Final Fantasy XV

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5428 Ratings

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  1. Brandon_Harris
    Nov 30, 2016
    2
    It's a beautiful game, but the gameplay is very shallow and suffers from many of the problems that plague open-world games today, as well as technical issues.

    I respect that newer entries in the series need to change to accommodate to a changing audience.Yet, in spite of programming marvels in this new era of technology, I feel the gameplay has been dumbed down too much. I'm not joking,    It's a beautiful game, but the gameplay is very shallow and suffers from many of the problems that plague open-world games today, as well as technical issues.

    I respect that newer entries in the series need to change to accommodate to a changing audience.Yet, in spite of programming marvels in this new era of technology, I feel the gameplay has been dumbed down too much. I'm not joking, you can hold down the circle button and just keep attacking until you win. It feels more like a spinoff game than a mainline Final Fantasy game. In the open-world, there are many collectables and such, but they too get boring quite quickly.

    I really liked the risks that they took with this game, such as having a car to travel across the map. It's really unique and does make FFXV feel like one-of-a-kind. Yet, I feel like they took it too far. They turned the game into another typical open-world RPG. Although many sidequests are "fetch" quests, some sidequests actually have a great amount of detail, and most if not all of the lines are fully voiced.

    But be wary, there are many recycled dungeons and areas for the sidequests. There is a lot of optional content in the open-world map, but not all of it is necessarily fun. The currency in the game, gil, is actually difficult to come by - you're actually forced to do repetitive hunts to get more gil.

    I honestly liked the hunts in FFXII and FFXIII better - in this game you need to drive your car (or let a character drive it) and wait 5-10 minutes to get across the map, kill the bounty monster, then another 5-10 minutes to get the reward. It gets repetitive very quickly, and instantaneous travel is only allowed for certain missions and destinations - I couldn't find a way to get all destinations to be instantaneous.

    You can get a supercharger for your vehicle for faster transportation across the map, but it that quest line takes 3-4 quests first and you need to be level 20-25 or so to defeat that enemy, as well as be past a certain part of the main quest.

    The plot is atrocious and poorly executed. I will always suspend by disbelief when I play games and I love it when a title has good lore. I really do like the kingdoms and lore established in this game, and I have watched both the accompanying anime series and Kingsglaive movie. I don't particularly like the fact that this game puts scenes from Kingsglaive into some of the cutscenes and I don't like the fact that they're trying to make FFXV a series rather than a standalone title.

    No spoilers, but the second-half of this game really takes a nosedive. I've watched Evangelion and I've played Xenogears, so I've seen some pretty unconventional second-halves. This game's second-half feels very rushed and disappointing to play. For example, many character deaths are off-screen.

    Most of the big bosses in this game are quick-time events (QTE's). I understand that the developers wanted to show off the graphics and make the game feel cinematic, but the gameplay is just horrible and boring. In this game you'll be fighting some big summons just like in other Final Fantasy games, but the fights themselves feel so gimmicky and "press circle to win".

    No, I don't want difficult battles, and I know that the majority of the players need to be able to beat the game - but I'd rather just have a regular fight, not some QTE mash-up nonsense. There's a really awful water battle that likes to throw all rules out of the window and has you hop-scotching across rocks while fighting.

    I will also mention technical issues present in the game. I have an original PS4 and I notice that the game has many hang-ups and framerate issues. I just want it to be consistent and I noticed on many occasions during battle with multiple enemies that the framerate would fluctuate considerably. I also noticed a great amount of texture pop-in, in other words, travelling too fast will load lower-resolution textures into the game, which take two or three seconds to be turned into a regular-resolution texture. On several occasions of the last 50 or so hours I've played, the game will stop loading and have a black screen freeze.

    I cannot afford to purchase a new version of a console every year for a single new game release - the game itself costs almost a half or third of a console itself nowadays. I'm extremely unhappy with how poorly-optimized the game is for a regular PS4. I'm not running it on any fancy settings, I'm just doing the standard 1080p resolution, yet I face so many glaring technical issues that should've been addressed. The developers should've made the graphics lower quality by default, then add a special graphics option for those who have the fancier new version of the console.

    I'd say wait for the price to drop before purchasing. I cannot ignore the many flaws present in this title. The underwhelming sales will surely make the publisher of this game reluctant in investing money into another title of this kind.    … Expand
  2. kevinpm
    Dec 5, 2016
    2
    At the start I was enjoying it but now i've played longer I can see how bad this game is...I cant believe I waited all these years to be disappointed by SE AGAIN!!! Please SE cancel FF7R I dont want you ruining that title aswell. And honestly chapter 13....wth were you guys thinking! FFS now port FF9 to the ps4 with trophies so at least I have something decent to play...
  3. HappyHermyHype
    Apr 7, 2020
    2
    The Graphics are the best part of this remake. It doesn't feel like the original, you only get a small portion of the original game for full price and stretched with boring fillerquests to make it feel longer... Feels like a very good demo, but not something yoy are supposed to pay for.
  4. Scintal
    Dec 13, 2016
    2
    Played more hours on the game. It further confirms the story to be one of the worst of the FFseries.

    For anyone that's just into pretty graphics and Korean boy-band (or perhaps japanese night clubs like Conan O'brien said), this can be attracting I guess. The combat system is not bad. But that're the only good things about the game. Graphics and a somewhat novel fighting system.    Played more hours on the game. It further confirms the story to be one of the worst of the FFseries.

    For anyone that's just into pretty graphics and Korean boy-band (or perhaps japanese night clubs like Conan O'brien said), this can be attracting I guess.

    The combat system is not bad.

    But that're the only good things about the game. Graphics and a somewhat novel fighting system.
    The story's rigid cast (only controlling Noctis?????) is just dull, like ff13-LR dull.

    Magic needed to be gathered? Crappy summons? You bet.

    I guess those the people give it 10 must be paid or just die-hard korean boy band fans. I first rated it as 4, but to balance the ocean of paid reviews, 2 this time. Plus the fact it gets more on my nerves the more I played it.    … Expand
  5. catalysis
    Dec 1, 2016
    2
    This is easily the worst FF game in the series. The story is told entirely through flashbacks and there is no compelling intro, so you are thrown into the world with 4 random dudes and you have no idea why they are even friends. With all the hate FF13 got, this story makes FF13 look like a masterpiece.

    That's only the beginning. There is nothing in this game to actually connect it to    This is easily the worst FF game in the series. The story is told entirely through flashbacks and there is no compelling intro, so you are thrown into the world with 4 random dudes and you have no idea why they are even friends. With all the hate FF13 got, this story makes FF13 look like a masterpiece.

    That's only the beginning. There is nothing in this game to actually connect it to Final Fantasy other than the names of things and a few items thrown in. It's like they took a completely random game and slapped the FF name on it. They have totally abandoned the FF artistic style in favor of realism. The characters play on their cell phones when they are bored and there is even a quest that is an advertisement for real-life brand Cup Noodles. I'm not making this up.

    Combat. I've played the game for almost 8 hours and I have won 95% of the fights by holding down the circle button. Magic is so cumbersome to use, it might as well not even be in the game. This is a kiddie-action sword fighting game. There is so much going on during battles that it's mostly a blur. You will kill 5 enemies by holding down circle, then realize there are two more enemies off camera only because automatic targeting moved to them. It's ok though, because all you need to do is press circle to win.

    There is not enough space here to go over all of the flaws. This is not a Final Fantasy game. It's obvious why they called it final fantasy though, because the game could not stand on it's own.    … Expand
  6. Mahiro01
    Dec 4, 2016
    2
    this is not a rpg game anymore, a linear story with poor misions and poor mecanics of combat , this game can have other name beacause is not a FF, its called FF just to have sells
  7. Editman3
    Mar 4, 2017
    2
    In January I gave this game a 4/10 for some things but after looking at the positive reviews of the User Score I see that people need to think better of why this game is the Biggest disappointment in Final Fantasy History

    Gameplay/Combat: The gameplay of FFXV has become more watered down (and its crazy these are the guys who did the gameplay combat for KH1 and 2) having to only press    In January I gave this game a 4/10 for some things but after looking at the positive reviews of the User Score I see that people need to think better of why this game is the Biggest disappointment in Final Fantasy History

    Gameplay/Combat: The gameplay of FFXV has become more watered down (and its crazy these are the guys who did the gameplay combat for KH1 and 2) having to only press square or hold to dodge and block and Circle to attack and X to warp strike is fun at first but then doing it over and over again is quite boring especially when the game packs you with Healing items a lot also the enemies mainly stand there and attack randomly also it lack indepth and strategy compared to older FF's 90% of the time even bosses sure there are different weapons you can use in combat but very few are situational. Having team mates to help you is quite random sometimes they help and sometimes they don't , but in our Experience they die 98% of the time MAINLY against bosses with either higher level or lower level (and also to mention that the leveling system is unbalanced with low level enemies can still wreck you at a ton of damage even at LV 99 which is not good balancing) MP or Magic is not what it used to be MP is replaced with your warp strike which is exploitable (you can get up to 200mp Warp strike uses 5-10mp than any other ARPG there are 3 Magic Fire, Lightning, and Ice which are not very good crafting them is such a grind and there are barley any enemies that are weak to magic just use weapons with the magic element overall magic is pretty poor even you're team abilities are better and not having to control you're party member until DLC is a painful attempt to expand their game season pass is 30$ it almost feels like SFV again.

    Story/Characters: The story of Final Fantasy 15 is the shortest and weakest up to date continuing the downside of FF13 it suffers a Kingdom Hearts Syndrome where you are force to watch the Anime brotherhood and the movie Kingslieve in order to know what's going on like in KH you have to play all the spinoffs to tie the story of KH together. The characters are likeable at first but you can easily tell that they try too hard for you to get attached to the 4 men Noctis,Promto,Ignis,and Galdius where they have little to no back story of how they meet each other (It was never seen in brotherhood) nor did they grew as the story progress PLZ Tales of Berseria (though I wasn't super hyped and had good graphics) had a much better story and character development between Velvet and her party members about how they help her get revenge on Artorious and how Velvet and the others have to face the truths and betrayls and challenges in their hard lifes while still not giving up on each other they may not be Heroe's but it was still awesome that's the development FFXV is missing the Character Development is bland in here they act a bit EMO on the train cutscenes. The Story can be completed in less than 20 hours wow Square congrats

    Content: Usually RPG's would have unique content here in there but in FFXV case its not FFXV has nothing but fetch quest worst than Lightning returns at east in that game there was some fun and character development with side characters only here its basically go get some forgs meet the science lady again pick up some frogs meet her again then pick ups some more frogs ok that can't be too bad oh meet a guy and he tells you pick up some dog tags... :o ok get some repair kits to help people stuck on the road get potions to help injured people it gets repetitive over time. This is why I prefer the Yakuza series with its side content at least you can have fun make a laugh and have emotions to the people you help in the city better than go collect things just because... OPEN World is barren meaning there aren't much citys and the gas stations look pretty much the same and its mostly empty.

    Final Verdict: Compared to FFIX that I played and liked before FFXV came out and the 2,003 users and counting praising this game and saying that this is a masterpiece and GOTY should do better research and look what Final Fantasy truly is and not be a fanboy I give FFXV a 2/10 with the cheap DLC packs in order to save this broken glitch mess of the game I think Tabata should learn better and so does the SE defense force you know who they are.    … Expand
  8. STEntertainment
    Dec 18, 2016
    2
    If you're a fan of the old school Final Fantasy games this isn't for you. In an attempt to attract new and old fans Square-Enix has failed in making a game either side wants. It's the first button masher Final Fantasy game. That pretty much says it all. A fast paced, action rpg with elements of fantasy. Geared towards teen boys. I wasn't really expecting much anyway this time around, but aIf you're a fan of the old school Final Fantasy games this isn't for you. In an attempt to attract new and old fans Square-Enix has failed in making a game either side wants. It's the first button masher Final Fantasy game. That pretty much says it all. A fast paced, action rpg with elements of fantasy. Geared towards teen boys. I wasn't really expecting much anyway this time around, but a small sense of hope was lingering in the back of my head. But alas, all hope was gone when a cover version of "Stand By Me" was played in the intro of the game, That set the mood for the entire game. A buddy/bromance coming of age story with button mashing....No thanks. By the end of the game, one is just happy to be done with it.… Expand
  9. hyhy19
    Dec 29, 2016
    2
    This game is just a cooking and camping simulator.

    Full of boring fetch quests.
    Brainless combat. just mashing one button.
    Terrible storytelling.
    Lots of important events occur offscreen.
    Terrible AI party.
    Load of hype cutscenes from 2013-2016 trailers not even in the game.
  10. Ebtehal
    Dec 31, 2016
    2
    After seeing the ratings for this game i now know for certain that reviewers get bought and there is no integrity in humanity anymore. because this game is one of the worst RPG games i have ever played .
    i mean the game in a nutshell is: bad messy story + holding one button to fight+sitting in a car for long hours + doing repetitive boring side quests over and over again. so you can    After seeing the ratings for this game i now know for certain that reviewers get bought and there is no integrity in humanity anymore. because this game is one of the worst RPG games i have ever played .
    i mean the game in a nutshell is: bad messy story + holding one button to fight+sitting in a car for long hours + doing repetitive boring side quests over and over again. so you can imagine what does that equal    … Expand
  11. Talhante
    Jan 12, 2017
    2
    This Final Fantasy is not a good one. It is incomplete, it is shallow, it is incoherent. It's a disappointment.
    The gameplay is bad, the story is horrible, the world is poorly developed. It's a disappointment
    It is an involution in relation to the other games of the franchise. It's a disappointment. It is not a good final fantasy game.. it is not a good game. Everything about this game    This Final Fantasy is not a good one. It is incomplete, it is shallow, it is incoherent. It's a disappointment.
    The gameplay is bad, the story is horrible, the world is poorly developed. It's a disappointment
    It is an involution in relation to the other games of the franchise. It's a disappointment.
    It is not a good final fantasy game.. it is not a good game. Everything about this game is shallow and disappointing    … Expand
  12. Critic_Says
    Jan 22, 2017
    2
    Final Fantasy continues to lose any magic it ever had with the latest entry. "A FF for first timers and fans alike" interpreted means, "Not a game for FF fans". IMO, FF lost what made it FF when Squaresoft became SE, and FF15 is a continuation of this. It has a bland, empty, illogical world that mixes 1950s automobiles, blues music, camper trailers, and gas stations with antique gasFinal Fantasy continues to lose any magic it ever had with the latest entry. "A FF for first timers and fans alike" interpreted means, "Not a game for FF fans". IMO, FF lost what made it FF when Squaresoft became SE, and FF15 is a continuation of this. It has a bland, empty, illogical world that mixes 1950s automobiles, blues music, camper trailers, and gas stations with antique gas pumps (all things associated with this world not a fantasy world) with space age technology. This, among a multitude of other examples, makes no sense. For an "open world" game, it has a hauntingly linear feel to it. The "dungeons" are mostly linear hallways with a "go from point A to point B" design in them. There is nothing about them that is outstanding, creative, or pulls the player into a mesmerizing world. The voice acting is obnoxious and horrible. From stereotyping Southern accents and dumb phrases like, "varmints", to cringe worthy Italian stereotypes like, "you'se guys" and "bada bing- bada boom", etc. it is a chore to sit through. What's more, like in the case of the teenage kid with blond hair and blue eyes who has the voice of a middle aged Italian guy, it isn't even remotely believable or accurate. We also have a "crystal crashed into the middle of the world" thing going on again. Because we didn't get enough of that with 3 FF titles that were arguably the worst of all FF games. Rinse and repeat theme and boring. The world environment is not impressive graphically at all. Compare to a game like MGS5, or even FF14, and it is bland and basic.

    While I love the classic characters associated with FF (behemoths, iron giants, bombs, etc.) the constant, cookie cutter recycling of these enemies, and their being the majority of the bestiary, is a sign of creative deficiency. At least give a creative twist on these enemies that binds them to a unique story world, makes them slightly different, and make them a minority if they are to be constantly included.

    The battle system is horrible. It's very dumbed down from the classic turn based FF even with wait mode. Magic is a constant chore to obtain, create, equip, and use. The camera and lock on features are obnoxious and burdensome. At least in FF12 with the gambit system there was control over the whole party and you could switch characters depending on the scenario. In this one, constant pause for menu re-arranging and equip changes are needed to respond to enemy weaknesses.

    I fail to see years worth of creative design and fine tuning in any way with this title. I've had to save and reload several times because I was unable to get the "X" (PS4 interact button) to function properly. And no, I'm not talking about the constant "X" for "pick up" or "quest" that inevitably turns into "jump in place" 3 or 4 times before he actually picks something up or initiates a quest. I'm talking about a pure glitch that required a restart and wait for the super long re-load time. Also, who at SE was under the impression that sitting in a car waiting to arrive somewhere is fun? Or pumping gas? It is not. Who was under the impression that being constantly nagged by an NPC to pose for, or take, screen shots of game play was fun? It is not. What about having to sit through constant mini cut scenes just to apply experience points? Or being forced as much as possible to be dependent on constant food recipes? Again, not fun.

    I could go on but will say that I'm grateful my memory goes far enough back to appreciate the amazing FF games such as FF6 and other great Squaresoft titles like Secret of Mana and Chronotrigger. SE games have borrowed from the legacy of these gems but fails to deliver anything more than an occasional honorable mention at best, and FF15 does not even merit an honorable mention in the series.    … Expand
  13. jfctis
    Feb 12, 2017
    2
    Ultimately a flat, uninspiring button basher without the story depth you once expected from Final Fantasies of the PS1 era.

    There is no need to explore the battle/magic system, the whole game could be completed without opening either menu option, and nothing would be lost in doing so.
  14. Relenita
    Jun 11, 2017
    2
    It was a big disappointment.
    A really long development, change of titles, project reformed, two other artworks created and STILL feels rushed.
    Between the plot that's nothing new from SE, Nomura's designs being a reuse of other characters and not owning this entry of the saga, the game being really pretty but empty of content other FF had. And really, making mandatory to watch both    It was a big disappointment.
    A really long development, change of titles, project reformed, two other artworks created and STILL feels rushed.
    Between the plot that's nothing new from SE, Nomura's designs being a reuse of other characters and not owning this entry of the saga, the game being really pretty but empty of content other FF had.
    And really, making mandatory to watch both Kingsglaive and Brotherhood so you have the background of the MAIN STORY of a JRPG? Look, those works are supposed to EXPAND the in-game story, not being the **** main source. And the very fact they're patching the plot, you know, the strong part in any RPG game, it's the final nail in the coffin.
    The combat is dynamic but the very fact you have to maintain pressed the buttons instead of the classic tapping makes it strange to form combos to quickly eliminate enemies, the fact you can't change your party members at ANY MOMENT (A Final Fantasy video with no other option for party members, what?!) and oh boy, the magic.
    This is the first Final Fantasy game I'm not using either magic or summons in a tactic scenario, because one happens in random occasions and the other is "Friendly fire for everyone"
    And so far the DLCs lauched should have been in the story. From the beginning.
    I'm sorry, SE, but you can't live up by the name alone.
    You need to back it up with good games.    … Expand
  15. logi_flyer
    Jul 31, 2017
    2
    I had hope for this game, because of the good user and critic reviews. Ultimately, it was disappointing. If you take away the repetitive and intentionally time-consuming side quests, this is a very short game, with only a few small set pieces. I quickly went from start to sidequests, then immediately to end game.

    The world also feels small. Much of it looks and has the same feel.    I had hope for this game, because of the good user and critic reviews. Ultimately, it was disappointing. If you take away the repetitive and intentionally time-consuming side quests, this is a very short game, with only a few small set pieces. I quickly went from start to sidequests, then immediately to end game.

    The world also feels small. Much of it looks and has the same feel.

    I never connected with the characters, either. Prompto is unnecessarily insecure and his personal twist falls flat, feeling like an afterthought. I watched the anime beforehand, which does help to provide some background.

    It's upsetting that the success of this may force a similar direction in the future.    … Expand
  16. izyk9
    Sep 21, 2018
    2
    Chaotyczna walka, wszechobecne wieczne loadingi, najgorszy model jazdy samochodem ever. Brak logiki. Historia nie porywa, bugi i glitche spotykane czesciej niz w "wiedzminie". Za labirynty tez chetnie cos odejme. Nuda. I promujacy transseksualizm prompto. Moze za stary jestem za to gowno. Irytujaca, czesto kiczowtata muzyka, oraz system puszczania jej. Menu, system obslugi ekwipunku,Chaotyczna walka, wszechobecne wieczne loadingi, najgorszy model jazdy samochodem ever. Brak logiki. Historia nie porywa, bugi i glitche spotykane czesciej niz w "wiedzminie". Za labirynty tez chetnie cos odejme. Nuda. I promujacy transseksualizm prompto. Moze za stary jestem za to gowno. Irytujaca, czesto kiczowtata muzyka, oraz system puszczania jej. Menu, system obslugi ekwipunku, system rozwoju postaci. 100 GB na dysku. I to jest gra ktora podobno robili 10 lat. Pewnie skupili sie na estetyce i grafice bo wypada tu najlepiej. Moze po 20 latach wyszlo by lepiej, ta gra ma po prostu slaby gameplay. Wielki zawod moim zdaniem, tym bardziej ze sa fajne momenty ktore wciaz przyciagaja. Ale zeby znalezc te perelki na ogol musisz czolgac sie w odchodach. I'm extremalyedisappointed with this game.… Expand
  17. 6oni
    Oct 14, 2018
    2
    dey r lost on a trip, as lost as squaresoft abandoning Playstation1 -
    fallen games like finalfantasy,granturismo,tekken,streetfighter,metalgear,etc.. make ppl junp to pc
    nd sony donst blive me
  18. Mattsbud
    Nov 11, 2018
    2
    This game is a gigantic let down. The graphics and gameplay are okay but not stellar. The characters are awful and the voice acting is so abysmal you need to mute the sound to avoid clawing your ears off. Hearing the characters grunt when they run into each other is annoying. Hearing them make the exact same comments over and over and over and over is excruciating.

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

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

    Combat is horrible as well. Final Fantasy's best games have all utilized strategic turn-based combat. With each new iteration since FFX they keep moving more and more toward timed button-press combat. That's not what made the series so successful - why do it? They need to go back to FF VII, IX, and X and look at what made those games gems. The direction they're going in couldn't be worse.    … Expand
  19. yaqubian
    May 17, 2021
    2
    This is the Sonic '06 of Final Fantasy games, and I'll list why:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    - Monsters look good

    - Summons, they feel good to use and look great

    - Chocobos

    - Ardyn (at least so far) but even his charms couldn't keep me playing    … Expand
  20. MeshariAmz
    Apr 15, 2020
    2
    Diassapointing game
    The story and game play equavilent to disc 1 of ffviii or ix. Many thing still mystrious in the main body of the stroy. Very bad experinces
  21. ablazemalchior
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    Lets start with positives, the game is visually stunning and the soundtrack really is amazing!

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

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

    Ok, so starting out this game shows massive promise. Amazing party dynamic, great exploration, good gameplay. It's not until you find out that your kingdom was invaded by the enemy does this game go down the drain. I'm rating this a 2 instead of a 0 because of what i listed above (and also the ending is dope). But, here's the thing, without DLC this game is unplayable. Plot holes everywhere you can imagine, it's unreal how many there are. So many characters introduced only for it to go nowhere. With DLC, it's better but i still have trouble playing it. The worst part about this game is the female MC. WHy does she exist? i don't understand. I don't care who she is, what she does, and her death i could care less about. She was there and then not anymore. You know the MC loves her, but you don't know WHY. i've never played a game where the female love interest is as flat as a piece of paper, because her screentime spans around 10 minutes. UP the movie made me cry with the death of the female MC without any words being said. And yet this game can't do that? Why didn't they expand the story to make her a playable character? At the very least make us care about her. But no, she dies, the MC is distraught, and at the end of the game you see them in heaven married but you don't give a f***. Yes, the death of Noctis is sad, i get it. It's emotional. But jesus christ, fill the plot holes, make the female MC more likeable, and please make the hunt system better, it's like FFXII but on steroids and meth. FFXII system was long but it was good with equipment that was useful, in this game you can just use Star of the Rogue and vaporize every boss in the game.    … Expand
  23. aaronnmp96
    Jan 30, 2023
    2
    a huge and empty world and a story of insomnia, It's unfortunate that we have to buy more content to finish the game
  24. SpaceyCasey
    Dec 5, 2016
    1
    FF15 is made up of 10% Final Fantasy, 10% Grand Theft Auto, and 80% sheer frustration.

    This is a niche game. You might like it if you like things like: - reality tv shows - boy bands - emo kids - watching people take selfies - sitting in the back seat of a car for long periods of time - the cloths that bouncers wear at nightclubs - watching other people go glamping You will    FF15 is made up of 10% Final Fantasy, 10% Grand Theft Auto, and 80% sheer frustration.

    This is a niche game. You might like it if you like things like:
    - reality tv shows
    - boy bands
    - emo kids
    - watching people take selfies
    - sitting in the back seat of a car for long periods of time
    - the cloths that bouncers wear at nightclubs
    - watching other people go glamping

    You will likely hate FF15 if you like things like:
    - memorable characters
    - awesome art direction
    - engaging story
    - epic adventures
    - complex combat
    - final fantasy

    FF15 is not a bad game, its just not a good game. In the gaming renaissance we are in, there are just so many more games worth your time. Now that I'm a little bit older, I don't have time to waste on bad games and am forced to prioritize what is truly a good game or not a good game. Sadly, this is just not.

    There are some positives, but with so many negatives to counteract each.
    -The monster design is very good; but the combat has you flying around at light speed so that you cant ever really even see what you are fighting.
    -The scale of the game can get crazy, but you never really interact with the massive scale in any interesting ways.
    - A massive effort was put into the graphics, but they shine in mundane places like how fish look or the food looks. While in the car or in combat, the constant motion creates a blur that muddies the graphics. Everything is moving to fast to really enjoy anything.
    - There is live action combat, but it gets old very fast, never developing past the tutorial. In terms of live action combat, there is no denying that it is unique, but it is also the most simple combat system I've ever played in any action or RPG game.
    - The chars go against everything FF; only one playable char, only 4 people total in your party and no fantasy chars or even women.
    - There is a massive realistic world map, but most of the time you are annoyingly footslogging along or battling the games map mechanics to fast travel around. Car driving is as intricate as holding R2 or even just letting someone else drive you around. There are parts where you can control the car freely, so the mechanics are there, but they just decided to force you on a track for most of the game where you can literally just let the game play itself and go do something else.
    - Every time you go to activate something it tells you to press X. If you press X when prompted, most of the time you just jump for no reason. You have to learn to wait slowly so you don't confuse the game.
    - The story is a series of mundane quests to get to something interesting. Drive to the gas station. Walk around a town market. Pitch a tent. The side-quests are complete drivel; a mixture of fetch quests and kill quests less interesting than decade old MMOs. Feed a stray cat, go buy a tomato or a million quests to go click on a dot on the ground and then return.
    - The voice acting is not bad and very deep but the context is just not engaging. "Hey bro - you mad bro?". Its hour after hour of some emo kids having a bro-down. Also most of the time the lips dont match up so it's like watching a dubbed movie.
    - The character design is the worst in the series history. Not a single interesting protagonist or antagonist to be found. In order to make up for the lackluster char design, they threw in inappropriate cleavage and schoolgirl outfits as a consolation prize. enjoy.

    For those of us old enough, we remember FF7 and how it changed gaming forever, and a few later games that rode its legacy before the key devs had to retire and the games started being made by people who definitely never played the games that made the franchise what it is. Hoping that the next Final Fantasy will be great is like hoping to find good television when you turn on MTV. There was once an era for Final Fantasy, that era is long dead. There are more sad spin-offs and miserable failures to its name than successes, most of them trying to ride the fumes of nostalgia. This new game ties in some ideas from Grand Theft Auto in an attempt to reinvigorate the series for a new generation. Unfortunately the devs clearly don't understand what makes FF or GTA great.

    If they titled this game correctly "Final Fantasy: Cool Car Bro-down Extreme" then it would deserve a consolation 7/10 for a nice first attempt at a new genre despite a plethora of flaws. For the audacity of them making this a staple Final Fantasy game to stand with the likes of 7,8,10,&12 - it gets a 1/10.

    This game is selling well so it may not be the "final" fantasy, but it sure is for me. RIP    … Expand
  25. PaulCharles
    Jan 2, 2017
    1
    I'll give this game a 1 simply because it provides you with 30+ hours of content. Unfortunately, the content is awful and it's a chore to play through. I don't want to go into detail as there are already great posts talking about the game, but I wouldn't recommend the game to anyone. Second worse FF game next to FFXIII.
  26. kelldore
    Dec 11, 2016
    1
    **** gartbage, the tutorial alone made me want to rage quit, the **** ass tutorial if **** visual aids, the fact that i was super frustrated 30 seconds into the game should speak volumes on the **** square enix abortion fluid rejects that wrote this. MOTHER**** CANCER, the tutorial will give you **** AIDS , and you will die a horrible death trying to understand these stupid **** tutorial.
  27. Celebrochan
    Jan 12, 2017
    1
    The combat system is incomprehensible to me, everything happens too fast and feels overly chaotic. I don't feel like I am making choices or that i have any ability to control the combat. I don't see how the game has as good a score as it does. It irks me to no end that I have to manually control the camera.

    I loved the early final fantasy games. I hoped to get back into them with this    The combat system is incomprehensible to me, everything happens too fast and feels overly chaotic. I don't feel like I am making choices or that i have any ability to control the combat. I don't see how the game has as good a score as it does. It irks me to no end that I have to manually control the camera.

    I loved the early final fantasy games. I hoped to get back into them with this title... that didn't happen.

    P.S. I am amazed to see it included on many of the best games of 2016 lists and laugh to see No Man's Sky included on all the same lists.    … Expand
  28. laky
    Dec 3, 2016
    1
    what a buggy hell of a mess.... not just the jaw dropping amount of bugs the character design is bad and camera is basically broken for all boss fights. some design choices feel like they are punishing players on purpose.. what happened??????
  29. rAMZA
    Jul 19, 2022
    1
    For me Final Fantasy 6 and 7 is the best ones so this xv is realy terrible and should not be named even final fantasy, cant be bothered to play it anymore, story and gameplay is a joke. This is even more worse than ff xii. If you want jrpg tales of games are that.

    Update:So finaly i got and played it to the ending and now i can finaly say this is the worst final fantasy game i have ever played.
  30. akiranet666
    Dec 23, 2016
    1
    Something is SERIOUSLY wrong!
    God how I wished this was a Final Fantasy game!!! It is only by name.

    If you want to make a flawed action game that:
    i) steals a million ideas from many other games of various genres, however with VERY poor incorporation (cooking, fishing as MAIN SKILLS?) OR
    ii) an action RPG with some Final Fantasy momments...

    WHY THE HELL CALL IT A FINAL FANTASY GAME?
  31. Zzzlol94
    Nov 29, 2016
    1
    This has to be the most disappointing FF game to date. The combat is bland. Focusing almost entirely on swordplay is a bad move. The car is ridiculously annoying to deal with. Loading times when fast travelling are almost as bad as going there manually. Day/Night cycles is just an additional reason for you to literally wait and do nothing. The game has so much downtime where absolutelyThis has to be the most disappointing FF game to date. The combat is bland. Focusing almost entirely on swordplay is a bad move. The car is ridiculously annoying to deal with. Loading times when fast travelling are almost as bad as going there manually. Day/Night cycles is just an additional reason for you to literally wait and do nothing. The game has so much downtime where absolutely nothing happens, I could get a good rest before starting the interesting stuff again. The combat is either completely broken or the tutorials don't show anything of the important parts of dodging, as dodging seems to be just an elusive mechanic which happens once in a while. It's impossible for me to recommend this to anyone, and at a price of 70€, it's expensive as hell for the most overhyped game of the year.… Expand
  32. Dastann
    Dec 1, 2016
    1
    Combat sucks, it lacks challenge and has no depth. World is almost empty, the side quests mostly bad or boring. Story is weak. I just... How can anyone praise an semi-open-world story driven arpg with such flaws?
  33. Daniel_Keelh
    Apr 14, 2017
    1
    En mi vida he jugado juegos malos, juegos horribles pero pocos juegos que me insultaran como jugador, FFXV es uno de esos pocos elegidos. En FFXV tenemos todos los componentes que pueden convertir un buen juego en uno insultante. El sistema de combate es aberrante, la cámara hace lo que le da la real gana y las asignaciones de enemigos se cambian como les sale de las narices, las magiasEn mi vida he jugado juegos malos, juegos horribles pero pocos juegos que me insultaran como jugador, FFXV es uno de esos pocos elegidos. En FFXV tenemos todos los componentes que pueden convertir un buen juego en uno insultante. El sistema de combate es aberrante, la cámara hace lo que le da la real gana y las asignaciones de enemigos se cambian como les sale de las narices, las magias no sirven de nada y ni en el modo táctico acabas por entender todo lo que pasa en pantalla. El mundo abierto es horrible, un fail completo, misiones estúpidas de recadero soportando a los estúpidos de tus compañeros, a cada cual mas estereotipado. Chorradas y chorradas a kilos para rellenar horas de juego, que si ahora pesca, que si haz fotos, que si vamos de excursión o a correr... lamentable. Y la historia, madre mía la historia, mala no, lo siguiente y todo eso remarcado en la peor OST que haya escuchado nunca en un JRPG y en un FF. En fin, un juego execrable, horrible, ofensivo y que debería hacer que aquí se acabará con el cadáver que es desde el X FF. Good Job Square.… Expand
  34. Umbra7
    Dec 24, 2019
    1
    Just play Breath of the Wild, any TES/Fallout game or ANY other JRPG, really. This game is a jack of all trades, master of none type of deal – and when I say master of none, I actually mean to say that it fails terribly at accomplishing any of the things it set out to do. Sidequests are boring, story is rubbish, combat system is an actual joke and an insult to anyone who likes the idea ofJust play Breath of the Wild, any TES/Fallout game or ANY other JRPG, really. This game is a jack of all trades, master of none type of deal – and when I say master of none, I actually mean to say that it fails terribly at accomplishing any of the things it set out to do. Sidequests are boring, story is rubbish, combat system is an actual joke and an insult to anyone who likes the idea of active combat; the list goes on.

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

    Here's to hoping that FFXV is the only game in the series to get shafted this hard, and that FFXVI is going to be an actual game again rather than an interactive movie type of thing.    … Expand
  35. xellos81
    Dec 11, 2016
    1
    you have plenty of reviews to read here...
    I'm going to be quick

    Is just garbage putted in a sparkling bag... that'all
    Don't waste your time on this, really

    And also, I bet that square enix is paying for reviews, and created some fake user review... because.. it's not possible to give 6 or more to FFXV
  36. dragonfirees
    Dec 1, 2016
    1
    They have made it yet again. Another stupid japanese game coming our way. What to say about this game. Same deal as usual: same old childish game, another **** story, same stupid looking characters...
    Honestly, there must be many ways of doing a worst game but I can't think of any. Don't this people ever get tired of releasing rubbish?
    Tl;DR -> Go play a real RPG and forget about this ****
  37. CyrusDeacon
    Nov 30, 2016
    1
    This game is a boy band road trip. How the hell was this a good idea?

    Do you like being able to win by holding one button? Then buy final fantasy xv. I played the first 4 hours of the game by only holding down the circle key. Never lost a battle. Never had to use a potion. Combat strategy is non-existent. Do you like using magic? Go play a different final fantasy game. Magic in this    This game is a boy band road trip. How the hell was this a good idea?

    Do you like being able to win by holding one button? Then buy final fantasy xv. I played the first 4 hours of the game by only holding down the circle key. Never lost a battle. Never had to use a potion. Combat strategy is non-existent.

    Do you like using magic? Go play a different final fantasy game. Magic in this game is throwing bottles with magic properties in it. This is like alchemy bombs from Witcher 3.

    Do you like boy bands? This game is for you. You can even play dress up. Because, you know. That's fun.

    Do you like summons? Then go play a different FF game. Summons barely exist in this game, and you cannot "Summon" them.

    The good? The graphics are good. The sound is great. There is an open world to explore(Even though it is small). The story is ok. The actual gameplay is just **** horrible.    … Expand
  38. Cloud87
    Aug 7, 2018
    1
    Worst game in the series, the only good thing about the game are graphics and sound, gameplay is bland, the story is a mess, and it's unfinished...
  39. slayrats
    Nov 29, 2016
    1
    FINAL FANTASY XV
    -terrible clipping with characters in environments
    -bad facial animations
    -combat is bland
    -copy and paste characters/levels
    -not enough varity

    +game runs barely
  40. Pinkizord
    Nov 29, 2016
    1
    If you are a fan of the saga stay away.
    This game is made for the casual player that have not played any FF before.
    Hope square enix learn the lesson this time.
    Buy Persona 5 instead.
  41. NotMyFinalForm
    Jan 14, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Battle system is mostly braindead button mashing, no skill or strategy required. The story is rushed and unfinished. The world is basically empty. The sidequests are either a fetch-quest or killing something a hundred times each. The loading screens are constant and all over the place. The driving is boring and it takes a lot of time. The dungeons are intriguing at first but then you realize they are all actually extremely dull an uninteresting.

    So what exactly is good about this game? I have no idea. Maybe the graphics... Although there was a cut-scene near the end of the game were we see some aeons battling it out and it was pretty good. That was the one and only highlight of the story, if you can call this unfinished rubbish with plotholes everywhere a story at all.

    I wish I was joking but I am not. This game needed like 1 or more years in the oven to be honest. It had potential but in its current state the game's simply unfinished.    … Expand
  42. dimasok
    Dec 12, 2016
    1
    Garbage story, garbage characters, garbage open world, garbage length.

    The only good things about it were the vistas when driving, the flying Regalia, the music and the summons (when you actually met the requirements to summon them (*sigh*).

    Anyways, I would nominate FFXV as the worst game I played this year easily.
  43. vindiexel
    Jan 25, 2017
    1
    So sad... Still trying to find a Final Fantasy game inside Final Fantasy XV. Still playing the game, saying to myself: "the problem is you. You have grown older". But deep inside I know is decieving myself. Goodbye my loved final fantasy.
  44. americanbeast
    Feb 4, 2017
    1
    I created a metacritic account just to review this game. Absolute rubbish. A boring world, characters, and a story that requires to watch movies and anime just to understand. You'd think that with a 10 year development time and a massive budget that Square could have come up with something better. The combat is just okay. The final few hours of the game are absolutely terrible. AlsoI created a metacritic account just to review this game. Absolute rubbish. A boring world, characters, and a story that requires to watch movies and anime just to understand. You'd think that with a 10 year development time and a massive budget that Square could have come up with something better. The combat is just okay. The final few hours of the game are absolutely terrible. Also you can't save in most dungeons so if you have time constraints (or the game crashes which happened to me twice) you can lose significant time.

    As long a time fan of the series, I would rank this just above FFXIII as the 2nd worst. Here's to hoping that FFXVI can pick up the pieces.    … Expand
  45. Arbanblade
    Mar 14, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Final Fantasy 15 sucks. It's completely overrated. Fanboy's world over will be screaming at me telling me how wrong I am. "How could I possibly think such things about this awesome game?". *cough* Cup Noodle *cough*
    Let's start with Gameplay. One of the few things that is actually SOMEWHAT redeemable in this game. I did find the new scheme to be fun though after a while it's all about holding the Circle button and occasionally pressing the dodge and parry buttons. If you like simply holding down a single button throughout your battles you are in luck here.
    Also Chocobos ROCK!!
    Visuals: Actually the visuals are pretty damn amazing. I found myself in awe during the better part of the game.
    Sound: Pretty damn good also. I enjoyed the throwback tracks to some of my favorite FF moments in history whilst driving along in the very linear(and quite frankly boring) car rides.
    Story: All great visuals and amazing sound aside cannot add up enough to the failing piece of crap that is this story. At best this story can be called weak. When you have to go watch a "movie" to fill in many of the holes. When I have to watch or listen to HOURS of side banter from random NPC's. When I have to purchase DLC. All of these things(plus some I am sure I am forgetting to list) are required for you to fully understand the "story". NPC banter should be supplemental, not blatantly required for me to understand the Main story. I shouldn't have to hit the fanboys forum's just to better understand the main villain. And most importantly if you are going to include a main story arc piece DO NOT make me purchase DLC just so I can get the whole picture there.

    Bottom line here is this, Final Fantasy 15 is rushed. The main character is mostly unlikable 99% of the game. The secondary characters are the best thing about this and they take 3rd or 4th in priority of story telling. The blatant commercial for Cup Noodle was **** annoying(Maybe it was a joke but it just served to break me out of what could have been an amazing game) .    … Expand
  46. turdking
    Jul 21, 2017
    1
    10 long years I waited for this. What are the paid shills who write the 7-10 score reviews saying?

    - "A Beautiful Open World" - that you can't even explore openly because of invisible barriers. While some parts are nice (the parts shown in the trailer) most of the world feels barren and empty as if it hasn't seen any attention from the developers. The cities are lifeless and there is    10 long years I waited for this. What are the paid shills who write the 7-10 score reviews saying?

    - "A Beautiful Open World" - that you can't even explore openly because of invisible barriers. While some parts are nice (the parts shown in the trailer) most of the world feels barren and empty as if it hasn't seen any attention from the developers. The cities are lifeless and there is absolutely no sense of exploration, any secret area you find usually contains nothing more than a crafting material. Even the need to talk to a NPC merchat is alleviated by allowing you to shop from your car.

    - "easy to learn and fun combat mechanics " - yeah its pretty easy to hold a button down to Auto Attack and a button down to dodge. Its especially easy to learn when you its pretty much impossible for you to die - when you "go down" you simply limp about with your MAX HP draining until another party member can bring you back to your feet. Phoenix Down's are also so plentiful that even when my entire party was wiped out "Downed" Noctis was able to throw a Phoenix Down and we are back in business holding Auto Attack and Dodge - SO FUN.

    - "a lot of depth to the combat that can be reached by the big verity of weapons" - This i don't get. Its fake depth, with the exception of a few , most weapons are re-skinned melee weapons , the game is essentially a Hack-n-Slash. Magic has been dumbed down to 3 basic elements that can be infused to give bonus effects. (not to mention you have to gather materials to craft the spell) Even the summons have been dumbed down to a RNG chance of occurring.

    - "So many side quests you can't hardly focus on the main story (a pro, not a con) and that don't feel at all repetitive" - NOT REPETITIVE? Every single side quest in this game is a shallow attempt at adding depth to a lifeless game. --- Talk to unimportant irrelevant NPC with no memorable quotes or background, go to Point A. Return to NPC. Receive Item. Every "side-quest" has this structure. Think Preston Garvey in FO4.

    - "challenging hunts" - the only challenging thing about the hunts in this game is finding the willpower to continue playing the game long enough to reach the interesting hunts.

    i'm not going to comment on the story because I personally couldn't find the strength to finish it (stopped at Chapter 11)

    People who claim that the bad reviews are from Turn based purists or whatever need to have a serious think about what this game does right. No sense of exploration, simplified and dumbed down RPG mechanics, shallow lifeless world and characters, and don't even get me started on that horrible car.    … Expand
  47. FJesus31
    Apr 16, 2020
    1
    Nadie recuerda este juego, ha envejecido mal en solo 5 años, lo siento pero así es
  48. Hurrikhan
    Jan 28, 2023
    1
    I've wasted a few hours playing this god-awful game. This one of the worst of the serie, maybe on par with XIII.

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

    I dream of the day Square would make a FF at the level of the VI
  49. SageBlackwolf
    Feb 9, 2020
    1
    The tag line for this game is "...for the fans and first timers", which should have been my first warning. So far the stuff for fans has been music on the cars radio and character sprites on the equipment menu.
    As for first timers, well, for this game I do feel a bit like a newbie, as the combat is so unlike any other FF game. I say that, but as I continue playing it does begin to feel    The tag line for this game is "...for the fans and first timers", which should have been my first warning. So far the stuff for fans has been music on the cars radio and character sprites on the equipment menu.
    As for first timers, well, for this game I do feel a bit like a newbie, as the combat is so unlike any other FF game. I say that, but as I continue playing it does begin to feel like a stripped down FF XIII: Lighting returns (let the Horror of that sink in). Against one enemy (even a boss) combat is pathetically easy, against multiple enemies it's a chaotic mess. Magic is impossible to use without hitting your allies, so it just turns into a melee-fest.
    The game itself feels like Squares attempt at a Skyrim like rpg, this may be a good idea but I wouldn't call such a game a Final Fantasy.
    I will say this about it, the grapics and settings are beautiful.
    For anyone who wants an old-school jrpg this is not it. For anyone who wants a sandbox rpg there are better options, for those who the the offspring of these two, what the hell is wrong with you?!    … Expand
  50. solutions7970
    Feb 5, 2019
    1
    It is one of the worst games I've ever played with PS4.
    Good things are music, fishing and that's it.
    Boring, Laggy, terrbile character design...
    A number of good things from other games but degraded.
    It feels like that it has a lot of big holes in plot.
    and even if there are no holes in plot? story is just trash.
  51. Buttsoup99
    Dec 26, 2019
    1
    I see many people rating the work of the devs instead of rating the actual game.

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

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

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

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


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

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

    So yeah...they gave us a worse product even tho a good one already existed. They deserve the negative reviews.    … Expand
  52. Maximinoe
    Jun 14, 2020
    1
    This is probably the worst final fantasy game in the entire series.

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

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

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

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

    The side content is terrible as well with most making no sense or literally using 3rd party asset monsters. How low can you go?    … Expand
  53. LuCk3y
    Jul 6, 2020
    1
    Only reason not giving it a 0 it looks amazing. Played every FF, I have no idea what this was... FF is officially dead.
  54. DingerDonger
    Mar 23, 2023
    1
    This isn't a Final Fantasy game, this is an atrocity cobbled together by the husk of a company who now focuses almost exclusively on crappy remakes and gacha games. Play 1-13 (and avoid 7) if you want a good Final Fantasy.
  55. IvanMorello
    Mar 15, 2023
    1
    Questo è un gioco che mi ha spezzato il cuore. Ho sperato davvero tanto che fosse presente il doppiaggio Italiano che avrebbe regalato tutta un altra atmosfera ed immersività a questa saga, ma purtroppo non è stato così. Perciò la mia valutazione è negativa.

    Nel caso in cui dovesse essere inserito il doppiaggio Italiano la modificherò
  56. angelrubio
    Feb 21, 2023
    0
    When you’re driving and want to stop and go back you have to press L2 until you’re stopped, then let it go and press L2 again to slowly back up. Any 10/10 game becomes a 0/10 when you do stuff like that.
  57. Truthhurts
    Jan 24, 2017
    0
    Bad combat with little to no input (hold down circle and do nothing else) besides throw a "grenade" spell every now and then, story makes no sense and is incomplete unless you watch animes and movies that cost money (that are terrible btw)

    This is what 10+ years of constant reimagining of a rpg will do, give you a inconsistent broken mess that pleases no one except the fanatical    Bad combat with little to no input (hold down circle and do nothing else) besides throw a "grenade" spell every now and then, story makes no sense and is incomplete unless you watch animes and movies that cost money (that are terrible btw)

    This is what 10+ years of constant reimagining of a rpg will do, give you a inconsistent broken mess that pleases no one except the fanatical fanboy (but what doesnt please weird people like that?)

    As a real FF fan who grew up with the Final Fantasy series stay far away or rent the game if you are curious just how low this legendary franchise has fallen thanks to the industries obsession with trying to reimagine franchises and fix things that are not broken, 1 extra point for the cringe worthy banter that is only their to distract you from how bad the gameplay is    … Expand
  58. remore
    Dec 22, 2016
    0
    The story is terrible nothing happens for 10 chapters then you suddenly have finished the game, combat system is made in the 90' and it's not a RPG at all, magic is boring and a complete waste of time.

    Everything that you loved about all the old good FF is not in this game.
  59. Lakyforever
    Dec 12, 2016
    0
    I feel insulted as a fan of series by the design, quality of execution and incoherency in tone of this game. If there is a paid service to remove my memory of knowing this game I would pay without hesitation, and preserve my love for the true FF games.
  60. SpunkyMonkey
    Feb 23, 2018
    0
    I'm genuinely gobsmacked at how bad & dull this game is. I love the FF series up to number 13, but it took a real downturn when Lightening got involved. I detested all the FF13 series, and just wanted something half decent from this. Instead what I got was a dull, empty open world with an absolutely threadbare plot, & 13-style simplified combat which played itself. It's truly abysmal. YouI'm genuinely gobsmacked at how bad & dull this game is. I love the FF series up to number 13, but it took a real downturn when Lightening got involved. I detested all the FF13 series, and just wanted something half decent from this. Instead what I got was a dull, empty open world with an absolutely threadbare plot, & 13-style simplified combat which played itself. It's truly abysmal. You really couldn't have made a worse game chaps, I even think I hate it more than 13. Pathetic… Expand
  61. heavy_rain
    Jan 25, 2019
    0
    Бессюжетное говно от Табаты. Это не Final Fantasy.
  62. DonMega
    Dec 2, 2016
    0
    I rated this game earlier a 5/10 and I'm new to the franchise. But I just finished playing with 10 hours and I'm annoyed as hell with the bugs and stupid things that I have to rate it a 0.

    If witcher 3 never came out this might be an great game however this game tries to take a couple things from the witcher 3 game but fails miserably. The travel system in this game is god awful,    I rated this game earlier a 5/10 and I'm new to the franchise. But I just finished playing with 10 hours and I'm annoyed as hell with the bugs and stupid things that I have to rate it a 0.

    If witcher 3 never came out this might be an great game however this game tries to take a couple things from the witcher 3 game but fails miserably.

    The travel system in this game is god awful, worse than witcher. The car system is so retarded. You can kinda drive the car "manually it's called" which means steer left/right, brake and accelerate. If you dinge something with the car, it will suffer massive damage and cost you 500 credits to get it repaired. You can't go offroad or anywhere. Secondly if you set ignii to drive somewhere on auto and you haven't been there ever get ready to wait 10 minutes straight to get there.
    But WAIT!. If say he's driving there and suddenly it turns into night time, guess what. The idiot will stop the car and tell you it's better if you return back to camp/post to sleep the night because it's dangerous. So this means teleporting back to where you started from 8-10 minutes earlier.
    But wait, there's more, say you want to force through the night and try driving manually, if a monster shows up on the road the car will either A) automatically U turn or B) stop and kick everyone from the car forcing you to fight the insane damage daemon that will kill you.
    All in all you'll spend endless hours just driving to places.

    Now in the game you have to collect these swords from dungeons for nocti, these dungeons are ridiculous, they are extremely confusing to get around inside. The minimap is no help and the big map is even more confusing. Get ready to waste 2 hours inside an ice cave back tracking 50 times to find the damn sword piece.

    Another problem is the glitchy quests, there's this one quest I went to, to supposedly mine something. Guess what I get spammed with airships for 30 minutes straight. Sure I get a lot of xp but there is no item at the spot to mine, it just spawns 10 ai every couple seconds.

    The camera is absurd, it's extremely delayed behind the combat and motion. You'll be facing the wrong way 90% of the time during combat.

    I am new to final fantasy so I am rating this based on how happy this game made me. In the beginning I rated it a 5 because for a while I could overlook most of these game breaking designs and bugs but I've had enough of this crap. Wish they would fix all this as overall the story is great, characters are good and it could really be an amazing game.    … Expand
  63. charles_barkin
    Mar 7, 2018
    0
    I'm happy I finished the story (63 hours long). However, I have to give a mediocre review to protest the DLC structure.

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

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

    Until FF15 and games with similar story DLC structures change their ways, they will continue get mediocre user reviews.    … Expand
  64. Soulreaver186
    Nov 30, 2016
    0
    So terrible it makes FF13 look good. There is some serious denial going on it these reviews and they should be removed for clearly being biased to the material.
  65. cabbages
    Jan 10, 2017
    0
    This game is a disgusting excuse of a game, you do nothing is this game, all you do is walk around, seriously you spend 5 minutes walking to a place or driving to a place, to pick a mission just to walk another 5 minute to the mission location, to do a 10 sec battle and walk back. This really is every single side mission, some mission requires about 15 minutes of walking, seriously justThis game is a disgusting excuse of a game, you do nothing is this game, all you do is walk around, seriously you spend 5 minutes walking to a place or driving to a place, to pick a mission just to walk another 5 minute to the mission location, to do a 10 sec battle and walk back. This really is every single side mission, some mission requires about 15 minutes of walking, seriously just walking around. Theres no fast travel, unless your in the car and you have to walk to the car, and you cant travel at night by car, you always get stop by a demon.

    this game is so bad, I can't express how much walking you have to do, its like 95% of the game is just walking, nothing else.    … Expand
  66. shundog
    Apr 10, 2017
    0
    This game is a trainwreck of bad ideas. The only thing 'Final Fantasy' about it is the title. The series is in desperate need of a reboot after this abomination. It lacks direction and seems to have no idea what it wants to be. Had I not received it as a gift, I would have returned it after the first hour.
  67. DreamCore
    Mar 12, 2017
    0
    Seriously, this is truly one awful game. The story is pretty much non existant. The side quests are the worst in an RPG to date (deliver tomatoes, collect frogs, find wax for your car, collect dog tags... seriously wtf?). The combat is garbage and essentially consists of holding two different buttons. The world is too big and empty, they clearly made the retarded choice of favoring sizeSeriously, this is truly one awful game. The story is pretty much non existant. The side quests are the worst in an RPG to date (deliver tomatoes, collect frogs, find wax for your car, collect dog tags... seriously wtf?). The combat is garbage and essentially consists of holding two different buttons. The world is too big and empty, they clearly made the retarded choice of favoring size over density. The graphics range from good to garbage. This is probably the worst FF game I've ever played. The only FF thing about this game is the logo, that's it. Stay away from this garbage at all costs.… Expand
  68. RenovatioX1
    Oct 1, 2022
    0
    I’m playing this game right now and I feel physical pain playing it. That’s it
  69. LordMacbeth
    Nov 30, 2016
    0
    A Final Fantasy with a weak story, weak characters and a combat system suitable for a child? Not my cup of tea, thanks. Square Enix is following the industry worse attitude: give eye candies and, thanks to a titanic marketing operation, hiding many low points of this product. This is simply not a Final Fantasy worth of this name: enjoy your GTA style car, true JRPGs is not here.
  70. tonnu
    Jan 18, 2017
    0
    the game is a **** mess. i can't believe people actually test played this game. there is no story. everything happens without any reason. "epic" cut scenes are nonsensical. when the professional reviewers say the stories are "weak" it's a gross misunderstatement.

    everything you know and love about the series is good. magic system is crap. party system is crap (only gladios can withstand    the game is a **** mess. i can't believe people actually test played this game. there is no story. everything happens without any reason. "epic" cut scenes are nonsensical. when the professional reviewers say the stories are "weak" it's a gross misunderstatement.

    everything you know and love about the series is good. magic system is crap. party system is crap (only gladios can withstand abuse, the other two will die constantly). there is no equipment system. there are no summons. skill tree is mostly meaningless.

    combat is OK but not enough to save the game. it is clumsy and requires little to no skill. what's worse is that there's very little combat in this game. mega bosses are QTEs and / or gimmicky boss. in one boss encounter you are basically given super powers and you just hold circle to defeat it--like seriously, not exaggerating one bit.

    as other reviewers have remarked after the half way point, the game abandons its open world for a more story-focused linear development. this occurs around chapter 9 or something. what people fails to mention is that actually after chapter 9, each chapter consists of like ONE battle. with like trash mobs. and then some nonsensical cut scenes. and then the chapter ends. W T F.

    seriously, this is a failure on so many levels i really question whether the **** at sqenix even played the game or not.

    this post is not an exaggeration. this game SUCKS.    … Expand
  71. Figaro79
    Jan 14, 2017
    0
    Выпустив Final Fantasy XV Square Enix орекла себя на несмываемый позор. Да, FF XIII была убожеством, но хотя бы работала, в отличие от Final Fantasy XV, которая жутко сбоит, плохо оптимизирована и это помимо скучного сюжета и его подачи, картонных персонажей, неработающей боёвки - что персонажи, что монстры ведут себя как сумасшедшие слепые недотёпы. Скучнейшие и жутко однообразныеВыпустив Final Fantasy XV Square Enix орекла себя на несмываемый позор. Да, FF XIII была убожеством, но хотя бы работала, в отличие от Final Fantasy XV, которая жутко сбоит, плохо оптимизирована и это помимо скучного сюжета и его подачи, картонных персонажей, неработающей боёвки - что персонажи, что монстры ведут себя как сумасшедшие слепые недотёпы. Скучнейшие и жутко однообразные побочные задания. Заторможенные chocobos с которых из за критичного сбоя иногда нельзя слезть. Боевая система сбоит как только начинается бой более чем с тремя противниками; кривая анимация, персонажи промахиваются, монстры убегают за пределы поля боя и их там нельзя атаковать пока они не вернуться, а они могут вообще не вернуться в круг боя. Совершенно алогичные уязвимости к стихиям. Однозначно Final Fantasy XV очередная разрекламированная поделка. Сумбурная, недоделанная, как технически так и сюжетно где то на уровне плохих игр из 2000х. Плюс задания иногда нельзя выполнить из за того что сюжетный предмет нельзя подобрать - не срабатывает триггер или что там. Предмет подсвечивается, но не подбирается.
    Вердикт - 0/10 это позор японцам, это провал. Веры SquareEnix больше нет.    … Expand
  72. WondemanLocke
    Apr 1, 2017
    0
    I had to change my ratings after dlc is out. This is now completely sell out that made me lost faith in this developer.

    Do you like it or not, depends much do you count of things that is has, or what is should have. Personally i kept it enjoyable, i gave it 5 because it is only a half done from 10. It was cut off from most important things and included some unthinkable game design. You    I had to change my ratings after dlc is out. This is now completely sell out that made me lost faith in this developer.

    Do you like it or not, depends much do you count of things that is has, or what is should have. Personally i kept it enjoyable, i gave it 5 because it is only a half done from 10. It was cut off from most important things and included some unthinkable game design. You need to see the movie and TV-show, interviews and fan fiction plot analysis from people who love this franchise to have that story because in the game, there is not very much, even the Noctis friends back stories was not told.

    Sadly, about a month of its release, i kind of wish of remake of this game in such way it should have been done. When developers say that they could dlc some of plot content, it may sound suspicious for people who have not played this game, but this game is designed to be such it might work.

    Final Fantasy title is something developers should not use excuses to cut off from content and story just for that reason they does not have skills or time to do this or that. FF13 was miserable attempt, FF14 was so bad they had to do whole game again, FF15 is great. Positive side is if it takes 10 years to make a new game, they can achieve this title's former glory only in about 40-80 years.

    Sakagutchi worked hard to achieve Final Fantasy greatness and was the one who had enough honor and ambition to push up game completely made to match its original vision. Title was known for thrilling and cleverly made scenes and they had all potential to add such scenes in FF15 but maybe they all was cut off.

    Game developers should also respect the time what people use in these games because people nowadays have very less free time. Pointless fetch quests what are designed to be possible time consuming (drive around, loading screens if fast travel, you only can have one hunt active at the time). Every time you return side quest you have this feeling let this be the last one.    … Expand
  73. ejoseph
    Feb 1, 2017
    0
    i truly wish that this jrpg genre would've stuck with its roots. attracting a new audience (western rpg mmo style) might be increasing the companies profits and that's why they decided to go this route instead. This game was a complete bore. I hate fetch quests in any game and I purposely avoid western rpgs as a result, but because I was a fan of old school ff I thought I'd give thisi truly wish that this jrpg genre would've stuck with its roots. attracting a new audience (western rpg mmo style) might be increasing the companies profits and that's why they decided to go this route instead. This game was a complete bore. I hate fetch quests in any game and I purposely avoid western rpgs as a result, but because I was a fan of old school ff I thought I'd give this game a go. The story sucked, the combat sucked, the fetch quests sucked. There's nothing really positive I can say about this game and that's just sad because I really wanted to enjoy this game. The pointless fetch quests reminded me of dragon age inquisition and I stopped playing that game too. just to give some perspective here I actually enjoyed playing ffxiii which actually had a story and amazing soundtrack. I Prefer linear gameplay because it gives me direction instead of getting lost. Speaking of getting lost, this game is perfect for that driving around endlessly searching for items to return to people. How exciting is that? Man games have really gone south. Looking forward to the new Zelda.… Expand
  74. jerrymimus
    Feb 5, 2017
    0
    What a dissapointment. This game could have been great if only they stuck to a more playable game style. Instead you have to sit in a car and literally put the control down and wait from point to point.. there is so much pintless crap filling this game that it is painful and I cant play it anymore. Japanese brands are trying too hard to be creative and are ruining great titles this way.What a dissapointment. This game could have been great if only they stuck to a more playable game style. Instead you have to sit in a car and literally put the control down and wait from point to point.. there is so much pintless crap filling this game that it is painful and I cant play it anymore. Japanese brands are trying too hard to be creative and are ruining great titles this way. This joins metal gear solid 5 as a ruined game.. done with square as I am done with kojima.… Expand
  75. AboOod
    Oct 19, 2017
    0
    Game is garbage. The REAL meaning of "STUPIDITY" where devs CLEARLY put so much effort into making it to finally come up with this **** gameplay. At least make the controls responsive .. each time i want to interact with something I press X and Noct jumps instead! And btw Square F***ing Enix, who said that gamers just wanna waste their time ?? So much travelling in this game.
  76. sweed1234
    May 31, 2018
    0
    This game was a disappointment. It had good music and the game had a good start but after chapter 8 you know the game was rushed and that is when the game took a really bad nose dive. Parts of the game were missing only to be released as DLC way too late (99% of people had already finished the game, no point in mid game DLC, it really needed to be a part of the game from the start). TheThis game was a disappointment. It had good music and the game had a good start but after chapter 8 you know the game was rushed and that is when the game took a really bad nose dive. Parts of the game were missing only to be released as DLC way too late (99% of people had already finished the game, no point in mid game DLC, it really needed to be a part of the game from the start). The game doesn't feel like an RPG and the magic system was bland. Many side quests but a very short main story, way too short. World was beautiful but also too big and empty. The game did not feel like a Final Fantasy game. The game was rushed at the end. The ending was too bland, short, filled with loop holes and dark for my taste.… Expand
  77. BigParasites
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    Only 20 hours long? What the heck. The story sucked too. I didn't like the combat, characters, or even the graphics and there were a lot of bugs. I can't believe this took TEN YEARS to make. Conan was right ,this was a waste of time.
  78. epistm87
    Dec 1, 2016
    0
    Abysmal Story. dumy dumdum Annoying Characters. - Dumb Villain. weak strategy errible clipping with characters in environments combat is bland this not Final Fantasy
  79. KingMiky1994
    Dec 3, 2016
    0
    10 years for 2 cities, everything blurry, bad facial animation, story sucks big times, copy paste sidequests, hold square to win the game, 20 hours main campagne, empty world, dlc in a ff game

    SE clearly dont know how to make games anymore so I lost all hope with ff7 remake but fanboys will defend those games with their lifes.
    The Industry is doomed
  80. dypsomaniart
    Mar 8, 2017
    0
    boring slow uninspiring gameplay, so much time wasted just travelling and doing pointless boring stuff, random story that didnt get me in, boring fetch quests and fights. After ps4 patch 1.05 the graphics seemed even worse, muddy blurry bad looking game with bad framepacing. I tried several sessions to get into it but couldn't. And god the music was terrible. Traded it in for a new game.
  81. GamerZero
    Sep 10, 2017
    0
    If you've never played a Final Fantasy game before you might like this trash. However, if you came in expecting a good story, likeable characters, an interesting world and an exciting adventure where you're drawn in...you will be disappointed. Yes I am a long time FF fan which means I expect good games, this game is garbage.
  82. SerMillian
    Oct 3, 2018
    0
    Final Fantasy XV is a game that not only manages to disappoint fans on a colossal level, but the game industry itself.

    its a perfect example on how regardless how bad a game can be, people will still buy it based off the brand name itself, even if the game is terrible. Square enix is capitalizing on emotions and its unacceptable.
  83. FartOnMyBowlz
    Nov 30, 2016
    0
    Abysmal Story, Annoying Characters, Dumb Villain,No girl in the boy band,,weak plot , weak strategy, Bugs,
    Bad secondary missions, Terrible clipping with characters in environments, Bad facial animations.
  84. megabear
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    I got exactly what I expected so I'm not surprised at all. I still purchased the game because of nostalgia. If you have been a fan of the series in the past, you will be disappointed. If you were expecting Final Fantasy version of Witcher 3, it's not even up to that standard and both are uninteresting. Still, the game is playable. I recommend getting it few months later after the priceI got exactly what I expected so I'm not surprised at all. I still purchased the game because of nostalgia. If you have been a fan of the series in the past, you will be disappointed. If you were expecting Final Fantasy version of Witcher 3, it's not even up to that standard and both are uninteresting. Still, the game is playable. I recommend getting it few months later after the price drop.

    Pros:

    - Combat is more fun than I expected, though I would have preferred real time with pause style like they did with Mass Effect or Dragon Age Origins

    - Visuals are very well done and open world is a plus

    - Many surprises with side contents

    - Good soundtrack

    Cons:

    - Probably the worst cast of main characters in the entire series

    - One of the worst, if not the worst, story in the entire series

    - World feels empty

    - Repetitive and uninspired side quests    … Expand
  85. Joko
    Jan 24, 2017
    0
    "A Final Fantasy for fans and for first timers." This, because only diehard fans will play this crap, and only first timers will be stupid enough to buy it. Right from the very beginning this game was terrible. I have no clue why this took them 10 years to make, it's complete trash. Not only trash compared to other jrpg's, but it's the worst FF game in the series. Mystic Quest was more"A Final Fantasy for fans and for first timers." This, because only diehard fans will play this crap, and only first timers will be stupid enough to buy it. Right from the very beginning this game was terrible. I have no clue why this took them 10 years to make, it's complete trash. Not only trash compared to other jrpg's, but it's the worst FF game in the series. Mystic Quest was more fun. The world is empty. The characters are the worst characters ever to be seen in an FF game. And the gameplay isn't that great either. This game has nothing going for it.… Expand
  86. Femto90
    Apr 21, 2020
    0
    Unfinished garbage, played it at release and it was literally unfinished, full of bugs etc It's kinda better now after more than 2 years but it means nothing to me. Hell they just now adding the villains backstory in the game, **** this piece of ****
  87. CodyCoyote64
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    I am a far bigger Final Fantasy fan than most critics.

    While other prominent online critics, like TheSpoonyOne, dismiss classic or high quality games due to not being mainstream enough, I have followed the series since I first read about Final Fantasy VI in Nintendo Power. I have thoroughly experienced the entire series and have closely followed the work of various people who have    I am a far bigger Final Fantasy fan than most critics.

    While other prominent online critics, like TheSpoonyOne, dismiss classic or high quality games due to not being mainstream enough, I have followed the series since I first read about Final Fantasy VI in Nintendo Power. I have thoroughly experienced the entire series and have closely followed the work of various people who have worked on the game, which has led me to such gems as The Last Story. I have a far more thorough knowledge of the creative side of the series than Noah Antwiler in all of his degenerate glory ever will.

    Final Fantasy XV is incredibly boring. Anyone who has watched Conan O'Brien's 'Clueless gamer' segment can attest to this fact, There are, however, several fanboys who flood review sites with perfect scores despite never playing the game. It is time for more astute critics to point out the very real fact that this game is simply not very fun to play. Much like PS4 as a whole.

    Tokyo Mirage Sessions was better, Paper Mario Color Splash was better, I'm sure Persona 5 will be better, the list of BETTER RPGs goes on and on and on. Square has been bleeding talent for years and now, when it comes to their biggest project ever, they have officially completely dropped the ball.    … Expand
  88. thedaarkbatty
    Jan 20, 2017
    0
    The combat system is incomprehensible to me, everything happens too fast and feels overly chaotic. I don't feel like I am making choices or that i have any ability to control the combat. I don't see how the game has as good a score as it does. It irks me to no end that I have to manually control the camera.
  89. hulkmaster
    Dec 13, 2016
    0
    If it was "just some JRPG" i would gladly place 8 or 9, because game have its pretty good moments.

    But as Final Fantasy game it lack of too much things. Why would they give that game to Tabata, instead of Nomura?
  90. Mankiniman
    Dec 1, 2016
    0
    This game is extraordinarily unoriginal and slow-paced. there are two good things to say about it, but I could rant about its bad points for a while, so here I go.
    The characters are awkward and unoriginal, but at the same time very inconsistent. How the managed to create characters like that is as much a mystery as why they decided to. The most fun I had in this game was killing goons,    This game is extraordinarily unoriginal and slow-paced. there are two good things to say about it, but I could rant about its bad points for a while, so here I go.
    The characters are awkward and unoriginal, but at the same time very inconsistent. How the managed to create characters like that is as much a mystery as why they decided to. The most fun I had in this game was killing goons, but they soon that became a chore as they died faster and faster, and it became apparent that they didn't really fight back.
    The boss fights are way too long and not very intense (though I am used to Bloodborne bosses, so I might be biased), and an example was at a point in the game where I had to fight a Titan, and that battle consisted of pushing three buttons in the same sequence 7 times to see the same visuals again and again and then it died after 10 minutes I couldn't help but think could have been used better.
    The visuals are nice, they really managed the graphics well
    I personally do not like side quests that are obviously just fillers, but I can tolerate one or two, but to make every single one one of those, and you have yourself a real load of garbage
    I did not enjoy this game, and therefore will not recommend it to anyone.    … Expand
  91. CZiggy
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    Not a final fantasy game. The story and characters are all kinds of dull and the gameplay is not fun at all. The game and music are gorgeous but everything else is sup-par.
  92. assblaster2000
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    I really liked the soundtrack, but other than that Final Fantasy XV doesn't have much to offer. The visuals and size of the game feel lackluster in relation to its long time in development, and the story is sparse and rushed. The gameplay is kinda fun, but it's far from enough to keep you interested. Would not recommend it unless you like to run around in circles doing nothing at all.
  93. mandiddu
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    I waited 10 years for this game, and this is what I get? Terrible, just terrible. Cut content, poor gameplay, flat characters, mindnumbing plot... The list goes on. Thanks Tabata. Really, thanks. Good job on doing nothing right.
  94. Versus13isnot15
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    This game IS NOT Final Fantasy Versus XIII - It's the Exact opposite no dark at all, Cheesy , full of forced drama, everything feels artificial.

    Abysmal Story. Annoying Characters. Dumb Villain. Dialogue will make your ears bleed. Music doesn't fit the Scenery. Clunky Combat,Dull Camera angles,Bad A.I. Big empty world with almost nothing to do except some mundane fetch quests.    This game IS NOT Final Fantasy Versus XIII - It's the Exact opposite no dark at all, Cheesy , full of forced drama, everything feels artificial.

    Abysmal Story.
    Annoying Characters.
    Dumb Villain.
    Dialogue will make your ears bleed.
    Music doesn't fit the Scenery.
    Clunky Combat,Dull Camera angles,Bad A.I.
    Big empty world with almost nothing to do except some mundane fetch quests.
    Overall feels like an unpolished half-finished game.

    The marketing for this game was a complete scam!    … Expand
  95. tasteful-gamer
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    Absolutely horrible overworld. Literally the worst overworld I've seen an RPG do this decade. I don't even understand how anyone could support or even tolerate this. This has to get punished with bad sales and harsh words. Shame on "professional" video game journalists and reviewers.

    It's somehow even less open, more generic and emptier than Skyrim, and this says a lot. This is a    Absolutely horrible overworld. Literally the worst overworld I've seen an RPG do this decade. I don't even understand how anyone could support or even tolerate this. This has to get punished with bad sales and harsh words. Shame on "professional" video game journalists and reviewers.

    It's somehow even less open, more generic and emptier than Skyrim, and this says a lot. This is a "fantasy" game, where is the fantasy?

    And why the emo hair for the boys? Why do they style their hair like this before going on a trip to save the world? Just why? Why do we have to play such people? And how can Square Enix not realize this totally clashes with traditional JRPG shenanigans? In JRPGs you go out and try to survive, hunt wild animals, kill them, eat them, you're poor, you try to get around. In FFXV you're a rich little pince with emo hair and real life brand clothes and STILL hunt wild animals and beat them up with your big sword for hours while laughing with blonde.

    What is this terrible game?

    1/10.    … Expand
  96. DioBr4ndo
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    Possibly one of the worst FF ever made!,
    Bad characters
    weak plot
    weak strategy
    Bugs
    QTE
    Bad secondary missions
    Terrible clipping with characters in environments
    Bad facial animations
  97. Akuma75
    Jan 20, 2017
    0
    Waited 10 years throughout highschool and college for this.
    Completely false advertisement Nothing in the trailers are actually in the game.
    The 20 mins of content in this video has more story than what's in the game, too bad none of it is in the game. https://youtu.be/JkVYVpxNarU This game has got to be the worst rpg I have ever played. Only 4 useable summons that u can't summoned    Waited 10 years throughout highschool and college for this.
    Completely false advertisement Nothing in the trailers are actually in the game.
    The 20 mins of content in this video has more story than what's in the game, too bad none of it is in the game.

    https://youtu.be/JkVYVpxNarU
    This game has got to be the worst rpg I have ever played.
    Only 4 useable summons that u can't summoned when u want.
    Only 3 spells with horrible cool down timers u will problaby never use them, plus using them can kill your teammates.
    Combat is so bad and boring. you have to be fooled by graphics to enjoy this crap your just spamming 1 button and spamming potions to win. Absolutely no depth in combat and story is complete trash.
    sign this petition if you agree

    https://www.change.org/p/square-enix-reboot-final-fantasy-versus?source_location=minibar

    Story - 0.3
    Combat - 1.3
    Sidequests - 1.5
    Graphics - 9.5

    Honest trailer:
    https://youtu.be/KmLUXoK1I8o

    Fans:
    https://youtu.be/3TMaxetlQ38    … Expand
  98. Ssdflash
    Dec 3, 2016
    0
    A terrible terrible game.

    Go watch the TGS trailer in 2013, OK that's not the this game. The final product is so watered down and bad that you would enjoy that trailer more than this game, don't waste your time This game is a big market in ploy, it's a deception. It is a really bad waste of time with a terrible story and an empty world with not much to do unless you enjoy fetch    A terrible terrible game.

    Go watch the TGS trailer in 2013, OK that's not the this game. The final product is so watered down and bad that you would enjoy that trailer more than this game, don't waste your time

    This game is a big market in ploy, it's a deception. It is a really bad waste of time with a terrible story and an empty world with not much to do unless you enjoy fetch quests and monster hunts. You can't even really drive the car freely its more like a loading train youre stuck on while you wait to get to the next area.

    All the fan boys up voting it with 10s and 9s in release day never played it and their reviews should be removed from the his game is absolute trash.

    If you don't believe me just watch a play through of it or read about the story. A complete joke and scam    … Expand
  99. bbbbbbbbbbb
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    +good graphics
    +combat is fun
    -boring charactes
    **** story
    -Short
    -Overall really disappointing game after such a long wait
    -all the DLC
    -ending boss fight
    - lacks polishfeels unfinished
  100. qRhyme
    Nov 29, 2016
    0
    This isn't Final Fantasy.

    Weak story Annoying characters, terrible english voice acting Worst primary antagonist Clunky Combat & Camera Angles Garbage A.I. Empty world Copy paste fetch quests Overall feels like an unpolished half-finished game, hopefully the next one takes 20 years and actually delivers. I really hope you guys get some semblance of fun out of this, I had moments    This isn't Final Fantasy.

    Weak story
    Annoying characters, terrible english voice acting
    Worst primary antagonist
    Clunky Combat & Camera Angles
    Garbage A.I.
    Empty world
    Copy paste fetch quests
    Overall feels like an unpolished half-finished game, hopefully the next one takes 20 years and actually delivers.
    I really hope you guys get some semblance of fun out of this, I had moments but it just didn't deliver consistently for me. I was able to return it however so I will put the money towards the Last Guardian next week.

    See you in 2036.    … 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
  3. Negative: 0 out of 109
  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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