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FINAL FANTASY XVI | Prologue DEMO
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Barakov
Member
It’s up right now on the ps store go grab it! HYPE!
Few details:
- No time limit, download and play as long as you like
- features 2 hrs from the prologue of the game, save at the end can be imported into the final release and can continue from there
- after the prologue a special battle demo is unlocked with challenges and more varied builds to play with its intricate BS
- demo weights 18 GBs
Downloading Now.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Is this up in the UK? Can't find it for shit.
The demo has been out for two hours, prologue is 2 hours.
Apart from basic feel there isn't really all that much to say. People haven't reached the combat demo yet.
Gudji
Member
The main portion of the demo is cutcene heavy that's why. But the gameplay even with limited/beginner skills feels really good. Once you finish the main demo you unlock a 2nd mode where you can test how the game will play in later levels.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
The prologue is story-heavy in a good way, but you definitely get to do some combat. The game rewards you for parrying, dodging, and using the shift attack. The music is enchanting and perfect. The world they've built is incredible and the storyline and characters are highly engaging. Combat is fun and challenging enough, and sure to get deeper and more difficult as the game progresses. I just got to the part you take control of Joshua and decided to call it a night(it's 3am here
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I can already tell this game is special from what I've played so far. Gonna be a magical experience.
).I can already tell this game is special from what I've played so far. Gonna be a magical experience.
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ByWatterson
Member
Performance mode is very, very impressive. This game immediately screams excellence.
TheKremlinBossMan
Banned
No spoilers just things we have already seen.
Go to FF16 on the store then click the 3 dots and Demo should be an option. Is what I just did - UK based.
Zuzu
Member
Yep it’s real time combat. I’ve played for over an hour so far and there hasn’t been any pause mechanic introduced either (like in FF7 Remake) so it seems that it’s completely real time.
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saintjules
Member
I would have said the same...well, not really but since it's the start of the game and it carry over, it will feel like I have it already lol.
saintjules
Member
Check videos online. There's a ton of them during the previews.
gaming_again
Member
WFH but stuck in meetings all day with ps5 and ff16 demo in sight...
Exactly this but then afterwards I need to be a fucking parent until 8pm.
gaming_again
Member
You have to scroll down loads (past the pre-order box, of course!).
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Exactly what I thought lol
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[Sigma]
Member
Death to motion blur. Graphics mode on the LG C2 hurts my eyes in this game as expected during gameplay although not as bad as Horizon:FW I think. It's fine during cutscenes though. Still, i'll have to move the PS5 to the Qled if im going to play the game in that mode. Game looks beautiful in graphics mode. Performance takes a noticeable hit in graphics but of course performs better(yet still not ideal on the C2). In this game though, I think im going to stay with graphics mode for a while at least when I switch over. Again, I wish I had my old Plasma TV for this. SIgh.
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saintjules
Member
Demo is feeling great so far but have to go to work.
60fps when traversing in performance mode. Different than what those previews were saying. Probably because of the build they were on.
60fps when traversing in performance mode. Different than what those previews were saying. Probably because of the build they were on.
Hugare
Member
First impressions: this game is gonna be a classic
I was someone who wasnt sold on the graphics, but fuck me, this is a next gen game. To think that everything that you are seeing is running in real time, even huge battles with multiple NPCs with different animations + eikons battling on top of everyone is insane.
Lighting in particular is impressive. Everything looks so consistent. And shout out to the PBR in the gold materials, it looks just like the real thing.
Performance is rough tho. I'm playing in performance mode, and I'm pretty sure that it dips to 30's while just walking around.
It also looks really, really blurry unfortunately. Probably due to a bad TAA implementation, but I've seen 1080p games looking sharper.
Gameplay is excellent. Havent been able to play a lot, 'cause I'm going to work now, and I've just played the combat tutorial, but it controls like a dream.
And even at 30 FPS (Quality mode) controls are snapy. Way better than many 30 fps games. Like a Souls game on consoles, but with Vsync enabled. Dont know how they did it.
I'm way more hyped for the game now. This one will be special.
I was someone who wasnt sold on the graphics, but fuck me, this is a next gen game. To think that everything that you are seeing is running in real time, even huge battles with multiple NPCs with different animations + eikons battling on top of everyone is insane.
Lighting in particular is impressive. Everything looks so consistent. And shout out to the PBR in the gold materials, it looks just like the real thing.
Performance is rough tho. I'm playing in performance mode, and I'm pretty sure that it dips to 30's while just walking around.
It also looks really, really blurry unfortunately. Probably due to a bad TAA implementation, but I've seen 1080p games looking sharper.
Gameplay is excellent. Havent been able to play a lot, 'cause I'm going to work now, and I've just played the combat tutorial, but it controls like a dream.
And even at 30 FPS (Quality mode) controls are snapy. Way better than many 30 fps games. Like a Souls game on consoles, but with Vsync enabled. Dont know how they did it.
I'm way more hyped for the game now. This one will be special.
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Nautilus
Banned
Unfortunely.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Final Fantasy 16: Don’t Worry, The Game Is Inspired By Good Seasons Of Game Of Thrones
And it's inspired by other properties like Attack on Titan and Godzilla, too.
www.gameinformer.com
I mean, they did binge watch the show during development.
These early impressions sound good. I’ve got my copy preordered months ago.
Nankatsu
Gold Member
ManaByte
Gold Member
Well it’s a mix that’s going to turn a lot of people off from it.Final Fantasy 16: Don’t Worry, The Game Is Inspired By Good Seasons Of Game Of Thrones
And it's inspired by other properties like Attack on Titan and Godzilla, too.
I mean, they did binge watch the show during development.
These early impressions sound good. I’ve got my copy preordered months ago.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I found it funny how the developers were saying that they want to convince fans of non action games to enjoy action based games. So if you’re not a fan, enjoy whatever it is they’re doing now.
Doctor Hades
Member
I love it when a publisher has the confidence in their product to not only release a playable demo early but include the entire opening section of the game *and* allow the save to be carried over to the full release. We don't see that very often these days. Already got the game pre-ordered so I will absolutely be playing the demo tonight and then continuing the game properly once I get it next week.
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ManaByte
Gold Member
I wasn’t talking about the gameplay. FFVIIR was basically action. Not expecting FF to go back to turn based combat ever. I’m talking about the dark tone of the game that desperately wants to be a HBO show with cussing and sex.
Roman Empire
Member
Downloaded it... but I'm at work.
FUCK AND THERE IS CAPCOM WITH DRAGON'S DOGMA 2 TODAY AS WELL! I WANT TO GO HOME ASAP.
FUCK AND THERE IS CAPCOM WITH DRAGON'S DOGMA 2 TODAY AS WELL! I WANT TO GO HOME ASAP.
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Giallo Corsa
Member
Gentlemen, i'm gonna be completely honest here, I'm going to be playing this on a...PS5 Pro.
The performance is just not there, I got a friggin' migraine from all the damned fluctuations while.trying the demo on "performance" mode and especially during the cutscenes where the framerate is usually sits at mid-40s and rarely reaches 60, it's just...not a good look, either lock the damned cutscenes at 30fps and have the main gameplay at (almost) 60 or don't bother at all, shit's migraine inducing and I'm not even kidding.
- Performance mode = unlocked framerate mode with HEAVY fluctuations.
- Graphics mode = 30fps but, on an OLED is just...not good, I mean, I turned off 120Hz , VRR and ALLM on my PS5 just to be able to try Motion pro on my C2 (Motion interpolation) but it was obviously still a shit show due to the artifacting and weird judder.
Also : graphically it's a mixed bag, most character models look good but also "flat" depending on the lighting conditions with the blonde woman especially looking almost like a late PS3 model polygon/quality-wise and some texture work is questionable and so on so forth.
There's just no good in-between or alternative here as to have the game run well ffs and I'm actually friggin' disappointed, this NEEDS to be on better hardware as to have it run properly, that, or square enix is bad at optimization, I don't know.
I don't know what I expected but this surely ain't it.
The performance is just not there, I got a friggin' migraine from all the damned fluctuations while.trying the demo on "performance" mode and especially during the cutscenes where the framerate is usually sits at mid-40s and rarely reaches 60, it's just...not a good look, either lock the damned cutscenes at 30fps and have the main gameplay at (almost) 60 or don't bother at all, shit's migraine inducing and I'm not even kidding.
- Performance mode = unlocked framerate mode with HEAVY fluctuations.
- Graphics mode = 30fps but, on an OLED is just...not good, I mean, I turned off 120Hz , VRR and ALLM on my PS5 just to be able to try Motion pro on my C2 (Motion interpolation) but it was obviously still a shit show due to the artifacting and weird judder.
Also : graphically it's a mixed bag, most character models look good but also "flat" depending on the lighting conditions with the blonde woman especially looking almost like a late PS3 model polygon/quality-wise and some texture work is questionable and so on so forth.
There's just no good in-between or alternative here as to have the game run well ffs and I'm actually friggin' disappointed, this NEEDS to be on better hardware as to have it run properly, that, or square enix is bad at optimization, I don't know.
I don't know what I expected but this surely ain't it.
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casablanca
Member
Wow this looks great.
There's not really much of either. Cussing is barely there and so far no HBO kind of sex. Its also still very much filled with FF elements imo.
Just play the demo.
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ManaByte
Gold Member
I did play he demo.