Can you choose party members?

[IdealPoint]

So from the videos I've seen, I didn't really enjoy the party members shown. Is it possible to find other party members and use them instead? What are the options?

[CatPerson]

No.

The 4 bro's are a package deal, it's about their friendship bond as well as the main "story."

[devSin]

No. Outside the occasional guest member, the 4 bros are the only party members.

Also, you always control Noctis (you can switch between characters if you get certain upgrades, but only during combat).

[Spynosaurus]

Nope you are stuck with the boyband team.

[CatPerson]

Ignis best bro.

...they can seem annoying initially but you either get to ignore them/they don't annoy anymore, they grow on you, or they become your fave chr. ever. If the game did one thing well, imo, it was the relationships between the bro's. Even when they do something that ticked me off, I still appreciated they could tick me off, if that makes sense.

But Ignis still best bro. :D

[prusswan]

No...Which is the reason when people say this is not actually open world...And gay

[IdealPoint]

Ok, thanks. I think I'll pass then. It's not so much about them all being male, it's just that there was so much creativity and variety in the early final fantasy games, and these guys all seem very similar and boring.

[Art Vandelay]

Yeah the main cast is annoying at best. I'm waiting on a mod to patch them out or replace them. And you're right, what made the old games great was the variety of interesting characters. You can't even tell them apart in this one.

[Mixes]

The story is about those characters...

[hammerinn]

Originally posted by DaMonsta:

The story is about those characters...

That's a cop-out for a lack of effort.

[prusswan]

Originally posted by hammerinn:

Originally posted by DaMonsta:

The story is about those characters...

That's a cop-out for a lack of effort.

Actually this is one of the things sacrificed to get those high res textures. More characters = more gfx work

[P]

Originally posted by hammerinn:

Originally posted by DaMonsta:

The story is about those characters...

That's a cop-out for a lack of effort.

No. It's about male friendship and exploration and not of the sexual kind. Haven't you ever seen "Stand by Me" ? I recommend it because the song is actually used in this game too.

[Ricky]

Wait for a few mods and you can have cloud, aeris and sephiroth in your party.