Final Fantasy 15's Opening 10 Minutes Already Beats all of FF 13

PlayerEssence went hands on with the Final Fantasy 15 DEMO on PS4, and it's quite amazing See all the action in 1080p, 60fps here.

[-Foxtrot]

Not saying anything bad about FF15 but it's not that hard to beat FF13.

I think we knew this would be better then FF13 from the day after FF13 released and disappointed us.

[sobotz]

Cross your fingers, FF13 looks good too when it was announced.

[the_dark_one]

True but in ff15 we already got some gameplay taste of what to expect on the final version. I played every ff game from VI and i might be on the minory when i say i kinda liked FF 13, Not perfect by any means but enjoyable

[ArchangelMike]

I don't think SqEnix can afford for FFXV to fail. Not just in terms of their development costs and stock holders, but also because their reputation is on the line (it's the same way that Ubisoft have slowly eroded customer trust over the last year) If FFXV fails, it is unlikely that SqEnix will have another really succesfull Final Fantasy game for a very very long time.

[elninels]

I played the ffxv demo. Did everything to do in it. Im so crazy excited for it.

The combat can be easy to grasp, but takes a little longer to master. Ideally we won't be prompted to parry and instead have to figure it out.

SPOILER

I hope the summons get changed. Ramuh has an awesome cinematic, but it's also a get out of jail free card, no work required.

[MRMagoo123]

the opening 10 minutes of tetris beat ff13 so thats not saying much

[UNKLE]

"10 Minutes Already Beats all of FF 13"
This is only your opinion... well i enjoyed ff15 demo its great game! because of freedom and gameplay except the horrible boring battlesystem but i cannot feel the final fantasy game style while ff13 was very final fantasy-sh-game except the gameplay was too short and too linear but still i think its more ff game than ff15. And ff15 characters is not better than ff13 characters was in my opinion.Both game have good and irritating characters.

[WeAreLegion]

I prefer XV's battle system. It doesn't take me out of the game like turn-based combat.

[kingdomtriggers]

Dang you already got an advanced copy of FFXV and know that the characters aren't as good as the FF13 cast (LOL)? Also the battle system is already more involving than most final fantasy games and this is without the magic system, gambit system, aerial combat, and tons of other stuff.

[elninels]

Exactly. What we got in the demo is the bare bones of the combat. I still felt it was engaging.

[MRMagoo123]

"ff13 was very final fantasy-sh-game" stopped reading right there and lost all hope that you may have a clue. FF13 was nothing like a final fantasy game besides the name it had, it was a corridor shooter for the most part, I even tried some peoples theory out when they said you could be the game with auto and it actually worked, not once did I have to think about a fight, if you can remember that far back , think about the first boss you fought in ff7 the scorpion robot and how that simple boss was better than anything in ff13 let alone all other bosses in ff games ever.

[averagejoe26]

Not to mention the fact that the summons were vehicles.

Shiva was a f#&-king motorcycle. A MOTORCYCLE. I have never been more embarrassed playing a FF title then when I was playing XIII.

Something being "turn based" isn't what makes a game a Final Fantasy. It's the atmosphere, the epic scale, the story, the magic, the summons... Which XIII did terribly.

FF14 is not turn based and is way more of a FF than 13 will ever be. Hell, you can make a racing game the right way that will feel more Final Fantasy than XIII if the elements are right.

[Shinuz]

This game really runs at 60fps? I didn't know that.

[elninels]

It doesn't. The demo hitches a lot actually. And its not 1080 either. Also had many jagged and things blurred at not to great of distances. Thats the target for the retail release. This is just a demo. Still a long way to go.

I doubt we end up with 60fps, but its final fantasy, anything above 30 is gravy. it definitely does felt like a "nextgen" final fantasy.

Can't wait to see what this home console jrpg surprise will be from square.

[Shinuz]

Cool, let's just hope they managed to make it run at 60fps.
I know its not an action game or anything but more fps is always better.

[Cryptcuzz]

Can't wait to see what this home console jrpg surprise will be from square.

They teased another home console JRPG surprise? On what platform do you know?

[F0XHOUND]

...... why continuously bring up XIII? A stupid comparison which is just your opinion, an opinion based from 10 minutes vs a full game. Granted, you dislike 13 but how do you really know you will love 15 after the length of the demo?

Personally, 13 was a food game.... but one best left in the past, its not a top 10 final fantasy game, but its not awful. 15 looks fantastic, the demo was awesome and I'm positive it will more than likely rank well. It has the visuals, it has the soundtrack, it obviously has the open world feel combined with a cool quest system and an evolved battle system.... all we need is a solid story and a strong cast... which so far seems to be so!

A future classic I'd say! So I agree with the article, just not its silly comparison!

[Vanfernal]

Well to be fair, this game was originally Final Fantasy Versus XIII. That's why all the comparisons are coming up.

[johny5]

I think it diffidently looks better then FFXIII, which isn't that hard to top IMHO. The problem I have with the current Final Fantasy games is that too many are placing style over substance. This is one of the problems I had with XIII. I don't mind stylized characters, but when every game has the characters looking like they steped out of a failed K-Pop band, it gets tiring.

In FFXIII's case, I find it unatural and highly unlikely for a Women who looks like she just stepped off a runway fashion show to be physically fighting guys twice her size, let alone giant monsters. Equally unrealistic is her not getting raped in the process. It's hard to feel sympathetic towards a Women who looks like she walked out a salon ready for battle! It's amusing actually...

A realistic heroin is someone like Deunan Knute from Appleseed, but of course, FFXIII wouldn't be what it is if they changed the formula ;)

[MRMagoo123]

If the looks of the characters were the only problems you had with ff13 i dont know what to say, I feel the battle system in general was complete balls, the characters sucked, the corridor world was atrocious, the summons and magic was complete sh!t, I would have an easy time rating ff13 as THE worst final fantasy game ever made.

[johny5]

I specifically said that the character design was one of the problems I had, not the main problem. BTW, I hated the battle system and it's non existent leveling system! It wasn't just the worst FF game, it was one of the worst hand-holding games I have ever played!

I enjoyed the 2D games more then I did FFXIII

[saukelover12]

this game will be the most epic thing to hit my PS4 <3

[Jahbu]

It's ALL a matter of opinions. I loved Final Fantasy 13 and I love the Final Fantasy 15 demo. I feel like both games are way too different to compare honestly. And that is why I love the Final Fantasy series so much. Each entry has its own identity different from the previous game. I just hope Final Fantasy 15 gets released this year.

[Goku781]

Im just glad they is no singing about flying across rainbows smiling and laughing on your way to save the world yet the world is going to end. That was so annoying about 13. anything after 10 I dont consider FF, although I can give credit to the new online one. 13 is the worst though.

[Hold_It]

I don't know about that. I really don't like how Noctis and the rest of his party look like a bunch of emo k-pop band members. It really doesn't go well with the look of the world or with some of the other characters in the game like Cidney. It's not the anime hairstyle, it's the all black edgemaster look.

[averagejoe26]

Can you link to an image of a K-pop band that they look like?

Thanks.

[Hold_It]

http://mykoreanlove.files.w...

You're welcome. Shout out to all the disagrees.

[MoneyMeng]

lol they do look like them.. hahaah

[c31647]

There was an option called group gear that you could not access in the demo. So maybe you can change character clothing in that option or maybe the group gear is just for weapons.

[Darktails720]

I think people should stop hating on FF13. It is bad, no doubt, but instead of pointing out and always raging about its flaws, we should concentrate on what FF15 can do better.

[dreams_angels]

The demo isnt in 1080/60fps its in 900P 30FPS

[Theyellowflash30]

The video here is in 1080p 60fps.

If you watch the video, It clearly states the actual build of the game is 900p 30fps.

But the elgato capture card lets you get any game at 1080p 60fps

[_-EDMIX-_]

no...it merely lets you show the game "running" at that speed.

The game will not physically play at that. an any game can be stretched to 1080p, it just won't be native.

Thats like merely upscaling a game. It doesn't make it look better, in fact stretching the screen makes it look worse.

[TekKing]

I don't think so. The downgraded FFXV makes FF13 not look that bad considering they both are similar when it comes to being a downgraded FF game.