Final Fantasy XVI

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8567 Ratings

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  1. Gwillz_88
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    After waiting almost 20 years for Square to produce a game that took my attention away from the real world and into a world of fantasy (ff10 being the last one) I'm happy to say that this has delivered. Yes if I could have it my own way I'd still be playing turn based and have a free roam world but I just need to accept that times have changed.

    The cutscenes in this game are something    After waiting almost 20 years for Square to produce a game that took my attention away from the real world and into a world of fantasy (ff10 being the last one) I'm happy to say that this has delivered. Yes if I could have it my own way I'd still be playing turn based and have a free roam world but I just need to accept that times have changed.

    The cutscenes in this game are something else, the combat I can accept, did get boring a couple of hours in but eventually I started to feel sucked into the story and combat and found myself being completely immersed in it's story.

    This game is fantastic and if you stick to it you'll be thankful :)    … Expand
  2. Kemmatad
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    FF16 > ELDEN RING > THE LAST OF US
    > THE LAST OF US PART 2
    This is a game of the year
  3. Pejman12376
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Best final fantasy series ever. Best character with best gameplay and of course battle of eikons. Nice story . Love it so much
  4. Tetsuwan
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Disclaimer: I lost interest in FF games after FFIX. While I tried every FF game since, they never quite held my interest after the PS1 titles. I’m the odd duck that thought FFVIII was the best FF game and XVI, to me, feels like this gen’s embodiment of what VIII was. Beautiful game, dark undertones, amazing, serious adult characters that feel more dramatic. It’s a slow burn for the firstDisclaimer: I lost interest in FF games after FFIX. While I tried every FF game since, they never quite held my interest after the PS1 titles. I’m the odd duck that thought FFVIII was the best FF game and XVI, to me, feels like this gen’s embodiment of what VIII was. Beautiful game, dark undertones, amazing, serious adult characters that feel more dramatic. It’s a slow burn for the first two hours but it just keeps on building, getting better and better and more intriguing by the minute. It’s Game of Thrones with a Japanese visual vocabulary. Love it. PS: I hate that MC became a thumbs up/thumbs down these days with 0s and 10s :(… Expand
  5. winter15
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Perfect element of Final Fantasy series. Not too much not to less. Love this new fantasy experience.
  6. Atomicspence
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    What an absolute masterpiece in storytelling. This just might be the best Final Fantasy entry of all time.

    I have never been more enthralled with a story and characters in any media. The ending was one of the most beautiful endings to a story I've had the pleasure of witnessing.

    How lucky are we that we were able to experience something like this.
  7. Nerulas
    Jun 26, 2023
    3
    Visually beautiful, FF16 fails like so many other console games in terms of accessibility. Controller mapping type A, B, or C is a slap in the face to anyone who relies on mapping actions.
  8. iamrkxi
    Jun 26, 2023
    9
    ff16 is an amazing game but It feels some RPG elements could have been better.
    Fidelity mode is the best way to experience the game especially if you are using a big screen or 4k monitor but I expect there will be patches to improve performance, a locked 45fps would be way better.
  9. Chawki
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Final fantasy 16 it's a revolution...
    I loved the cinematics ,the game play
  10. Merlindos
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    El pasillo más espectacular de la historia, especialmente diseñado para lelos que se pierden. Pero señor, tenga cuidado de despistarse, y termine viniendo por donde vino. En la siguiente actualización pondremos un botón para que cuando lo active usteds, el personaje se mueva hacia su destino automáticamente para su comodidad y su tranquilidad. podrá usted jugar y follar a la señora alEl pasillo más espectacular de la historia, especialmente diseñado para lelos que se pierden. Pero señor, tenga cuidado de despistarse, y termine viniendo por donde vino. En la siguiente actualización pondremos un botón para que cuando lo active usteds, el personaje se mueva hacia su destino automáticamente para su comodidad y su tranquilidad. podrá usted jugar y follar a la señora al mismo tiempo. Así son los dos protagonistas, él y ella, sosos como nunca antes se había visto en un FF.… Expand
  11. Samhael
    Jun 26, 2023
    1
    this definitely not a final fantasy game & not even an interesting game at all
  12. Unniok
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Amazing game. Really loving it so far. It's like playing in a movie. Great graphics, story and characters. I'm having a lot of fun.
  13. Fahren
    Jun 26, 2023
    9
    A great game with insane moments that will definitly be remembered a loooong time. The game is far from beeing perfect but the gameplay is really plaisant when mastered and i enjoyed pretty much every character.
  14. xCoNDex
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    June 22 (About 10 hours) It is a true must have, an epic adventure that has managed to surpass god of war by far, just enjoy the game, it is a true masterpiece.

    Edit June 26 (Almost 40 hours): For those who complain that the game is very simple, until you get to the new game plus, a tip, play without accessories, use only Torgal's cures (No potions) and try not to always carry the    June 22 (About 10 hours) It is a true must have, an epic adventure that has managed to surpass god of war by far, just enjoy the game, it is a true masterpiece.

    Edit

    June 26 (Almost 40 hours): For those who complain that the game is very simple, until you get to the new game plus, a tip, play without accessories, use only Torgal's cures (No potions) and try not to always carry the best weapon, and that's it You have the hard mode working perfectly

    I keep my word, this is a **** must have for everyone.    … Expand
  15. SpaceMagiks
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Final Fantasy XVI is nothing short of perfect. As a long time fan of the FF series I am so happy to play such a beautiful game with yet again another great storyline.

    I'm willing to place bets on this game winning GOTY easily - plus the soundtrack is worthy of awards itself - well done Square & CBU3!
  16. MrGenji
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    This game is good, regardless of the weaker aspects, which indeed should be criticized.

    First of, the pros: - combat style was refreshing, action loaded and easy to learn, not really hard to master imo ; 9/10 - scenery and setting was point on, looked amazing whether it was the outer wilds, towns or arenas of showdowns regarding boss fights 10/10 - music was very much to my liking,    This game is good, regardless of the weaker aspects, which indeed should be criticized.

    First of, the pros:
    - combat style was refreshing, action loaded and easy to learn, not really hard to master imo ; 9/10
    - scenery and setting was point on, looked amazing whether it was the outer wilds, towns or arenas of showdowns regarding boss fights 10/10
    - music was very much to my liking, captivating the atmosphere of different sceneries and events very well, fits to FF ; 9/10
    - the main story line is well fledged-out, although implying a lot of clishees, generic elements of plot progression ( like plot armor for no reason and developments where you'd be like 'yeah right, sure...' ) and some blank characters, it is an interesting one to explore with the main acting chars being well designed and individually different fitting to their role ; overall main story is a solid 8/10 for me, since it lacks in a lot of ways, feels unfinished or even at times unreasonably rushed with its development, but still an enjoyable journey
    - graphics, gameplay, UI all felt very good to me, even though without the PS5's 'performance mode' it at times would seem your console resembles a little nuclear fission reactor; 8/10
    - Voice acting was great done imo and i tested out German, English and Japanese, with each having different yet fitting approaches to giving the character more detail to their traits and behvaiour; 9/10

    Now off to the cons we go.... because there are indeed some:

    - one of the worst aspects to me was the dialogues and the facial expression of characters;
    dialogues at times are redundant, boring, not really giving much info, but seem more of a filler as to say 'just put anything, regardless of reason, character, context, emotions or logic' and this feeling was present the most with side quests, although it at times felt also present in the main story , it was way less;
    the facial expressions are something else, the emotions that should be conveyed through context of the current situation and given dialogue is just lost (!), unfortunately this is present in every aspect, for example: Main Character (MC) has an edgy outfit and most of the time a saddened, even depressing look on his face, even when smiling it rather seems forced. Now a striking, fatal or even devastating message arrives or gets to his ears about the demise of one of his friends or something and all that happens is: His face looks like always, bc MC looks legitimately always sad. Facing in a generic and robotic his conversation partner and goes in a monotone way like ' Oh, thats sad. Sorry to hear that.' and even when the voice actors do their magic providing outstanding perormance the emotions simply get lost and instead of feeling the sympathy of loss i had to burst out laughing due to the bad acting and visualization of facial expressions and overall behaviour. Another example was a left out letter, that MC finds and hands immediately to a former a friend of the recently deceased boss and friend: The character starts crying while reading... at least thats what you hear, but due to the poor visualization there are no tears and just a small pull of his eyebrows pathetically trying to resemble someone's grief. i couldn't help but lauhgh... Now imagine FF7 and !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SPOILER AHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aerith dies, you witness this moment and instead of falling alongside Cloud into despair - bc thats how good they delivered back then!!! - you burst out laughing bc of his goofy,robotic face and feel sarcastically entertained by the actual depressing statements happening at that very moment, thats how bad FF16 delivers on that part

    -Gearing did not feel satisfactory at all as there are not much aspects to go for, whether you seek for a broad deal of weapons, enchantments or greater upgrades, they are not existent; most of the stuff you could farm is a handful of items holding not much worth to it; its not horrendous or anything, but feels more like a poor version of 'God of War' itemization with very limited and not too encouraging options to explore

    -Exploring did also not feel too interesting, if you wtinessed the scenery of arenas, cities and the outer wilds, you basically seen and explored it all as even the varying enemies at one point feel recycled; for example the executioner of Titan has a big, big axe to decapacitate. He very soon becomes recycled as a enemy in the desert with a slightly different clothing style and his big, big axe is just in a wooden optic instead of steel

    - Side quests were aside from some horrible as they felt the most generic from their setup story-wise or even from the conditions to be fulfilled, they felt useless and a waste of time just as much as the dialogue and the content to it; Running stupid from a to b makes no quest good

    Overall, this game is a good and solid entertainment and a worthwile part of the FF series to be enjoyed at least for once, even with all the flaws.    … Expand
  17. Rocketwheel
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    The ghrapics are stunning and the story is so well written. I don't know why people are giving it a 0 when it's clearly a 9 at lowest.
  18. Helloparis
    Jun 26, 2023
    6
    the beginin is very slow :(
    Elementary affinities are not taken into account, i kiiled a bombo with fire... this is so bad
  19. DavLai3
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    A masterpiece plain and simple. Great combat that has a lot of depth, incredible world building and characters, remarkable voice acting, legendary music from M. Soken: the greatest game composer of our time and some of the best graphics ever seen in a video game are just some of the highlights of this incredible game. Eikon battles are true high budget blockbuster events that make God ofA masterpiece plain and simple. Great combat that has a lot of depth, incredible world building and characters, remarkable voice acting, legendary music from M. Soken: the greatest game composer of our time and some of the best graphics ever seen in a video game are just some of the highlights of this incredible game. Eikon battles are true high budget blockbuster events that make God of War and Horizon look a bit tame by comparison. The perfect action focused FF game many have been waiting many many years for. While some may complain about the change to action oriented combat, it is important to remember that each mainline FF game reinvents itself and each one is truly special for their differences. I see FF16 as a perfect action game compliment to FFVII Rebirth’s more team based tactical combat. And i would love to see the FF series alternate between these distinct directions in future installments to cater to everyone whether you love action dmc style gameplay or more traditional rpg mechanics. Either way this game is a 10/10! Yoshi P never disappoints!… Expand
  20. fight155
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    This game is amazing. It offers a rare glorious experience. The excitement of fighting is the best thing. The cut scenes are so beautiful that they completely cover up the irrationality.
  21. Floki_Attano
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Incroyable jeu, qui se fait review-bomb par une bande de puristes qui ne comprennent rien à ce qui fait un Final Fantasy. Graphismes époustouflants, musiques à s'éclater les tympans, gameplay méchamment nerveux et réactif. L'aventure est au rendez-vous avec une histoire prenante et pleine de bonnes surprises.
  22. special1234
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Finally, an RPG game with a good plot appeared, because the most important thing about an RPG game is the plot, and everything else is secondary, and the battles in this episode are refreshing and very good~
  23. Snowbell
    Jun 26, 2023
    9
    Potential GOTY.
    The combat feels SO, GOOD. The first time I got to control Ifrit for real, I got a smile on my face from how smooth and awesome it felt.
    Absolutely loving the story, the Eng voice acting is amazing and music is great as expected. It's great to see the game not shy away from dark topics and showing some messed up things. This is something that's been missing in a lot of    Potential GOTY.
    The combat feels SO, GOOD. The first time I got to control Ifrit for real, I got a smile on my face from how smooth and awesome it felt.
    Absolutely loving the story, the Eng voice acting is amazing and music is great as expected. It's great to see the game not shy away from dark topics and showing some messed up things. This is something that's been missing in a lot of western games lately.

    I do admit that the there is more cutscenes than gameplay at some points, but as a game mostly about the story and boss fights, I am totally okay with that.
    The fact that there are no motion blur settings (yet) and the not always perfect frame rate, makes it a 9 for me. For now.    … Expand
  24. MHuggler
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    This game has only pros, highlights for story and graphics, the game play has changed a bit for action RPG than turn based RPG but I need to say that they did a great job. This game had the potential to be the game of the year! Congrats for Square Enix.
  25. Schakko
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Personally it's one of my favorite games from last 3 years and overall top 3 game of 2023. I'm the type who absolutely loves FF7 Remake and it's modern combat, so i'm only welcoming FF 16 combat. It's long, fun, sad, impressive, beautiful (graphics) and simply epic video game. Lots of monsters, bosses to fight with, lots of great characters and so on. As many have mentioned, side questsPersonally it's one of my favorite games from last 3 years and overall top 3 game of 2023. I'm the type who absolutely loves FF7 Remake and it's modern combat, so i'm only welcoming FF 16 combat. It's long, fun, sad, impressive, beautiful (graphics) and simply epic video game. Lots of monsters, bosses to fight with, lots of great characters and so on. As many have mentioned, side quests are meh at best, but that's my ONLY negative about this game.… Expand
  26. FroschFilm
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Das Spiel bietet einzigartige Charaktere, die man innerhalb einer sehr spannenden Geschichte begleiten darf. Die Musik ist ausgezeichnet. Tolle Grafik. Das Kampfsysthem macht ebenfalls sehr viel Spaß.
  27. yahumi
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    とても面白いゲームでした。
    ストーリーもダークファンタジーとして完成していました。
    FF10以降では間違いなく1番のゲームといっていいです。
    この先FFというシリーズが新たな方向に向かっていけるというきっかけになる作品になっています。
  28. N2x
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Incredible amazing game, absolutely must have. The story is also GREAT! You should play this game.
  29. Thimien
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    A perfect blend of story, music and gameplay. The core of the FF game is still there, but the way it's being shown is slightly different.

    The action heavy battle system is a welcome change, because it has been implemented very well.

    Story is shocking and full of twists and turns, you can't predict what is going to happen next.

    The music is just epic.

    The best game I've played this year.
  30. True_Nerd
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    too many cutscenes
    too much battle effect
    too old hairstyle
    Wouldn't it have been better to make it into an animation rather than a game?
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 146 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 134 out of 146
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 146
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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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