Final Fantasy XVI

 PlayStation 5
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8567 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 6,528 out of 8567
  2. Mixed: 693 out of 8567
  3. Negative: 1,346 out of 8567
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  1. alissonvisa
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    A nota eh zero pq esse game fez tudo de forma superficial, se ele tem craft, eh um craft basico, se ele tem combate eh um combate basico, nao se engane pelas animacoes bonitas, se torna repetitivo e sem profundidade ao longo do game, pois voce so tem um personagem pra jogar e a progressao nao eh complexa e nem cheia de opcoes. NPCs sem vida, side quests ridiculas que vc pode skipar e naoA nota eh zero pq esse game fez tudo de forma superficial, se ele tem craft, eh um craft basico, se ele tem combate eh um combate basico, nao se engane pelas animacoes bonitas, se torna repetitivo e sem profundidade ao longo do game, pois voce so tem um personagem pra jogar e a progressao nao eh complexa e nem cheia de opcoes. NPCs sem vida, side quests ridiculas que vc pode skipar e nao vai perder nada. Qualidade do jogo como um todo eh bem questionavel, podemos ver varios titulos de 2023 que foram executados de forma muito mais detalhada, e que eh notavel o esforco de desenvolvimento nele, ja FF 16 passa a sensacao de que tentou ser algo mas saiu do forno antes da hora.… Expand
  2. Lamecalv
    Jun 23, 2023
    10
    I cant describe how amazing is this game xoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxxoxo
  3. HeavenStudios
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    Absolutely nothing about it is innovative, the story is regurgitated and pretty much trying to ride the success of Game of Thrones and other epic shows which are "meta" right now.

    Gameplay is worse than some 2005 games and calling it an ARPG/JRPG/RPG is an insult. Even DMC3:SE was far superior. Graphics are a joke for a PS5 game, putting a lot of effects in the screen is not synonym    Absolutely nothing about it is innovative, the story is regurgitated and pretty much trying to ride the success of Game of Thrones and other epic shows which are "meta" right now.

    Gameplay is worse than some 2005 games and calling it an ARPG/JRPG/RPG is an insult. Even DMC3:SE was far superior.

    Graphics are a joke for a PS5 game, putting a lot of effects in the screen is not synonym to good graphics, specially if you can't even keep 60 FPS consistently.

    Ah! And can't forget, the crystals and a billion pointless garbage side-quests to artificially inflate the size of the game to justify charging full game price for a 20 hour experience which is what made some parts of FF7R mediocre on what could have been an overall amazing game and got people worried about the sequels.

    I remember the days when Final Fantasy was synonym of trailblazing and doing things that no game had done before, this game was another nail in the coffin of mediocrity that is the current state of Square.

    Final Fantasy XVI is literally the cookie cutter of games, exactly what was expected of a game directed by Yoshi-P. Did not disappoint in that sense, the most run-of-the-mill, vanilla, mediocre game with zero memorable features. It was either that or doing what he does for most of XIV which is recycle old Final Fantasy content.

    Congratulations, you created the single player version of Final Fantasy XIV. Canned tuna with the budget and quality of a studio that should deliver caviar.     … Expand
  4. gleidsondf
    Jun 23, 2023
    10
    Beautiful game!!! Great story, well done combat system and great graphics!!! Worth every penny invested!!! I recommend!!!
  5. XVIDreamKiller
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    Utterly disappointing performance and visual quality. Constant fps drops below 45 fps. And 720p during combat tf? we didn't see 720p until the end of ps4 era with games like Hogwarts legacy, cyberpunk etc. Hard to believe that critics are giving this game a 8 or 9. I don't think it's a hardware issue since this is not even an open world game, other games like HFW have better visual qualityUtterly disappointing performance and visual quality. Constant fps drops below 45 fps. And 720p during combat tf? we didn't see 720p until the end of ps4 era with games like Hogwarts legacy, cyberpunk etc. Hard to believe that critics are giving this game a 8 or 9. I don't think it's a hardware issue since this is not even an open world game, other games like HFW have better visual quality and also run at better fps. This game is just poorly optimised for the playstation 5. The graphics mode is also unplayable due to the terrible motion blur. 4/10 until they improve performance.… Expand
  6. remilink
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
    Jeu globalement moyen à certains égards
    et certains passage de l'histoire semblent un peu beaucoup plagiés de la serie Game of thrones.
    histoire comme une montagne russe entre ont s'ennuie et puis c'est épique mais trop rempli de cinématique et de qte/animation qui tirent inutilement les combats de primordiaux en longueur et qui deviennent au final lassant, c'est dommage le jeu avait du    Jeu globalement moyen à certains égards
    et certains passage de l'histoire semblent un peu beaucoup plagiés de la serie Game of thrones.
    histoire comme une montagne russe entre ont s'ennuie et puis c'est épique mais trop rempli de cinématique et de qte/animation qui tirent inutilement les combats de primordiaux en longueur
    et qui deviennent au final lassant, c'est dommage le jeu avait du potentiel mais il à été totalement gâchés à pas mal d'égards ce jeu est plus une série ou ça explose de partout qu'un JV.

    et l'aspect secondaire du jeu est totalement passé à la trappe et peu intéressant vraiment dommage    … Expand
  7. Dom007
    Jun 23, 2023
    10
    Outstanding game. Excellent story, characters, combat and graphics. Only downside is the iffy framerate.
  8. jugadorhardcore
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    Worst FF ever. Music is generic, combat is broken (You can win battles by pressing square botton only), not exploration!!! Is not a FF at all...
  9. Majoretx
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    I really wish they stayed with the combat from ff remake. This is a dumbed down version and its terrible. also peformance mode is not good
  10. MixThaicres
    Jun 24, 2023
    1
    Final Fantasy has always been a JRPG, thru the years it has had a form of turn-based or ATB as FFVIIR but Yoshida made a bad decision and decided to abandon its JRPG roots effectively making the game unplayable by turning the franchise into a action hack and slash DMC/Gow and forcing rpg fans to abandon the game and not buy it cause we cant tolerate nor get pass the action combat. TheFinal Fantasy has always been a JRPG, thru the years it has had a form of turn-based or ATB as FFVIIR but Yoshida made a bad decision and decided to abandon its JRPG roots effectively making the game unplayable by turning the franchise into a action hack and slash DMC/Gow and forcing rpg fans to abandon the game and not buy it cause we cant tolerate nor get pass the action combat. The combat of game either makes the game or breaks it. Time to play the Falcom titles that have stayed truth to its rpg elements. By the way you cannot have a ARPG(RPG sub-genre)without the RPG core elements, you simply cant..… Expand
  11. X50
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    Missões secundárias péssimas e repetitivas, desempenho horrível e mundo aberto vazio o que faz a exploração ser monótona e chata.
  12. Brimborium
    Jun 25, 2023
    4
    Metacritic, one of the last popular websites where users can somewhat freely share their rating of a game. And yes, here you can still find honest reviews, not like the "brutal honest reviews" of social influencers hyping the game on youtube or the "professional reviews" in which the lines between journalism and PR have long been crossed. Just read some of the critical reviews giving FinalMetacritic, one of the last popular websites where users can somewhat freely share their rating of a game. And yes, here you can still find honest reviews, not like the "brutal honest reviews" of social influencers hyping the game on youtube or the "professional reviews" in which the lines between journalism and PR have long been crossed. Just read some of the critical reviews giving Final Fantasy 16 a low rating here on Metacritic - at least the ones with a few written paragraphs.

    Thankfully, people can still voice their discontent here. It's a small thing without much significance. Just a reality check that "you're not alone", there are still people that see through all the marketing, social influencing, and PR stunts, see the game for what it is.

    But nope, can't have that. PR took over the internet almost entirely. Only some hours later then, PR-defences rolled up, social influencers and "gaming websites" claimed FF16 had been "review bombed" by "haters" and "trolls", standing at 6.8. Users wouldn't share the unanimous glorification of FF16, another "GOTY contender" just like the several dozen hyped games preceding FF16 in 2023. Twitter-crusaders were invited to launch a counterattack in the name of justice, resulting in 10/10-reviews containing one-liners, made by new accounts with no single other review, hyping the last non-glorious score up again.

    Review of Final Fantasy 16: Many other reviews with a low rating perfectly sum up my impressions with the game, stating reasons that are comprehensible and transparent. So I confine myself to a summary: Disregarding the epic cutscenes, all of the core Final Fantasy elements are gone, completely lost, what remains is just smoke and mirrors. They tried to make FF16's story similar to "popular" stories like that of Games of Thrones, aren't even trying to cover it up. Considering gameplay, it's a competent but generic action game without any substance that tries to cater to people who "grew up with FPS and GTA games", as the producers openly stated in an interview, as if people didn't play any other games. Like, you know, if people want to play an action game they could just play a game series that is known for its good action, like Devil May Cry. If people want something similar to Game of Thrones, there's a million other copycats out there. Ironically, with Baldur's Gate 3 they went the opposite direction, made a turn-based copycat out of a great real-time game that you could pause.    … Expand
  13. Swampwiise
    Jun 24, 2023
    1
    Unfortunately this isn’t a JRPG or even a Final Fantasy it’s an experiment in an attempt of merging an action game with a beloved franchise. I find myself pushing to finish just to move on. The cutscenes are fun. I would recommend watching streams and not wasting time with this borefest.
  14. radien
    Jun 25, 2023
    3
    This game is a major disappointment. Combat is extremely repetitive and you have very little agency outside of your special abilities; use special skills, wait for cooldown, repeat. Oh and just dodge around between all that so you don't get hit. It doesn't feel strategic at all. There's no feeling of progression, customization, itemization, nothing. God of war has WAY more RPG elements,This game is a major disappointment. Combat is extremely repetitive and you have very little agency outside of your special abilities; use special skills, wait for cooldown, repeat. Oh and just dodge around between all that so you don't get hit. It doesn't feel strategic at all. There's no feeling of progression, customization, itemization, nothing. God of war has WAY more RPG elements, which is insane to say considering Square are a company famous for JRPGs.

    Side-quests are a total waste of time and unrewarding because there's no gear system to funnel these reward materials into. Nothing at all.

    No party system; no elemental weaknesses; no buffs/debuffs; no meaningful progression; no itemization; no RPG AT ALL for a FF game. It really sucks that they've ripped out all these components that make these games historically special and replaced them with a dated game design of: battle arena -> corridor -> cut-scene.    … Expand
  15. Narheru
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    Donc quand on est pas d'accord avec la majorité on se fait supprimer son commentaire et sa note ?
    je n'ai pas aimé le jeu et j'ai expliqué pourquoi. Je ne vois pas pourquoi mon commentaire a été supprimé. Mais je garderai mon 0 ! Par contre je comprends mieux pourquoi le jeu grimpe depuis le début alors qu'il était dans les 6/10 (sa vraie note pour moi). Il suffit de supprimer les notes    Donc quand on est pas d'accord avec la majorité on se fait supprimer son commentaire et sa note ?
    je n'ai pas aimé le jeu et j'ai expliqué pourquoi. Je ne vois pas pourquoi mon commentaire a été supprimé. Mais je garderai mon 0 ! Par contre je comprends mieux pourquoi le jeu grimpe depuis le début alors qu'il était dans les 6/10 (sa vraie note pour moi). Il suffit de supprimer les notes négatives. Bravo !    … Expand
  16. NotShared
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    Not an RPG, boring button mashing gameplay, do not waste $75 on a 17 hour cutscene masquerading as a DMC knock off action game with god awful voice acting. It is cringe inducing garbage. All you do is press square, walk down hallways and watch cutscenes. Even the boss fights are just cutscenes with QTE prompts to make sure your still awake.
  17. 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
  18. 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?
  19. archaicreap
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    If you adore the early final fantasy games (even the newer ones like FFVIIR) then this game isn't for you. The RPG elements are just an illusion and the game feels like a DMC ripoff that you can easily purchase for way less money. The Devs promised that there would be no boring side quests but they are all just your typical fetch quests that you find in any other game without the heftyIf you adore the early final fantasy games (even the newer ones like FFVIIR) then this game isn't for you. The RPG elements are just an illusion and the game feels like a DMC ripoff that you can easily purchase for way less money. The Devs promised that there would be no boring side quests but they are all just your typical fetch quests that you find in any other game without the hefty price tag. The only thing close to being true final fantasy game is having previously known summons now fulfill a role equivalent of Dante's weaponry from DMC3.… Expand
  20. rampantrabbit
    Jun 26, 2023
    2
    More akin to a visual novel than ARPG.
    When fighting multiple enimies screen is filled with too many effects to actually be able to strategically battle.
    Spam square, hit power, wait for cool down, repeat. The odd R1 dodge.
    Eikon battles are taken away from you half way through and turns cinematic?
    All a bit boring.
  21. mima924
    Jun 26, 2023
    3
    FETCH FANTAST XVI.

    I'll be short, my heart has died today. NO GDR mechanichs, NO weapons differences, fake open map, NO drop, NO rewards, thons of fetch quests (always the same). This game should have been 20 hours long and It's 70. No more words. One more thing: I never died during the first playthrough, do you know why? The game is so easy and the normal difficulty (final fantasy mode)    FETCH FANTAST XVI.

    I'll be short, my heart has died today.
    NO GDR mechanichs, NO weapons differences, fake open map, NO drop, NO rewards, thons of fetch quests (always the same). This game should have been 20 hours long and It's 70. No more words.
    One more thing: I never died during the first playthrough, do you know why? The game is so easy and the normal difficulty (final fantasy mode) is unlocked only once you finish the game...
    RIP Final Fantasy.    … Expand
  22. ShiningHHHHHH
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    Final fantasy，the series will never stop changing, giving players a full sense of freshness. It has a great story, amazing music and exciting performances.The fighting is super super cool .The experience of this game is very good and I feel very happy that the defects do not obscure the virtue。The sixteenth Final Fantasy  is what i what.I'm already looking forward to what the next FinalFinal fantasy，the series will never stop changing, giving players a full sense of freshness. It has a great story, amazing music and exciting performances.The fighting is super super cool .The experience of this game is very good and I feel very happy that the defects do not obscure the virtue。The sixteenth Final Fantasy  is what i what.I'm already looking forward to what the next Final Fantasy will bring us. By the way, torgal is best.… Expand
  23. LucasCaelum
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    This game is horrible and I am regret to preorder this. It is horrible in the sense as follows:-
    1) the battle is horrible wrong and boring. FF is always surrounded by magic element but in ff16 the element doesn't matter. There is no different from fire, ice, thunder. Everything is just a small colourful ball. All you need to do is just dodge and spam like crazy waiting the monster to    This game is horrible and I am regret to preorder this. It is horrible in the sense as follows:-
    1) the battle is horrible wrong and boring. FF is always surrounded by magic element but in ff16 the element doesn't matter. There is no different from fire, ice, thunder. Everything is just a small colourful ball. All you need to do is just dodge and spam like crazy waiting the monster to staggered and repeat till the end of this game.NO STRATEGY INVOLVED AT ALL!!
    2) The most disappointing part to me is the limit break. What this **** of limit break in this FF16?? Seriously? a glowing fire sword??? which deal small amount of damage??! where is the omnislash, lionheart, etc limit break??.
    3) Lastly, zero customisation of equipment. Just choose the higher number and spam dodge till the end.
    4 marks!! A product that like a lazy kid passup his homework on deadline with full of errors and copy the eork from others without looking at the subject.    … Expand
  24. charles_barkin
    Jun 23, 2023
    8
    I am on the side of the 0/10 reviews, largely due to the profanity and graphic depictions and sounds of sexual relations, which I don't find artistically significant or stylish like the creators of this and the HBO show 'Game of Thrones' think they are (or at least can be monetized to be). FF7R had profanity too (all the characters swear) but for some reason when they do it it is cuteI am on the side of the 0/10 reviews, largely due to the profanity and graphic depictions and sounds of sexual relations, which I don't find artistically significant or stylish like the creators of this and the HBO show 'Game of Thrones' think they are (or at least can be monetized to be). FF7R had profanity too (all the characters swear) but for some reason when they do it it is cute whereas when these FFXVI characters do it it's crude and, really, boring. I have only decided to give it a "green" rating due to the musical artistry of Mashayoshi Soken. But make no mistake: the 10/10 reviewers are just as troll as the 0/10 reviewers. This is a culture war. And when you play the game of thrones you win or you....yeah… Expand
  25. Shenandoah
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Square has gone back to the roots and finally we got the best Final Fantasy game since 1 or 2 decades (besides FF7 Remake). They focused on the strength, which made this series so popular. A beautiful story, strong characters and an enjoyable combat system. For me it is one of the best games of the year in its category so far. BUT it just can’t hold up with their greatest classic titles ofSquare has gone back to the roots and finally we got the best Final Fantasy game since 1 or 2 decades (besides FF7 Remake). They focused on the strength, which made this series so popular. A beautiful story, strong characters and an enjoyable combat system. For me it is one of the best games of the year in its category so far. BUT it just can’t hold up with their greatest classic titles of this series FF7 and FF9 from the story perspective and also related to RPG elements. The game falls slightly short of its expectations.… Expand
  26. danacoffin18
    Jun 23, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its a great game especially when it comes to the story. Yes I will admit there's certain things they could of shown better for the other main characters instead of just clive. But in the end they also get development. Especially Jill and Joshua. The side quests are actually not that bad, there way... better than most of the side quests from previous final fantasy games. You saying ffxv is better than ff16 is like a huge insult to creaters and devs that actually care for the final fantasy storytelling unlike ffxv. I will admit the gameplay is very fun and cool and the bosses have there own type of fighting style unlike ffxv. But what I was going to save is even though it has that the game is still a bit too easy. I hoping yoship makes it way harder for us because the bosses are fun cool to fight. Unlike again FFXV! So I do hope we get some dlc content. Because u know what?! The game deserves it. The first final fantasy game in a long time that actually has a really good story. That's all I really wanted from a final fantasy game in so long. The gameplay they could easily fix. Not the story. There's a little bit of nitpicks and stuff they didn't show but other that it was a really good story.… Expand
  27. Kogaxoan
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    While the game looks nice, and it's wonderful to see the series return to its fantasy roots with less emphasis on sci-fi or modern settings, it came so close to being something outstanding. The hack and slash style of game play just isn't Final Fantasy for a lot of fans who have been playing the series for decades. I understand that the series has been shifting more and more in thatWhile the game looks nice, and it's wonderful to see the series return to its fantasy roots with less emphasis on sci-fi or modern settings, it came so close to being something outstanding. The hack and slash style of game play just isn't Final Fantasy for a lot of fans who have been playing the series for decades. I understand that the series has been shifting more and more in that direction as of recent titles and its just a shame to see something that was so special to me change into a generic action game in a market overstuffed with them.… Expand
  28. Lopjop
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    Not exactly what I was expecting. Very linear, mobs simple, gear meh, crafting system... nothing really there. Abilities meh no depth really. No party system.. this is my biggest gripe I loved having my party members in the past games. I enjoyed the story and the MC but the game just kinda left me feeling Meh..
  29. Ashwood1982
    Jun 27, 2023
    1
    I finished the game last night so i wanted to leave a review. Don't buy the hype, there is no way to actually see if the people leaving these reviews have played the game. I am a long time Final Fantasy fan. I have played all FF games. The positive reviews read like they were written by a PR agency which should be an indicator that they are fake. here is the actual score of the game fromI finished the game last night so i wanted to leave a review. Don't buy the hype, there is no way to actually see if the people leaving these reviews have played the game. I am a long time Final Fantasy fan. I have played all FF games. The positive reviews read like they were written by a PR agency which should be an indicator that they are fake. here is the actual score of the game from someone who has done a full play through.

    Score as a Final Fantasy game: 0.025/10
    Score as an action game: 3.2/10
    Score as a Dark Souls Clone: 9.5/10

    First this is the worst story i have ever seen in a video game. Beware the toxically positive FF14 community that try to flame anyone who brings a valid criticism to anything Yoshi P touches. It is disconnected with the only good character leaving after 18% of the game. The ending was terrible but honestly a fitting conclusion to this horrible game.

    Cons:
    -All the bad elements of FF14 were copied and pasted into this game. All your quests will have you talking to multiple people who don't matter to waste your time. All the monsters and areas were copied from FF14 and had their graphics slightly up-ressed. The story is mostly copied from shadow bringers expansion. All the character models are slightly up scaled graphics of FF14.

    -A death or two is impactful, killing everyone is just lazy story telling.

    -This game has more adult material in it than all the Grand Theft Autos combined. Using the F word every third word and screaming it does not make something better. It does not make a setting darker. It is just lazy story telling.

    -Completely disconnected narrative. After beating the game and getting to the end nothing in this story makes sense. There are cheesy cut scenes that have cringe dialogue with unlikable characters that talk about things that have no connection with the actual story in the game. The only likable character exits the game at around 18%,

    -Unfulfilling end and conclusion. Nothing is accomplished or saved at the end. You are left filling empty and fatigued after getting to the end. I had to force myself to finish this game just so i didn't feel bad about spending all the money of buying it.

    -Really terrible boss fights and cut scenes. This game is like junk food in the boss fights. Only tastes good for 15 minutes after it comes out and leaves you with a stomach ache and regret over making bad life choices. This was made for the Instagram generation that needs a ton of flashing lights and movement to keep their interest for more than 2 min. You can't even tell what is going on in most of the fights. Again this was another aspect copy and pasted from FF14. The initial Ifirit shceme in the main game (after the prologue), has the same background as FF14. It is pure lazyness.

    -Length of game: The initial playthrough took me around 22 hours (over 75% of this time was doing really poorly designed fetch quests that required me to go to multiple locations and talk to npcs that don't matter to waste my time, like FF14). That was with completing every side quest, crafting every weapon available on normal difficulty, and completing every hunt. I have never clocked in less than 80 hours on an original FF game. Like FF7 remake after finishing the game you are forced to play through it again on a higher difficulty to feel like you have truly beaten the game. This allows lazy devs to use a small story and game twice to make it feel like its larger.

    -There are so many more cons but i think the story being so bland and terrible is the biggest one.

    Pro:

    This is probably the best dark souls game ever made. That is what all the development resources went into. Do you want to have scored events where you can flex you Epeen to your friends or the internet with how much better you are than them? There is a score based on battle performance for every level, zone, and trial.

    In the same vein on "Final Fantasy" difficulty every fight is a struggle to manage your resources to win as you get later into the game. It requires perfect dodges and giving screen prompt commands that no longer appear on the screen and you just have to know what to press during mini cinematic events.

    Conclusion: this is the worst Final Fantasy game ever made. It is a bad action game, but a great dark souls like difficulty game once you beat it and can do a second play through on the original intended difficulty. My review is based upon this being marketed as a main line Final Fantasy game.    … Expand
  30. Maugaran
    Jun 28, 2023
    2
    Character art is ugly, too many Cinematic less Gameplay, bad Sidequests, no Exploration, no Puzzles, no RPG mechanics
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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 146 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 134 out of 146
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 146
  3. Negative: 0 out of 146
  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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