The photo below shows the location of the entrance to the hideout in the city of Insomnia. At one time, I was roaming both ends of the map trying to get back to the hideout. This should save you some time.

And the video below will show you where to find the underpass master key in the city of Insomnia. You need this key to unlock an important part of the map.

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This game is such a quirky RPG. Maybe it’s because I haven’t played a lot of Japanese RPGs since Final Fantasy 10. Maybe these features are already in other games nowadays. But I found this game to be a departure from what I expected a Japanese RPG to be. It's like going on a road-trip adventure with your best friends, where you and your friends look like you belong in a K-pop boy band. You could say, it's like a boy band got their own action adventure RPG made for them. Weird, but good.

The game takes place in a fictional world, but is based on our modern world. Almost like a parallel universe. There are cars in the game. There are activities like camping and fishing. Cooking and eating food is a notable part of the game. One of the characters brings along his camera, which he uses to take photos and selfies throughout the game. Characters carry cellphones and would occasionally get on a call in the game. It’s not what I expected from a Japanese RPG. But man is it a good game.

Using a car is the main way to travel in the game. In fact, the fast travel feature is tied to having a car in the game. Without a car in the game, you will spend a lot of time running around because the world in this game is huge. It’s so huge, distances between driving destinations are measured in miles. It can take a couple of minutes to traverse the map depending on how far you’re going. I don’t mind it though, it gives me a short break to do other things while the characters drive to the next location.

I mentioned camping above. Resting in the game is how your characters make use of their experience points and level up. One of the options when resting is by camping outdoors. When resting at camps, you get to see the characters hang out outside their tent (except when it’s raining), sitting on their camping chairs and talking amongst each other.

Depending on the location you choose to rest at, cooking can sometimes be involved. The game will let you choose what food to cook, and then you will see a detailed rendering of that food being served in the game. This game occasionally makes me makes me hungry while playing. And it’s not just for show either. Food gives your characters long lasting buffs. This can be helpful when going up against tough enemies.

Food is also available via diners and restaurants. This makes those places a lot more useful throughout the game. One of the things I would actually do when visiting a new place, is check out the food they serve. Again, it adds to this feeling of going on a road-trip adventure with your friends.

This is also the first time I’ve seen advertisement in an RPG game. I mean I’m used to seeing ads in sports games, but don’t recall seeing one in an RPG. You could buy Nissin Instant Noodles in this game. And the camping chairs they use in the game are from Coleman.

Again, all those elements combined, gives off this “roadtrip adventure with your best friends” vibe. It's quite unlike any traditional RPG I've ever played before.

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Yes, that is an official certificate of completion, generated by the game itself. The game even allows you to select a photo for the certificate, although when I made the selection, I didn't know it was going to be used for this purpose. Still, a fun surprise after I finished the game.

I am blown away by this game. As I said in a previous post, the game has flaws, but man what an experience finishing this game. I will talk more about it in a proper game log post, but this is just an update on this game and this blog. I haven't been posting as much because I've been playing more, trying to finish games. And finally finished this one. What a really good game!

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I just finished Chapter 9 of Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition and holy moly... what an experience! Amazing story, amazing visuals, unexpected plot twists. The game has a number of flaws. But the storytelling and the resulting experience elevates this to a different level. This is the RPG experience I have been missing all these years. This is what Final Fantasy is all about.

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