Final Fantasy XVI

 PlayStation 5
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8567 Ratings

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  1. AutisticPS_Pony
    Sep 12, 2023
    2
    Never played it. Will pirate PC version because me so poor I can't buy to play. I will wait the RUNE or TENOKE version of the game. Thank you Sony for investing, very nice! Much love Jim!
  2. WithFieryTruth
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    I tried to post an in-depth review for this game, but the coding on the Metacritic website is as bad as always and gives me a 403 error whenever I try to post it. I guess I'll make a shorter one and hope it's accepted.

    The story, characters and soundtrack are all great, but the combat system is one of the worst I've ever had to endure throughout my life as a gamer, mainly for one    I tried to post an in-depth review for this game, but the coding on the Metacritic website is as bad as always and gives me a 403 error whenever I try to post it. I guess I'll make a shorter one and hope it's accepted.

    The story, characters and soundtrack are all great, but the combat system is one of the worst I've ever had to endure throughout my life as a gamer, mainly for one reason: enemy HP.
    Basically, every enemy in the game has a ridiculous overabundance of health, especially the bosses. It doesn't really add to the challenge of the game; it's just there to artificially prolong it.
    The situation is so bad that the button mashing that is required makes my hand physically hurt to the point where I deliberately have to take breaks from playing just to recover from the pain. This is the first game I've played since Track & Field on the NES where this has happened, and that should say something about how awful it is.

    Do yourself a favor and just watch a Let's Play of Final Fantasy XVI instead of playing it yourself.    … Expand
  3. eclesis
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    An extremely mediocre game that manages to be boring for almost 50 hours non stop.
    The gameplay is simplistic and does not even compare to its sources of inspiration: Devil May Cry, God of War etc…
    The game is far too easy and even boss fights are stacked with checkpoints so that you can restart mid-fight in the unlikely case you would die. Fighting is boring and ultra repetitive. The    An extremely mediocre game that manages to be boring for almost 50 hours non stop.
    The gameplay is simplistic and does not even compare to its sources of inspiration: Devil May Cry, God of War etc…
    The game is far too easy and even boss fights are stacked with checkpoints so that you can restart mid-fight in the unlikely case you would die.
    Fighting is boring and ultra repetitive.
    The gear system and abilities system are jokes and are not interesting.
    The item system is useless and you can breeze through the game by using only potions.
    There is no strategy in fights, you just damage, damage, and damage. No status, no magic, nothing… And there are so many explosions of lights that you can not see enemies attacking.
    The pacing of the game is horrible with extremely long cutscenes for the main story where people walk slowly, talk slowly, stare, and repeat the same things over and over. Every motion is slow, taking a quest, giving an item to an NPC, displaying the reward screen. And most of the time you can not speed it up, it’s either skip it or endure it.
    The main story is extremely simple and always repeats the same pattern: The bad guy of the hour appears, side quests to solve to go to the bad guy lair, fight with the bad guy, repeat over and over until the end. The villain of the game is revealed extremely early and from there there will be almost no twists. Everything that happens is easy to anticipate. The relationships between people are strange and very cringy. Even the romance between Clive and Jill is not good. The characters that accompany Clive are dull and uninteresting. Their clothes and designs are so devoid of color and originality that they look like any other random NPC. And since you do not control them, it does not feel like they are part of the adventure. The story is also an uninspired copy/paste of Game of Thrones and Witcher 3 in so many ways that it’s impossible to find a shred of originality in it.
    The side quests are a complete disaster and just MMORPG like side quests, devoid of any interest and impact on the story. You could just skip them and be the better for it. Their pacing and fetching pattern is also horrible.
    The game has 2 lore characters that are here to give the impression that the story is complex and ends up telling you most of the time nothing: One of them tells you: The king will probably do something soon. How is that even smart?
    There is no exploration, no map with free movements. It’s corridor after corridor after corridor.
    The chocobos are nice because they make you gain time. Otherwise they are useless. Same for the Mog.
    The main villain looks like an alien version of Marilyn Manson and does not inspire fear.
    The main character is a little interesting at the beginning but becomes very dull as the adventure goes on.
    Also the power scale does not make sense in this game, with simple thieves challenging your character to fight when he has god-like powers.

    Some of the musical pieces are good, especially during boss fights (except a very strange techno music that is the most horrible thing I have heard in an RPG). But others themes are just copy-paste of older FF music ( FF VIII, FF XIV) that do not have their place in this game.
    The only thing this game has going for it is that it is quite beautiful. But this is often diminished by having a lot of dark and dull environments. This makes the world dull and everything but a fantasy world.

    Also some of the Dominants fights and the last fight are quite epic. It’s such a shame that they are so easy and simple. It removes all sense of stakes and dread.    … Expand
  4. CreepyPinkSocks
    Sep 9, 2023
    4
    For the love of god, stop talking! I'm all for cinematic experiences but this game takes control away from you seemingly every minute or two for lengthy, dry conversations in various (admittedly solid) regional English accents.

    Combat starts promising, with hints of Devil May Cry style spectacle fighter influences but the combat never gets any deeper, just wider so that eventually you're    For the love of god, stop talking! I'm all for cinematic experiences but this game takes control away from you seemingly every minute or two for lengthy, dry conversations in various (admittedly solid) regional English accents.

    Combat starts promising, with hints of Devil May Cry style spectacle fighter influences but the combat never gets any deeper, just wider so that eventually you're just alternating between dodge and square while you wait for your cooldowns to finish. When it comes to side content, this one wears its MMORPG inspirations on its sleeve, and that has absolutely no appeal to me. Boring, meaningless fetch quests and forgettable characters everywhere.

    Boss fights are okay, but most of the good stuff is relegated to cutscenes interspersed with button mashing QTEs and sulky monologues. We were promised God of War 3 but outside of Titan we never even got close to that.    … Expand
  5. Megalomani
    Sep 9, 2023
    3
    No es final fantasy, animaciones de los npcs como los del final fantasy x, escenarios vacíos y estáticos, historia aburrida y lenta ,solo por dos momentos lo demás es puro relleno cansino y absurdo, lineal y sin complejo sistema de combate, un juego indi tiene más mecánicas que ofrecer vaya castaña ni de lejos esta a la altura de final fantasy 7 remake
  6. Guilhermesmsmsm
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Jogo fraco dms, história medíocre, ff perdeu a essência, du odiei essa porcaria genérica, virou um hack in slash genérico
  7. hyperreality-
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    The game is just a massive slog. There's like a handful of good moments, and the remaining 50 hours is just painfully boring. the side quests are trash, the story derails into nonsensical jrpg tropes mixed with a below average shonen, the side characters are neglected (especially jill), the villains are uninteresting and extremely annoying, Clive gets no development after the 10 hour mark,The game is just a massive slog. There's like a handful of good moments, and the remaining 50 hours is just painfully boring. the side quests are trash, the story derails into nonsensical jrpg tropes mixed with a below average shonen, the side characters are neglected (especially jill), the villains are uninteresting and extremely annoying, Clive gets no development after the 10 hour mark, exploration is nonexistent, combat is too easy even on FF mode, RPG systems are pathetic and tacked on, etc.

    Worst FF to me. the 4 points come from the crystalline dominion section of the game, and shiva and odin's eikon abilities.    … Expand
  8. Tombanner
    Sep 7, 2023
    3
    This game is far from a Role Playing Game, unless you’re defining it in a literal sense. At times it’s barely a game. Final Fantasy 16 is plagued with long, boring cutscenes and 1 dimensional gameplay with little to no challenge. The story is somewhat decent although if you want to compare it to the rest of the series it’s easily one of the weakest.

    The only redeeming qualities is the    This game is far from a Role Playing Game, unless you’re defining it in a literal sense. At times it’s barely a game. Final Fantasy 16 is plagued with long, boring cutscenes and 1 dimensional gameplay with little to no challenge. The story is somewhat decent although if you want to compare it to the rest of the series it’s easily one of the weakest.

    The only redeeming qualities is the voicing acting, Cid and the world building, but unfortunately none of that outweighs the negatives.    … Expand
  9. YKER
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    Demasiado repetitivo, aburrido... Lo mismo de siempre mismos personajes, cero inovación,
  10. CireWolf
    Sep 3, 2023
    0
    The first thing I have ever say is: don't waste your time and don't waste your money with this fake game
    The reason is the ridiculous gameplay button smashing, and the BORING and anonymous story.
    The graphics is late old gen, on the same level of a PS4 porting, but with terrible framerates drop and popup.
    And in the end I'm severely disappointed by this FF
  11. tchouprine
    Sep 3, 2023
    4
    A good game marred by a terrible optimization. Decided to give a fair two months for devs to come up with some good fixes, only to be utterly disappointed by the complete lack of any. And it's not even multiplatform, come on!
    UPD 03.09.23 – still stutters, don't believe the hype (if there's any)
  12. ereleos
    Sep 3, 2023
    0
    Single most boring game of the franchise, in the company of ff13. Please do not buy this bland attempt of making a button-masher kid-GoT "cinematic experience" if you look for anything cerebral in games.
  13. eroeru
    Sep 3, 2023
    0
    My thumb is sore from mashing square and my mind is dull from the drab story, dull characters and abhorrent worldbuilding.
  14. TaddyMas0n
    Sep 2, 2023
    1
    I’ve never been so bored playing a FF game. The entire thing is a repetitive loop: talk to villagers, run through super linear areas fighting bad guys and opening 1000 doors with R2 (for no good reason), boss battle, repeat. When in dialogue the character models and their animations are shameful and look like they were created during the PS3 era.
    Weapon upgrading is also linear. After each    I’ve never been so bored playing a FF game. The entire thing is a repetitive loop: talk to villagers, run through super linear areas fighting bad guys and opening 1000 doors with R2 (for no good reason), boss battle, repeat. When in dialogue the character models and their animations are shameful and look like they were created during the PS3 era.
    Weapon upgrading is also linear. After each boss you can buy ONE new sword, belt, arm piece and that’s it.
    As for exploration, well.. there isn’t any.    … Expand
  15. somovbiu
    Sep 2, 2023
    1
    - horrible voice acting like FFXV
    - horrible voice audio quality comparable to Google Translate, maybe sampled with 10-dollar mics?
    - the same enemy comes back again and again, so annoying, like in animes. - unnatural conversations, no human being talks that way, not even the famously weird Japanese people, let alone Europeans - horrible parry system, the last time I saw this kind of    - horrible voice acting like FFXV
    - horrible voice audio quality comparable to Google Translate, maybe sampled with 10-dollar mics?
    - the same enemy comes back again and again, so annoying, like in animes.
    - unnatural conversations, no human being talks that way, not even the famously weird Japanese people, let alone Europeans
    - horrible parry system, the last time I saw this kind of crappy parry was in Vampyr. In general the combat is too boring, clicking square and using special powers occasionally
    - horrible missions. Japanese games always have tons of filler quests, that's just plainly stupid
    - horrible graphics performance on ps5, and it's a ps5 exclusive? Frucking ridiculous    … Expand
  16. IDlkcvjasd
    Sep 1, 2023
    3
    Boring as hell. Meaningless cutscenes dragging the length of the game and too many pauses.
  17. Samus01
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    First time I've felt asleep while I'm playing a game. This is what I've experienced when I've finished this tremendous boring torture of a game.
    The soporific story clash with a braindead gameplay.
    Poorly written story, bad written characters, bad pacing, objectively zero exploration, zero secrets, and a forgettable and generic art design. Considering all of this, I think that Final    First time I've felt asleep while I'm playing a game. This is what I've experienced when I've finished this tremendous boring torture of a game.
    The soporific story clash with a braindead gameplay.
    Poorly written story, bad written characters, bad pacing, objectively zero exploration, zero secrets, and a forgettable and generic art design.
    Considering all of this, I think that Final Fantasy 16 is indeed the worst iteration of the franchise so far    … Expand
  18. cesar2000
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    How depressingly bad is this game made?
    Well knowing how 90% of everything are cutscenes connected by almost soulless "gameplay" phases and almost totally devoid of player interaction, I'd say I can't even call this a real game.
    Then I call it Fake Fantasy 16, the shameful crap of YoshiP
    An exhaustive description of this ****
  19. Honoke
    Sep 1, 2023
    0
    One of the worst action games I've had the misfortune to play
    Practically this Final Fantasy 16 is like a game in Beta, where the only complete element is that of the plot while everything else is absent. Especially the boring gameplay at QTE.
    A bitter disappointment
  20. Redhu
    Aug 31, 2023
    1
    Bad action game, with a boring story and trash gameplay
    I think it was a truly disappointing experience
  21. Isahg
    Aug 31, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No es un juego que se disfrute tanto, no llega mi a ser un reto. ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ… Expand
  22. Ghobo
    Aug 31, 2023
    0
    You know what? I'm sick of Square Enix's attitude of trying to change a franchise like Final Fantasy that already worked.
    And what have they achieved with this practice? I think we all know that already... And Final Fantasy 16 is another bad attempt to try to make a game at all costs different from the previous ones, and failing miserably.
    A listless game, without spirit and without    You know what? I'm sick of Square Enix's attitude of trying to change a franchise like Final Fantasy that already worked.
    And what have they achieved with this practice? I think we all know that already... And Final Fantasy 16 is another bad attempt to try to make a game at all costs different from the previous ones, and failing miserably.
    A listless game, without spirit and without bite, which falls on practically all the aspects on which it rests. Including the sadly poorly written storyline and aseptic gameplay where you only ever press one button.    … Expand
  23. T4l0n
    Aug 31, 2023
    4
    This game is such a step backward for the series: there's no exploration, there's no airship, there's close to no rpg mechanics, NO MANA, ...

    Say what you want about FF15, yes it was unfinished and rushed but it took risks and had a great vision about the future of the series, FF16 is is an average action game masquerade as a Final Fantasy.
  24. Conmanus
    Aug 30, 2023
    4
    So disappointing. This game is very boring. I actually find my mind wandering while playing the game. The world feels pointless and dead. The gameplay is far too easy and braindead with no way to up the difficulty. The 'performance' mode runs like crap- literally looks/feels like a 30fps game. Quests are simply npc's saying "go see ___", walk 30 steps, press x to talk to npc, walk back toSo disappointing. This game is very boring. I actually find my mind wandering while playing the game. The world feels pointless and dead. The gameplay is far too easy and braindead with no way to up the difficulty. The 'performance' mode runs like crap- literally looks/feels like a 30fps game. Quests are simply npc's saying "go see ___", walk 30 steps, press x to talk to npc, walk back to first npc. Everything about the way this game plays is paint-by-numbers and goes beyond boring into the realm of irritating.

    I'm usually into narrative-driven, cinematic games, and since that's what people kept saying was this game's strength, I spent the $95 CAD... I feel ripped off. This game proves to me that a big cinematic story doesn't save, or even help, when the gameplay and tech aspects are this boring/bad. Even the demo section made the game seem like it had some promise because they obviously put more time into polishing it- but soon after you pass that section you'll notice things like character models, cinematics, and sidequests drop off dramatically in quality. This feels like a game an indie studio would make in 2015, but with plagarized high-budget cinematics spliced in every 30 seconds to pad it out.

    I wouldn't like this game if it had been made by a small team of indie devs, but the fact that Sqaure Enix and CBUIII made this with the budget they had does make me hate it a little more. This is because they have no excuse for how lazy this game feels. i feel like the writers of the game really tried to do their job, but everyone else on the dev/publisher teams just couldn't care less. Square Enix sucks, and I should have known better. Why would I pay $95 to a company whose last release was Forspoken!? Because I thought CBUIII had some integrity.

    The people giving this 10's are either devs who worked on it or their family and friends. No one could play this for more than 6 hours and not be bored to tears.    … Expand
  25. Loraxe
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    The worst waste of time I've made this year
    Because "playing" ff16 isn't fun at all, since it's basically 85% cutscenes, and the story is even a boring and sluggish dull mess. While the gameplay is button smashing meet bullet sponge mobs + cinematics qte bosses (all scripted).
    Hugely disappoint experience imho
  26. AdrianOfSweden
    Aug 29, 2023
    4
    A technically well-made game that suffers from how depressing, dull, and sluggish it is. Everybody is depressed. The main character is depressed. The ending is depressing. There is no fun in the game to make up for how dull the world is. Enemies are bullet sponges and you very early find a pattern to deal with bosses that makes any new encounter repetitive. There is no way to explore andA technically well-made game that suffers from how depressing, dull, and sluggish it is. Everybody is depressed. The main character is depressed. The ending is depressing. There is no fun in the game to make up for how dull the world is. Enemies are bullet sponges and you very early find a pattern to deal with bosses that makes any new encounter repetitive. There is no way to explore and power-level, and you are drip-fed sidequests and rewards that give you slightly better equipment now and then. There are team mates, but they cannot be controlled, and barely do any damage. The cinematic parts of battles have so many effects that it's hard to tell what's going on.

    It's almost as if Square Enix tried to pull a Nier: Automata and Elden Ring (both very good at being melancholic yet fun at the same time), and forgot what makes an FF game Final Fantasy, or how to make an RPG in the first place.

    I spent 64 hours from start to finish, and pretty much regret from bothering finishing it. Being presented with a New Game+ option at the end was almost an insult.    … Expand
  27. KifiDace
    Aug 29, 2023
    0
    Boring game
    It's the first time that I've feel sleepy while I play a Final Fantasy game, and this makes me almost quit this FF16.
    At first I was expecting something of different and more engaging, but then I've feeling more and more bored hours after hours, and the plot become truly bad. The gameplay feels too braindead easy, to the point of be just a mere interlude between the    Boring game
    It's the first time that I've feel sleepy while I play a Final Fantasy game, and this makes me almost quit this FF16.
    At first I was expecting something of different and more engaging, but then I've feeling more and more bored hours after hours, and the plot become truly bad.
    The gameplay feels too braindead easy, to the point of be just a mere interlude between the cutscenes, and this wasn't fun at all. Just like the bad side quests.
    And there's not even exploration in the game, and this make the game just not worth it, for a series like this.    … Expand
  28. Wallins
    Aug 28, 2023
    2
    A shame for an action game and embarrassing to be Final Fantasy in name but not in fact. Final Fantasy 16 fails to entertain me due to a sadly poor writing and the boring and repetitive gameplay, too many quick time events. While the plot is see-saw and mostly forgettable.
    Without interesting ideas, and without scenes of real impact for a player, given the excessive use of CG movies even    A shame for an action game and embarrassing to be Final Fantasy in name but not in fact. Final Fantasy 16 fails to entertain me due to a sadly poor writing and the boring and repetitive gameplay, too many quick time events. While the plot is see-saw and mostly forgettable.
    Without interesting ideas, and without scenes of real impact for a player, given the excessive use of CG movies even for every single Quick Time Event. Note of evidence, a rough, linear and empty level design for all sections of the game make the whole things not worth the price tag    … Expand
  29. mikegh1994
    Aug 28, 2023
    2
    This game is the worst thing a game can be - boring. Got near the end but I just couldn't push through. Super boring MMORPG quest structure. You lose nothing by just watching a video of the cutscenes on youtube.
  30. Reuben78
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    was a great game super happy its moved on from all the bugs and glitches of the last instalment. smooth gameplay and good story no regrets in this purchase
  31. Sasef
    Aug 27, 2023
    0
    A hugely worse game compared to FF7 Remake and FF15
    I suggest you to don't waste your time and money with this boring piece of crap
    It's one of the worst FF games
  32. Yhoras
    Aug 27, 2023
    1
    Final Fantasy 16 sucks for the following reasons:

    - it's a bad action game, due to a gameplay that is too repetitive and without incentives for any kind of challenge (you can literally finish the game without changing your weapon and without ever using any kind of items) - the plot is poorly written, and the story is just boring. Because based only on forced pretexts, and illogical    Final Fantasy 16 sucks for the following reasons:

    - it's a bad action game, due to a gameplay that is too repetitive and without incentives for any kind of challenge
    (you can literally finish the game without changing your weapon and without ever using any kind of items)
    - the plot is poorly written, and the story is just boring. Because based only on forced pretexts, and illogical motivations of the characters involved, and all this to bring out such a bland and banal protagonist dish that it competes with Vaan to be the worst in the series
    - has a linear and empty world. The map is just a menu where you select your destination and access the mission area. And it is a pity to note that despite this the maps of these missions are mostly empty and linear and therefore useless to explore
    - the dungeons design are bad, because they are all linear and empty corridors
    - the boring Lore
    - the quests are all garbage tier
    - poor technical performance. Even considering the technical structure of PS5, this FF16 turns out to be in some ways worse than an oldgen game
    It's not a JRPG and it is a terrible action game
    A disgrace for the whole franchise    … Expand
  33. Elhofa
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    Final Fantasy 16 is easily the worst modern Final Fantasy game
    And surely one of the worst in the entire series
    Every single minute of this boring game was a terrible experience for me. From the first minutes of cringe dialogues to the tedious last one. This trash isn't even a jrpg in the first place, and just for that it lost 80% of the meaning of a Final Fantasy game. And adding the    Final Fantasy 16 is easily the worst modern Final Fantasy game
    And surely one of the worst in the entire series
    Every single minute of this boring game was a terrible experience for me. From the first minutes of cringe dialogues to the tedious last one.
    This trash isn't even a jrpg in the first place, and just for that it lost 80% of the meaning of a Final Fantasy game. And adding the atrocious way they have crated the whole gameplay, it's clear the intent to make the game play itself.
    One of biggest disappointment ever played    … Expand
  34. Masgi
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    Horrendous game
    Without any kind of original stuff
    It feels all cheap and copy pasted
  35. Iribor
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    If I had known earlier that playing this film disguised as a video game I would have been so bored, I would not have spent even 1 minute behind it Instead, arriving at the end credits with disarming ease, I was able to verify personally the sad flatness and poverty of this game. To advertise a light show that doesn't have an iota of substance behind it, you get Final Fantasy 16 = aIf I had known earlier that playing this film disguised as a video game I would have been so bored, I would not have spent even 1 minute behind it Instead, arriving at the end credits with disarming ease, I was able to verify personally the sad flatness and poverty of this game. To advertise a light show that doesn't have an iota of substance behind it, you get Final Fantasy 16 = a colorless, very generic product with baby-proof gameplay… Expand
  36. Dimyt
    Aug 26, 2023
    1
    Worst action game that human mind could make
    Because this Final Fantasy 16 is basically a bad fantasy movie disguised as a video game
    And for sure one of the worst games released recently The emptiness of the entire game begins to reveal itself from the very first hours, and precisely from after the first lazy Boss fight. The absence of strategies, options, and possibilities makes the    Worst action game that human mind could make
    Because this Final Fantasy 16 is basically a bad fantasy movie disguised as a video game
    And for sure one of the worst games released recently The emptiness of the entire game begins to reveal itself from the very first hours, and precisely from after the first lazy Boss fight. The absence of strategies, options, and possibilities makes the player a spectator of a circus made up of ridiculous characters in an empty and lifeless world.
    To the point that the gameplay becomes pointless.
    In comparison even Diablo 4 is a masterpiece compared to this FF16 crap    … Expand
  37. Zax33
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Jogo muito ruim jogos bons era os antigos parece quanto mais os anos passa mais os jogos vai ficando pior… Expand
  38. PunPun11
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    The game is not good, the game is not similar to any other game in the series and has nothing to do with the game brand, the game has almost no JRPG elements but only action, the battles are indeed fun but there is almost no possibility of attacks, just pressing the same button all the time, the most destructive thing is that the game is ridiculously easy. A rather boring plot with aThe game is not good, the game is not similar to any other game in the series and has nothing to do with the game brand, the game has almost no JRPG elements but only action, the battles are indeed fun but there is almost no possibility of attacks, just pressing the same button all the time, the most destructive thing is that the game is ridiculously easy. A rather boring plot with a closed world in the medieval style without any sense of magic. Bad character design with no interaction between the characters.… Expand
  39. gusvar
    Aug 25, 2023
    3
    It's the more boring game I have played this year. It's good looking but an absolute yawn. The good parts are very far from one another.
  40. vezar
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Final Fantasy-branded advertising trash
    This description represents the final product that SquareEnix has given us with FF16
    Essentially the worst action game I've ever played, and the most boring Final Fantasy in the entire main series. Final Fantasy 16 is more a movie rather than a video game, given the endless superfluous dialogue and pre-rendered cutscenes for every single QTE, and    Final Fantasy-branded advertising trash
    This description represents the final product that SquareEnix has given us with FF16
    Essentially the worst action game I've ever played, and the most boring Final Fantasy in the entire main series.
    Final Fantasy 16 is more a movie rather than a video game, given the endless superfluous dialogue and pre-rendered cutscenes for every single QTE, and there are a lot of QTE's.
    The low quality of the textures adds to the number of flaws of this game with soporific, very easy, and tasteless gameplay.
    And if in an action game the gameplay becomes boring then it fails in its main purpose, and it is the exact biggest flaw that plagues Final Fantasy 16. Added to the lackluster plot, flat character writing with cringe dialogues, and a disarming poverty of options and general content .
    Final Fantasy 16 is one of those rare cases where I deeply regret spending money on a video game like this and for this reason FF16 represents to me one of the saddest and most depressing disappointments of this generation so far    … Expand
  41. WordsInAWhisper
    Aug 24, 2023
    3
    i really wanted to like this after FFVII Remake was so good, but I just hate this. it’s not final fantasy, it’s Kingdom Hearts: Game of Thrones Edition.
  42. SylvaConnect
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Game is boring and under developed.
    Not even 15 was THIS horrible.
    I was able to play since FFT days to 15 and at worst, liked a little or either loved them. But this??? No It also doesnt help that Yoshi A) bribed reviewers with sparkling wine and a handshake at a fancy event and B) is paying SEA to monitor and crowd control reception. Its one of the reasons why 50% of the reviews on    Game is boring and under developed.
    Not even 15 was THIS horrible.
    I was able to play since FFT days to 15 and at worst, liked a little or either loved them.
    But this??? No

    It also doesnt help that Yoshi A) bribed reviewers with sparkling wine and a handshake at a fancy event and B) is paying SEA to monitor and crowd control reception. Its one of the reasons why 50% of the reviews on meta under a 4 are being deleted for no legit reason. The only bombs this game is getting are fake 10s. Not 0s Which it deserves    … Expand
  43. speedyy
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    Trash and boring
    story isnt that good
    music IS TRASH
    I recommend totk.
    characters are nice and graphics but youl get bored in a few hours.
    totk just came out and i already have 450 hrs on just 48 percent of the game.
    the abilities are amazing
  44. JeffCyn
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    At the end of the day, Final Fantasy 16 is a forgettable and boring game. And also a quite crap action game.
    Normally when you play an action game you expect to find some kind of challenge in it, right? Well...
    This is not the case here. Because in Final Fantasy 16 there's virtually 0 challenges. 0 secret Boss, 0 minigames, 0 exploration, 0 post game And, since this isn't a jrpg game,    At the end of the day, Final Fantasy 16 is a forgettable and boring game. And also a quite crap action game.
    Normally when you play an action game you expect to find some kind of challenge in it, right? Well...
    This is not the case here.
    Because in Final Fantasy 16 there's virtually 0 challenges.
    0 secret Boss, 0 minigames, 0 exploration, 0 post game
    And, since this isn't a jrpg game, Final Fantasy 16 fails in all front    … Expand
  45. ffp
    Aug 22, 2023
    1
    tired of the fantasy medieval looking RPG. overhyped.
    combat is good but story is kinda lacking and bad paced.
    Eng dub is lacking a lot as usual but i played it in japanese.
  46. iBallz
    Aug 22, 2023
    4
    I am very big fan of the Final Fantasy Franchise and I usually love the storytelling of the games and always strong visual effects in sequences.

    But since I startet this game on stream, me and the community got bored very quickly by the massive amount and lenght of the cutscenes. The side missions rarely add anything to the story and feel like extra dialogue and cutscene material,    I am very big fan of the Final Fantasy Franchise and I usually love the storytelling of the games and always strong visual effects in sequences.

    But since I startet this game on stream, me and the community got bored very quickly by the massive amount and lenght of the cutscenes.

    The side missions rarely add anything to the story and feel like extra dialogue and cutscene material, only to prolong the game.

    The good things are the great graphics, the at least decent story and gameplay fells fresh.

    But at the end of the day it feels like watching a movie with interactive options from time to time.    … Expand
  47. Elebax
    Aug 22, 2023
    1
    A really bad game
    Not only because the plot of Final Fantasy 16 is basically a boring and padded story, but also because his gameplay is just not good (and not fun) to play.
    It feels like watching a bad fantasy movie drama. Ending up to create just an even more empty, dull, anonymous and literally worse Final Fantasy game than all the latest entries.
    Severally disappointed
  48. RPGasai
    Aug 22, 2023
    0
    My main problem with this game is that its just so boring and the story so uninspiring. The trailers and demo of this game lie to you making you think this game is fun. The concept of how summons work in the same way and sense of titan shifters in Attack on titan was so amazing with so much potential for story and gameplay elements, only for it to fall flat and end up being really staleMy main problem with this game is that its just so boring and the story so uninspiring. The trailers and demo of this game lie to you making you think this game is fun. The concept of how summons work in the same way and sense of titan shifters in Attack on titan was so amazing with so much potential for story and gameplay elements, only for it to fall flat and end up being really stale and heavilyunderutilized. There are like 6 Eikon fights in the game, something that was shown off as a selling point of this game and theres like barely 2 hours worth of these fights, with arguable the best fight being the one you play in the demo. In terms of expericing the story, hearing the best music the game has to offer and expericing most of the best moments of the game, it could all be experienced in the demo. The side quest and the really really slow parts of the story is just so frustratingly boring, I ended up having to skip through most dialogue and just straight up skip entire side quest cute scenes, and I feel bad cause the voice work in this game is incredible with every VA doing an amazing job, but I just couldn't be bother to care with how slow and tedious the writting could be. The story and environments are so uninteresting, oh boy I sure do love walking through grass area 1 and unlocking grass area 2 and then heading to boring brown ugly desert with nothing of real substance to do in any of these places, its a shame this game limits itself to these boring uninspiring locations and not even making them fun in any way with stuff to do or what not but thats okay its the best this small indie company can do with a IP thats not that well known so they really had to limit themselves on what they could do. And the gameplay gets so stale so DAMN quickly, I love pressing square 5 times and then pressing one of 2 abilites I have at the end and calling that a COMBO, maybe I should spicy it up after the 100th time of doing this and press triangel imbetween each time I press square, whoa! now this is cool action game gameplay. Don't even get to control a different party member or change my weapon at all, forced to play the exact same from start to finish with never any real combos just **** ability moves that like pretend to be combo moves but they're just extra moves you press every now and then.
    THAT DIRECTOR 100% LIED TO **** EVERYONE
    Ryota Suzuki, the Goddamn DMC director, you cannot tell me ff16 is your personal masterpiece when this **** isn't even in the same league of DMC combat, you sir are a liar and need to rethink what your personal masterpiece is cause this is far from it.

    Look I really wanted this to be good, the trailers and demo really painted a picture that this game would truly be a masterly beautiful final fantasy game, and I could excuse most of the problems I have with this game if it kept the same enegry and motion that the demo had with obviosuly more then a pathetic number of 6 Eikon fights and just been more creative and exicting with your story Goddamn it your final fantasy with unlimited themes and potential WHY are you limiting yourself like this.

    Still better then ff15    … Expand
  49. Jasea88
    Aug 21, 2023
    0
    FF16 is a fake Final Fantasy game, and a bad action game.
    Right now I speak as a lover of action games and as a former fan of the Final Fantasy franchise.
    This "game" bases its main core all on the little lights of the show, but without substance. It doesn't offer choices to the player, but only long cutscenes connected by QTEs and fake battles with 0 strategy inside them. I finished    FF16 is a fake Final Fantasy game, and a bad action game.
    Right now I speak as a lover of action games and as a former fan of the Final Fantasy franchise.
    This "game" bases its main core all on the little lights of the show, but without substance. It doesn't offer choices to the player, but only long cutscenes connected by QTEs and fake battles with 0 strategy inside them.
    I finished this game without ever using any healing items and without ever changing weapons, since I never needed them and the game doesn't even offer any options to customize the protagonist.
    The story smacks of already seen, generic as hell and trivial in every second. With ridiculous and stereotypical characters, cringe dialogues, bad lore, bad dungeons, Bosses that you defeat with QTEs, a hideous villain and a generic ending.
    Can I give you some advice?
    Avoid Final Fantasy 16.
    Because like Final Fantasy it is ridiculously poor in content and in every element of the series, except the names.
    And as an action game it's just bad.
    At this point if you are looking for action games, play Bayonetta 3, DMC5 or Nier Automata, which are 1000 better than this Final Fantasy 16 trash    … Expand
  50. Elory
    Aug 21, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately Final Fantasy 16 is a monotonous game
    - story without depth and mostly without evolution from beginning to end
    - the gameplay is BAD, too easy, without strategy, and highly repetitive - secondary characters supplanted by Clive, and Clive is one of the worst protagonists of the series - the hunt quest are all easy - all the side quests are trash tier, and pointless - 0    Unfortunately Final Fantasy 16 is a monotonous game
    - story without depth and mostly without evolution from beginning to end
    - the gameplay is BAD, too easy, without strategy, and highly repetitive
    - secondary characters supplanted by Clive, and Clive is one of the worst protagonists of the series
    - the hunt quest are all easy
    - all the side quests are trash tier, and pointless
    - 0 party, and 0 equipments (only swords and QTE accessories)
    - 80% of battles are made up of QTEs and cutscenes
    - the world is linear, empty, and mostly useless
    - linear and repetitive dungeons
    - practically 0 JRPG items

    This is not what I wanted from a Final Fantasy game    … Expand
  51. Desic
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    Forgettable
    Soulless
    Disappointment These three sentences describe perfectly how I feel about this Final Fantasy 16. A Final Fantasy game that basically miss everything about what should be a Final Fantasy game. Building a disappointing action game for newbies, with a forgettable plot that stands out only for his cringe dialogues, and a bunch of bad characters badly written and badly    Forgettable
    Soulless
    Disappointment
    These three sentences describe perfectly how I feel about this Final Fantasy 16.
    A Final Fantasy game that basically miss everything about what should be a Final Fantasy game. Building a disappointing action game for newbies, with a forgettable plot that stands out only for his cringe dialogues, and a bunch of bad characters badly written and badly used.
    Missing any kind of exploration, missing post game content, and missing any trace of soul.    … Expand
  52. Cyrui
    Aug 20, 2023
    0
    This is the worst Final Fantasy game I've played
    And I've played them all.
    If I have to say what are the biggest issue with this, the easy button smashing gameplay is probably the biggest. Especially considering the fact that it's an action. The other issue are definitely the boring plot and the literally 0 exploration, a criminal sin on my point of view. It's not worth your time and I    This is the worst Final Fantasy game I've played
    And I've played them all.
    If I have to say what are the biggest issue with this, the easy button smashing gameplay is probably the biggest. Especially considering the fact that it's an action.
    The other issue are definitely the boring plot and the literally 0 exploration, a criminal sin on my point of view.
    It's not worth your time and I feel scammed by the marketing moves made by Square Enix for this forgettable trash    … Expand
  53. Litomaikel
    Aug 20, 2023
    2
    El 25% de las misiones principales están muy bien. Es una lástima que el otro 75% sean puro relleno. Las misiones secundarias son 100% puro relleno.
    El juego con más relleno al que he jugado.
    Las batallas con los jefes tienen secciones en las que controlas al Eikon en el aire. Pura basura. Lo poco bueno que tiene es un plagio de Tales of Arise. No soy ningún hater pero no comprendo cómo    El 25% de las misiones principales están muy bien. Es una lástima que el otro 75% sean puro relleno. Las misiones secundarias son 100% puro relleno.
    El juego con más relleno al que he jugado.
    Las batallas con los jefes tienen secciones en las que controlas al Eikon en el aire. Pura basura.
    Lo poco bueno que tiene es un plagio de Tales of Arise. No soy ningún hater pero no comprendo cómo un juego así puede tener tanta crítica positivas. Creo que no volveré a jugar un Final Fantasy.
    Le pongo un 2 porque tiene partes decentes al inicio.    … Expand
  54. Rain0
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    Without a doubt FF16 is one of the worst games of the year
    A boring disappointment protracted by a flat plot, boring characters, linear corridor maps, and ridiculously easy gameplay action with no customization options.
    A failure as a Final Fantasy game
  55. Viviennee
    Aug 19, 2023
    0
    I'm brutally honest when I say Final Fantasy 16 sucks as an action game and sucks as a Final Fantasy game
    I follow the franchise since the SNES era, and Final Fantasy 16 was the worst experience I've ever had with a FF game.
    And it's so monotonous and repetitive that I had a hard time not sleeping during the endless cutscenes. And I still don't quite understand why Square Enix decided to    I'm brutally honest when I say Final Fantasy 16 sucks as an action game and sucks as a Final Fantasy game
    I follow the franchise since the SNES era, and Final Fantasy 16 was the worst experience I've ever had with a FF game.
    And it's so monotonous and repetitive that I had a hard time not sleeping during the endless cutscenes. And I still don't quite understand why Square Enix decided to change the genre of a historical series like this. To appeal to the masses who still didn't know about the franchise?
    Because to be honest I don't think this is a good game within this franchise, let alone hearing some praise it without ever having seen or played any other installment of the main series.
    To make it clear that Square Enix now wants to transform the franchise into a flat, casual catching operation?
    Having said that I think I will never follow this franchise again if it is in this pitiful state they want to present it    … Expand
  56. Idorax
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
    The boring tediousness of Final Fantasy 16 put me on sleep multiple times.
    This because of the monotonous main character, the repetitive bad gameplay, and the absolutely bad pacing of the whole plot, that it is also badly written
    I don't think that is the correct way to build a game for such a long time franchise imho
  57. Best1One
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
    Bad game. Bad Story, playing like an arcade game, Eikons is just arcade Sega style button mashing in a soulless caves.

    Final Fantasy 7 remake in the other hand is a masterpiece.
  58. Turrix
    Aug 18, 2023
    0
    Not a decent action game
    And not even a decent Final Fantasy game
    If I had to describe my experience with this game the word Disappointment fit my description of the game Final Fantasy 16 trying to put a major point on the plot side, but it failing to actually deliver on the context side. Because the writing is pretestuose, and often it's it don't make sense at all, just for emphasize    Not a decent action game
    And not even a decent Final Fantasy game
    If I had to describe my experience with this game the word Disappointment fit my description of the game
    Final Fantasy 16 trying to put a major point on the plot side, but it failing to actually deliver on the context side. Because the writing is pretestuose, and often it's it don't make sense at all, just for emphasize the cinematic story of the boring main character turning all the others in the corner of the whole thing. The gameplay is a mono-button gameplay. It feels like they try to build the most easy action game ever. And the technical side is still clunky, especially when you notice the pop up textures at the end of every single cutscenes of the game.
    Overall I was expecting much more from the development team choose by Square Enix for this, and instead we facing another game that don't deserve to be called Final Fantasy.
    And as a longtime fan this is a huge disappointment    … Expand
  59. HoakP
    Aug 17, 2023
    0
    Final Fantasy 16 is far from being a Final Fantasy game, and instead it's an even worse Final Fantasy than Final Fantasy 15.
    This alone say a lot about how much this FF16 disappoint me as a longtime fan of the franchise
    Stay far away from this boring Final Fantasy 16
    Because it's a mess
  60. Denis3Meter
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    I only made this account to write this review because i don't understand all the good critic this game gets. It is one of the most empty games i have ever played. Everything that would make a final fantasy game a final fantasy game is not existent here.
    There are no weaknesses, no resistence and no real spells that would give you an advantage in combat.
    This game is so repetetive that i    I only made this account to write this review because i don't understand all the good critic this game gets. It is one of the most empty games i have ever played. Everything that would make a final fantasy game a final fantasy game is not existent here.
    There are no weaknesses, no resistence and no real spells that would give you an advantage in combat.
    This game is so repetetive that i have to stop playing after just one hour.
    The Ps5 Port is also a complete mess with with 20-40 fps in performance mode and the graphics mode with a 30 fps lock.There is also Motion Blur which you can't turn off. Brother in christ it is 2023. The story is blant and empty, but the voice actors are doing a good job.

    Been trying to play this for now over 8 hours and it just isn't getting any better.

    I want my money back.    … Expand
  61. BaldursCore
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    Final Fantasy 16 is another example of bad Final Fantasy game
    Over the absence of role play game aspects, ff16 try to be an "action game for dumbies" to the player since it's structure is so weak that isn't able to sustain any kind of strategic approach, making every single battle just a ignorant button smash war. And even the plot isn't good at all.
    This isn't what I personally want    Final Fantasy 16 is another example of bad Final Fantasy game
    Over the absence of role play game aspects, ff16 try to be an "action game for dumbies" to the player since it's structure is so weak that isn't able to sustain any kind of strategic approach, making every single battle just a ignorant button smash war. And even the plot isn't good at all.
    This isn't what I personally want from a Final Fantasy game    … Expand
  62. Danilovl05
    Aug 16, 2023
    2
    Jogo mono botão so aperta quadrado o jogo todo, fora que esta aquecendo os ps5
  63. sweetjay
    Aug 16, 2023
    2
    The game is very engaging at the beginning with lots of cinematic and epic battles with interesting stories. However, from the mid-game, this game fails hard with repetitive combat, boring fetch quests as a part of the main storyline, and the cheap JRPG-like cutscenes making conversation boring. Other modern Final Fantasy games did much better than this. This one feels rushed and notThe game is very engaging at the beginning with lots of cinematic and epic battles with interesting stories. However, from the mid-game, this game fails hard with repetitive combat, boring fetch quests as a part of the main storyline, and the cheap JRPG-like cutscenes making conversation boring. Other modern Final Fantasy games did much better than this. This one feels rushed and not polished. I regret buying it on PS5 and will never trust Sony's marketing ever again without reading the actual review. I love Final Fantasy, this one just sucks hard.… Expand
  64. Erosto
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    Terribly boring gameplay, with a badly written plot
    Graphics is just barely old ps4 style but even that isn't a good look unfortunately, with framerates drops
    It's not entertaining, and the whole thing just feel just shallow
  65. Phono
    Aug 16, 2023
    0
    I've put this in the simple way:
    Baldurs Gate 3 is a much better game than Final Fantasy 16
    For the long explanation: FF16 has a dull and forgettable plot FF16 has a terrible action gameplay without any kind of evolution, 0 personalization, 0 strategy, and 0 fun FF16 has basically just linear and empty map FF16 dungeons sucks And FF16 has 0 endgame contents, literally. Because    I've put this in the simple way:
    Baldurs Gate 3 is a much better game than Final Fantasy 16

    For the long explanation:
    FF16 has a dull and forgettable plot
    FF16 has a terrible action gameplay without any kind of evolution, 0 personalization, 0 strategy, and 0 fun
    FF16 has basically just linear and empty map
    FF16 dungeons sucks
    And FF16 has 0 endgame contents, literally.
    Because when you finish the boring story, there's just nothing more to do

    Mainwhile, Baldurs Gate 3 menage to create a truly great experience for a real gamer.
    For these reason I think Baldurs Gate 3 is much better than this terrible FF16
    And so if I need to give you an advice, just don't waste your time with FF16 because Final Fantasy 16 isn't worth your time and money    … Expand
  66. eliavn1
    Aug 16, 2023
    1
    This is not a game but a very long movie. Tiring. I give it 1 only for the good 5 minute of fighting
  67. YoshiM8
    Aug 15, 2023
    0
    One of the worst games of this 2023
    FF16 started with high expectations, and ended up to be just another forgettable piece of crap Final Fantasy
    The action gameplay revolve around press one button endlessly, just like you playing the most braindead game. The plot start with a premise that falls horrendously dawn, becoming another boring and shallow experience. The world is flat like    One of the worst games of this 2023
    FF16 started with high expectations, and ended up to be just another forgettable piece of crap Final Fantasy

    The action gameplay revolve around press one button endlessly, just like you playing the most braindead game.
    The plot start with a premise that falls horrendously dawn, becoming another boring and shallow experience.
    The world is flat like a white piece of paper, you can decorate with all the cutscenes that you want, but if there's literally just 0 exploration around it is meaningless.

    Overall I feel scammed by Square Enix with this game. Because FF16 it's a bad Final Fantasy and an overall bad action game without redeem qualities    … Expand
  68. Kafka10
    Aug 15, 2023
    1
    Literally a shallow experience, and easily one of the worst FF released
    You wonder how Final Fantasy 16 menage to be an hugely worse Final Fantasy game than FF8, FF13, FF15, FF12 and FF2? Because it's not a jrpg
    In Final Fantasy 16 the 90% of the maps are linear and empty, and the mono-button gameplay becomes repetitive very easily considering the absence of enemies weaknesses. Another    Literally a shallow experience, and easily one of the worst FF released
    You wonder how Final Fantasy 16 menage to be an hugely worse Final Fantasy game than FF8, FF13, FF15, FF12 and FF2? Because it's not a jrpg
    In Final Fantasy 16 the 90% of the maps are linear and empty, and the mono-button gameplay becomes repetitive very easily considering the absence of enemies weaknesses.
    Another point where this Final Fantasy 16 fails it's the graphics, once upon a time the meaning of the franchise was also his wonderful graphics, but here in FF16 they have made a step back even on this, with the low poly textures, the framerates drops, and the background and NPC that feels like a PS3 assets port.
    And in the end, even the plot so much pumped ended up to be a snorefest of tediousness, especially after the first hours, like they know exactly what was the plot downsizes, and so they have decided to promote the game only accompanied by something from the first 3 hours, for this reasons the bait Demo.
    The literally only good aspect of all this mess is the OST, but I don't play videogames just for ear a song.
    And as a videogame Final Fantasy 16 is a failure
    In addition to being a bad Final Fantasy    … Expand
  69. Adgalo
    Aug 15, 2023
    4
    I don't get where dows all this praise come. Graphic wise, it doesn't look bad, but its nothing to write home about, and performance is a problem. If it looks just ok, renders at just 1440p, I should expect 60fps, and it barely maintains 30...

    Voice acting is ok, but lipsync is really bad and the characters look really stiff and cheap animated during conversations. The soundtrack contains    I don't get where dows all this praise come. Graphic wise, it doesn't look bad, but its nothing to write home about, and performance is a problem. If it looks just ok, renders at just 1440p, I should expect 60fps, and it barely maintains 30...

    Voice acting is ok, but lipsync is really bad and the characters look really stiff and cheap animated during conversations. The soundtrack contains some good compositions, and some important bosses have their own epic track. Problem is, for every other moment of the game, a generic song is used, without any kind of dynamic adaptation, and a lot of times, the music doesn't fit what is happening...

    Story is mediocre. There are a lot of characters, and when you start the game many of them look like may be important, but all of them end their participation in the game without any real development or weight in the narrative (there's just a couple of exceptions, and even then, they are not that well developed).

    Gameplay... See, I don't mind change and experimentation with combat, and this one starts being funny and looking espectacular. This doesn't last long, as you end up smashing attack button and spamming the Eikon abilities. You can dodge and block enemy attacks, which adds a little bit of flavor, but combat ends up being terribly repetitive. Eikon combats look espectacular... and that's it.

    Sidequests are an absolute chore. Fetch this and combat that ad nauseam, without any kind of real narrative involved. Some of the latter one contain more story and throw some light over some characters, but they look and feel cheap nevertheless.

    A half assed game, that starts strong and quickly becomes boring... Everything in it screams mediocrity.    … Expand
  70. Linkinslide
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definitely did not have the feel of a JRPG as have previously installments of Final Fantasy. The only reason I completed this was because I paid over $100 dollars for it and wanted to get my money's worth. XIII had its flaws but was better than XVI. XV had issues but was better than XVI. Who exactly was XVI aimed for? Certainly not long time FF fans, clearly. I struggled so much to complete this boring game by the time I finished, I was angry. The ending was a joke just like the story. The characters were ridiculous and probably would not have been if SE explored in detail the time periods of each of them rather than doing time skips or having players have to read in some history archive about pivotal parts of the story, terms, places, etc. Why could we not learn what exactly Clive went through where the demo leaves off or Jill for that matter or how about some better insight into Kupka and Benedikta? Explore all of these characters so we can actually get to know them especially Dion and Barnabas. Or how about SE introducing these vast kingdoms and lands but only allowing exploration to the outskirts or abandoned broken down places? Just a lazy way of doing a game. The treasure boxes scattered around were a joke. Nothing of value at all rather crafting supplies instead of actual potions, or armor/weapons. I got to the point where I just skipped some of them because more often than not there was a goblin coin inside. There was no party. No matter what anyone says, having Jill or anyone else "fighting" in battle was laughable. You can only control Clive and have the dog fight by commands but any others just walked around occasionally doing some useless attack and were otherwise just as much helpful as looking at paint drying. This is some medieval game that just so happens to have some magic sprinkled in and the Final Fantasy name packaged on it but it ain't FF.… Expand
  71. Nevic
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    Honestly one of the worst games ever made
    Because this isn't a true game in the first place
    It's a disappointment on every single level. And you can clearly see how YoshiP and his team failed with this Final Fantasy 16. Because they only tried to copy game of thrones and put a cheap DMC gameplay on it. And this is how it feels this FF16, a cheap mess One of the weakest and forgettable    Honestly one of the worst games ever made
    Because this isn't a true game in the first place
    It's a disappointment on every single level.
    And you can clearly see how YoshiP and his team failed with this Final Fantasy 16. Because they only tried to copy game of thrones and put a cheap DMC gameplay on it.
    And this is how it feels this FF16, a cheap mess
    One of the weakest and forgettable story made for a mainline Final Fantasy game, and the worst gameplay made for the mainline games.
    Who don't care about playing an actual jrpg can't understand for what reason the franchise exist from the beginning, and since even Square Enix don't care to build a Final Fantasy jrpg anymore, they chose the genre change. And this isn't acceptable for a long time fan who loves the old games of the franchise.
    This isn't Final Fantasy, this is just disappointment    … Expand
  72. Xinon
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    One of the worst games I've ever played
    This Final Fantasy 16 it's even worse than FF12, FF13 and FF15
    Trash plot, trash gameplay, trash characters, trash game
    Also, FF16 is the worst game I've played this year and easily the worst Final Fantasy mainline game ever, because it's not a JRPG
    Avoid this
  73. Romval
    Aug 13, 2023
    2
    An unfinished product. And it’s getting more and more noticeable towards the end of the game. Can’t understand the rating this high for the game that unfinished.
  74. Zaffre
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    So boring, pissed I wasted money on this game. 13 was the end of good single player FF
  75. Wesom
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    An embarrassing game lacking in content
    The gameplay is basic, repetitive, and so simple that you can finish it with your eyes closed (literally)
    The plot never stands out and can't even be original, since it recycles monotonous and banal situations and contexts, trying to build the plot clumsily mimicking even shows like game of thrones and failing The lack of customization is    An embarrassing game lacking in content
    The gameplay is basic, repetitive, and so simple that you can finish it with your eyes closed (literally)
    The plot never stands out and can't even be original, since it recycles monotonous and banal situations and contexts, trying to build the plot clumsily mimicking even shows like game of thrones and failing
    The lack of customization is unacceptable, and the constant popup of low-res textures between cutscenes is awful to see in 2023
    This is a disappointing final fantasy, which has practically nothing fantastic about it, but just a lot of glowing particles for cover a forgettable plot    … Expand
  76. Konaka
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    Sh/t action game and sh/t final fantasy game
    Undoubtedly one of hugest disappointment ever, and I'm regret wasted my money on this piece of crap
    Do yourself a favor and avoid this stinky garbage
    Play Baldur's Gate 3 instead, because it's infinitely better
  77. Awasa
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    The worst Final Fantasy I've played since FF10
    And this alone say something about this garbage
    It's even worse than the horrendous PS3 final fantasy games, because FF16 is just a bad movie Not a true game, and not a real Final Fantasy game Hell, it's not even a JRPG anymore! It's not the way to make respect to your player fanbase, and moreover to the franchise itself Because the    The worst Final Fantasy I've played since FF10
    And this alone say something about this garbage
    It's even worse than the horrendous PS3 final fantasy games, because FF16 is just a bad movie
    Not a true game, and not a real Final Fantasy game
    Hell, it's not even a JRPG anymore!
    It's not the way to make respect to your player fanbase, and moreover to the franchise itself
    Because the Final Fantasy 16 that we have here feels more like a bad joke    … Expand
  78. Missor
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    Bad gameplay, bad plot and bad Final Fantasy game
    All the time used for making the shiny particles for the cinematics battle should have better used to create an actual game, instead of a movie with qte
    Adding the cringe plot and the absolutely linearity of the whole game, I can safely suggest you to just avoid, and don't waste any minute of your time with this
  79. Olaf8
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    A horrible action game and a terrible final fantasy game
    One of the most disappointing games I've played this year
    I can safely suggest you to avoid this forgettable piece of crap It's a movie game without a real gameplay, just smash one button and you win every single battle. 0 exploration, 0 enemies weaknesses, 0 personalization The graphics is like a porting of a ps3 game, and the    A horrible action game and a terrible final fantasy game
    One of the most disappointing games I've played this year
    I can safely suggest you to avoid this forgettable piece of crap
    It's a movie game without a real gameplay, just smash one button and you win every single battle.
    0 exploration, 0 enemies weaknesses, 0 personalization
    The graphics is like a porting of a ps3 game, and the plot isn't even that good at all.    … Expand
  80. Ichem
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    A poorly written story with gameplay practically made solely by QTE
    A button smashing game with 0 strategy inside, with the sole purpose of showing you the long and tedious movies dedicated to embarrassing clichés even for a teenager
    This trash doesn't deserve to be called Final Fantasy
  81. Worren
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    Final Fantasy 16 is the worst Final Fantasy game ever made
    And this is sadly depressing, since even yoshiP prefer build a generic and forgettable action dmc clone game with some of the worst gameplay ever
    A huge disaster that isn't worth your time and money
  82. Damashi
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    I just cant in good conscience rate the game highly it's not an awful game by any means, but it's just not what I want out of a Final Fantasy game, or an action game. The story just isn't doing anything for me, and the combat is so painfully easy compared to other games in the genre that I grew bored quickly. Maybe it's a old man can't get over the game not being FF 5, 6, or 7 situation,I just cant in good conscience rate the game highly it's not an awful game by any means, but it's just not what I want out of a Final Fantasy game, or an action game. The story just isn't doing anything for me, and the combat is so painfully easy compared to other games in the genre that I grew bored quickly. Maybe it's a old man can't get over the game not being FF 5, 6, or 7 situation, but I'm just not feeling it.… Expand
  83. Catombomb
    Aug 11, 2023
    4
    unfortunately i didn't have that much fun with the game. The character design and the world feels very generic and lifeless. Maybe next time Square Enix
  84. LeopardKishin
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    Basically a baby first time action game
    It's set as one of the easiest action games I've ever played
    And the whole esthetic of the game environment is low graphics, especially in the texture, where you can clearly see texture that comes directly from the PS3 era But the worst sin made by this Final Fantasy 16 is, copy game of thrones badly, just for the sake of the rating. There's    Basically a baby first time action game
    It's set as one of the easiest action games I've ever played
    And the whole esthetic of the game environment is low graphics, especially in the texture, where you can clearly see texture that comes directly from the PS3 era
    But the worst sin made by this Final Fantasy 16 is, copy game of thrones badly, just for the sake of the rating.
    There's multiple ways to create a serious plot for a story, but here in FF16 it feels all artificial and not engaging at all.
    It's like you see some of the most predictable scene of a movie, and you are just there for see if the plot move in other ways, but it don't.
    For a game like this that point mostly on his story, build a predictable and generic plot made the whole things just pointless to follow, especially when you see how the whole plot fells flat and that doesn't evolve.
    In conclusion, this game trade the Final Fantasy feelings for build something to attract new audience with a budget DMC clone gameplay and a bunch of game of thrones stuff putted together with the glue, and obtaining a terrible mix
    An heavily disappointing experience    … Expand
  85. pablolrferreira
    Aug 10, 2023
    4
    The game has incredible graphics, but the mechanics are shallow and poor for a Final Fantasy game. Some battles are longer than necessary and make the game repetitive. The world of this Final Fantasy is beautiful, however, it’s so empty. So, I regret buying it.
  86. Montiero
    Aug 10, 2023
    3
    Not a Final Fantasy game. Not at all, not whatsoever. This is Devil May Cry with another brand's label and logo, nothing more. In fact, it isn't even an RPG either. I'm about 20 hours into the game and am at the point that I just don't care to finish it. It's shallow in characters, story, combat, and systems. There's just ZERO depth or nuance that Final Fantasy is known for. But this isNot a Final Fantasy game. Not at all, not whatsoever. This is Devil May Cry with another brand's label and logo, nothing more. In fact, it isn't even an RPG either. I'm about 20 hours into the game and am at the point that I just don't care to finish it. It's shallow in characters, story, combat, and systems. There's just ZERO depth or nuance that Final Fantasy is known for. But this is the new direction that FF will probably remain in. This is not a good game and it's DEFINITELY NOT a good Final Fantasy. Shame it'll be another decade before they even make another mainline game anyway.… Expand
  87. starwar
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    As a die-hard Final Fantasy 7 Remake fan, I had high hopes for Final Fantasy 16, but it falls short of capturing the same magic. The story lacks the depth, the characters feel one-dimensional and fail to leave a lasting impact. The combat system, while flashy, lacks the strategic depth and tactical options that made the Remake's battles so thrilling. Additionally, the graphics and worldAs a die-hard Final Fantasy 7 Remake fan, I had high hopes for Final Fantasy 16, but it falls short of capturing the same magic. The story lacks the depth, the characters feel one-dimensional and fail to leave a lasting impact. The combat system, while flashy, lacks the strategic depth and tactical options that made the Remake's battles so thrilling. Additionally, the graphics and world design feel uninspired.… Expand
  88. TruthSeaker
    Aug 10, 2023
    1
    Such a major dissapointment.
    Nothing in this beyond terrible game is well-made.
    Combat is designed for people who never played games, same goes fo enemies. Story starts great but with every hour turns into some mediocre mess that is written by some clueless student. Boruto has better character development than this snoozefest, it's insane how bad it is. Music is the only bright side    Such a major dissapointment.
    Nothing in this beyond terrible game is well-made.
    Combat is designed for people who never played games, same goes fo enemies.
    Story starts great but with every hour turns into some mediocre mess that is written by some clueless student.
    Boruto has better character development than this snoozefest, it's insane how bad it is.
    Music is the only bright side of this absolute failure of a game.    … Expand
  89. justbart
    Jun 25, 2023
    1
    - (j)RPG is no more, more like Devil May Jon Snow
    - job system is gone
    - heavily limited spells
    - lack of customisation
    - lack of meaningful crafting system
    - lack of party customisation
    - lack of exploration
    - lack of hidden / secret quests, dungeons
    - way too many sparkles
    - poor replayability value
    - not fun - watch cutscenes and press a button or play the game by constantly pressing Square
  90. Deplayzz
    Aug 10, 2023
    3
    o jogo nao é um final fantasy, mudaram todo o estilo querendo populaziar o game. Perdeu toda sua essencia.
  91. Andyo
    Aug 10, 2023
    1
    It's such a shame to see Final Fantasy go in the direction it has. Nothing good about this game except the story.

    It might pass as a good game but it is a terrible Final Fantasy game.

    Will not be pre-ordering again.
  92. MonaMegistus
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    A complete depressing disappointment
    After having hoped once again, Final Fantasy 16 is the result of a forced marketing campaign aimed at creating an anonymous game, already seen, and without creative ideas of any kind.
    Easy to play as zero challenge renders mock battles, such as QTE-interlaced light shows and countless cutscenes. The characters are written marginally, and the plot is    A complete depressing disappointment
    After having hoped once again, Final Fantasy 16 is the result of a forced marketing campaign aimed at creating an anonymous game, already seen, and without creative ideas of any kind.
    Easy to play as zero challenge renders mock battles, such as QTE-interlaced light shows and countless cutscenes.
    The characters are written marginally, and the plot is all a pretext.
    I honestly expected much more, but given how Square Enix wants at all costs to transform the franchise into a soulless hustler like this FF16, as an ancient Final Fantasy fan, I don't think I will ever follow this franchise again.
    And I also advise you against wasting your time with this bad chapter    … Expand
  93. Ashad
    Aug 9, 2023
    1
    Horrendously boring action game
    This is basically what present to us Final Fantasy 16.
    When at first you could even try to hope in any kind of difference between the first and the last hour, it's also the moment when you face the pitifully and depressing truth.. The gameplay is a monotonous button smashing from the first minutes until the end of the game. Basically 0 challenge    Horrendously boring action game
    This is basically what present to us Final Fantasy 16.
    When at first you could even try to hope in any kind of difference between the first and the last hour, it's also the moment when you face the pitifully and depressing truth..
    The gameplay is a monotonous button smashing from the first minutes until the end of the game.
    Basically 0 challenge
    Basically 0 exploration
    Meaningless level system, since you can beat the game without any kind of objects, and with just pressing a button
    The side quest are the worst kind of delivery missions, and the flat plot it's hugely predictable. There's no subspace and basically 0 twist, since all the characters are flat.
    I regret wasting my money in this trash cash grab
    And so I'm going to reselling this as soon as possible    … Expand
  94. Vigov
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    The hugest disappointment of the year
    Yep, Final Fantasy 16 over not being a Final Fantasy game at all, it was an even boring and tedious action game.
    The whole package is just a movie covered with shiny particles and fluff, but miss the actual substance.
    A shallow experience and more specifically this FF16 is a terribly low point for the Final Fantasy franchise
  95. buyersremorse
    Aug 9, 2023
    4
    I'm 25 hours into this game and I have no choice but to give up. I could force myself to finish but I've definitely hit my threshold, it's just too boring. I've played 6, 7, 8, 9, 10/2, 12, and 15 and this one is the worst of them all. There is nothing here. Exploration is pointless because the vast world only exists for you to fight the same small roster of enemies over and over again,I'm 25 hours into this game and I have no choice but to give up. I could force myself to finish but I've definitely hit my threshold, it's just too boring. I've played 6, 7, 8, 9, 10/2, 12, and 15 and this one is the worst of them all. There is nothing here. Exploration is pointless because the vast world only exists for you to fight the same small roster of enemies over and over again, so they can drop 2 gil and crafting ingredients for a crafting system you'll NEVER use once. There's no gear loot to really speak of, no minigames, superbosses or collectables. The world is one big barren content wasteland, you're not going to be stumbling into any secrets, dungeons or fun diversions here, just crafting ingredients as far as the eye can see. Elemental affinities are gone, as are status ailments, oh, and magic only exists in the form of a single reskinned projectile depending on your Eikon flavour of choice. No party system either, just a couple of NPCs and a dog that follow you around silently. You'll forget they're even there. Story "high points" are always followed up by hours of mind-numbing busywork for poorly animated NPCs who task Clive with bread deliveries and menial labour. The sidequests are honestly terrible, like they're something out of 2009, and even if there WAS interesting lore behind them, you're going to be too uninterested to care/notice because of the terrible presentation and coma-inducing dialogue. The discount DmC combat is fun at first but grows very routine since you just demolish enemies 24/7 with no effort whatsoever. You can string together endless combos and for your efforts maybe you'll be rewarded with a 5% exp boost and fractionally more crafting ingredients than normal.

    Don't throw away your money like I did.    … Expand
  96. Eders
    Aug 9, 2023
    0
    WORST FINAL FANTASY GAME EVER
    Stay far away from this commercial mess, because it was a disaster of mammoth proportion
    Fist, it's not a jrpg, it's just an action "game" with more cinematics and QTE rather than gameplay. Second, it was a flat and repetitive action game. The kids of you can clearly see the whole pattern of the atrocious gameplay after just 2 hours. Third, it has a    WORST FINAL FANTASY GAME EVER
    Stay far away from this commercial mess, because it was a disaster of mammoth proportion

    Fist, it's not a jrpg, it's just an action "game" with more cinematics and QTE rather than gameplay.
    Second, it was a flat and repetitive action game.
    The kids of you can clearly see the whole pattern of the atrocious gameplay after just 2 hours.
    Third, it has a generic boring plot, partially copied by other stuff like game of thrones, but without literally any kind of depth or any kind of inspiration.
    It feels like an insipid and general generic mess
    Don't waste your time with this, it isn't worth it    … Expand
  97. alqpwoeirutyghd
    Aug 8, 2023
    4
    Bummed about this one. I was wowed by the demo but I deleted the game from my library at the 30 hour mark. Poorly animated dialog sequences that's cringe worthy when it attempts to be edgy. Motion blur that made me feel nauseous and the gameplay grew to be a repetitive chore past the 20 hour mark.
  98. Washun
    Aug 7, 2023
    0
    Soulless game, and definitely not a Final Fantasy game
    It is more like a generic action game with iconic names, like Ifrit, Shiva, Cid... But after that, there's nothing
    0 strategy 0 exploration 0 personalization 0 difficulty (even on "final fantasy" difficulty mode...) 0 post game You wonder why they have choose to just build a empty content game like this? Because they prefer    Soulless game, and definitely not a Final Fantasy game
    It is more like a generic action game with iconic names, like Ifrit, Shiva, Cid... But after that, there's nothing

    0 strategy
    0 exploration
    0 personalization
    0 difficulty (even on "final fantasy" difficulty mode...)
    0 post game

    You wonder why they have choose to just build a empty content game like this?
    Because they prefer make money just with the name, rather than create an actual good experience. Since this game wasn't a JRPG anymore, and it was even an awful action game, filled with cinematics and QTE all over the place.

    I rather stay with my old final fantasy games, and play actual good jrpg games (like Persona 5, Octopath Traveler, Tails of, Dragon Quest, ecc...).
    And even RPG like Baldurs Gate 3 show how much rich and satisfying can provide a truly great game.
    For this reason I suggest you to avoid this Final Fantasy 16
    Because it is sadly that bad

    P.S.: and if you're looking for better action games, play Nier Automata and Bayonetta 3. They are both better than FF16.    … Expand
  99. halsafar
    Jul 26, 2023
    1
    Been a huge fan of the series since it started on the NES. Played every Final Fantasy game released. Also been a gamer for 35 years. It took Final Fantasy 16 to push me into making my first game review ever. The battle system is missing status effects and other typical strengths/weaknesses one must strategize around. It is just spam until victory, big number generator. No party members toBeen a huge fan of the series since it started on the NES. Played every Final Fantasy game released. Also been a gamer for 35 years. It took Final Fantasy 16 to push me into making my first game review ever. The battle system is missing status effects and other typical strengths/weaknesses one must strategize around. It is just spam until victory, big number generator. No party members to mix things up.

    Clive is as bland as one can get. From personality to arsenal. The gear system is a joke. They toss crafting items at you all game for practically nothing. His abilities are nothing game changing.

    The story is like if the folks who wrote Kingdom Hearts 2-3 tried to make a Game of Thrones story. It is full of adult content mixed in with absolute nonsense mixed with "gotcha" moments that make your eyes roll. Also side quests hell, awful, useless side quests.

    Basically they missed out on staples of Final Fantasy like parties, customizations, battle strategy churning out a game that is just Devil May Cry.

    Zero replay value. You've seen it all and have no ways to mix it up after one play.

    I'm not sure how they could have made a more boring repetitive game.    … Expand
  100. jerryernst
    Aug 5, 2023
    0
    Genuinely a terrible game in almost every aspect. It's all flash and no substance with bad writing made worse by some of the worst pacing issues in any media. I'm putting a zero because I fully believe this game is not worth playing, and a month after beating it I have not thought about it a single time other than right now to check if the hype died down yet and people came to their senses.
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  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 22, 2024
    100
    Final Fantasy XVI is an excellent game in every way. If you're a fan of the series for the stories and characters, you won't go wrong here, and if you've avoided the series for, say, turn-based combat, the sixteenth installment offers the perfect opportunity to get started with this legend of the gaming industry. [Issue#329]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Oct 30, 2023
    73
    This is a solid RPG/action game. Some elements of the game are unusual and fresh for single-player parts of the Final Fantasy series, but some are too dull and rudimentary.
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  3. PLAY
    Sep 17, 2023
    90
    New numbered FFs are good again. Stunning to look at, with new, punchy combat, and a great yarn, it is, if anything, too focussed, lacking a bit of the weird. [Issue#30, p.78]
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