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There's Something Weird Going On With Final Fantasy XV

Forbes' Dave Thier writes: "We're getting some new story DLC for Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix detailed today. All three of Prince Noctis' buddies will be getting their own stories to tell in the coming months, but first up is muscle-bound, greatsword-swinging Gladio, whose episode comes out on March 28th, followed by chipper photographer Prompto in June. Ignis, for his sins, is still not dated. On the surface, this is great news for a game I enjoyed immensely, at least for the most part, and yet I'm wary about returning to this title -- something about this post-launch strategy, for me, only exacerbates some of the conflicts in the original game."

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Kreisen2671d ago

Well yeah if you played through the game already its somewhat strange to see them release these side stories post launch as DLC. Its almost like they had a bunch of content that they cut but never got around to finish so now that the game is out and proved to be profitable they are scrambling for every little bit of cut content to maximize profits.

Kurisu2671d ago (Edited 2671d ago )

I started a new game + but it's pretty boring just one hit killing everything to get AP. Also it's frustrating that you have to do all the hunts that you've already done to get to the ones you haven't done. I'm not going to bother with the game again until this story DLC hits.

Kenshin_BATT0USAI2671d ago (Edited 2671d ago )

"I have an issue with the lack of story with this game"
"Ok, we'll add more story stuff"
"NOO WHAT THE HELL"

Also...not 10 year dev cycle. it was 3 years. lol But I guess shit writers have to spin a narrative when facts don't work with their opinion.

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Here Are The Games Leaving PS Plus Extra & Premium In May 2024

Here are the games that will be leaving the Extra and Premium tiers of the PS Plus subscription service in the month of May, 2024.

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gold_drake41d ago

crazy, glad i own the ones i wanted to revisit and play

ChasterMies41d ago

Absolver Downfall
Abzu
Adrift
Ashen
Elex
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X | X-2
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age
Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
How To Survive 2
I Am Dead
Jotun
Last Stop
Minit
Moster Jam Steel Titans 2
My Friend Pedro
Observation
Sundered Eldritch Edition
The Artful Escape
The Messenger
This Is The Police
This Is The Police 2
World of Final Fantasy

Asterphoenix40d ago

Glad that I absolutely can't stand subscription services.

Petebloodyonion40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

I don't recall Sony forcing you to subscribe like nobody forced you to go to Blockbuster to rent games instead of buying them.

SonyStyled40d ago

Pay-per-view was almost cheaper than the cost of gas and rental fee from Blockbuster. Blockbuster doesn’t exist today. Are you being sarcastic?

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Final Fantasy XV Review – A Royal Road Trip

Gary Green said: With my fondness for (most) Final Fantasy games and my side goal of finishing off games in my collection with loose ends, a return to Final Fantasy XV seemed inevitable. It also serves as my third Final Fantasy platinum trophy after VII and VIII, a reasonable substitute since Final Fantasy IX is nigh on impossible to master.

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Final Fantasy 15 director reveals why he left Square Enix, and announces he's working on 2 new JRPGs

Final Fantasy 15's director has revealed why he left Square Enix back in 2018.

Hajime Tabata famously resigned from Square Enix two years after Final Fantasy 15 shipped in 2016. In a special livestream at the time, Tabata announced his decision to resign from the company, cancelling three of four new story-focused DLC episodes for Final Fantasy 15 in the process.

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Knightofelemia172d ago

FF15 is like FF13 its subjective people either like it or hate it.

raWfodog172d ago

I liked it. I haven’t played the royale edition yet but I’ll get around to it one day.

gold_drake172d ago

no no, 15 wasnt trash.

15 had a tremendous difficult development.

FinalFantasyFanatic171d ago

I really believe 13 was better put together and more complete than 15 ever was.

EternalTitan172d ago

Found the pathetic troll.
How is your jobless life going?
Dot worry, you will never get a job or a girlfriend haha!

Hofstaderman173d ago

Man inherited a train wreck and was expected to release this game in under two years after it spent a better part of a decade in development hell. At one point there was even plans to make FFXIII Versus a musical. He did what he could.

TheColbertinator172d ago

I didn't care much for XV and I always wanted the original vision of Versus XIII but I think the dev team did what they could to salvage the project

Inverno172d ago

And yet people still blame him for the game turning out the way it did, rather than SE for the horrible mismanagement of 13 and Namura for being overly ambitious.

Dwarrior172d ago

Whatever the behind-the-scenes went on over the many years, at the end of the day it was a radical change in direction that I could not go along with. Also why I never bought 16.

gold_drake172d ago

this is also why Sakaguchi (spelling) left.