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  1. Jan 3, 2022
    10
    Final Fantasy XV is one of the most memorable and incredible action jrpg ever made.
    The world, the music, and the the story are so powerful that I can only crying when I'm thinking about the emotional ending of this game.

    A memorable game
  2. Jul 2, 2020
    10
    This game really cool and very VERY beautiful. When I saw how 4 friends communicate and develop, I feel good atmosphere. The end make me a cry.
  3. May 3, 2020
    10
    Beautiful soundtrack, great graphics (if your pc can handle it, get the 4k texture pack even with lower resolution monitors), emotional and powerful story (thankfully, only contains minimal anime-trope stuff unlike other entries in the series). This game gets a lot of criticism for key parts of the story being in different media formats like the anime and movie. If you have the time andBeautiful soundtrack, great graphics (if your pc can handle it, get the 4k texture pack even with lower resolution monitors), emotional and powerful story (thankfully, only contains minimal anime-trope stuff unlike other entries in the series). This game gets a lot of criticism for key parts of the story being in different media formats like the anime and movie. If you have the time and are interested, check them out for maximum context and enjoyability. They really flesh out the world of FFXV. Expand
  4. Jul 13, 2021
    10
    Final Fantasy XV is surely the best openworld game I've played on my PC in a long time.
    (and I've played a lot of openworld games, like Horizon Zero Dawn, Red Dead Redemption 2, GTAV, TW3, ecc..)
    And I think that Final Fantasy XV is the most fun, and definitely original, openworld game among these. FFXV is a MASTERPIECE of the openworld games genre. An original experience with fun
    Final Fantasy XV is surely the best openworld game I've played on my PC in a long time.
    (and I've played a lot of openworld games, like Horizon Zero Dawn, Red Dead Redemption 2, GTAV, TW3, ecc..)
    And I think that Final Fantasy XV is the most fun, and definitely original, openworld game among these.
    FFXV is a MASTERPIECE of the openworld games genre.
    An original experience with fun ideas that makes of this surprising big game a true gem.

    Moving from the epic Kingslaive movie, to the Brothrthood anime, to the main game and its DLCs, Final Fantasy XV is a truly unique work and at the same time beautiful in the way it was made.

    The game offers:

    - a wonderful open world, full of monsters, beautiful dungeons, secrets, weapons, and Lore, all to be discovered.

    - cute and fun minigames, such as fishing and pinball and Chocobo racing

    - mounts, such as the iconic Chocobo, and the Regalia with all the music from previous FF games

    - a fully action JRPG combat system.
    Dynamic, fast, functional and fun.

    - a simple story, but a very beautiful one.
    With one of the best endings I've ever seen.

    - one of the best Villains of the FF series, Ardyn

    - an Epic Lore

    - of the exceptional Summon

    - a wonderful OST

    - and so on

    For all these reasons I strongly advise you to give this incredible and immense game a chance, because it is not just a game but a wonderful and original life experience.
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  5. Jan 7, 2022
    10
    Final Fantasy XV is a special game.
    Full of emotions, and secrets to discover.
    Fast, satisfying, and fun to play gameplay. With 4 characters to use, Noctis, Ignis, Gladio and Prompto, each with their own moveset and gameplay. The graphics are incredible, and the plot slowly engages you in a roadtrip full of surprises and wonders to discover. I particularly liked the amazing monster
    Final Fantasy XV is a special game.
    Full of emotions, and secrets to discover.
    Fast, satisfying, and fun to play gameplay. With 4 characters to use, Noctis, Ignis, Gladio and Prompto, each with their own moveset and gameplay.
    The graphics are incredible, and the plot slowly engages you in a roadtrip full of surprises and wonders to discover.
    I particularly liked the amazing monster design of the enemies, the multifaceted and epic Lore, the incredible soundtrack, and the charismatic and grandiose villain Ardyn Izunia.

    A particularly majestic game, which will also capture you thanks to its atmosphere.
    One of the best open world games I've ever played.
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  6. Aug 15, 2021
    9
    Spectacular action game, with an incredible unique open world to explore.
    A living world, full of wonderful creatures and incredible dungeons to explore.
    Cool gameplay, amazing ost, and an emotional story full of epic characters and Summons, made this game a true gem.
    If you love action jrpg games, this is a must play
  7. Jan 4, 2022
    9
    Extremely original game.
    Fun, dynamic, and definitely interesting to play.
    Final Fantasy XV is, completely, a journey between friends. And from this point of view, the game is very good. Of course there are also those who wanted something more classic, but I have always preferred that there are different and original games like this, rather than the usual other games requested by
    Extremely original game.
    Fun, dynamic, and definitely interesting to play.

    Final Fantasy XV is, completely, a journey between friends.
    And from this point of view, the game is very good.
    Of course there are also those who wanted something more classic, but I have always preferred that there are different and original games like this, rather than the usual other games requested by crazy people loudly and largely copy and paste.

    Final Fantasy XV wins because it knows how to be original in what it does.
    For this reason I recommend it.
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  8. Jan 7, 2022
    10
    El mejor juego de mundo abierto jamás creado.
    ¡Esto es Final Fantasy XV!
    Un juego con una historia atractiva y una jugabilidad excelente. 10/10

    Un juego extremadamente emocionante, muy hermoso de jugar e increíblemente fascinante de descubrir.

    Absolutamente recomendado
  9. Jun 27, 2019
    9
    Final Fantasy XV is a very ambitious game.
    The biggest Final Fantasy made, and one of the largest universes to know and explore.
    His gameplay is exceptional, his story is sublime, especially thanks to the excellent protagonists created, and Lore is epic. The OST is probably the best ever made for a Final Fantasy. In short, this is really a great Final Fantasy at the end. And a
    Final Fantasy XV is a very ambitious game.
    The biggest Final Fantasy made, and one of the largest universes to know and explore.

    His gameplay is exceptional, his story is sublime, especially thanks to the excellent protagonists created, and Lore is epic.

    The OST is probably the best ever made for a Final Fantasy.

    In short, this is really a great Final Fantasy at the end.
    And a historic fan of the series says so, who also appreciated FF VI and VII.
    And Final Fantasy XV is on the same levels as the glorious Final Fantasy released in the PS1 era.
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  10. Aug 20, 2019
    9
    I found Final Fantasy XV a wonderful experience.
    (comparable to Final Fantasy IX)
    It is a game that brings together the strong emotions of a trip with your friends, exposing them in a spectacular and exciting way. The gameplay is very rich, fun, and very varied, also thanks to the different fighting styles used by the 4 protagonists. Exceptional Summons, wonderful Lore, and
    I found Final Fantasy XV a wonderful experience.
    (comparable to Final Fantasy IX)

    It is a game that brings together the strong emotions of a trip with your friends, exposing them in a spectacular and exciting way.
    The gameplay is very rich, fun, and very varied, also thanks to the different fighting styles used by the 4 protagonists.
    Exceptional Summons, wonderful Lore, and incredible OST.

    And so Final Fantasy XV is one of the best games I've played in this generation of consoles.
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  11. Sep 2, 2021
    10
    I'm not usually give the highest score but need to balance these selfish low points. Honestly, this game is a masterpiece with it's "Lore, Soundtracks, Gameplay and Movie". I know game itself make us feel a bit depressive but what reality make us to feel and this game is exactly success it! There is not always everything must have happiness.
  12. Mar 28, 2018
    10
    Original and ambitious game. Real-time interaction between the characters is the beating heart of the game, which can happen at anytime even during the madness of combat. The combat itself is fun and engaging with impressive animations. There is a lot of depth to the combat that can be reached by the big verity of weapons, the aerial acrobatic move sets, and the interaction with theOriginal and ambitious game. Real-time interaction between the characters is the beating heart of the game, which can happen at anytime even during the madness of combat. The combat itself is fun and engaging with impressive animations. There is a lot of depth to the combat that can be reached by the big verity of weapons, the aerial acrobatic move sets, and the interaction with the environment around you. The game is also rich with side content and activities. The experience as a whole is emotional and immersive. Collapse Expand
  13. Jun 27, 2019
    10
    Gran juego
    Gran experiencia
    Gran Final Fantasy.

    Si quieres jugar un gran juego, pruébalo absolutamente, hasta el final.
  14. Mar 14, 2018
    8
    FFXV on PC is truly on another level compared to even the ONEX version, the game looks outstanding and it's possibly the best looking game on the market right now.

    So technically the game delivers on it's promises but what about the rest, well, FFXV is a bit experimental and probably one of the most polarizing entries in the franchise, the game has many flaws in it's story that hinders
    FFXV on PC is truly on another level compared to even the ONEX version, the game looks outstanding and it's possibly the best looking game on the market right now.

    So technically the game delivers on it's promises but what about the rest, well, FFXV is a bit experimental and probably one of the most polarizing entries in the franchise, the game has many flaws in it's story that hinders the enjoyment of the game, it is not bad perse it's just i wish all aspects of the game were as polished as it's graphics.

    Gameplay it's pretty good and combat feels solid, you have a huge over-world to explore with your party with a bunch of activities and epic boss fights to take on.

    The OST is outstanding a huge score that makes the game feel more epic than it actually is.

    In general terms this is a worthy FF not close to the likes of FFVI, VII or even X, but not that far either, most of the people who give pretty bad reviews are nostalf*gs that decided to stay in the 90's to me this game is a solid 8.5 on PC and an 8 on consoles.
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  15. Mar 6, 2018
    10
    Definitely the magnum opus of the FFXV Universe. Compared to the console counterparts, especially XBOX ONE, this game looks lush and fluid and actually loads fast. It's understandable that people have the issues they have with the game, but the developers have been honest and upfront with improvements and I admire that. Maybe, FFXV isn't perfect, but if you are going to play this game thisDefinitely the magnum opus of the FFXV Universe. Compared to the console counterparts, especially XBOX ONE, this game looks lush and fluid and actually loads fast. It's understandable that people have the issues they have with the game, but the developers have been honest and upfront with improvements and I admire that. Maybe, FFXV isn't perfect, but if you are going to play this game this is the version to go with! Expand
  16. Mar 7, 2018
    10
    The best version of FFXV, 60FPS max settings looks amazing. The addition of all the DLC and QoL updates in this make everything a much better experience than it was at launch. If you have a beefy PC then FFXV will shine even more so on your rig.
  17. Mar 7, 2018
    10
    Best game and best quality.thanks square enix and nvidia.the game is awsome but even gtx1080ti can not release 60 fps on 4k ultra
  18. Mar 18, 2018
    8
    Here's the thing.... I've already played this on PS4. TWICE. One time I ran it through quickly, the next I really took my time.

    What the PC version does a great job at is the same thing it does well with any other good port: it runs it at wonderful graphics without dropping FPS..... for the most part (there are slight moments, here and there, but so.. so few). What I was disappointed
    Here's the thing.... I've already played this on PS4. TWICE. One time I ran it through quickly, the next I really took my time.

    What the PC version does a great job at is the same thing it does well with any other good port: it runs it at wonderful graphics without dropping FPS..... for the most part (there are slight moments, here and there, but so.. so few).

    What I was disappointed about is how much work went into making sure the environments felt so smoothed out and detailed, that the characters so obviously lack the same detail (except for the hair and clothes). When the camera closes up on their faces... sure, there are pores - as with any other HD/4K game - but beyond that, the eyes look as dead as they do in the PS4 version. Except of course, that because everything else looks so great, the deadness of the eyes is now so much more obvious. This is one of the few things that bothered me, because so many conversations make use of "screen time" and you just want to see characters who feel alive... but nope... they look dead.

    Other things regarding the same issue has to do with the reworking they did on their skin... it causes blemishes or lines to look really odd because the textures themselves were not all completely reworked. It's so odd, what SE decided to do with this.

    That being said - WONDERFUL game, and an even greater joy to play with these incredible draw distances and detail... the sunlight now actually looks tropical, or desert-like, etc; it's crazy!
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  19. Mar 12, 2018
    7
    Graphics: I played this game with an i5 and a radeon 7800. All turned to medium, with shadows and lightning to low. It looked great and ran smoothly. The game is a technical marvel imo, the light effects, the animations, the weather, the impressive summons... Everything looks amazing and seems really nice ported to me, although I didn’t play the original in console. I’m sure it’s notGraphics: I played this game with an i5 and a radeon 7800. All turned to medium, with shadows and lightning to low. It looked great and ran smoothly. The game is a technical marvel imo, the light effects, the animations, the weather, the impressive summons... Everything looks amazing and seems really nice ported to me, although I didn’t play the original in console. I’m sure it’s not flawless, but I don’t think you will complain of this aspect.

    Setting: the world is as big and beautiful as it is wasted and lifeless. This is not a map worth exploring and most of what you see is simply a decorative element oriented to make your car travels more pleasant. Yes, there are some dungeons here and there, and yes, there are some boss-like monsters to kill, but even with those, the whole thing was just not worth the time for me. My advice: just focus on the main story and if you happen to stumble with one of those funny elements in your way, by all means enjoy. The side quests are no better and seem to be taken from a mmorpg (go here and kill these bugs or collect these objects), lacking any narrative to them, and so I had to pretend they didn’t exist and totaly ignored them from chapter 3 onwards, really. To compensate (a little bit) for this lackluster boring world, the enligsh dubbing was really good and the FF-style music didn’t disappoint.

    Gameplay: likely the best about the game is its combat system which never gets boring and slowly grows more technical and flashy, just at the right peace, if only I’ve always felt everything was a little too easy, despite playing in the maximum difficulty. Sadly, the combat is the only outstanding element of the whole (game)play. Once you finish a battle, things get boring pretty fast and they can be summarized in auto-driving the car, often going over and over to places you have already been, with nothing to do in between this drives, in a world that is so full of barriers (both invisible and physical) that makes you wonder if you can really call it “open world” to begin with.

    Story: now, if the world is not well thought out, the story is even less, which you can imagine is quite a disappointment, knowing that the Final Fantasy franchise is known for its amazing narratives. How to explain. The adventure looks good in the surface and promising at the start (yes, so did the map) and there are some flashy moments here and there that caught my attention, but once you step back a little and ponder, you realize the whole thing is just too shallow (again, like the world), the storyline never gets to take off and honestly, it barely holds together, constantly resorting to far-fetched plot devices to move itself forward, often initiating or ending events without explanation (or with really unconvincing ones) instead of coherently chaining them with elegance just as a Final Fantasy should. Regarding the characters, including the protagonist and his friends, it is sufficient to say that they are surrounded by such an air of frivolousness that it made me difficult, almost impossible, to connect with them emotionally, despite the tons and tons of camera time they get. Things get more climatic in the very last chapter, but one chapter alone can not make up for 40 hours of inconsistencies.

    So, how good it is? Well, as a game: an ok experience. As a Final Fantasy? Certainly lackluster. 7.5/10
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  20. Mar 9, 2018
    6
    As much as I'd love to like this game, I feel it's just not acceptable as a JRPG. It feels like in their effort to make the game more "accessible" they also gutted the major components that make RPGs what they are- namely the complexity of the combat and the progression system. -In FF15, it feels like you're stuck with one character with a warp strike ability and nothing really deeper. IfAs much as I'd love to like this game, I feel it's just not acceptable as a JRPG. It feels like in their effort to make the game more "accessible" they also gutted the major components that make RPGs what they are- namely the complexity of the combat and the progression system. -In FF15, it feels like you're stuck with one character with a warp strike ability and nothing really deeper. If you master the character at lvl 1 you can expect pretty much more of the same as you progress (there is some progression but not enough variety).

    Other things I really don't like: only 4 characters (all emo looking douchebags IMO) and absolutely no hard mode. I'm not sure why any RPG or action game would ship out without some sort of difficulty mode besides normal and easy when the systems in place are so simplistic. Pretty much warp around to win. Why should I have to fight monsters 30+ levels higher than me in order to have any sort of challenge? Why isn't there more varied attacks like allowing my button mashing to be more dynamic and interactive? Why is it that I just hold the attack button? Where's the motivation to get stronger if everything is easy?

    *Please note that I don't buy games for their story, combat is more important to me as that's where I'll be spending 90% of my time. As far as I'm concerned, the combat here is less deep than Bouncer (Square's beat'm up from 2000). Sure, FFXV looks pretty but I don't give a **** about graphics if the complexity of an RPG isn't there. The sad thing is that I think it's not even complex enough as an action game, at least in good action games you usually learn more moves as you progress and the fights become more strategic and complex as you go.
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  21. Mar 16, 2018
    0
    I want to admit right away: I did not like the game in the least. I would also like to admit that it deserves a higher score than 0 (I originally scored it at 6), but when people give this port a 10, because "it is the best that you can get out of this not so good game", all the honest scores just fly out of the window. Now to my complaint with the game. I dread to think what FF15 was likeI want to admit right away: I did not like the game in the least. I would also like to admit that it deserves a higher score than 0 (I originally scored it at 6), but when people give this port a 10, because "it is the best that you can get out of this not so good game", all the honest scores just fly out of the window. Now to my complaint with the game. I dread to think what FF15 was like before the numerous "improvements" and "fixes", because even now:
    The plot is a boring mess that was possibly acceptable for a game that was released 30 years, but by today's standards the writing and pacing are slopping at best.
    The combat is messy and uneven. Half of the time I had difficulties even understanding what was happening as four black clothed figures were trying to hack a group of uniformly colored enemies to pieces. Other times the combat was ending so quickly that I didn't even understand why it needed to be there at all.
    The open world is one of the most boring ones I have ever seen. Empty and dull. But I must say that I might be biased on this one.
    Overall: 6/10 If you like open world games you might score it a bit higher, but it doesn't deserve a 10 under any conditions.
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  22. Mar 25, 2022
    10
    Looking for an openworld game that would give me some kind of emotion, and a sense of adventure like in Zelda Breath of the Wild, I discovered this Final Fantasy XV and I found what I was looking for.

    Yes, because Final Fantasy XV captured me thanks to its wonderful openworld, beautiful to see, as well as beautiful to explore thanks to the secrets and dungeons scattered throughout the
    Looking for an openworld game that would give me some kind of emotion, and a sense of adventure like in Zelda Breath of the Wild, I discovered this Final Fantasy XV and I found what I was looking for.

    Yes, because Final Fantasy XV captured me thanks to its wonderful openworld, beautiful to see, as well as beautiful to explore thanks to the secrets and dungeons scattered throughout the game world.

    The story is rather simple and fragmentary, exactly like Zelda Breath of the Wild, but finding the patience to follow all the speech narrated in this very big multimedia project, I was struck and satisfied by the Lore made.

    The speech on gameplay and soundtrack is in itself very subjective.
    But I still found the gameplay fun and the soundtrack well made, and the overall quality remained very high for the more than 200 hours of gameplay I scored.

    So, if you are also looking for an openworld road-trip game with a beautiful and rich world to go on an adventure, then I can safely recommend you this FF15 at 100%.
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  23. Mar 24, 2022
    10
    One of the most underrated games I've ever played.
    It's like discovering one of the most enjoyable open world experience ever created in the entire videoludic medium.
    And when I've reached the end, I cannot contain myself from crying for the emotion of that wonderful ending.

    I loved this journey, with my chocobros.
  24. Mar 25, 2022
    9
    Increíble juego genial para jugar.
    El hecho de que el mundo abierto sea tan bonito de ver como de explorar es un gran incentivo para mantenerte ocupado durante muchas horas.
    Y la jugabilidad en su simplicidad es divertida, así que funciona.
    Con mucho gusto lo recomiendo a los amantes del género.
  25. Aug 7, 2022
    9
    GOOD
    + Excellent Storyline
    + Exciting fighting
    + Excellent Level design
    + Very Good Soundtrack
    + Beautiful art design
    + Too many Weapons
    + Chocoobo

    BAD
    - Driving
    - Short Storyline
  26. Jan 6, 2023
    10
    Final Fantasy 15, a spectacular and wonderful action game to play, and essentially the true good evolution of the Final Fantasy franchise.
    [and yes, FF15 is currently the best action Final Fantasy that you can play today]
    I found Final Fantasy 15, overall, infinitely better and more enjoyable game than FFVII Remake. Since FF15 is a game with a very cool and actually amazing gameplay
    Final Fantasy 15, a spectacular and wonderful action game to play, and essentially the true good evolution of the Final Fantasy franchise.
    [and yes, FF15 is currently the best action Final Fantasy that you can play today]
    I found Final Fantasy 15, overall, infinitely better and more enjoyable game than FFVII Remake.

    Since FF15 is a game with a very cool and actually amazing gameplay and a truly great atmosphere of a roadtrip game. I loved the characters and the mood of the whole experience. With an honorable mentions to the gorgeous OST and the spectacular graphics, especially for an openworld game.

    Multiple times Square Enix tries to make ibrid combact system for trying to please as many people as possible, but here in FF15 finally they menage to create a really cool full action gameplay and a good one with this game. In fact this Final Fantasy 15 rappresents the first full action mainline game of the franchise.

    And if you are looking for a cool openworld game with a great action gameplay, then you should definitely play this FF15.
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  27. Jun 27, 2023
    10
    Great environment, the bond between the main characters is beautiful, the combat is fun if you know how to play , camping and photos make eos a comfortable place.
  28. Mar 29, 2020
    10
    Ну что, пришла пора обсудить такую великолепную игру как Final Fantasy XV, сразу хочу сказать что в те, типо старые классические и т.д. и т.п. я не играл и играть не собираюсь, как минимум из-за того, что пошаговая боевая система вызывает отторжение своей глупостью, но это проблема большинства таких игр, пожалуй тут только Персона 5 реально выходит вперед, но мы не о Персоне.
    ФФ 15 это
    Ну что, пришла пора обсудить такую великолепную игру как Final Fantasy XV, сразу хочу сказать что в те, типо старые классические и т.д. и т.п. я не играл и играть не собираюсь, как минимум из-за того, что пошаговая боевая система вызывает отторжение своей глупостью, но это проблема большинства таких игр, пожалуй тут только Персона 5 реально выходит вперед, но мы не о Персоне.
    ФФ 15 это воистину восхитительное и удивительное приключение, меньшего и сказать нельзя. Игра, своим великолепным сеттингом пусть и не уникально, но удивительно миксует в себе магию и технологические достижения, за одно это уже можно ставить 910.
    Музыка сделана очень достойно, я бы даже сказал круто.
    Визуально игра страдает, но это проблема консолей, а не игры. На ПК я думаю игра будет выглядеть просто великолепно.
    Сюжет в конце слегка разочаровывающий, но очень сильный и стройный, вначале позволяющий нерасторопно исследовать мир, а потом начиная адский круговорот событий, которые захватывают игрока настолько сильно, что оторваться почти невозможно.
    Боевая система на данный момент одна из лучший. Наравне с ней только новый Ассасин Ориджинс. Дерьмак 3 рядом со своими бесполезными комбо даже рядом не стоял.
    Отдельно нужно вывести эпичность этой игры в плане призыва богов, эти сцены прям играют на струнах души. У меня все. 1010
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  29. Oct 12, 2021
    10
    Quand je suis arrivé avec une approche prudente pour jouer à ce jeu, je ne m'attendais pas à être confronté à un jeu de qualités aussi incroyables.

    - OST 10/10
    - parcelle 9/10
    - Lore 10/10
    - Monde de jeu 10/10

    Félicitations à l'équipe de développement pour avoir franchi une nouvelle étape pour cette franchise historique.
  30. Jun 30, 2019
    10
    A must play for every one and not just hardcore FF players! This game shows all the elements of the new era but at the same time it’s still our dear old Final Fantasy. Heavily recommended.
Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 29
  2. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Sep 18, 2018
    90
    Final Fantasy XV may not feel like an older game from the franchise, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I grew up with the older Final Fantasy game and while XV is different, that doesn't make it a bad game in the franchise. I enjoyed my time spent in game and look forward to doing more.
  2. May 23, 2018
    83
    While FFXV is at times engrossing and beautiful, it can also feel like a pretty, hollow shell. The last quarter of the game feels rushed, as if the developers had to wrap things up under pressure, and that's after waiting over a decade for this to come out. While it is not the stellar titan we hoped for, it's certainly Final Fantasy, and we can all be thankful for that.
  3. Apr 3, 2018
    84
    The PC port of Final Fantasy 15 is a monster regarding scope, but the gameplay isn't on par with older series milestones.