Final Fantasy XVI

 PlayStation 5
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8567 Ratings

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  1. NeverCasual
    Jul 3, 2023
    7
    The game is great if you enjoy story driven games. Based on the story I would rate it 9/10 (side characters could have used slightly more depth and there are some pacing issues). Setting is much darker than previous FF-Games, which has been a welcome change for me.

    Unfortunately, as much as I liked the story, it often feels like grinding through video sequences to get to the actual    The game is great if you enjoy story driven games. Based on the story I would rate it 9/10 (side characters could have used slightly more depth and there are some pacing issues). Setting is much darker than previous FF-Games, which has been a welcome change for me.

    Unfortunately, as much as I liked the story, it often feels like grinding through video sequences to get to the actual gameplay. The story and side quests/bounties take about 60h if you are not skipping dialog/sequences. 30-35h are dialogue/sequences and about 10h running through empty corridors to the next pack of enemies. Killing these with massive AoE-Damage-Skills from Eikons is fun tho'.

    The actual gameplay is decent. Combat system is really engaging if you are not using the "cheat rings" - they should never have existed! If you are playing without the rings dodging skills can sometimes feel somewhat overwhelming because many enemies have multiple visual effects active simultaneously making it super hard to time your dodge. Still I would recommend to unequip them at the start, as they make the game way too easy (almost effortless).
    Enemy variety is quite low and you will be fighting the same enemies just in differing colours all the time . Since even on "Final Fantasy"-Difficulty most of them pretty much just exist so that the player can execute extremely satisfying AoE-Damage-Combos, skipping all enemy mechanics, they could have added a little more variety there.
    Boss fights are engaging as long as you play Clive. Being massively rewarded for landing an Eikon-Ability that has a carging time or positioning-condition feels great. Sometimes it can be frustrating to dodge tho when ground and charge attacks overlap (assuming you play without "time... rings".
    Once you play as your Eikon it gets monotonous quickly as the difficulty drops massively, the abilities at your disposal are reduced to 4 (6) and the Boss-Eikon HP feels massively inflated.

    Early side quests are horrible. Yet, since their structure is mainly "Go-Kill 5-Return-Reward" (max. 1-2 min time investment) and they do not even count toward 100% completion, I do not really understand the fuss there. It does get better tho and eventually you'll end up in side quests that almost have too much dialogue.

    I would rate the game higher based on the combat (9/10) and main story (9/10), but it forces you into so much downtime that I have spent more time without my controller in my hand than I have spent actually using it... and when I was using it, it was often to get to the next npc to put it away again.    … Expand
  2. tangentcatz
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    This is a solid game with significant flaws. The longer I played, the more the flaws bothered me.

    Pros: Combat: the action combat is designed to appeal to a broad base. It appears shallow at first but allows for combos and complexity that will appeal to more action-oriented players. When you pull off certain combos or use abilities to control combat flow, it feels amazing. Boss    This is a solid game with significant flaws. The longer I played, the more the flaws bothered me.

    Pros:

    Combat: the action combat is designed to appeal to a broad base. It appears shallow at first but allows for combos and complexity that will appeal to more action-oriented players. When you pull off certain combos or use abilities to control combat flow, it feels amazing. Boss fights can be challenging, beautiful spectacles. You tailor skill choices to your own style and can respec instantly at no cost.

    Visuals: The game looks beautiful. The environmental and monster design is interesting and varied. Lighting and textures create a grounded, realistic feeling. Cinematic combat is visually mind blowing. Overall, it's great balance between realistic and fantastical.

    Sound: This game has some of the best voice acting I've heard in video games. I suspect a lot of people overlook the mediocre story because the voice acting is so convincing. Soken, as always, creates thematic and moving music.

    Cons:

    Story: The story is aggressively mediocre. Outside of Clive, very few characters get any depth or characterization. Most of the characterization they do receive is full of old tropes (e.g. femme fatale who is evil because of sexual trauma, whore with a heart of gold, angry alpha male, wandering mystic).

    The plot takes inspiration from Game of Thrones, other Final Fantasy games, and superhero cliches without doing anything new with it. Over and over, I thought "I've seen this before." There are numerous cinematic shots and dialogues that veer too close to 1-to-1 copies of other material.

    But more than anything--the story takes itself too seriously. It tries to show you how bleak the world is over and over and over to the point where it loses meaning. It spews out dialogue at dramatic moments that reminds me of comic books I thought were deep and edgy as a kid. And nothing hints that the writers are self-aware of the cliches or stereotypes or dark farce they've created.

    Pacing: There are stretches of the game that feel like unnecessary filler and the pacing struggles, especially after the first half of the game. The game seems to think managing tension means separating cinematic set pieces with boring MMO-like quest design. "Go here, filler talk with this person, go here, fight 3 mobs, go here, etc." It also has a weird sense of time because there is a 5-year story skip.... but it feels like almost nothing happened during that time. This is one way the world feels shallow, everything clearly revolves around the main character.

    Combat Difficulty: There is only one combat difficulty until you reach New Game+. You can automate combat with accessories, but you can't make it harder. During the first story playthrough, combat follows a pattern of something like trash-trash-formidable foe-trash-boss. Bosses are the only mobs with significant combat mechanics and thinking required. Supposedly a lot of that trash is replaced with formidable foes in harder difficulties, which would go a long way to making combat last longer and feel more engaging. Instead, interesting encounters are rationed out every 2-3 hours of gameplay. There is no reason to gate harder settings other than an artificial attempt to prolong game time.

    Overall: I don’t regret playing the game, but I will hesitate to buy another game from this team. The fluid combat is fun; the cinematic fights are unparalleled; but the story and characters are a mishmash of cliches that take themselves way too seriously and the uneven pacing ultimately made the game feel too much like a chore. When I finally completed the game my overwhelming feeling was relief at being done.    … Expand
  3. Gosticouilles
    Jul 16, 2023
    7
    Great game? Yes. Great Final Fantasy? Absolutely not.

    Goods - Amazing and satisfying Combat system - Great Cinematics - The Eikons are epic - Fantastic music Cons - Pacing is weird. When I play a final fantasy, I'm going on an adventure. In 16, you'll go back to a boring HQ in between every missions. - Enemies (FF have a huuuuge log of epic enemies and 16 barely uses them. - Some of the    Great game? Yes. Great Final Fantasy? Absolutely not.

    Goods
    - Amazing and satisfying Combat system
    - Great Cinematics
    - The Eikons are epic
    - Fantastic music

    Cons
    - Pacing is weird. When I play a final fantasy, I'm going on an adventure. In 16, you'll go back to a boring HQ in between every missions. - Enemies (FF have a huuuuge log of epic enemies and 16 barely uses them. - Some of the worst side quests in the gaming history. (Fetching, back and forths, speaking with 3 npcs, saving npcs from the same 3 types of enemies, etc.) - Exploration is not rewarding. Overall, FF16 is amazing but has so much undercooked ideas it makes the game fall short. Some of the main story quests feel like chores and it sadly really breaks the pace of an amazing story.    … Expand
  4. DreamCore90
    Jul 12, 2023
    7
    Too start off, much better than the joke of a game called FF15.

    However, the game has 3 major flaws: 1. Performance issues, even on Frame Rate mode. The frame rate is frequently in the low 40s. I would expect a performance mode to manage 60 fps most of the time. 2. The side quests are as bad and tedious as ever. Combine this with the fact that you get little to no rewards for    Too start off, much better than the joke of a game called FF15.

    However, the game has 3 major flaws:

    1. Performance issues, even on Frame Rate mode. The frame rate is frequently in the low 40s. I would expect a performance mode to manage 60 fps most of the time.

    2. The side quests are as bad and tedious as ever. Combine this with the fact that you get little to no rewards for doing them. It's unfortunate they didn't learn from FF15.

    3. TOO. MUCH. FILLER. The main story has lots of amazing moments, but suffers from too much tedious filler content in between. This makes parts of the story a real drag and makes the pacing very uneaven.

    Overall, a big step up from the FF15 trash, but far from the FF golden days (FF7, FF8, FF9, FF10, FF12). The FF7 Remake is by far a better game.    … Expand
  5. UhtredTheGreat
    Aug 28, 2023
    7
    game bugged and glitched so bad during the first 40 min. The story was rushed it seemed as well.
  6. DarkAuron90
    Aug 8, 2023
    7
    Millenials will tell you this is the best FF ever made. For me is one of the worst. Don't get me wrong, the game is not so bad. I am 33 and i play FF since i am 12. Im not judging the evolution in action style, it's just that this game is really boring. It has so many cons if compared to the the FF pillars. Huge lack of contents, no mini games, no secrets, the combat system that is greatMillenials will tell you this is the best FF ever made. For me is one of the worst. Don't get me wrong, the game is not so bad. I am 33 and i play FF since i am 12. Im not judging the evolution in action style, it's just that this game is really boring. It has so many cons if compared to the the FF pillars. Huge lack of contents, no mini games, no secrets, the combat system that is great but really usless, the game is to easy and the FF mode it's an excuse to make the game longer. It miss all the RPG components, and there is no effective magic in this game, no parameters. Is too linear, even the crafting is linear as hell and so basic. This game has good particles system, good combat system, good boos fights and a great story and technically it is good but this is by no means enough if compared to the best Final Fantasy games. I feel to much laziness in some comparts of the game and in my opinion the graphic of the 15th is even more enjoyable. Even if the 15th (in the windows edition) with all its flaws in my opinion is more FF and more funny than the 16th chapter. Im not satisfied considering the hype.… Expand
  7. SaberMajora
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    Game is great, but the performance is **** I also hate how I only play the game for like 20 mins, then a 30 min cutscene every 5 mins.
  8. siegdubhy
    Jul 2, 2023
    7
    This is a very good game... but from mainline FF titles I expect no less than greatness.

    Audio and video (10/10) - I don't think further comment is needed. Combat gameplay (10/10) is great. It is fun, fast, fluid, challenging (at least in NG+) and it simply works. RPG elements (5/10) - here lies my first issue. It is both too simple and too complex. FF games work with relatively    This is a very good game... but from mainline FF titles I expect no less than greatness.

    Audio and video (10/10) - I don't think further comment is needed.

    Combat gameplay (10/10) is great.
    It is fun, fast, fluid, challenging (at least in NG+) and it simply works.

    RPG elements (5/10) - here lies my first issue.
    It is both too simple and too complex. FF games work with relatively complex RPG elements (FF8, FF10 and FF12) or with simple ones (all the others). This is somewhere in between.
    Crafting (and looting material) before NG+ feels pointless. It does pick up later on, but still, not that much fun.
    The skills themselves could use more customization (upgrades).

    Side quests (4/10) - probably my biggest issue.
    Some side quests are great in building up the world, most of them feel just like generic fillers and some (the big quest chains) in the end feel pointless.
    FF never really was about all those long winded side-stories and stretched out world building through long dialogues.
    Honestly, 90% of side quests simply bored me. The other 10% I consider great.

    Open world (4/10) - bad move.
    Open world games are usually bloated with content of varying quality/repetitiveness, that's pretty much the point of having an open world.
    Here we simply have a web of linear narrow paths (FF XIII anyone?) with a bunch of backtracking and barely any point in exploring unless you are told to by quests or marks.
    Lack of typical FF endgame content is also a big problem.

    Main story (8/10) - well it is epic, but...
    In all honesty - there's not much of it at all. Lots of character building, lots of world building, but the crisis story itself - not only it doesn't feel like it's in the spotlight, but also it is incomplete.
    We were promised a "complete experience", yet I feel we didn't get it at all.
    The questions it left unanswered will probably require FF XVI-2 to resolve - not a terrible thing, but I would rather they said it's not a fully closed composition from the start.

    All in all I give it 7/10 .
    I am slightly disappointed.
    I don't feel the pull to replay the story or try to shove it down someone's throat as a must-see.
    I'm not sure there were any really memorable moments there. Sure, the Eikon battles were epic, but that's not enough.
    The game feels like it tries to be a few things, but stops halfway through (especially the open world RPG bit), as if being scared that going all the way would be a bad thing (who knows, it could have been worse like that).
    For me FF games were always about the story, about finishing a game and feeling content with the conclusion and everything leading up to it. This one didn't scratch that itch at all.
    Hoping for FF XVI-2 to redeem this.    … Expand
  9. Kalnivia
    Jul 11, 2023
    7
    100% complete. The overall gameplay and main story is fantastic, probably 8-9/10. Unfortunately it's let down by subpar side quests and far too easy mob fights. The RPG side is the worst part of the game which is odd for an FF game, albeit FFXV had the same issue, although even the gameplay didn't make up for it there.

    All you need to know is the highs are incredibly high and the lows are    100% complete. The overall gameplay and main story is fantastic, probably 8-9/10. Unfortunately it's let down by subpar side quests and far too easy mob fights. The RPG side is the worst part of the game which is odd for an FF game, albeit FFXV had the same issue, although even the gameplay didn't make up for it there.

    All you need to know is the highs are incredibly high and the lows are mid at best.    … Expand
  10. Diablorate
    Jun 23, 2023
    7
    It fails to deliver at many points and the main one is performance which is atrocious, it kinda feels scammy that they did implement performance mode which should be 60 fps but in fact it's 30-40 for the majority of time.
  11. Akatsubaki
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    Yo no hago muchas reseñas enserio solo salgo hablar de un juego cuando es enteramente necesario y pienso que este es el momento, compre este video juego por que al ver el título Final Fantasy es algo que siempre me alegra, me emociona pero la verdad es que mi temor se hizo realidad este juego al igual que muchos de los últimos que pertenecen a la saga de FF no está ni cerca de ser un dignoYo no hago muchas reseñas enserio solo salgo hablar de un juego cuando es enteramente necesario y pienso que este es el momento, compre este video juego por que al ver el título Final Fantasy es algo que siempre me alegra, me emociona pero la verdad es que mi temor se hizo realidad este juego al igual que muchos de los últimos que pertenecen a la saga de FF no está ni cerca de ser un digno portador del nombre FINAL FANTASY, dicho lo anterior la verdad este video juego como Final Fantasy es malo, este juego es un fusión de Chaos Legion y Devil May Cry, no lo vean como un Final Fantasy para que lo puedan disfrutar, tiene un apartado visual hermoso, combate fluido, buena historia, la dificultad naaaaa, pero no culpen al juego si no a Squarenix, quien causo el daño, ya que son ellos quienes no entienden, que usar el nombre Final Fantasy en un juego es una carga enorme, si han de culpar a alguien culpen a Squarenix por no crear este juego como un título diferente, lo digo como un mega fan de la saga y con una opinión objetiva.… Expand
  12. Gipsojo
    Jul 27, 2023
    7
    This game has some of the most epic boss encounters I've ever played. That makes it all the more disappointing that you spend a couple of hours or more in between boss encounters doing boring fetch quests and watching people talk. The side quests are poor and I would recommend skipping them!

    I think they could have cut about 5-10 hours of fetch quests and dialogue from this game and it    This game has some of the most epic boss encounters I've ever played. That makes it all the more disappointing that you spend a couple of hours or more in between boss encounters doing boring fetch quests and watching people talk. The side quests are poor and I would recommend skipping them!

    I think they could have cut about 5-10 hours of fetch quests and dialogue from this game and it would be an 8 or 9 out of 10. As it is, Final Fantasy 16 is one of the best games of the year, but definitely not the best game of 2023.

    Pros: Amazing boss fights, good graphics
    Cons: Hour after hour of dialogue, boring fetch quests    … Expand
  13. kratosmuscle
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    Right now after playing like 30 hours and reaching lv38 I feel like this game is a 7,5 at this moment. If the port wasn't 720p 30-60fps in performance mode but a steady 60 fps this would be an 8 for me. So this number can still change to 8. Now you may ask why not a higher score well the reason is there is too much filler content. If they got rid of all the dumb side content except for theRight now after playing like 30 hours and reaching lv38 I feel like this game is a 7,5 at this moment. If the port wasn't 720p 30-60fps in performance mode but a steady 60 fps this would be an 8 for me. So this number can still change to 8. Now you may ask why not a higher score well the reason is there is too much filler content. If they got rid of all the dumb side content except for the bounties this would have been like a 9 but those side missions really drag down the pacing because the main story is really interesting and the setpieces etc are really a feast to enjoy. But those side quests missions are also a part of the main story where you have to gather stuff to continue the main quest which also feels like stuff that would have been better to get rid of. If you take all the missions from the arcade mode with only the bounties in some of those open spaces then the game would have been a much better experience. So yeah right now I'm really enjoying the game when it comes to the story parts because those are super epic the other stuff should just be rid off. Also the combat is awesome but I feel like being able to put 4 to 5 eikons on the d pad instead of 3 eikons that you can switch through with l2 would have made the combat experience and depth much better as well as an extra button like to expand the normal moveset. Right now there is depth but doesn't even come close to the greats like dmc5. If they added all that stuff the game would have been a masterpiece but right now it's just a good game.… Expand
  14. Rafamunar
    Jul 4, 2023
    7
    The Epic fights are the only thing rescue the Game yo the hell, the rest is Bad design anda is boring
  15. Rpgcrow
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    I'm giving the game a very strong 7
    It deserves all the praise it is getting but it does have one very big glaring flaw.
    That's how long and frequent the cutscenes are and the game feels very unbalanced with its gameplay to cutscene ratio. It feels like the game is 50% cutscenes 40% gameplay. Now that can make this game someone's new favorite final fantasy game expecially if someone enjoy    I'm giving the game a very strong 7
    It deserves all the praise it is getting but it does have one very big glaring flaw.
    That's how long and frequent the cutscenes are and the game feels very unbalanced with its gameplay to cutscene ratio.
    It feels like the game is 50% cutscenes 40% gameplay.
    Now that can make this game someone's new favorite final fantasy game expecially if someone enjoy cinematic game experiences.
    Sadly I am not one of the.
    And I personally can't give the game anything higher then a 7.
    But what the game does well it does really well.
    The combat is fun, the story and characters are great, the world in engaging .
    Clive is the best Final fantasy protangists we had in a long time.
    The action set pieces are spectacular But sadly the game constantly slows down and a crawl and I personally can't give it anything higher then 7 despite my praise due to how much I'm forced to put the controller down. Overall a good game and I recommend it to most people it just has its glaring flaws like most modern final fantasy games    … Expand
  16. MikeScates
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    It's not that bad a game - it's just not an FF game. Story wise yes, it's as convoluted as any other FF game. Music is on point as always is with FF games. Just the combat is well off pace. Outside of eikon battles (just did the Typhon fight, which was awesome), the combat lacks impact. Combos are great to pull off, air juggling with Garuda brings me Nero vibes from DMC, but enemiesIt's not that bad a game - it's just not an FF game. Story wise yes, it's as convoluted as any other FF game. Music is on point as always is with FF games. Just the combat is well off pace. Outside of eikon battles (just did the Typhon fight, which was awesome), the combat lacks impact. Combos are great to pull off, air juggling with Garuda brings me Nero vibes from DMC, but enemies feel spongy. Parrying and dodging are too op and the windows should be shortened. They should of made this a non mainline FF game to appease some of the back lash from die hard turn based fans. Doesn't deserve the hate it's getting from the fanbase , but doesn't deserve the praise either. It's just a good game - 7/10.… Expand
  17. straydogstrut
    Jul 3, 2023
    7
    The game can be really fun and exciting at times but it's held back by so much bloat. It also fails to deliver on many aspects. The story starts off interesting but by the end it gets pretty anime and lame. The combat is held back by only being able to equip 6 abilities at once. Many of the side characters are under utilized and the RPG elements are almost non existent....they are justThe game can be really fun and exciting at times but it's held back by so much bloat. It also fails to deliver on many aspects. The story starts off interesting but by the end it gets pretty anime and lame. The combat is held back by only being able to equip 6 abilities at once. Many of the side characters are under utilized and the RPG elements are almost non existent....they are just there for the sake of being there. By the time I finished the game I was left disappointed.… Expand
  18. jhart24
    Jun 23, 2023
    7
    Good game overall. Shouldn't be hard to actually flesh out the RPG elements, exploration, world map, side quests, mini games, and epic dungeons with the budget Square has though. Like, you can change your game and update the combat but there's no excuse for not developing all those other things. Fun game though, combat and story are good, which again they should be with the budget they have.
  19. ManuFrame
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    El juego me está gustando, pero sinceramente este nuevo motor que han desarrollado no da la talla y a la vista está.
    Del modo rendimiento no voy a decir nada es una tomadura de pelo y se nota que no han invertido tiempo en el.
    El modo calidad, bueno realmente noto que en ocasiones no va a 30 FPS, el Blur y el desenfoque lo encuentro exagerado y está haciendo que no pueda disfrutar 100% del    El juego me está gustando, pero sinceramente este nuevo motor que han desarrollado no da la talla y a la vista está.
    Del modo rendimiento no voy a decir nada es una tomadura de pelo y se nota que no han invertido tiempo en el.
    El modo calidad, bueno realmente noto que en ocasiones no va a 30 FPS, el Blur y el desenfoque lo encuentro exagerado y está haciendo que no pueda disfrutar 100% del juego    … Expand
  20. venzoah
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    Some of the design choices in the game are downright insulting. The "Active Time Lore" is basically a rebrand of XIII's data logs that are just a very lazy way to deliver a narrative to the player. The mundane slog of fetch quests with the really basic character animations are very FF14 A Realm Reborn esque. The game takes control away from the player at the peak of action with EikonSome of the design choices in the game are downright insulting. The "Active Time Lore" is basically a rebrand of XIII's data logs that are just a very lazy way to deliver a narrative to the player. The mundane slog of fetch quests with the really basic character animations are very FF14 A Realm Reborn esque. The game takes control away from the player at the peak of action with Eikon fights featuring ridiculously long QTE windows. Most of the RPG mechanics were stripped out with almost no itemization or depth to character progression. The result is a very generic action game.… Expand
  21. mlhope0
    Jun 23, 2023
    7
    The combat is fun, but it's held back by on-rails RPG progression. It's also spaced out by chunks of fetch quests and long dialogue cinematics that are often uninteresting and padded with awkward silence between "cuts."

    Still, the teams behind the hero cinematics and Eikon battles deserve a lot of praise for making up for the game's shortcomings.
  22. PedroR0
    Jun 23, 2023
    7
    Es muy buen juego, espectacular en sus efectos visuales, buena música, buen protagonista, más que aceptable historia. Normalmente a un juego así le pondría un 8/10 pero como alguien que ha jugado casi todos los FF anteriores me molesta que se hayan alejado tanto de la fórmula original haciéndolo casi irreconocible.
    Debieron lanzarlo con otro nombre.
  23. MeowMeowMix
    Jun 28, 2023
    7
    The game is leaning towards good, but it has too many flaws, hallways with battles in circular arenas is every map it feels like. Action Combat is rarely for me too, there's a few expections, this isn't one of them, but if you like Devil May Cry this'll probably be fine for you. I also miss a real party system too much. I want to go on an adventure with a bunch of people and build them all up!
  24. Thom17
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    The story is very interesting and good, you always want to know how it continues. The game is a story driven so I already knew it would be good
    Speaking of gameplay, i found it very easy, not boring, but even with bosses its very hard to die. Developers also decided that during boss fights you get to respawn at the moment you died with full hp, and you really have no challenge then.
    Fetch    The story is very interesting and good, you always want to know how it continues. The game is a story driven so I already knew it would be good
    Speaking of gameplay, i found it very easy, not boring, but even with bosses its very hard to die. Developers also decided that during boss fights you get to respawn at the moment you died with full hp, and you really have no challenge then.
    Fetch quests at this time should be very low or nonexistent, but this game has so many of them and it becomes very, very boring.
    Speaking about exploration is personal: I have heard many people saying they prefer this linear way to explore the world, and many others not liking it. Personally I don't find exploration very funny.
    I found very bad their decision to completely eliminate the party, you only have to build the main character and that is very unusual for a JRPG.
    The OST is amazing!
    So I think ffxvi is a good game, but it failed in so many aspects imo.    … Expand
  25. Ander_
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    The game is flashy and grand in its cutscene and boss battle, but apart from that, it's very classic in term of game design. Classic in the mean of many boring fetch quests and the format of cutscene-corridor-cutscene-corridor-fight. It's more similar to FF13 in term of design, but with better boss battle and world setting. Ff16 is extremely linear, to the point that they should just makeThe game is flashy and grand in its cutscene and boss battle, but apart from that, it's very classic in term of game design. Classic in the mean of many boring fetch quests and the format of cutscene-corridor-cutscene-corridor-fight. It's more similar to FF13 in term of design, but with better boss battle and world setting. Ff16 is extremely linear, to the point that they should just make it a level base game like dmc or bayonetta instead. Is it final fantasy ? Kind of, it has the world, setting, tone and character, but not the gameplay characteristic. It's ok to move on from turn base, but a JRPG, or RPG in general, have to provide player with ability to make choices, in term of story or gameplay using its mechanic, team, quest, and so on. FF16 lacks that completely. I find FF got stuck in a limbo, half of it want to grow into an action game, half of it still want to keep tie with the FF name, and the result is wierd. Action-wise, it's just ok and not excelent. Rpg wise, it's weak. The only good thing remains after finish is the great cutscene, but if that's all you like, it's better to watch a movie instead.… Expand
  26. FeoGamer
    Jul 7, 2023
    7
    Lo bueno
    Una historia más adulta con intrigas palaciegas
    Sistema de combate hack and Slash
    BSO espectacular
    Doblado a español latino
    Diseño artístico de los eikons

    Lo malo
    Desenfoque de movimiento mareante
    Caídas de frames
    Misiones secundarias de recadero
  27. Valzan1a
    Jun 24, 2023
    7
    It's an enjoyable game but it's not rpg imo. It's an action hack n slash. The combat is repetitive. There isn't really a skill tree. It's just abilities which you can only have 2 per element slotted. It's boring after a while especially with how spongey some enemies are. The story is the only thing keeping engaged. I don't knock square enix for trying to appeal to a broader audience I justIt's an enjoyable game but it's not rpg imo. It's an action hack n slash. The combat is repetitive. There isn't really a skill tree. It's just abilities which you can only have 2 per element slotted. It's boring after a while especially with how spongey some enemies are. The story is the only thing keeping engaged. I don't knock square enix for trying to appeal to a broader audience I just pine for the old school Final fantasy days. It's a decent game for what it is but I can't justify all the 10/10s.… Expand
  28. LilLehmann
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    Final Fantasy 16 is the game I needed but didn't get completely. Story is damn good and interesting every second. The new combat system is glorious and a lot of fun. Characters are well written and fit perfectly. I love that the world is again broken up into linear sections which not only allows for nicer areas but doesn't feel as cluttered as in FFXV. Now for the criticisms. No game hasFinal Fantasy 16 is the game I needed but didn't get completely. Story is damn good and interesting every second. The new combat system is glorious and a lot of fun. Characters are well written and fit perfectly. I love that the world is again broken up into linear sections which not only allows for nicer areas but doesn't feel as cluttered as in FFXV. Now for the criticisms. No game has disappointed me as much this year as FFXVI. As a developer, how can you rave about how well the game runs and not notice that it very often has severe frame drops, even in cutscenes and very often goes down to 720p in performance mode and even then doesn't keep the 60fps .. I don't know what i would recommend to people if they want to have a next gen experience that in quality mode you have 4k(upscaled) and 30fps that is not next gen, in performance mode you have 1080p(but very often 720p) and 35-60fps that is too no Next Gen I'm really disappointed and I'm starting to wonder if the developers want to make our hobby bad for us.… Expand
  29. Zierona
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    Honestly, I'm not sure why this game is rated as highly as it gets. It's alright but ultimately the combat is fine, the story is fine and has some great moments but it's ultimately predictable. The world is beautiful and the graphics are great, but some of the animations and motion blurring are kinda bad. The music is probably some of the worse in a mainline final fantasy game, and SokenHonestly, I'm not sure why this game is rated as highly as it gets. It's alright but ultimately the combat is fine, the story is fine and has some great moments but it's ultimately predictable. The world is beautiful and the graphics are great, but some of the animations and motion blurring are kinda bad. The music is probably some of the worse in a mainline final fantasy game, and Soken is capable of so much better.

    It's miles better than Final Fantasy 13, better than 15. But it's still not quite up there with the classics, MMO's asside Final Fantasy wont ever be what it used to be
    The games good, it's just not 10/10 it does nothing revolutionary that games previously haven't already done, some released many years ago have done it better.    … Expand
  30. raparecido
    Jul 5, 2023
    7
    Absurdo com a franquia.

    Falta inúmeros elementos de RPG. Falta variação de tipos de danos (corte, pancada, fogo, gelo), falta resistência física e mágica. Falta variação de builds e variações no estilo de combate. Não estou me referindo ao combate em turnos, mas na variação de gameplay. FFXVI é um ótimo jogo de ação linear (um irmão gêmeo de Devil MayCry) do tipo que você curte a    Absurdo com a franquia.

    Falta inúmeros elementos de RPG. Falta variação de tipos de danos (corte, pancada, fogo, gelo), falta resistência física e mágica. Falta variação de builds e variações no estilo de combate. Não estou me referindo ao combate em turnos, mas na variação de gameplay.

    FFXVI é um ótimo jogo de ação linear (um irmão gêmeo de Devil MayCry) do tipo que você curte a experiência de ZERAR ele uma vez, mas um péssimo jogo de RPG (falta expiração em The witcher 3, em FFXII, entres outros jogos).    … Expand
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#16 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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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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