Final Fantasy XV

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7.8

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  1. Starlord
    Dec 2, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After playing 20 hours and on Chapter 3 ( doing everybody sidequest/hunt/ getting recipes for Ignis etc. as I can.)

    This game is simply amazing, there is so much to do and even the sidequests feel like they are a part of the world. For example: I was doing this "save the wounded Chocobo" sidequest and before that quest I had a similar quest but it was to only give it a potion ( felt good to save a little chocobo's life), but with this quest I had to travel back to a region I been before to save a Chocobo, when I got near the Chocobo, saber tusk like enemies jumped me and tried to attack the Chocobo! Of course I beat them and saved the poor injured Chocobo!

    It may seem little and pointless to some people, but to me having little quests that make you a savior of something is a really good feeling!

    Hunts are extremely fun as well, if you aren't prepared wildlife/hunts/dungeons will make you pay for your mistakes ( including not being well geared for the fight!)

    There is so much to do in this game, and I highly recommend this game to anyone! This game has the potential to be game of the year of 2017!    … Expand
  2. Wolfenstein51
    Dec 2, 2016
    10
    Excellent game. Very similar to Xenoblade Chronicles X (my game of the year last year), so if you do not have a WiiU then this is the next best thing. I was expecting this game to be bad due to the HORRIBLE demo which was released. I am shocked that it plays so much better than the demo. Great open world, fun battle system, great variety of side missions, beautiful graphics. The onlyExcellent game. Very similar to Xenoblade Chronicles X (my game of the year last year), so if you do not have a WiiU then this is the next best thing. I was expecting this game to be bad due to the HORRIBLE demo which was released. I am shocked that it plays so much better than the demo. Great open world, fun battle system, great variety of side missions, beautiful graphics. The only negative is Noctis' fishing game and some long load times when you fast travel. I am surprising that Final Fantasy really feels like a proper open world game like GTA.… Expand
  3. LoverRPG
    Dec 2, 2016
    10
    The critics are right, this game is very awesome. What I liked in FFXV is that game is very simple. Not casual but simple in every way. The battle system is very good, and like in all FF game, you will have easy enemies that just need to push some button, but the game also have the hard ones and impossible dungeons to defy you in every way. Play it now.
  4. GamerGirl2
    Dec 2, 2016
    10
    What Square Enix made with this game was put the best that western and jrpgs have. People that never played a FF game before are playing and fans will enjoy too. The game has a good story, it is a fact, but you will need to watch the movie Kingsglaive to full understand whats is going on. The way they tell the story is not bad, it is just different. The most important here is the journeyWhat Square Enix made with this game was put the best that western and jrpgs have. People that never played a FF game before are playing and fans will enjoy too. The game has a good story, it is a fact, but you will need to watch the movie Kingsglaive to full understand whats is going on. The way they tell the story is not bad, it is just different. The most important here is the journey on itself.… Expand
  5. fastguy
    Dec 2, 2016
    10
    One of the best games of 2016. many towns to explore, many ways to play, gorgeous characters and side quests. This game is the return of the king of the JRPGS, Final Fantasy is back baby.
  6. Bones93
    Dec 2, 2016
    10
    FF15 is everything i wanted it to be and more. GOTY and best rpg ive ever played. Bravo square enix on an amazing achievement. Just phonomenal!!!! Inspiration from the witcher 100%
  7. cubia59
    Dec 2, 2016
    4
    + Main characters relationship
    + Huge world
    + Monsters + Music + Aranea - Lack of background for some characters such as Luna, Ravus, Cor, Ardyn etc - World is huge but feels empty at times - Magic System is boring, you spend more time crafting it than using it - Story is quite a mess and is a bit too short (Tabata promised 40-50 hours without doing side quests and we get like    + Main characters relationship
    + Huge world
    + Monsters
    + Music
    + Aranea

    - Lack of background for some characters such as Luna, Ravus, Cor, Ardyn etc
    - World is huge but feels empty at times
    - Magic System is boring, you spend more time crafting it than using it
    - Story is quite a mess and is a bit too short (Tabata promised 40-50 hours without doing side quests and we get like half of that)
    - Cannot explore some areas that were worth it (train part killed it all)

    FFXV is not a "bad" game, but it's definitely far from being a very good game. Nomura should have kept his original vision : 3 Versus games. Too bad this is never going to happen.    … Expand
  8. Shadow_noctis
    Dec 2, 2016
    10
    Final fantasy XV is an instant classic for the franchise, I have not had an experience with a world and a story in years, and that ending and the shock half ways thru the game is beautifully haunting... The game system is as fun as kingdom hearts but as tactical as final fantasy 9...overall I am pleased with the game and is slowly climbing the ranks of my favorite final fantasies, justFinal fantasy XV is an instant classic for the franchise, I have not had an experience with a world and a story in years, and that ending and the shock half ways thru the game is beautifully haunting... The game system is as fun as kingdom hearts but as tactical as final fantasy 9...overall I am pleased with the game and is slowly climbing the ranks of my favorite final fantasies, just need a few days to let it sink in :)… Expand
  9. 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
  10. JudgeBao
    Dec 1, 2016
    0
    The game is very boring, you can only play as one character, with a choice of several weapons and magics which is less than what FF usually have.

    Kingdom Hearts fans may like this game, for REAL FF fans I suggest to avoid this game completely it will NOT meet your expectation at all.
  11. itweet_not
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    first, no game is going to justify 10 years in the making not a single one so my opinion is to not think about that going into this.

    I am absolutely loving this game so far, I don't understand some of the hate coming from some people. I used to love the old turn based games and haven't liked a FF game since X but I love this the combat seems simple and boring at first but as you    first, no game is going to justify 10 years in the making not a single one so my opinion is to not think about that going into this.

    I am absolutely loving this game so far, I don't understand some of the hate coming from some people. I used to love the old turn based games and haven't liked a FF game since X but I love this the combat seems simple and boring at first but as you progress and unlock more stuff the combat really does evolve. No its not perfect I didn't like the first chapter in the game, I just found it completely boring and I'm glad I stuck at it because as I got to chapter 2 things just felt lot more exciting, this is a modern FF game and so far I've loved what I experienced and want to just keep playing,

    I think a lot of old FF lovers just cant or refuse to accept that the game is moving to new directions it has too do this like most games always do at some point. After being in development for 10 years I went into this expecting to be disappointed because a lot of hype games these days seems to disappoint, so far it hasn't you have to forget its taken so long because no game will justify 10 years in the making. I highly recommend this if your into JRPGs I always recommend watching the movie and anime as it does tell the story better    … Expand
  12. smegmaravioli
    Dec 1, 2016
    6
    I am going to take an approach on this game that I don't think many will do. I am not going to review this game based upon what I expected of it, but instead how it compares to the video games as a whole. I will then compare it to past final fantasies as a fan.

    Overall, this is game comes across as a fancy, convoluted version of a beat-em-up like Devil May Cry. The story is less cheesy,    I am going to take an approach on this game that I don't think many will do. I am not going to review this game based upon what I expected of it, but instead how it compares to the video games as a whole. I will then compare it to past final fantasies as a fan.

    Overall, this is game comes across as a fancy, convoluted version of a beat-em-up like Devil May Cry. The story is less cheesy, and the characters are less annoying, but actually somehow have less personality than characters in those games. The combat is absolutely ridiculous like most average games now, it plays most efficiently (like you can do other things, but why exactly?) when played as a total button masher. There is even a combo meter to your left, and slow motion so you can look as Keanu Reeves as possible.

    It really plays like your average action or action RPG game. Sort of like Fable or something. That's, uh, fine I guess. The monsters are cool and creative looking, it sort of captures the final fantasy look.

    One thing I will give this game is that it looks great compared to most other games, despite the fact that it looks less stunning as advertised.

    It's not really this true open world that it was claimed to be. At least not like Skyrim It's about as open world as having a loading screen that is a car that goes from point A to point B simply for the sake of visuals. It's rather empty and definitely lacks things to do that aren't literally the same exact sort of task with a different skin.

    The story is dumb and nearly non-sensicle, but so are most video game stories that attempt to go beyond the realm of simplicity of a game like Zelda or Mario, so this is fine.

    The music is very average. Pretty-much could be stock music from another video game and I wouldn't really know the difference. And I know a lot about music, composition, etc. Most of it is extremely simplistic harmonically and melodically, basically a skeleton chord progression with an oft-used melody the majority of the time. Completely different animal than the extremely creative tunes of which the industry has been bare for some time now. More along the lines of the safe stuff you're taught when you begin college for music and are taught "everyone likes." Doesn't really reek of expertise and weathered artisanship like a lot of older games did. There is too much downtime in a genre like RPGs to not have good music. It is extremely important for that reason, and probably a big reason why the old final fantasies had a step up over other RPGs (and I'm exploring why music is important to RPGs right now, not comparing the music of this game to other FFs).

    So in terms of comparing this to other video games, I give it a 6, because of the more creative enemies than your average game now (average is a 5 by definition), and great graphics, downsided by the musical score which is necessary for a game with so much downtime to work.

    Compared to other Final Fantasies:

    This game is total trash. It is like buying Blue Label only to take a sip and discover it is Piper's Clan. Of course, this is after this has already happened once (FFXIII I'm looking at you), so we all must be pretty god damn dumb.

    Where do I start? Combat has never been FF's strong point, but it has at least always remained interesting through 3/4s of the game only for your character to become too strong if you had any sense of work ethic and din't always run (and then heavy reliance upon status resistance on the games part for harder enemies). There used to be strategy, careful equipment selection, wide variety of character types. You now control one enemy and press one button. Garbage. Moving on.

    Graphics: I mean, yea they're good so points here.

    Music: Like **** you guys. Seriously, **** you. You give us 10 games of Nobuo and then this **** for the past 3 titles? Like I said it is incredibly important that this music is good because most of our time will be spent running around and talking. Get the **** out of here with this beat box electronica **** and symphonic orchestra playing I-V-I stuff. Bring back the risky, modal, impressionist, colored type tunes that really have a soul to them.

    Story: Holy **** I don't have enough characters but all you have to know is that it's garbage, and makes no sense even when compared to the worst of pre-enix final fantasies.

    Characters: **** All overly stoic or autistic. Prompto is more autistic than Titus, which was made better by the fact that the game was totally self aware of it.

    Immersion: There is no immersion in this world. The environments are all similar enough that it's just hard to imagine there existing such a place where is no contrast with itself. The world is totally empty compared to past final fantasies that are totally ridden with things to discover on every screen and every corner.

    Overall I give it a 1/10 on the final fantasy scale. This is like buying a corvette and receiving a SmartCar.

    Do not buy unless you are expecting a Fable type game.    … Expand
  13. KittyKittykat69
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    Of course, the people that hate the game are just mad because its not the typical Final Fantasy. Story can be lacking, but if you play it again you can piece more of it together
  14. bennysuzume
    Dec 1, 2016
    5
    The game is decent. It's not bad. You might think this would be a master piece at first glance. But as you play the game, its Cons stand out.

    [Pros] + Brand new Final Fantasy game with open world. + Party banter is fun. + Combat is fresh and original. [Cons] - Main story is a mess, very confusing. - The open world is not so open and dry. e.g. non-climbable objects, invisible    The game is decent. It's not bad. You might think this would be a master piece at first glance. But as you play the game, its Cons stand out.

    [Pros]
    + Brand new Final Fantasy game with open world.
    + Party banter is fun.
    + Combat is fresh and original.

    [Cons]
    - Main story is a mess, very confusing.
    - The open world is not so open and dry.
    e.g. non-climbable objects, invisible walls,
    lore-less story-less fetch quests
    - Loading time is long.

    Enjoyable for first 10 hours, it will be painful to play through to the end unless you come to like the protagonist and his companions.    … Expand
  15. pecteilis
    Dec 1, 2016
    5
    It is not Final Fantasy, even it play as a masterpiece.
    To young generation, it might be a nice move in marketing, however, I am the player who have played FF series since the first copy of FF. Love it still, but ff15 cannot touch me anymore. If that what Square Enix want to, I should sadly say, well done, this is a fun game, but I am not your fan anymore
  16. killercorgi
    Dec 1, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Final Fantasy XV is a good game, but nothing nearing 10 years in development good.

    You can tell when Tetsuya Nomura left the project and the design team went into "hurry up and finish" mode. I couldn't shake the feeling that the game was somehow unfinished. As if they didn't really start working on it till like 3 or 4 years ago and they realized they had to hurry and pump something out because they announced it 10 years ago. The second half of the game is horrible and seemed rushed. You'll hear people complain about how linear it was but that wasn't the final straw for me. It was boring. Especially the section that basically turned the game into a survival-horror reminiscent of Galerians. This is also one of the longest segments of the game and plays a heavy hand in diminishing the vibe the first half of the game goes out of its way to establish. A lot of Final Fantasy games do the two worlds thing but usually the transition doesn't feel this jarring.

    This game definitely feels inspired by Kingdom Hearts and Advent Children (especially in the aerial fight scenes) so that may be a make-or-break deal for some people. For me it was unimpressive since I don't consider either of those things very Final Fantasy-ish.

    It's better than XIII and for most people (not me) better than XII but it won't touch golden era Final Fantasy games like 6 through 10.    … Expand
  17. Cdubbs247
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    A little advice for anyone playing this game, Progress ahead to the beginning of chapter 3 before you start trying to explore.

    I was just starting to get bored and then the map opened up, suddenly I was over whelmed. huge map, lots of hunts and side quests. Combat takes some getting used to. not sure why they couldn't just do Type-0 combat in an open world but anyway... Once you    A little advice for anyone playing this game, Progress ahead to the beginning of chapter 3 before you start trying to explore.

    I was just starting to get bored and then the map opened up, suddenly I was over whelmed.

    huge map, lots of hunts and side quests.

    Combat takes some getting used to. not sure why they couldn't just do Type-0 combat in an open world but anyway... Once you gert used to it it's pretty fun.    … Expand
  18. RichmanJoe
    Dec 1, 2016
    0
    This is a different game with Final Fantasy as the title, while it use many of Final Fantasy's assets, it's not a Final Fantasy game.

    Gameplay is simplified and a bad story only fit for the younger generation.
  19. Licherus
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    Great characters, good story, impressive combat system and THE true spirit of adventure! So many quests and interesting dialogs, amazing melodic and epic soundtrack. This is the real awesome Final Fantasy since 2001. THE GAME that is worth 10 years of waiting!!!
  20. Tunage
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    Que jogo lindo, prometeu e cumpriu com qualidade em todos os quesitos, gráficos absurdos, jogabilidade diferenciada, ótima história, personagens bem construidos, ja mencionei gráficos? haha
  21. Andyyonaz
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    The graphics in the released game is robustly improved from the Judgment Demo, resolution is more crisp, battle is fluid and no lag or drop rate.

    Story is engaging and interesting provided together with Brotherhood Anime and Kingsglaive, story is in depth and greatly connected. Gameplay is amazing, exploring is vast, sidequests are exciting, battle system is engaging, car    The graphics in the released game is robustly improved from the Judgment Demo, resolution is more crisp, battle is fluid and no lag or drop rate.

    Story is engaging and interesting provided together with Brotherhood Anime and Kingsglaive, story is in depth and greatly connected.

    Gameplay is amazing, exploring is vast, sidequests are exciting, battle system is engaging, car modification is also really captivating players interest, fishing is also awesome way to have fun as well as cooking and picture hunting.

    I have played FF 7,8,9,10,13, I think FF XV is by far most enjoyable compared to other series.

    Great job for #Hajime Tabata and the developers, they do deliver awesome game and it is worth the wait and enjoy, do not rush the story, enjoy the trip and side quests.

    Definitely going to order Season Pass soon.    … Expand
  22. BT_Chamby
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    AWESOME!

    First of all... when I look at how many POSITIVE reviews their are, MIXED, and NEGATIVE - It's clear that there are trolls spending their precious time to bash a game they probably haven't even played. Final Fantasy has a place in my heart, however I have not really enjoyed anything past FFX. XII was ok, but the change in battle system I didn't agree with. XIII I started but    AWESOME!

    First of all... when I look at how many POSITIVE reviews their are, MIXED, and NEGATIVE - It's clear that there are trolls spending their precious time to bash a game they probably haven't even played.

    Final Fantasy has a place in my heart, however I have not really enjoyed anything past FFX. XII was ok, but the change in battle system I didn't agree with. XIII I started but it was SO linear, battles were a little better, it still didn't feel like FF to me...Then comes FF XV

    COMBAT
    Once I saw the battle system was closer to Kingdom Hearts, I figured OK. That's not bad. But they need to REALLY separate itself and pull of something special. OH BOY. After playing with this new battle system for hours I can't imagine going back to turn based now. The action/combos felt so good to land(although some camera problems caused a minor annoyance).

    OPEN WORLD
    I wasn't TOO excited to get my GTA fix from a FF game. But it works. Its not how I imagined it would be, but that's not a bad thing. I don't NEED to go off roading like people are complaining about. I think the open world has opened up doors for how future FF games can be realized.

    STORY/CHARACTERS
    Before you play the game, YOU MUST watching the BROTHERHOOD ANIME (free on YouTube) and watch the Kingsglaive film. Are they perfect? NO. But I actually enjoyed them much more than I thought. After you watch those and power up FFXV for the first time, YOU ACTUALLY CARE about what's going on and who these boys are. Story is epic. It's no FF VI or VII but It's up there with one of my favorites.

    MUSIC
    Beautiful. Sweeping. Fun. It worked VERY well and I can't wait for my LE order of the soundtrack.

    GRAPHICS
    Some textures are gorgeous, some are boring. I'm not the biggest critic on graphics if the gameplay/story/music can grab me emotionally that's all I need.

    10/10
    This game is some of the most fun I've had in years in a game. For a long time fan of RPGs, and the fact that I've waited for so long for an RPG I am so excited about says a lot. Most people would doc a point or 2 for glitches/graphics or "confusing" story...however the minor glitches didn't bother me, and the story really isn't that confusing! NOW GO PLAY!    … Expand
  23. Darth_Woody
    Dec 1, 2016
    9
    Great combat, characters have personality to them. huge open world, decent story, the load times are bad but excusable.
    One thing i hated was the stealth sections at bases, they are not needed in a Final Fantasy game. They feel highly redundant to me when my party is level 45 and the enemy is only level 16 when if i wanted to i could destroy the place by brute force.
    +good personality    Great combat, characters have personality to them. huge open world, decent story, the load times are bad but excusable.
    One thing i hated was the stealth sections at bases, they are not needed in a Final Fantasy game. They feel highly redundant to me when my party is level 45 and the enemy is only level 16 when if i wanted to i could destroy the place by brute force.

    +good personality and character depth
    +big world
    +Fun Dungeons
    +cool survival and day night cycle mechanics
    +good graphics

    -Bad load times
    -Tedious stealth sections    … Expand
  24. BeRiberi
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    Great combat system make up with the vague and confusing story telling. Final Fantasy XV is truly a FF game for fans and first timers. It is totally worth the wait.
  25. massimohuang
    Dec 1, 2016
    9
    The plot is good, but it isn't enough as a member of FF series. The story is easy to understand, at least easier than FF13. Battle system is awesome, you could link with your partner to attack immediately or change into Wait mode, thinking about the strategy. It's also a little complicated when you face lots of enemies in dungeon.

    You could see their friendship in the conversation and    The plot is good, but it isn't enough as a member of FF series. The story is easy to understand, at least easier than FF13. Battle system is awesome, you could link with your partner to attack immediately or change into Wait mode, thinking about the strategy. It's also a little complicated when you face lots of enemies in dungeon.

    You could see their friendship in the conversation and reaction with the 4 male characters, just like you adventure the world with your best friends. The caption is so tiny that I need to move my seat close to my screen. I would recommend the game to my friends premise that they can accept there's no female character in the team.    … Expand
  26. geraldes
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    Final Fantasy 15 is amazing... i have been a huge fan of the series since FF 7 and this game tips every box... if your are a fan of the series this is an instant buy!
  27. Petahcritic
    Dec 1, 2016
    10
    Who will like this game: Anime fans, fans of final fantasy, JRPG fans and fans of story based games i.e telltale

    Who probably wont: The online shooter crowd might be bored with this game. It's slow paced and very traditional in the sense that most of the action is optional in the start. Final Fantasy games have always been divisive and I think this is going to be one of them. If in    Who will like this game: Anime fans, fans of final fantasy, JRPG fans and fans of story based games i.e telltale

    Who probably wont: The online shooter crowd might be bored with this game. It's slow paced and very traditional in the sense that most of the action is optional in the start.

    Final Fantasy games have always been divisive and I think this is going to be one of them. If in the past you played FF7 or 8 and just thought it was too boring or confusing to get into don't spend money on this game. It won't be for you. That being said dont write it off if you're interested. Watch Kingsglave before hand and then dive in. As long as you have a fair amount of previous interest going in to it you will get over that Boring Jrpg early game content. Case and point , I've clocked 4 hours and It's just starting to flesh out.

    It is definitely the best thing this franchise has put out since ps2 though. I am loving it personally.

    Perfect game for pot smokers. Go for a long drive . Smoke a sesh.

    Hammerhead gasstation's country blues tune with the organ. It's lit bruh    … Expand
  28. ReviewPanda1337
    Dec 1, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hey,
    I just finished the game after 32 hours and I have to say that I'm totally disappointed! Most of the time you're just walking around for side quests (the Fallout experience ;). I guess you could finish the main story line in a mere 20 hours.
    So, why is this game actually bad? First of all, the story has some pretty strange plot devices. I won't spoil you but there is the sudden and unnecessary death of two characters in the game which has absolutely no impact on the gamer because the characters just don't have enough background for you to get sad. Secondly, something will happen to one of the main characters and it has no connection to the story whatsoever. They won't even show how it happened which is pretty bad for a supposed AAA game. Last, the whole second part of the story is just ridiculously boring. They are building up some bad and tough guys in the movie and the preview just for them not to be in the game. I really don't know what geniuses worked at Square Enix...
    I won't critize the action timed press one button bosses. I'm too disappointed in them.
    If you're looking for a solid game with a good story line and developing characters, don't play this game. It's pretty nice to look at but that's that.    … Expand
  29. Arctus
    Dec 1, 2016
    8
    I used to be a devout FF fan since FF4 on SNES. I say was, because almost all the more recent titles of the series disappointed me, except XI and XII. I am not a huge fan of the "pop culture" the series has taken since X, so this title was not really appealing to me. Nevertheless, I thought I'd give FF a Final chance and I am glad I did. FFXV is not bad at all. It's not the best FF title.I used to be a devout FF fan since FF4 on SNES. I say was, because almost all the more recent titles of the series disappointed me, except XI and XII. I am not a huge fan of the "pop culture" the series has taken since X, so this title was not really appealing to me. Nevertheless, I thought I'd give FF a Final chance and I am glad I did. FFXV is not bad at all. It's not the best FF title. I'm not even sure sure it "qualifies" as a Final fantasy title, but it's a good Action RPG game and I like it more than a "Tales of" game.… Expand
  30. Aleyahliadrin
    Dec 1, 2016
    5
    I'll list the pro and con of the game:

    + Very good graphics and textures, especially on some monsters/bosses. + Very pretty environments - The battle system is to simple and lacks depth (the magic system is terrible). - Far too many "filler" fetch quests (almost all secondary quests are filler quests) which pales in comparison to secondary quests of games such as Skyrim, fallout or    I'll list the pro and con of the game:

    + Very good graphics and textures, especially on some monsters/bosses.
    + Very pretty environments

    - The battle system is to simple and lacks depth (the magic system is terrible).
    - Far too many "filler" fetch quests (almost all secondary quests are filler quests) which pales in comparison to secondary quests of games such as Skyrim, fallout or the witcher 3.
    - The storytelling relies far too much on the kingsglaive movie and exposition.
    - The open world part of the game isn't exploited to its full potential, as free exploration isn't very well rewarded by the game (secondary quest have to be fetch mostly in town hubs, you generally can't stumble upon secondary quests by simply exploring the world as in other open world game).
    - Far too many time is spent in the car going backk and forth between quest hubs, which make play cessions boring.

    It's far from being the worst JRPG I played, but it is far from being the best either. The game is disapointing as a Final Fantasy and makes me regret the older iteration of the franchise.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#58 Best PS4 Game of 2016
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#3 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016
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#6 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 109 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 109
  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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