Final Fantasy XV

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7.8

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  1. Pietro2023
    Jul 8, 2023
    7
    Joguei Cerca de 40 horas platinei o jogo história incrível mas achei muito repetitivo e tem muita missão secundária tipo mais de 150 missões isso que e ruim quantidade não e qualidade mas fora isso jogo ótimo
  2. rsaioxkreual
    Jun 28, 2023
    5
    It's a beautiful disaster. I'm really upset about this, even YEARS laters. FFXV deserved better.
  3. aaaskeptic
    Feb 12, 2023
    7
    FFXV is a weird game, but it worked for me.

    There are a lot of flaws, but above all, I enjoyed most of it. It really felt like a road trip with some funny dudes you can bond with. Cons: - Pacing is bad. There is a sense of urgency, yet you just chill with some funny dudes until things go downhill and then it's suddenly a linear game - Story is told in a weird way. Some important    FFXV is a weird game, but it worked for me.

    There are a lot of flaws, but above all, I enjoyed most of it. It really felt like a road trip with some funny dudes you can bond with.

    Cons:
    - Pacing is bad. There is a sense of urgency, yet you just chill with some funny dudes until things go downhill and then it's suddenly a linear game
    - Story is told in a weird way. Some important plot points are told in radio comms, which you might totally miss. I couldn't grasp the whole story from playing it. Reading up on it, it might have been a pretty good story though.
    - Not really that immersive considering you run around with the most attention-grabbing clothes and have retainers who wear normal shorts and 3/4 bermuda trousers.
    - Some of the quests are really stupid, but at least I got a good laugh out of some.
    - Filler open world content to pad out the game
    - Some of the music tracks are really grinding my ears
    - Some passages of the game are really bad towards the end

    In my opinion this is the best single player FF since FFIX, albeit it being completely different. However, you can clearly see this was a game in development hell, since a lot of things feel very disconnected.    … Expand
  4. ZXSth
    Feb 4, 2023
    6
    For all the praise that Final Fantasy XV received upon its release, I was sorely disappointed with this game's flat combat and less-than-compelling narrative elements.

    Much to my chagrin, the way that Noctis, Gladiolus, Prompto and Ignis interacted did not feel much different from other games in the franchise. While there was much less dialogue between characters than in previous    For all the praise that Final Fantasy XV received upon its release, I was sorely disappointed with this game's flat combat and less-than-compelling narrative elements.

    Much to my chagrin, the way that Noctis, Gladiolus, Prompto and Ignis interacted did not feel much different from other games in the franchise. While there was much less dialogue between characters than in previous entries, I did not think that the decrease in quantity equated to a proportional increase in quality.

    Perhaps most surprisingly of all, FFXV's combat felt lacklustre. I was deeply disappointed that I ended u feeling this way, as I believe that more enjoyable combat, in tandem with the solid graphics and overall skeleton of the game, might have gotten me to push past the elements I didn't find enjoyable. I recall making it about halfway through the game before becoming frustrated and abandoning my playthrough.

    Much better than FFXIII, but that is an extremely low bar. If you have never enjoyed a Final Fantasy game (especially a modern one), I do not think this will change your mind.    … Expand
  5. wangzhao8178
    Jan 28, 2023
    6
    boring.............................................................................
  6. Crimson9
    Dec 12, 2022
    5
    After moving away from turn based combat to make the flawed FF12, delving into two MMORPGs, and meandering around with the mediocre FF13, Square Enix attempts and almost succeeds in a return to form for the Final Fantasy franchise with FF15.

    ...Almost. The move away from turn based combat is still not justified as the combat largely seemed to me to be less involved and interesting than    After moving away from turn based combat to make the flawed FF12, delving into two MMORPGs, and meandering around with the mediocre FF13, Square Enix attempts and almost succeeds in a return to form for the Final Fantasy franchise with FF15.

    ...Almost. The move away from turn based combat is still not justified as the combat largely seemed to me to be less involved and interesting than turn based. Its certainly flashier though and thats what Square Enix seems to care about.

    The characters are good but... I mean, the open world design is far from exceptional. Most of the sidequests are dull and the game has a lot of repetition. There's definitely a lot of content here and I appreciate that means a lot for some people. And its all optional so I won't knock it.

    But the mandatory content isnt particularly good. The plot seems rather straight forward at parts and then unnecessarily convoluted at others, and never is it particularly deep and interesting until the end. Somehow, the ending made me emotionally invested and impressed, even though the entire plot leading up to that point wasnt great and occasionally seemed very rushed.    … Expand
  7. JackPlack
    Oct 19, 2022
    7
    It would be much more fun with better dialogue/cutscene system or just PL localization. Fallout4/Skyrim were fine with english, but this game is too much jRPG style. When u're loosing with story its pointless to play next hours. Maybe next time give option - minimalistic english or native english. For players who are lost there maybe should been some logs, guide, good storyIt would be much more fun with better dialogue/cutscene system or just PL localization. Fallout4/Skyrim were fine with english, but this game is too much jRPG style. When u're loosing with story its pointless to play next hours. Maybe next time give option - minimalistic english or native english. For players who are lost there maybe should been some logs, guide, good story explanation/short manga with summary.

    About gameplay - fighting is satisfying but teamwork isnt. Companions are fine when u're not steering companions. Perks/synergy system is little bad, when u're limited. I think Mount And Blade system is 10 more satysfying when u doesnt care too much which perk and perk tree isnt strange. Just use bow to increese its level than same speed increese blade skill - just for using it. Also loot is too much jRpg gun+1, blade+2 - no immersion (visualisation isnt as much important as stats like in ERing)

    Main character - could been more customizable or more neutral like Witcher or Spiderman.    … Expand
  8. Zivante
    Sep 19, 2022
    7
    It's a very good game, gameplay it's fun, intuitive interface and story line. Something negative Is that the perfomance on PS4 Is bad, low dificculty and plot hole in the story line.
  9. TK4EVA47
    Aug 24, 2022
    6
    I played Final Fantasy XV in 2018 and thought it was an above average game that I liked.
    However, I dislike the DLC microtransactions in this game.
  10. GamesXpert
    Mar 10, 2022
    5
    I am a FF fan since I was a kid,I have played all titles at every console.FF is a JRPG famous for its good story,awesome music and masterpiece gameplay.I would give FFXV a solid 10/10,but the ending destroyed the game once and for all.Have you ever seen a movie which gets you like really hyped up,it is building the momentum very nice and suddenly in the end a bad turn destroys the wholeI am a FF fan since I was a kid,I have played all titles at every console.FF is a JRPG famous for its good story,awesome music and masterpiece gameplay.I would give FFXV a solid 10/10,but the ending destroyed the game once and for all.Have you ever seen a movie which gets you like really hyped up,it is building the momentum very nice and suddenly in the end a bad turn destroys the whole film for you?This is what FFXV is.You will play it 1 time and then will delete it.I expected a whole lot from you Square Enix...… Expand
  11. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 3, 2022
    6
    Final Fantasy XV is one of the strangest gaming experiences you'll ever have. The narrative execution is a complete disaster (shockingly inept, even), the battle system is messy, there's nothing about it that truly stands out, and everything it actually does well is done better in a host of other open-world games.

    However, Final Fantasy XV is a fun video game -- there is enjoyment to    Final Fantasy XV is one of the strangest gaming experiences you'll ever have. The narrative execution is a complete disaster (shockingly inept, even), the battle system is messy, there's nothing about it that truly stands out, and everything it actually does well is done better in a host of other open-world games.

    However, Final Fantasy XV is a fun video game -- there is enjoyment to be had here. You may find a much better experience with something like Horizon Zero Dawn or Breath of the Wild, but Final Fantasy XV is a perfectly adequate second choice... as long as you didn't wait 10 years for it.    … Expand
  12. Avid_StoryLover
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I've played almost every game in the series and have been a long time fan. This is my least favorite in the series, though I still enjoyed it. But yeah let's get into my issues with the game. Keep in mind this will review the game pre dlc
    First the combat between not being able to see what I'm doing when fighting hordes of enemies to magic being a joke it's already mostly autopilot. And not being able to switch between characters is a huge negative. Now the summons while they look awesome the requirements to trigger some of them are ridiculous and too specific. Another thing the side missions in this game are a joke and mostly boring fetch quests. As far as the gameplay ff7 remake took everything this game tried to do and did it leagues better.
    Now for the story... The game was not finished there are sections of the game missing. They remedied this in the dlcs but for a game series known for its story this is a sin. I even missed main elements of the story because I didn't do a specific thing in it's too large too empty open world. Open world does not mean key elements of the story should be missable mgsv made this mistake too. Also they didn't show noctis's homeland being destroyed no pre rendered or anything it just kind of happens. They could have used scenes from the movie. But anyway what I got from the story I did like.
    So on a final note I enjoyed the game but they really needed more time with and it needed a more stable direction.    … Expand
  13. Amargosa
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    Good game. Good open world fun. But totally botched and ruined by the finale. This game is a wonderful example how you can ruin a great game at the end nonetheless.
  14. felipelucktt
    Aug 17, 2021
    7
    Um bom jogo, nada além disso. Mundo e personagens que parecem instigantes, mas que são incrivelmente desperdiçados.
  15. gotas
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    this game had the potential to become a masterpiece. Some aspects of the game are fantastic, like the relation between the characters, the music, the beauty of the word. But the story is so badly told because of the struggles in the development of the game. Some elements appear just one time or some characters just desapear from the story. After all i can say that i really recomend it, itthis game had the potential to become a masterpiece. Some aspects of the game are fantastic, like the relation between the characters, the music, the beauty of the word. But the story is so badly told because of the struggles in the development of the game. Some elements appear just one time or some characters just desapear from the story. After all i can say that i really recomend it, it never gets boring and it has some amazing moments.… Expand
  16. NxtDoc
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    In the opening Final Fantasy XV claims that it is a Final Fantasy for both old fans and new ones. This is an odd statement. But once the combat starts you begin to know why it is said.

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

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

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

    All in all, FF XV is solid but left me yearning for FF of old. If FF continues in this hack and slash direction, I'll sadly have to leave the franchise for good    … Expand
  17. AbOUt_rIght
    Mar 1, 2021
    6
    Originally I gave it an 8/10 when I first played it back in 2016 and I remembered that I enjoyed the main story.

    Yesterday I finished the game a second time, and I completed all the side quests, all the dungeons and all the hunts, I have to give a 6. The story is incomplete and lazy. From the start, the game tries to make you care about Noctis and his fiancee and their wedding. But    Originally I gave it an 8/10 when I first played it back in 2016 and I remembered that I enjoyed the main story.

    Yesterday I finished the game a second time, and I completed all the side quests, all the dungeons and all the hunts, I have to give a 6.

    The story is incomplete and lazy. From the start, the game tries to make you care about Noctis and his fiancee and their wedding. But there is no context, no backstory (I'm not talking about all the external materials like the comics, novels, anime and Kingsglaive movie. Because I paid for a full price for a game, if I have to also consume all the external media to fully understand the story, F you). I never felt for both even though I really liked Luna as a character. Later in the game, the story is all over the place, and everything happens outside of your acknowledgement, you are just told that something happened but you are never involved, so how should I as a player care for any outcome?

    The combat is the only positive thing I have to say about the game. It is really fun and engaging and there are so many different styles you can try.

    Then the dungeons, the f-ing dungeons. Whoever designed those dungeons are basically saying "F you" while laughing their arse off. Those dungeon designs are some of the worst I've ever expüerienced in all the video games I've played. They are dull, lazy, repetitive and atrocious:
    - there are so many long and linear corridors, they are so long, why? long and without anything happening, they just feel like fillers to make the dungeon longer and your backtracking process more boring
    - there is no shortcut to the sealed door dungeons, so you have to go through the normal dungeon all the way, why?
    - Noctis's movement is so imprecise, he always moves a few steps after he jumps, this makes some platforming sections even more atrocious. Did the devs already test the game? If so, then they designed this piece of **** on purpose. So much time wasted just because Noctis couldn't land on the spot he was supposed to and he falls.

    I could go on for another 5k words but I don't want to waste any more of my time on this game. it's a 6. F the dungeons.    … Expand
  18. Solidwisdom
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    This game was prety good but definitely not the top 3 of my fav ff. Some parts are really epic espically when it plays the real boss theme and your fighting a boss but everything else was just average and couldev been much better. I don’t really like the 4 male characters only. Open world was mostly empty with not much to do. Just overall I recommend it as a rent but now you can get it forThis game was prety good but definitely not the top 3 of my fav ff. Some parts are really epic espically when it plays the real boss theme and your fighting a boss but everything else was just average and couldev been much better. I don’t really like the 4 male characters only. Open world was mostly empty with not much to do. Just overall I recommend it as a rent but now you can get it for very cheap so for its price its worth playing once.… Expand
  19. Rondinelli
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    The game is good, but, the Square Enix maliciously sold it to us, Half game in launch, and sold the other parts in DLC's. MercenaryEnix.
  20. ZaPaAl
    Jan 27, 2021
    7
    This game is a mess. It has lot's of fun elements, but on the other side, it is choked by game design disturbances and by a story that was obviously hacked apart to generate more money via DLCs.

    One of the questionable decisions was giving the player obvious cheat equipment right from the start. This is even worse with the Royal Edition. Those items can not be removed and permanently    This game is a mess. It has lot's of fun elements, but on the other side, it is choked by game design disturbances and by a story that was obviously hacked apart to generate more money via DLCs.

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

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

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

    I liked the game for many hours, but the end chapters, due to the destroyed story, just killed it for me.    … Expand
  21. Jplays_07
    Jan 9, 2021
    7
    Pretty good game. A vast open world, good combat system, graphics and textures are nice, the characters’ interactions are interesting and funny lol. The downsides are, its story is kinda lacking. Which is sad, cause it had a lot of potential. Only if they kept the original story of FF Versus XIII, that would’ve been awesome. Second, is the camera controls during battle. its pretty clunkyPretty good game. A vast open world, good combat system, graphics and textures are nice, the characters’ interactions are interesting and funny lol. The downsides are, its story is kinda lacking. Which is sad, cause it had a lot of potential. Only if they kept the original story of FF Versus XIII, that would’ve been awesome. Second, is the camera controls during battle. its pretty clunky as hell especially when you’re surrounded by HUGE mobs of enemies at the same time. Camera goes into a damn seizure and its annoying af. And the face animations look kinda bad too. But hey, its soundtrack is SUPER EPIC tho. It kinda compensates for it. Overall, the game is still really well made. Good Job Square.… Expand
  22. T_leaf
    Jan 4, 2021
    7
    An overall positive experience with some fundamental issues. I really enjoyed the story, characters, visuals, and overall gameplay. The controls are lacking and take away from the experience at times. Some features especially around the driving mechanic were frustrating and hard to get used to. The EXP system and hotel integration was really strange and unfortunately left me intentionallyAn overall positive experience with some fundamental issues. I really enjoyed the story, characters, visuals, and overall gameplay. The controls are lacking and take away from the experience at times. Some features especially around the driving mechanic were frustrating and hard to get used to. The EXP system and hotel integration was really strange and unfortunately left me intentionally skipping certain things I would have liked to try in order to maximize EXP gains. The characters were very well made, and very reliable - no complaints on this. The basic combat system was fun but some of the finer details like Summons, special weapons, etc felt rushed and poorly implemented.… Expand
  23. Haplo1
    Jan 2, 2021
    5
    Overall very disappointing and felt clunky and disjointed. Had a ton of potential but fell on its face, felt rushed and unfinished. Fighting mechanics and camera were awful. Complete lack of gear and no Ultima weapons. I hope they redeem the franchise in 16....
  24. bohalaa
    Dec 21, 2020
    7
    I'm a big fan of final fantasy series but this one disappointed me, i expected something better.
  25. taki12982
    Nov 8, 2020
    7
    Having to watch the movie to understand the beginning already was a bad sign. The story is mehh lots of stuff missing even after playing the DLC's and royal edition with an extra story. All this the fact Tetsuya Nomura was pretty bad and that Square Enix made us wait a decade for this.

    Also rip episode Noctis, Freya (a character we barely know about), and that other **** I forgot about
  26. rainyday2
    Oct 28, 2020
    7
    Here comes a game that could have been legendary with an 11/10 potential but it got ruined by so many things that it would take me ages to describe . The unfinished nature at launch , the world of Final Fantasy XV stupidity where you had to watch not only movies and anime but freaking trailers to understand everything about the world and last but not least the devs spending time on theHere comes a game that could have been legendary with an 11/10 potential but it got ruined by so many things that it would take me ages to describe . The unfinished nature at launch , the world of Final Fantasy XV stupidity where you had to watch not only movies and anime but freaking trailers to understand everything about the world and last but not least the devs spending time on the dumbest things you could possibly imagine instead of fixing what was truly broken ...

    Want the long dull ass rides with the car to be shortened? Want better side quests? More cutscenes? More Luna scenes? A new city? Nah get some fishing , some VR crap , a monster truck , an FPS perspective among other things you will never use ..

    To their credit they tried to fix this game what with them adding the ability to change characters and such but they also spend time working on a playable Luna and entire DLC's that amounted to NOTHING . Countless things they worked on amounted to **** nothing because their vision constantly changed ever since 2006 ...What a mess    … Expand
  27. christhewiz
    Oct 11, 2020
    5
    Seldomly felt so bored. Terrible underwhelming fights, tedious, cheesy and boring dialogues, ... Never has FF been such a sub-par experience.
  28. mattlarrubia
    Sep 24, 2020
    5
    The most mediocre game I've ever played. It isn't good at anything, but it's not terrible either. It's just there. However, that's unaccetapble for a franchise that achieved so much in the hands of Sakaguchi
  29. Manzanetti
    Aug 15, 2020
    7
    The game has it's issues, but it is solid overall. Good acting, nice dynamic between the characters and combat is not bad. Doesn't hold up to the Final Fantasy name in my opinion, but it's a fairly decent Action RPG.
  30. AleGemini
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    Gameplay carino, originale rispetto ai suoi predecessori ma con tagli su magie e invocazioni che proprio non mi vanno giù.
    Trama sufficiente, piena di buchi riempiti da dlc, non capisco perché il tizio che l'ha preso da Nonura non abbia voluto tenere l'idea originale.
  31. Nitroade24
    Jul 17, 2020
    7
    Great game, but there are better out there. The open world section and the linear section are like 2 vastly different games glued together. However, the story isn't as satisfying as the beginning hyped it up to be.
  32. gamingtime
    Jul 31, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (I experienced this game when it first came out, so it may not be accurate for the current version) You can really see that this game is just unfinished. The lacking of POI in maps, a story not making much sense and the final linear train part are just bad. They can really take a few more years to polish this game before selling it. The music is fantastic though, I really like it.… Expand
  33. explorerbay
    Jul 22, 2020
    7
    It's a good game but far from perfect, the story is cool but have some cliches, the open world is amazing but in the second half starts being linear, the characters are really cool but to know more about then you have to buy the dlcs. Overwall it's a cool game and a good final fantasy, an improvement from XIII
  34. Hellmasker87
    Jul 7, 2020
    5
    omg, what is this? not a ff seriously.
    ffxv is an incomplete game
    there is not something good in this game.
    story, combat system, fetchquest, world empty, boss, little on-screen minor characters
    easy game, potion and phoenix down and you can win all battle
    all boring
    I just want to say one thing .. F. U.C. K. Y.O.U. square-enix
  35. Lanceprates
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A forma que a história anda é muito BOBOBONA, a JOGABILODADE É UM LIXO. Gastei dinheiro atoa.… Expand
  36. Kosm
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    Je sais pas trop quoi pensé en écrivant mon ressenti sur ce jeu.
    Tout d'abord j'ai précommandé le jeu a l'époque, en attendant enfin l'arrivée de cette arlésienne (présenté la première fois en 2006, si mes souvenirs sont bons, sous le nom de final fantasy versus XIII)
    quelques jours avant de recevoir mon jeu, j'entends certains se plaindre de ce fameux chapitre XIII et de certains trou    Je sais pas trop quoi pensé en écrivant mon ressenti sur ce jeu.
    Tout d'abord j'ai précommandé le jeu a l'époque, en attendant enfin l'arrivée de cette arlésienne (présenté la première fois en 2006, si mes souvenirs sont bons, sous le nom de final fantasy versus XIII)
    quelques jours avant de recevoir mon jeu, j'entends certains se plaindre de ce fameux chapitre XIII et de certains trou scénaristiques sur le jeu, suite a çà ,j'ai attendu 6 mois avant de le lancé (j'ai attendu la mise a jour qui rajouté du contenu au chapitre XIII entre autres), en définitive j'ai passé un bon moment dessus, mais rien d'inoubliable, l'open world est beau mais inutile et vide, je ne vais pas parlé des villes qui sont une blague pour un FF, j'ai néanmoins trouvé Noctis très intéressant, ainsi que ardyn.
    le coté road trip fut une très bonne idée, dommage que nous ne puissions pas sortir des sentiers battu avec le véhicule (il fallut attendre des mises a jour plus d'un an après la sortie du jeu) pour moi ce final fantasy est surement le moins bon auquel j'ai joué, le scénario et la narration sont haché, certains personnage secondaires sont inutiles, sortir un jeu aussi incomplet a sa sortie et en plus osez sortir des dlc narratifs pour nous expliqué l’absence de certains perso dans la version vanilla du jeu est incompréhensible.

    j'ai pas essayé l’édition royal (que je tenterais un jour) et on ait face a un jeu qui est sorti trop tôt, j'ai quand même passé un bon moment sur ce jeu, car le gameplay est assez solide dans l'ensemble ( je n'ai pas évoque les invocations qui pop au hasard dans le combat, nous n'avons aucun contrôle sur eux, plus la magie qui est inutile)

    assez déçu de ce final fantasy dans l'ensemble, même si tout n'est pas a jeté, quand n voit l'univers du jeu, on se dit qu'il y avait moyen de faire mieux.    … Expand
  37. illuvatar_1st
    Jun 25, 2020
    5
    This is one of the rarest case where i am unable to finish a game. not because i'm bad because i don't have the motivation to continue playing. It was the case it was cheap so i bought it. the game looks good and the character interactions is what kept me going . However Magic and summoning are bad.
    i love the fact that you need to farm crystals to cast magic and that when you cast it you    This is one of the rarest case where i am unable to finish a game. not because i'm bad because i don't have the motivation to continue playing. It was the case it was cheap so i bought it. the game looks good and the character interactions is what kept me going . However Magic and summoning are bad.
    i love the fact that you need to farm crystals to cast magic and that when you cast it you should be aware not to affect yourself or your teammates however, every time you need to craft your magic and there's limited amount you can use before crafting new ones. Summons are just completely random, at times a cut scene pf the summon will be activated and u get the damage. Normal game play is also boring. Parrying doesn't work always.it says press O but its hold and there's still a case it wont work. Noctus has a unique playing style but its gets boring and annoying , the fact that you use a blade and then forced to change and get a new one its annoying . Fishing camping and driving are there/ optional BUT only re fun in the beginning. Also Never Ever adventure during the night otherwise you re dead
    Its fair to say if you get through it then you will enjoy it , for me the moments of Oh god not again were so often that i gave up on it and change game.    … Expand
  38. Sasori_Nagashi
    Jun 21, 2020
    5
    Painfully basic in every sense. Gameplay. Story. Just utterly basic. Wouldn't recommend it.
  39. Zibeks
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    . Сколько времени потрачено на эту игру а в итоге всё зря . Не рекомендую покупать
  40. Sitheral
    Jun 14, 2020
    7
    An interesting entry to the series. Its just as good at it is bad at times and much of it is related to the fact that it is an open world game. The world is beautiful, but often feels empty. You will spend a lot of time riding in car and just looking at it and the alternative (long loading) is even worse. Optional quests don't even try to be interesting and even the bazilions of dlcs can'tAn interesting entry to the series. Its just as good at it is bad at times and much of it is related to the fact that it is an open world game. The world is beautiful, but often feels empty. You will spend a lot of time riding in car and just looking at it and the alternative (long loading) is even worse. Optional quests don't even try to be interesting and even the bazilions of dlcs can't help save the story, which is a mess.… Expand
  41. HaloFever
    Jun 4, 2020
    7
    Final Fantasy XV is a big mess that does not feel much like a role playing game or a action brawling game. The gameplay is weird. You play as a skinny kid who does not know how to run and looks like an anime cartoon living in the real world. His main skill is throwing his sword and then teleporting to it. In an excruciating tutorial, you learn to teleport to enemies to attach and teleportFinal Fantasy XV is a big mess that does not feel much like a role playing game or a action brawling game. The gameplay is weird. You play as a skinny kid who does not know how to run and looks like an anime cartoon living in the real world. His main skill is throwing his sword and then teleporting to it. In an excruciating tutorial, you learn to teleport to enemies to attach and teleport to the ceiling for defense. You can also order your 3 friends to conduct a special attack every now and then. After a few hours, I learned the best tactic was to have my allies conduct their special attack when the giant bosses were starting their attack animations. Then the game became simple button mashing and grinding levels to make the boss fights easier.

    The game world is inscrutable. The game in theory has an open world. What this really means is that there are large stretches of featureless, low texture terrain between cookie-cutter buildings. It also means roadblocks, cliff faces, and high walls to prevent the player from travelling out of the game area. Final Fantasy XV embraces the kind of open world we saw in the PS2 generation. There is little explanation of why people are fighting with swords in an age of guns and walking tanks. We also have no idea how people have cell phones and cars in a world that seems bereft of any kind of industry. There is mention of an asteroid that brought magic or whatever. After a 26 hour playthrough, I knew about as much as I did at the start of the game. The story is at least light on cutscenes for this type of game. There are few focused segments that tell the story through in-game dialogue and events. FYI, Square Enix, you can design a whole game where the story is told in-game.

    I have the strong feeling that this game was supposed to have launched in the PS3 era. In addition to the low quality environments, some of the boss fights have subpar graphics. None of the areas feature many people, certainly nothing to level we've come to expect in the PS4 era. (Assassin's Creed Unity, which launched in 2014, had enormous crowds.) The gameplay is also severely limited for a game that has historically let players customize their parties. Development clearly went awry and the final product was not better for it. I have a strong feeling that the odd fighting system was implemented to help may the game few "new".

    Total disclosure: I paid $2.50 for this game. Were I a fan of the series, I would have paid $60 to play on day one. Maybe because I am not a fan, my 26 hour playthrough was mostly confusing and off-putting. The gameplay was interesting enough to get me into the next fight but mostly in a grindy way that ensured the boss fight would be easier. (Though I do not like grinding, I find it preferable to dying and reloading.) I was also surprised to see little customization of the characters. This game is not so much an RPG as it is a fighting game with levels. I've played better fighting games with levels.    … Expand
  42. Rockboss
    May 21, 2020
    6
    After 13 I thought it can't get any worse. Well, then came 15. I loved the graphics, fighting was kind of fun. Unfortunately the sidequests and characters rather annoying. BUT the core of the game, the core of what FF is about: the story was a disaster. When you spend tenth of Millions in production why not one million in a first class book or story writer? FF deserves it.
  43. DinoBeam
    May 2, 2020
    7
    This one is a rollercoaster

    -great dynamically written characters -you need to watch other material to fully understand them -invented the Road Trip Rpg -rips the Road Trip Rpg out from under you half way through the game -cool unique fluid combat -any time you want to open a door your character will jump instead be ready for ups and downs [also, the story centers around    This one is a rollercoaster

    -great dynamically written characters
    -you need to watch other material to fully understand them
    -invented the Road Trip Rpg
    -rips the Road Trip Rpg out from under you half way through the game
    -cool unique fluid combat
    -any time you want to open a door your character will jump instead

    be ready for ups and downs

    [also, the story centers around despair and powerlessness, this story is a huge downer]    … Expand
  44. Casualcryptic
    May 2, 2020
    7
    I try to keep reviews relatively spoiler free, but YMMV on what constitutes a spoiler, so consider this a light spoiler warning:

    FFXV is a frustrating game. There are positive aspects of it for sure, and I suspect most gamers will enjoy their time with it, but the things that weigh it down, really weigh it down. The game is about 80% atmosphere and combat, 20% story. You get hit with    I try to keep reviews relatively spoiler free, but YMMV on what constitutes a spoiler, so consider this a light spoiler warning:

    FFXV is a frustrating game. There are positive aspects of it for sure, and I suspect most gamers will enjoy their time with it, but the things that weigh it down, really weigh it down.

    The game is about 80% atmosphere and combat, 20% story. You get hit with a big exposition dump at the beginning of the game and then it's more or less open road until near the end. In other words, this very much isn't the typical FF formula. It's much more open world. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it doesn't mesh well with telling a deep and compelling story.

    Story
    Story is one of the biggest weaknesses in FFX. There are major story beats that fall short. Characters who are supposed to be major characters who you get one or two scenes with over the whole game. The villain's backstory is an exposition dump during his final fight with essentially no lead in. The game expects you to watch a companion film to understand part of the early plot, and it doesn't come with all versions of the game. Four major events from the story are taken out of the game so that Square Enix can sell them as DLC and they weren't even available at launch. These sections are not smooth in any way shape or form. In other words, the story is a trainwreck from start to finish, which is sad, because there are some interesting premises in it. The villain is, or seems like he would be, interesting. You don't get to know him, but he seems like the kind of villain you would like to get to know. Same thing with the love interest, and the mentor character. They all would have benefited from more screen time. There's also a lot of worldbuilding in this game, some of which actually comes through well, but most of which isn't super relevant to the game itself. The worldbuilding focusses on cities and politics and such, but most of the game takes place in barren wilderness, which is a bit of an odd back and forth. Of all the FF titles I've played, and I've played a lot, this is the one that probably needed the least complicated of a backstory to shape its overall premise, so the fact that they tried to go extremely complicated, and failed to come through, is a dissapointment.

    Combat
    Combat is actually decent and is one of the highlights of the game. It looks amazing, but it feels only okay. Attacks aren't as weighty as I would like, and the later into the game you get the more you realize just how button mashy the core mechanics really are. There isn't as much complexity or strategy as you would generally expect from an FF title but it can still be enjoyable enough. The major combat hook is that you can teleport from location to location by throwing your weapons. It looks great and it's decently useful. I've heard complaints about the boss fights but I think most of them are about as good as you could hope given the simple combat mechanics. I enjoyed my time fighting Aeons in particular.

    Atmosphere
    This is where the game lives, and is the main reason that the game isn't just a dumpster fire. You have three companions which you start the game with, and you'll never get more. Each has a compelling personality and defining features. Only one has much of a meaningful backstory, but that's back to the story issues. The group chats amongst itself as you play, commenting on everything. They all have useful skills related to being in the great outdoors, photography, and cooking, and you are generally just roaming from town to town, camping in the wilderness, fishing, and hanging out. It's got a good feel to it. Whereas most FF games are entirely combat based, this one almost feels like it has a separate thing going for it in addition to the combat. This is the one aspect of the game that I think really just works. There's a general Southern America vibe to the whole worldspace that really just resonates with what you are doing. It's portrayed in the NPCS, the music, and the architecture, and it all just generally works.

    Of course, then you get into the cities and it's back to typical JRPG high fantasy, and honestly, it's a bit of a dissapointment because the cities are so much less innovative or interesting than the outlands.

    So that's what you end up with, a game with an inconsistently good worldspace / atmosphere, decent combat, and the makings of a decent story but rough pacing and storytelling and some questionable marketing decisions surrounding locking parts of the main plot behind DLC and the Collector's Edition.    … Expand
  45. chatrabbita
    Apr 24, 2020
    7
    It is just another "hack and slash" game, which can never be on par with other final fantasy game standard. Sure the open-world aspect is great, but the world felt so empty. The storyline is not so impressive. The combat mechanic requires no strategy. It is just another fun game with beautiful graphics and music.
  46. OppaiSamurai
    Apr 22, 2020
    7
    First FF game I played through to the end so I'm not to invested in the franchise but for what it's worth in a JRPG setting the game is really good! The beginning starts off great and kinda falls apart and is severely rushed through the middle to end! Characters are likeable and scenery is gorgeous! First half again was more polished. I will be trying other entries in the series now but IFirst FF game I played through to the end so I'm not to invested in the franchise but for what it's worth in a JRPG setting the game is really good! The beginning starts off great and kinda falls apart and is severely rushed through the middle to end! Characters are likeable and scenery is gorgeous! First half again was more polished. I will be trying other entries in the series now but I personally enjoy turn based more so will probably get a thrill of it… Expand
  47. ryman221
    Apr 20, 2020
    6
    6.75 out of 10 - Good game.

    Scoring Scale: 1 - (AWFUL) Among the worst games ever made. The developer should be ashamed. 2 - (VERY BAD) These games are so bad they're insulting. 3 - (BAD) Just bad. Game suffers from a wealth of problems in all areas, very few redeeming qualities. 4 - (MEDIOCRE) A game that has its fair share of serious problems with a few glimmers of quality    6.75 out of 10 - Good game.

    Scoring Scale:
    1 - (AWFUL) Among the worst games ever made. The developer should be ashamed.
    2 - (VERY BAD) These games are so bad they're insulting.
    3 - (BAD) Just bad. Game suffers from a wealth of problems in all areas, very few redeeming qualities.
    4 - (MEDIOCRE) A game that has its fair share of serious problems with a few glimmers of quality sprinkled throughout. More than anything it's forgettable.
    5 - (OKAY) For every positive this game has there is just as many negatives. You may be able to find enjoyment in these games however you will likely be met with equal amounts frustration and disappointment.
    6 - (GOOD) There is a decent amount of fun to be had in these games albeit with a few noticeable drawbacks. Worth checking out at some point especially if on sale.
    7 - (GREAT) A game that has some flaws but all in all is a great game worth every penny of its purchase price.
    8 - (AMAZING) Game of the year contender only allowing for some minor flaws.
    9 - (SUPERB) One of if not the best game released that year, truly special.
    10 - (NEAR PERFECT) One of the best games ever made.    … Expand
  48. Ruyaka
    Feb 5, 2020
    6
    my view is this game is a very unbalance game.it has expansive open world,bunch of side quest and mini cutscene that can be trigger when we camp.looks like square enix put a lot of attention to gameplay (i don't have any complain about summoning system,it;s unique not like any other ff titles so it's fine for me) but failed miserably about the story.and it's not only about main plot,butmy view is this game is a very unbalance game.it has expansive open world,bunch of side quest and mini cutscene that can be trigger when we camp.looks like square enix put a lot of attention to gameplay (i don't have any complain about summoning system,it;s unique not like any other ff titles so it's fine for me) but failed miserably about the story.and it's not only about main plot,but small detail to the story that if executed right,could add more to FF XV universe.

    what really concerns me is from the way story told,it gave me a vibe:

    1. that there's only 2 country in the whole planet(i know there's more but they didn;t tell much about it and they didn't state their stand in this war between nifflheim and noctis' country)

    2.they have modern technology,they even have smartphone,camera and radio...how come the news didn't spread around the world and another country condemned Nifflheim?

    3.how come there's no United Nation-like organization?

    4. there's no history about civilization of these country in FF 15 (don;t tell me something like " play the DLC" i'm talking about the main game,if it need dlc just to explain the plot holes,then it's a failed game (story-wise at least),no doubt)

    5.they sacfrice the story for the expansive open world and "other stuff",please,it's far better if you limit the open world stuff and add more to the story,if i want to play "Wasteland Open world game" i'll play fallout instead.

    6.they should take example on FF XII or Trails Series on how to make more real Political problem as the main story.

    7.FF XV Story is too shallow,it's really lacking in depth. they don't really put attention to the small detail of the story.as i said in the beginning,if a smal detail executed rightly,it could add more to the universe of FF XV and people can more relate to the story

    to balance things out,FF XV is actually enjoyable.if it were another game,not FF i would definitely score it higher    … Expand
  49. delphineback
    Dec 20, 2019
    7
    Never played a FF game, but younger I used to see 2 movies and 1 with my dad and I liked it so far.
    Didn't really expected anything from it, but it was pleasant and enjoyable so far.
  50. seel82
    Dec 10, 2019
    5
    I don't think I've ever been so happy with a game just to have it turn on a dime.

    This game in the first few chapters was excellent. Up through chapter 3 or 4 or so. Truly great. But in its greatness, it was kind of like season 1 of Lost, where it opens up this great intrigue that you think will at some point be answered. But it just never is. The game remains good, at times great,    I don't think I've ever been so happy with a game just to have it turn on a dime.

    This game in the first few chapters was excellent. Up through chapter 3 or 4 or so. Truly great. But in its greatness, it was kind of like season 1 of Lost, where it opens up this great intrigue that you think will at some point be answered. But it just never is.

    The game remains good, at times great, up until chapter 9 or so. But it goes from great to awful the second you step on the train. I don't know what the developers of this were thinking, but I've literally never seen a game take such a turn. I'd give this a ten until chapter 4, chapters 5-9 probably an 8 or maybe a 9, and chapters 10-13 a 1. Just unenjoyable nonsense that I stopped playing (apparently) an hour or two before the end.

    The last good Final Fantasy was put out almost 20 years ago. Gotta wonder if the series is just dead at this point.    … Expand
  51. Ambimunch
    Nov 29, 2019
    6
    While the basics of the game are fun (running around, doing hunts, exploring dungeons), the actual story is very light and disjointed. All the selling points from Versus13 have been cut out, a lot of CG scenes and trailer locations have been cut out, and the post launch support is very disjointed - making it impossible to experience the whole story without resorting to external sources ofWhile the basics of the game are fun (running around, doing hunts, exploring dungeons), the actual story is very light and disjointed. All the selling points from Versus13 have been cut out, a lot of CG scenes and trailer locations have been cut out, and the post launch support is very disjointed - making it impossible to experience the whole story without resorting to external sources of media (movie, anime, comics, light novels, mobile games, demos, VR games etc). The other issue is that characters outside the main four lack development or motivation explanations. The second half of the game was also meant to be open world, but tight development deadlines resulted in lots of cut content. Lastly the visuals, while great in some parts, have been downgraded from the build of the game we saw in trailers and demos. So despite the mindless grind being kinda fun for a while, the rushed and weak story, cut content, and inability to have the entire lore of this world confined to the game disc makes this game a below average experience as far as other video games and especially other Final Fantasies go. 6/10… Expand
  52. RealGirlGamer
    Nov 25, 2019
    5
    As a FF fan for over 20 years already, I'm sad to say that FFXV was disappointing for me.
    Sure, the graphics are amazing, the battle system is fun usually (but glitchy and tedious sometimes), the banter between the 4 main characters is enjoyable and the JP voice acting and music are top notch.
    My big problem is the story! The whole world is not fleshed out right, feels empty, none of the    As a FF fan for over 20 years already, I'm sad to say that FFXV was disappointing for me.
    Sure, the graphics are amazing, the battle system is fun usually (but glitchy and tedious sometimes), the banter between the 4 main characters is enjoyable and the JP voice acting and music are top notch.
    My big problem is the story! The whole world is not fleshed out right, feels empty, none of the NPCs care about what is going on at all. The plot is shallow and makes little sense. We get no back story for most characters, the bare minimum for others. The villain is mediocre at best. The ending was a big disappointment, as well.
    I hope with the next FF they will focus on the story and characters again, instead of the open world feature.    … Expand
  53. VTL
    Nov 17, 2019
    7
    Juego entretenido, pero corto para tratarse de un FF... en 40 horas lo tienes acabado y el 100% creo que en 60 tambíen... La historia muy plana... enemigos bastante flojos... el mundo plano y sin mucha cosa... los buenos tiempos de FF no acaban de volber
  54. MazrimTaim14
    Oct 14, 2019
    5
    Only played the base game and not planning to play the Royal Edition any time soon. So disappointed with SE now they are doing things the EA/Ubisoft way. Release unfinished games and selling the rest of the content as DLCs. This is no excuse for a game that has been in development for so long.

    FFXV without chocobos and summos doesnt really feel a final fantasy game anymore. I know    Only played the base game and not planning to play the Royal Edition any time soon. So disappointed with SE now they are doing things the EA/Ubisoft way. Release unfinished games and selling the rest of the content as DLCs. This is no excuse for a game that has been in development for so long.

    FFXV without chocobos and summos doesnt really feel a final fantasy game anymore. I know things adapt or change or it might just be since the game on release was incomplete. The story never moved me. Luna got so little screen time that she felt like a one time character in a series or an anime. Just inserted to give the main character some motivation.

    Side content are also bland. And putting the character development of the other 3 behind a pay wall is just icing to the disappointing cake of FFXV.

    These incomplete and paid extra episodes is not a good sign for the upcoming FF7 remake which I wont play until it is complete, probably by 2025. Lesson learned here in FFXV.    … Expand
  55. SplitMind
    Sep 30, 2019
    6
    This was a game I dearly wanted to love. I played it right through to the end when I'd have happily given up and moved on had it been any other game than a Final Fantasy instalment. So what are the problems?

    The graphics are actually quite nice. I really enjoyed observing the environments and the photo mode brought this to the forefront. The downside is that it takes too long to    This was a game I dearly wanted to love. I played it right through to the end when I'd have happily given up and moved on had it been any other game than a Final Fantasy instalment. So what are the problems?

    The graphics are actually quite nice. I really enjoyed observing the environments and the photo mode brought this to the forefront. The downside is that it takes too long to traverse the environments without fast travel, which undermines them quite a bit.

    The gameplay is also going to divide fans, old and new. No longer turn-based, the game borders on action-oriented more than RPG, however it fails to achieve either of these. You can simply hold the attack button and have fights progress basically on autopilot. There are block and parry options, however these are rather inconsistent and in busier battles you will lose track of what's happening. Also, magic has been reduced to just a 'weapon' wielded by any character rather than encouraging the development of a mage. Maybe they wanted to simplify the game, but all they achieved here was encouraging people to ignore magic completely; at least, that's how I reacted.

    Finally, the story. I kept this to last as it will contain SPOILERS and is my biggest gripe. It seems since FFX they just cannot capture a good story. It starts off quite well, however by the midway point it becomes muddled, uninteresting and left me completely unsatisfied. How have they not learned from FFX and FF13 that killing off protagonists is never well received? Other than the Tidus issue, FFX had it perfect - we learned the story gradually and developed feelings and attachments alongside Tidus. The later chapters leave the impression that the game was created in chunks and thrown together none too cohesively.

    Overall, I struggle to recommend this game. FF aficionados will want to find out what they are missing, much like myself. However my fears were realised about 10 hours into the game when hunts and fetch-quests became the central formula, and the open-world wasn't always open or accessible - in the later chapters you can't traverse it at all! Still, the current cheap price makes it worth a bash, and if you don't mind the repetitiveness then you could clock up some serious hours in this. I just think there are much better offerings out there.    … Expand
  56. EricHarmon
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    you disappointed me FF15. i waited 10 years for you to come out and you're an average game? WTF square enix!? what the hell happened to this game? this is not the same FF15 i saw at E3 2013. important parts of the story are missing, the combat seems like it was downgraded from E3 2013 demo, the side-quests are dull basic fetch-quests they're simply "go here do this" with nothingyou disappointed me FF15. i waited 10 years for you to come out and you're an average game? WTF square enix!? what the hell happened to this game? this is not the same FF15 i saw at E3 2013. important parts of the story are missing, the combat seems like it was downgraded from E3 2013 demo, the side-quests are dull basic fetch-quests they're simply "go here do this" with nothing interesting happening. this game must have gone through some chaotic development to turn out this way. and now instead of fixing the game by doing updates to story and gameplay like they promised. square enix is now CURRENTLY releasing some stupid cup noodle helmet dlc and power ranger skins dlc **** welp this was the last time i got hyped for a final fantasy game.… Expand
  57. HayvenMoses
    Sep 6, 2019
    6
    I never thought id like a Final Fantasy game but I do like this one.The last time I tried one out was on 5th e PS1 it was FF7 And I hated it. This games a blast,the story is great,the combat is a little wonky and I wish I could drive the car but other than that all I can say is its fun and thats all that matters. I picked this up for $10 and Im glad I did.
  58. Metayerju
    Aug 30, 2019
    6
    Alternate good - especially at begnining - and bad - especially at the end. Feeling of unfinished game. At some moment some totally empty enviromement. The second part of the game is a coridor.
  59. Sephiroth89
    Jun 13, 2019
    6
    I'm a hardcore FF fan and I'm always getting excited about new instalment and will always play it. I got to say FFXV got me reaaaaly excited ahead of it's premiere with a few mini games and beautiful CGI movie. I though damn this game will be huge and will be a masterpiece and I wish....
    Unfortunately the game was really rushed through and missed a lot of story and character to be    I'm a hardcore FF fan and I'm always getting excited about new instalment and will always play it. I got to say FFXV got me reaaaaly excited ahead of it's premiere with a few mini games and beautiful CGI movie. I though damn this game will be huge and will be a masterpiece and I wish....
    Unfortunately the game was really rushed through and missed a lot of story and character to be considered a full game. Square tried to fix it with some additional DLCs but there were too late and too little. The game had a great concept and potential but it failed on the story content as there just wasn't enough for it be considered a great game.
    Another thing that was flawed was the combat system. While it was flashy and beautiful, it lacked any real challenge. I felt immortal which took away the challenging fun side of gaming as you could beat anyone if you only fought them long enough.
    The game could be one of my favourite but instead I was left not recommending the game to my friends.. 6/10
    I hope they will take their time with VII remake because oh boy we don't want the reapeat    … Expand
  60. Unthugged
    Jun 12, 2019
    6
    I didn't love the game,but wouldn't say I particularly hated it either. Didn't really find any of the characters that like-able or compelling. And the random overhead drop ship encounters with enemies can get really tedious. On completion I still had a lot left in the world to discover,but didn't really feel interested enough to bother. All in all quite a forgettable experience.
  61. Tseppelin
    May 21, 2019
    7
    Finished in 2019, 100 Hours at least not bad, but not the game that the websites describes
  62. Sofatayra
    Apr 13, 2019
    7
    The reason i gave 7 for this game is for the below:
    Pros: - The open world -New gameplay that stands out of previous FF turn based action combat and more like a kingdom harts style - NPCs looks ok for an RPG game - Graphics are good in general - voice acting is on spot for a JRPG - high level dungeons is where FFXV excels the most.
    Cons: -Camera angles with big bosses can be frustrating    The reason i gave 7 for this game is for the below:
    Pros: - The open world -New gameplay that stands out of previous FF turn based action combat and more like a kingdom harts style - NPCs looks ok for an RPG game - Graphics are good in general - voice acting is on spot for a JRPG - high level dungeons is where FFXV excels the most.
    Cons: -Camera angles with big bosses can be frustrating - The X process button can be annoying at times, when you click you jump instead - the team your run with are very repetitive on what they say
    to each other - quests are all the same, get a quest from an NPC and slay monsters - Camp to exp can be annoying at times as you may end up camping and sleeping in different locations for you to save progress. - Royal weapons consumes HP, so you can not use them all the time. -Noct can be a jerk at times and not well synchronized with his team. - vast word is empty at times and seem unfinished.    … Expand
  63. nada_san
    Mar 12, 2019
    5
    A GREAT Final Fantasy consists of 34% story and characters, 33% music, 33% gameplay & world. An AWFUL Final Fantasy, for example like XV, has 90% gameplay/world and 10% the rest combined. This game is just a good looking game that has the Final Fantasy name slapped on to it.

    The recipe for a great game is not impossible to make but the chefs forgot to put the soul it needed, or should I    A GREAT Final Fantasy consists of 34% story and characters, 33% music, 33% gameplay & world. An AWFUL Final Fantasy, for example like XV, has 90% gameplay/world and 10% the rest combined. This game is just a good looking game that has the Final Fantasy name slapped on to it.

    The recipe for a great game is not impossible to make but the chefs forgot to put the soul it needed, or should I say, they stupidly fought 10 years over a simple recipe. They wanted to make a great apple pie and ended up with an overcooked pie with no apples.

    It's sad to see producers forcing to make this franchise something that it's not. And why take out the story from the game and place it in an anime series & a movie???!!! I really enjoyed the anime series but left the game story very dry.

    I'm looking forward with hope that someday Final Fantasy will be it's self again; not in a nostalgic way, but in a high way.    … Expand
  64. iseir
    Feb 23, 2019
    5
    first half of the game is pretty good, but the 2nd half is terrible, and how the ending was handled, especially with the "keep playing" option. My recommendation is to play up to chapter 8, but do not start that, instead just wait for the Devs to fix the second half of the game (which will never happen).

    the first part is good enough to not warrant a complete dumpster fire but half    first half of the game is pretty good, but the 2nd half is terrible, and how the ending was handled, especially with the "keep playing" option. My recommendation is to play up to chapter 8, but do not start that, instead just wait for the Devs to fix the second half of the game (which will never happen).

    the first part is good enough to not warrant a complete dumpster fire but half score, for half a game.    … Expand
  65. SamComedian
    Feb 16, 2019
    6
    Mi puntuación a Final Fantasy 15 es de 6, me explico;
    Duración correcta a mi parecer, rozando las 30 horas, de haber durado más se hubiera echo un poco insufrible. Un juego en mi opinión, correcto, con muchas incoherencias argumentales que el propio título da por entendidas pero que el jugador desconoce. Una trama que cuenta la historia de Noctis, un príncipe, que tiene que emprender una    Mi puntuación a Final Fantasy 15 es de 6, me explico;
    Duración correcta a mi parecer, rozando las 30 horas, de haber durado más se hubiera echo un poco insufrible. Un juego en mi opinión, correcto, con muchas incoherencias argumentales que el propio título da por entendidas pero que el jugador desconoce. Una trama que cuenta la historia de Noctis, un príncipe, que tiene que emprender una "aventura" con tal de "recuperar" el trono. Contiene una muy buena banda sonora que este juego no merece. En los compases finales se hace muy cansado y tedioso, con ganas de acabarlo de prisa y corriendo. Protagonistas vacíos, con falta de carisma. Cuenta con un mundo abierto muy desaprovechado, mucho campo y desierto, pocas ciudades. En conclusión, un poco decepcionado con este Final Fantasy XV, le doy un 6 sobre 10 ( comparándolo con juegos de su plataforma, PS4, XboxOne y PC ). Mi decimonovena crítica u/o review,    … Expand
  66. Irisen
    Dec 6, 2018
    7
    This game isn't bad, it's even pretty good. I actually love the fishing mini-game and a lot of the sidequests. However, the main quests are dreadfully easy if you do even half of the sidequests you get along the way and it isn't reallyfascinating. The characters are fine but not exceptional and, tbh, the inal boss is meh at best.
    The visuals however, are gorgeous and it's an excellent way    This game isn't bad, it's even pretty good. I actually love the fishing mini-game and a lot of the sidequests. However, the main quests are dreadfully easy if you do even half of the sidequests you get along the way and it isn't reallyfascinating. The characters are fine but not exceptional and, tbh, the inal boss is meh at best.
    The visuals however, are gorgeous and it's an excellent way to kill time, driving in this open world and killing monsters as you go.
    One more critic I'd have is the post-game quests, the bonus dungeons (the ones that go underground) are bo-ring. Awfully so.    … Expand
  67. Barney5297
    Nov 17, 2018
    7
    A solid game, but unfinished. The combat was fun and rewarding, if a little repetetive and basic. The game is VERY glitchy and does not run well on ps4 standard. I had between 8 and 10 full ps4 crashes where neither the game or the ps4 would respond with no playstation error message. The progression system was also basic but not grind heavy in the slightest. The music lacked depth but wasA solid game, but unfinished. The combat was fun and rewarding, if a little repetetive and basic. The game is VERY glitchy and does not run well on ps4 standard. I had between 8 and 10 full ps4 crashes where neither the game or the ps4 would respond with no playstation error message. The progression system was also basic but not grind heavy in the slightest. The music lacked depth but was still good: especially the collectible CDs you could buy. The story however was disappointing. I waited for two years to see if the could fix it and they could not. If you are looking for a final fantasy story this game is not for you. If you like real time action combat with good visuals and fetch quests in an expansive open world then there is a lot of enjoyment to be had. If you are a completionist, maxing out and completing everything takes about 80 hours.… Expand
  68. Captain_Savall
    Nov 12, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Para empezar he de decir que el juego tiene un par de ideas buenas pero mal desarrolladas, y que sus políticas han sido de lo peor que he visto. Empezaré por lo bueno, tiene unos gráficos de diez, sinceramente espectaculares, y que decir de la música, pensaba que Shimomura no podria sustituir al gran Uematsu pero lo ha hecho muy bién. La historia no es mala, pero para ser un Final Fantasy tiene demasiadas carencias, te vas enterando muy mal de lo que va pasando, ahora vienen SPOILERS, como el prologo en que pasan muchas cosas como la muerte de Regis, que ya se que hay una película, pero a modo de resumen o algo así en mi opinión lo deberian poner, también lo poco que explican de la historia, como los experimentos que hacian, que lo tienes que leer de unas páginas, y ya podrian haber hecho una cinemática o algo, al igual que la transformación de Iedolas que surge de la nada, o de como Ignis se queda ciego. Otra cosa que no me ha gustado es lo desaprovechados que estan todos los personajes secundarios, creo que personajes como Cor, Iris o Aranea deberian poder ser seleccionables para nuestro equipo desde el momento en que lo son temporalmente y que deberia haber más, esto es algo muy típico en Final Fantasy, y no tener solo a los cuatro, que aunque me gustan como grupo, creo que en la diversidad esta el gusto. También me hubiera gustado poder controlarlos a todos, la cual cosa creo que le hubiera beneficiado al juego, pudiendo meter clases como en los antiguos, y no haciendo superpoderoso a Noctis con la excusa de que es el entronado y solo lo podemos controlar a él. Otra cosa desaprovechadisima son las invocaciones, excesivamente escasas, realmente solo hay cuatro, puesto que Bahamut y Ifrit no se pueden usar, y eso de que no se puedan usar a placer es otro error, preferiria que no fueran tan fuertes y poder usarlas cuando quisiese, al igual que las magias, ¿donde se ha visto un FF con solo piro, electro y hielo?, si el primer FF ya traía más, prefiero menos poder y más uso.

    En cuanto a la jugabilidad he de decir que yo era un poco reacio, puesto que prefiero por mucho los turnos para Final Fantasy, pero no me ha disgustado, se hacia entretenida aunque era muy simple, a veces la camara perdia un poco el control y la dificultad era irrisoria. Las mazmorras son impecables, siempre teniendo esa tensión en el ambiente, con una caracterización para los enemigos muy bién hecha, y con enemigos muy míticos, aunque he de comentar el fatídico capítulo 13, que aunque la idea no estaba mal, de cambiar un poco la jugabilidad y tal, otra vez se hizo fatal, haciendose larguísimo sin necesidad. Pero he de decir que me gusto mucho la mazmorra de Pitioss, que me sorprendió para bién. De los únicos enemigos que me quejo es justamente los más importantes, de algunos jefes y sobretodo del jefe final. Hacia tiempo que no veía una batalla tan guiada sobre raíles como la de Leviatán, parecía más una película que un juego, que decir también de los jefes que van sobre los Mechas, que literalmente aparecen de la nada te los cargas y ya está, o Ravus que no sabes absolutamente nada de él y de repente está corrupto. En cuanto a Ardyn, primero porque su historia no se explica todo lo bién que se podria, y aunque en un principio no me pareció un mal villano, a mi en algunos momentos me puso de los nervios, en el final por su excesiva facilidad y su falta de ambición o no se como explicarlo, ¿este es el jefe que dijeron que seria el más mítico de la historia de Final Fantasy? Ardyn les llega a Sephiroth, Kefka y Kuja a la suela de los zapatos solo diré eso. Por último he de criticar muy duramente las misiones secundarias, que somos los recaderos, ninguna mision secundaria tiene un mísero trasfondo medianamente interesante y por supuesto también los DLC, eso de que Gladiolus casualmente se vaya para poder meter DLC es demencial.

    En definitiva y para quien quiera leer un resumen: juego recortado para venderte DLCs, desarrollo de secundarios (los protagonistas de puta madre) paupérrimo, batalla final y de algunos jefes (Leviatán entre otros) de risa, magias y invocaciones escasísimas y mal implementadas, publicidad ingame (los noodles), jugabilidad simple y dificultad irrisoria (no usé ni una poción durante la trama principal), misiones secundarias de recadero y sin interés... sinceramente cuando lo jugué le vi un par de ideas buenas, pero muy mal desarrolladas, y si que es verdad que bien hecho hubiera sido un buen FF, pero la realidad es que es una pena pero como juego es malo, y esto no es subjetivo, todo lo que he dicho arriba son datos objetivos. Lo único que es bueno son los gráficos y la música (que para mi Shimomura ha demostrado estar al nivel de Uematsu).    … Expand
  69. Henriquez94
    Oct 26, 2018
    6
    Debo aceptarlo, es mi primer FF (Final Fantasy), no era lo que esperaba.
    Esa historia increible que me contaba mi compañero de juegos, mi calificacion es como un juego de mundo abierto mas de esta generacion, porque si pedis una calificacion como FF tiene un 3.
    Graficamente es muy bueno, excelentes paisajes, muy bien optimizado, pocos bugs. Probe la version Windows Edition y han hehco un    Debo aceptarlo, es mi primer FF (Final Fantasy), no era lo que esperaba.
    Esa historia increible que me contaba mi compañero de juegos, mi calificacion es como un juego de mundo abierto mas de esta generacion, porque si pedis una calificacion como FF tiene un 3.
    Graficamente es muy bueno, excelentes paisajes, muy bien optimizado, pocos bugs. Probe la version Windows Edition y han hehco un buen trabajo, me va de maravilla, mas de 60 Fps, y Nvidia tiene muchos mods graficos que favorecen al titulo.
    Banda sonora muy buena, nada destacable.
    El combate y habilidades, el poder intercambiar golpes con tu equipo es una excelente mecanica.
    Hay muchas misiones secundarias, muy repetetivas. Aburridas.
    El juego es disfrutable hasta la recta final, esque hay unas (Fumadas) cosas absurdas que pasan, que en un instante tienes un arma capaz de derrotar mounstruos de alto nivel, en mi caso era nivel 41 y podia derrotar mounstruos de nivel 72, de un golpe un movimiento, absurdo como comento.
    La recta final no es disfrutable, la batalla con el jefe final, se torna tediosa, para nada me parecio espectacular, el juego lo termine porque no me gustan dejar las cosas a medio camino, pero de mi parte no lo recomiendo, compre el juego por $23 con un amigo ($12 C/U)    … Expand
  70. Stuvok
    Oct 18, 2018
    6
    Great and terrible
    exciting but boring
    realistic but nonsensical
    great characters but awful story
    It just goes on and on. There is nothing this game truly gets right, but there maybe enough buried under the half baked ideas for you to truly like the game. Even if you do love it... you'll probably say "I love it, but I know it's terrible"
  71. thaesino
    Oct 12, 2018
    7
    In the spirit of Noctis' enthusiasm over pretty much anything: "Meh...."
    I've already played Final Fantasy VIII, and that story was better, even if equally pointless.
    Square (the Squaresoft part of SE, or the little that is left of it) is without direction. So what do they do? They turn back to an old FF that was not quite as classic as its 2 predecessors. That's wright, I'm talking    In the spirit of Noctis' enthusiasm over pretty much anything: "Meh...."
    I've already played Final Fantasy VIII, and that story was better, even if equally pointless.

    Square (the Squaresoft part of SE, or the little that is left of it) is without direction. So what do they do? They turn back to an old FF that was not quite as classic as its 2 predecessors. That's wright, I'm talking about Final Fantasy 8. What's that? What does FFVIII have anything to do with FFXV, you say? Well, let's see:

    - Angsty main character who likes to "Meh" and shrug for dear life? Check!
    - Enigmatic naive blonde with parakeet hairdo? Check!
    - Authoritative bespeckeled traveler who speaks a lot more than protagonist and should probably be the main character because of this? Check! (Oh... I meant Ignist of course... and Quistis, and yeah)
    - Buff dude with "take no prisoners" attitude? Check! (Think of Gladiolus as Seifer, had he been "good" from the start)
    - Cutesy short-haired girl who appears after about 3-4 hours of play? Check! (Iris)
    - Mystical character connected to mystical things and stuff? Check. (Gentiana aka Shiva... aka Edea)
    - High-ranking love match for the protagonist who is more emotive and has more military sense than protagonist? Check! Check! Check!

    Now we put these into a futuristic world where the main heroes dress like cadets, and we turn the protagonist into an orphan by killing his father after never really spending much time seeing their relationship in the first place...... and we have them drive in a car for their first official trip out of Homeland.......... and we have points where elemental magic can be drawn........ and we make sure the first place they visit is more of a quickstop than an actual town...... and then we take the car away for a bit....

    Oh dear.................................. this whole game WAS modeled after Final Fantasy VIII. No wonder they decided not to do an HD remake of that one. They didn't want people to see the similarities.

    Okay, so let's do a quick rundown of the good and bad:

    Good:
    -Music
    -Visuals
    -Map Design
    -Battle Mechanics
    -Attempt at "realistic" fan service for both genders (it is a JRPG after all)
    -Anime-like tropes in a non-anime package
    -Inventive beast/monster spawns (except those they just rehashed from FFVII: Advent Children; like the dog things)
    -Nice fauna ideas (esp. the animals you DON'T need to kill)
    -Vehicle Customization
    -Random encounters with SPOILER ALERT ... Galbadian Troops!!.... (to be fair, this has been Square's go-to since FFVI on the SNES.... it's just a representation of the US/Western Powers and their over-militarization for pretty much everything)

    Bad:
    -Story is bland (the various DLC "Episodes" were actually sometimes better than FFXV itself); FFXII, whose story I dislike for being lifted from Star Wars, actually has a better story
    -Character Design is uninspired... this is a game released for 2016, not 1996... we need to move on.
    -Not really an open-world game at release... yeah yeah, off-road tires update later added, but now my vehicle looks like a tractor
    -Bugs for enemy spawns (this is particularly a PS4 issue, as I have the game also on PC and it is not a problem)
    -Fishing (Ocarina of Time nailed what it meant to fish in a non-fishing game... Noctis will never beat my 34lbs. Hylian Loach! and....)
    -Photography (Pokemon Snap! nailed this one......... okay that's a joke, the photo stuff is pretty cool, but on a more serious note
    -Cooking....... because you can't actually cook.... but more importantly, although it's becoming a trend in Japan to show realistic dishes in games and anime, it's sort of a weird thing everywhere else in the world.... like, we don't care unless the game itself is realistic... for example, Witcher 3 or Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which both attempt certain levels of realism. Final Fantasy has never been realistic to us... except maybe FFVII and VIII

    Anyway... that's that.

    Buy this game on sale if you haven't already. It's not worth more than $30.    … Expand
  72. TheFrostyPen
    Oct 8, 2018
    7
    Embarrassing on almost every level. Skippable. Frustrating in all the wrong ways. I hate it. Absolutely hate it. If it weren't for the great voice acting and graphics, I would demand a refund. There are literally commericals IN THE GAME FOR CUP NOODLES. Not only is this a new low for the series, but it is a new low for gaming in general. They've opened the gates to horrible thingsEmbarrassing on almost every level. Skippable. Frustrating in all the wrong ways. I hate it. Absolutely hate it. If it weren't for the great voice acting and graphics, I would demand a refund. There are literally commericals IN THE GAME FOR CUP NOODLES. Not only is this a new low for the series, but it is a new low for gaming in general. They've opened the gates to horrible things for years to come. I will never buy a Final Fantasy game every again. Trash. Garbage.

    Awful combat. Terrible camera.
    Not really open world. Car driving? Huge loading times. Annoying repetitive trash sidequests.

    Worst story of all the final fantasties. If a middle schooler wrote this, he'd get a C+ at best. It's less a story and more an outline of a story.

    An unbelievable failure.

    Only plus is the graphics (which big deal right?). And the voice actors. They were great.

    Skip. Delete. DONT NOT BUY THIS COMMERCIAL FOR CUP NOODLES AND COLEMAN LANTERNS.

    EVER    … Expand
  73. Onask
    Oct 7, 2018
    7
    La gente puede decir todo lo que quiera, pero Final Fantasy XV no es un mal juego; quizás un mal Final Fantasy, pero ni de lejos un mal juego.

    Para empezar, es de los pocos juegos que me han hecho sentir interés y preocupación por el resto del grupo (Ignis, Prompto y Gladiolus) y que de verdad los he sentido como compañeros que como un lastre desde principio hasta final, y eso vale su    La gente puede decir todo lo que quiera, pero Final Fantasy XV no es un mal juego; quizás un mal Final Fantasy, pero ni de lejos un mal juego.

    Para empezar, es de los pocos juegos que me han hecho sentir interés y preocupación por el resto del grupo (Ignis, Prompto y Gladiolus) y que de verdad los he sentido como compañeros que como un lastre desde principio hasta final, y eso vale su peso en oro.

    Gráficamente es bastante portentoso, con enormes y vastos escenarios que explorar, muy bien integrados con la tecnología y el aspecto realista del juego. El combate me parece una muy buena variante del más puro estilo Kingdom Hearts, y dado que a mí los juegos de RPG por turnos se me hacen muy cuesta arriba, lo agradezco infinitamente. Ahí se nota de sobra la influencia de Nomura (tanto en el combate como en el diseño, sobre todo de la ropa, de los personajes).

    La historia no es gran cosa, pero cumple su cometido, y el malo final es bastante digno dentro de lo que cabe.

    Realmente si os gusta la estética, Kingdom Hearts o juegos Action RPG, echádle un ojo, que para nada es tan malo como la gente dice.

    Recomendado.    … Expand
  74. juss
    Sep 23, 2018
    6
    The combat system is weak, and is the biggest flaw of the game. It doesn't take a great amount of variation to beat this game, and it's sometimes difficult to keep track of exactly what's going on.
    Usually repetitive combat is fine for a FF game, but in this situation the story doesn't make up for it at all. You just don't care for the characters, and they lack the likability and emotion    The combat system is weak, and is the biggest flaw of the game. It doesn't take a great amount of variation to beat this game, and it's sometimes difficult to keep track of exactly what's going on.
    Usually repetitive combat is fine for a FF game, but in this situation the story doesn't make up for it at all. You just don't care for the characters, and they lack the likability and emotion that previous FF games have had.    … Expand
  75. Sjoerdt9
    Aug 20, 2018
    6
    Graphics are great. Story was quite shallow when compared to other RPG's, e.g. barely know anything about the Empire which is supposed to be the big bad faction. The first mech boss you face has a pilot who is introduced with his name appearing on screen. After the fight he is just dead. Like, why introduce him as a character then? This sums up quite a lot of the story imo: probablyGraphics are great. Story was quite shallow when compared to other RPG's, e.g. barely know anything about the Empire which is supposed to be the big bad faction. The first mech boss you face has a pilot who is introduced with his name appearing on screen. After the fight he is just dead. Like, why introduce him as a character then? This sums up quite a lot of the story imo: probably dropped somewhere in development, leaving the story a bit bland...
    Gameplay was so-so
    Worst sidequests I've seen in a game tbh.
    Roadtrip feels were fun tho.
    Enjoyed it, but moderately    … Expand
  76. balding
    Aug 5, 2018
    6
    La acción en tiempo real es un acierto para los tiempos que corren. La división entre mundo abierto y linealidad en función de la urgencia que marca la historia es algo de lo que otros deberían tomar nota. El mundo lleva tras de sí una dirección artística magnífica y la banda sonora es memorable. Sin embargo, nada de eso salva un guión roto cuyo problema no es que haya cabos sueltos sinoLa acción en tiempo real es un acierto para los tiempos que corren. La división entre mundo abierto y linealidad en función de la urgencia que marca la historia es algo de lo que otros deberían tomar nota. El mundo lleva tras de sí una dirección artística magnífica y la banda sonora es memorable. Sin embargo, nada de eso salva un guión roto cuyo problema no es que haya cabos sueltos sino directamente falla en sus cimientos o un sistema de progresión sin ajustar, o ciertas decisiones en el planteamiento de los niveles que hacen que el juego no tenga ritmo. Un juego que te da una de cal y otra de arena y cuyo resultado final es mediocre.… Expand
  77. jptiamzon
    Jul 14, 2018
    5
    This game is in between good and bad let me tell you what I dislike and like about this game:
    + Graphics. Of course SE don't disappoint when it comes to graphics.
    + Gameplay. If you're a fan of flashy action-ish play style of games, this game is definitely for you however, if you're a fan of old final fantasy titles this one truly disappoints. + A lot of things to do. + Open world-ish    This game is in between good and bad let me tell you what I dislike and like about this game:
    + Graphics. Of course SE don't disappoint when it comes to graphics.
    + Gameplay. If you're a fan of flashy action-ish play style of games, this game is definitely for you however, if you're a fan of old final fantasy titles this one truly disappoints.
    + A lot of things to do.
    + Open world-ish

    - Since its a final fantasy title, I expect a good story.
    - Too many fetch quest. It makes the game more like an online game.
    - You can definitely finish the game in under 30-20 hours.
    - If you level up too much, the game will be easy as hell.

    Note:
    I can recommend this game especially to new comers. Also, FF fans should deal with this game because SE is trying to transition to this kind of play style. FF VII remake will be kind of this game too.    … Expand
  78. somebody123
    Jun 27, 2018
    7
    I have mixed feelings about this game. I think it's a very good game, I like the exploration in this game, although for as open as the game is, I feel like it falls into the trap that many open world game do and thats having a huge world that doesn't feel very rewarding to explore. But that doesn't mean it isn't a nice and interesting world to explore. I actually think this is one of theI have mixed feelings about this game. I think it's a very good game, I like the exploration in this game, although for as open as the game is, I feel like it falls into the trap that many open world game do and thats having a huge world that doesn't feel very rewarding to explore. But that doesn't mean it isn't a nice and interesting world to explore. I actually think this is one of the better Japanese Open World RPGs out right now. But my main problem is that leveling up feel unsatisfying. I don't care if Noctis is Level 12 or if he's level 70, the games almost feels like an action game with RPG elements. Kingdom Hearts feels more like a RPG than FInal Fantasy XV does. I was really hyped for the game when it was first coming out and when it did, I couldn't help but feel underwhelmed by my lack of out-put with how I could affect my characters stats, and thought that It would open up as I get further in the game. But the changes I made to Noctis through leveling up feel insignificant at best.… Expand
  79. drlowdon
    Jun 25, 2018
    7
    The PS1 era Final Fantasy titles remain amongst my favourite experiences in gaming and, while this latest entry in the series isn’t quite up to those standards, it’s certainly an improvement over some of the rather forgettable recent efforts.
    In terms of story the attempts to create a sort of “brotherhood” amongst the four main characters will help to give players more of an investment in    The PS1 era Final Fantasy titles remain amongst my favourite experiences in gaming and, while this latest entry in the series isn’t quite up to those standards, it’s certainly an improvement over some of the rather forgettable recent efforts.
    In terms of story the attempts to create a sort of “brotherhood” amongst the four main characters will help to give players more of an investment in their party than they perhaps did in Final Fantasy XII or XIII but, to be honest, the characters still aren’t as memorable as those from the PS1 days and the plot becomes a bit of a mess by the end. The open world itself certainly looks great but, outside of the enjoyable “monster hunting”, too many of the side quests are simple “fetch quests” and best just ignored. On a side note, and this is a criticism of open world games in general rather than Final Fantasy XV in particular, why do characters giving out side quests just stand in the same position for however long it takes you to get back to them? (One guy waited by his car in the middle of nowhere for 2 weeks until I brought him a repair kit to fix it!)

    Those that have been following the series will know that it has increasingly moved away from traditional turn based combat, something which does seem to have split fans. Personally I don’t have a problem with updating the old school RPG combat (did anyone actually like random battles?) as long as what replaces it is good and the combat here is pretty enjoyable, arguably even bordering on excellent at times. It certainly takes a bit of getting used to but, once you get a handle on it, it does prove to be suitably deep with a large selection of weapons and special moves available to tackle the enemies which all have different strengths and weaknesses to counter. The only real issue for me in the end was that the camera was pretty poor at giving you a decent view of the action, especially when you’re fighting in more confined spaces or when you get surrounded by large groups of enemies, you can manually move the camera but getting it in the right place in the heat of battle isn’t exactly easy.

    There are a few other issues, such as relatively long loading times when “fast travelling” or car journeys that require you to just sit and watch as a passenger for periods of up to 5 minutes, but these are minor annoyances rather than anything that completely spoil the game.

    To sum everything up Final Fantasy XV is a good game that will appeal to most fans of the genre, thanks to a few design decisions and camera issues that affect any combat in confined spaces however, it falls short of being considered an all-time classic in the way that some of the earlier entries in the series are.    … Expand
  80. squeezo828
    May 31, 2018
    6
    This story is a convoluted mess and the gameplay is generic and glitchy. I encountered many bugs in the game, such as floating npcs, invisible walls, missing textures, and one bug that completely broke the game and wouldn’t load the next area until I restarted from my previous save, which was about 30 mins back, so I had to replay it all again. The combat is too simple for my taste. JustThis story is a convoluted mess and the gameplay is generic and glitchy. I encountered many bugs in the game, such as floating npcs, invisible walls, missing textures, and one bug that completely broke the game and wouldn’t load the next area until I restarted from my previous save, which was about 30 mins back, so I had to replay it all again. The combat is too simple for my taste. Just hold circle and dodge with square. The story was soo boring that half way through the game I just started skipping the cutscenes and dialogue because I was soo disinterested. The main characters are also pretty unlikable, especially gladiolus. He becomes a complete douchebag out of nowhere and repeats the same line of dialogue (“why don’t you try caring about others.”) for a solid hour and a half!!! I don’t get why this game is soo praised. I have played pretty much every triple a game that has come out for the past few years, and I will say, that final fantasy xv is the worst game out of that large list… Expand
  81. crowbarhero
    May 20, 2018
    7
    I've finished the game's whole storyline at 40 hrs, and I must say that it was worth my time. The graphics were very beautiful, and the combat was amusing to say the least. The music was not bad, I find some of it to be enjoyable and memorable, although most of them are not.

    The story though, was an absolute mess. I'm not saying that FFXV has a bad story, it has a brilliant story, but    I've finished the game's whole storyline at 40 hrs, and I must say that it was worth my time. The graphics were very beautiful, and the combat was amusing to say the least. The music was not bad, I find some of it to be enjoyable and memorable, although most of them are not.

    The story though, was an absolute mess. I'm not saying that FFXV has a bad story, it has a brilliant story, but the story telling was awful. This includes the connection between the game itself, the DLCs and Kingsglaive movie. Some of the plots from the DLC and the movie, Kingsglaive: FFXV does not add up, and I am disappointed to say that a good opportunity for deep and thorough storytelling was wasted. SE wasted the opportunity to make the game connect deeper with the players, and to make it worse, most characters significantly lack depth.
    All in all it was a good game, but very disappointed at the bad story telling and character development. I felt that this game could be so much better than it was.    … Expand
  82. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    6
    Many elements of this game are great, such as the combat, graphics, music, and world. But the game has a messy story and writing. Plus the game has one of the worst sections in a video game ever. It has many other problems, but it's still a fun game overall.
  83. J401K
    May 15, 2018
    7
    I played this when it first released and its an underwhelming game despite all the hype and controversy associated with it. I liked the modern day setting for the game is interesting given past games are either fantasy era with steam punk/,magic elements or futuristic and high tech. With that in mind, it does not feel like a FF game.

    The combat seems ok but its nothing special. Magic    I played this when it first released and its an underwhelming game despite all the hype and controversy associated with it. I liked the modern day setting for the game is interesting given past games are either fantasy era with steam punk/,magic elements or futuristic and high tech. With that in mind, it does not feel like a FF game.

    The combat seems ok but its nothing special. Magic is almost non-existent and very basic compared to past games and while you can summon creatures and entities, they are usually situational. Story was kind of jumbled and doesn't make a whole lot of sense without the new content they released. There are sections of the game that seem like they borrowed ideas from the Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil franchises. Driving around in the car is cool for a while but it quickly becomes boring. Unfortunately they tied this aspect of the game as a way to build up your AP to unlock skills. A few of the boss fights are cool.

    Ultimately, you're better off playing the complete or "Royal" edition as it has all the content that was supposed to be in the game when it first released. If you're a fan of the newer FF games, you might like this but fans of the older games are going to want to steer clear.    … Expand
  84. oxitran
    May 4, 2018
    6
    The game felt like an overreaction to the linearity complaints of FFXIII. The game could have been great, but it felt like a mish-mash of ideas that never worked well together.
    Cons:
    -Many graphical issues. Such as fish swimming above water, NPC characters floating in mid-air, etc. -Gladio getting stuck in an infinite falling animation and becoming useless. -A terribly paced story.    The game felt like an overreaction to the linearity complaints of FFXIII. The game could have been great, but it felt like a mish-mash of ideas that never worked well together.
    Cons:
    -Many graphical issues. Such as fish swimming above water, NPC characters floating in mid-air, etc.
    -Gladio getting stuck in an infinite falling animation and becoming useless.
    -A terribly paced story.
    -Poor quest design.
    -The car idea was not as fully realised as it could have been.
    -Characters disappearing from the party for no reason, only to return later without any explanation, to then have their excursions sold as separate DLC.
    -The game gives you a large open world to explore, but then forces you down a number of corridors as if to say "Hey! we have all these cool places in the world. But rather than connect them in a meaningful way, with a satisfying story, and to fully realise them as player spaces, you can have a look at them from the window of a train car or in a tiny little area just of from the platform. enjoy!".
    -Spells!.
    -Combat!.    … Expand
  85. 20Gigabytes
    May 2, 2018
    7
    I enjoyed the game overall but there were some important flaws (at least in my opinion) I played the game at release and there were some annoying bugs and some really bad camera sometimes. The story was decent but that's it. Graphics were good, though.
  86. BlitZeR_95
    Apr 28, 2018
    7
    The new combat revamp is great! Graphics are great! One big major problem is that this is a incomplete game and the game doesn't even hide it. This game could've easily been a 9+/10 but there's no character development at all in this game. After a certain chapter the game becomes very linear and the open world pretty much vanishes until you complete the game. Very disappointing indeed forThe new combat revamp is great! Graphics are great! One big major problem is that this is a incomplete game and the game doesn't even hide it. This game could've easily been a 9+/10 but there's no character development at all in this game. After a certain chapter the game becomes very linear and the open world pretty much vanishes until you complete the game. Very disappointing indeed for the people that have waited 10+ years for this game… Expand
  87. natanfk
    Apr 25, 2018
    5
    Final Fantasy is officially DEAD. Decent combat, many glitches, story is absolutely TERRIBLE and poorly told (game could have started at Chapter 9), characters are boring and uninteresting, and side quests are HORRIBLE. Seriously, 3 years and it seems no developer has learned from Witcher 3. WE DON'T WANT YOUR BORING FETCH SIDE QUESTS. FEED A CAT AND GAIN A LEVEL. UGH!

    Final Fantasy    Final Fantasy is officially DEAD. Decent combat, many glitches, story is absolutely TERRIBLE and poorly told (game could have started at Chapter 9), characters are boring and uninteresting, and side quests are HORRIBLE. Seriously, 3 years and it seems no developer has learned from Witcher 3. WE DON'T WANT YOUR BORING FETCH SIDE QUESTS. FEED A CAT AND GAIN A LEVEL. UGH!

    Final Fantasy XIII started taking the series down, Final Fantasy XIII-2 made it deep into **** and Final Fantasy XV throws an anvil over the ****    … Expand
  88. Dwoodlander
    Apr 22, 2018
    7
    Final Fantasy XV was overall very enjoyable and memorable for me. However, I don’t think I have ever played a game that gave me as many conflicting feelings as this one. After several months since my last playthrough, I think I now have the perspective to express my final thoughts: it is a game of extreme highs and lows. At times, I felt like it could have been my favorite game on the PS4Final Fantasy XV was overall very enjoyable and memorable for me. However, I don’t think I have ever played a game that gave me as many conflicting feelings as this one. After several months since my last playthrough, I think I now have the perspective to express my final thoughts: it is a game of extreme highs and lows. At times, I felt like it could have been my favorite game on the PS4 (long time FF fan here), and at others it was laughably bad. The high points luckily save the game for me, as I still really enjoy it and will likely revisit it to play again sometime.

    What I loved (+):
    -Road-trip w/ chocobros through an americana-inspired world mixed in w/ classic final fantasy was a very unique, generally well-executed concept (when it comes to just traveling and exploring the open road)
    -Constantly entertaining and dynamic interactions between the 4 protagonists
    -Beautiful art design including many of the locales, monsters, cities
    -Immersive dungeons
    -Amazing soundtrack (Yoko Shimomura put so much love into this)
    -Hunts: frightening and epic battles with some classic FF monsters was a blast.
    -A solid ending that redeemed some of the agonizingly bad parts of the 2nd half

    What I hated (-):
    -Patched together storyline; I seriously cannot believe the game was released in its initial state w/ characters that are presented as critically important only to be never mentioned again, dramatic scenes expecting you to care about empty characters (JARED!!!), innumerable plot holes, and a bizarre hodgepodge of lore that didn’t really mesh well
    -Empty-feeling world; while being out in the wilds of Eos was awesome, it felt really empty when it came to cities and NPCs. The world is essentially made of two major cities you visit (lestallum and altissia) and then dozens of nearly identical gas stations that were just cut and pasted. The NPCs also looked like they were from entirely different game worlds (dudes with polo shirts and khakis), which was completely jarring in comparison to the main protagonists, Aranea, Iris, etc. who look like proper FF characters.
    -Side Quests: the laziest, most uninspired side quests that have zero connection to the overall story; seriously, I encountered the same cut-and-pasted NPC several times with a broken down car asking for help.
    -Undeveloped back-stories: while I loved the 4 main protagonists, there could have been so much more development and flashbacks to backstories. The same goes for characters like Luna, Aranea, and Ardyn.
    -Battle customization: while the battle system was actually really enjoyable, character customization was almost nonexistent, with hardly any cool new skills or mechanics to look forward to.
    -Difficulty: far, far too easy. The low difficulty gave no incentive to actually strategize for battles.

    All in all, this is a game that had so much potential to be a masterpiece for me, but ultimately ended up being an enjoyable, albeit highly flawed experience.    … Expand
  89. JordiSkateIoko
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    This game is fine, the story is fine, the music is fine (except 1 or 2 songs that are awsome), the combat is meh (you don't really know what is happening), graphics are good, characters aren't really good except noctis, all the weapons from the same genre feel the same... and the worst part is the huge amount of dlcs, if you want the full game either you wait 3 years for the goty versionThis game is fine, the story is fine, the music is fine (except 1 or 2 songs that are awsome), the combat is meh (you don't really know what is happening), graphics are good, characters aren't really good except noctis, all the weapons from the same genre feel the same... and the worst part is the huge amount of dlcs, if you want the full game either you wait 3 years for the goty version or you have to pay 100€ for the full game. 6.5/10.… Expand
  90. TriangleDragon
    Mar 10, 2018
    6
    I'm a long time fan of the FF series, but this one feels empty and without charm. Clearly the perfect 10 star reviews are from fanboys and weeaboos who are unable to look at content objectively.
  91. Voodoo123
    Mar 7, 2018
    7
    +Beautiful inspired open world
    +Wonderful character designs
    +Interesting moments like cooking meals to buff attacks +Side characters exhibit personality traits throughout the game to entertain you +Best in class sound design -Ropey / dated game mechanics -needlessly convoluted storytelling style that feels disjointed from the gameplay With so many excellent open world action RPGs    +Beautiful inspired open world
    +Wonderful character designs
    +Interesting moments like cooking meals to buff attacks
    +Side characters exhibit personality traits throughout the game to entertain you
    +Best in class sound design
    -Ropey / dated game mechanics
    -needlessly convoluted storytelling style that feels disjointed from the gameplay

    With so many excellent open world action RPGs to choose, FFXV while an engaging experience, as a standalone product is too disjointed. I recommend watching Kingsglaive bluray before you play this as the film functions as an intro to the game. If you're a FF fan though this is a must play! Just dont go in expecting a modern style RPG, its more like an interesting if quirky Japanese mish mash of art and rpg lite game ideas ...    … Expand
  92. chillaxer
    Feb 25, 2018
    6
    I played about 3 hours of this game and about 5 minutes of it were entertaining. Half the time was spent "driving" (you don't really have control of the car, just where it is going) and walking. The reviews on here in the 5-7 range are spot on -- the game is mediocre at best.
  93. AsrielDreemur
    Feb 14, 2018
    6
    This is the most mediocre game out of all the final fantasy franchise. My major complain is the story, clearly the story is unfinished and it's not as intriguing as I hope for from a final fantasy franchise. The gameplay is just mediocre at best and it could be repetitive at time. Overall it could have been better but this game just scream out mediocre at best.
  94. Pnx725
    Jan 7, 2018
    6
    Great graphics with a bad idea of a story that did not even finish as I was expecting. Id like to rate it higher but I had to much loading time writing this review and killing my protagonists is a bad way of getting a good score. Gameplay is good but not great.
  95. wesker2012
    Jan 2, 2018
    7
    Great introduction of Final Fantasy into an open world game. The first half of the game is super chill, relaxing, and fun to play. The second half of the game/story feels like a different game than the first half though. It felt rushed and not very well put together. Not everything was explained.
  96. itchipod
    Dec 25, 2017
    5
    The only thing I like is the combat which is very fun. Story is very lacking, not much monsters to kill, and everything from traveling to interacting with NPCs is a chore.
  97. jrdnnn
    Dec 12, 2017
    7
    Better than XIII, but not a patch on the classics, Final Fantasy XV has more than enough going for it both in the context of the franchise and as a 4th-gen RPG. The game takes brave risks with many aspects of the game and while some of these are worth the wager, some moves feel like a step backwards in terms of what we have come to expect from the long-running title.

    The gameplay is    Better than XIII, but not a patch on the classics, Final Fantasy XV has more than enough going for it both in the context of the franchise and as a 4th-gen RPG. The game takes brave risks with many aspects of the game and while some of these are worth the wager, some moves feel like a step backwards in terms of what we have come to expect from the long-running title.

    The gameplay is good, with solid mechanisms and exhilirating combat. The skills system is actually deeper than I first thought, as are the amount of weapons and accessories available, but there is definitely something missing by shifting the game entirely to the action RPG category. For me, Final Fantasy XII was the sweet spot between turn-based and action RPG, and the move in XV abandons a wealth of tactical opportunities in lieu of pace and drama. Magic is useless, summons are randomly generated, most controls are automated and there is a severe limit on what you can do other that just smash enemies repeatedly with weapons. However, the Armiger system, warping, parrying and link strikes are fun and furious.

    The open world gameplay is fantastic, and the sheer size of the map makes it truly feel like the roadtrip experience the designers went for. Yes, it's unfocused, but there's an amazing sense of scale and scope to the exploration in this game. I often found myself pursuing side quests, hidden dungeons and hunts for hours on end with not a bad word to say about them. The four main characters are the first in Final Fantasy history to not contain an insufferably annoying member, and I'd agree with the majority that the team dynamic is one of the game's selling points.

    While the game is absolutely gorgeous sonically and visually, the story lacks the power to complement the world. I've seen all spin-off material and the story still confused me, to the point I didn't actually know why I was completing some main missions. There is a lot missing in a narrative sense, and what's there is OK, but the game definitely doesn't feel complete in this sense. I just wanted, and expected, more from the series built on its plot-driven experience. The lack of female playable characters was strange too, and could definitely have been incorporated with ease.

    In general, I really enjoyed this game, but as a long-time fan, certain disappointments were all too apparent throughout. While combat is fun, it lacks depth. The characters are excellent, but their story is lacklustre. The pace is very erratic, but did allow for extensive camping, trekking, dungeon crawling, cooking, fishing, photography, racing, relaxing and more. Sections where plot was focused on were linear and rushed, and ultimately spoiled the last few hours of the game. The world is nostalgia-filled, glorious to behold, and breathtaking in detail, but I just felt there was something missing, and I think the back-seat story was this thing. Whereas Final Fantasy X has the ever-impending arrival of Sin, Final Fantasy IX had the existential dread of the meaning of "life" and Final Fantasy XII had the true spirit of odds-against rebellion, XV was very hard to fully immerse yourself in.

    It's an odd game, on reflection, but certainly worth playing, as it has true glimpses of excellence.    … Expand
  98. LouieV103
    Nov 17, 2017
    6
    The story of this Final Fantasy, as is with any other Final Fantasy story, is confusing and ultimately dissapointing, so you've been warned.

    But the gameplay is the main reason this game shines and makes you go back to it, if you want an expansive action RPG with tons of content and fun side quests, with character development and a few elements of nostalgia thrown in from previous    The story of this Final Fantasy, as is with any other Final Fantasy story, is confusing and ultimately dissapointing, so you've been warned.

    But the gameplay is the main reason this game shines and makes you go back to it, if you want an expansive action RPG with tons of content and fun side quests, with character development and a few elements of nostalgia thrown in from previous games.

    I recommend this game, although if I may suggest you should wait for a sale of the FULL game which has the season pass, because that "extra" DLC (which should've been sold in the base game anyway) does give more coherence and interesting content, if any, to the story and game in general.    … Expand
  99. RedEleven
    Nov 5, 2017
    5
    In one word, I'd call this game incomplete. Story makes little sense. It's just not fleshed out enough due to obviously missing chunks of the game that were cut. The world is wonderful, except there isn't much reason to actually explore the open world. The side activities are fun, like fishing, but there is no real point to them. The gameplay is fun though. Sadly, if this wasn't a FFIn one word, I'd call this game incomplete. Story makes little sense. It's just not fleshed out enough due to obviously missing chunks of the game that were cut. The world is wonderful, except there isn't much reason to actually explore the open world. The side activities are fun, like fishing, but there is no real point to them. The gameplay is fun though. Sadly, if this wasn't a FF title, I'd actually give it a higher score despite it's flaws.

    As for a FF title, it checks some boxes. That's it. There are chocobos but they are less useful since you have a car. Moogles are mentioned. They don't actually seem to exist in the world. Magic exists, but the use of it is not like in any previous game. There is no cure/cura/curaga spell. Hope you like spamming pots. There is a way to make a healing spell but your spells have a cooldown timer. Playing a mage isn't possible. Having a mage in your party isn't possible. The regular spell casting system of FF could have been in the game even with realtime combat because of the RTwP function. It would have worked wonderfully to issue commands to your casters. The AI is strong enough that that may not have even been necessary.

    Summons are there but have been stripped of their coolness due to lack of ability to use them like in previous games. Most of the summons aren't in the game.

    Side characters are very limited. Don't expect to have a dozen different characters come and go and come again from your party like in previous games. The additional characters that join your party are few and for very, very short periods.

    I probably could go on and on. The combat and gameplay is overall fun, but it's a craptastic FF game. They gave up too much to make this realtime and open world, and I don't think they needed to.    … Expand
  100. NinjaFujoshi
    Nov 2, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. FFXV is one of the most painfully average games I've played. This is coming from a person who isn't a hardcore FF fan or a casual player. I have very high expectations for this game to come out. The game trailers showed promise of what the game is like, but sadly, it'll only show like 98% what the game actually is when you play it.

    First off of what the game's strongest downfall is the story. Nothing is wrong with a simple or complex story as long you able to show what is going on and able to understand it. This game has a simple premise of the story but sadly, the game fails when it comes to story-telling. Major conflicts usually have shown either off screen, read through papers, or have an NPC talk to you the situation that has happened. It's even worse that you have to watch the movie, the Brotherhood anime, and the DLCs to understand what is going on. They talk very little of the mythos in the game unless you have access to the internet to understand what is going on. The romance subplot is so forced that Noctis and Luna have zero chemistry; they're more like penpals than an actual couple that are in love. I suspect the game's story to be better than this.

    The four main characters were okay. Except for Noctis, his friends lack backstories of what they have become before the game, even in the anime doesn't talk about their backstories much. They have very little character development that it's easily brushed aside. The boys weren't terrible, just lacking that they're basically cookie-cutter characters. The supporting characters don't have the same treatment of the main four. Luna is basically there to be a plot device that is destined to die and be Noctis' romantic interest that there isn't much to her personality except being a cardboard cut out. Ardyn's evil motives are questionable at best when you have to look up, once again, the internet. I would go on about the other supporting characters but it's going to be a long paragraph. Basically, the majority of the supporting cast are underrepresented.

    The gameplay could've been better. The weapons you acquired are useless when you only use about 3-4 weapons that are to your liking on your weapon slot. The magic is useless that there's barely any difference when you make a damage on the enemy. Also, it hurts you and the members so there's no point of using them since the members are stupid to go through the pain of getting hit. Side quests are mundane chores that you have to go through in order to get some exp, gil, and some items. The car is one of the most annoying uses of transportation because either you (not really) drive to your destination or use quick travel, it doesn't matter, it's a long loading screen.

    I think the only things that I like in the game are the graphics and the soundtrack. It's a beautiful looking game. The music is good. I do like the hunts too. But that's all I have very little positive things about this game, unfortunately.

    I tried to be optimistic and wanted to like this game, but it's hard now. All this game is giving me negative feelings of depression, confusion, and anger. If people like this game, that's fine. I just wish that I could enjoy what they have. I feel like people will enjoy for the gameplay. If people want to play the game for the story, I suggest looking away as it's not really much of a story to be told.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 109 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 20 out of 109
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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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