Final Fantasy XV

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  1. Nitroade24
    Jul 17, 2020
    7
    Great game, but there are better out there. The open world section and the linear section are like 2 vastly different games glued together. However, the story isn't as satisfying as the beginning hyped it up to be.
  2. OppaiSamurai
    Apr 22, 2020
    7
    First FF game I played through to the end so I'm not to invested in the franchise but for what it's worth in a JRPG setting the game is really good! The beginning starts off great and kinda falls apart and is severely rushed through the middle to end! Characters are likeable and scenery is gorgeous! First half again was more polished. I will be trying other entries in the series now but IFirst FF game I played through to the end so I'm not to invested in the franchise but for what it's worth in a JRPG setting the game is really good! The beginning starts off great and kinda falls apart and is severely rushed through the middle to end! Characters are likeable and scenery is gorgeous! First half again was more polished. I will be trying other entries in the series now but I personally enjoy turn based more so will probably get a thrill of it… Expand
  3. chatrabbita
    Apr 24, 2020
    7
    It is just another "hack and slash" game, which can never be on par with other final fantasy game standard. Sure the open-world aspect is great, but the world felt so empty. The storyline is not so impressive. The combat mechanic requires no strategy. It is just another fun game with beautiful graphics and music.
  4. Casualcryptic
    May 2, 2020
    7
    I try to keep reviews relatively spoiler free, but YMMV on what constitutes a spoiler, so consider this a light spoiler warning:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    So that's what you end up with, a game with an inconsistently good worldspace / atmosphere, decent combat, and the makings of a decent story but rough pacing and storytelling and some questionable marketing decisions surrounding locking parts of the main plot behind DLC and the Collector's Edition.    … Expand
  5. Sitheral
    Jun 14, 2020
    7
    An interesting entry to the series. Its just as good at it is bad at times and much of it is related to the fact that it is an open world game. The world is beautiful, but often feels empty. You will spend a lot of time riding in car and just looking at it and the alternative (long loading) is even worse. Optional quests don't even try to be interesting and even the bazilions of dlcs can'tAn interesting entry to the series. Its just as good at it is bad at times and much of it is related to the fact that it is an open world game. The world is beautiful, but often feels empty. You will spend a lot of time riding in car and just looking at it and the alternative (long loading) is even worse. Optional quests don't even try to be interesting and even the bazilions of dlcs can't help save the story, which is a mess.… Expand
  6. explorerbay
    Jul 22, 2020
    7
    It's a good game but far from perfect, the story is cool but have some cliches, the open world is amazing but in the second half starts being linear, the characters are really cool but to know more about then you have to buy the dlcs. Overwall it's a cool game and a good final fantasy, an improvement from XIII
  7. NxtDoc
    Apr 1, 2021
    7
    In the opening Final Fantasy XV claims that it is a Final Fantasy for both old fans and new ones. This is an odd statement. But once the combat starts you begin to know why it is said.

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

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

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

    All in all, FF XV is solid but left me yearning for FF of old. If FF continues in this hack and slash direction, I'll sadly have to leave the franchise for good    … Expand
  8. bohalaa
    Dec 21, 2020
    7
    I'm a big fan of final fantasy series but this one disappointed me, i expected something better.
  9. AleGemini
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    Gameplay carino, originale rispetto ai suoi predecessori ma con tagli su magie e invocazioni che proprio non mi vanno giù.
    Trama sufficiente, piena di buchi riempiti da dlc, non capisco perché il tizio che l'ha preso da Nonura non abbia voluto tenere l'idea originale.
  10. rainyday2
    Oct 28, 2020
    7
    Here comes a game that could have been legendary with an 11/10 potential but it got ruined by so many things that it would take me ages to describe . The unfinished nature at launch , the world of Final Fantasy XV stupidity where you had to watch not only movies and anime but freaking trailers to understand everything about the world and last but not least the devs spending time on theHere comes a game that could have been legendary with an 11/10 potential but it got ruined by so many things that it would take me ages to describe . The unfinished nature at launch , the world of Final Fantasy XV stupidity where you had to watch not only movies and anime but freaking trailers to understand everything about the world and last but not least the devs spending time on the dumbest things you could possibly imagine instead of fixing what was truly broken ...

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

    To their credit they tried to fix this game what with them adding the ability to change characters and such but they also spend time working on a playable Luna and entire DLC's that amounted to NOTHING . Countless things they worked on amounted to **** nothing because their vision constantly changed ever since 2006 ...What a mess    … Expand
  11. taki12982
    Nov 8, 2020
    7
    Having to watch the movie to understand the beginning already was a bad sign. The story is mehh lots of stuff missing even after playing the DLC's and royal edition with an extra story. All this the fact Tetsuya Nomura was pretty bad and that Square Enix made us wait a decade for this.

    Also rip episode Noctis, Freya (a character we barely know about), and that other **** I forgot about
  12. T_leaf
    Jan 4, 2021
    7
    An overall positive experience with some fundamental issues. I really enjoyed the story, characters, visuals, and overall gameplay. The controls are lacking and take away from the experience at times. Some features especially around the driving mechanic were frustrating and hard to get used to. The EXP system and hotel integration was really strange and unfortunately left me intentionallyAn overall positive experience with some fundamental issues. I really enjoyed the story, characters, visuals, and overall gameplay. The controls are lacking and take away from the experience at times. Some features especially around the driving mechanic were frustrating and hard to get used to. The EXP system and hotel integration was really strange and unfortunately left me intentionally skipping certain things I would have liked to try in order to maximize EXP gains. The characters were very well made, and very reliable - no complaints on this. The basic combat system was fun but some of the finer details like Summons, special weapons, etc felt rushed and poorly implemented.… Expand
  13. Jplays_07
    Jan 9, 2021
    7
    Pretty good game. A vast open world, good combat system, graphics and textures are nice, the characters’ interactions are interesting and funny lol. The downsides are, its story is kinda lacking. Which is sad, cause it had a lot of potential. Only if they kept the original story of FF Versus XIII, that would’ve been awesome. Second, is the camera controls during battle. its pretty clunkyPretty good game. A vast open world, good combat system, graphics and textures are nice, the characters’ interactions are interesting and funny lol. The downsides are, its story is kinda lacking. Which is sad, cause it had a lot of potential. Only if they kept the original story of FF Versus XIII, that would’ve been awesome. Second, is the camera controls during battle. its pretty clunky as hell especially when you’re surrounded by HUGE mobs of enemies at the same time. Camera goes into a damn seizure and its annoying af. And the face animations look kinda bad too. But hey, its soundtrack is SUPER EPIC tho. It kinda compensates for it. Overall, the game is still really well made. Good Job Square.… Expand
  14. Solidwisdom
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    This game was prety good but definitely not the top 3 of my fav ff. Some parts are really epic espically when it plays the real boss theme and your fighting a boss but everything else was just average and couldev been much better. I don’t really like the 4 male characters only. Open world was mostly empty with not much to do. Just overall I recommend it as a rent but now you can get it forThis game was prety good but definitely not the top 3 of my fav ff. Some parts are really epic espically when it plays the real boss theme and your fighting a boss but everything else was just average and couldev been much better. I don’t really like the 4 male characters only. Open world was mostly empty with not much to do. Just overall I recommend it as a rent but now you can get it for very cheap so for its price its worth playing once.… Expand
  15. felipelucktt
    Aug 17, 2021
    7
    Um bom jogo, nada além disso. Mundo e personagens que parecem instigantes, mas que são incrivelmente desperdiçados.
  16. gotas
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    this game had the potential to become a masterpiece. Some aspects of the game are fantastic, like the relation between the characters, the music, the beauty of the word. But the story is so badly told because of the struggles in the development of the game. Some elements appear just one time or some characters just desapear from the story. After all i can say that i really recomend it, itthis game had the potential to become a masterpiece. Some aspects of the game are fantastic, like the relation between the characters, the music, the beauty of the word. But the story is so badly told because of the struggles in the development of the game. Some elements appear just one time or some characters just desapear from the story. After all i can say that i really recomend it, it never gets boring and it has some amazing moments.… Expand
  17. Avid_StoryLover
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So I've played almost every game in the series and have been a long time fan. This is my least favorite in the series, though I still enjoyed it. But yeah let's get into my issues with the game. Keep in mind this will review the game pre dlc
    First the combat between not being able to see what I'm doing when fighting hordes of enemies to magic being a joke it's already mostly autopilot. And not being able to switch between characters is a huge negative. Now the summons while they look awesome the requirements to trigger some of them are ridiculous and too specific. Another thing the side missions in this game are a joke and mostly boring fetch quests. As far as the gameplay ff7 remake took everything this game tried to do and did it leagues better.
    Now for the story... The game was not finished there are sections of the game missing. They remedied this in the dlcs but for a game series known for its story this is a sin. I even missed main elements of the story because I didn't do a specific thing in it's too large too empty open world. Open world does not mean key elements of the story should be missable mgsv made this mistake too. Also they didn't show noctis's homeland being destroyed no pre rendered or anything it just kind of happens. They could have used scenes from the movie. But anyway what I got from the story I did like.
    So on a final note I enjoyed the game but they really needed more time with and it needed a more stable direction.    … Expand
  18. JackPlack
    Oct 19, 2022
    7
    It would be much more fun with better dialogue/cutscene system or just PL localization. Fallout4/Skyrim were fine with english, but this game is too much jRPG style. When u're loosing with story its pointless to play next hours. Maybe next time give option - minimalistic english or native english. For players who are lost there maybe should been some logs, guide, good storyIt would be much more fun with better dialogue/cutscene system or just PL localization. Fallout4/Skyrim were fine with english, but this game is too much jRPG style. When u're loosing with story its pointless to play next hours. Maybe next time give option - minimalistic english or native english. For players who are lost there maybe should been some logs, guide, good story explanation/short manga with summary.

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

    Main character - could been more customizable or more neutral like Witcher or Spiderman.    … Expand
  19. Zivante
    Sep 19, 2022
    7
    It's a very good game, gameplay it's fun, intuitive interface and story line. Something negative Is that the perfomance on PS4 Is bad, low dificculty and plot hole in the story line.
  20. Pietro2023
    Jul 8, 2023
    7
    Joguei Cerca de 40 horas platinei o jogo história incrível mas achei muito repetitivo e tem muita missão secundária tipo mais de 150 missões isso que e ruim quantidade não e qualidade mas fora isso jogo ótimo
  21. aaaskeptic
    Feb 12, 2023
    7
    FFXV is a weird game, but it worked for me.

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

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

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

    In my opinion this is the best single player FF since FFIX, albeit it being completely different. However, you can clearly see this was a game in development hell, since a lot of things feel very disconnected.    … Expand
  22. robinzvak
    Mar 10, 2017
    6
    Start is not bad, vizuals looks good , combat cool, but when i player more and more game ale worse and worse. I stopped played at XIII. chapter. FF XV is crazy mix open word game with bored corridor missions (chapters) ..
  23. Stuvok
    Oct 18, 2018
    6
    Great and terrible
    exciting but boring
    realistic but nonsensical
    great characters but awful story
    It just goes on and on. There is nothing this game truly gets right, but there maybe enough buried under the half baked ideas for you to truly like the game. Even if you do love it... you'll probably say "I love it, but I know it's terrible"
  24. ShlaQ
    Nov 30, 2016
    6
    Not a bad game, but still a bad Final Fantasy. Combat system is boring, characters are so flat that I have absolutley no connection with them and I don't care about what happening with them.
    8/10 as a game
    4/10 as Final Fantasy
    Overall 6/10
  25. Carlitoxic
    Feb 17, 2017
    6
    I`m extremely disappointed with FFXV and Square- enix. I am not going to expect for anything from the next Final Fantasy. A good game (beautiful world, dungeons, long and great combat) but the story is very badly counted and it is very short. I feel defrauded after seeing all the trailers that I saw from FFXV not Versus.
  26. paddystudmuffin
    Dec 8, 2016
    6
    Not great tbh. Played for 40hrs waiting for it the get exciting but in vain. The so called side quests are awful. Lack decent fast travel, average graphics and really boring simplistic combat. Also the music when ur riding the bird is so annoying. It's an average game so it deserves a big dirty 6/10
  27. Clessy
    Dec 14, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just don't get where everyones coming from. I've beat every numbered ff game sans 11, 12 and 14.
    FF15 isnt a bad game but man is it medicore. Its probably one of the most disopointing meh games in the series.

    First lets address the ps4 version.

    The ps4 version offers a crisper picture coming in at a locked 1080p. The game hits and stays at 30fps. There is sometimes a oddity in jerky animations but i'd say this is unnnoticable to most normal peoples eyes. The ps4 version has less issues with texture pop in than the xbox one version.

    The xbox version runs a 720p to 900p. When the games running at 900p things look pretty much as solid as the ps4 version however, its running in 720p the vast majority of the time and honestly the picture looks soft and blurry as hell. The xbox version suffers from textures pop in and not loading fast enough a lot. This happens when theres not enough free space on the HDD. It has to load so much data that if the ff15 data isnt on the outer quicker part of the HDD then it cant load fast enough to keep up with the textures.

    I've got 67 hours on the xbox one version and my friend has 200 hours on the ps4 version with everything complete. I myself on xbox only have 90% of the achivements and tons of pointless bland quest to do. He has literally every single quest, hunt, etc to include the bonus dugeons.

    It shys away from the strong story telling of previous games to have a paper thin, poorly wrote, awfully explained and pretty much flaws flat on its face with its lack of depth. You build absolutely no emotion connection with luna.

    Its a technical mess, glitches amass. Popin, textures loading awfully, the game having load times that make the neogeo cd look like lighting comparitly. Aimless pointless traveling thats early to mask loading issues. Games crashed on me 3 times my friends have all had it at least crash once. Im talking about just serious bugs everywhere. This isnt being repoarted from someone whos put 6 to 30 hours into the game.

    The battle system lacks any depth. Its mostly just hold b. The magic system is junk feels like a after thought. The skill tree is **** Things costing 333 and above will simply almost never get bought. You'll be max level and no where near the ap you need for anything. Most of the skills you will soon realize are useless and not thought out. Especially all the ones to enhance the ammount of AP you get. They cost so much that they negate anything wasted into them.

    The graphics are all over the place. Some times looking like a last gen game and not even a good one to the next minute blowing your mind.

    Hallow gameplay. Most of the game is the same damn quest over and over an over. If I wanted that i'd play a western rpg. I want my quest to have real uniqueness with a story to drive them. I've literally fixed the same guys car like 3 times. The hunts have no meaning except exp. This game is literally Fetchquest Fantasy 15.

    Dialog repeatition. They're trying to build up your emotional bond and people seem so captivated by this hallow experience. You're out of unique dialog or any building of bonds by around 7 hours into the game.

    If you dont want a story and you want questing and you dont even want a final fantasy or anything that resembles a final fantasy maybe you'll enjoy this. This is clearly the mind of western rpg or mmo mentality spilling into a single player game.

    To each his own but, the over whelming positivity and hype for this game is baffling. I've yet to meet a single person who likes the game in person and it seems to just be an online presence of this over hyping.    … Expand
  28. miszbreesz54
    Dec 21, 2016
    6
    I finished this game the other night with 70+hrs in and all I could wonder is why it took the creators 10yrs to complete this game. I am honestly disappointed with it. I didn't feel any connection with any of the characters, the story didn't draw me in, and the side quests (aka "fetch" quests) aren't rewarding at all. Compared to older FF games do a quest and you'll receive a well neededI finished this game the other night with 70+hrs in and all I could wonder is why it took the creators 10yrs to complete this game. I am honestly disappointed with it. I didn't feel any connection with any of the characters, the story didn't draw me in, and the side quests (aka "fetch" quests) aren't rewarding at all. Compared to older FF games do a quest and you'll receive a well needed accessory or weapon. In FF XV you'll receive like a hi-potion or a megalixir for example. I'm not fighting a level 99 monster (and I really like to fight optional bosses) just to be rewarded some BS. I did not like the ending boss fight at all. It didn't feel like a boss fight whatsoever. There was just no challenge to it. There are summons called Astrals that, unlike other FF games, you cannot summon whenever you want. They only appear for you when they, the Astrals, deem it necessary. Now to level up you have to rest at a hotel, motel, or camp site to accumulate all of your EXP which i hate! If you don't do any of those things you will not level up. The openworld didn't feel like an openworld to me either. I couldn't just go anywhere I wanted like you can in GTA. When I hear "openworld" GTA comes to mind. Those are my personal issues with this game. So in the end this game is great, good, or bad. It's just an "ok" game. My opinion is to wait for a price drop.… Expand
  29. neozora
    Feb 20, 2017
    6
    Despite the advertising, this is a Final Fantasy for firt-timers maybe, but definetly not for fans.
    The scenario and graphics are beautiful and it's hard to argue with that. But the story is really shallow and the combat system most of the time way too simple and at other times confusing, specially with the weird camera angles.
    The game tries to compensate mistakes from FFXIII and give    Despite the advertising, this is a Final Fantasy for firt-timers maybe, but definetly not for fans.
    The scenario and graphics are beautiful and it's hard to argue with that. But the story is really shallow and the combat system most of the time way too simple and at other times confusing, specially with the weird camera angles.
    The game tries to compensate mistakes from FFXIII and give us a wide open-world at the begining, but then it decides to take a linear path for the second half which just setences the player for some long boring sequences (yes, chapter 13, i'm mentioning you!)
    It just looks like a half-made game, which is proved by the amount of huge updates square already released and the plenty of dlcs scheduled.
    It's decent, it's playable, just don't rush to get it.
    And it definetly doesn't live up to the name it carries    … Expand
  30. skillzmcfly
    Dec 31, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We all know the best Final Fantasy is [insert the first Final Fantasy you ever played]. Now, this rendition is somewhat of a letdown to me. I have played most Final Fantasys and liked them mostly. Part 15 is among my least favorite. Now, I will try to present my criticism in order.
    Positives: The graphics are gorgeous. The fights are dynamic. And you can ride a chocobo. Sadly, that is about it.
    Negatives: You only get direct control of one of the characters. The fights are confusing and it is hard to stay on one target. The magic system is shallow and I soon started to avoid using magic. Talking about things being shallow: the characters and the story. SPOILER: You are led into a trap for most of the game in what isn't even a real twist. The characters react predictably - you don't get a choice. You get to ride around in a cool car - which takes virtually forever to get anywhere. And you have to do it again and again.
    Throughout the game characters get removed from your party, which I always feel is poor gameplay pacing by producers. At one point all of the weapons you collected get taken away and you have to walk through areas that are made to be a survival horror game. Totally not what I wanted to buy.
    It might be the same case as with FF8 where I only got the hang and the basics of gameplay on my second try, but thus far FF15 is a gorgeous turd. I am almost through - only sidequesting before the endgame - and because I waited so long this game is a major letdown. Boo on you Square.    … Expand
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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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