Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition

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  1. dmax
    Mar 7, 2018
    10
    Like the windows edition, this also contains all the DLC and QoL updates, so if you have yet to jump into FFXV yet now is the time to do so.
  2. anthonypaul
    Feb 9, 2019
    10
    This might be a down to people who have bought the vanilla version, but nonetheless, the additional content we have received is far good enough. I am certainly satisfied and I cannot wait for more!
  3. FraanAn
    May 28, 2019
    10
    After many updates and bug fixes, the game is a real masterpiece.

    -Amazing open world
    -An emotional and fascinating story
    -Very charismatic characters
  4. Eriet
    Mar 25, 2023
    10
    You know when you are waiting to find a rich open world game, like the last one you just played, and that you are also looking for something new?
    Then you should play Final Fantasy XV.
    After many similar openworld games that I've played over these years, Final Fantasy XV manages to create a convincing openworld game on the roadtrip theme for the first time. The action gameplay reminded    You know when you are waiting to find a rich open world game, like the last one you just played, and that you are also looking for something new?
    Then you should play Final Fantasy XV.

    After many similar openworld games that I've played over these years, Final Fantasy XV manages to create a convincing openworld game on the roadtrip theme for the first time. The action gameplay reminded me a lot of Nier Automata, while the world to explore in detail reminded me of Red Dead Redemption 2. Especially in the beautiful dungeons, and in the spontaneous reactions of the protagonists.
    The story is surprisingly rich, thanks to its lore. And the characters are extremely characterized, among which I loved Ignis and the villain Ardyn.
    Outstanding OST and top-notch graphics round off a pretty incredible package of its kind.

    This is the first Final Fantasy that has managed to give me strong emotions since the time of the legendary Final Fantasy IX, and this was already an extraordinary achievement.
    For all these reasons, I can very gladly recommend this FF15.    … Expand
  5. paelyr
    Apr 27, 2019
    10
    This was my second Final Fantasy game. It ended up being my favorite out of all the games I've played in my life so far. It's just so indescribably great to me. I feel that it'd be nearly impossible to NOT get attached to the characters and the bond between them. They're a wonderful group. The story is very engaging, and the live battle system was much more fun than I ever thought it'd be!This was my second Final Fantasy game. It ended up being my favorite out of all the games I've played in my life so far. It's just so indescribably great to me. I feel that it'd be nearly impossible to NOT get attached to the characters and the bond between them. They're a wonderful group. The story is very engaging, and the live battle system was much more fun than I ever thought it'd be! Major fight scenes within the game had me constantly in awe. I love the game so much, and it really motivated me to get things done sooner since I looked forward to playing it. The music is gorgeous and very fitting for the moments it plays in. I felt so many emotions. Of course, it wasn't a flawless game. The last parts of the game felt more rushed, but it was a nice experience nonetheless. to me, it was very perfect in its own way. There was so much happiness. I laughed a lot, and as an easy crier, I cried a lot. This game is truly something I hope to treasure for awhile if not forever. I'm so, so glad I chose to purchase it.… Expand
  6. Datto
    Jul 20, 2020
    10
    A lot of new stuff added.

    The ultimate version of this unfinished masterpiece.
  7. VicoS79
    Jul 13, 2018
    10
    Una nueva forma de jugar a Final Fantasy, me ha encantado tanto el juego, como la historia. Muchas horas de diversión y entretenimiento.
  8. juhmaimuh
    Sep 17, 2018
    10
    just because it's not a turn-based rpg that so called 'final fantasy fanbase' wanted, doesn't mean it's bad
  9. Chempion1
    Jun 1, 2020
    8
    Скажу сразу, что не являюсь, прям фанатом вселенной Final Fantasy. Пробовал первую, наверное, часть на nes, а так же смотрел фильм "Духи внутри" в 2002 году.
    Но вот в 2016 году вышла Final Fantasy XV. Покупать я её не стал на консоли, так как играть в подобную игру без полной локализации или, не имея вторым языком английский-японский, считаю, пустой тратой времени и денег.
    Дождался PC    Скажу сразу, что не являюсь, прям фанатом вселенной Final Fantasy. Пробовал первую, наверное, часть на nes, а так же смотрел фильм "Духи внутри" в 2002 году.
    Но вот в 2016 году вышла Final Fantasy XV. Покупать я её не стал на консоли, так как играть в подобную игру без полной локализации или, не имея вторым языком английский-японский, считаю, пустой тратой времени и денег.
    Дождался PC версии с полной озвучкой, но......... мой комп её еле тянул на низких настройках, а это мучение. Решил забить.
    Но недавно узнал, что на PS4 вышла бесплатная локализация! Ура! Купил Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition за 1000 рублей и не прогадал!
    Игра оказалась просто великолепной!
    Первые 6-7 глав это открытый мир, где ты тупо прокачиваешься. Сюжет простаивает. Но зато это реально открытый мир с множеством разнообразных заданий, по которому интересно путешествовать.
    Остальные главы сугубо линейные и сюжетные, может это спойлер, но они все проходятся часов за 6.
    Кстати советую тем, кто не играл, прокачаться в первых семи главах уровня хотя бы до 45го, иначе будет сложно играть в конце.
    Сюжет в игре... В принципе мне понравился сюжет. Он чисто японский. (Понимайте, как хотите). Я поглядел также невероятно красивый анимационный фильм "Кингсглейв: Последняя фантазия XV", который рассказывает историю "Королевских Глеф", а так же падения Люциса и гибели короля Региса Люциса Кэлума CXIII. Опять таки если кто не видел, поглядите после либо до прохождения игры, а не во время как я.
    Скажу так же о графике, она великолепна. Иногда тормозит анимация героев, но в принципе очень приятная картинка. К стати мне открытый мир планеты Эос, визуально, напомнил чем то Death Stranding.
    Ну, герои типичные анимешно-японские. Очень харизматичные. За них переживаешь им сочувствуешь. А это главное в художественном произведении.
    Не однозначной для меня осталась боевая система. Я, зачастую, не понимал где мой герой находится. Маловато приёмов, их всего два, это атака мечем и телепортацией. Позднее появляется кольцо Люцисов, но это уже самый конец. В принципе оружия очень много, но пользоваться всю игру вы будете двумя тремя видами.
    Теперь противники они многочисленны, от 200 метровых великанов до каких то блох под ногами. Но разновидностей, визуально, всего штук 10. Маловато.
    Кстати о локализации. Она очень добротная, но. Я заметил странность в анимации. У всех персонажей русская речь как то синхронизируется с движением губ. А вот у главного квартета протагонистов, какой то ужас. Они часто говорят с закрытыми ртами, либо наоборот анимация есть, а речи нет. О синхронизации и думать нечего. Это, конечно, ерунда, но очень странно.
    А в целом повторю, игра очень затягивает. Кто ещё не прошел, советую на консоли с полной локализацией.
    Тем паче, что Final Fantasy VII Remake вышла пока совсем без перевода.    … Expand
  10. Galact1cGam3r
    Apr 12, 2022
    9
    Played it on ps plus collection for ps5 really enjoyed it open world was very interesting and i really enjoyed the combat☺️☺️
  11. doctrodsk
    Jan 30, 2019
    9
    this version includes all the dlcs and extra episodes, although visually it is a bit worse than in the windows version the difference is minimal and can not be appreciated
  12. amralchalati
    Oct 17, 2018
    10
    This is a great value if you don't bought the original game, because it contains all of the updates and the DLCs. The gameplay, music and design is so amazing and finally the story is definitely a top natch.
  13. Malachi2017
    Jun 23, 2019
    9
    If you enjoy it as it is (instead of comparing with past ff), the game is good..but still feels incomplete and rushed.
  14. Opposite-noob
    May 31, 2021
    10
    Por favor:
    JUEGALO ES UNA OBRA DE ARTE
    NO PIERDAS TIEMPO Y JUGALO ES IMPRESIONANTE!!!!!!
  15. uzuty
    Sep 28, 2021
    10
    Simply gorgeous game.
    Wonderful and exceptionally rich.
    Beautiful gameplay, a unique and original story, and a beautiful world to be explored.

    Probably the best jrpg action game I've ever played.
    Absolutely recommended
  16. xWAx_Templar
    Sep 13, 2018
    8
    This game finally reach it's best with this Royal Edition. It's a must. A great adventure with a great storyline and great mechanics. I like so much the fact that contents is still in develpoment and 2019 will bring many dlc's.
  17. Niven7
    Nov 12, 2018
    8
    Definitive version of the game, includes all dlc and new content. a solid 8.5/10
  18. Gamingdevotee
    Mar 7, 2018
    10
    This expansion to XV is really worthwhile and the content makes it a great purchase for anybody who likes RPG's or action games with a twist.
  19. Akiin
    Jul 4, 2019
    10
    This is the definitiv FF15 experience the main character cast is one of the most human ones in gaming, they are total relatable in their emotions and struggles and you can easily understand what everyone is going trough. Yoko Shimomura known from the Kingdom Hearts series outdid herself with some of her best Soundtracks she ever created in this game. This all packed within an engaging andThis is the definitiv FF15 experience the main character cast is one of the most human ones in gaming, they are total relatable in their emotions and struggles and you can easily understand what everyone is going trough. Yoko Shimomura known from the Kingdom Hearts series outdid herself with some of her best Soundtracks she ever created in this game. This all packed within an engaging and sometimes Breathtaking Story is a must play in my opinion !… Expand
  20. TheWidow
    Jul 4, 2019
    9
    I've been crying thinking about this game ever since I completed it. The story is ... outstanding as is the case with pretty much all the FF games (well, at least the ones I've played through, even X-2 was good, it's a bit campy and silly but the story of Yuna without Tidus has it's own merits. Anyway, back to FF15!)
    The game is a spectacle, a bit clunky in parts and has a few bugs but    I've been crying thinking about this game ever since I completed it. The story is ... outstanding as is the case with pretty much all the FF games (well, at least the ones I've played through, even X-2 was good, it's a bit campy and silly but the story of Yuna without Tidus has it's own merits. Anyway, back to FF15!)
    The game is a spectacle, a bit clunky in parts and has a few bugs but ... I love everything about it. My ONLY complaint is that the DLC is ... DLC, it really ought to just be part of the main game, we waited 10 bloody years for this to come out and another 2 odd years for the DLC episodes -half of which were cancelled anyway-, why do we have to pay for the same game twice through DLC add-ons which reveal crucial parts of the story?

    Also, I don't care if it sounds a bit SJW-esque, but, it could have benefited from a bit of diversity, even though the choco-bros are all fantastic characters, I can't help but wonder why they all had to be conventionally attractive, young pretty-boys?

    *spoiler* Ignis's blindness was a nice inclusion though since few games include disability in an illuminating way, but Ignis in the story was handled quite well after he lost his sight!- *end spoiler*

    Still, final fantasy has some pretty weird characters in previous installments (a talking ancient animal-creature -Red XIII in FF7, Fran the rabbit woman in FF12, whatever Cait Sith is supposed to be ...-) I find it a bit of a missed opportunity not to include different colours, shapes, sexes, maybe even SPECIES in the FF15 crew, especially since FF13 included Sazh (a black man) as a well developed playable character.

    What FF15 does well, it does EXTREMELY well, stunning visuals, music, storytelling, a huge complex world to explore, silly mini games ... but it lags behind in some areas, particularly representing any kind of diversity which is a shame since previous endeavours (Barret and Sazh for example) showed that black characters are much beloved in the franchise. A friend of mine agreed when we discussed the lack of diversity, as a white woman it doesn't personally affect me, but I thought of HER and she agreed that it was disappointing that after 15 games, FF hasn't highlighted any beautiful black women!!!    … Expand
  21. iKen
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    Played on PS4 Pro. Platinum'ed.
    Gameplay: AWESOME
    Graphic: GREAT
    Story: GREAT
    Music/Sound : GREAT
    Dialogue/Voice Acting: GOOD
  22. GomesK
    Jan 26, 2020
    9
    It's true: the game is not perfect; the characters may seem quite obvious; this is not the mainstream FF game. If the game is like 13, it is "too linear"; if the game is like 12, it is due to "the story was about politics and I didn't understand it"; If the game is like 10, it is because "7 is the greatest FF. I'm old school and 7 is the BeSt OnE".

    I get it. It won't always be perfect.    It's true: the game is not perfect; the characters may seem quite obvious; this is not the mainstream FF game. If the game is like 13, it is "too linear"; if the game is like 12, it is due to "the story was about politics and I didn't understand it"; If the game is like 10, it is because "7 is the greatest FF. I'm old school and 7 is the BeSt OnE".

    I get it. It won't always be perfect. The negative part of this game was MAYBE the lack of storyline (i saw in it great potential) and DEFNITELY Square Enix milking profits with the launching multiple DLC's to complete the game (they solved this with royal edition but meh that was dishonest I think).

    The positives? One of the greatest soundtracks imo. I loved fighting in this game and really enjoyed the battle system (despite the messy camera sometimes). The story (with DLC's) I guess it is sufficient but something that has space for improvement in the next FF game. Overall a good game. Excited for the next releases in this franchise :)    … Expand
  23. Devilas
    May 2, 2020
    10
    I didn't play the normal version. This royal edition is just simply "perfect". There are so many things to do both in the pre- and post-endgame. I finished the game in 80 hours, trying to do all side quests before fighting the last boss in the story. Yet, post-endgame has many more dungeons to crawl and many things to do. The fighting system is a lot of fun. I think the downside is theI didn't play the normal version. This royal edition is just simply "perfect". There are so many things to do both in the pre- and post-endgame. I finished the game in 80 hours, trying to do all side quests before fighting the last boss in the story. Yet, post-endgame has many more dungeons to crawl and many things to do. The fighting system is a lot of fun. I think the downside is the magic crafting system, but I can live with that. The whole story is EPIC and the Somnus song will stay with me forever.… Expand
  24. DonPanche
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
    I got this game within the PS Plus Collection, it plays wonderfully on PS5, and I am having so much fun. For someone like me that didn't play the original this is an excellent game.
    Beautiful world.
    Great gameplay
    Nice story
  25. alank8704
    Jul 17, 2021
    8
    really liked it a lot. the first final fantasy I played was 7 remake on ps plus and i enjoyed the story but not the gameplay but I really liked the open world gameplay of 15 and it definitely sold on the series and will eventually pick up 16 when its on sale or they pack all the dlc after a year or something. What really made me mad and probably stops me from getting 16 on day on is thereally liked it a lot. the first final fantasy I played was 7 remake on ps plus and i enjoyed the story but not the gameplay but I really liked the open world gameplay of 15 and it definitely sold on the series and will eventually pick up 16 when its on sale or they pack all the dlc after a year or something. What really made me mad and probably stops me from getting 16 on day on is the final chapter (14) which had 37 different boss fights almost quit the game but came back and did it on easy just for that chapter. The dlcs were great. enjoyed those a lot more than I though and the best part was just free roaming and doing side missions which brought it up to a 8 for me… Expand
  26. buronizzz
    Oct 18, 2022
    8
    Despite all of its flaws, I still love this game. A hot mess of a potential masterpiece.
  27. TianLong1
    Mar 31, 2023
    8
    Really enjoyable road trip experience, really immersive overall as you explore beautiful landscapes with your friends, taking photos, eating at dinneries or camp outside. The fights are very epic and cinematic, especially boss fights. Soundtrack is amazing, graphics are stunning. The story however is very straightforward, and there is a part towards the end of the game I disliked a lotReally enjoyable road trip experience, really immersive overall as you explore beautiful landscapes with your friends, taking photos, eating at dinneries or camp outside. The fights are very epic and cinematic, especially boss fights. Soundtrack is amazing, graphics are stunning. The story however is very straightforward, and there is a part towards the end of the game I disliked a lot where you have to go up a tower floor after floor, killing the same enemies: it felt tedious and repetitive. The ending is epic.… Expand
  28. SrPurpura
    Oct 21, 2018
    8
    Un juego lastrado por sus más de 10 años de desarrollo pero con un potencial increíble. Sabe rescatar sensaciones olvidadas, tiene un final atrevido y te llevas la sensación de haber vivido una road movie épica con tus amigos.
  29. Harkins1721
    May 11, 2018
    8
    All DLC from 2016 and 2017 included and much needed for a game that needed more content from the start.
  30. SOTZ
    Apr 11, 2020
    8
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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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