If that $20 does include all the previous episodes, I feel really bad for the folks who bought them a la carte; however, if that's the case, I am thrilled for my own luck.
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| Posted by: Rangers51 16th January 2018 15:26 |
While one might have predicted that Final Fantasy XV would have run its course after almost eighteen months, it's clear that Square Enix want to be able to operate the game much like an MMO, with new revisions coming frequently for the foreseeable future. We've covered in the past that the game has http://narshe.me/2zDX4zE that XV was being ported for Windows on Steam, today we got a http://www.siliconera.com/2018/01/15/final-fantasy-xv-windows-edition-launches-march-6-specs-new-trailer. The Royal Edition will actually be the same game released for Windows, as it will contain the standard game, all current DLC, and a number of new options:
In the meantime, console gamers will get a https://gematsu.com/2018/01/final-fantasy-xv-january-21-update-add-aranea-training-partner, Gematsu |
| Posted by: Sherick 17th January 2018 02:29 |
| Well don't I feel like an idiot for actually buying the game on release. Guess I'll know better for the future now: don't buy a FF until it's been out for two years. |
| Posted by: Rangers51 17th January 2018 15:10 |
| Yeah, I got it about two weeks after release when Amazon somehow ended up with a bunch of overstock of European-packaged games and blew them out. It was perfect for me because I had barely unboxed my PS4 when I made the order. If that $20 does include all the previous episodes, I feel really bad for the folks who bought them a la carte; however, if that's the case, I am thrilled for my own luck. |
| Posted by: Harlequin 17th January 2018 23:29 |
| I'm looking forward to FFXVI to being half a game's storyline and the rest DLC. /sarcasm But seriously, DLC is a double edged sword. On one hand they have the opportunity to finish content that in the past would have been cut completely (hi, original FFIV release). On the other hand, they can just charge extra money for bits of storyline that are really important, and I think fans do deserve a complete game, especially when they wait for these titles for many years. If it's just one or two things I guess that's okay, but I fear that this practice can spin out of control really easily if money talks. Quote (Rangers51 @ 17th January 2018 15:10) If that $20 does include all the previous episodes, I feel really bad for the folks who bought them a la carte; however, if that's the case, I am thrilled for my own luck. Kotaku has the pricing as TBA, so that's all we can go with for now. |
| Posted by: Stiltzkin 19th January 2018 00:07 |
| I'm pretty torn over this. On the one hand, it's great that they are continuing to support and expand the game, including in part by trying to fill in the gaps/incomplete content that existed on original release due to what was clearly a hastily pushed through release schedule (partially understandable given 10 years in development hell). On the other hand, it's quite the slap in the face to the early adopters/loyal fans/people who made the game successful enough to financially justify the additional content. I bought the game on release, and bought the season pass with it (which I think cost me �25? - more than $20, for sure). If it turns out that I got an incomplete product for more money, when I could have waited to get it all in one go for less, I'll be pretty peeved. As it is, I'm quite saddened that I had already played and completed the story by the time they started filling in all this missing plot detail in earlier chapters - as I haven't revisited them due to time constraints. So in effect I have experienced an inferior version of the story - a story which, I should add, I really loved and wanted so badly to be complete. |
| Posted by: Glenn Magus Harvey 19th January 2018 00:26 |
| Quote I'm looking forward to FFXVI to being half a game's storyline and the rest DLC. /sarcasm Well, we did already have FFXIII which is a third of a game's storyline... But yeah, is this update going to be fleshing out what I've heard was a game that was a good setup but then didn't quite go as far as people wished it did? |
| Posted by: Rangers51 19th January 2018 02:36 |
Quote (Stiltzkin @ 18th January 2018 18:07) If it turns out that I got an incomplete product for more money, when I could have waited to get it all in one go for less, I'll be pretty peeved. As it is, I'm quite saddened that I had already played and completed the story by the time they started filling in all this missing plot detail in earlier chapters - as I haven't revisited them due to time constraints. So in effect I have experienced an inferior version of the story - a story which, I should add, I really loved and wanted so badly to be complete. I feel you to an extent on that, but I kind of look at this as being the "GOTY" version of the game, which it seems like every game has now. Perhaps a better term would be "Director's Cut." It DOES suck to have to pay multiple times for things, but unfortunately that is always the price of the early adopter nowadays, it seems. That said, I never thought that anything tied to the main thrust of the game should ever be paid DLC. Even the Episodes were a bit of a stretch for me, and that's why I've not bought them heretofore. |
| Posted by: Harlequin 21st January 2018 01:30 |
| Quote (Glenn Magus Harvey @ 19th January 2018 00:26) Well, we did already have FFXIII which is a third of a game's storyline... I don't really consider FFXIII to be the same situation. The first game stood just fine on it's own and I think it's fair to say it was a game with a complete story. By the same token, just because FFX had a sequel doesn't mean that FFX was half a game's storyline. However, FFXIII-2 partially fits your description with it's major plot holes and important DLC. Lightning Returns did not make sense without the "Requiem of a Goddess" DLC featured in the second game. (But if this is too heavy a digression from the main topic, I'd be happy to continue a discussion about this elsewhere.) |
| Posted by: His Shadow 16th March 2018 15:34 |
| So I bought the 15 dollar Royal DLC and I am happy. I liked the new editions and got more than 160 hours in combined gameplay. Also the Asssassin�s event was very fun. I liked every since DLC except the Glado one. The Prompto and Ignis DLC only improve the story. As for those who are upset they are adding more content and rereleasing the game this isn�t new. Every single Final Fantasy game I remember as a kid from VII, to X-2 released a newer international version that the U.S Would never ever get. |