Those of you who have been keeping track will know that Final Fantasy XV's first downloadable content episode launches on the 28th March, but that's not all Square Enix has planned for this month. Detailed in the video that we've embedded above, the game's March update will - at long last - make improvements to the title's infamous Chapter 13. Noctis' powers will be enhanced, and you'll apparently get to play as Gladio as he and Ignis search for their lost prince.
The update also promises a number of additions outside of Chapter 13. The trailer shows Noctis and the gang scaling especially high structures while riding chocobos, and right at the end, we see the protagonist take on the dreaded adamantoise with what looks like a deadly new spell. If this turns out to be a far easier way to take the monster down, then we already feel sorry for those of you who spent hours of your lives chipping away at its health bar.
Now look, it's admirable that Square Enix is still supporting Final Fantasy XV - but we can't help but feel that this is too little, too late. So many great games have released since Final Fantasy XV launched last year, and going back to it now just to scale some large rocks on the back of chocobos seems crazy.
The publisher is clearly desperate to turn this into some sort of live, constantly evolving project - but does anyone really care at this point? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Well, I care xD Haven't played yet. Plan on buying when all DLC and updates are out.
I haven't played it yet, already bought it but I want to play it on pro (I don't have it yet).
Yeah instead of a one year timetable, a better one would have been 3-4 months after the release--like we would have gotten this March release around the end of December/start of January.
Well I didn't hear anybody complaining about Witcher 3 taking almost a year, same for Fallout 4, so it's not like FFXV is the first.
Ive beat the main story but not the hunts or adamantoise, and I'm looking forward to Gladiolus.
All you PS staff haters hating on FF keep cheering on Uncharted Lost Legacy, and asking for H:ZD dlc, so make up your minds.
Oh come on, fighting the Adamantoise the normal way and watching it fall and hearing that wonderful trophy pop sound is so much more gratifying after you sit there for two hours doing it. Especially when it's the second-to-last trophy you need for the platinum.
I know because I did it.
Stupid Square! Could've made them easier to fight in XIII so I could've gotten all of the characters' Ultima weapons easier.
On the bright side, I do like that their adding Gladio and Ignis' adventure in the thirteenth chapter.
Im still onterested intend to go play back through it when more dlc comes out
I guess it's good I still haven't played it yet. Maybe by Christmas they'll have a definitive version or whatever that comes with all the DLC and they'll be finished with updates.
I'll be playing the dlc and waiting to see if there are any other improvements to the main game before embarking on new game plus
I care! Looking forward to finally playing the complete edition next year!
I care , only bought it last week. !
@rjejr The difference is, Witcher 3 and Fallout 4 were complete games, FFXV is not. It's impossible not to feel different about these games. I defended FF up to point when I actually played it and thought: where's the story in this? It's unreleased yet, that's where it is. I sold my Collector's Edition and may get a 'complete edition' once all DLC are out and give it a go once more.
I'm just going to wait until all the DLC is out and they've finished messing about with it and then I'll consider playing the game again.
I may well return to it one day. Chapter 13 broke me though and I actually gave up during 14. I just stopped caring about what happens at the end.
Two hours for Adamantoise!? It took me a little over 30 minutes to kill It @ around lvl 80. Use the recipe you get from Altissa that gives you guaranteed crits and take a crap ton of magic. I feel bad for anyone that took that long! Lol
I care more about the updates to this game than the absolute abortion of a game that was Mass Effect Andromeda at least...
@Fuzzy833 the ending is the best bit! It's so powerful because you're so invested in the characters. You should honestly play it
They should bring the lightmode back for the Pro as a option.
I honestly live this game, but I decided to quit playing and wait for all the dlc/updates to be released and then resume playing it. With all the great games out didn't really bother me that much to put it on hold for a bit. Until then back to hzd and nioh! 😁
I am really looking forward to it. Also enough time has past now to try playing through the story again
@Bliquid absolutely this! I Clocked 80 hours altogether, an absolute beast of a game. Where we differ though is I'm finished with FF15 as there are different games I need to play with limited time. But easily my Goty 2016.
well over 100 hours and i still care even if the staff here don't, chapter 13 wasn't that bad to begin with and i feel most people are hating on it because it's "cool" to hate on it although the Ring certainly need to be powered up as it did feel underwhelming for what it was meant to be
anyway i'm looking forward to the DLC and the update (as someone else has said many other games have done similar but seem to get a free pass) because this is the most fun i have had on a Final Fantasy game since FFX and i don't want it to end
Chapter 13 was awesome, I pity those who won't be able to play it in its full glory after the update!
Let's sing the "going back" song to people going forward - like the ones whose wallets keep GTA5 in the top charts from month to month. I don't hurry to buy it myself until I'm through with FFXII (although I'm already kinda wishing I had bought it - if chapter 13 ends up changed drastically, would I need to turn off the internet and do an offline playthrough just to experience its original form? At least I hope the changes are more about the team polishing the product up to their vision than about futile attempts to appease any fanbrained swarm's demands of so-called "quality"). Game sales have "legs" for a reason - not everyone thinks, "yay, I've finally bought the console but I'd better stick to this year's offerings, anything from 4-5 months ago and older is obsolete and shouldn't be spoken of in dedicated gaming circles".
@Deadlyblack they were relatively farmable in XIII as it is. It did take some luck with Death spell, but since XIII gloriously made buffs and debuffs actually matter big time by FF standards, it's certainly doable, even after Long Guis appear.
As for earning trophies in FF games... nothing holds a candle to FFX's mini game ones to this day, IMHO. Part of me still can't comprehend how I ever managed those 200 lightning dodges in the long run. @.@ It came to the point where I put my dignity aside in the end and just Yojimbo'd through the last couple dark aeons and Penance. Cheap, but I'm still not quite sorry.
Bought it on release day, but haven't touched it yet: waited a long time for the PS4 Pro update, and now waiting to see how the famous chapter 13 update turns out.
@Sinton Cant imagine buying a hyped game on launch date at full price and then sticking it on the shelf unopened!
@kyleforrester87 It was 25 % off, and I was fairly sure that the PS4 Pro update would come within reasonable time...
@Sinton ah fair enough. Still, you've got more willpower than I
@kyleforrester87 More like "enormous backlog" than willpower I'm afraid
It's obvious they had a final vision for this game and are seeing it through to the end. A bit of shame it's taken this long to get extra content out, but hey, call me a optimist, I'm gonna say "better late than never".
Havent touched my copy so I guess it is good news for me.
Hey i really loved XV and had alot of fun playing it. But its true, its too late. Ive beaten the story and moved on. I started a new section of backlog in October 2016 and STILL haven't beat Horizon Zero Dawn or TLG. Im not going to neglect those games in favor of XV. Sorry Square.
Edit: i forgot Gravity Rush 2...
@rjejr I see whats you're saying. But there weren't THIS many other great games to play when Witcher 3 released. For those who are just playing it now its fine. But those of us who played at or around launch its a hard sell to pull us away from more recent and equally if not exceedingly brilliant games.
so i just played Chapter 13 Verse 2 and loved it AND it doesn't actually change the main story at all, it remains fully intact as it was (just with a more powerful ring and it does expand the story just that the main game is still just from the perspective of Noctis) but the extra content is accessed from the main menu under the "Special" section
so not only do you get to play as Gladio using the same game play as Episode Gadiolus but if you have already done the game you don't have to start again as you can do it when ever you want too
in my opinion this was the best way for Square to do it too
Got it for £9.99 on the PS Store last week XD Currently on Chapter 3, awesome game so far, so bonus for me!
Chapter 13 was overlong and rather boring, but I could see where Square wanted to go with it.
The game is a fantastic open world title imo.
@rjejr I think i gave Witcher 3 a bit more leeway because the core game was just so good, FFXV I've just not got into. The story is slight, world barren and i didn't really know or care for my troop of emo bro's. I'm going to give it another try, one day!
As for Fallout 4, it got quite a lot of grief for its performance issues but the content was there but must admit i never made it all the way through.
Not defending any games, but there were differences in the base products of all 3. FFXV didn't have enough straight out of the box for me.
@stevejcrow Did you watch the Brotherhood anime and movie before playing the game? FFXV had a lot of story, none of it was in the game though. That's on them, but b/c of watching all of that stuff I was never bothered about lack of story in the game.
And as bad as Chapter 13 was, chapters 11 and 12 were so short they should have been 1, maybe even w/ chapter 10 as well. Nice to see them sorting it out now, even if it is a bit too late.
I think a lot of people forget that previous FF games have had improved compilations after the fact. FFX International for one. PS5 will get a good game in FFXV Complete after they add the anime, the movie, and all the updates onto the disc. Maybe even in 4k.
I still care about this game.I stopped playing at chapter 8 once I knew this update was happening.Was very much enjoying the game and had put over fifty hours into it so I'll finally get round to continuing my adventure soon
Yeah im fully looking forward to more of 15. Loved every second of it
Beat the game, loved every minute of it. Didn't play post game dungeons, though. I'm cool with it, maybe I'll return to the game someday, but for now I have other things to play.
... time for another playthrough it seems missed the Ifrit Trophy on my first round (curse you easy mode lol) and waited for this update, but not because I thought chapter 13 was bad - lookin forward to what's been added and changed though
is the frame pacing fixed?
@consolfreak1982 not really, you can fight Ifrit when ever you want as it starts before the fight after you finish the game or return to the present, just change the difficulty before the fight
as for the extra Gladiolus/Ignis stuff that is accessed from the main menu under the Special section and not during the main game it self so you can play that whenever you like too
Don't u just hate when u stop playing a game but then want to start playing again but can't remember exactly what was going on so then u just want to restart the game. But then u think of the 50+ hours u already invested and just go play hzd...🤔
@ellsworth004 I've tried to go back to so many games over the years, it never works out. The problem with playing so many long JRPG.
I checked last night about 12 hours ago, 10PM eastern time, but nothing. Guess I'll try again tonight.
@Bliquid that's neat
although i haven't started a new game plus yet, i'm waiting for all the episodes to be released first
i wonder if they can be played during the story too?
@Bliquid shame but it's ok, still works the way it is
I have the game but I'll resume my playthrough when all dlc come.
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