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So far, so good.

After like... Chapter 2, the frequency of the Imperial troop drops on your head while exploring can be very annoying. Kind of wish those would reduce. But they are easily avoidable, and your teammates warn you in advance. (Still annoying when they drop on top of you during a big quest fight).

Fights can get very hectic very fast. What starts as a single fight with a big enemy, ends up with two or three groups joining in. But magic is actually very powerful (though quite limited). A single -aga spell can eliminate a whole group of enemies in one shot if aimed right. Can also damage your own teammates if not careful. But I still get a chuckle when some Imperial troops drop from the sky, only to die nearly instantly as I target them with a Blizzaga attack.

The scenery is great. I actually look forward to road trips. You can get perks that let you earn small amounts of AP for long trips. So you get to enjoy the games scenery, listen to some character moments between your teammates, have Prompto randomly stop the trip because he thinks one spot looks great and would make for some good pictures (usually do) and still progress your characters a small bit while doing so. No one apparently wears seat belts, and if you slam on the brakes while cruising along, everyone slams forward violently and your character apologizes for it. Though during the times when a character is standing up in car or sitting on the back of the convertible (ya, they do that) they don't go flying out of the car.

Lots of stuff available to do in the game. Helping Cindy improve your car, working with a group of hunters to find their members (This seems to be the main side quest line designed to get you to relatively remote areas outside the main quest path). Exploring different towns, buying up all the sound tracks to pretty much every FF game in the past so you can listen to it on your car stereo and also on your portable player. Also, one teammate is obsessed with Chocobos:



I'm waiting for the moment when we are driving down the road and Gladiolus throws Prompto out of the car as we are driving over a big gorge.

Like a handful of FF games in the past, story line missions and such do not seem to scale with your level. So when I reached the end of Chapter 1 and was at level 10-12 or so, the enemies in the story mission were all level 3-4. So they were relatively simple.

At level 15-20, I have tried my hand at fighting the level 30 big-baddies that spawn at night. They are doable, and if you are good at using the dodge/parry setup, likely very easy. The reward for the fight is minimal though, you are better off spending your efforts somewhere else to increase level or explore.

Overall, with about 29 hours of playtime under my belt, I think I'd put it about an 8/10. It's a solid game. Definitely not what many people would want from a Final Fantasy game though. But still a good game. I have not used the "Wait Mode" yet. Which apparently pauses battle when you stop moving (and has some sort of rechargeable time gauge) and allows you to make more strategic choices. There is a whole perk tree for the Wait Mode to improve thing and various bonuses when using it. With the movie, and mini series, prequels to the game, they have done a good job building up the world and story.

Now to just finish my Master Electrician code update exams and catch up on my TV shows. Then I can get back to playing more.

Edited, Dec 6th 2016 11:33pm by TirithRR

So I gave in and bought the game this morning and it's downloading while I'm at work.

Nothing else to report. From Baltimore, MD this has been "A Waste of Your Time".

Anyone still interested in the Vudu copy of Kingsglaive? Sitting on an extra code for that.

Assuming anyone who wanted to see the movie has already, due to the wonders of the interwebs and all that. Guess it'd just be for people who want to have a big Vudu library.

Also, if you haven't, you really should watch Kingsglaive and Brotherhood prior to the game.

Wait! That's just what they want you to do. You're playing right into their hands!

I am thinking No, but am only in Chapter 6.

SpoilerThe meteor drop is a similarity, but I don't think it's the same one.

Spoiler within Spoiler (Kingsglaive).

The "Diamond" weapon is Spoiler(weapons are) shown a bit more in Kingsglaive. SpoilerThe Empire has an army of them. They appear to be captured Daemons either enslaved or modified by the Empire to serve as their weapons. They lay waste to the Kingsglaive within the first 15-20 minutes of the movie. Things are going pretty well until the Empire just calls in these "Weapons" (Daemons), and they airdrop them into the battle where they proceed to annihilate everything in their path. During the first encounter, the Empire stops short of actually destroying the Kingsglaive, and pulls out. But later after the Crystal is captured and the Wall disappears they drop the Weapons on the city, where Lucius summons the "Old Wall" (Animated statues of the Old Kings, presumably inhabited by the spirits of the Old Kings) which proceed to go Toe-to-Toe with the numerous Weapons. Some pretty cool fight scenes there.

So I don't think they are related to FFVII, other than inspiration for the design and story elements.

Edited, Dec 23rd 2016 2:40pm by TirithRR

Got this song stuck in my head. And have pretty much set it to permanent repeat on my road trips in game.

I am nearing the end of the game (going back to do all the side stuff I have yet to finish and get my 13 weapons). And I'm embarassed to say, but I only just now realized I can use items to greatly enhance the effects of my crafted weapons. I can create a spell that when cast can cast the same spell five times in a row.

I find it neat that magic really affects the environment. I can cast Blizzaga in a swamp and freeze the water. Trapping enemies (and myself) in the ice, unable to move. My characters actually sit there trying to pull their legs out of the ice (Unsuccessfully).

But a single cast of 5x cast level III magic makes short work most of these annoying Imperial troop drops.

Glady loves cup noodles. I activated the second part of the quest but haven't done it yet. I have to go back to a previous save (about an hour) because I missed something in a quest I was doing, and it was a quest that I couldn't back out of (forced me to complete it to continue).

Very few real missables in this game. There are some dialogs that can be missed, but they mean little. But this quest near the end of the game had a one time reward you need to do a lot of side quests to get the most out of. Wouldn't feel right if I didn't get max in it.

I've summoned Titan a few times. Pretty sure he only appears if you are in an open area. No option for him being summoned if you are inside somewhere.

I've done Ramuh a handful of times.

I've reached another summon, but haven't done it yet.

I haven't done the level 45+ dungeons. I went back to do some side quests at level 46, Saved up some 75k EXP over about 7 days. Then I stayed in a hotel. Only the 2x exp one. But gained 8 levels all at once. Then I went to the sewers, but it had some nasties in there at level 45 that took me too long to kill so I just moved on. They were all strong to my current weapons, so I think I have to go get a new set, or get that Holy weapon set from the Hunters. I think it said they do good damage vs Daemons.

Can't wait til I can get all 13 weapons and just steam roll everything.

Not really looking forward to farming up the AP for some of these final nodes. Like 333,555, I think there is also a 999 one if I remember right.

Ya... I'm at about 68 hours now with 8 of the Arms. I don't use the weapons, I just want them for Armiger. I guess I only assumed it got stronger as I got more weapons. Chapter 10 spoilers: SpoilerI know when Luna unlocked all the weapons for me during the Leviathan battle, it was pretty bad ***.

I explore a bit into Castlemark. Mostly been finishing up all my other side quests. And now I'm gambling at the Altissa Arena. It's easy, but only being able to wager 9,999 medals means even with 5-8x odds, takes a while to get that 3.6 million for the Fuel-free car upgrade.

Not looking forward to farming all the rewards out of Justice Monsters.

Ya, all the low cost prizes I've already picked up. It's pretty easy to get 25-50k per match. Just once you get prizes over a few hundred K it takes a while. I was more interested in just finishing all car upgrades, but also the accessory that replaces it once you purchase it.

The miniboss at the half way point of the sewers was harder than the final boss. If only because of the damned AoE frog skill. I'll have to find some Ribbons or other accessories to shield against that in the future. Once I got a different set of weapons, the sewers were a cake walk.

Going through and finishing my fishing side quests now. Beyond the 50+ dungeons and some hunts I'm pretty sure that is all that is left for me on Lucis. Pretty sure I've completed all hunts and quests in Altissa (there didn't see to be many). Doing hunts in Altissa made me feel like I was playing the opening bit of Kingdom Hearts 2, running around town investigating paranormal activity.

I broke down and bought this when it was on sale. I'm having trouble getting into it, and I know exactly the reason why. The leveling system just begs to be abused. Once I had access to the double EXP hotel, I just completely stopped camping for the night. I had about 45k EXP stored away when I made my first jump from 18 to 32. I was working on a second pile when I made the mistake of doing a story mission and got put up for the night at a 1.5X EXP hotel in the first town.

Now, since I don't want to waste EXP by not staying at the best place I can (I know about the 3X EXP place, but I don't have access to it yet) that I refuse to touch the story line until I've ground out every single mission and hunt I can manage. Because of that the story (not that it's been very interesting so far anyway) has taken a back seat to the rest of the game, and I think that's why I have a hard time caring.

Oh, and if Iggy stops me one more goddamn time when I want to drive the car at night I think I'm going to scream. I've been killing those stupid demons since I was level 12, I don't need reminded about them every time I want to go somewhere.

Go on the PSN Store and get the Holiday pack for the game. There is an accessory that prevents you from leveling up when you rest, just remember to unequip it after you rest in order to put a better one back on.

Edit: Apparently there are two Holiday Packs, the one linked above and the Free one here.

Edited, Dec 29th 2016 7:59am by Shaowstrike

Both I believe. I'll double check when I get home tonight.