Rather likely that Noctis will be available later on as DLC, with a price of course. Sounds like something that SE would do.

Seems like there's lesser hype surrounding this game compared to previous Dissidia(s); could it be difference in platform?

Anyway could anyone share some tips/tricks/general advice? I'm really bad at fighting games but because I FOMO & have played the previous Dissidia games, die die I wanna finish this even though the system is quite different. Currently facing problems with summons (espers?) and online battles. It's frustrating to wait for online matches when the other party just wipes out mine in less than 2 minutes. Not funny.

Other than that, it is a beautiful game! Love the characters, rearranged tracks and the unlockables. Grinding for story can get quite repetitive but I don't mind since these are opportunities for practice (I do find that there's a sudden spike in difficulty from Gold to Platinum as I still am not able to win every single Platinum match yet).

As with most players, I'm pretty disappointed with the lack of split-screen. Friends are pretty much deterred from buying because of the price tag. To make things worse, I can't even bring this game to their house for versus mode.