I feel like this game kind of came out of nowhere. We got a few small announcements and then nothing major until close to the release date, unlike the insane marketing blitz that was FF15. Maybe I was just out of the loop.

Anyways I’m curious if anyone has any thoughts or opinions about it? I love Final Fantasy games but this one seems so different. Tbf I haven’t played the demo, I’m planning on trying it tonight, but I’m curious what everyone thinks about such a major release.

  • Pankakke@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    The demo has me fully sold on the game. Really love the action combat they have in this one and think it feels way better than what they had in XV. I’m intrigued by the story so far and was pleasantly surprised that the demo gives you a good amount of story with both of the modes offered. All in all I think it’s one of the best demo’s I’ve played in a while and can’t wait to get my hands on the full release.

    • Pegatron@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      I’ll be waiting to see what the consensus on the story is. Because I quit FF15 25 hours in after realizing I had no idea what was going on and no idea who anyone was, since the story was fragmented across multiple media.

    • gk99@kbin.social
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      2 years ago

      The fact that this is the state the franchise is in is precisely why I won’t be playing it any time soon. I don’t want to completely reconfigure my gaming setup to accommodate moving my bedroom PS5 to my desk to play long story titles like this, so I get to play the waiting game instead. Bonus points if they go for secondary Epic exclusivity, because the HITMAN III launch was such a disaster on PC that I’d really rather not buy anything else from there.

      It’s just an unnecessary hassle and, as someone who only recently got into the franchise with XV, it’s actively preventing me from bothering to really stick with it instead of just playing another Yakuza or something.

      Edit: Like I’m sure it’s not an issue for 90% of people but I literally cannot be assed to go out of my way just because they chose not to make it convenient.

      • OldPotBestSoup@kbin.social
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        2 years ago

        This is what being a patient gamer is all about. I don’t own a playstation. I resent Epic for making pc excusivity a thing. I will buy it on steam and enjoy it once it will go out on it. I am voting with my wallet.

        There is no shortage of amazing games out there, so put it on a list and forget about it for now.

        I waited for Hades to go out on steam and it didn’t keep me from immensely enjoying the game. I played my first Yakuza game a couple years ago and it was the same. Let’s be patient together my friend.

  • Ben@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’m very excited for it! I like action more than turn based usually, so it’s a welcome surprise for me :-) Personally, it was off my radar because I kept reading XVI as XIV (which I don’t really care about)