I love Final Fantasy XV

malachi · 19 Mar 2018 at 10:02

Pighardia said:
Oh was it psp?... I can't remember tbh. I had both when they were about. It was a good game, with pretty amazing production values for a handheld game. I think I might have downloaded the soundtrack too iirc because I liked it so much.

Hajime Tabata wanted to bring a full console release with extend gameplay but for whatever reason they was unable to

Hence the reason why it wasn't even a digital download and stuck to PSP UMDs only.

Pighardia · 19 Mar 2018 at 10:28

Glanza said:
Got upto Chapter 7 last night, been taking my time due to doing all the sidequests and hunts I can.

I will say one of the missions in Chapter 6 has no need to be in a FF game and slowed me right down, it's a open world RPG but we better cram a stealth section in.

Thing that really annoys me, is that earlier in the game there is a similar section, but if you get caught it just starts a fight and the game continues. That is fine, as it should be... But the stealth bit in chapter 6 is unfailable, which I have said many times in my opinion the worst kind of game design there is. And to make it worse, the guy escapes anyway so there was absolutely no point making it unfailable in the first place!

Every single time I see unfailable stealth sections in games I hate it. It shows a complete lack of imagination. It is why I can't stand Naughty Dog games.

willhub · 19 Mar 2018 at 13:52

I've just bought FF XV, 77GB download on steam!!!!! going to take me at least 4 days!!!!!!!!!! Played demo, amazing graphics, runs smooth at all max 1440p! Seems to be better played with a controller than a keyboard/mouse.

Glanza · 19 Mar 2018 at 15:04

willhub said:
I've just bought FF XV, 77GB download on steam!!!!! going to take me at least 4 days!!!!!!!!!! Played demo, amazing graphics, runs smooth at all max 1440p! Seems to be better played with a controller than a keyboard/mouse.

If you want the 4k textures that's another 60gb on top of the 77gb.

DomBruv · 19 Mar 2018 at 15:11

willhub said:
Seems to be better played with a controller than a keyboard/mouse.

Couldn't agree more with that

My 980ti will only handle this game on medium settings sadly

willhub · 19 Mar 2018 at 15:27

Glanza said:
If you want the 4k textures that's another 60gb on top of the 77gb.

My internet is going to destroy itself!!! How much does the texture pack affect performance, any way to download it on its own as then I can take my laptop to the coffee shop and use their fast internet. Saying that as it's downloading will it copy it into the common folder so if I paste this into my steam folder on my surface it'll download where it left off?

DomBruv said:
Couldn't agree more with that

My 980ti will only handle this game on medium settings sadly

That kinds makes me happy in a way knowing my GTX1080 is performing as expected

, but I'd have thought a 980Ti would work on high? What res?

I wasn't expecting smooth play to be honest, everything on, all those Nvidia bells and whilstles, lovely and smooth at 1440P.

Glanza · 19 Mar 2018 at 15:31

willhub said:
My internet is going to destroy itself!!! How much does the texture pack affect performance, any way to download it on its own as then I can take my laptop to the coffee shop and use their fast internet. Saying that as it's downloading will it copy it into the common folder so if I paste this into my steam folder on my surface it'll download where it left off?

If you look at the DLC option in steam for the game, not sure if it shows on the default skin as I use Metro but it's a seperate download in there. Performance has taken a slight hit for me at 3440x1440 but I don't mind as the game looks amazing.

willhub · 19 Mar 2018 at 15:33

Glanza said:
If you look at the DLC option in steam for the game, not sure if it shows on the default skin as I use Metro but it's a seperate download in there. Performance has taken a slight hit for me at 3440x1440 but I don't mind as the game looks amazing.

What card you using? I'm hoping to 8GB Vram and 12GB ram will be enough.

Glanza · 19 Mar 2018 at 15:37

willhub said:
What card you using? I'm hoping to 8GB Vram and 12GB ram will be enough.

1080ti with 16gb ram, using the ingame fps counter it likes to swallow up nearly all the ram I've got on both.

willhub · 19 Mar 2018 at 15:42

Not too bad then, better than expected.

DomBruv · 19 Mar 2018 at 16:23

willhub said:
My internet is going to destroy itself!!! How much does the texture pack affect performance, any way to download it on its own as then I can take my laptop to the coffee shop and use their fast internet. Saying that as it's downloading will it copy it into the common folder so if I paste this into my steam folder on my surface it'll download where it left off?

That kinds makes me happy in a way knowing my GTX1080 is performing as expected , but I'd have thought a 980Ti would work on high? What res?

I wasn't expecting smooth play to be honest, everything on, all those Nvidia bells and whilstles, lovely and smooth at 1440P.

same res as you with a x34a monitor i get between 40-55 fps on high

60-85 medium

willhub · 19 Mar 2018 at 17:42

DomBruv said:
same res as you with a x34a monitor i get between 40-55 fps on high

60-85 medium

Sounds perfectly playable 40-55fps on high

james_2k · 19 Mar 2018 at 20:42

DomBruv said:
same res as you with a x34a monitor i get between 40-55 fps on high

60-85 medium

you sure its the same res?

willhub said:
Sounds perfectly playable 40-55fps on high

if you are running 16:9 then you should get better than those numbers. 1.3million less pixels to drive than the 21:9 equivalent 1440p

Pighardia · 19 Mar 2018 at 20:59

Just reading up on the mod kit that is going to be released for this. There should be some great stuff made. Apparently they want a big modding community making stuff like maps, enemies and quests... It could be epic if it catches on.

Atm I just want simple stuff like more hud options and maybe some armour or clothing alternatives tbh.

willhub · 19 Mar 2018 at 21:28

Pighardia said:
Just reading up on the mod kit that is going to be released for this. There should be some great stuff made. Apparently they want a big modding community making stuff like maps, enemies and quests... It could be epic if it catches on.

Atm I just want simple stuff like more hud options and maybe some armour or clothing alternatives tbh.

A bit like workshop for cities? Can download extras? Damn this game could be addictive! Was a good time to get back into PC gaming, gone 32" Monitor, GTX1080, PC back on desk in like 4 weeks what a contrast!

mattyfez · 19 Mar 2018 at 22:50

Mods are still pretty thin on the ground, but yeah an HUD /menu system mod would be nice.

I've noticed that nexus mods now have a section for this game, but it only has superficial character /clothing so far.

fewfe3 · 20 Mar 2018 at 10:19

Looking forward to some mods for this game. Hadn't thought about checking nexus for some.

Some they need are things like picking up items on chocobos, and quicker entering and exiting the car.
Would help speed up the game and make things more enjoyable for me.

Rexton · 20 Mar 2018 at 11:14

Getting around 48-50fps average on my 580 with most things high, gameworks disabled.

Surprisingly smooth with freesync as well as playing with a controller.

DomBruv · 20 Mar 2018 at 11:16

james_2k said:
you sure its the same res?

if you are running 16:9 then you should get better than those numbers. 1.3million less pixels to drive than the 21:9 equivalent 1440p

3,440 x 1,440

DomBruv · 20 Mar 2018 at 11:16

Playing with a controller makes the game feel a lot smoother than 50fps though