final-fantasy-15 – How to Obtain Soundtracks for the Regalia

I have not found any means to obtain bulk lots of ore, so far in my gameplay (Chapter 6 30h+).

The best way to gather ores is to speak to a local restaurant proprietor, who will mark the local procurement points on your map. The pickaxe icons are the ones to keep an eye out for.

Then you'll need to visit these spots and collect the ore. The procurement spots do seem to regenerate after a time. So you can 'farm' these ore nodes by revisiting them once they've regenerated. The icon will change from grey back to yellow.

Unfortunately I haven't been paying enough attention to notice if certain ores spawn in the same spot each time, so that you can gather multiples of the same. I know the treasure spots do contain the same items every time though, so the ores may well do as well.

From my experience, you will be unable to parry (despite the prompt making you think that you can) if you are still carrying out an attack. This has been the most common reason I've failed parries.

1. I can confirm that what direction you are facing will not prevent you from being able to parry an attack, as I've parried attacks that were coming from behind, simply by holding the Square button. As long as you have the Square button pressed when the attack hits you, you should parry successfully.

2. The time window varies with enemies, as they attack at different speeds. For instance, I've parried the Slime-type enemies (Flan, etc) by holding down the Square button as they approached and it's taken up to 10 full seconds before I actually parried (if not more) as they approach very slowly. For faster enemies like a Coeurl, you will have less than a second to react, and, from experience, if you're mid-attack at all, you won't make it. Using quick weapons like the shortswords will give you a better chance to successfully pull off a parry. Using a greatsword, on the other hand, results in very few successful parries.

3. As to whether or not parrying is worth it, definitely. I have survived many fights that my party members have all died during simply because I stopped attacking and just parried everything I could.