Final Fantasy XV Holiday Pack Impressions
As we enter the holiday season, Square Enix has bestowed upon Final Fantasy XV players a “Holiday Pack (Free version)” as well as a “Holiday Pack +”. Alongside these packs, an update adds the New Game Plus option for players who are looking to start a second playthrough, as well as providing frames for Prompto’s photographs. All players will be able to download the “Holiday Pack (Free version)”, and players with the Final Fantasy XV Season Pass or Digital Premium Edition will be able to access the “Holiday Pack +”.
The Holiday Pack (Free Version) gives players the following:
- Warrior’s Fanfare: A scroll of sheet music containing a song of jubilation that provides additional AP for earning an A+ in Offense outside of training.
- Nixperience Band: A device that stops experience points from being tallied, preventing the party from leveling up for an added challenge.
- Carnival Passport: An adorably adorned ticket that whisks the bearer away to a fun-filled carnival for a limited time.
- Choco-Mog Tee (available late January 2017): An exclusive T-shirt featuring everyone’s favorite fluffy and feathery friends. Colorful, comfy and appropriate for any carnival-goer.
The Holiday Pack + gives players the following:
- Ring of Resistance: A protective piece of jewelry that renders the entire party to be resistant to magical friendly fire.
- Tech Turbocharger: A device for Noctis that accelerates the tech bar replenishment rate, but freezes the Armiger bar.
- Armiger Accelerator: A device for Noctis that accelerates the Armiger bar replenishment rate, but freezes the tech bar.
- Blitzer’s Fanfare: A scroll of sheet music containing a song of jubilation that provides additional AP for earning an A+ in Time outside of training.
- Tactician’s Fanfare: A scroll of sheet music containing a song of jubilation that provides additional AP for earning an A+ in Finesse outside of training.
- Key of Prosperity: A lucky charm that increases the rate at which fallen foes leave behind items of value.
- Stamina Badge: A device that enables Noctis to sprint and hang without expending stamina.
- Carnival Passport: An adorably adorned ticket that whisks the bearer away to a fun-filled carnival for a limited time.
- Festive Ensemble (available late January): A fancy and fun outfit perfectly suited for enjoying the festivities. The darling design puts all who see it in high spirits
- Holiday Pack + Exclusive Photo Frames (available late January): Additional themes the player can add to Prompto’s photos when sharing over social media.
In addition to the outfits and exclusive photo frames coming in late January, the Moogle Chocobo Carnival will also take place in late January. This leaves us with a bunch of accessories for the time being, some very useful, some not as much. The Stamina Badge, Blitzer’s Fanfare, and Tech Turbocharger were my personal favorites. I would recommend the Tech Turbocharger for players looking to improve their character’s techniques and the Blitzer’s Fanfare for additional AP. Lastly, be sure to download the Free Version even if you have the Season Pass or the Digital Premium Edition as the Choco-Mog Tee outfit is not listed in the “Holiday Pack +”.
Though not a huge piece of DLC for the game, the New Game Plus mode and some quality of life accessories make for a nice touch, especially for gamers receiving this title for Christmas.
The real meat of this DLC will hit in late January, stay tuned for continued coverage on the Moogle Chocobo Carnival.