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WHO IS EXCITED TO FIND OUT THAT FINAL FANTASY XV'S RELEASE DATE IS SEPTEMBER 30TH???.... 2019
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Based on all of the footage I've seen, it just looks so...generic? I didn't get to play the demo that came with FF Type-0, but I get the impression it plays more like Uncharted and the story is about four dudes on a road trip.
Maybe someone can fill a brother in on what's going on. September will be here before you know it!
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Apparently it's leaked that a second demo will be announced tonight which will release tomorrow.
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I'm pretty stoked for the game. The gameplay looks like a lot of fun, and I'm just glad to have a more open world game now that isn't the MMO side of things lol
Probably the only downside to the game is that the characters are fairly generic in design. Hopefully they aren't the only ones that can join your party because of that.
*EDIT*
And they start off the show with...cosplay and I think a fashion designer for the actual clothing worn since it's apparently all real clothing. Yup, thank you mute button lol I say that as someone that really likes cosplay. This is more something you put in the middle of the show for filler. Ah, apparently this is just pre-show stuff building up to the main event in the auditorium.
I love that Titan in this basically just looks like he's from Attack on Titan lol This game really does look gorgeous.
There's a 5 episode anime made, all for free, the first episode online right now and the rest will be out by the release date.
Oh geez, there's a Final Fantasy XV movie with some insane visuals. Kingsglaive is out this year, before FFXV, centering around the King, Noctis father. Feature length. Nearly life-like, but it didn't hit uncanny valley for me like Spirits Within. Lena Heady (Cersei from Game of Thrones) voices Luna from the movie. Sean Bean is King Regis lol Awesome stuff. And now Aaron Paul is in the movie playing Nyx.
-Justice Monsters Five is the new minigame for FFXV, but it'll also be available mobile. Out before FFXV.
-And now there's something called "Platinum Demo", much like Duscae. This isn't a chunk of the game, this is essentially a prologue standalone story built around young Noctis and Carbunkle. It looks to take in a lot of the elements of the main game, but in a simpler way. Kinda reminds me of like Kingdom Hearts with a spikey haired kid. It's a prologue story/tech demo. Completely free, out tonight on PS4/Xbone. Beating it gets Carbunkle for free in FFXV.
-Deluxe Edition. Steelbook, Game, and the Kingsglaive movie. Along with some DLC. And then ultimate Collector's Edition. very limited Ultimate version, 30k, Square Enix store exclusive, pre-orders start at 9pm.
-September 30th date of course, but they end it on something cool. THE CAR FLIES. That one they show off all the time that is goofily Audi brand? Transforms into a flying car and I'm all over this lol
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Oh and played "Platinum Demo". It's mostly abit of nothing you run around in for less than an hour. It's much more tech demo than anything else since you don't do anything in it for most of the time other than seemingly collect pointless crystals around the locations or pointlessly attack enemies that don't give you anything and you can run past. There's one legit fight at the end, but it's like a minute long at best. Kinda disappointed. Wasn't expecting another Episode Duscae (Which I never played, but I know it's just a chunk of the map basically), but you don't even really learn much about Noctis other than he has the very generic kid problem of his dad (the king) not being around to spend time with him. That would've been better served as like a 5 minute monologue in one of their campfire moments in the main game lol
In the end, it's free, so it's harmless and not a huge deal, but they definitely made it out to be something more interesting than it was lol
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Honestly when the demo news was leaked the day before; it kind of wound me up. I was thinking weve waited years for this game and they're going to give us another demo, just finish the frigging game!
However the event change all that.
To open with an introduction from Sakaguchi san; that was something small but something important to me.
The franchise sort of went off the rails when it entered double digits. I have fond memories of X but I know that it focused more on the cinematic and discarded a little of what FF is all about. Beyond that it went all over the place; XI and XIV (eventually) were solid MMOs but they were MMOs. XII tried to be this offline MMO type thing, it went for a unique art style etc; don't get me wrong it was a decent game but it wasn't good enough to be Final Fantasy in my mind. I fell in line and got hyped for XIII and for the fast pace, cinematic, action packed experience that it was, it was decent but the linearity really disappointed me and I didn't care much for the story. I've gone off on a tangent here but it serves a purpose...
I felt having Sakaguchi; the father of the franchise, was like a vote of confidence. If he is willing to give his backing, then it must be a return to form.
Then we had the trailer. 'Stand By Me' is a great song and Florence and the Machine are fantastic; ha it was all a bit cheesy having four guys travelling about and 'Stand By Me' playing in the background but I love cheese :D
The anime had me thinking, wow they are really trying hard here and a friend of mine was like "please just STOP. the game.... that's all we need" I felt I'd watch the anime but I didn't really get hyped about it.
Suddenly we have a trailer for a CGI movie. I'm like "OMG this is like Advent Children!" (I loved Advent Children). And you have all these announcements about the cast; Lena Headey, Sean Bean and Aaron Paul. Actors from some of the biggest TV shows of the modern era. That has me thinking this movie has as much thought behind it as the actual game; and honestly I'm probably more excited about the movie :D
The demo was still hanging over it all for me though, so when we got to that, to find out it's actually more of a prologue; that's a relief. This is something standalone, that they are giving me to play, it's not a chunk of the game and it unlocks a summon for the main game. I'm in.
The one disappointment for me so far is no word on a standalone Blu-ray release for Kingsglaive. I'm not really big on collector's editions. I own one or two but they were just ones I stumbled upon. So I'm never going to pay €270 for the edition with all the disks. If I have to I'll pay €90 for the mid tier with Kingsglaive on Blu-ray. However in an ideal world I can buy my FFXV in it's ordinary PS4 box, I can buy my Kingsglaive Blu-Ray and hell even the anime on a standalone Blu-ray too. So fingers crossed that is announced once the pre-order hype dies down.
Overall I'm super hyped now. FFXV is possibly tied with Star Ocean V for my most highly anticipated game of the year now.
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I'm still wondering if the game will be fun. o__o
EDIT: Nearly 300 dollars for that special edition. Sheesh...
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I'm still wondering if the game will be fun. o__o
EDIT: Nearly 300 dollars for that special edition. Sheesh...
I wonder how they come up with these prices.
The game - $60
Blu-Ray movie - $15
Blu-ray anime - $10
CD soundtrack - $15
Steel book case - $10
Artbook - $15
Statue - $40
DLC - Free (should be in the friggen game!)
So yeah by my estimate that's like $165. Yet they want $270....
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I'm still wondering if the game will be fun. o__o
EDIT: Nearly 300 dollars for that special edition. Sheesh...
I wonder how they come up with these prices.
The game - $60
Blu-Ray movie - $15
Blu-ray anime - $10
CD soundtrack - $15
Steel book case - $10
Artbook - $15
Statue - $40
DLC - Free (should be in the friggen game!)
So yeah by my estimate that's like $165. Yet they want $270....
Exactly. But, that sort of silliness seems like Square SOP these days.
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They can shove that $270 up their rears.
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WHO IS EXCITED TO FIND OUT THAT FINAL FANTASY XV'S RELEASE DATE IS SEPTEMBER 30TH???.... 2019
I read this was was like "Hell yeah! A new FF this year". :'(
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I pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition.
However if they announce a standalone Blu-ray release for Kingsglaive, I will cancel it and buy that and the game instead.
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After doing the midnight release for FFXIII and the guide, I'm going to wait to get this one until the inevitable price drops that come with it. It'll be neat to see impressions, though.
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I'm still wondering if the game will be fun. o__o
EDIT: Nearly 300 dollars for that special edition. Sheesh...
I wonder how they come up with these prices.
The game - $60
Blu-Ray movie - $15
Blu-ray anime - $10
CD soundtrack - $15
Steel book case - $10
Artbook - $15
Statue - $40
DLC - Free (should be in the friggen game!)
So yeah by my estimate that's like $165. Yet they want $270....
Well, I know the price is high, but your estimates would be on the more "ideal" side... Art books can get up to $50 depending on what the publisher decides, and the Play Arta figures for the other characters are retailing for $130 on the Square Enix store. Also, from the pictures, there might be three steelbooks...? It's difficult to discern.
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I have never played Final Fantasy but this event got me really intrigued. I'm gonna play the demo later today.
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I pre-ordered the Ultimate edition ... but I never got a confirmation email or anything. I am actually on hold waiting for Customer support but its been 31 minutes and waiting so far.
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I pre-ordered the Ultimate edition ... but I never got a confirmation email or anything. I am actually on hold waiting for Customer support but its been 31 minutes and waiting so far.
You may be F'd in the A on this one bud. I heard it sold out instantly. :o
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Well, I know the price is high, but your estimates would be on the more "ideal" side... Art books can get up to $50 depending on what the publisher decides, and the Play Arta figures for the other characters are retailing for $130 on the Square Enix store. Also, from the pictures, there might be three steelbooks...? It's difficult to discern.
I agree that art books and statues/figures can go pretty high. The Play Arts Kai figures fetch ridiculous prices with the top notch figures selling for $150 easy. I've bought art books that cost upwards of $60 and most can't be purchased for under $25 if they are decent and 8.5 x 11 dimension-wise.
But I still say they can shove it up their butt. We've gone from the point where really, really great collector's editions with oodles of goodies cost $150 tops (Halo Reach was an awesome collector's set) to the same thing costing nearly as much as a new console....like this.
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I pre-ordered the Ultimate edition ... but I never got a confirmation email or anything. I am actually on hold waiting for Customer support but its been 31 minutes and waiting so far.
I was in the same boat this morning, but I just logged into my S-E account again & checked my orders and it was there. The email showed up just after I discovered that. So login & check your orders under your account, see if it's there.
I'm still not 100% sure I'm gonna keep it, but I wanted to give myself time to make the decision.
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I pre-ordered the Ultimate edition ... but I never got a confirmation email or anything. I am actually on hold waiting for Customer support but its been 31 minutes and waiting so far.
You may be F'd in the A on this one bud. I heard it sold out instantly. :o
It was still available in Europe this morning but I decided against it. If it was €200 maybe I would have been tempted.
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I didnt know about this. I'm on the waiting list.
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I agree the price is high and more than I've paid for anything in a long time. I chalked it up to my bf being a long time FF fan and preordering it to at least give me the chance to consider cancelling or keeping it. Limited CEs can be a bit of a gamble - some lose value as they're easy to find later while others still maintain (i.e. Wizards edition of Ni No Kuni).
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It kinda sucks it's so overpriced. I think it's really them trying to put one over a rabid fanbase. I would've thought 200 bucks would be pushing it, let alone 270.
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It kinda sucks it's so overpriced. I think it's really them trying to put one over a rabid fanbase. I would've thought 200 bucks would be pushing it, let alone 270.
I don't think its putting one over. its a whole supply and demand thing. this is a VERY well known series that is releasing a limited amount of that collectors edition. the high price makes it so not too many people get upset because they couldn't get one (because of lack of supply), but also helps make sure that the people who REALLY want it get it. by the sound of it they really should have either raised the price more or produce more to help satiate demand for it at its current price if it sold out in mere moments.
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It kinda sucks it's so overpriced. I think it's really them trying to put one over a rabid fanbase. I would've thought 200 bucks would be pushing it, let alone 270.
I don't think its putting one over. its a whole supply and demand thing. this is a VERY well known series that is releasing a limited amount of that collectors edition. the high price makes it so not too many people get upset because they couldn't get one (because of lack of supply), but also helps make sure that the people who REALLY want it get it. by the sound of it they really should have either raised the price more or produce more to help satiate demand for it at its current price if it sold out in mere moments.
It's just a regular limited supply collector's edition. I don't think I've ever seen one so disproportionately priced to what it offers like this before. Raising the price sounds even more ridiculous.
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I pre-ordered the Ultimate edition ... but I never got a confirmation email or anything. I am actually on hold waiting for Customer support but its been 31 minutes and waiting so far.
You may be F'd in the A on this one bud. I heard it sold out instantly. :o
The guy I talked to on the phone said it sounds like my pre-order went through cause they did place a hold on my bank. But still nothing in my account/email.
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I pre-ordered the Ultimate edition ... but I never got a confirmation email or anything. I am actually on hold waiting for Customer support but its been 31 minutes and waiting so far.
You may be F'd in the A on this one bud. I heard it sold out instantly. :o
The guy I talked to on the phone said it sounds like my pre-order went through cause they did place a hold on my bank. But still nothing in my account/email.
Hopefully just a situation of the email getting lost! But glad that the order went through.
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And boom! Email just arrived. :)
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And boom! Email just arrived. :)
Yay!
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I missed out the Ultimate Edition - it was gone within like 15 mins :(
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And boom! Email just arrived. :)
Yeah it took me a day to get my email.
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I wish I stopped myself from looking this up on ebay... $800+
man is this frustrating or not :'(
Sent SQNIX an email.
hopefully it will contain good news or the most heart shattering one.
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I wish I stopped myself from looking this up on ebay... $800+
man is this frustrating or not :'(
Sent SQNIX an email.
hopefully it will contain good news or the most heart shattering one.
F'n scalpers....I hope they all get space herpes and their junk rots off. >:(
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I wish I stopped myself from looking this up on ebay... $800+
man is this frustrating or not :'(
Sent SQNIX an email.
hopefully it will contain good news or the most heart shattering one.
F'n scalpers....I hope they all get space herpes and their junk rots off. >:(
I hate them. I know it's impractical but I wish ebay had rules which set a max price you can charge on a certain item to prevent scalpers from doing what they do.
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I saw that Square is considering making more special editions, which would be good news for everyone who wants one and bad news for the scalpers.
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I saw that Square is considering making more special editions, which would be good news for everyone who wants one and bad news for the scalpers.
Ah, I hadn't seen that yet. Hopefully some of the VGC folks who were interested (and can afford it), can pick one up if they offer more.
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Anyone else who uhm... ordered both editions :-[ ? The steelbook included with the Deluxe Edition looks so good....
I do think it's a little crazy that something called "Ultimate Collector's Edition" does not have everything from other editions included.
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Anyone else who uhm... ordered both editions :-[ ? The steelbook included with the Deluxe Edition looks so good....
I do think it's a little crazy that something called "Ultimate Collector's Edition" does not have everything from other editions included.
You're not alone...
I assumed that the Ultimate edition included the Amano steelcase, but alas, it does not according to some photos I've found from the Uncovered event.
I told my bf, and he was like, "Great. Guess I'll be preordering the Deluxe edition now." We already have the Ultimate one preordered.
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I didnt realize that ... what is missing?
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I didnt realize that ... what is missing?
The Deluxe Edition is housed in a steelbook case that has the Amano "Big Bang" artwork on it.
The Ultimate Collector's Edition has two steelbooks featuring the four guys but no Amano steebook. It looks like the Amano artwork might be part of the case...?
(http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC_1842-800x450.jpg?8e8084)
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Square Enix announced that they'll be making 10k more copies of the Ultimate CE worldwide but can't guarantee the September 30 release date for them. Understandable, considering that they said the original 30k limit was because of the limit on the number of Noctises they could produce.
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Any date for the pre order of the 10k?
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Any date for the pre order of the 10k?
No date announced yet, unfortunately.
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I'm really tempted to get that FFXV CE but I usually only spend that kind of money on a game that I'm already sure I like--a franchise that has already established itself. Don't get me wrong, I've been waiting for FFXV since it was first announced back when I was about 13 years old and MySpace was a thing and the game looks amazing but we still don't know what it'll be like. A memorable game or a play and forget game. You know what I mean?
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I'm really tempted to get that FFXV CE but I usually only spend that kind of money on a game that I'm already sure I like--a franchise that has already established itself. Don't get me wrong, I've been waiting for FFXV since it was first announced back when I was about 13 years old and MySpace was a thing and the game looks amazing but we still don't know what it'll be like. A memorable game or a play and forget game. You know what I mean?
Have you tried the two demos yet?
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I'm really tempted to get that FFXV CE but I usually only spend that kind of money on a game that I'm already sure I like--a franchise that has already established itself. Don't get me wrong, I've been waiting for FFXV since it was first announced back when I was about 13 years old and MySpace was a thing and the game looks amazing but we still don't know what it'll be like. A memorable game or a play and forget game. You know what I mean?
Have you tried the two demos yet?
Yeah and I enjoyed them. The game plays like a dream. It's the first FF game to ever catch my attention and hold it.
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I'm really tempted to get that FFXV CE but I usually only spend that kind of money on a game that I'm already sure I like--a franchise that has already established itself. Don't get me wrong, I've been waiting for FFXV since it was first announced back when I was about 13 years old and MySpace was a thing and the game looks amazing but we still don't know what it'll be like. A memorable game or a play and forget game. You know what I mean?
Have you tried the two demos yet?
Yeah and I enjoyed them. The game plays like a dream. It's the first FF game to ever catch my attention and hold it.
Ah, ok, good. I know folks can feel strongly about gameplay, and I had a friends who were very skeptical of XV, but when they tried the demos, they enjoyed them enough to reconsider.
It wasn't a question for my household about whether or not to get the UCE. For the fan that my bf is, though, that means we're also getting the Deluxe edition -__-
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Didn't want to make a new thread about this, but Nova Crystallis has some info on how the additional 10,000 Ultimate Collector's Editions are going to be handled:
http://www.novacrystallis.com/2016/05/more-details-on-availability-of-final-fantasy-xv-ultimate-collectors-edition/
Personally, I'm glad that a company is finally using a waiting list in the way that most of us assume it would work.
Amazon's waiting list is a joke - it's maybe notified me once, and that was like a day after the item came back in stock. All the other times, I just had to hope that I found out about new stock through Twitter.
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Didn't want to make a new thread about this, but Nova Crystallis has some info on how the additional 10,000 Ultimate Collector's Editions are going to be handled:
http://www.novacrystallis.com/2016/05/more-details-on-availability-of-final-fantasy-xv-ultimate-collectors-edition/
Personally, I'm glad that a company is finally using a waiting list in the way that most of us assume it would work.
Amazon's waiting list is a joke - it's maybe notified me once, and that was like a day after the item came back in stock. All the other times, I just had to hope that I found out about new stock through Twitter.
Thank god.
I have been checking the website everyday since the pre-order open and the news of more units.
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I registered for the waitlist when it sold out and did it again after reading the article.... May 31st and I never received an email... :'(
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I registered for the waitlist when it sold out and did it again after reading the article.... May 31st and I never received an email... :'(
Did you sign up for the waitlist the same night it was up for preorder? I imagine they went in order and there was some sort of "priority waiting list."
According to Reddit, some people were able to get an order in last week, so if you haven't gotten an email yet, you might be out of luck.
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I registered for the waitlist when it sold out and did it again after reading the article.... May 31st and I never received an email... :'(
Did you sign up for the waitlist the same night it was up for preorder? I imagine they went in order and there was some sort of "priority waiting list."
According to Reddit, some people were able to get an order in last week, so if you haven't gotten an email yet, you might be out of luck.
Yeah, I did.
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http://www.finalfantasyunion.com/news/3248/a-kings-tale-final-fantasy-xv-not-currently-included-in-ultimate-collectors-editions/ (http://www.finalfantasyunion.com/news/3248/a-kings-tale-final-fantasy-xv-not-currently-included-in-ultimate-collectors-editions/)
This is messed up. I preordered the UCE which isn't available anywhere else and so I can't get A King's Tale? Ffs.
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Well they had to screw up something with this pile of FFXV projects they are doing.