

The brief, unobtrusive, and optional combat tutorial will make sure you understand the basic nuances of attacking, defense, mobility, and team combat that you might not pick up just by jumping in. (The same goes for locking on to enemies.)įinal Fantasy 15’s combat is action-oriented, but it’s not always simple. And since blocking opens up parries and real chances for teamwork damage, this is an especially important for more difficult battles. To block, hold square (PS4) or X (Xbox One) down when prompted. You can even bolster making decisions from Wait Mode by spending AP in the Wait Mode Ascension ability tree, to deal more damage or increase the amount that time is frozen for. From the Wait view, you can access enemy vulnerabilities, get the lay of the battlefield, and take a look at your allies.

By switching your combat mode in the Options menu from Active to Wait, you’ll set battles to stop whenever you’re not moving. One of the most powerful weapons in your arsenal isn’t a sword or a spell. The short-term sacrifice in AP will be more than mitigated by the long term gains from developing this tree as early as possible. You’re going to be doing a LOT of camping in FF 15, and gaining extra AP from this necessary and frequent activity is eventually going to yield big rewards. Of these Happy Camping and Happier Camping are potentially the best to take early. Several abilities on the exploration tree enable characters to build AP from performing everyday activities.

While there’s no one right way to distribute APs, there’s an early game strategy that can pay off big.
