Final Fantasy XVI

 PlayStation 5
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8567 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,346 out of 8567
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  1. cntrl
    Aug 29, 2023
    10
    Really great game and a proper evolution of the series. The battle system in the predecessor (FF 15) wasn't that great to be honest, but in FF 16 they hired the right people and did a really, really good job. As someone who loves to have some more strategic and turn-based functionalities, I was very skeptical initially, but the developers convinced me that a Final Fantasy game can workReally great game and a proper evolution of the series. The battle system in the predecessor (FF 15) wasn't that great to be honest, but in FF 16 they hired the right people and did a really, really good job. As someone who loves to have some more strategic and turn-based functionalities, I was very skeptical initially, but the developers convinced me that a Final Fantasy game can work well without turn-based combat system.
    Although it's very different compared to the previous titles, it definitely feels like a Final Fantasy game and is a good example of how a game can evolve and change up important elements in a way that doesn't lead to total alienation.

    Mostly due to all the attention to detail (great story explanation, stunning visuals, immersive world, superb voice acting) it deserves the full score of 10/10. There are minor things I'd wish were different (e.g. using Ambrosia feels a little clunky), but they are mostly subjective and don't have a negative effect on the overall score.

    Thanks for this great experience!    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. Davs970
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    One of the best games of final fantasy, very exciting and you can't get enough of this masterpiece
  4. Siegfried_
    Aug 12, 2023
    10
    Es mi primer final fantasy y estoy encantado. El hecho de que sea el primero de la saga numerada que juego es porque no soy un fan de los JRPGs. Dicho esto el juego es una pasada, la historia esta al nivel de juegos como the witcher o series como game of thrones. Esta ultima tiene muchas similitudes con el juego. El hecho de poder pausar una cinemática y poder acceder a un resumen de loreEs mi primer final fantasy y estoy encantado. El hecho de que sea el primero de la saga numerada que juego es porque no soy un fan de los JRPGs. Dicho esto el juego es una pasada, la historia esta al nivel de juegos como the witcher o series como game of thrones. Esta ultima tiene muchas similitudes con el juego. El hecho de poder pausar una cinemática y poder acceder a un resumen de lore de lo que se esta viendo en pantalla es algo inédito en la industria. La jugabilidad en el combate es muy buena similar a los mejores hack and slash. Graficamente es una belleza pero su punto mas fuerte son los combates contra jefes. God of war ragnarok queda pequeño al lado de estos combates, muy épicos. Un juegazo… Expand
  5. VTHokies1999
    Aug 28, 2023
    9
    Loved it. Great story, incredible boss fights, and amazing combat. Some of the side quests are pretty boring and the performance mode was trash. If you are a FF or dmC fan, you'll find something to like here.
  6. 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
  7. Tracking
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    Neutral: Took me about 55 hours to complete the main story, side quests and hunts.

    Good: The game looks great, has an interesting setting and fun combat. It is not a grindy game.

    Bad: It's a bit on the easy side. At times the frequency of cut scene made it feel like I was palying an interactive novel instead of an action game.
  8. 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.
  9. UhtredTheGreat
    Aug 28, 2023
    7
    game bugged and glitched so bad during the first 40 min. The story was rushed it seemed as well.
  10. Lool
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is goatet final fantsay 16 is such a good game it got me hooked and banned everything in the game is a 10/10… Expand
  11. areload456
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    An amazing story and graphics that drive the series forward in a amazing way. .
  12. Demostenez
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    FFXVI is a different Final Fantasy, but it was so fun. I thought the characters were very well-written. Clive was serious, but he also had a fun side to him, which FF protagonists don't always have. The combat was smooth, and I didn't really miss having other playable characters. Overall, best FF game we've had in a while!
  13. moenie
    Aug 28, 2023
    9
    pros: story, combat, music, world building, animations, general narrative
    cons: there's little game to this videogame. The only gameplay part of it is combat. That's why sidequests suffer so much, their content is good, but they didn't have much to work with in terms of gameplay.
    Game is kinda slow and has a lot of time wasters, such as slow menus or quick time events for... doors. The    pros: story, combat, music, world building, animations, general narrative
    cons: there's little game to this videogame. The only gameplay part of it is combat. That's why sidequests suffer so much, their content is good, but they didn't have much to work with in terms of gameplay.
    Game is kinda slow and has a lot of time wasters, such as slow menus or quick time events for... doors. The rpg is basically gone. It's there just to fill a checkbox, it's pretty clear they wanted to do a pure action. The game could have been better if a little bit harder and challenging. The highs are so high it's impossible to give the game less than a 75.    … Expand
  14. hohoCH
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    Actually, it really better than FFXIII and FFXV.

    I think that is the best PS5 game at this moment.
  15. MAFIAxMaverick
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    Probably one of my favorite Final Fantasy games in terms of the story. I also love the action-oriented gameplay. The world looks beautiful, the character models look beautiful. The Digital Foundry deep dive on some of the technical elements of characters and world interaction was phenomenal. From a technical perspective, I think FFXVI is a 10/10. I also love the build variability and thinkProbably one of my favorite Final Fantasy games in terms of the story. I also love the action-oriented gameplay. The world looks beautiful, the character models look beautiful. The Digital Foundry deep dive on some of the technical elements of characters and world interaction was phenomenal. From a technical perspective, I think FFXVI is a 10/10. I also love the build variability and think there are a lot of viable builds to use for Clive.

    My two biggest gripes are - 1. Doing away with status effects. I feel like it really dumbed down the gameplay. 2. There are some amazing side quests - but the side quests in the first half of the game are weak, overall. The amount of fetch quests, I think, will deter people from picking up side quests later in the game and some of the late game side quests provide some of the best storytelling in the game.

    Overall - I don't know if this is a FF game I will come back to again and again like FFX and FFXII - but I really enjoyed my time with it.    … Expand
  16. Bggg
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    FF16 is absolutely good game!! .
  17. FF16isEpic
    Aug 28, 2023
    10
    Just saying, completely IGNORE all the 0/10 and 1/10 reviews, these are all fake. If you click on their user name you can see that all of them give FF16 either 0 or 1 and 10/10 to either Baldur's Gate 3 or Tears of the Kingdom. These people don't even have FF16 and i'm pretty sure they don't have PS5 either, they are just review bombing, because they can't accept reality that FF16 is aboutJust saying, completely IGNORE all the 0/10 and 1/10 reviews, these are all fake. If you click on their user name you can see that all of them give FF16 either 0 or 1 and 10/10 to either Baldur's Gate 3 or Tears of the Kingdom. These people don't even have FF16 and i'm pretty sure they don't have PS5 either, they are just review bombing, because they can't accept reality that FF16 is about million times better and more innovative than their garbage games. So yeah, just wanted to let everyone know, hopefully Metacritic Moderators will delete these fake reviews soon, because this is getting ridiculous.… Expand
  18. Symour2
    Aug 28, 2023
    6
    Jeu difficile à noter tant le rythme n'est pas bon. Mon expérience se résume à des moments d'adrénaline ultra fun, à des moments d'ennuis profonds.
    Ce n'est pas un mauvais jeu, mais il n'est clairement pas creusé. Le scénario est plutôt chouette mais mal rythmé, et nous n'avons qu'un seul personnage, dont l'évolution est plutôt très limitée pour un RPG. Plusieurs équipiers peuvent    Jeu difficile à noter tant le rythme n'est pas bon. Mon expérience se résume à des moments d'adrénaline ultra fun, à des moments d'ennuis profonds.
    Ce n'est pas un mauvais jeu, mais il n'est clairement pas creusé. Le scénario est plutôt chouette mais mal rythmé, et nous n'avons qu'un seul personnage, dont l'évolution est plutôt très limitée pour un RPG. Plusieurs équipiers peuvent rejoindre la team mais à aucun moment on peut les contrôler ni même gérer leurs équipements compétences. Ce qui enlève clairement de mon point de vue un pilier d'un FF.    … Expand
  19. 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
  20. fuucksa
    Aug 27, 2023
    10
    This game is amazing
    absolutely love this game and it become my top 3 favorite games of all time
  21. Carlos881
    Aug 27, 2023
    10
    Final fantasy XVI es un gran juego,con grandes combates,una gran historia,una gran banda sonora y unos grandes protagonistas,muy buen juego.
  22. 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
  23. WitcherBruce
    Aug 27, 2023
    10
    A fun new way to experience the universe of final fantasy. I highly recommend buying this game especially if you liked FF7 remake. It improves the combat from FF15 and even FF7 remake
  24. Bigbozz
    Aug 27, 2023
    7
    This game makes so much wrong, its insane...
    Mainstream at fullest, it's a **** joke for a final fantasy game. And I am not talking about the combat system. The quest are so bad even for jrpg standard, its really sad.
    This game does not deserve the name rpg, but it also don't deserve the name hack and slash. This game does not know what it want to be. I only can say something positive    This game makes so much wrong, its insane...
    Mainstream at fullest, it's a **** joke for a final fantasy game. And I am not talking about the combat system. The quest are so bad even for jrpg standard, its really sad.

    This game does not deserve the name rpg, but it also don't deserve the name hack and slash. This game does not know what it want to be.

    I only can say something positive about th music and some cutscenes , which are great.    … Expand
  25. Michial820
    Aug 27, 2023
    10
    This game is way better than FF 15 in every way possible. I understand the story completely, don't listen to hater reviews. There is no stuttering, just some consistent frame drops out of combat when your in tight spaces with lots going on. Everywhere else is impossible to notice pretty much. It's very pleasing to the eyes, motion blur is terrible for my eyes and I have no issues. I gotThis game is way better than FF 15 in every way possible. I understand the story completely, don't listen to hater reviews. There is no stuttering, just some consistent frame drops out of combat when your in tight spaces with lots going on. Everywhere else is impossible to notice pretty much. It's very pleasing to the eyes, motion blur is terrible for my eyes and I have no issues. I got more out of this games huge heart wrenching story in the first 6 hours than I did the entire 40 hours playing FF 15. Graphics are too real. If it plays this good on day 1 I can't imagine how much better it will get. FF 15 was terrible at launch and it had way less going on, don't forget where we came from. Combat is better than Remake, I said it. I went into this game hating it from the reviews and I was 100% proved wrong. I wanted to hate this game and return it immediately but to my shock this game is a solid 9/10 and it's totally new which means in 2023 it's a 10/10 masterpiece that surpasses Elden Ring and GOWR. I played all 3 and this game is much better on your first playthrough. GOWR is second, Elden Ring is 3rd and TOTK is 4th. I'm very unbiased as far as games go, I played every From Software game along with Elden Ring and I quit 70% of the way through because it was too much of the same thing. I finished GOWR and it was amazing but it was stale from the first one on PS4, I needed something totally new and FF 16 gave me that on a silver platter and I couldn't help myself it hit the spot man I'm telling you. If it's got my eyes glued to the screen because of the story and gameplay then I guarantee it'll have everyone glued.… Expand
  26. BertKA88
    Aug 27, 2023
    6
    A fun game held back by boring, uninspired exploration and level design, as well as terrible, repetitive fetch quests. The fetch quests in the main story nearly broke me. A lot of potential, though, and some great combat and fight sequences.
  27. 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
  28. Vuxendagis
    Aug 27, 2023
    6
    Absolutely stunning graphics. Awesome Eikon battles. And really good story!!

    But Final fantasy is so much more. We we all lovet FF like 6,7,8,9 was not because of graphics. Noy cause of Eikonbattles. I miss the side quests. I miss all the mystery. Theese new FF games are way too easy. A Child could play it. There is alays a questionmark, vivid colors or in this case a dog showing you the    Absolutely stunning graphics. Awesome Eikon battles. And really good story!!

    But Final fantasy is so much more. We we all lovet FF like 6,7,8,9 was not because of graphics. Noy cause of Eikonbattles. I miss the side quests. I miss all the mystery. Theese new FF games are way too easy. A Child could play it. There is alays a questionmark, vivid colors or in this case a dog showing you the way. Every weapon, every armour everything is in front of your eyes in the min quest. There are no chocobos, no open world map, no card games, no fishing. Nothing at all that fills you day besides hunting main quest or obviously easy side quests.

    Better luck next time!    … Expand
  29. 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
  30. Masgi
    Aug 26, 2023
    0
    Horrendous game
    Without any kind of original stuff
    It feels all cheap and copy pasted
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. Kamus3120
    Aug 26, 2023
    9
    Wow and i mean WOW!!
    Beyond FFVII is the second rated FF Game in the whole series.
    Such a bold risk from Square to make this massive turnover on the game franchise. Honestly i enjoyed everysingle moment of it, im a massive fan of the series and i thank the whole team for delivering such a powerful story driven by a unique set of characters. Epic voices, they sure invested a lot in the    Wow and i mean WOW!!
    Beyond FFVII is the second rated FF Game in the whole series.
    Such a bold risk from Square to make this massive turnover on the game franchise.
    Honestly i enjoyed everysingle moment of it, im a massive fan of the series and i thank the whole team for delivering such a powerful story driven by a unique set of characters.
    Epic voices, they sure invested a lot in the story. Combat mechanics are very good such a refreshing change from past FF series.
    Music and combat action are off the charts. Side quest are a hit or miss it always happens nothing can be ever a homerun.
    Although is not a perfect game, its pretty close to the best RPG i ever experienced before!    … Expand
  34. Shousei
    Aug 26, 2023
    9
    El juego me encantó, la historia es maravillosa, llena de distintas emociones y sensaciones. En cuanto al combate, este es sencillo, dinámico e intuitivo. La dificultad del juego es bastante baja, pero, esto no quita que se pueda disfrutar igualmente. Para mí es un punto que no influye en nada la verdad. Aquí lo importante es la historia.
    Ahora, en lo técnico, hay algunos problemas de    El juego me encantó, la historia es maravillosa, llena de distintas emociones y sensaciones. En cuanto al combate, este es sencillo, dinámico e intuitivo. La dificultad del juego es bastante baja, pero, esto no quita que se pueda disfrutar igualmente. Para mí es un punto que no influye en nada la verdad. Aquí lo importante es la historia.
    Ahora, en lo técnico, hay algunos problemas de rendimiento, áreas en dónde se ralentiza el juego. Igualmente bajadas de frames, texturas que no cargan bien o cargan a medida que vas caminando. Todo esto no lo hace injugable, pero es lo que no me deja ponerle la nota máxima, a pesar de lo mucho que me ha gustado.
    Por último, jueguen Final Fantasy XVI, vivan está aventura y juzguen ustedes mismos si vale la pena. Que para mí, si que lo vale.    … Expand
  35. BrenerMF
    Aug 26, 2023
    10
    Jogo maravilhoso, história incrível, a muito tempo não jogava um Final Fantasy tão bom, tirando o VII Remake e o Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy XVI é sem dúvida alguma o melhor Final Fantasy depois do Final Fantasy IX. Acho que disputa o GOTY com Zelda Tears of Kingdom e com Baldur's Gate 3.
  36. frostblooded
    Aug 26, 2023
    6
    A mix between a 9/10 game and 3/10 game. Wish it was shorter and the filler missions were cut out.
  37. dmagi
    Aug 26, 2023
    10
    I really enjoy the cinematography in almost every cutscene. I remember there was this one ambush scene where if you pay attention you see an axe in the corner of the scene for a fraction of a second. Then 30 seconds later that axe is hurled into a guys shoulder-blade. This game thrives on dramatic irony. You know whats going to happen long before the characters do.
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. Ericksonerk
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    One the great games i've ever played, absolutally a must play game, as soon as possible play it.
  41. cat15
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    My favourite final fantasy so far, amazing soundtrack, good combat and a wonderful story 10/10
  42. 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.
  43. only_the_best
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    And............The GOTY goes to....................................................................... FINAL FANTASY XVI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  44. yehhh
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game! Amazing Game!
  45. FF16isAmazing
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    Amazingly Phenomenal Final Fantasy Game, one of the best in the entire series! Both FF 16 and FF 7 Remake are Amazing games and both belong into Top 5 FF games of all time! I'm extremely hyped for FF 7 Remake Part 2. Final Fantasy series is right now better than it has been over last 10 years and that's amazing. 2023-2024 is best time ever to be modern Final Fantasy fan!

    Also ignore    Amazingly Phenomenal Final Fantasy Game, one of the best in the entire series! Both FF 16 and FF 7 Remake are Amazing games and both belong into Top 5 FF games of all time! I'm extremely hyped for FF 7 Remake Part 2. Final Fantasy series is right now better than it has been over last 10 years and that's amazing. 2023-2024 is best time ever to be modern Final Fantasy fan!

    Also ignore every review that gives less than 7/10, these people don't even own the game.    … Expand
  46. LewJamEyre
    Aug 25, 2023
    9
    FF16 is my game of the year so far in 2023 and I give it a 9/10.

    Final Fantasy 16 is the latest entry in the long-running and beloved RPG series from Square Enix. It is a game that tries to balance the old and the new. The game’s story is set in the world of Valisthea, a land divided by six nations that are powered by giant crystals called Mothercrystals. Each nation has a special    FF16 is my game of the year so far in 2023 and I give it a 9/10.

    Final Fantasy 16 is the latest entry in the long-running and beloved RPG series from Square Enix. It is a game that tries to balance the old and the new.

    The game’s story is set in the world of Valisthea, a land divided by six nations that are powered by giant crystals called Mothercrystals. Each nation has a special person called a Dominant, who can summon and control a powerful beast called an Eikon. The game’s protagonist is Clive Rosfield, a former prince of Rosaria and the older brother of Joshua, the Dominant of Phoenix. Clive’s life is turned upside down when his kingdom is attacked by Ifrit, the Eikon of Fire, who kills his father and scars him with a mysterious mark. Clive then embarks on a quest for revenge, joining forces with his childhood friend Jill and a charismatic rebel leader named Cid.

    The game’s story spans several decades and covers multiple perspectives, as Clive and his allies face various enemies and challenges in their journey. The story is full of twists and turns, betrayals and revelations, tragedies and triumphs. It is also full of memorable characters, both heroes and villains, who have their own motivations and personalities. The game’s voice acting is superb, especially for Clive (Ben Starr) and Cid (Ralph Ineson). The game’s soundtrack, composed by Masayoshi Soken, is also excellent, featuring a mix of orchestral, rock, and electronic music that fits the mood and tone of each scene.

    The game’s combat system is one of its strongest points. It is an action-based system that requires fast reflexes and strategic thinking. Clive can use various weapons, such as swords, daggers, axes, and spears, each with their own movesets and combos. He can also use magic abilities that are derived from the Eikons he encounters, such as fire, ice, lightning, earth, wind, and water. He can switch between weapons and magic on the fly, creating dynamic and fluid combat scenarios. He can also dodge, parry, block, and counter enemy attacks, adding more depth and challenge to the combat.

    The game’s combat system also features an innovative mechanic called Active Time Lore (ATL), which allows Clive to access information about the enemies he faces, such as their weaknesses, resistances, behaviors, and lore. This information can help Clive to exploit their vulnerabilities or avoid their strengths. ATL also allows Clive to interact with the environment during combat, such as using objects as weapons or cover, or triggering environmental hazards or events that can affect the battle. ATL adds more immersion and variety to the combat system, making it more engaging and rewarding.

    The game’s graphics are another highlight of Final Fantasy 16. The game looks stunning on the PlayStation 5 console, showcasing impressive details, lighting effects, textures, animations, and particle effects. The game’s environments are diverse and beautiful, ranging from lush forests and snowy mountains to desolate wastelands and futuristic cities. The game’s character models are realistic and expressive, conveying emotions and personality through facial expressions and body language. The game’s cutscenes are cinematic and spectacular showing off epic battles and dramatic moments.

    The game’s graphics are not perfect though. The game suffers from some technical issues such as framerate drops, pop-in,
    screen tearing but its miniscule so its not noticeable.

    The game’s content is another area where Final Fantasy 16 shines,

    The game offers plenty of content for players to enjoy such as side quests, mini-games, collectibles, challenges and secrets.

    Some of this content is fun and rewarding such as hunting rare monsters, playing card games, finding hidden lore, helping out NPCs.

    The game also features a New Game Plus mode which allows players to replay the game with all their progress and items carried over as well as access to new content and features such as alternate endings, extra bosses, and harder difficulty levels.    … Expand
  47. 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
  48. Swiftyb
    Aug 25, 2023
    9
    Very good Game with great armosphere, welk narrated characters and spectacular battles. Only small deductions because of minor mistakes, but all in all a successful new approach to the series.
  49. Objective_Truth
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    Amazing game! Objectively better video game than both Baldur's Gate 3 and Tears of the Kingdom. Anyone who says otherwise is just a fanboy. FF 16 is true art, very well written story and character, absolutely EPIC boss fights, amazing voice acting, relatable main character, very good music and overall interesting world, solid villains and side characters. Side quests are meh (some are goodAmazing game! Objectively better video game than both Baldur's Gate 3 and Tears of the Kingdom. Anyone who says otherwise is just a fanboy. FF 16 is true art, very well written story and character, absolutely EPIC boss fights, amazing voice acting, relatable main character, very good music and overall interesting world, solid villains and side characters. Side quests are meh (some are good tho), but no game is perfect. Overall it's easily GOTY, unless Starfield or Spider-Man 2 are doing something incredible. Resident Evil 4 Remake was also amazing, but i'm doubtful that it would win GOTY.… Expand
  50. jonjohn048
    Aug 24, 2023
    9
    Final Fantasy 16 is without a doubt one of the best games I've ever played and for sure a game that I would happily replay if it wasn't for the frustrating problems that I have with the game. As someone who only really found out about the series with Final Fantasy 15 but only got into by 7 Remake, I was genuinely excited to play this game and see what it had to offer and honestly for theFinal Fantasy 16 is without a doubt one of the best games I've ever played and for sure a game that I would happily replay if it wasn't for the frustrating problems that I have with the game. As someone who only really found out about the series with Final Fantasy 15 but only got into by 7 Remake, I was genuinely excited to play this game and see what it had to offer and honestly for the most part, it not only met my expectations, it EXCEEDED them. This game is what happens when you hire writers from Game of Thrones, combat designers of Devil May Cry and Bayonetta, and someone who could create Attack on Titan and God of War set-pieces all combined to create an experience that I will never forget anytime soon. The first thing I can confidently say is that the game looks so beautiful, I couldn't believe my eyes on what I was looking at so much so that I actually didn't mind that the photo mode was pretty basic, you'll be looking in awe on just how beautiful this game is that you'll constantly want to stop for a quick second and take in the magnificent work of art the developers created. The combat is PHENOMENAL with how easy it is to get into and the spectacle you showcase on-screen is a genuine marvel to look at and it never fails to become engaging and never feels repetitive with how the combat expands further on throughout the game. I'm always a fan of Final Fantasy soundtracks and this game might just be better than even 7 Remake and 15 with how they drive the emotion and stakes so much further than they have any right too causing me to get excited for a fight or what happens next. The story and characters are absolutely extraordinary and kept me hooked onto my seat with how many stakes there were, the emotions it brings, and genuinely how relateable it is since this game never failed to make me want the best for the characters seeing what was going on in the world, the characters are nothing short of beautiful and complex and the performances given by the actors only elevate them to some of the best characters I've seen in a video game, the Active Time Lore is easily one of the most revolutionary features I've seen in a video game since it helps you keep track of the story progress and especially helpful if you don't have a lot of time to play games to give you a recap on the story so far if you haven't played in a long time. People say the side quests are awful since they're so simplistic fetch quests but that just makes me feel like they never tried them since this is only the case for 30% of the side quests, everything else is surprisingly good side quests to flesh out the side characters more. Now you may be thinking, "Didn't you hate Dead Space 3's side quests when they did the same thing?" True, but those side quests focused on a MAIN character and you can't skip them otherwise you'll have no idea why the second main character even exists whereas FF16's focuses on the side characters and the game already tells you why they're here so you only want to do their side quests because you want to learn more from these side characters. Finally, probably the game's biggest highlight: the Eikon battles. These battles are a masterclass in spectacle and it feels so immersive and cinematic watching them in action and the fact they get better as you go on just increases the replayibility, people might hate the overly generous QTE's but tbh, QTE's are kind've a thing of the past and failing them is more annoying than anything since it always felt like a cheap trick to get you to pay attention so I genuinely didn't mind the generous QTE's. Now as much as I genuinely love this game, this game does have some problems to the point where I can't call it a masterpiece. For starters, some of the main story quests feel like shoved side quests to relieve you of the insane battles but come on SE, did they really have to be this boring to the point where it breaks the pacing? I wouldn't say the performance is as bad as people say it is since during gameplay and cutscenes, it's a locked frame-rate so you aren't distracted by it but other times, you can ABSOLUTELY see the bad frame pacing and here's hoping they fix it eventually. Finally, it wasn't that hard on my first playthrough nor on my second, I get that the director wanted to make the game more accessible to more people, but at least have an option where we want to feel challenged. With all that being said, I still enjoyed my time with Final Fantasy 16 that I actually didn't mind doing another playthrough for the platinum trophy and this is a story I have no doubt will remain with me for years to come and if you can get through the pacing and frame-rate problems, you'll no doubt love this game. As it stands, Final Fantasy 16 is my GOTY and can't wait to see the franchise move forward and also, PLEASE MAKE SOME DLC FOR SOME OF THE CHARACTERS SQUARE ENIX.… Expand
  51. 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.
  52. 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
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. Vins08
    Aug 23, 2023
    9
    Amazing story , characters are very interesting. Bravo Square (Pho)Enix !!
  56. LunaresArienal
    Aug 23, 2023
    6
    I can't believe how this game is both the best and the worst FF of all times.

    All exaggeration apart, it really has some fantastic features and some terrible ones, particularly for a game that was shipped in 2023 rather than 2003. The game is fantastic because the story is epic and melancolic, the combat design is great and dynamic (although sometimes repetitive) and the art is    I can't believe how this game is both the best and the worst FF of all times.

    All exaggeration apart, it really has some fantastic features and some terrible ones, particularly for a game that was shipped in 2023 rather than 2003.

    The game is fantastic because the story is epic and melancolic, the combat design is great and dynamic (although sometimes repetitive) and the art is amazing. The eikon battles are really great and memorable video game moments. The dynamic battles were a surprise but quite satisfactory in the end. As a souls player, having to learn patterns and parry / avoid felt familiar.

    The problem is all that greatness comes between a lot of mediocre content.
    Most of the secondary characters are not memorable (to say the least : let's not even talk about female representation). Most of the side quests are really, really lame (come on, so many fedex quests in a AAA game from 2023 ?). Also the bestiary is disappointing, there are just variations of like 10 enemies in the end.
    Apart from the main story, most of the dialogues were just variations of "the world is ending but please help me find my dog", but much longer and more boring. All of the story's epicness is swallowed in dullness.

    Finally, some features just really suck ?

    Two examples that just add unnecessary friction :
    * When you are doing one of those fedex quests and collect three items for someone, when you have them, the game opens a pop-up menu where you have to manually click each of those three items, to end the quest.
    * Some doors (probably to change zones and load the new zone) require that you push R2 for a couple of seconds.

    I really had trouble reaching the end of the game because of all the friction and boring moments but I HAD to reach the final battles and the end of the story.    … Expand
  57. Kostas_Spirou
    Aug 23, 2023
    10
    What a magnificent spectacle this game is, I'm honestly in awe.
    This was perhaps one of my most anticipated games, it looked absolutely phenomenal and I'm actually surprised how it actually lived up to the hype.
    I was a little bit sceptical at first, because the combat felt very simple, but once you get the first 3 Eikons, it feels way better, the amount of abilities you get to unlock    What a magnificent spectacle this game is, I'm honestly in awe.
    This was perhaps one of my most anticipated games, it looked absolutely phenomenal and I'm actually surprised how it actually lived up to the hype.

    I was a little bit sceptical at first, because the combat felt very simple, but once you get the first 3 Eikons, it feels way better, the amount of abilities you get to unlock as you progress throughout is kind of crazy, there are many Eikons to get by progressing the main story, and every single one has a different moveset, which makes combat feel fresh.

    Also I got to say, I was expecting the exploration to be way more restrictive but it's actually the opposite, there's a good amount of exploration, many side quests and areas to explore, and you can even hunt down monsters for materials to craft equipment. It takes a while for the game to open up though, it's very linear in the beginning, and has a lot of cutscenes that can be annoying, but once it opens up, it gets significantly better.

    The story is one of my favorite stories the series has to offer, it's pretty dark and serious, has so many twists and turns, and arguably some of the highest peaks in any game I've ever played. The cutscenes are gorgeous and the boss fights are absolutely jaw-dropping, not only in terms of spectacle but also in terms of gameplay, they're so god damn fun, probably the highlight of the entire game actually.
    Even the characters are very well written, Clive is my favorite protagonist in the series, and the side characters are very likeable and relatable in many ways. Their side stories are actually interesting, you can really tell how much love and effort was put into the story overall.

    As expected, the soundtrack is incredible, even though there's one moment in the game where the music didn't really fit in my opinion, every other track is amazing and very much fitting, I found myself either humming some melodies or even singing along to some songs as I was playing.

    What blew me away though is the Thousand Tomes, which works as some sort of a library for the game's world and lore where every single piece of information can be found there. It's honestly so important and useful, so much information and things to read so you can keep up with the story, learn about the characters, the monsters, the wars, the secrets of the world and pretty much everything the game has to offer. I actually reached the max level because I spend so much time collecting everything and it was a blast, for the first time ever in a videogame I genuinely loved reading, and finding out new information was always very exciting.

    That being said, I do have some few complaints to make, with the most obvious one being the tedious side quests, I actually did all of them yes, I spend way too much time in this game, it took me 77 hours to finish it because I did everything in the world and then finished the main story, and honestly... the side quest I genuinely liked were very few, specifically near the end of the game. Most side quests for like 80% of the game are actually kind of boring, they're not badly written in fact it's the other way around, the stories they tell are decent, it's just that all of them are somewhat the same, you go somewhere, kill someone or collect something, go back to the person you first talked to, thats it.

    Another issue is the amount of fetch quests specifically in the middle of the story, from 40% all the way to 60%, the pacing slows down and there's just a lot of random fetch quests that actually feel like filler content.

    Other than that, even with the issues I have, I'm in love with this game, playing it for the first time felt like a dream come true. What a beautiful experience, It's just so close to being a masterpiece.

    Final Rating: "Excellent" ~ 9.5/10.    … Expand
  58. Chrisanity
    Aug 23, 2023
    6
    Where do I begin here, having loved the FF7 part one remake I have been looking forward to this game. I’ll start with the positives, the story was immersive with great graphics on the cutscenes and great voice acting. you grew a bond over time with the characters, the main objectives were clearly marked and progressed the story appropriately, and although I saw instances where cheery musicWhere do I begin here, having loved the FF7 part one remake I have been looking forward to this game. I’ll start with the positives, the story was immersive with great graphics on the cutscenes and great voice acting. you grew a bond over time with the characters, the main objectives were clearly marked and progressed the story appropriately, and although I saw instances where cheery music was playing when something tragic or intense was happening during a few cutscenes or right after the cutscene it was great music for the most part. The eikon battles had me feeling like I was controlling a power ranger megazord so that was pretty fun and exiting. -As much as I tried loving this game I simply found too many things that I personally didn’t enjoy, I couldn’t explore the beautiful world as much as I wanted too since there was no incentive to do so! You would find like 2 Gil in a corner of a map or a few steelsilk after defeating a tanky creature.
    -The side missions are absolutely mediocre, take plates of food to 2 people… take apples to 3 people. I couldn’t believe how lazy and uncreative these missions were written into the game, there’s a handful of decent ones but for the most part they’re terrible.
    -The combat was somewhat new and refreshing at the beginning but I didn’t really feel any reward for defeating a majority of the bosses in the game, instead of making them challenging to fight it feels as though they just slap more HP on them.
    Overall the game consists of watching a 30 minute cutscene then you fight a few enemies in between, do/or don’t do some terrible side quests, reach your new destination/objective and watch another 10 minute cutscene. Rinse and repeat.    … Expand
  59. showon
    Aug 22, 2023
    10
    Amazing game!!!! so Incredible!!!! . .
  60. 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.
  61. northstarraven
    Aug 22, 2023
    5
    I was excited at first, but then I was met with cut-scene after cut-scene. Foul mouth, and out of place voice acting. The quests were MMO busy body quests. The game was linear and basically Devil may cry with summons. They took way to much influence from Game of Thrones. Performance mode ran terrible. Looks pixelated in battles. Made me second guess my PS5 purchase.
  62. fabiocouto
    Aug 22, 2023
    10
    O jogo é BRILHANTE. História riquíssima em detalhes, com traições, escravidão, discriminação, reviravoltas e um final espetacular. Talvez o jogo com melhor história que já joguei
  63. StephenMalmberg
    Aug 22, 2023
    10
    Made an account just to say that this game is amazing. A must buy if you own a Ps5!
    Gameplay, story, music, and not another open world game ( I was so fed up after completing Tears of the kingdom which is a great game too). At least give the demo a try, definitely worth it!
  64. 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
  65. 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
  66. Vegal
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    Es un muy buen juego, divertido con unos muy buenos gráficos, combates épicos, una buena historia y una música que para mi es de lo mejor que hay actualmente. Como videojuego es bueno. Como Final Fantasy no tanto, el contenido RPG es muy pobre. No hay personalización en equipo, simplemente te pones lo que te dé 4 puntos mas de daño o defensa. Es en esencia un juego de acción. Vale la penaEs un muy buen juego, divertido con unos muy buenos gráficos, combates épicos, una buena historia y una música que para mi es de lo mejor que hay actualmente. Como videojuego es bueno. Como Final Fantasy no tanto, el contenido RPG es muy pobre. No hay personalización en equipo, simplemente te pones lo que te dé 4 puntos mas de daño o defensa. Es en esencia un juego de acción. Vale la pena jugarlo?, mi respuesta es un rotundo SI. Pero debes enfocarte en lo que el juego promete y no en lo que nunca pretendió ser.… Expand
  67. 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
  68. Zfong4
    Aug 22, 2023
    5
    The demo was the most interesting part of the game. Bought the game and hated virtually every minute of the repetitive game - from lacklustre game of throne wannabe main quest line to stupidly dumb fetch quests. Major regret!
  69. 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
  70. PlK018
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    It's amazong historia, gameplay and characters, and a really good voice acting makes this games as square wanted it to be. The final fantasy they worked so hard for.
  71. Altoe
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    Amazing story! Side quests can fell a bit massive at some times, but the pieces of story they gave you is so much worth. I do recommend this game to anyone who likes an action gamez in the likes of god war.
    And the story just shines , what an amazing ending, it has been a long time since i played something like this
  72. 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
  73. MasterTiger4
    Aug 21, 2023
    9
    Pros:
    -Incredible combat.
    -Intense boss fights -Skill based wins feels satisfying beating these bosses. -Complex World building -Gripping story, flipped the story from a spoiled prince in 15 to a slave in 16 to free his people. -Shows the disgusting elitism of wealthy people seeing their slaves as disposable assets -Epic hunts that challenges all your senses. -Plot twists,    Pros:
    -Incredible combat.
    -Intense boss fights
    -Skill based wins feels satisfying beating these bosses.
    -Complex World building
    -Gripping story, flipped the story from a spoiled prince in 15 to a slave in 16 to free his people.
    -Shows the disgusting elitism of wealthy people seeing their slaves as disposable assets
    -Epic hunts that challenges all your senses.
    -Plot twists, character sacrifices, and complex story telling is all present like most final fantasy of high value
    -Epic music
    -Never boring* (except... first con)
    -Most side quests are great and shows off the people of each kingdom.
    -No bugs, glitches
    -Graphics are True Next-Gen but still some compromise still exist. A PS5 Pro might be required.
    -Open World game gives much to explore
    -Game starts off linear but switches to Open World after the Garuda fight.

    Cons
    -First few "side quests" are more like task and small fetch quests * Thankfully, it's short and does not apply to all side quests, only the first few ones
    -Very poor customization when it comes to gear, weapons and the such, all you have is a black smith to have a bit more attack that is very much optional. Contrast that to the Materia system of FF7 R, different builds and gives higher strategy.
    -Very low strategy involve, whatever you use will be based more on your game play preference rather than weakness and strategy.
    I have not encountered enemies being weak to certain elements and if there was, it's still more useful to use your abilities than not.
    -The World could be bigger
    -There could be more hunts, they are very good and fun to fight, we want more of these.
    -After ascension to have 3 Eikons, the game becomes much easier with many abilities to easily destroy your enemies. Smaller enemies are basically cannon fodder.
    -The existence of the easy automatic items, aside auto-Torgal, were never needed. All it cause is for trolls to bash the game without any justification. The game really requires skills and most players can handle it.

    Feels more like a Devil May Cry game than Final Fantasy but it's still an awesome game worth playing.    … Expand
  74. TheHambro
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    I’ve never been into Final Fantasy. Yes, I know there are some really good games, and yes, I know Final Fantasy is all loved by many. I’ve only played one game, and that was the remake of Final Fantasy VII on the PS4. I didn’t think I could truly get myself into it, that is, until Final Fantasy XVI rolled around.

    I view the series as a light hearted adventure: fun, whimsical,    I’ve never been into Final Fantasy. Yes, I know there are some really good games, and yes, I know Final Fantasy is all loved by many. I’ve only played one game, and that was the remake of Final Fantasy VII on the PS4. I didn’t think I could truly get myself into it, that is, until Final Fantasy XVI rolled around.

    I view the series as a light hearted adventure: fun, whimsical, charming, etc. However, I truly did not expect the brooding and oppressing take on Final Fantasy XVI, and as an older gamer, I truly appreciate it. The story and side quests didn’t always have a happy ending, and they were incredibly well written and engaging throughout. Boss fights. Boss fights are **** epic; all I’m going to say. A couple of gripes I had is the lackluster crafting system, and the performance.

    Final Fantasy XVI is a damn good game, and if the series can keep this tone going, then you will have made a fan out of me!    … Expand
  75. HonestReviews66
    Aug 21, 2023
    8
    Just finished main story with some sides, circa 35 hours and that's because I skipped many cut scenes late on. My thoughts...

    Some of the best graphics ever displayed on a console. Truly 'next-gen.' Music was amazing throughout. Atmosphere and world-building were great. Voice acting was stellar. Combat was decent. Side mission were appalling. Apparently they get better late on but by    Just finished main story with some sides, circa 35 hours and that's because I skipped many cut scenes late on. My thoughts...

    Some of the best graphics ever displayed on a console. Truly 'next-gen.' Music was amazing throughout. Atmosphere and world-building were great. Voice acting was stellar. Combat was decent.

    Side mission were appalling. Apparently they get better late on but by then I had learned to ignore them. Early ones are truly criminal and an insult to the player's time and intelligence.

    THIS IS NOT AN RPG. There is no reason to do those side missions because the loot is common and found elsewhere (except for a small handful of late-game missions) and there is nothing to craft. Bosses drop materials which are crafted into the next weapon you're 'supposed' to have. Each sword only has two stats. There is no armour and no real 'build.'

    Story is great at first but gets boring late on. There is over a dozen hours of cut-scenes and whilst some look great, many are just talking. I started skipping all cut-scenes late on.

    The mission design is out-dated. Walk, kill enemies, walk, kill enemies. Cut scene. Rinse and repeat. Even though you have different elemental powers, THERE IS NO ELEMENTAL DAMAGE! Fire swords hurt fire enemies the same as frost enemies. WHAT. AN. OVERSIGHT. It's all just for show.

    Boss battles are epic and the main reason to play this game. Gorgeous, over the top and beautiful.

    No mini-games or the ability to play as another character, other than brief moments where you become a monster. Gets stale after a while. Mechanics could have done with some variety.

    Too easy. Just keep spamming the same few abilities and you'll destroy 90% of the enemies, which lack variety. Hard mode is only unlocked for NG+ and most people won't have the stomach for a second playthrough.

    Generally, I was disappointed because I had high hopes of something deeper and more strategic. FF7R is much better. That said, why would I still give it an 8? Well, there are a handful of moments in this game that are simply jaw-dropping and set a new bar. The epic boss battles are unbelievable, the graphics are gorgeous (although the game struggles to maintain 60fps in same simple areas) and you can easily get lost in the deep lore of the world.

    Definitely worth playing, if only to see what you bought a PS5 for. I'm tired of indie games that look like 16bit games. I bought a PS5 because I wanted futuristic graphics, and this is it.

    A very flawed, but nevertheless unmissable, epic adventure. Could have been a masterpiece. It's not. But it's still worth a week of smashing through it.    … Expand
  76. cyberneticbliss
    Aug 20, 2023
    6
    Not as deep, nor as captivating as other entires in the franchise. The set pieces sure are pretty though.
  77. 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
  78. Valmont88
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    Final Fantasy XVI reaches very high peaks of excellence, the story is memorable, deep and engaging and the gameplay is fun and stimulating despite being wasted due to the type of context in which it was inserted, as a gamer I am satisfied but as a fan of Final Fantasy unfortunately I have threw in the towel. The RPG element is unfortunately reduced to the bone if not non-existent, it isFinal Fantasy XVI reaches very high peaks of excellence, the story is memorable, deep and engaging and the gameplay is fun and stimulating despite being wasted due to the type of context in which it was inserted, as a gamer I am satisfied but as a fan of Final Fantasy unfortunately I have threw in the towel. The RPG element is unfortunately reduced to the bone if not non-existent, it is therefore impossible to create any type of build with equipment and weapons that simply do not have special or status or elemental characteristics but are limited only to increasing the attack stat, the open maps are very visually stunning but they are completely empty and dead areas devoid of any sort of secret or point of interest or hidden rewards much less hidden unique dialogue characters etc. Crafting and leveling have turned out to be totally useless because the weapons and equipment are given to you at the next Boss fight or bssta buy them from the merchant on duty. it absolutely doesn't push you to experiment and that's a real shame because it's tremendous fun. In short, the game is enjoyable as a title but does not even have the shadow of its RPG component or mechanics dedicated to weapons and accessories and this is never lacking in a Final Fantasy. Unfortunately I have to repeat myself as a gamer I consider myself quite satisfied but as a fan of Final Fantasy we are really far from the glories of the past despite the fact that giant strides have been made compared to the XV without any doubt.… Expand
  79. 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
  80. flpncc
    Aug 20, 2023
    8
    Great game, but the pace is too slow and performance is poor. But again, great game, definitely worth playing!
  81. DaPhil
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    What a blast!

    Even if the game separates itself from the other entrees (besides 15) it is still a masterpiece! A mature story with great cast and voice acting. The animations are insanely good in the main cutscenes. It could be a bit better in the side quests and not so important sequences. Not bad but compared to the main cutscenes there is a noticeable difference. The graphics and    What a blast!

    Even if the game separates itself from the other entrees (besides 15) it is still a masterpiece! A mature story with great cast and voice acting. The animations are insanely good in the main cutscenes. It could be a bit better in the side quests and not so important sequences. Not bad but compared to the main cutscenes there is a noticeable difference.

    The graphics and sound design are of the fu**ing chart! Especially the Esper fights are some of the visual best action scenes I have ever seen in a video game and even in a movie. The battle-system is more action focused and is closer to Devil May Cry but that is not a bad thing because it play well and is fun. I just hope that for the next FF they will go back to the more RPG gameplay like 7-10 (even 12, 13 and 15 a bit). Overall the game has some parts where the plot loses a bit of its momentum but just to pick it right back up and multiply it by a ton. I enjoyed the game and even though it’s not the best FF it is still one of the best games I ever played. Absolutely deserved 10 out of 10.    … Expand
  82. nobilki
    Aug 20, 2023
    8
    Not the best story, still fun game to play good story, side quest story is good (can know the world/people lore more), but i cannot give this game 10/10 and not game of the year. reason?
    One main reason what i hate about this game.
    When the first official reveal about this game, u see the city concept art?. WE CANNOT EXPLORE ANY OF THIS BIG CITY. what a total liar from SQ. The city/port    Not the best story, still fun game to play good story, side quest story is good (can know the world/people lore more), but i cannot give this game 10/10 and not game of the year. reason?
    One main reason what i hate about this game.
    When the first official reveal about this game, u see the city concept art?. WE CANNOT EXPLORE ANY OF THIS BIG CITY. what a total liar from SQ. The city/port is just there for cutscene, MC go there but CUTSCENE ONLY. Many typical rpg will give us short tour explore the city go to shop speak to npc doing side quest, but for ff16 nope.

    The world map basically beautiful and i like it.
    I really wish i can go to that beautiful city    … Expand
  83. TheFFHero
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    Anyone who gives this game score below 8 is next level moron or just a troll. FF XVI is high quality video game, one of the best that has released in 2023. Don't tell me you watched trailers, youtube gameplay and thought "oh this looks amazing" and then bought it for 70 dollars just to say "ehh just a 6/10". Hell no. You either don't even own the game or you are one of those absoluteAnyone who gives this game score below 8 is next level moron or just a troll. FF XVI is high quality video game, one of the best that has released in 2023. Don't tell me you watched trailers, youtube gameplay and thought "oh this looks amazing" and then bought it for 70 dollars just to say "ehh just a 6/10". Hell no. You either don't even own the game or you are one of those absolute losers who whines in gamefaqs forums lmao.… Expand
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. Reudi
    Aug 19, 2023
    7
    if u take it overall.. its better then ff15 but if i take just the first 60% of ff15 its worse... so ye.. idk what i can give this game :D :D it is better or worse then ff15 ??
  87. murathanalts
    Aug 19, 2023
    10
    I have never played such a game in my life. good luck to the maker. I want to have a coffee with the maker. And dont forget stream kylie minogues new song padam padam. and she will relase new album on 22 september call”tension”.

    final fantasy 16, kylie minogue tension! what a year dont forget drinking coffe!
  88. Lidso
    Aug 19, 2023
    7
    FFXVI is a devolution away from a strategic turn-based JRPG adventure into a cinematic romantic dramatic conversation simulator with occasional button mashing action battles sprinkled in. Compared to older FF titles, the overall story, environment, and theme seems rather tame to the epic imagination of the previous entries in the series. You will most likely find yourself spendingFFXVI is a devolution away from a strategic turn-based JRPG adventure into a cinematic romantic dramatic conversation simulator with occasional button mashing action battles sprinkled in. Compared to older FF titles, the overall story, environment, and theme seems rather tame to the epic imagination of the previous entries in the series. You will most likely find yourself spending countless hours doing MMO type messenger boy side quests and wondering if your time is being well spent.

    Many of the combat mechanics ideas are borrowed from other action adventure games and don't really add anything unique to the gameplay element. There is little room for customization or building your character as most items are better than their predecessors. Many elements of the game are repetitive and honestly a bit boring. Much patience will be required to complete this title.

    However, the environments seem well designed and the graphics for most areas are great with much detail and atmosphere. While some of the NPCs seem to be often too generic, the primary characters seem to be very well designed with detail to their persona. The cinematics of most of the battles including the boss battles are extremely well done and bring the excitement back to the game as what is mostly advertised in the trailers. Key moments in the main quest line do make the overall story more interesting and create more of an immersion of real world symbolism. Some dialog lines are great and will be moments to remember.

    Overall, I don't feel like FFXVI lived up to the older titles in terms of greatness. However, if you are looking for a passive FF title with great cinematics and long dialog sequences then get ready to invest about 50-60 hours to complete this title.    … Expand
  89. Khallasar
    Aug 19, 2023
    10
    Simply the greatest FF of the century, a work of art, a story full of emotions, it's impossible to reach the end without getting emotional.
    It's really a linear story, there's not much room for secondary characters, but the story and soundtrack are impeccable.
    Graphics, gameplay, story, soundtrack, immersion... Impeccable.
  90. BeoNet
    Aug 19, 2023
    9
    Yes, there is much recycling happening in the Final Fantasy franchise as of late. With the success of FF14 it's no wonder that they would use some ideas. I would've liked more original ideas for this, the first true next gen Final Fantasy, but that is my only negative point. And for those who never played FF14, it's not even noticeable.

    Other than that, everything else is incredible.    Yes, there is much recycling happening in the Final Fantasy franchise as of late. With the success of FF14 it's no wonder that they would use some ideas. I would've liked more original ideas for this, the first true next gen Final Fantasy, but that is my only negative point. And for those who never played FF14, it's not even noticeable.

    Other than that, everything else is incredible. Beautiful, stunning graphics, the best soundtrack ever, a most captivating story, great voiceacting, loveable characters, meaningful dialogues and then we get the best Cid ever on top. I would even go so far as to say one of the best NPC ever in a video game.

    The combat system is very action-oriented, but I don't mind since I grew up playing DMC and GOW. Even though the CTB in FF X is my all-time favourite combat system in any FF, that doesn't make the FF XVI system any less awesome and fun to play. Yes, I miss some status ailments for strategic purposes, but it's no deal breaker.

    The story is dark, brutal and surprisingly mature most of the times. As someone playing FF for nearly 30 years, I was rather shocked the moment someones head gets sliced of and someone else gets splattered with blood because of that. But I like it, it's much more realistic that way.

    And I have to compliment Square Enix for including a gay couple. Yes, they didn't need to zoom out when they kiss, but it's a huge step forward for the series as it is. So thank you Square for that.    … Expand
  91. U-r-retard
    Aug 19, 2023
    10
    One of the best Final Fantasies ever made. Charismatic characters, amazing soundtrack, wonderful graphics and visuals, and lots and lots of action, I loved it!

    A serious contender for the best game of the year, the only one likely to have a chance of dethroning the equally wonderful Tears of The Kingdom. It will certainly take as the best RPG of the year and best soundtrack, simply a    One of the best Final Fantasies ever made. Charismatic characters, amazing soundtrack, wonderful graphics and visuals, and lots and lots of action, I loved it!

    A serious contender for the best game of the year, the only one likely to have a chance of dethroning the equally wonderful Tears of The Kingdom. It will certainly take as the best RPG of the year and best soundtrack, simply a wonderful game.

    Completing the game leaves a bittersweet aftertaste and the desire for more.

    The most purists may yearn for more turn-based combat, or complain about the game being more westernized in terms of history or combat, but even so, it remains an excellent gaming and Final Fantasy experience.

    The game's weakest points are some secondary missions that break the excitement of some moments and the good rhythm in the game; and some small graphical inconsistencies that sometimes happen, but definitely, it's one of my favorite games of the year and ever.    … Expand
  92. the_authority
    Aug 19, 2023
    9
    Clive is hot. Trust me. And the soundtrack is good, too. All around, a wonderful title. It's big, and nasty. Tried fitting the whole thing in my mouth at once. Turns out, I bit off more than I could chew. Easy "A".
  93. 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
  94. zhang2023
    Aug 19, 2023
    9
    我玩的很爽 战斗时候 画面和bmg的配合是小日本最擅长的
    boss战就两个字 震撼！
  95. MetaKuwlbeans
    Aug 18, 2023
    6
    So many terrible decisions gameplay wise. The combat is fun until you realize you can beat every enemy the exact same way. No status ailments. No element weaknesses. Far to many cutscenes for a boring story.
  96. Callingcascade
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    This game just made me feel a lot of things. A very complete package from day one.
  97. gingersnap225
    Aug 18, 2023
    6
    I've played FF games since I could hold a controller in the early 90s and this was one of the biggest disappoints to me. I enjoy action games, I enjoy RPGs, and I enjoy dark fantasy stories, but I don't enjoy a mediocre attempt to mash the three together to 'modernize' a series by doing none of them justice.

    FF16 had a coherent story, I'll admit that, but it fell short of other similar    I've played FF games since I could hold a controller in the early 90s and this was one of the biggest disappoints to me. I enjoy action games, I enjoy RPGs, and I enjoy dark fantasy stories, but I don't enjoy a mediocre attempt to mash the three together to 'modernize' a series by doing none of them justice.

    FF16 had a coherent story, I'll admit that, but it fell short of other similar dark fantasy stories. It obviously wanted to be GoT but instead came up with a story that ignored the amazing world building erected around it. This world has a lot of interesting ideas and people, but the story decides to focus on flat characters who don't have a range of emotion and it constantly ignores the bigger picture in lieu of shallow political intrigue. The second half of the story completely ignores the day-to-day perils the branded face that was built up in the first half to instead focus on a power of friendship saves the world feel. Not to mention that the story doesn't even take the time to consider how pivotal of an event the loss of a mothercrystal would be to any average peasant's livelihood.

    The RPG elements might as well not have existed. I liked the first 5-10 hours where I was still unlocking and messing around with the base abilities, but those quickly dried up and you are only left with a slow trickle of new Eikon abilities. By end game, there's hardly any variability in the skills you obtain and you are left with defeating every enemy in the same manner. Not to mention that your 'stats' upon levelling up were meaningless and each new weapon or armor you obtain is always objectively better than the last. There's no choice in play style, no builds, and no replay value here. Once you learn that you can precise dodge everything the game has nothing left to give.

    What I was hoping for was what previous FF games gave me; namely, a deep RPG system, lots of choice in builds/weapons/abilities, and satisfying game play that made want to just play the game to have fun. Instead, there was too much focus on the cinematics and the gameplay only served as a buffer between cutscenes.

    The largest fault in my mind is that the best battle took place halfway through the game, and nothing else could hold a candle to its epic proportions - certainly not the final fights. Each Eikon battle was a high for the game, but putting up with the other 40+ hrs of half-baked mediocre RPG did not make it a worthwhile experience.    … Expand
  98. 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
  99. Chuckykain
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    Fan de FF et DMC depuis toujours.
    Je vais faire simple merci a toutes les personnes ayant travaillées a faire ce jeu ❤️
  100. Aranashi
    Aug 18, 2023
    9
    Pues juego completado, he jugado a ratos desde su día de salida, lo he completado al 100% y me ha parecido un juego genial, vengo de pasarme el Zelda que hizo que se me cayeran los huevos al suelo, la jugabilidad y la historia me han gustado mucho, se me ha hecho muy corto la verdad, como pega podrían haber incluido las magias mejor, los piro++ de toda la vida por ejemplo que siempre hanPues juego completado, he jugado a ratos desde su día de salida, lo he completado al 100% y me ha parecido un juego genial, vengo de pasarme el Zelda que hizo que se me cayeran los huevos al suelo, la jugabilidad y la historia me han gustado mucho, se me ha hecho muy corto la verdad, como pega podrían haber incluido las magias mejor, los piro++ de toda la vida por ejemplo que siempre han tenido unos efectos muy guapos. El combate final es una locura, el final del juego es muy emotivo. Algunas misiones principales pecaban de simples, pero algunas secundarias son muy buenas, de contenido lo he visto muy bien la verdad.… Expand
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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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