Final Fantasy XVI

[Lex]

I'm starting to think I should play XIV for no better reason than to understand what the heck you guys are talking about lol. Too bad I don't know anyone who plays MMOs.

A great bunch of us play it. Hop in

 

[Odysseus]

A great bunch of us play it. Hop in

I wonder if my laptop could even run it

 

[Lex]

It pretty much runs on a potato tbh, it's not very demanding. You might aswell give it a try, the free trial is up to level 60 now. If in doubt you can download the benchmark and run that.

 

[Odysseus]

... well now I'm actually considering it

 

[Wol]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1308045119652876289

Downgrade, as usual.

Edit:

Maybe it's that girl in the white dress but older? I don't know, it looks like a woman to me, but this is FF so...

 

[LNK]

I'm starting to think I should play XIV for no better reason than to understand what the heck you guys are talking about lol. Too bad I don't know anyone who plays MMOs.

I wasn't personally discounting the game, I was just saying that the article pretty much does.

I was thinking the same, but I might do like mako said and just watch the "movie" version. That's what I did with Crisis Core

 

[Wol]

I was thinking the same, but I might do like mako said and just watch the "movie" version. That's what I did with Crisis Core

I've played till Stormblood. If I could go back in the past and had the choice to "watch", I would play it again anyway.

 

[Odysseus]

This probably isn't the thread for a XIV Q&A but we've had worse derailing before so whatever.
If I were to start playing I would still get to see the whole story (excluding the original version of xiv) right?

 

[Tetsujin]

This probably isn't the thread for a XIV Q&A but we've had worse derailing before so whatever.
If I were to start playing I would still get to see the whole story (excluding the original version of xiv) right?

Define "whole story" since it's still ongoing

 

[Odysseus]

Define "whole story" since it's still ongoing

I mean there isn't timed exclusivity on the plot and if I started playing now I'd be dumped into the middle of whatever the fuck is happening in the plot "presently"

 

[Tetsujin]

I mean there isn't timed exclusivity on the plot and if I started playing now I'd be dumped into the middle of whatever the fuck is happening in the plot "presently"

Yeah, the main story is always there. Progressing through it is also the only way to unlock, well, anything
I would know since I'm currently working my way through it for the first time

 

[Obsidian Fire]

Everyone starts with the 2.0 story and plays through it in order by expansions; first 2.x than 3.x than 4.x, etc. The MSQ at least isdone that way. Most of all the Sidequest stuff also requires you to have done the MSQ of the expansion that sidequest is in, so you can never really get too far ahead of where you are in the story.

You can play all of 2.0 and 3.0 story content (and side content) for the free trail for an unlimited amount of time, so don't feel like you have to rush it.

 

[Odysseus]

Thanks guys. I'll think about it.

 

[ForceStealer]

Yes that article was shitty. As people have said it profoundly misrepresents FFXIV (why does it ignore that 3 of the 4 Eorzean citystates are lead by women?), and then the declaration that VIIR didn't count was exactly the stuff Clement was decrying. Saying the VIIR women don't count because they were already established ignores the significant portion of the internet that spent the 5 years wringing their hands over whether Aerith would have her edge, or if Tifa would be shallow fanservice, or that the Wall Market would be a progressive nightmare. None of those things came to pass, and indeed exceeded even optimistic expectations, but we need to make controversial post, so we'll say that all doesn't count? Okay. (Similarly saying Lyse doesn't count because "white savior" narrative. A - that seems to willfully misunderstand the Ala Mhigo plot in general, but even if it didn't, that wouldn't actually have any bearing on her being a developed female character.)

A series that has had a generally very strong track record with women characters for the better part of 25 years has one game that didn't do well at that, and none of the leading staff for that game is working on this game, and still we sound the alarm. Just *wait* a bit. I need to see that we have a PARTY. Then I can be concerned about whether there are women in it.

 

[FFShinra]

I agree with the idea that the long dark haired figure in the background is the girl grown up.

 

[Ite]

I need to see that we have a PARTY.

I’m right there with you.

 

[Makoeyes987]

World of Final Fantasy would obliterate that entire article's premise given how they tell such a compelling and humorous story with the twins.

Nevermind Lann being a himbo, Reynn establishes herself as quite a powerful and important main character, along with Tama and the character development they go through is... Some of the best in the series. Not to mention how they do the WoFF versions of the main FF characters. Articles like those are divorced from reality based on the lack of actual experience and knowledge of the series they're trying to critique.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

I need to stop looking at the FFXVI articles that show up on my feed. I feel bad giving clicks to shit like this:

https://gamerant.com/final-fantasy-16-party-system/

"Even if there does end up being other characters that adventure with the protagonist, it seems that they won't be a major focus."

Man, who needed more Lunafreya when we've got fucking oracles like this.

 

[Odysseus]

Oh those fools. They don't think FFXVI is going to have any party system? Ha, it won't even have any gameplay! It'll be a 20 hour CGI movie! Male main character, no women? NAH FAM, this fucking thing is the main character

Spoiler

hello

Half the dialogue is unintelligible grunts
Notctis only appears in the first scene
guest starring Gackt as his voice
that'll be 80€, assholes
fuck you

 

[Cat on Mars]

NAH FAM, this fucking thing is the main character

What a disappointment man. I thought this was going to be the first FF with a Malboro as main playable character. =/

 

[looneymoon]

okay but I'd unironically love to play as a Marlboro MC.

They could name her Marla.

Her love interest could be Ultros :')

 

[Odysseus]

No no no no you guys don't get it. The Malboro is the costar. Just as goblin lad is about to be killed by nonctis he is saved by Malboro, who eats anime boy. It's a 20 hour swamp buddy comedy. The Malboro is voiced by Morgan Freeman. It's basically just Shrek but much longer.

 

[Cat on Mars]

It's a 20 hour swamp buddy comedy.

With Gackt.
This is going to be the best or the worst Final Fantasy ever, no inbetween.

 

[looneymoon]

No no no no you guys don't get it. The Malboro is the costar. Just as goblin lad is about to be killed by nonctis he is saved by Malboro, who eats anime boy. It's a 20 hour swamp buddy comedy. The Malboro is voiced by Morgan Freeman. It's basically just Shrek but much longer.

Is this the official pitch for Final Fantasy: XV(ore)II?

Spoiler: is this derivative or an intentional callback?

 

[Wol]

Internet journalism with its click-bait cringy headlines and tendency to create long texts devoid of meaningful content based on small stuff like this is the fucking worst and a complete loss of time.