We’re simply two weeks from the PC launch of Final Fantasy XV. Despite a wobbly begin on consoles, Square have poured a stunning quantity of help into the sport, and I admit no small quantity of pleasure for the re-launch, particularly after the benchmark confirmed that my new laptop computer can greater than deal with the sport on its highest graphics settings at framerates my ageing PS4 can solely dream of.
One facet of it that hasn’t actually been talked about a lot is Comrades, a surprisingly beefy on-line multiplayer enlargement which got here late to the console model, however can be included as customary with the PC launch together with the three character side-story DLC chapters. As a part of Square’s long-term plans for the sport, Comrades is about to obtain one other chunk of content material on the PC model’s launch day, March sixth.
New gamers would possibly need to maintain off on launching straight into Comrades. It’s set alongside Chapter 13 of the principle story, fairly close to to the tip of the first quest arc. Each participant steps within the footwear of a hand-made avatar and, beginning at degree 1, obtain missions from a number of the extra common NPCs, sending you and a celebration of as much as three mates out into the world to do all of the stuff that the boy-band protagonists are too busy for.
It appears that your skilled side-questing power get a couple of extra missions to undertake on this new model, as much as and together with what seems to be like the one most unfair encounter within the recreation: Four Chocobos vs a sodding nice dragon. Whether that is betting on the final fowl standing, or immediately controlling them within the hope that you just someway beat down the big fire-breathing lizard remains to be unclear, however both means, I believe it’s protected to say that jumbo fried hen is on the menu.
It additionally appears that a couple of massive endgame-type bosses from the principle story are going to grow to be accessible for co-op play, and I spot a very good vary of recent costumes based mostly on main story characters, if you wish to play because the world’s deadliest cosplayer.
Square have acknowledged plans to help Final Fantasy XV effectively into 2018, because of the launch of this re-creation. While it appears protected to imagine that Comrades, with its open-ended nature, will see the vast majority of the brand new content material, there’s nonetheless the opportunity of them persevering with to tweak and alter the principle story arc, as they’ve achieved up to now. Alternatively, there’s an opportunity they’ll introduce solely new gameplay mechanics, as they did with party-member switching in the newest console replace.
Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition is out on March sixth, alongside the Comrades replace, with an RRP of £35/$50. No plans have been introduced but for additional paid DLC or a second season cross, so it could effectively all be free updates from right here on in.
