Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 906 Ratings

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  1. Garysanderson96
    Aug 7, 2023
    6
    The story is great, no doubt about it.
    The animation and art design are great as well. This is the first game that have the hack and slash gameplay style, and I'm glad about it.
    The episodes expand the plot greatly, though have to finished the game first to understand. The two things that is not good are the combat mechanics and the summoning mechanic. The combat mechanic have no    The story is great, no doubt about it.
    The animation and art design are great as well. This is the first game that have the hack and slash gameplay style, and I'm glad about it.
    The episodes expand the plot greatly, though have to finished the game first to understand.
    The two things that is not good are the combat mechanics and the summoning mechanic.
    The combat mechanic have no hard-lock target when fighting and the summoning mechanics is like playing gambling, Only one or 2 can be summoning continuously.
    Though they improved it in Final Fantasy 16
    Would recommend play the main game, and the episodes then read the novel, the 3 cancelled DLCs are in that novel.    … Expand
  2. DeWyntr
    Jun 27, 2023
    7
    The only edition of the game that you should buy, including all the listed DLC and Additional Content bundled into one package.

    FFXV is one of the most troubled titles in the franchise, even more so than FFXIII, and it's largely due to it's horrific attempts at marketing. For whatever reason, Square Enix elected to make a media medley of different resources to watch, read, and play in    The only edition of the game that you should buy, including all the listed DLC and Additional Content bundled into one package.

    FFXV is one of the most troubled titles in the franchise, even more so than FFXIII, and it's largely due to it's horrific attempts at marketing. For whatever reason, Square Enix elected to make a media medley of different resources to watch, read, and play in order to understand the full story. A book, a movie and the game itself all are, technically, required to understand the premise of the game's lore in and of itself. The game even goes so far as to use some scenes cut directly from the movie, or vice versa.

    What's more tragic than the poor attempt to create a franchise within a franchise was the fact that, beneath the clearly unfinished mess that was the game itself, it's actually very fun to play. The character's and cast manage to hold their own, come across as charming and capable of growth; managing to do so without becoming grating even to the last moments of the game is something special.

    However beyond our cast of protagonists the world is strangely static and bleak, boring even. Once your hunts are done and you have concluded the story, there is little reason to continue enjoying Final Fantasy XV, and I think that's a shame. Without mentioning the amount of cut content intended to further explain the story, leaving gaps in the narrative of even our main cast, and you can see why this game has generally been forgotten over time.

    If you have been looking for an excuse to get into Final Fantasy for the first time, this isn't the worst place to start, but it's certainly not the best.    … Expand
  3. Brylant
    Feb 18, 2023
    7
    The story is confusing, all of the side quests are painful fetch quests with no story, empty world, half of the game is a linear corridor, the dlcs are separate games, combat is chaotic. The main protagonists and interactions between them is what makes this game acceptable.
  4. fabgo
    Sep 22, 2022
    6
    This is the first JRPG I have played. It's kind if cool. Kind of like a Manga in video game form.

    The world is massive, and the graphics are top notch. It's all very creative, including the various animals and monsters. The main story is fairly good, if somewhat confusing. I didn't quite understand what was going on half the time. Again, kind of like a Manga. Combat is confusing,    This is the first JRPG I have played. It's kind if cool. Kind of like a Manga in video game form.

    The world is massive, and the graphics are top notch. It's all very creative, including the various animals and monsters.

    The main story is fairly good, if somewhat confusing. I didn't quite understand what was going on half the time. Again, kind of like a Manga.

    Combat is confusing, and there are few tutorials to explain what the stats mean, the various combat techniques etc.

    There is very little gear in the game, and what gear there is doesn't really make a huge difference anyway.

    Exploration, apart from the scenery, is unrewarding. There is little to discover. Side quests are uninspiring - mostly lame FedEx-style quests.

    The game has a somewhat strange structure. It begins in a large open world, but then becomes progressively more linear and restrictive. It's a strange choice.

    The game also gets more and more tedious. The last few chapters were a real chore tp get through, with endless running around and endless fight after fight. And the game feels more and more rushed, with the quality of the story and the world going downhill.

    I will skip the DLCs, and doubt I will play more Final Fantasy games, but it was a somewhat interesting experience.    … Expand
  5. tomstark
    Mar 29, 2022
    7
    Le gameplay est pas mal, les graphismes aussi, passé cela le jeu est ennuyeux beaucoup de déplacement pour pas grand chose, l’exploration n’est pas récompensé alors que la map est immense, et le pire est l’histoire qui, au début, est prenante et puis au fur et à mesure elle s’enlise pour finir sur quelque chose d’incompréhensible.
    Bref tout n’est pas à jeté mais je m’attendais à mieux    Le gameplay est pas mal, les graphismes aussi, passé cela le jeu est ennuyeux beaucoup de déplacement pour pas grand chose, l’exploration n’est pas récompensé alors que la map est immense, et le pire est l’histoire qui, au début, est prenante et puis au fur et à mesure elle s’enlise pour finir sur quelque chose d’incompréhensible.
    Bref tout n’est pas à jeté mais je m’attendais à mieux pour un FF. On est bien loin d’un FF8 9 ou 10.    … Expand
  6. JasonTran
    Feb 7, 2022
    7
    This game was a dissapointment.I hopped into this game hoping for a good game with great story telling and gameplay,but this was proved to not be the case.The story in itself has potential, but the way it was executed made it a total mess.Despite having a story,the games feel like it's a game that is devoid of one.Never in my life i saw such uninteresting characters as those ofThis game was a dissapointment.I hopped into this game hoping for a good game with great story telling and gameplay,but this was proved to not be the case.The story in itself has potential, but the way it was executed made it a total mess.Despite having a story,the games feel like it's a game that is devoid of one.Never in my life i saw such uninteresting characters as those of ff15.Putting the story aside, the game has it fair share of great things for me to boast about such as the world, the activites that can distract from involving in the messy story...ect.Overall, this game is a wasted potential,I was sad to see how this game was meant to be in it's early versus 13 days… Expand
  7. dislexicpotato
    Jan 2, 2022
    7
    With all the dlc included, FF XV is a lot less unfinished than what it was at launch. Unfortunately this can't fix the empty open world, the one dimensional characters and the poor writing. Thankfully this game offers great visuals and decent combat which keeps the experience enjoyable for the most part.
  8. gedail
    Sep 28, 2021
    5
    Ce jeu n'est pas fini autrement ce n'est pas possible.
    Les graphismes sont magnifiques mais c'est à peu près le seul point positif que je retiens.
    Trop de chose à redire autrement, l'histoire écrite avec le c*l, personnages pas attachants, gameplay brouillon qui devient chaotique face aux ennemis aériens ou nombreux. Et des bugs que je ne pensais plus jamais voir... entre autres une    Ce jeu n'est pas fini autrement ce n'est pas possible.
    Les graphismes sont magnifiques mais c'est à peu près le seul point positif que je retiens.
    Trop de chose à redire autrement, l'histoire écrite avec le c*l, personnages pas attachants, gameplay brouillon qui devient chaotique face aux ennemis aériens ou nombreux.
    Et des bugs que je ne pensais plus jamais voir... entre autres une caméra digne de Spyro le dragon sur PS1 et des objets qui disparaissent parfois de la map, sachant qu'il y a un bon nombre de quêtes qui nécessitent de chercher sur une zone plus ou moins grande des objets difficilement visibles, si en plus il est possible que ceux-ci ne réapparaissent qu'en sauvegardant-chargeant la partie c'est juste rageant, perte de temps.
    Les DLC sans réel intérêt (je n'ai fait que ceux inclus dans le Royal, pas envie de payer 5 euros pour Ardyn), le seul que je vois est celui de combler quelques lacunes du scénario original (en dehors de Gladiolus complètement inutile) mais puisqu'ils sont essentiels pour comprendre l'histoire pourquoi ne pas les avoir inclus dans le jeu??? Gameplay qui se veut différent du jeu mais laborieux, et pas très fun.
    Grosse déception des FF depuis FFXIII...    … Expand
  9. IamChris8
    Sep 8, 2021
    7
    Ich war eigentlich nicht der große Fan von FF15, habe es mir zweimal gekauft. Beim ersten Mal zum Release habe ich es nicht geschafft es durchzuspielen, da mir das Kampfsystem nicht gefallen hat.
    Als die RE rauskam habe ich es mir nochmal im Sale gekauft. Ich meine, dass ich es für 29,99€ gekauft habe. Leider habe ich es im Jahr 2020 wieder nicht geschafft es durchzuspielen. Nun habe ich    Ich war eigentlich nicht der große Fan von FF15, habe es mir zweimal gekauft. Beim ersten Mal zum Release habe ich es nicht geschafft es durchzuspielen, da mir das Kampfsystem nicht gefallen hat.
    Als die RE rauskam habe ich es mir nochmal im Sale gekauft. Ich meine, dass ich es für 29,99€ gekauft habe. Leider habe ich es im Jahr 2020 wieder nicht geschafft es durchzuspielen. Nun habe ich mir vor zwei Wochen eine PS5 gekauft und dort habe ich es nun zum dritten Mal in Angriff genommen und endlich die Hauptstory (nicht die DLCs) durchgespielt. Zum Ende wurde es doch sehr linear und ein bisschen "öde". Trotzdem war es ein gutes Spiel.

    Story: 8/10
    Charaktere: 8/10
    Gameplay: 5/10
    Grafik: 9/10
    Umfang: 7/10

    Falls Jemand das Game im Sale für 17,99€ kaufen möchte, kann ich es nur empfehlen. Für 17,99€ geht das Spiel klar.    … Expand
  10. NxtDoc
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    In the opening Final Fantasy XV claims that it is a Final Fantasy for both old fans and new ones. This is an odd statement. But once the combat starts you begin to know why it is said.

    Final Fantasy XV is a solid game. However, it has some glaring issues. The combat is clunky, and very chaotic. There is no strategy in the combat system, as with older FF games. It is inferior and    In the opening Final Fantasy XV claims that it is a Final Fantasy for both old fans and new ones. This is an odd statement. But once the combat starts you begin to know why it is said.

    Final Fantasy XV is a solid game. However, it has some glaring issues. The combat is clunky, and very chaotic. There is no strategy in the combat system, as with older FF games. It is inferior and takes away a very enjoyable element of FF of old. And the summoning is awful. You must meet a oddly specific set of scenarios for you to summon. Very lame, and bad idea.

    The Regalia is more of a nuisance than anything else. Driving is boring, and cumbersome. Noctis is a enjoyable character, and his supporting cast is decent enough, but forgettable.cast is decent. But fairly forgettable.

    All in all, FF XV even with all of its Royal Edition doesn't change its poor Combat design Summon system, sode chores, and poor leveling system.    … Expand
  11. Zakis1991
    Mar 12, 2021
    5
    Ну, если взять и оценить отдельные состовляющие игры, то:
    сюжет то это 8/10
    Побычные квесты 1/10, если была бы возможность поставить отрицательную оценку, то я бы поставил -10/10 Прописанные(характер) персонажи 7/10 Гемплей 5/10 Нельзя однозначно рекомендовать её, но и не могу сказать, что это плохо...    Ну, если взять и оценить отдельные состовляющие игры, то:
    сюжет то это 8/10
    Побычные квесты 1/10, если была бы возможность поставить отрицательную оценку, то я бы поставил -10/10
    Прописанные(характер) персонажи 7/10
    Гемплей 5/10

    Нельзя однозначно рекомендовать её, но и не могу сказать, что это плохо...
  12. ZaPaAl
    Jan 27, 2021
    6
    This game is a mess. It has lot's of fun elements, but on the other side, it is choked by game design disturbances and by a story that was obviously hacked apart to generate more money via DLCs. Royal Edition has more DLCs, filling some gaps, but it does not have the main explaining one.

    One of the questionable decisions was giving the player obvious cheat equipment right from the    This game is a mess. It has lot's of fun elements, but on the other side, it is choked by game design disturbances and by a story that was obviously hacked apart to generate more money via DLCs. Royal Edition has more DLCs, filling some gaps, but it does not have the main explaining one.

    One of the questionable decisions was giving the player obvious cheat equipment right from the start. This is much worse with the Royal Edition. Those items can not be removed and permanently clog your inventory. The menus are no fun to navigate and the worst is, you are expected to utilize something like 8 different weapon and 4 magic categories and only have 4 usable slots available. So adapting to different encounters requires pausing the game and navigating through cumbersome menu screens. And then the gind ... seriously, at one point you would be expected to grind something like 24 hours, for 2 items you don't need, by WATCHING, not playing, a totally mind numbing betting "game" over and over ...

    Graphically it's nice, the warping in fights and generally the first 2/3 of the game offer many missions and challenges. Especially the dungeons are full of nice little dialogues. But 2 of your 3 "friends" have an annoying Know_it_all attitude, wheres the main protagonist hardly does anything else then sulk.

    The story is plain confusing and does not make much sense and character development hardly exists. Not even the main atagonist is really explained. A lot of this is because of the ripped content. Some of it you can access be leaving the game at the right point and jumping into the episodes. It's ok for the open world part, but against the end it really spirales down into a depressing and quite unsatisfying end. And then there is the issue of total overleveling and that just by daring to do a few side missions. Ofcourse I did all I could before the end. In result, for the last third of the game I was about at double the levels I should have been ... nihilating any kind of challenge in an already far to easy game.

    I liked the game for many hours, but the end chapters, due to the destroyed story, just killed it for me.    … Expand
  13. Ambimunch
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    I think none of the issues from the first game are addressed in this version of XV (that includes all DLCs). The weak story is unfortunately not fixed (and at times it feels like the DLCs add even more layers of complexity that is never explored in the narrative), the clunky gameplay gets some new systems added on top of it that don't ultimately address the weak fundamentals of the combatI think none of the issues from the first game are addressed in this version of XV (that includes all DLCs). The weak story is unfortunately not fixed (and at times it feels like the DLCs add even more layers of complexity that is never explored in the narrative), the clunky gameplay gets some new systems added on top of it that don't ultimately address the weak fundamentals of the combat system as a whole, and lastly the biggest issue of this package is that the DLC is not organically implemented in the game's story (playing XV you would still be left confused unless you extrnally find resources telling you when to save the game and play a DLC episode from the main menu before returning to the main game and playing the next chapter). As a whole it's not a bad experience as a whole, but don't expect depth in storytelling or competent combat like in other action games, and most importantly don't expect any elements from earlier trailers to be present in the game.… Expand
  14. Baconofastora
    Mar 16, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A gameplay é muito divertida além de possuir personagens carismáticos, porém do ponto de vista de alguém que não se interessou em assistir o anime ou qualquer outra coisa do tipo sobre o jogo me senti confuso ao joga-lo pois te jogam no meio da trama sem explicarem nada. Acredito que tentaram fazer algo emocionante na morte da Luna, mas ela tem tão pouco tempo de tela que é impossível se sentir triste ao assistir. Missões secundárias tediantes sendo o jeito mais divertido de upar(mesmo assim é chato) ficar farmando xp durante a noite quando aparecem os demônios, pelo menos o jogo fica mais interessante a partir do capítulo 9, mas antes disso é extremamente tediante.… Expand
  15. MrPassionfruit
    Dec 17, 2019
    7
    Excellent addition to the Final Fantasy franchise.
    I’d have given the game a 9 if it wasn’t for the horrendous camera movement during combat. Hopefully they solve this issue in FFVII Remake.
  16. ElleryHQ
    Jan 26, 2019
    7
    Красочная и красивая игра, будто сказка. Очень интересный сюжет затягивающая атмосфера. Интересные мини игры, красиво нарисованные монстры. Но несмотря на все плюсы, ряд недостатков портят общее впечатление. Боевая механика явно не рассчитана на битву с большим количеством противников и в закрытом пространстве, но последнюю треть игры вы только этим и будете заниматься. Сильно раздражаетКрасочная и красивая игра, будто сказка. Очень интересный сюжет затягивающая атмосфера. Интересные мини игры, красиво нарисованные монстры. Но несмотря на все плюсы, ряд недостатков портят общее впечатление. Боевая механика явно не рассчитана на битву с большим количеством противников и в закрытом пространстве, но последнюю треть игры вы только этим и будете заниматься. Сильно раздражает главный герой, что ноет на протяжении всей игры. Играть за него совсем не хочется. А еще побочные квесты, такой халтуры я давно не видывал. Не понял предназначения "королевского" оружия, зачем использовать оружие, что в лишь в два раза мощнее базового, если оно забирает у тебя жизни? Присутствует общее ощущение недоделанности.… Expand
  17. Rwmfilm85
    Mar 6, 2018
    5
    This was a somewhat enjoyable play through the first time I did, but only took 2 weeks to Platinum trophy this game. Unfortunately, this is the worst game I've seen such continued 'support' for. Also, if you're a trophy hunter/completionist, it's annoying how they keep adding more trophies to the game that are more difficult than the main game's and require a lot of grinding to achieve.This was a somewhat enjoyable play through the first time I did, but only took 2 weeks to Platinum trophy this game. Unfortunately, this is the worst game I've seen such continued 'support' for. Also, if you're a trophy hunter/completionist, it's annoying how they keep adding more trophies to the game that are more difficult than the main game's and require a lot of grinding to achieve. This game just feels and looks like an unorganized mess. It seemed to be in development a long time, but I wish they would've kept it in development until it was completely finished and edited properly. I think the multiplayer should've also come out at the games initial release. I had to force myself to revisit the game to play it and there's far too many other superior games.… Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Worth Playing
    Aug 30, 2018
    73
    We know that Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition won't be the definitive edition of the game, since more DLC is scheduled. This is the most complete and most beautiful edition of the game thus far, but it's asking you to buy into a very good but still flawed experience that is slowly but surely catching up. If you truly can't wait until the real complete edition surfaces, you'll have a decent experience at the very least. Otherwise, pass on this title and wait another year. The mammoth project that is FFXV will eventually come to a satisfying conclusion.
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  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 23, 2018
    90
    Final Fantasy XV is a must play for this end of the year. It features a concise narrative storyline but a massive amount of side quests in a huge open world to elevate the game's longevity beyond a hundred hours.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 9, 2018
    80
    Gradual improvements mean FFXV is in slightly better shape than it was when it launched in December 2016, but it'll take more than a few additional cutscenes to make its story feel complete. [May 2018, p.96]
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