip aspect of it though, but even that aspect wasnt as good as I thought it would be. Hated how linear the second half was too

FFX Now that's the real s***

it's pretty mid imo, wasn't a fan of the combat, graphics, plot, and some mechanics

was a disappointment

Words like ‘Overhated’ & ‘Overrated’ are really just overstated
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i don't think XV beats any of the usally talked about FF titles, even VIII and XIII

to me it felt stripped, and i don't mean barebone, just lacking a bunch.

flawed, but an unforgettable goofy roadtrip adventure, still have love for XV