Final Fantasy XV Progress

[Homura]

Currently in Chapter 3
All characters lv 23
Fishing lv 2
Survival lv 4
Cooking lv 3
Photography lv 5
Play time is 10:03:24
Gil total is 5,165
Location: Chocobo Ranch in Duscae

I think my level is on the high side. I read Andromeda's post earlier and got kind of inspired. I stayed up two nights making about 10,000 EXP on a variety of short sidequests and then went to the hotel by that beach resort place with the couple that never, since the game started, seem to have taken a rest from splashing water on each other. It costs like 10,000 gil to sleep there so I had to sell some of the stuff I've collected from animals, etc. I made sure to keep at least one of everything in case I ever need them for something, and also just because it's nice to have. Next morning I had gone up almost 10 levels. Made me feel really smart although of course it was not even my own idea.

I'm really enjoying this game so far. I feel like just the way Final Fantasy X combined JRPG with the Adventure genre, with all the puzzles and cutscenes, Final Fantasy XV is like a cross between the modern open-world RPG and games like Deadly Premonition and Shenmue. Most of the quests are your typical MMORPG stuff, to be honest, but all the realistic details like having to make sure you eat the right food, having to find a place to sleep, driving the car and listening to music, running very long stretches and almost getting exhausted watching your characters wearing themselves out -- it all makes it feel like I'm actually living the lives of these people rather than playing a game. It's so immersive. My only real gripe is that I'm pretty sure my interest for these characters and the central conflict would be more or less non-existent if it weren't for Kingsglaive and the Brotherhood anime. I also think the beginning in a Final Fantasy game should be far more spectacular than the one in here was. You've all heard it, but car trouble?!?!