Final Fantasy XV

 PlayStation 4
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5428 Ratings

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  1. alexela
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    .,.,.,.,.,.che schifo di gioco....veramente una merda ......................
  2. 6oni
    Oct 14, 2018
    2
    dey r lost on a trip, as lost as squaresoft abandoning Playstation1 -
    fallen games like finalfantasy,granturismo,tekken,streetfighter,metalgear,etc.. make ppl junp to pc
    nd sony donst blive me
  3. Mattsbud
    Nov 11, 2018
    2
    This game is a gigantic let down. The graphics and gameplay are okay but not stellar. The characters are awful and the voice acting is so abysmal you need to mute the sound to avoid clawing your ears off. Hearing the characters grunt when they run into each other is annoying. Hearing them make the exact same comments over and over and over and over is excruciating.

    The developer    This game is a gigantic let down. The graphics and gameplay are okay but not stellar. The characters are awful and the voice acting is so abysmal you need to mute the sound to avoid clawing your ears off. Hearing the characters grunt when they run into each other is annoying. Hearing them make the exact same comments over and over and over and over is excruciating.

    The developer seemed to think the car (Regalia) was going to add some sort of value to the story but all it does is slow things down. When completing quests, who wants to sit for 5 minute in real time just waiting for the characters to drive to their location?

    Combat is horrible as well. Final Fantasy's best games have all utilized strategic turn-based combat. With each new iteration since FFX they keep moving more and more toward timed button-press combat. That's not what made the series so successful - why do it? They need to go back to FF VII, IX, and X and look at what made those games gems. The direction they're going in couldn't be worse.    … Expand
  4. DrgnMasterKota
    Apr 5, 2020
    0
    Half finished story, mediocre game mechanics and characters. Don’t recommend this is the 2nd worst entry in the franchise next to FF13.
  5. izyk9
    Sep 21, 2018
    2
    Chaotyczna walka, wszechobecne wieczne loadingi, najgorszy model jazdy samochodem ever. Brak logiki. Historia nie porywa, bugi i glitche spotykane czesciej niz w "wiedzminie". Za labirynty tez chetnie cos odejme. Nuda. I promujacy transseksualizm prompto. Moze za stary jestem za to gowno. Irytujaca, czesto kiczowtata muzyka, oraz system puszczania jej. Menu, system obslugi ekwipunku,Chaotyczna walka, wszechobecne wieczne loadingi, najgorszy model jazdy samochodem ever. Brak logiki. Historia nie porywa, bugi i glitche spotykane czesciej niz w "wiedzminie". Za labirynty tez chetnie cos odejme. Nuda. I promujacy transseksualizm prompto. Moze za stary jestem za to gowno. Irytujaca, czesto kiczowtata muzyka, oraz system puszczania jej. Menu, system obslugi ekwipunku, system rozwoju postaci. 100 GB na dysku. I to jest gra ktora podobno robili 10 lat. Pewnie skupili sie na estetyce i grafice bo wypada tu najlepiej. Moze po 20 latach wyszlo by lepiej, ta gra ma po prostu slaby gameplay. Wielki zawod moim zdaniem, tym bardziej ze sa fajne momenty ktore wciaz przyciagaja. Ale zeby znalezc te perelki na ogol musisz czolgac sie w odchodach. I'm extremalyedisappointed with this game.… Expand
  6. Rholmer14
    Sep 13, 2020
    0
    Clunky control scheme, annoying characters, and an uninteresting and bland story make this game far more than something to skip
  7. kenjihmark
    Dec 4, 2016
    4
    Very attentive to detail for Art, but lacking the gameplay quality that most RPG's have to offer. Traveling elements of gameplay is dull and no fun; due to traveling taking so long. As a previous FF fan, this just isn't my cup of tea. Game breaker bugs can also harm the player's experience. And I can see this being a hard game to wrap your head around especially for casual gamers. MissionsVery attentive to detail for Art, but lacking the gameplay quality that most RPG's have to offer. Traveling elements of gameplay is dull and no fun; due to traveling taking so long. As a previous FF fan, this just isn't my cup of tea. Game breaker bugs can also harm the player's experience. And I can see this being a hard game to wrap your head around especially for casual gamers. Missions may feel repetitive, and levels aren't as interactive and engaging.… Expand
  8. TheMetacritiqer
    Dec 6, 2016
    4
    It's like playing a bad anime without the benefits of the aforementioned medium. The story is slowed to a snails pace with forgettable bland open world and side quests. The characters really have no quality that makes them go beyond a complete one dimensional how to write a Japanese character guide. The graphics aren't as good as the screenshots we were shown. I thought this rpg could beIt's like playing a bad anime without the benefits of the aforementioned medium. The story is slowed to a snails pace with forgettable bland open world and side quests. The characters really have no quality that makes them go beyond a complete one dimensional how to write a Japanese character guide. The graphics aren't as good as the screenshots we were shown. I thought this rpg could be game of year with it's content and unique anime flair. The combat is really shallow and not engaging. Play Batman Telltale instead :)… Expand
  9. riley794
    Mar 6, 2017
    3
    You have to know this before you play the game or you may end up extremely disappointed! Do not get on the Damn Boat! Once you get on that boat the game goes from a beautiful open world game with tons of things to explore and do, to an incomplete, boring, dark, depressing dungeon crawler. Like many FF games there is a major event that occurs that completely changes the landscape of theYou have to know this before you play the game or you may end up extremely disappointed! Do not get on the Damn Boat! Once you get on that boat the game goes from a beautiful open world game with tons of things to explore and do, to an incomplete, boring, dark, depressing dungeon crawler. Like many FF games there is a major event that occurs that completely changes the landscape of the world. However, typically those games still allowed you to explore the world after the event and find and complete quests. In this game you literally and figuratively get put on a train with a one way ticket to a very disappointing ending. The story introduces a ton of interesting characters who are both good, evil or neutral. Then the game completely ignores all but 6 of them. For most of them you are not even sure if they die, they just disappear like they never existed. There are also many aspect of this game that are simply broken, for example every time you want to pick something up, open a door or interact with anything you must pause near the object for a moment before hitting the "x" button or your character will jump like an idiot and waste a second of your life. Most of the side quest in the game are boring and repetitive fetch quests. The combat system is basically Dynasty Warriors with a counter option that only works 50% of the time. Magic hurts allies and enemies equally and has to be manually setup repeatedly so its more of a pain than a benefit. The game is so in love with itself that it plays a unescapable cutscene for every simple tasks. Just the most disappointing game ever. Just writing about my experience has made me depressed again.… Expand
  10. Slytherin
    Aug 18, 2017
    0
    One of the worst JRPG's I've ever played.

    - Horrible boss fights (Leviathan is the worst boss fight ever)
    - Terrible characters (The whole cast is terrible)
    - Awful Combat (A failed Kingdom Hearts Wannabe)
    - Awful Story (Who wrote this garbage?)

    I RECOMMEND EVERYONE WHO LIKES JRPG'S TO STAY AWAY FROM THIS GAME
  11. thetrentonian
    Mar 23, 2018
    0
    This might possibly be the most overrated game of all time. As an actual game it falls flat everywhere, boring, broken gameplay, an awful story that makes no sense, and absolutely none of the FF magic. The characters are so thin you can barely remember who is who or why you should care. Literally any other FF game is better than this one, do yourself a favor, save your money. You couldThis might possibly be the most overrated game of all time. As an actual game it falls flat everywhere, boring, broken gameplay, an awful story that makes no sense, and absolutely none of the FF magic. The characters are so thin you can barely remember who is who or why you should care. Literally any other FF game is better than this one, do yourself a favor, save your money. You could play ff7 or ff9 on ps4, and they are better games for a much lower price. I would not recommend this game to anyone, and as someone who has stuck with the series from the first, XV will be my last, possibly my last Square game. There is a reason the positive reviews are all lax on details, if this game wasn't FF,m it would be scoring 50% tops.… Expand
  12. Figaro79
    Jan 14, 2017
    0
    Выпустив Final Fantasy XV Square Enix орекла себя на несмываемый позор. Да, FF XIII была убожеством, но хотя бы работала, в отличие от Final Fantasy XV, которая жутко сбоит, плохо оптимизирована и это помимо скучного сюжета и его подачи, картонных персонажей, неработающей боёвки - что персонажи, что монстры ведут себя как сумасшедшие слепые недотёпы. Скучнейшие и жутко однообразныеВыпустив Final Fantasy XV Square Enix орекла себя на несмываемый позор. Да, FF XIII была убожеством, но хотя бы работала, в отличие от Final Fantasy XV, которая жутко сбоит, плохо оптимизирована и это помимо скучного сюжета и его подачи, картонных персонажей, неработающей боёвки - что персонажи, что монстры ведут себя как сумасшедшие слепые недотёпы. Скучнейшие и жутко однообразные побочные задания. Заторможенные chocobos с которых из за критичного сбоя иногда нельзя слезть. Боевая система сбоит как только начинается бой более чем с тремя противниками; кривая анимация, персонажи промахиваются, монстры убегают за пределы поля боя и их там нельзя атаковать пока они не вернуться, а они могут вообще не вернуться в круг боя. Совершенно алогичные уязвимости к стихиям. Однозначно Final Fantasy XV очередная разрекламированная поделка. Сумбурная, недоделанная, как технически так и сюжетно где то на уровне плохих игр из 2000х. Плюс задания иногда нельзя выполнить из за того что сюжетный предмет нельзя подобрать - не срабатывает триггер или что там. Предмет подсвечивается, но не подбирается.
    Вердикт - 0/10 это позор японцам, это провал. Веры SquareEnix больше нет.    … Expand
  13. mestriner1
    Jan 30, 2017
    4
    Pela primeira vez jogando um jogo da serie, achei os downloads demorados demais e muito tempo indo de um lugar ao outro no mapa, e as batalhas se perdem na posição da camera e voce fica perdido muitas vezes. Muita expectativa para um jogo bem mediano.
  14. addze
    Oct 5, 2017
    4
    The only really cool (special) thing about this game is the fighting system. Warping around and cheesing enemies like this is kind of fun. But besides that, there is nothing extraordinary good about the game. But a few things, which are quite annoying: The characters, they look like a boy band of the 90s and their conversations are so annoying. The story is totally weird and confusing withThe only really cool (special) thing about this game is the fighting system. Warping around and cheesing enemies like this is kind of fun. But besides that, there is nothing extraordinary good about the game. But a few things, which are quite annoying: The characters, they look like a boy band of the 90s and their conversations are so annoying. The story is totally weird and confusing with a lot of contradictions, especially, if you also consider the movie to the game. To go through the game you have to go through the whole open area world a tons of times, what becomes very boring with the time and same with farming. ...… Expand
  15. charles_barkin
    Mar 7, 2018
    0
    I'm happy I finished the story (63 hours long). However, I have to give a mediocre review to protest the DLC structure.

    I want to play the DLC but I will not pay for all individually. Most recently, the $15 "Royal Pack" does not come with the previous story DLC packs (Gladiolus, Prompto, Ignis). I will continue to wait and hope they eventually release a "Complete Edition" pack that    I'm happy I finished the story (63 hours long). However, I have to give a mediocre review to protest the DLC structure.

    I want to play the DLC but I will not pay for all individually. Most recently, the $15 "Royal Pack" does not come with the previous story DLC packs (Gladiolus, Prompto, Ignis). I will continue to wait and hope they eventually release a "Complete Edition" pack that combines the DLC.

    Until FF15 and games with similar story DLC structures change their ways, they will continue get mediocre user reviews.    … Expand
  16. dragonfirees
    Dec 1, 2016
    1
    They have made it yet again. Another stupid japanese game coming our way. What to say about this game. Same deal as usual: same old childish game, another **** story, same stupid looking characters...
    Honestly, there must be many ways of doing a worst game but I can't think of any. Don't this people ever get tired of releasing rubbish?
    Tl;DR -> Go play a real RPG and forget about this ****
  17. ejoseph
    Feb 1, 2017
    0
    i truly wish that this jrpg genre would've stuck with its roots. attracting a new audience (western rpg mmo style) might be increasing the companies profits and that's why they decided to go this route instead. This game was a complete bore. I hate fetch quests in any game and I purposely avoid western rpgs as a result, but because I was a fan of old school ff I thought I'd give thisi truly wish that this jrpg genre would've stuck with its roots. attracting a new audience (western rpg mmo style) might be increasing the companies profits and that's why they decided to go this route instead. This game was a complete bore. I hate fetch quests in any game and I purposely avoid western rpgs as a result, but because I was a fan of old school ff I thought I'd give this game a go. The story sucked, the combat sucked, the fetch quests sucked. There's nothing really positive I can say about this game and that's just sad because I really wanted to enjoy this game. The pointless fetch quests reminded me of dragon age inquisition and I stopped playing that game too. just to give some perspective here I actually enjoyed playing ffxiii which actually had a story and amazing soundtrack. I Prefer linear gameplay because it gives me direction instead of getting lost. Speaking of getting lost, this game is perfect for that driving around endlessly searching for items to return to people. How exciting is that? Man games have really gone south. Looking forward to the new Zelda.… Expand
  18. cabbages
    Jan 10, 2017
    0
    This game is a disgusting excuse of a game, you do nothing is this game, all you do is walk around, seriously you spend 5 minutes walking to a place or driving to a place, to pick a mission just to walk another 5 minute to the mission location, to do a 10 sec battle and walk back. This really is every single side mission, some mission requires about 15 minutes of walking, seriously justThis game is a disgusting excuse of a game, you do nothing is this game, all you do is walk around, seriously you spend 5 minutes walking to a place or driving to a place, to pick a mission just to walk another 5 minute to the mission location, to do a 10 sec battle and walk back. This really is every single side mission, some mission requires about 15 minutes of walking, seriously just walking around. Theres no fast travel, unless your in the car and you have to walk to the car, and you cant travel at night by car, you always get stop by a demon.

    this game is so bad, I can't express how much walking you have to do, its like 95% of the game is just walking, nothing else.    … Expand
  19. Arbanblade
    Mar 14, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Final Fantasy 15 sucks. It's completely overrated. Fanboy's world over will be screaming at me telling me how wrong I am. "How could I possibly think such things about this awesome game?". *cough* Cup Noodle *cough*
    Let's start with Gameplay. One of the few things that is actually SOMEWHAT redeemable in this game. I did find the new scheme to be fun though after a while it's all about holding the Circle button and occasionally pressing the dodge and parry buttons. If you like simply holding down a single button throughout your battles you are in luck here.
    Also Chocobos ROCK!!
    Visuals: Actually the visuals are pretty damn amazing. I found myself in awe during the better part of the game.
    Sound: Pretty damn good also. I enjoyed the throwback tracks to some of my favorite FF moments in history whilst driving along in the very linear(and quite frankly boring) car rides.
    Story: All great visuals and amazing sound aside cannot add up enough to the failing piece of crap that is this story. At best this story can be called weak. When you have to go watch a "movie" to fill in many of the holes. When I have to watch or listen to HOURS of side banter from random NPC's. When I have to purchase DLC. All of these things(plus some I am sure I am forgetting to list) are required for you to fully understand the "story". NPC banter should be supplemental, not blatantly required for me to understand the Main story. I shouldn't have to hit the fanboys forum's just to better understand the main villain. And most importantly if you are going to include a main story arc piece DO NOT make me purchase DLC just so I can get the whole picture there.

    Bottom line here is this, Final Fantasy 15 is rushed. The main character is mostly unlikable 99% of the game. The secondary characters are the best thing about this and they take 3rd or 4th in priority of story telling. The blatant commercial for Cup Noodle was **** annoying(Maybe it was a joke but it just served to break me out of what could have been an amazing game) .    … Expand
  20. CMDR_Swarug
    Jul 4, 2019
    0
    The game is extremely boring,commits 3 cardinal RPG mistakes:
    - Uninteresting main character.
    - weak main storyline, the same with side missions. - horrible and repulsive combat system, which really does not exist. FF15 is the terrible and worst part of the FF series. only FF13 was worse. The main character, even at level 50, is a kmiot, dying like a total **** I bought this game    The game is extremely boring,commits 3 cardinal RPG mistakes:
    - Uninteresting main character.
    - weak main storyline, the same with side missions.
    - horrible and repulsive combat system, which really does not exist.
    FF15 is the terrible and worst part of the FF series. only FF13 was worse.
    The main character, even at level 50, is a kmiot, dying like a total ****
    I bought this game recently because It was in a strong promotion with all the extras.
    I did not give much and I regret that I had to go through it.
    The game advertised as a product for fans of FF and new players. If I was a new player and played for the first time in FF starting at 15. Never in my life, I would have reached for this series.
    This game deserves a rating of -10.    … Expand
  21. SAEAS
    Mar 7, 2020
    0
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  22. Vadrael
    Dec 2, 2017
    0
    Iam a long time Final fantasy Fan and waited 10 years for FFvsXIII, i really liked hat ive seen in all the Trailers exept that almost nothing of it was in the game so i felt like they sold a game to me which they lied about.

    After over a year after the Release with a lot of promises from Square Enix the game wasn't better. The Base Game was sold Unfinished in every aspect. * Story: So    Iam a long time Final fantasy Fan and waited 10 years for FFvsXIII, i really liked hat ive seen in all the Trailers exept that almost nothing of it was in the game so i felt like they sold a game to me which they lied about.

    After over a year after the Release with a lot of promises from Square Enix the game wasn't better.
    The Base Game was sold Unfinished in every aspect.
    * Story: So many stuff were cut that its hard to bond with the characters, the story felt partly rushed and had many plot holes which lead me to the 2 of 3 DLCs. The DLCs were obviously made to milk the gamers, All Character DLCs should have been in the Base but instead we were forced to pay for Story relevant content as well as a Movie.

    *Characters: like already said due to cut off content its hard to bond with most characters. Ther are so many characters with a lot of potential but didnt get a chance to shine like Lunafreya which is the most important Character besides Noctis since shes the Heroine and you wont get much to see of her. Some characters were cut off after seeing them once on screen or even never.

    *Open World: Square Enix sure did a number on us here in decieving us having a huge world to explore which is a lie, the world we can explore doesnt have much content, sure if you like a hack and slay like rpg the you get it. All you can do is run around different areas after you unlocked them and kill Monster by just holding a single buttom, all dungeons you will find arent special or have any unique feel to it.

    *Game-play: What iam most furious about is the Magic system, to be honest i tried it once and to see how it all works out and then i never even once used it, i fave no need for Magic which hurts myself and need to be recreated and grind-ed for certain effects after using it 5 times. The battle System is also a joke, simply pressing holding a single button and you get through the entire game.

    In the end the whole game is simply trying to look like a great openworl RPG but the truth is, the game is still unfinished and Square Enix release bad DLC to convince you to working on that part but after over 1 year all i got is a half a**ed Game with a bad story bad game mechanics a hollow World and soon almost 100GB of Final Fantasy XV on my PS4.

    * For all trophy Hunters: this games is a nightmare cause it releases bugged or not proper developed DLC which makes it hard to get all trophies.    … Expand
  23. jerrymimus
    Feb 5, 2017
    0
    What a dissapointment. This game could have been great if only they stuck to a more playable game style. Instead you have to sit in a car and literally put the control down and wait from point to point.. there is so much pintless crap filling this game that it is painful and I cant play it anymore. Japanese brands are trying too hard to be creative and are ruining great titles this way.What a dissapointment. This game could have been great if only they stuck to a more playable game style. Instead you have to sit in a car and literally put the control down and wait from point to point.. there is so much pintless crap filling this game that it is painful and I cant play it anymore. Japanese brands are trying too hard to be creative and are ruining great titles this way. This joins metal gear solid 5 as a ruined game.. done with square as I am done with kojima.… Expand
  24. shundog
    Apr 10, 2017
    0
    This game is a trainwreck of bad ideas. The only thing 'Final Fantasy' about it is the title. The series is in desperate need of a reboot after this abomination. It lacks direction and seems to have no idea what it wants to be. Had I not received it as a gift, I would have returned it after the first hour.
  25. pioslik
    Jul 5, 2017
    3
    THE WORST FF game to this time. Don't believe the bought opinions here- this game is like having a cancer. Even FF XII was masterpiece compared to this ****
  26. ChiguBelphegor
    Feb 26, 2020
    0
    Mediocre and exceptionally overrated. The brotherhood series and Kingsglaive movie serve to muddle the plot more than support it. Hosting repetitive and uninteresting combat, uneventful dungeons and disappointing bosses. The only good thing about the game is the excellent fishing minigame, while others such as the chocobo racing felt like chores to unlock customization options and failedMediocre and exceptionally overrated. The brotherhood series and Kingsglaive movie serve to muddle the plot more than support it. Hosting repetitive and uninteresting combat, uneventful dungeons and disappointing bosses. The only good thing about the game is the excellent fishing minigame, while others such as the chocobo racing felt like chores to unlock customization options and failed to be enjoyable. My rating is additionally harsh to counter what I see as it being overrated. Having completed this game twice with several hundred hours put in, I never felt anything besides a despreate desire to like it. Sadly Square has lost it’s touch and i fear I will never get a new game from them I enjoy as much as previous Final Fantasy titles.… Expand
  27. Shinma
    Apr 30, 2017
    0
    Its not Final Fantasy. its Final Fail square. The best serial Jrpg transfer to Fighting game where you have to turn the left stick of the joystick to insanity.
  28. nazgul_tv2
    Dec 6, 2016
    0
    Everyone reading the negative reviews, realize that the game didn't adhere to what the reviewer was looking for before the game was played. The game delivers a one of a kind incredible experience with fluidity and immersion in combat and exploration unlike any game I have ever seen. Notice how the reviews are mainly 8-10 or very poor. This describes a demographic of people who love anEveryone reading the negative reviews, realize that the game didn't adhere to what the reviewer was looking for before the game was played. The game delivers a one of a kind incredible experience with fluidity and immersion in combat and exploration unlike any game I have ever seen. Notice how the reviews are mainly 8-10 or very poor. This describes a demographic of people who love an awesome experience and people who are crying about it not being what they wanted.… Expand
  29. Cesarhawk
    Jul 17, 2017
    0
    Square Enix intenta reinventar maneras de aburrir a los usuarios. Square nunca volverá a ser lo que fue ni la saga Final Fantasy. Después de Final Fantasy IX esta saga ha caído en picado y parece hundirse poco a poco...
  30. heavy_rain
    Jan 25, 2019
    0
    Бессюжетное говно от Табаты. Это не Final Fantasy.
  31. overratedhuman
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    This is just the worst game I've ever played in my life. I love all previous final fantasies and I generally dig all kinds of RPGs and I really put an effort of about 20 hours before deciding life is too short to play such utter trash, bad characters, pathetic empty side quests, awful battle system, terrible progression, the worst backstory I could have possibly imagined.

    And what on    This is just the worst game I've ever played in my life. I love all previous final fantasies and I generally dig all kinds of RPGs and I really put an effort of about 20 hours before deciding life is too short to play such utter trash, bad characters, pathetic empty side quests, awful battle system, terrible progression, the worst backstory I could have possibly imagined.

    And what on earth are those loading times, holy moly, I'm shocked that some just go through with this, it's just unacceptable.    … Expand
  32. AboOod
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    Game is garbage. The REAL meaning of "STUPIDITY" where devs CLEARLY put so much effort into making it to finally come up with this **** gameplay. At least make the controls responsive .. each time i want to interact with something I press X and Noct jumps instead! And btw Square F***ing Enix, who said that gamers just wanna waste their time ?? So much travelling in this game.
  33. Commonpeople
    Oct 3, 2017
    0
    A terribly boring game. Long loading time. Long travel time. A boring maze. It is not free.
    This is not a final fantasy. Good old Final Fantasy has been lost. It's uncomfortable. Disabled open world.
  34. rAMZA
    Jul 19, 2022
    1
    For me Final Fantasy 6 and 7 is the best ones so this xv is realy terrible and should not be named even final fantasy, cant be bothered to play it anymore, story and gameplay is a joke. This is even more worse than ff xii. If you want jrpg tales of games are that.

    Update:So finaly i got and played it to the ending and now i can finaly say this is the worst final fantasy game i have ever played.
  35. Voretechz
    Nov 8, 2019
    3
    I love Final Fantasy. But this was the only one I couldn't bring myself to force myself through to the end. Didn't like the emo boy band characters, the story was crap and unfinished, their DLC stories to finish the game is insulting, and the gameplay was BAD. Holding a button to attack and another to auto dodge is far worse than anything I could have imagined. Except maybe having summonsI love Final Fantasy. But this was the only one I couldn't bring myself to force myself through to the end. Didn't like the emo boy band characters, the story was crap and unfinished, their DLC stories to finish the game is insulting, and the gameplay was BAD. Holding a button to attack and another to auto dodge is far worse than anything I could have imagined. Except maybe having summons auto kill things when you are dying. What a garbage mechanic. What was SE thinking? Worst FF game period.… Expand
  36. Sabyrd
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not a complete game, convicted story, bugs, boring combat, horrible menu and progression.… Expand
  37. newjks
    Jul 4, 2020
    0
    This is no FF, the music is generic and unmemorable compared to old FF like 6,7,8,9,10
    Story was awkwardly executed,
    It was the first time FF used a movie to put in the game instead of making a proper CG for the game for story telling, this is utterly trash and lazy. Combat system's camera is **** too, it was almost unplayable in small space or corridor. And guess what only 2 city    This is no FF, the music is generic and unmemorable compared to old FF like 6,7,8,9,10
    Story was awkwardly executed,
    It was the first time FF used a movie to put in the game instead of making a proper CG for the game for story telling, this is utterly trash and lazy.
    Combat system's camera is **** too, it was almost unplayable in small space or corridor.
    And guess what only 2 city in this game fill with lifeless zombie NPC, other are copy and paste petrol station.
    Some side quest are the most laziest. generic i ever seen in a video games, give a tool for a npc to repair their car X100 time over and over again
    This game is very disrespect brand of FF
    Save your money and don't buy this trash, it was not a FF    … Expand
  38. GSLGaming
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    Love the combat and graphics.

    Everything else is awful though. Bad story (there isn't one), bad environments (nailed down 2000's feel where everything is stuck and feels old and last gen), whole world is empty with nothing to do. Game is so bad I couldn't finish it, forced myself to play through it over and over and it is so boring, so tedious, such a waste of time that I couldn't    Love the combat and graphics.

    Everything else is awful though. Bad story (there isn't one), bad environments (nailed down 2000's feel where everything is stuck and feels old and last gen), whole world is empty with nothing to do.

    Game is so bad I couldn't finish it, forced myself to play through it over and over and it is so boring, so tedious, such a waste of time that I couldn't finish it. I got to the new city and I still found myself not caring, uninstalled and moved on.    … Expand
  39. Moriquendi
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    Juro que estoy tratando de cogerle el gusto pero es que es infumable.
    1 No me gusta el argumento
    2 inteligencia artificial funcional mal tanto enemigos y aliados. 3 me siento atrapado en un mapa sin que pase nada. 4 no siento que mi personaje este avanzando en la historia. 5 Las misiones segundarias son una tortura a nivel FFXIV Online parece haber sido hechas por el mismo terrorífico    Juro que estoy tratando de cogerle el gusto pero es que es infumable.
    1 No me gusta el argumento
    2 inteligencia artificial funcional mal tanto enemigos y aliados.
    3 me siento atrapado en un mapa sin que pase nada.
    4 no siento que mi personaje este avanzando en la historia.
    5 Las misiones segundarias son una tortura a nivel FFXIV Online parece haber sido hechas por el mismo terrorífico desarrollador.
    6 El juego esta doblado al Frances pero no al Español idioma mucho mas hablado internacionalmente.
    7 La chica de la gasolinera termina dándole al juego un aspecto noporh en las cuales he visto mejor argumento y mejor final.
    8 El juego mas que disfrutarlo parece que termines de trabajar en la vida real para luego seguir trabajando dentro del juego de recadero tremendamente horroroso.
    9 El peor final fantasy algo bueno tendrá pero es tan malo lo negativo que no veo nada bueno en el aspecto general.
    10 Han ayudado a Sony a vender Hype "Humo" a la comunidad desde la salida de Ps3 2006 asta la salida de:
    -TheLastGuardian(2016)Diciembre
    -Final FantasyXV(2016)Noviembre
    -Final FantasyVII(2020)Abril
    -Kingdom Hearts(2019)Enero

    Asta el día de hoy con la Ps5.    … Expand
  40. Gamepro3093
    Nov 27, 2020
    0
    This game is absolute cow manure! It’s about as awful as the 13 trilogy and is an absolute disgrace to the series, genre and the fans. Everything about it is like a bad joke. The main cast of guys look like they’re going to mall to hang out and not on their way to an arranged marriage, the combat system is a disaster and is way too easy and simultaneously overly convoluted at the sameThis game is absolute cow manure! It’s about as awful as the 13 trilogy and is an absolute disgrace to the series, genre and the fans. Everything about it is like a bad joke. The main cast of guys look like they’re going to mall to hang out and not on their way to an arranged marriage, the combat system is a disaster and is way too easy and simultaneously overly convoluted at the same time, the storyline is garbage, the character designs are unimaginative and dull, the dialogue seems written by a child, the direction of the game is embarrassing and unfocused, main character is a whiny little **** who’s useless and looks like a knock off of Saskue, main villain is like Johnny Depp’s evil brother and looks like a fancy hobo. Almost nothing about this insult of a game works. If Square Enix releases anymore travesties like 13 and 15 anytime soon then I’m done with this series. It was nice while it lasted but aside from a few games between 12 and 16 like World Of Final Fantasy and 14 the games have been a disgrace! This includes 7 Remake which is more of a reimagining/sequel to 7 than an actual remake and it’s nowhere near as good as the original and it’s naturally an incomplete game to make the fat cats at Square Enix easy money off one of the only good games in this series before they released 10-2 and decided to follow that insult of a game as a model on how to make games starting with 13 with the rare exceptions.… Expand
  41. MatheusGuts
    Aug 2, 2022
    0
    Descaso com o cliente, não recomendo para nenhum de vocês. A história é um cocô.
  42. RenovatioX1
    Oct 1, 2022
    0
    I’m playing this game right now and I feel physical pain playing it. That’s it
  43. Stefanobed
    Apr 22, 2022
    0
    Boring, gameplay don't exist ,push o and stop, sad and no sense story . Don't buy this game
  44. angelrubio
    Feb 21, 2023
    0
    When you’re driving and want to stop and go back you have to press L2 until you’re stopped, then let it go and press L2 again to slowly back up. Any 10/10 game becomes a 0/10 when you do stuff like that.
  45. Hurrikhan
    Jan 28, 2023
    1
    I've wasted a few hours playing this god-awful game. This one of the worst of the serie, maybe on par with XIII.

    The story is ridiculous.
    The combat is boring.
    The music is meh.
    The graphics are lacking.
    The controls are bad.

    I dream of the day Square would make a FF at the level of the VI
  46. NicoCC
    Jul 24, 2020
    4
    100% Completion and here is what I have to say:

    1. This game was never finished. Apart from the lack of story, as proof of this claim, there is also a part of the map you can clip through that has unfinished roads and bridges. 2. The story is about 10% of the total game or about 20 hours. I have over 200 hours in this game. 3. The battle system is boring. You can literally hold down    100% Completion and here is what I have to say:

    1. This game was never finished. Apart from the lack of story, as proof of this claim, there is also a part of the map you can clip through that has unfinished roads and bridges.
    2. The story is about 10% of the total game or about 20 hours. I have over 200 hours in this game.
    3. The battle system is boring. You can literally hold down one button 85% of the time.
    4. Exploring was a pain. There is a lot of grinding and running around, with little reward.
    5. Music and graphics are literally the best parts of this game.
    6. This game could have been a masterpiece but it was let down by the leadership team.
    7. Tetsuya Nomura needs to retire, go play pokemon or something.
    8. The game is depressing and the fact that it wasn't finished adds to the depression.
    9. Characters are not memorable at all. The antagonist is probably the only memorable character.    … Expand
  47. LucasMerlin
    Sep 28, 2019
    4
    Cons
    World felt empty, few NPCs super repetitive in stile.
    City design very weard and poor
    Final chapters in linear matter
    You can't control summons
    Main plot uninteresting
    Easy and stupid battle system

    Pros
    4 Main characters
  48. warcraftrefund2
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    Biggest disappointment of the decade for me. Never have I been let down so hard. Go look up the Final Fantasy XV E3 2013 trailer. Not a SINGLE second of that trailer made it into the final game. They completely neutered this game in order to sell their movie (which bombed), and Tabata went on record saying he dumbed down the gameplay so people his age could still play it. They completelyBiggest disappointment of the decade for me. Never have I been let down so hard. Go look up the Final Fantasy XV E3 2013 trailer. Not a SINGLE second of that trailer made it into the final game. They completely neutered this game in order to sell their movie (which bombed), and Tabata went on record saying he dumbed down the gameplay so people his age could still play it. They completely wasted all the characters like Ravus, and Luna is probably the single worst heroine in Final Fantasy history. It is very, very sad.… Expand
  49. Maximinoe
    Jun 14, 2020
    1
    This is probably the worst final fantasy game in the entire series.

    The story feels like an afterthought and is poorly paced, with major character events and story events taking place in outside media, which takes away from the game. Its framed as a love story yet the two lovers meet like two times. The world has the same feeling, many of the towns are just copy pasted from California    This is probably the worst final fantasy game in the entire series.

    The story feels like an afterthought and is poorly paced, with major character events and story events taking place in outside media, which takes away from the game. Its framed as a love story yet the two lovers meet like two times. The world has the same feeling, many of the towns are just copy pasted from California with the same 5 NPCs walking around, despite monsters roaming the country side people live like they are in LA. The world is pretty but its just geometry, outside of the car there is little to do in it.

    The characters are bland and hollow. They get little development in the main story and even less in the side content. The camp scenes are nice but the game gives you incentives you away from setting camp in the wild because you can get much more exp from sleeping at an inn. The major arcs and development for each are locked to $5 DLC each. The DLC features some of the best content in the game, but is scummy because that content should've been in the base game. You shouldn't have to pay an extra $15 to fix the problems the developers made.

    The combat system is probably the worst part of the game. You can get through the entire game by holding down the attack button. There is little player choice when it comes to combat and it is easily broken and made trivial by simply carrying healing items. Its like using FFXIII's auto battle feature for the enitre game and not being able to do anything else, the combat is that bad.

    The side content is terrible as well with most making no sense or literally using 3rd party asset monsters. How low can you go?    … Expand
  50. DigitalDevilSam
    Apr 28, 2020
    3
    Great ideas badly executed. Probably the worse produced/directed Final Fantasy next to II. The fact that this is an open world game with essentially has no driving mechanics, you can barely jump fences and is full of invisible walls is criminal. The producers forgot key elements like the Old Kings' weapons. The guys that are ON THE COVER. Little ideas like gaining more XP in hotels andGreat ideas badly executed. Probably the worse produced/directed Final Fantasy next to II. The fact that this is an open world game with essentially has no driving mechanics, you can barely jump fences and is full of invisible walls is criminal. The producers forgot key elements like the Old Kings' weapons. The guys that are ON THE COVER. Little ideas like gaining more XP in hotels and eating different things to buff you mean nothing since the game is ez af and broken because of potions. Lot's of the side missions feel outsourced. The NPCs in towns barely acknowledge what is going on in the game. Of course they run out of time and money to make Niflheim playable, and all the other locations you see on train. They also run of time and didn't include key story elements that were released as DLC. That was profoundly stupid. Also bosses were a pointless QTE fest that you couldn't lose. Noctis's teleporting felt even worse after playing Sekiro. In Sekiro you feel like spiderman, in FF XV Noctis spends 99% of the game teleporting to boulders. Yeah...… Expand
  51. DingerDonger
    Mar 23, 2023
    1
    This isn't a Final Fantasy game, this is an atrocity cobbled together by the husk of a company who now focuses almost exclusively on crappy remakes and gacha games. Play 1-13 (and avoid 7) if you want a good Final Fantasy.
  52. Toshi_inu
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    Buena banda sonora, pero la historia esta pesimamente contada, el juego asume que viste la película, el anime, que leíste la novela y viste los mensaje de nomura, el juego por si solo no te explica nada de la historia del juego
  53. Antoniods
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gioco senza identità vecchio che non è neanche un Final Fantasy piatto ed anonimo.… Expand
  54. Zeon1982
    Mar 24, 2023
    3
    Bland and boring. What happened to this franchise. The Final Fantasy games on PS1 are some of the best RPG's ever made. Get you're act together Square Enix.
  55. aaronnmp96
    Jan 30, 2023
    2
    a huge and empty world and a story of insomnia, It's unfortunate that we have to buy more content to finish the game
  56. IvanMorello
    Mar 15, 2023
    1
    Questo è un gioco che mi ha spezzato il cuore. Ho sperato davvero tanto che fosse presente il doppiaggio Italiano che avrebbe regalato tutta un altra atmosfera ed immersività a questa saga, ma purtroppo non è stato così. Perciò la mia valutazione è negativa.

    Nel caso in cui dovesse essere inserito il doppiaggio Italiano la modificherò
  57. Thom17
    Jun 29, 2023
    4
    Everyone reccomended me not to play this game, but I still wanted to give it a chance.
    This game was really hard to beat for me, not because of its difficulty, but because it was really boring and not interesting at all. There are a lot of issues in this game.
    I'll start by the pros: - The graphic is really amazing - It has one of the best ost I have ever heard in videogames - The villain    Everyone reccomended me not to play this game, but I still wanted to give it a chance.
    This game was really hard to beat for me, not because of its difficulty, but because it was really boring and not interesting at all. There are a lot of issues in this game.
    I'll start by the pros:
    - The graphic is really amazing
    - It has one of the best ost I have ever heard in videogames - The villain is really one of the best in FF's history
    And that's it.

    The cons:
    - The open world is lifeless, boring to explore and not rewarding. - The story might be good, but it is told in the worst way possible, its really hard to understand it without watching any video online. Many things happen and you dont know why. The ending was really amazing, and that makes you angry, because only in the end there are good scenes, and there are some emotional scenes that you just cant feel them, because the game did nothing to make you like the characters.
    - Combat is just boring. You can finish it by using 2 buttons and if you are dying you can easily revive your team.
    - The subquests are really bad, boring and basically useless to complete. There are too much of them and most of them are not that rewarding, plus they add like nothing to the story.
    - The second part of the game was different from the rest of the game. From an open world it becomes a very linear game. - Regalia. Thats the car you can explore the world with. It basically drives alone, you dont have to do anything special if not moving it. Many times it takes ten minutes to go from a place to another and more than once i didnt pay attention to the game and just waited those minutes to arrive at destination...

    Final fantasy XV is a game that really suffered its bad development, it could have been one of the greatest game of all time, but there are many missed things that just cant be unseen. I really wanted to enjoy it, but it felt like the game did nothing to be interesting in any way.    … Expand
  58. probono
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    It's just not Final Fantasy. FF16 showed me what a true entry looks like, and now I can't play this one anymore.
  59. Marcovalente88
    Jul 17, 2023
    0
    Gioco proprio brutto, personaggi senza spessore trama quasi inesistente e gameplay confusionario
  60. DeathGigas
    Aug 8, 2023
    4
    STAY AWAY
    It's the worst FF ever created
    Incomplete, full of plot holes, bad characters, bad combat where you just need potions and phoenix down
    Side quests all to throw away
  61. streame
    Jun 21, 2020
    2
    It's a spit in the face to the fans of the series. The game is empty and boring, the plot is badly written. You don't relate to characters, and the fact, that side missions about Noctis' friends are realeased as separate DLCs is a sign of disgusting greediness. Easily the worst installment of the series.

    Too bad, because the designers did an amazing job. But despite the looks, all other    It's a spit in the face to the fans of the series. The game is empty and boring, the plot is badly written. You don't relate to characters, and the fact, that side missions about Noctis' friends are realeased as separate DLCs is a sign of disgusting greediness. Easily the worst installment of the series.

    Too bad, because the designers did an amazing job. But despite the looks, all other parts of the game are terrible.    … Expand
  62. Umbra7
    Dec 24, 2019
    1
    Just play Breath of the Wild, any TES/Fallout game or ANY other JRPG, really. This game is a jack of all trades, master of none type of deal – and when I say master of none, I actually mean to say that it fails terribly at accomplishing any of the things it set out to do. Sidequests are boring, story is rubbish, combat system is an actual joke and an insult to anyone who likes the idea ofJust play Breath of the Wild, any TES/Fallout game or ANY other JRPG, really. This game is a jack of all trades, master of none type of deal – and when I say master of none, I actually mean to say that it fails terribly at accomplishing any of the things it set out to do. Sidequests are boring, story is rubbish, combat system is an actual joke and an insult to anyone who likes the idea of active combat; the list goes on.

    The only nice thing I have to say is that it's easily one of the most gorgeous games out there right now. Couldn't get myself to skip even a single cutscene because that's where FFXV really shines. Everything else though, SE should be ashamed to be associated with.

    Here's to hoping that FFXV is the only game in the series to get shafted this hard, and that FFXVI is going to be an actual game again rather than an interactive movie type of thing.    … Expand
  63. tomvs123
    Nov 30, 2019
    2
    This is a hard thing to do, being that this is the only Final Fantasy game that had absolutely nothing for me. Well, at least now there's a Final Fantasy that I like less than 13.

    Here's basically what's missing: - Well-told story - Well-thought-out world - Intriguing characters - Intelligent character actions/motivations - Multi-dimensional villains - Intelligent strategy-based    This is a hard thing to do, being that this is the only Final Fantasy game that had absolutely nothing for me. Well, at least now there's a Final Fantasy that I like less than 13.

    Here's basically what's missing:

    - Well-told story
    - Well-thought-out world
    - Intriguing characters
    - Intelligent character actions/motivations
    - Multi-dimensional villains
    - Intelligent strategy-based combat

    I bought the game over a year ago, played about two hours then, and realized at that time that it had nothing for me. It looked graphically outdated, so I waited until now, when I got a PS4 Pro to force myself to finish the game. And, there was a steady stream of disappointment throughout, beating the game in 17 hours, doing almost none of the optional side quests.

    The combat system is simply dumb. I miss the times in X where you could intelligently use magic, character rotations, equipment variations, enemy weaknesses, and special skills to take down enemies that would be otherwise impossible though just auto-attacking. But in XV, auto-attacking, using potions, and cinematic button-presses gets you though everything. They chose style over substance here, which I suppose makes sense now that Final Fantasy is mainstream.

    The world makes no sense. It's great that they've got magical airships, ancient stone cities, and trailer parks all in the same game, but there's a lack of worldbuilding and exposition that would allow a skeptical person accept this. Overpowered monsters roaming around within walking distance of small settlements (with no protection) full of people also make no sense. They could have at least posted some high-level guards outside of these.

    The main characters are okay, I suppose, but required that you either like or accept the millennial way of life. You're basically playing as a millennial who mopes around, being seemingly dragged by his friends to complete his duties. And he experiences no growth at all through any of this. Well not until that near-end point where he suddenly loses his millennial tendencies with little reason as to why.

    The main story is not very cohesive. It primarily consists of obtaining relics and god powers so that you can become the next king. Yeah, no studying, understanding of the people you'll govern, or improving the lives of your people. Just picking up things. And you don't find out until near the end that you needed all of those relics and powers to defeat the main villain. How convenient.

    The main villain makes no sense. He seems to want to kill you, but instead strings you along and makes you suffer throughout your thing-collection journey. It's like he's not a real person, but simple plot tool to keep the story going.

    As for some of the main plot points, it takes powerful moments from the Final Fantasy franchise and throws them in here half-assed. If you've played all of the previous games, you'll know them when you see them. I was shocked how how simple and lacking of depth they were. The story is simply not well-told. I sometimes think that because of the time spent making the story, the creators got so used to the world and lore, that they inadvertently left out important facts and information that someone new to the world needs to know to understand what's happening.

    So yeah, that's it. This is one of the worst games I've ever played. I guess I'm just old now and don't understand what kids like these days...    … Expand
  64. SageBlackwolf
    Feb 9, 2020
    1
    The tag line for this game is "...for the fans and first timers", which should have been my first warning. So far the stuff for fans has been music on the cars radio and character sprites on the equipment menu.
    As for first timers, well, for this game I do feel a bit like a newbie, as the combat is so unlike any other FF game. I say that, but as I continue playing it does begin to feel    The tag line for this game is "...for the fans and first timers", which should have been my first warning. So far the stuff for fans has been music on the cars radio and character sprites on the equipment menu.
    As for first timers, well, for this game I do feel a bit like a newbie, as the combat is so unlike any other FF game. I say that, but as I continue playing it does begin to feel like a stripped down FF XIII: Lighting returns (let the Horror of that sink in). Against one enemy (even a boss) combat is pathetically easy, against multiple enemies it's a chaotic mess. Magic is impossible to use without hitting your allies, so it just turns into a melee-fest.
    The game itself feels like Squares attempt at a Skyrim like rpg, this may be a good idea but I wouldn't call such a game a Final Fantasy.
    I will say this about it, the grapics and settings are beautiful.
    For anyone who wants an old-school jrpg this is not it. For anyone who wants a sandbox rpg there are better options, for those who the the offspring of these two, what the hell is wrong with you?!    … Expand
  65. Vanta77
    Dec 17, 2019
    4
    The only reason i give it a 4 is because the main characters have chemistry and their story together is beautiful, other than that this game has nothing.
    FFXIII was linear but so was this game, they just made a big sandbox with nothing in it, to play in. Just like the modding tools. At least XIII had more fun exploration in the end, whereas XV whole world just feels empty and boring. No    The only reason i give it a 4 is because the main characters have chemistry and their story together is beautiful, other than that this game has nothing.
    FFXIII was linear but so was this game, they just made a big sandbox with nothing in it, to play in. Just like the modding tools. At least XIII had more fun exploration in the end, whereas XV whole world just feels empty and boring. No extra characters really except maybe a sexualized mechanic with boobs on your window, yep thats bad.

    At the first point of no return, i felt like the game was over, that boatride to Altissia made me think something weird was going on with this game and sure enough: Time Travel.
    Probably the worst idea Squeenix can come up with.
    I really enjoyed the pace of the story until then, Titan was my favorite part.

    I like this game and put 100 hours into and enjoyed maybe 40-50 hours of it, the rest i regret playing honestly.
    Example the menu is super offputting and the battle system, repeatitive side quests and nothing to do but jump around blue shinies because they failed to have seperate buttons for picking up treasure and jumping and chocobos cant even pick treasures, which makes the chocobo travelling so much worse.

    Even X-2 has arguably the best battle system in the whole franchise but this one has to be the poorest, i mean you cant die !
    Way too easy and the camera goes everywhere. The staff even know the flaws so they tried to fix it but they couldnt.
    I rate the extra chapters alot higher than the game, also the Kingsglaive movie and the Youtube episodes. All were amazing and got me pumped for this game but its just failed miserably.
    Episode Prompto was the best thing in this game, i give that one 9/10, i mean its supposed to be short but its so well done, i wish they did the same thing with the game except just rehash areas and another gas station.

    On a Final note, what makes FF great is the music,characters,storyline, crazy battle mode, customizations,exploration, travelling by land or flight and so many things to do but this game tried and failed.

    1. Music was decent, i will not bash that but it wasnt amazing, however they did add MP3 which was a fantastic idea, so music wise, sure they tackled that one.

    2. Characters were only 4 in the game, there wasnt alot of other people. I mean sure without going into confusing plotholes, antagonists were a few, and one of them showed up often. But all in all, not rich in character building or interactions, except between the 4 and the antagonist harassing them.
    You see interesting NPC's but its very shallow, thats why i liked the extra episodes because Cor and Aranea got alot of screentime.

    3.Storyline is super promising, especially due the movies and episodes earlier but it falls flat and has so many plotholes and random things its ridiculous. Staff tried to fix it but didnt succeed since its already been released and its a mess. Regarding the end however, it was a decent fix.

    All in all i liked the game 40%, but the the only way to die in this game is by flying the Regalia, it was the only challenge in the game and new Game plus would be even easier since enemies will still be pathetically weak.
    And the loading times are so bad, im pretty sure no FF game has ever had loading problems but this one sure has them.
    Honestly if those would be fixed and the jump button while picking up treasure, along with harder enemies on new game plus, i would rate the game maybe 7.    … Expand
  66. WorriedDenizen
    Nov 14, 2019
    4
    This game is in laymans terms, an unfinished turd.

    The main problems with this game are the horribly braindead combat, the random assets at times, and crap story. But most importantly, the awful merchandising/DLC practices. The combat is stupidly brain dead. It's basically hold down x and heal from time to time, and win. That seriously is it. The usage of assets, and random    This game is in laymans terms, an unfinished turd.

    The main problems with this game are the horribly braindead combat, the random assets at times, and crap story. But most importantly, the awful merchandising/DLC practices.

    The combat is stupidly brain dead. It's basically hold down x and heal from time to time, and win. That seriously is it.

    The usage of assets, and random product placement like the cup noodles is unneeded and it feels as if the game is a conglomerate of random ads.

    The story sucks. It's supposed to be a story of adventure and freedom, yet some of the moments which are supposed to be the most impactful like Noctis's dad being dead just doesn't mean sh!t. He just learns about it from a paper, and that's about it.

    The DLC/merchandising practices oh god almighty....
    Well the fact that the rest of the episodic DLC arcs got sh!tcanned doesn't help, but the fact that they were episodic is a problem FOR THIS EXACT REASON. Next thing was making important plot/story points either from that anime, the movie, or some other bullsh!t SE decided to do.

    Overall this game is a mediocre disappointment with awful practices, and we waited 10 years for this sh!t?    … Expand
  67. KratosKong
    Nov 10, 2019
    4
    El peor juego de la saga principal bajo mi punto de vista:

    1. La historia no hay por donde cogerla. 2. Los viajes en coche son un sinsentido, solo sirven para ir de A a B sin poder hacer otra cosa que seguir un camino predefinido.Se puede ponerlo en automático o mantener pulsado un solo botón y el coche llegara a su destino sin problema. 3. Los personajes principales puede tener    El peor juego de la saga principal bajo mi punto de vista:

    1. La historia no hay por donde cogerla.

    2. Los viajes en coche son un sinsentido, solo sirven para ir de A a B sin poder hacer otra cosa que seguir un camino predefinido.Se puede ponerlo en automático o mantener pulsado un solo botón y el coche llegara a su destino sin problema.

    3. Los personajes principales puede tener mas o menos carisma pero los secundarios están muy poco trabajados.

    4. Las misiones secundarias son todas prácticamente iguales, tediosas y aburridas, recaderia pura y dura. Eso por no hablar de la pedazo de caminata que te tienes que pegar para llegar hasta el objetivo.

    5.Las magias son un despropósito, en lugar de usarlas de manera normal, como por ejemplo en la saga Kingdom Hearts, aquí tenemos unas plantas que nos otorgaran unos objetos consumibles como si de granadas se tratasen para poder usar la magia.

    6. Los jefes pueden impresionar al principio pero no dejan de ser un mero tramite para que la historia siga su curso.

    7. La banda sonora es buena como siempre, pero en lo personal no me ha parecido de las mejores.

    8.EL mundo de Eos esta demasiado vacio y no hay mucho que hacer en el.

    Para finalizar, no pedía una entrega clásica, tan solo un juego competente, con una historia competente y unos personajes competentes, pero solo he encontrado un juego a medio hacer y con unas carencias mas excesivas de lo que me hubiera gustado. Es una lastima por que este juego tenia el potencial necesario para ser uno de los grandes pero solo ha conseguido ser el pero de su saga.

    No te lo tomes a mal Caith, es solo mi opinión.    … Expand
  68. yaqubian
    May 17, 2021
    2
    This is the Sonic '06 of Final Fantasy games, and I'll list why:

    - The world and town/rest spot NPCs feel like they don't fit the Final Fantasy universe, they are very KKona, and look incredibly generic - Combat is very hard to see, too much FX, can't properly see enemy moves to counter no matter which camera options I use, enemy attacks are not choreographed well, and they're    This is the Sonic '06 of Final Fantasy games, and I'll list why:

    - The world and town/rest spot NPCs feel like they don't fit the Final Fantasy universe, they are very KKona, and look incredibly generic

    - Combat is very hard to see, too much FX, can't properly see enemy moves to counter no matter which camera options I use, enemy attacks are not choreographed well, and they're especially bad when there's plenty of enemies

    - Magic system is horrible, no healing, status spells, feels even worse than FF8 drawing spots, much more sparse, and aiming magic feels bad

    - Open world is mostly void of anything of value, and a complete waste of time

    - Character's movements when they are talking look incredibly awkward

    - Ignis and Prompto are some of the worst and most annoying teammates ever

    - Only get gil from hunts, and hunts feel much worse than FF12 hunts do (could be different in future chapters)

    - Caves and tombs are completely out in the open, not in some faraway, beautiful, mystical area with puzzle(s) and great loot like in other Final Fantasies, so it just feels off, like they just put them in random, unfit places

    - Bad dialogue half the time, makes you roll your eyes

    - Way too much boring fetch-quests are thrown at you

    - Blocking system is abysmal, you have to be incredibly precise, so it just feels like it doesn't work sometimes despite me holding block and having MP

    - Lack of its own memorable music, which is sad because that is one of the main things I look forward to in a Final Fantasy game

    - Royal arms feel bad to use, since they take away health as you use them, but you want to have them assigned to shortcuts to get the stat benefits from them so you're left with 1-2 weapons to deal with the enemies, but each enemy has different weapon weaknesses so, ugh...

    - Ascension is generally worse than previous game's skill trees/license board/etc, just feels like a bunch of things jumbled together a lot of them useless, or of little value.

    - Characters react to negative story situations in a really unnatural way

    - There is judder on 'High' graphics mode, even on PS5, and the game looks bad on 'Lite'

    - You have to watch or buy DLC to get proper introductions to your teammates but, even then, their stories and how their connected to Noctis are bad

    - You have to watch Heavensward movie to get a proper explanation of what happens in the beginning of the game, which I did when it came out, I also bought the game and season pass, but could never get into it no matter how many times I tried over the years because the first few chapters always made me quit the game, now I've gotten further on PS5 because the load times are much better and performance is improved.

    * Keep in mind I stopped at chapter 7, I think FF7 to even 13-2 are much better than this game, and I make the comparison to Sonic '06 because this game just feels like a jumble of things that don't fit together.

    I went over all the negatives, so here's the positives:

    - Monsters look good

    - Summons, they feel good to use and look great

    - Chocobos

    - Ardyn (at least so far) but even his charms couldn't keep me playing    … Expand
  69. siglerj
    Sep 20, 2020
    4
    Game looks great but the story is very disjointed never really making sense and making it hard to care for the characters or the story. Visuals are all... Gameplay is somewhat fun but you never really understand how to play as the game does poorly at teaching you. It's not really open world .. it's a quasi-open world game
  70. Voxel_255
    Nov 26, 2019
    4
    Slow, not very interesting combat. Tries to do too much. Maybe I've just outgrown this series
  71. Buttsoup99
    Dec 26, 2019
    1
    I see many people rating the work of the devs instead of rating the actual game.

    Because the actual game is a lackluster mess. Instead of taking the old,much more memorable concepts from 2006-2013 and remaking it intothe new engine,they instead scrapped everything to male it more appealing to younger audiences. The game lacks many things (for final fantasy standarts) Pros -action    I see many people rating the work of the devs instead of rating the actual game.

    Because the actual game is a lackluster mess.
    Instead of taking the old,much more memorable concepts from 2006-2013 and remaking it intothe new engine,they instead scrapped everything to male it more appealing to younger audiences. The game lacks many things (for final fantasy standarts)

    Pros
    -action fighting style
    -vast Open world enviroenment
    -Cool map design

    Cons:
    -lackluster story(for ff fans,just know that its a disaster)
    -too much effort for less reward on quests
    -too many sidequests(boring repeating ones)
    -the flying ship is total cancer since you have to reload the game
    -loading times are insane
    -spam-able bs mechanics
    -rpg mechanics dont matter(changing weapond makes no sense cuz the strongest weapon will always be the best one to use)
    -combos arent really a thing since your only input is the left stick...so,not a good action combat system.


    All in all I wished they would've sticked to the original gameplay and such,it was much more appealing to me and others as well as we see on the amount of negatives here.
    Considering that the game made most of its sales within a week after release its probably the hype that sold the game, not the game itself.

    Sure the devs worked hard and all but hard work doesnt justify a mediocre product.
    They already HAD a good concept on their hands, they could've just used that since it apparently had its content finished writing in 2010.

    So yeah...they gave us a worse product even tho a good one already existed. They deserve the negative reviews.    … Expand
  72. LuCk3y
    Jul 6, 2020
    1
    Only reason not giving it a 0 it looks amazing. Played every FF, I have no idea what this was... FF is officially dead.
  73. Sonyyy26
    Apr 23, 2020
    3
    After many hours spent, I am very disappointed with this game. i still don t know what is story about characters all look like emo kids and are very annoying, no female characters (but why?) . storytelling extremely poorly done; open world is nice but that’s about it nothing to do in it. Fishing?!Really?! No sense of progress i don t get it how this game passed with board of multimillionAfter many hours spent, I am very disappointed with this game. i still don t know what is story about characters all look like emo kids and are very annoying, no female characters (but why?) . storytelling extremely poorly done; open world is nice but that’s about it nothing to do in it. Fishing?!Really?! No sense of progress i don t get it how this game passed with board of multimillion company?!… Expand
  74. Falseswipe
    Apr 27, 2020
    4
    With the graphics of this game as totally amazing, the combat is insultingly simple, the plot is moronic, and the open world is 99% empty to the point where anywhere you can’t drive to becomes a chore.

    The plot has this feel like have of it was removed during development. You never actually have a conversation with the love interest that isn’t a flashback or letter or something similar.    With the graphics of this game as totally amazing, the combat is insultingly simple, the plot is moronic, and the open world is 99% empty to the point where anywhere you can’t drive to becomes a chore.

    The plot has this feel like have of it was removed during development. You never actually have a conversation with the love interest that isn’t a flashback or letter or something similar. The consent of calling down the gods is bad*** in the story until you realize the option to do it comes up so often in battle you don’t even need to fight sometimes and should have just been a cutscene only thing, and your friends become real jerks near the end and most of their plots are in DLC.

    The gameplay is mostly just fetch quests that require you to spend time walking through empty, brown landscapes to get an item or kill a monster and come back. If the battles were better it would be more forgiving but it is most just getting out of dodge to heal, mashing X, and repeating.

    Yeah the music and graphics are good, but if you are just playing for those then just go watch a movie instead.    … Expand
  75. MissDove
    May 17, 2020
    3
    Awful story badly told. Character depth an interaction is very poor. All NPCs are essentially the same lifeless person. The world is empty and boring. All towns feel like ghost towns even though they are "inhabited" by many non interactable NPCs. Most of the towns also look identical to each other. This game feels more like a pre-alpha version or a game that should be out 20 years ago.Awful story badly told. Character depth an interaction is very poor. All NPCs are essentially the same lifeless person. The world is empty and boring. All towns feel like ghost towns even though they are "inhabited" by many non interactable NPCs. Most of the towns also look identical to each other. This game feels more like a pre-alpha version or a game that should be out 20 years ago. Combat system is fun only if there's one enemy involved and only if the battle takes place in a completely open space; otherwise it's a mess you can't follow, if you are luck enough to not have your view completely blocked by surroundings. All side quests are essentially "go collect ths resource for me or go kill this thing for me for no apparent reason". Also looking around to a specified area to collect random hidden stuff is no fun at all, and it happens way more often than one would expect. You know this is a bad game when its best aspect is how good the food looks, and it's best story part is a crossover non-canon mission inspired by a mobile phone game.… Expand
  76. Greenh0rn
    Nov 5, 2021
    4
    Terrible Open World with boring side quests
    Confusing story told over different media
    absolutely laughable boyband characters
    Battle system is chaotic and mindless

    Miss the good old FF Games...
  77. edtks
    Jul 2, 2020
    3
    The story is pretty bad and not focus, what I mean bad is not about the ending, I am ok with bad ending even characters died as long the story is good. But the point is, the characters and many part of the story and journey feel pretty empty, meaningless and does not have any point to exist. Square Enix released many trailer try to fake an epic adventure of a fallen kingdom's prince toThe story is pretty bad and not focus, what I mean bad is not about the ending, I am ok with bad ending even characters died as long the story is good. But the point is, the characters and many part of the story and journey feel pretty empty, meaningless and does not have any point to exist. Square Enix released many trailer try to fake an epic adventure of a fallen kingdom's prince to reclaim his throne though a journey with his 3 friends by fishing, playing mobile games, take photos, sit down and relax while Ignis cook some delicious nice looking food. Repetitive side quest ask you to revisit the dungeon to kill the same monster again which you already did the job during the main storyline. The combat is fast paced and fun, but the auto attack spam button to win mechanics and magic system is pretty **** And lots of unnecessary long dungeon which try to extend the gameplay hours as long as possible to fake the game worth its extremely long development time of 10 years. No character development for supporting character in the story like Cor, Aranea, Luna and even survivors of Lucis etc, what a waste for good character design in visual. After finished the game and watched the prequel movie Kingsglaive, and realized they cut pretty much content that contains much more potential and it's the video editing and music faked the sense of epic they shown in the trailer. Which is the reason why we so hype for this long awaited Final Fantasy game. Square Enix nowadays just can't deliver their promise, a perfect example of what you see and what you actually get in the negative side, just like FFVII Remake which they promised a Remake and at the end it is a sequel.… Expand
  78. ablazemalchior
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Lets start with positives, the game is visually stunning and the soundtrack really is amazing!

    Now the negatives, everything else. The story is average at best, there is a great deal of trauma in here which is never addressed and overshadowed by the 'boys road trip'. Very poor character writing, a dull main charcter and the main villain has very small part in the game unless you buy an    Lets start with positives, the game is visually stunning and the soundtrack really is amazing!

    Now the negatives, everything else. The story is average at best, there is a great deal of trauma in here which is never addressed and overshadowed by the 'boys road trip'. Very poor character writing, a dull main charcter and the main villain has very small part in the game unless you buy an expensive dlc to learn about him. The battle system is really boring and doesnt at any point FEEL like a final fantasy.    … Expand
  79. waserati
    Sep 23, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. SPOILERS.

    Ok, so starting out this game shows massive promise. Amazing party dynamic, great exploration, good gameplay. It's not until you find out that your kingdom was invaded by the enemy does this game go down the drain. I'm rating this a 2 instead of a 0 because of what i listed above (and also the ending is dope). But, here's the thing, without DLC this game is unplayable. Plot holes everywhere you can imagine, it's unreal how many there are. So many characters introduced only for it to go nowhere. With DLC, it's better but i still have trouble playing it. The worst part about this game is the female MC. WHy does she exist? i don't understand. I don't care who she is, what she does, and her death i could care less about. She was there and then not anymore. You know the MC loves her, but you don't know WHY. i've never played a game where the female love interest is as flat as a piece of paper, because her screentime spans around 10 minutes. UP the movie made me cry with the death of the female MC without any words being said. And yet this game can't do that? Why didn't they expand the story to make her a playable character? At the very least make us care about her. But no, she dies, the MC is distraught, and at the end of the game you see them in heaven married but you don't give a f***. Yes, the death of Noctis is sad, i get it. It's emotional. But jesus christ, fill the plot holes, make the female MC more likeable, and please make the hunt system better, it's like FFXII but on steroids and meth. FFXII system was long but it was good with equipment that was useful, in this game you can just use Star of the Rogue and vaporize every boss in the game.    … Expand
  80. Sirflyness2012
    Sep 30, 2020
    4
    No where near square potential felt under developed, acting wasn’t anything special, combat was stale and unchallenging. Long gone the days of square soft.
  81. renatoelyone
    Apr 23, 2021
    4
    The proposal of the game is good, but the execution is not satisfactory. The game is very repetitive and there are no differences between the cars although it is a free game it could be better worked with more game modes. Overall it is a game that you will play once with friends and then forget about it.
  82. Ben_ben
    Jul 1, 2021
    3
    Disgusting story ruin the splendid world. Stupid boss logic make the beautiful character ostentation.
  83. Smithy_VonKarma
    Sep 12, 2021
    3
    Sold on a misleading marketing and lies. This game is not what Square Enix promised.
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  1. BaziCenter
    Feb 14, 2017
    70
    After so many years of development, Final Fantasy XV is not what I expected it to be. The universe is immense and beautiful and the characters are just fine. But the story is short and disappointing and the gameplay suffers from lack of depth. FFXV is a good game, but it can never bring the former glories back to the series.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Feb 14, 2017
    70
    Even as you reflect on the rarity of a blockbuster that's willing to take real risks, you'll be left with the uncomfortable realisation that ten years wasn't quite long enough, after all. Those jagged edges are, in the end, just a little too sharp. [Feb 2017, p.110]
  3. New Game Network
    Feb 7, 2017
    83
    Despite a divided feel, torn between what it was and what it plans to be, Final Fantasy XV has a lot to offer. If you're a diehard JRPG fan, then it's a positive sign that the series can cross over to a new format. And if you're just looking for an open world adventure, Final Fantasy XV certainly has that in spades, while doing just enough things differently to separate it from the likes of Dragon Age and Elder Scrolls.
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