FFXV: Level 1 Chocobros vs. Omega - No Items

Yeah, I did this already at level 15 on my previous playthrough. But you know what? It's a fun fight so I decided to do it again. I'm a lot better at the game now so this was much easier this time 'round.
Key is to refill your Armiger bar by shielding attacks in Armiger Unleashed mode.

[@blingading4324]

With this being one of the most disliked FFs by the casual community, it's really nice seeing someone doing some unique challenges with this game. Cool stuff

[@far_257]

Thanks! If you've got ideas for a new challenge, let me know!

[@K82849]

I don’t mean to be argumentative but I think it’s disliked most by diehard Final Fantasy fans. A lot of casuals really liked even before its pre-Royal Edition, Day One Edition. It’s just a really big difference from the first couple Final Fantasy games

[@OriginalOmgCow]

I dunno about casual, but other final fantasies I could pass on after playing most of them, this had far more interactive and difficult bosses and far more interesting gameplay, just a so/so half arsed plot. This and the comrades DLC bosses (Including omega again) were far more engaging than any previous FF game. The break mechanic always felt really satisfying, particularly in comrades where you basically needed to do it to get items from specific parts of mobs to advance. Shame comrades took so much grinding for certain items from breaks of certain mobs, I certainly wouldn't want to do that again.

[@djw_tekken8490]

​@@K82849 exactly i agree its about diehard fans

[@KyoJo_V5]

Great Fight! You proved that no matter how hard the boss is, you can still be able to beat them no matter of the level🌟

[@far_257]

Thank you!

[@kevinzhan]

cool

[@methylene]

i never knew why last hit of legacy of the lucii healed Omega

[@bigcsbigbrother3685]

Ikr. It's annoying how that's a thing

[@far_257]

it absorbs holy damage. The ring's dodge counter is also partially absorbed.

[@xen3588]

took me 2 hours to do this on lvl 99 lol

[@far_257]

Got learn defence!

[@xen3588]

@@far_257im about to try it again on lvl 1 i got 4 adamanite bangles for my whole party and armiger unleashed today on this save file wish me luck.

[@far_257]

@@xen3588 good luck! However, two V2s are better than an bangle and a v2, especially on Noctis

[@djw_tekken8490]

​@@xen3588 and did u won

[@xen3588]

@@djw_tekken8490i got clapped 💀

[@xen3588]

is last stand meal bonus not optimal for this? the 999hp is pretty rough but the stat boosts are significant.

[@far_257]

No. Equalizer is much better

[@turnip5178]

This might be a dumb request but would you consider making a video explaining how to enjoy FFXV's combat system? I beat the game already but I feel like I haven't grasped the mechanics all that well, I've powered through most fights using potions, ethers and phoenix downs because I was constantly getting punished for attacking. However watching your videos I do feel like there's some genuine fun to be had, I just don't understand how to get to that point. Thank you regardless.

[@Yseria]

Watching him fight omega is the worst video you can use as reference when it comes to FFXV combat system, since omega has like 99% damage resistance to damage most if not all players tend to use Armiger Unleashed (Noctis is the only one fighting, the other are literally just watching) and that in itself is a different gameplay aspect of FFXV. For general gameplay, it usually is just running around the "behind" of the enemy to do a "link-strike" with a nearby bro of you but you can only do a link strike when you are using a sword, a greatsword and a polearm. Guns, shields, daggers, machineries and royal arms will never do a link strike. (Link-strike has like a hidden cooldown, so you wont be spamming them with your bros infinite number of times) Then there is the warp strike as a general core mechanic of the normal gameplay where more distance = more damage and the further you do this especially with hard hitting weapons like using a greatsword(or even a royal arm) would usually put enemies to a "Vulnerable" state after doing it once or twice, where the enemy is just flailing on the ground. On this state, you would be able to deal increased damage to the enemy and if you learned the "Deathblow" skill in your ascension tree (its for your bros) they will do this "Deathblow" move to that "Vulnerable" enemy. You might also think, that since other weapons (Daggers, shields, machineries, royal arms etc.) wont do a link-strike with your bros, it will be useless. This is not the case especially for royal arms. Daggers are very fast to dish out damage, Shields can break parts easier than other weapons, Guns kinda sucks but I have heard that Gun do break parts easier too. Machineries has their special move depending on what is equipped. (Gravity Well = Prompto's Gravisphere for only 40mp! or Bioblaster to poison bunch of enemies etc.) And Royal Arms are huge stats boost to noctis like Sword of the Father and Trident of the Oracle (These 2 royal arms specially drains hp significantly slower than others) Then for your bros aside from the techniques are 3 skills that will trigger depending on what you are doing, Gladiolus has Antagonize (When you hold the dodge/defend button gladio will do a move, has stun I think) Ignis has venom fang (if you keep attacking an enemy normally he will do this eventually, can poison) and Prompto with shock drop (when doing aerial chain attack, which gives enemies with shocked status, like getting hit with your own thunder spells getting electrocuted) For weapons moves, referring to this playlist (kzbin.info/aero/PLW7dplzpo8zmJf9wd1TZRRevIv7temXSR) its better than me explaining it and its already long enough that I think you wont even bother reading this LMAO

[@turnip5178]

@@Yseria Thank you for the long explanation, this is actually the kind of content I'm looking for right now so I appreciate you taking the time to write this. You pretty much confirmed that my understanding of the game's mechanics is lacking: I thought the warp strike doing more damage the further away you are from the enemy was a property of the Ragnarok sword and not just a base mechanic... So I'm guessing this sword has an additional damage multiplier on top of the normal warp strike. Also, I had no idea that some weapon types are unable to start link strikes... This explains why I wasn't able to start a link strike after the in-screen prompt most of the time... I'll have to read your message again as use it as a guide to figure out what else I'm missing. Thanks for the link by the way, I'll check that out too. By the way, I would still immensely appreciate any kind of suggestion on how to actually enjoy what's there in the game. Like, for example: don't bother with this mechanic, don't bother with this weapon, use strategy X against multiple enemies, use strategy Y against single enemies, and so on and so forth. Usually I love to dive deep into game mechanics but for some reason this game just hasn't clicked for me and I can't figure out anything on my own in spite of spending a good amount of time with the tutorial and training at camps.

[@far_257]

Yeah I can try to do one. I don't have a set-up where I can easily record myself speaking while playing, so I'll have to work on that. Could be a while. I do generally agree with Yseria's take, though. Try watching me go through Costlemark (kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYawYXmdYryjjac) or fight Garuda without Armiger kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppzZiWqhaLZ7qas for more "Standard but challenging" content.

[@honeycomb101]

Have you tried using the different characters in combat? There's this other guy named "Asetoni FFXV" that has a pretty in depth mechanical guide on all the characters on KZbin

[@far_257]

@@honeycomb101 I second asetoni. OG of FFXV research at this point

[@GamingWithAce85]

How do you go back to level 1 after post game?

[@far_257]

You don't. You just never level up. Use nixperience band accessory.

[@tempest8589]

Up please

[@far_257]

huh?

[@pogoacct8611]

Done upload8ng?

[@far_257]

I've been super busy at work and tbh I don't have any good video ideas. Pretty big milestone this week (big business trip), so I could probably make another vid over the coming weekend. Any requests/ideas?

[@pogoacct8611]

@@far_257 hmmmm. Man if you are busy and your life is improving. Don't even sweat it. I'm happy to hear you are making big moves :) Congrats

[@far_257]

@@pogoacct8611 haha thank you but gaming and making videos helps me deal with work stress so if you have a request I'll gladly take it as long as the editing burden isn't too high lol

[@shaiuken7150]

how your hp so high

[@ozairchishti1264]

The weapons, outfits, food buffs, and accessories you decide to use greatly affect your stats if utilized correctly.

[@shaiuken7150]

@@ozairchishti1264 Ahh ok thank you very much im level 30 at chapter 11, a bit further into the game. Guess ill see what i have equipped

[@shaiuken7150]

@@ozairchishti1264 basic gaming essentially XD

[@far_257]

In this case, the Magitek Suit V2 accessory gives +2000 hp. The food gives an additional 1000hp. Gladio and Noctis have two V2s, while Ignis and Prompto have 3 V2s

[@shaiuken7150]

@@far_257 i see, nice do you get this accessory at some point in the story?

[@tempest8589]

Amiger combo timing suck yeah

[@far_257]

I'm playing more conservatively. Going for the combo every time will open you up to be hit, and at level 1 you can only take 1 hit before you die.