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They're letting people play it at Gamescom today, a lot of people say its really good, but can see why they want to push it back just a little bit longer.

Also... you can change clothes!

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WARNING: WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST THREE MINUTES

Had a bit of a look (skipped past the first 3 mins myself) looks pretty good, this was the version they planned to release in September, so it will be even more polished than this.

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Never expected to actually be able to use a gun in the game o:






Machinery weapons

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Extended trailer, looks like the footage is from the PS4 Pro as the game seems to look a lot smoother

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They've got the normal PS4 version looking pretty damn good now (top version)

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[Toy Soldier]

I'm so nervous.

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I have it... it is fantastic so far, the HDR on the Pro makes the game look absolutely beautiful, the game feels 100x more stable than any of the demos, the combat is a lot more fluid and fun.

Also, this is in game, no cgi, no cutscene.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

will i be able to follow the story of this if i have never played FF before

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will i be able to follow the story of this if i have never played FF before

Yep, every numbered final fantasy is a completely new story in a new world with new characters.

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Originally Posted by Chewy

I have it... it is fantastic so far, the HDR on the Pro makes the game look absolutely beautiful, the game feels 100x more stable than any of the demos, the combat is a lot more fluid and fun.

Also, this is in game, no cgi, no cutscene.

I have the Pro but I don't have an HDR tv .

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Originally Posted by Chewy

Yep, every numbered final fantasy is a completely new story in a new world with new characters.

slé

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I have the Pro but I don't have an HDR tv .

It's likely still beautiful without :3 they've got the game looking real nice, lol

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[Tom4784]

I'm enjoying it so far, I think the act of moving from A to B can feel cumbersome at times but I like how you actually have to plan ahead when it comes to travelling.

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I'm enjoying it so far, I think the act of moving from A to B can feel cumbersome at times but I like how you actually have to plan ahead when it comes to travelling.

It feels better when you are allowed to drive, lol

[Tom4784]

I'm in Duscae so the car is fully unlocked for me. I don't think it makes travelling any less cumbersome though.

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I don't mind chilling out in the car and letting Ignis drive, personally ... but I'm playing in the evenings while my wife internet browses so it also gives me a little break to chat rather than just be zones out at the screen all evening.

It'll be even better when I've unlocked more soundtracks

My main travel gripe is that you can sprint from place to place faster if you randomly jump every few seconds and that looks stupid / is immersion breaking... personally I don't think there's a need for stamina and you should just be able to perma-sprint . Having stamina doesn't increase the challenge in the game or anything... literally ALL it does, is make it take longer to run places. Whyyy?

Otherwise I'm loving the game. Taking my time with it, 3 hours in and I haven't left the first area... trying to take on the higher level hunts while I'm still low level.

If I have a couple of tech complaints, one would obviously be the frame-stutter that's happening occasionally but hopefully that'll be patched soon enough... it's not game breaking. The other is the map being bound to R3... I keep hitting it by accident in combat and it's a pain in the arse.

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I don't mind chilling out in the car and letting Ignis drive, personally ... but I'm playing in the evenings while my wife internet browses so it also gives me a little break to chat rather than just be zones out at the screen all evening.

It'll be even better when I've unlocked more soundtracks

My main travel gripe is that you can sprint from place to place faster if you randomly jump every few seconds and that looks stupid / is immersion breaking... personally I don't think there's a need for stamina and you should just be able to perma-sprint . Having stamina doesn't increase the challenge in the game or anything... literally ALL it does, is make it take longer to run places. Whyyy?

Otherwise I'm loving the game. Taking my time with it, 3 hours in and I haven't left the first area... trying to take on the higher level hunts while I'm still low level.

If I have a couple of tech complaints, one would obviously be the frame-stutter that's happening occasionally but hopefully that'll be patched soon enough... it's not game breaking. The other is the map being bound to R3... I keep hitting it by accident in combat and it's a pain in the arse.

Getting the chocobos makes travelling on foot a bit easier, also, you can warp ahead a bit using the triangle button

[Tom4784]

I've got to the first city. Spent ages running around Duscae doing sidequests. The travel is still a bit clunky but I've gotten over it.

It kind of bothers me that you can pick up sidequests that you can't complete at the time you're given them. I've got a quest from Cindy but the area it's based in is behind a blockade so now that quest is messing up my quest log and driving me insane.

Also 'Ee-ris' triggers me. Bitches need to learn to pronounce their names properly.

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Originally Posted by Dezzy

Also 'Ee-ris' triggers me. Bitches need to learn to pronounce their names properly.

TBF, the irritation can't be on a par with what I felt reading the (I assume, unofficial) subtitles on the "Brotherhood" anime. Whenever a character said "Noct/Nocto/Noctis" it was - seemingly completely at random - translated as "Noctis/Noct" (hooray!), "New" and, unfathomably, "Neck". ... ... Sometimes directly juxtaposed.

Character quite clearly:

"Noctooo! Noct!!"

Translation:

"New! ... Neck!"

... I might never get over it.