Final Fantasy XV

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  1. ryman221
    Apr 20, 2020
    6
    6.75 out of 10 - Good game.

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

    Scoring Scale:
    1 - (AWFUL) Among the worst games ever made. The developer should be ashamed.
    2 - (VERY BAD) These games are so bad they're insulting.
    3 - (BAD) Just bad. Game suffers from a wealth of problems in all areas, very few redeeming qualities.
    4 - (MEDIOCRE) A game that has its fair share of serious problems with a few glimmers of quality sprinkled throughout. More than anything it's forgettable.
    5 - (OKAY) For every positive this game has there is just as many negatives. You may be able to find enjoyment in these games however you will likely be met with equal amounts frustration and disappointment.
    6 - (GOOD) There is a decent amount of fun to be had in these games albeit with a few noticeable drawbacks. Worth checking out at some point especially if on sale.
    7 - (GREAT) A game that has some flaws but all in all is a great game worth every penny of its purchase price.
    8 - (AMAZING) Game of the year contender only allowing for some minor flaws.
    9 - (SUPERB) One of if not the best game released that year, truly special.
    10 - (NEAR PERFECT) One of the best games ever made.    … Expand
  2. Kosm
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    Je sais pas trop quoi pensé en écrivant mon ressenti sur ce jeu.
    Tout d'abord j'ai précommandé le jeu a l'époque, en attendant enfin l'arrivée de cette arlésienne (présenté la première fois en 2006, si mes souvenirs sont bons, sous le nom de final fantasy versus XIII)
    quelques jours avant de recevoir mon jeu, j'entends certains se plaindre de ce fameux chapitre XIII et de certains trou    Je sais pas trop quoi pensé en écrivant mon ressenti sur ce jeu.
    Tout d'abord j'ai précommandé le jeu a l'époque, en attendant enfin l'arrivée de cette arlésienne (présenté la première fois en 2006, si mes souvenirs sont bons, sous le nom de final fantasy versus XIII)
    quelques jours avant de recevoir mon jeu, j'entends certains se plaindre de ce fameux chapitre XIII et de certains trou scénaristiques sur le jeu, suite a çà ,j'ai attendu 6 mois avant de le lancé (j'ai attendu la mise a jour qui rajouté du contenu au chapitre XIII entre autres), en définitive j'ai passé un bon moment dessus, mais rien d'inoubliable, l'open world est beau mais inutile et vide, je ne vais pas parlé des villes qui sont une blague pour un FF, j'ai néanmoins trouvé Noctis très intéressant, ainsi que ardyn.
    le coté road trip fut une très bonne idée, dommage que nous ne puissions pas sortir des sentiers battu avec le véhicule (il fallut attendre des mises a jour plus d'un an après la sortie du jeu) pour moi ce final fantasy est surement le moins bon auquel j'ai joué, le scénario et la narration sont haché, certains personnage secondaires sont inutiles, sortir un jeu aussi incomplet a sa sortie et en plus osez sortir des dlc narratifs pour nous expliqué l’absence de certains perso dans la version vanilla du jeu est incompréhensible.

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

    assez déçu de ce final fantasy dans l'ensemble, même si tout n'est pas a jeté, quand n voit l'univers du jeu, on se dit qu'il y avait moyen de faire mieux.    … Expand
  3. gamingtime
    Jul 31, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (I experienced this game when it first came out, so it may not be accurate for the current version) You can really see that this game is just unfinished. The lacking of POI in maps, a story not making much sense and the final linear train part are just bad. They can really take a few more years to polish this game before selling it. The music is fantastic though, I really like it.… Expand
  4. DarkwingSchmuck
    Mar 3, 2022
    6
    Final Fantasy XV is one of the strangest gaming experiences you'll ever have. The narrative execution is a complete disaster (shockingly inept, even), the battle system is messy, there's nothing about it that truly stands out, and everything it actually does well is done better in a host of other open-world games.

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

    However, Final Fantasy XV is a fun video game -- there is enjoyment to be had here. You may find a much better experience with something like Horizon Zero Dawn or Breath of the Wild, but Final Fantasy XV is a perfectly adequate second choice... as long as you didn't wait 10 years for it.    … Expand
  5. wangzhao8178
    Jan 28, 2023
    6
    boring.............................................................................
  6. rodericrinehart
    Jan 21, 2017
    5
    This game is clearly flawed, but there was also a lot of fun to be had for the 50-hour playthrough. Ultimately, it is about the bonding and friendship of the 4 guys, and that is developed very well. The story is a mess, the world is empty, the facial animate is dated, the camera controls are mediocre, and yes, chapter 13 is just as bad as everyone says. The second half takes just a fewThis game is clearly flawed, but there was also a lot of fun to be had for the 50-hour playthrough. Ultimately, it is about the bonding and friendship of the 4 guys, and that is developed very well. The story is a mess, the world is empty, the facial animate is dated, the camera controls are mediocre, and yes, chapter 13 is just as bad as everyone says. The second half takes just a few hours because they clearly rushed it out the door. It needed another year or two of development and some polish as well.… Expand
  7. Captiosus
    Dec 13, 2016
    5
    About 30 hours played and I really want to enjoy the game more but I just can't. The first 10 hours or so were enjoyable: Learning the new world, learning the combat system, learning the skills and ascension system. But the more I play the more it started going off the rails.

    Let's start with the biggest issue of all, story. I went into this game having watched both Kingsglaive (the    About 30 hours played and I really want to enjoy the game more but I just can't. The first 10 hours or so were enjoyable: Learning the new world, learning the combat system, learning the skills and ascension system. But the more I play the more it started going off the rails.

    Let's start with the biggest issue of all, story. I went into this game having watched both Kingsglaive (the movie) and Brotherhood (the anime), so I have never once felt lost or confused. However, if someone picks up the game without having touched the movie or anime, they'll be utterly lost about what they're really out there doing. The fundamental core of a role playing game is the story and being forced to go outside of the game to learn the backstory that rounds out the game is a HUGE no-no.

    The real time combat system is decent but after around 10-15 hours you'll realize you're basically using the same 2-3 weapon types, doing the same combos, using the same 2-3 techniques from the rest of your party members, and just yawning your way through most encounters. The only time the encounters are troublesome is late, late at night when it sometimes feels like dropping high level daemons on you or when you get literal battalions of magitek solders dropped on your head.

    Open world: This is where the game really falls apart. Most of the quests are just glorified, MMO-style, fetch and return quests but the worst problem is the insane amount of time it takes to get places. Only certain areas (cities, rest stops, some parking stops) get the benefit of fast travel, so when going from quest area to quest area you're forced to sit there and endure the wait of travel. This can take anywhere from 1 minute to 10 minutes REAL TIME depending on distance. Even IF you can fast travel, the load times are so bad that often they're not much better than waiting for the driving. After about 10 hours I realized I was waiting far more often than I was playing so I started using Chocobos instead of driving - but that's about the same, as Chocobos have most of the same design limitations as the car except they can go offroad. When riding a Chocobo, you can basically move forward and sprint. So instead of waiting to drive, you're just holding R2 to make the Chocobo run. I would say that of my total 30 hours played thus far, a good third of that - maybe more - has been spent waiting either at load screens or in transit.

    Sound: The soundtrack is so utterly forgettable that I find myself purposely listening to the overworld music from every other FF game via the car "radio".

    It's playable, and enjoyable for a while at first, but then it devolves into a boring waiting simulator with rote combat and a convoluted story (unless you've watched the corresponding media outside of the game). Sq-Enix tried copying the western RPG style and it's clear this is just a pale imitation.

    One final note: NO ONE has made fishing an enjoyable side game. Outside of the arcadey Sega Bass Fishing, every attempt has been boring and tiresome. There's a reason fishing been extremely maligned within the World of Warcraft community and it's no better here. Game devs, stop trying to make fishing a fun side game that always devolves into boring QTE crapfests.    … Expand
  8. strondbokken
    Dec 2, 2016
    5
    As someone who has played Final Fantasy games since the 80s, I, like many others, have a soft spot in my heart for Square Enix games. Unfortunately, there are some serious issues within the company, as you can plainly tell after playing FFXV. They obviously didn't learn anything from the catastrophic failure of FFXIV before they "fixed it" (it's still not great, btw).

    First off, let's    As someone who has played Final Fantasy games since the 80s, I, like many others, have a soft spot in my heart for Square Enix games. Unfortunately, there are some serious issues within the company, as you can plainly tell after playing FFXV. They obviously didn't learn anything from the catastrophic failure of FFXIV before they "fixed it" (it's still not great, btw).

    First off, let's talk about the absolutely dreadful characters. A bunch of emo-looking, leather clad JPOP models running through the desert wearing leather. Is this a joke? Oh, and one has a British accent?! Come on, Japan. Seriously.

    Also, the combat system is f***ing terrible. And yes, I know a lot of people like it, but a lot of people like black coffee too. Are they wrong? Yes. Yes they are. You can't tell who/what you are targeting half the time. Your "buddies" are all over the place doing god knows what and it's a huge cluster f*** until everything is dead. Sure, you can "give orders" and all that, but it's still a failure of a combat system. Set it to "wait" mode and it gets slightly better, but not much.

    The graphics are ok, but it reeks of an outdated game model that actually got the green light. Save your money until the price drops. I'm already over it and haven't even left the main area. BTW, my 15 year old daughter hates it too, so it's not just a generation gap thing.

    Square Enix, it's time you fired whoever it is over there that makes these horrible decisions. Swallow your "Japanese pride" and start making games that don't suck. We're all about done with your antics.    … Expand
  9. PeaceWalker
    Nov 29, 2016
    5
    They cut out one of the main features of Final Fantasy which is the ability to play as multiple characters from a party. Instead, we are forced to play as a single character named Noctis who happens to be a cliche wrist cutting emo boy for the whole game. Furthermore, the supporting cast is abysmal to say the least. For example, I thought there would be more to Prompto than meets the eye,They cut out one of the main features of Final Fantasy which is the ability to play as multiple characters from a party. Instead, we are forced to play as a single character named Noctis who happens to be a cliche wrist cutting emo boy for the whole game. Furthermore, the supporting cast is abysmal to say the least. For example, I thought there would be more to Prompto than meets the eye, but no for the entirety of the experience this clown does not develop any further than being the comic relief he was intially. Cliche is the word I would use for the characters and the main story.

    Now you would think that atleast they would add the option to customize Noctis' outfits into somewhat less emo boy. BUT NO, there are almost no other outfits you can have Noctis wear so you are basically stuck staring at cutter boy outfit for the whole game. I guess they're saving that for FUTURE DLC YAY!

    And don't get me started on the sub-par gameplay. Sure, there are some genuinely innovative mechanics such as the ability to change weapons mid-combat. HOWEVER, you spend most of the time just holding square to attack and do combos. 10 years of development only to hold 1 button till you win? WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

    Also certain mechanics have been made WORSE than before like the summons, for example. You spend an hour trying to get a new summon to use in a big battle but guess what? YOU CAN'T USE THEM IN THAT BATTLE. For some stupid reason summons are banned from certain battles. Like what were they thinking?? This genuinely frustrated me a number of times.

    Moreover, the ability aquisition system is broken too there are too many abilities yet too little points to acquire them. It esentially forces you to grind for hours to get the abilities you want.

    Also, what's up with the sexism in this game? Most of the women dress like complete trash and the rest act like helpless damsels in distress. Oh and did I mention you can't play as a single female character in this game? If you thought you would encounter a strong female character like in previous Final Fantasy games then don't expect that from this game.

    Finally, the open world itself is good. There is a lot of side content to discover and the side quests have good variety. I was genuinely surprised when I beat a dungeon I thought was typical only to find it held more secrets inside than I expected. It kept me curious and motivated to explore more. This is the best aspect of the game and its better than other recent Final Fantasy games in that regard ONLY. Overall, I would say that I came for the story and gameplay that was hyped up to be different but that disappointed me and I ended up staying for its world instead.    … Expand
  10. RazielKain
    Nov 29, 2016
    5
    Final Fantasy in name only. After 10 years of work, nothing was delivered other than disappointment.
    One good thing was the combat, but just like other FF games it does get repetitive. Everything else just falls flat.... characters, story, visuals... nothing felt special. I will continue with it but not holding out for much hope at this stage.

    What a let down.
  11. 123456
    Jan 22, 2017
    5
    The first 2 thirds of this game are really fun.

    The graphics are great, the world looks really good. It is probably too big if anything, you spend a lot of time driving around (on autopilot) and the rest of the time running or riding chocobos, but the world lacks interaction. Where once random encounters with the screen shattering or warping where annoying, now you hardly see any    The first 2 thirds of this game are really fun.

    The graphics are great, the world looks really good. It is probably too big if anything, you spend a lot of time driving around (on autopilot) and the rest of the time running or riding chocobos, but the world lacks interaction. Where once random encounters with the screen shattering or warping where annoying, now you hardly see any enemies at all.

    So the first two thirds you explore this world and do some storyline and some monster hunts which are generally fun. But the side quests are unimaginative to say the least. You are an errand boy doing things even the quest writers in vanilla WoW would have thought twice about giving level 1's. And you are the Prince of a kingdom who can teleport around the battlefield.

    Speaking of battlefield, the combat is OK. If you get in an area with bushes or trees though, prepare to be frustrated by not being able to see anything at all. You control one guy and whilst you can do combo's with your 3 friends, kind of like old limit breaks, at least two of them only seem to be there to get killed.

    So all this is OK, pretty fun really. Then the whole game crashes into a wall, air bags fail, the story line rolls out of the wreckage and staggers across the finishing line. Without spoiling it too much, the open world element completely disappears and never returns, unless you count a ludicrous time travel gimmick.

    After you finish the game you are offered the chance to continue, but to me this felt completely hollow after the terrible final third. The ending attempts desperately to add some kind of depth or anguish to the nonsense that preceded it but it is just the terrible tasting, odd looking cherry on top. A total mess, almost as bad as Mass Effect 3, and to the point where a second playthrough, which I would normally do with a game like this, is completely ruined.    … Expand
  12. 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
  13. RedEleven
    Nov 5, 2017
    5
    In one word, I'd call this game incomplete. Story makes little sense. It's just not fleshed out enough due to obviously missing chunks of the game that were cut. The world is wonderful, except there isn't much reason to actually explore the open world. The side activities are fun, like fishing, but there is no real point to them. The gameplay is fun though. Sadly, if this wasn't a FFIn one word, I'd call this game incomplete. Story makes little sense. It's just not fleshed out enough due to obviously missing chunks of the game that were cut. The world is wonderful, except there isn't much reason to actually explore the open world. The side activities are fun, like fishing, but there is no real point to them. The gameplay is fun though. Sadly, if this wasn't a FF title, I'd actually give it a higher score despite it's flaws.

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

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

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

    I probably could go on and on. The combat and gameplay is overall fun, but it's a craptastic FF game. They gave up too much to make this realtime and open world, and I don't think they needed to.    … Expand
  14. Hellmasker87
    Jul 7, 2020
    5
    omg, what is this? not a ff seriously.
    ffxv is an incomplete game
    there is not something good in this game.
    story, combat system, fetchquest, world empty, boss, little on-screen minor characters
    easy game, potion and phoenix down and you can win all battle
    all boring
    I just want to say one thing .. F. U.C. K. Y.O.U. square-enix
  15. Riflenator1234
    Dec 14, 2016
    5
    Basically the first half of this game is amazing, but the second half is total garbage. Also the mechanics are not good when put under scrutiny. Ultimately, I had a blast with approximately half of the game, but had the worst time with the other half.
  16. robbocroft
    Dec 13, 2016
    5
    I'm extremely disappointed with this game. My mayor gripe is with the story, you can clearly tell it's a mishmash of unfinished bits. Like they run out of time and cobbed together everything they had. Think something like the ending of SWTOR 2 but for more than half the game. I don't understand how something so glaring didn't get mentioned in the reviews. You may end up mildly enjoying theI'm extremely disappointed with this game. My mayor gripe is with the story, you can clearly tell it's a mishmash of unfinished bits. Like they run out of time and cobbed together everything they had. Think something like the ending of SWTOR 2 but for more than half the game. I don't understand how something so glaring didn't get mentioned in the reviews. You may end up mildly enjoying the story but be warned: you'll feel like some major plot points have been left out.

    My second gripe is with the combat system. But maybe it's just me because a lot of people seems to enjoy it. I find it somewhat "bare". Progressing into the skill tree doesn't open up interesting new mechanics. Plus the interface is cumbersone. You can map to quick buttons 3 of you party skills but if you want to use something different in fights you have to fiddle with menues breaking up the pace of the combat. I really don't like it but i guess that's personal

    Last is the open world side of the game. It's really meh. Nothing special there to see or do. Plus moving around is a royal pain in the ass. You have fast travel but only by day. If you're stuck out there by night and you don't want to rest in a camp you have to "drive" the car manually which consists in keeping a trigger pushed and watching your veichle slowing trudging toward you destination for some minutes    … Expand
  17. ChunkySaurus
    Apr 2, 2017
    5
    The first half of the game seemed very promising, but after finishing the game, i realized the early content was totally meaningless. Most of the people you help don't appear in the later chapters. So it has no impact on the story at all. Most of the quests consisted of fetching vegetables for people anyway. For all I know they were being auto-generated.

    The back half of the game was    The first half of the game seemed very promising, but after finishing the game, i realized the early content was totally meaningless. Most of the people you help don't appear in the later chapters. So it has no impact on the story at all. Most of the quests consisted of fetching vegetables for people anyway. For all I know they were being auto-generated.

    The back half of the game was an unfinished mess that felt like a chore to get through. I could excuse some sloppy level design or short levels but the writing started falling apart too. Important story arcs were being resolved with a bit of dialog at the end of a fight. In one scene, an important antagonist switches to your side and then gets killed for it; all off-camera. You end up finding his body later on with a stack of correspondence explaining what happened. That is not how you tell a story,

    I feel like going open world was a mistake. They could have gone with a few detailed zones and focused on the story more. Making this a trans-media production was also a bad choice. To get the full story, you needed to watch a separate movie, a series of animated shorts and play another game. The full FFXV made almost no effort to fill in those blanks. People buy these games for the story and character development.    … Expand
  18. EricHarmon
    Sep 13, 2019
    5
    you disappointed me FF15. i waited 10 years for you to come out and you're an average game? WTF square enix!? what the hell happened to this game? this is not the same FF15 i saw at E3 2013. important parts of the story are missing, the combat seems like it was downgraded from E3 2013 demo, the side-quests are dull basic fetch-quests they're simply "go here do this" with nothingyou disappointed me FF15. i waited 10 years for you to come out and you're an average game? WTF square enix!? what the hell happened to this game? this is not the same FF15 i saw at E3 2013. important parts of the story are missing, the combat seems like it was downgraded from E3 2013 demo, the side-quests are dull basic fetch-quests they're simply "go here do this" with nothing interesting happening. this game must have gone through some chaotic development to turn out this way. and now instead of fixing the game by doing updates to story and gameplay like they promised. square enix is now CURRENTLY releasing some stupid cup noodle helmet dlc and power ranger skins dlc **** welp this was the last time i got hyped for a final fantasy game.… Expand
  19. Eilanzer
    Dec 1, 2016
    5
    Average at best, and i´m already forcing t and with a lil bit of nostalgia factor.
    The story is bland and one of the WORST FF plots ever made, if you think FF12 had a horrible story...Man you gonna gate this!
    The main cast are ok, nothing out of this world but with the restriction to as only one character much of the game is lost. The action is ok...Divisive but it´s ok. It´s not that    Average at best, and i´m already forcing t and with a lil bit of nostalgia factor.
    The story is bland and one of the WORST FF plots ever made, if you think FF12 had a horrible story...Man you gonna gate this!
    The main cast are ok, nothing out of this world but with the restriction to as only one character much of the game is lost.
    The action is ok...Divisive but it´s ok. It´s not that dumb how some people are saying but it´s not so bad like FF13. (i would like the old atb style but that´s me)
    the secondary cast are....are...nothing...already forgot them =/ (this compared to Final fantasy 6 or 7 are a joke, like the people who made this game never played a FF game before...just 13 =.="...Hell even 12 had more memorable side characters in the world that i can remember)
    If you like a western style rpg, with world adventure then maybe that´s the game made for you...If you like the old FF~Xenogears~Chrono style of story driven game....The stay away from this game like the plague! Or just buy later cheaper or even rent first and try yourself...    … Expand
  20. Sirmonkage
    Mar 18, 2017
    5
    Love final fantasy. All of them except for this one. Story is boring. Characters are extremely unoriginal in personality (bland as well). I guess their are SOME fun moments in combat but honestly there isn't enough going on to keep the player actively engaged. Leveling system is dumbed down to an extreme level. Honestly I love final fantasy so much I could have looked over all of thisLove final fantasy. All of them except for this one. Story is boring. Characters are extremely unoriginal in personality (bland as well). I guess their are SOME fun moments in combat but honestly there isn't enough going on to keep the player actively engaged. Leveling system is dumbed down to an extreme level. Honestly I love final fantasy so much I could have looked over all of this if it wasn't for the boring dialogue and unlikable characters. Waited forever for this game. Just didn't cut it...… Expand
  21. SoakerCity
    Dec 18, 2016
    5
    This is half a game. The first half is almost TOO much, and its very good. The second half is linear, cheesy, boring, and traps you. Once you start it, you are trapped for dozens of hours, until you beat the main baddy. Then you get to go back to the world, But why would you want to? The climax is supposed to be at the and, and reward the grinding. This game is a 5/10, being half a game.This is half a game. The first half is almost TOO much, and its very good. The second half is linear, cheesy, boring, and traps you. Once you start it, you are trapped for dozens of hours, until you beat the main baddy. Then you get to go back to the world, But why would you want to? The climax is supposed to be at the and, and reward the grinding. This game is a 5/10, being half a game. Very disappointing structural flaw. How did this get approved? Heads need to roll at the top, Square Enix. This is bad game direction.

    Also, the plot was alternatively convoluted and bullet-riddled, or predicatable and derivative.

    This is almost a good game, but its just not. I played it for over 50 hours and then just stopped caring. The Linear aspect made me feel cheated.    … Expand
  22. pablo2008jedi
    Feb 15, 2017
    5
    Most disappointed FF game ever. The story is dull, the characters are annoying and I can't seem to be bothered to pick up the controller to play. I got to chapter 6 and was immensely bored. Also reading things that the story is "unfinished" in parts and "wait for the big patch before continuing" has put me off.

    To me FF was always about the story first and a RPG second, 7,9 and 10 being    Most disappointed FF game ever. The story is dull, the characters are annoying and I can't seem to be bothered to pick up the controller to play. I got to chapter 6 and was immensely bored. Also reading things that the story is "unfinished" in parts and "wait for the big patch before continuing" has put me off.

    To me FF was always about the story first and a RPG second, 7,9 and 10 being my favs. I'd even say 13, 13-2 and 13-3 are better than 15.

    To me this is NOT a FF game, its a mediocre Action Based RPG.    … Expand
  23. Xunick
    Dec 28, 2016
    5
    This game is a typical Japanese style open world RPG. They just fill the world with "filler" side quests, that are not interesting at all.
    They try to clone the success of Dragon Age and Mass Effect, emphasis on your "buddies". But your buddies are generic prototypes without interesting background story or charm.
    If you think that's fine, it's an FF, we can still play it for the epic    This game is a typical Japanese style open world RPG. They just fill the world with "filler" side quests, that are not interesting at all.
    They try to clone the success of Dragon Age and Mass Effect, emphasis on your "buddies". But your buddies are generic prototypes without interesting background story or charm.

    If you think that's fine, it's an FF, we can still play it for the epic main story.
    You are wrong.
    I don't know how is it possible to come up a game with such nonsense story after so many years of development and iteration. The main story is just as bad as the side quests. It feels like a poorly edited movie, a lot of parts of the story don't connect with each other. The developer running out of time?

    But any way, since the game provided a huge open world, and a kind of robust combat system, I'll give a 5.    … Expand
  24. DmitriySh
    Dec 5, 2016
    5
    Игра уныла предельно всю первую часть, всю вторую тошнотно рельсова, полна наигранной бесполезной трагичности не влияющей вообще ни на что, и в целом внутри ни имеет ничего кроме боевки, все остальное ниже плинтуса.
  25. boy_number_8
    Jan 2, 2017
    5
    Personally i feel people are scoring this game highly by solely comparing it to the disappointment that was Final Fantasy 13. Yes this game is a lot better, but that doesn't mean this game is good, in fact it is just average.
    The main story of FF15 is passable and kept my interest and the development of Prince Notics and his compainions was well done, but FF15 includes some of the laziest    Personally i feel people are scoring this game highly by solely comparing it to the disappointment that was Final Fantasy 13. Yes this game is a lot better, but that doesn't mean this game is good, in fact it is just average.
    The main story of FF15 is passable and kept my interest and the development of Prince Notics and his compainions was well done, but FF15 includes some of the laziest side quests i have ever played and they feel so out of place, "quests" such as find me some ingredient, take a picture for me and help me pick up some frogs are all recycled and repeated through the first half of the game which add little to no excitement and end up feeling like a chore. Multiple times i found myself thinking" why am i doing this?" and "why are they asking their prince to do such trivial tasks?"
    My main complain about this game is the combat system. It reminds me very much of Dragon Age 2, lock on and spam one button. There is no skill, no tactics and most of the time it becomes so frantic. This doesn't help with the terrible camera which doesn't follow the character and most of the time you've left wondering where you are and whats going on.
    Id also argue if this is even an RPG at all ( the second half of the game definitely isnt) You only control one character, the other three will fight on their own and will always get hit whenever you use the limited magic you can use since you cant command them to move away before use. I ended up not using magic at all since it just became a hindrance.
    The world is also dead, their is no excitement,nothing going on, NPCs you dont care about and most of the time is spent looking at the lifeless scenery while sitting in a car you dont really control.

    Overall the game does have some good moments but they are too and far between and for a game that took so long to make, everything just seems so rushed and not thought through.    … Expand
  26. purpleliver
    Dec 27, 2016
    5
    Long have I waited for a final fantasy that delivered on what made past games great. While I will admit that the graphics are good and the combat is fun the game suffers in too many areas to be considered a good Final Fantasy game. The endgame hunts are good but the fact you can only have one at a time is stupid. Traveling in the car ,especially while flying, is terrible and they shouldLong have I waited for a final fantasy that delivered on what made past games great. While I will admit that the graphics are good and the combat is fun the game suffers in too many areas to be considered a good Final Fantasy game. The endgame hunts are good but the fact you can only have one at a time is stupid. Traveling in the car ,especially while flying, is terrible and they should setup landmarks like Skyrim where, if you've been to a checkpoint, you can fast travel. The endgame dungeons are horrid. Fight the same four or five enemies in different quantities for 3+ hours without being able to save till you get to the boss.
    The game just feels unfinished. The story has huge gaps in it.
    Why was the empire even in the game?
    What happened to that immortal guy in the first dungeon.
    Why do you get reported dead by the empire than stroll around like nothing happened. No one notices that the DEAD PRINCE is walking around.
    The character development picks up at the end but 75% of the game you don't care about your friends and I never cared about Lunafreya. They are supposed to have this bond. They met for ONE DAY twelve years ago, but they were pen pals? They have cell phones in the world. The difficulty is way too low. It is almost impossible to die, with items you could probably beat the game at level 25. Skipping cutscenes maybe 15 hours to beat if rushed.
    I know it seems brutal, but I did beat it and get max Lvl. I think if they had used the combat system with a well fleshed out story and characters it could have been really great. It seems like they spend a lot of time on the battle system and not enough on pacing and storytelling. fetch quests are all the side missions and none have depth except the chocobo line. If i had to rate the recent FF games it would be as listed below
    It can give an insight into what i value in games. RPGS are about stories and worlds, not the best graphics and battle system.
    FF6
    FF7
    FF9
    FFXII
    FFX
    FF8
    FFXV
    FFXIII
    XIII-2
    X-2
    My suggestion
    rent it, beat it, return it
    5/10    … Expand
  27. Decrata
    Jan 4, 2017
    5
    Final fantasy games have always drawn me because of several elements (in no particular order), compelling story, strategic combat, innovative graphics, endearing/relatable characters and unique gameplay. I always give Square credit for reinventing the numbered installments of Final Fantasy from the ground up, and at best, they are some of the greatest RPGs ever (7 and 10) and at worst,Final fantasy games have always drawn me because of several elements (in no particular order), compelling story, strategic combat, innovative graphics, endearing/relatable characters and unique gameplay. I always give Square credit for reinventing the numbered installments of Final Fantasy from the ground up, and at best, they are some of the greatest RPGs ever (7 and 10) and at worst, are serviceable (FF13). Final Fantasy 15 fails at every level of what I find enjoyable about a Final Fantasy.

    Let’s start with positives, the graphics are insanely good. It’s not QUITE up there with Uncharted 4, though it’s damned close, and the entire world is interactive. It is nothing short of fantastic that you can see clear across an entire valley, and see monsters roaming around by the base of a mountain, which you can then engage in combat.

    Combat starts out strong, then fades quite quickly. If you’ve played Kingdom Hearts, you will feel right at home with the combat system. Dodging and jumping through the air to attack is a lot of fun, and some of the graphical elements lead to some interesting encounters, that left me breathless at the end, proud of my skills. From a strategic side of things, each battle has a ‘rinse-and-repeat’ feel, as upon engaging enemies, you simply scan, change weapons and magic accordingly, and hold circle for the win. The game never really offers a unique approach to combat, nor does it make me think. Combat more of a hack-n-slash endeavor, rather than a thoughtful approach to besting a tough enemy. There are plenty of games that do a better job of this, and sometimes I felt FF 15 drew too much from God of War.

    I found the characters to be absolutely bland, unrelatable and more of a bane than a band of brothers. At no point is there any interesting dialogue between them, never do we learn more about them in a meaningful way and throughout the game the same quips and phrases are used ad nauseam. There are moments during the camping sequences (which are completely optional for whatever reason), where we might learn a nugget or two about the characters and their pasts, and it still seems like candy coating to an empty shell. Usually, each character represents something specific and brings a certain personality to the table, here it feels as if the characters are supposed to be different sides of the main protagonist’s personality. While I do not condemn this approach, empty characters usually lead to an empty story.

    There is nothing interesting about the story up to the completion of chapter 9 (of 15). We haven’t learned about any motives, where people came from, why they are who they are, why we give a crap about the people in the game or why we should continue playing. None of the side quests give any additional depth of vision into the characters. The argument is “quests in jRPGs are usually completely unrelated to story” which I can buy. In Xenoblade, much like FF 15, it was fetch quest after fetch quest as well as protection quest on top of protection quest. My comeback is in every previous installment of FF I’ve played, the side quests give depth and fill in blanks for character development. Jecht spheres, the submarine quests in FF7, even getting ultimate weapons shed light on characters. As one of my friends put it, ‘If any of the main characters were to die and be replaced, I wouldn’t notice’, and the characters feel more like extras as opposed to major players in a grand quest.

    Lastly, the gameplay has some MAJOR “quality of life” issues. Simply getting around is a chore. I will again refer to Xenoblade in that you are exploring a beautiful open-world in a sweeping setting. However in Xenoblade, you are running around at Mach 5 and can jump 25 feet high, experiencing no fall damage even when plummeting hundreds of feet. In FF 15, I truly feel as if I am running, and when something is .25 miles away, it can take well over a minute or 2 to get there. Some respite is provided when riding a chocobo, which can be cumbersome as well. Exploration is just not done well. When I see something shiny off in the distance, I have to measure the pros and cons. It COULD be this ultimately useful item and it will PROBABLY be a potion, and it will NEVER been a compelling optional quest. In all cases, it will be a 5-minute round trip or more. Navigation, is sub-par to say the least.

    Bottom line, as a longtime fan of the series, I can’t recommend this game. If you want open world jRPG play something else (like Xenoblade!) If you want to do lots of quests with infinite depth, play Witcher 3! If you want to play FF, play a previous installment, or wait for the FF7 Remake. The final slap in the face is at the boot up every time you play Final Fantasy 15 the game says that it is a Final Fantasy for new players and longtime fans, when nothing could be further from the truth. Avoid this game, and expect more next time...    … Expand
  28. Bertoflyingfox
    Dec 18, 2016
    5
    Just a very mediocre game for me. The story is a complete let down when coming off of Kingsglaive, especially the changes in voice actors to the usual wooden-sounding dub. Besides that, most of the story just dragged along with missions devolving into MMO quest structures from 2002.

    The character plotting is absolutely nonsensical. I'm not sure how bad guys could be treated so casually,    Just a very mediocre game for me. The story is a complete let down when coming off of Kingsglaive, especially the changes in voice actors to the usual wooden-sounding dub. Besides that, most of the story just dragged along with missions devolving into MMO quest structures from 2002.

    The character plotting is absolutely nonsensical. I'm not sure how bad guys could be treated so casually, it's jarring. One of them knowingly shows you around and the whole team is cool with it until a certain battle. There's even a point where one bad guy literally walks up to our heroes and they do nothing but watch him brandish a sword near Noctis' neck....what?! Do none of these people care at all?

    Combat is my favorite part of this game....but that's when my teammates aren't glitching out and getting stuck behind rocks in the middle of battle. This has happened on a near constant basis, especially when a certain spear-wielder joined my team for a bit. Besides that, combat takes a complete turn towards crap-town when fighting ginormous enemies, these are truly frustrating bits.

    Given their current handling of DLC and patches, I won't be sticking around for much longer. One playthrough of this is more than enough mediocrity....on to better games.    … Expand
  29. christhewiz
    Oct 11, 2020
    5
    Seldomly felt so bored. Terrible underwhelming fights, tedious, cheesy and boring dialogues, ... Never has FF been such a sub-par experience.
  30. pongkrit03
    Jul 12, 2017
    5
    FFXV is a disgrace of FF franchises. I had known before played that this game was not much good, still it was even worse than my expectation. I could not bring myself to finish it. I stopped at the middle of chapter 5. The major problem is the story writing is so terrible, "VERY TERRIBLE". It started with boredom and kept on going with boredom. I heard that the latter chapters are evenFFXV is a disgrace of FF franchises. I had known before played that this game was not much good, still it was even worse than my expectation. I could not bring myself to finish it. I stopped at the middle of chapter 5. The major problem is the story writing is so terrible, "VERY TERRIBLE". It started with boredom and kept on going with boredom. I heard that the latter chapters are even more of boredom so I decided to give up. I did not buy this game just to chill out with car driving or fishing or cooking meal. I need excitement. FF series always create excitement but this game fail miserably in this area. ( Actually, I am a fan of FF, but I won't protect it because of that)

    Combat system is one and only ok thing in the game. It is just ok not great. Most of the time, you don't know what you are doing. Keep blocking and waiting for parrying are the safest way to win yet most boring way but you have no choice because the battle always become chaos. Legendary weapons will drains your hp (I don't know who come up with this idea but it is stupid.) It is fun for a while before you start feeling repetitive for doing the same and the same. You have no control of your friends either, which contradict with the standard of FF series thus far. It is unique system though so I don't want to be harsh but it is barely hold players. It needs refinement. Magic is an item now WTF and Summoning has no freedom. Many things went wrong here.

    Other Bad Points
    1. Loading time kills the game
    2.Car speed is too slow
    3.No girl in your party (Seriously ?)
    4.Graphic is not that impressive.
    5.Boring uninspired sidequests
    6.Music is not memorable as other previous FF title

    Good point ?? - I don't know, can't think of any. Maybe Luna looks good, that is it

    Overall, it is just an barely ok game. It has length, open world and unique battle system, but they should not put the "FF" name on this one. If you are looking to open-world game, I suggest go for Horizon Zero Dawn instead. 5 of 10 is a very generous score from me. Without an acceptable yet flawed combat system, the score would have been much lower.    … 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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