Final Fantasy XVI

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8.1

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  1. X-File
    Jun 29, 2023
    4
    Is this even a FF game? Pretty much nonexistent gear and item system. Combat is screwy, two ability slots to use for all those skills. Yes, you can "queue up" four more and rotate through them, still screwy. Fights are short and easy. The story is so linear, you might as well be walking down a hallway. No chocobo music while riding! They have crossed the line here. What game is this?
  2. BMBender
    Aug 4, 2023
    4
    Somehow, SqE made action combat more boring than endless cut scenes ( of which there is a mind numbing amount) If you think game of thrones was the hight of creative endeavor and are willing to sit through it again with name changes you may like the story. IM kinda waiting for a news report of Martin and/or HBO suing SqE over this. Prob 5 or more hrs of dialog is literally lifted wordSomehow, SqE made action combat more boring than endless cut scenes ( of which there is a mind numbing amount) If you think game of thrones was the hight of creative endeavor and are willing to sit through it again with name changes you may like the story. IM kinda waiting for a news report of Martin and/or HBO suing SqE over this. Prob 5 or more hrs of dialog is literally lifted word for word.

    Production value is obviously high, however polishing a turd is still a polished turd.

    There is no rpg
    There is no adventure There is no exploration There is no FF Protip: pop Got into your DVD, grab a PS controller, every 5/10 minutes randomly mash square and L1 for a couple minutes. You have now "played" FF16 and saved yourself $70    … Expand
  3. Adgalo
    Aug 15, 2023
    4
    I don't get where dows all this praise come. Graphic wise, it doesn't look bad, but its nothing to write home about, and performance is a problem. If it looks just ok, renders at just 1440p, I should expect 60fps, and it barely maintains 30...

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

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

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

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

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

    A half assed game, that starts strong and quickly becomes boring... Everything in it screams mediocrity.    … Expand
  4. NihylBaxter
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    Oh boy am I disappointed in this game. Except from the boss fights everything is shallow, too easy, pointless, boring, unfinished and repetitive. This really seals it for me, Final Fantasy is officially dead to me. It’s a shame I paid so much money for this and I would rather watch a let’s play and skip the boring parts! I mean I played a main dungeon drunk and with one hand an one eye andOh boy am I disappointed in this game. Except from the boss fights everything is shallow, too easy, pointless, boring, unfinished and repetitive. This really seals it for me, Final Fantasy is officially dead to me. It’s a shame I paid so much money for this and I would rather watch a let’s play and skip the boring parts! I mean I played a main dungeon drunk and with one hand an one eye and was able to do it. Even the praised combat system is just way too simple and easy. The side quests are a joke ( fight 3 normal enemies for what you take max. 5 mins and get materials you have +50 of it already with which you can’t do anything because you already have everything. There is no flow because you have to stop all the time and everything is slow and needs extra steps to confirm or whatever. I have so many complaints about little things which makes this game just a chore to play for me. Fuxk this game seriously. At the end you are just pressing forward walking through areas where exploration is pointless because you will just find potions and materials you already have enough of to another cutscene to then fight pointless, easy enemies till you arrive at a bossfight which at the end is just an interactive cutscene. This was false marketing and I’m literally mad right now that I bought this crap.… Expand
  5. SimonExMachina
    Jul 7, 2023
    4
    Please watch SkillUps review. The guy is on point. This game is 70-75% non interactive cutscenes, the rest is an outdated, brainless action game. No RPG mechanics, no chalange, no freedom or player agency. Game is very linear and even when there's an open area there's absolutely no reason to explore. Mission and level design are as basic & repetitive as it gets. Combat is flashy but soPlease watch SkillUps review. The guy is on point. This game is 70-75% non interactive cutscenes, the rest is an outdated, brainless action game. No RPG mechanics, no chalange, no freedom or player agency. Game is very linear and even when there's an open area there's absolutely no reason to explore. Mission and level design are as basic & repetitive as it gets. Combat is flashy but so easy there is no depth or strategy to it.

    Story was ment to be a dark fantasy tale inspired by Game of Thrones but it's juvenile, cheesy anime shlock. Just because there's violence, sex and profanity doesn't make it mature. It's a childs idea of what an adoult story is. Ther's no depth on nuance here, just over the top stupidity.

    To top it all of the performace is framerate mode is horrible - the game never hits a stable 60fps and runs at a low resolution with extreme motion blure to hide it.    … Expand
  6. T4l0n
    Aug 31, 2023
    4
    This game is such a step backward for the series: there's no exploration, there's no airship, there's close to no rpg mechanics, NO MANA, ...

    Say what you want about FF15, yes it was unfinished and rushed but it took risks and had a great vision about the future of the series, FF16 is is an average action game masquerade as a Final Fantasy.
  7. WithFieryTruth
    Sep 11, 2023
    4
    I tried to post an in-depth review for this game, but the coding on the Metacritic website is as bad as always and gives me a 403 error whenever I try to post it. I guess I'll make a shorter one and hope it's accepted.

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

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

    Do yourself a favor and just watch a Let's Play of Final Fantasy XVI instead of playing it yourself.    … Expand
  8. Anthor
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    Un mal rendimiento puede convertir una obra de arte en una puta mierda injugable. Y este ha sido el caso de Final Fantasy XVI. Un título con un diseño espectacular y un combate demoledor destrozado por su propio rendimiento atroz. No sólo viene con una resolución mediocre para los tiempos que corren sino también con un frame drop infumable. Su modo rendimiento es tan malo y está tan malUn mal rendimiento puede convertir una obra de arte en una puta mierda injugable. Y este ha sido el caso de Final Fantasy XVI. Un título con un diseño espectacular y un combate demoledor destrozado por su propio rendimiento atroz. No sólo viene con una resolución mediocre para los tiempos que corren sino también con un frame drop infumable. Su modo rendimiento es tan malo y está tan mal optimizado que lo hacen intragable. Las caídas de la tasa son inaceptables y el motor no sabe mantener ni de broma los 60fps estables que debería. No hay por donde cogerlo. Es una mierda de build la del lanzamiento. Viendo a obras maestras como Forbidden West o el Ragnarok, mucho más complejos que este, visualmente superiores y con un rendimiento excelente en PS5, demuestran que aquí Square Enix no ha estado al nivel de la consola ni mucho menos. No ha dado la talla.

    Final Fantasy XVI es basura como programa y no está en condiciones de ser vendido. Quien niegue esto es directamente un necio, como medios comprados e incompetentes regalando 9s y 10s a diestro y siniestro. O no tienen ojos en la cara o no saben ni de lo que cojones hablan. Y hay que decirlo bien alto para que se enteren tras explotarles en la frente: El rendimiento es el 50% de una obra y la build de lanzamiento de Final Fantasy XVI es inaceptable por ello. Ahora que Square Enix se ponga a trabajar en serio para arreglarlo que buena falta le hace. Es lo que deben hacer y rápido. No sea que ya no tenga salvación por tardar demasiado.    … Expand
  9. Belafonte
    Jul 17, 2023
    4
    Be aware that this is a straightforward action game with no RPG elements. The game is not great overall. There are fantastic boss fights with seamless feeling between real game and cinematics. But between these fights, the game is so boring unfortunately. horrible sidequests, no customization...Story is better than previous FF but it still far from the maturity of Games of thrones or gamesBe aware that this is a straightforward action game with no RPG elements. The game is not great overall. There are fantastic boss fights with seamless feeling between real game and cinematics. But between these fights, the game is so boring unfortunately. horrible sidequests, no customization...Story is better than previous FF but it still far from the maturity of Games of thrones or games like witcher or last of us.… Expand
  10. Taitaloscriba
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    This isn't final fantasy. This is Devil May Fantasy. Total disappointment. It has now become an action game where you don't need a strategy but just press random keys.
  11. fearthemost
    Jun 23, 2023
    4
    The combat system is the worst part of this game. they removed many elements from previous games that made Final Fantasy a good game. After 5 hours of playing I was already bored with this battle system. All you do in this game is attack, dodge and make combos. There is no strategy. An important point for me in any Final Fantasy title is the spell system and here there is no relevanceThe combat system is the worst part of this game. they removed many elements from previous games that made Final Fantasy a good game. After 5 hours of playing I was already bored with this battle system. All you do in this game is attack, dodge and make combos. There is no strategy. An important point for me in any Final Fantasy title is the spell system and here there is no relevance to spells at all, they are just ranged attacks. There is no white magics, no support magics, no controllable party, most items are absent. The combat is boring and tedious.
    The map exploration is limited and the locations are not connected. The sidequests are all boring. I like the story and music.    … Expand
  12. Erickqe
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    Tiene muchas misiones que se sienten como si fueran secundarias, los graficos no son tan tan buenos para que tenga caidas de framesen el gameplay y el gameplay es bueno las primeras 2 horas depsues se siente q con solo tocar botones se pasa todo el juego,
  13. BloodAndWine
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    For being such a story heavy game (half the playtime is cutscenes) it has severe pacing issues. For every hour of interesting story, there is another hour of padding of what feels like bad fetch quests that were rolled into the main quest.

    The combat can be fun at first, but by the end I was ready for the game to end as it became stale and repetitive. Diesn't help that the game is very    For being such a story heavy game (half the playtime is cutscenes) it has severe pacing issues. For every hour of interesting story, there is another hour of padding of what feels like bad fetch quests that were rolled into the main quest.

    The combat can be fun at first, but by the end I was ready for the game to end as it became stale and repetitive. Diesn't help that the game is very easy. Since you only play as one character, there is no real variety. RPG mechanics feel entirely tacked on. Gear is boring. Loot dropped by fights is mostly irrelevant and exists solely to fill up your inventory.

    The game is very linear. It's level design goes from hallways to "open" fields, but the open areas have nothing in them. There is nothing interesting to find via exploration. Areas exist merely to be scenic. Too much time is spent going from one bland, muddy town to another.

    Most of the cast is quite bland and uniteresting with the exception of Cid. Overall character designs are lacking and visually boring. Interaction between the cast feels thin. The game seems heavily inspired by Game of Thrones except only superficially so. In trying to present itself as "mature" it ends up coming across incredibly forced and contrived (often corny but not in a fun way), and the attempt at being grounded plays against the strengths of the series.

    The music is very good.

    Overall, i didn't like it. Really disappointed. Game doesn't have much to it. It has some cool fantasy scenes, but it's bogged down by fetch quests, paint-by-numbers political intrigue and bigotry plotlines, too many mundane settings, repetitive combat, filler cutscenes, an empty world devoid of exploration and cool gear, a gloomy cast of characters with generic designs and dull personalities, and no real parties end up making the game a lonely and derivative experience.

    Also, the way sprinting works is dumb, motion blur is excessive, and the inability to turn off the auto-follow camera is annoying. Luckily the later two will be patched. And people giving the game a bad score doesn't mean you can write off their criticism as "review bombing". Sometimes people don't like things. No one ever fusses about the hordes of mindless 10/10 reviews.    … Expand
  14. Camzillasmom
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    I played each Final Fantasy game since the early 90ties and enjoyed FF15. After playing Final Fantasy 16 for more than 8 hours, I have to say that I am concerned and disappointed about how superficial the series will become if it continues on this path.

    The story is okay, the graphics beautiful and the fights can be complex but else than that, it plays and feels more like a visual novel    I played each Final Fantasy game since the early 90ties and enjoyed FF15. After playing Final Fantasy 16 for more than 8 hours, I have to say that I am concerned and disappointed about how superficial the series will become if it continues on this path.

    The story is okay, the graphics beautiful and the fights can be complex but else than that, it plays and feels more like a visual novel with hack and slash elements then a complex Final Fantasy game that I have gotten used to from the past.
    The Side Quests are the shallowest I have completed in any FF game consisting of go fetch, find, fight, take back with no interesting twists or well hidden items. For me, just not enough effort by the developers...
    Clive's encouraging sentences towards his companions during fights is limited to 3. So after hearing "Get them boy" or "You know what to do, boy" various times in a fight with tons of encounters that I have to fight through... - I just want to turn off the sound all together.
    The corridor-like areas feel empty, dead and there is not much to discover. The shops only sell 3 potions, so they reduced the content overall.
    Outside towns it's even worse - sometimes you have to go through an area various times to do the Side Quests and hearing Clive say, after you've passed the vinyard area at least 3 times before: "This must be the vineyard" is just ridiculous!
    We all know, the Final Fantasy series can produce visual masterpieces, but I would have liked to see a better future of Final Fantasy in FF16 - one that has - apart from a gripping story - life with interesting Side Quests and a surprising, complex world.

    While FF15 was bursting with side activities like fishing, cooking and chocobo races - which were not mandatory and could totally be avoided by pure action lovers - at least it was those activities that put life into the game. FF16 contains only 3 "activities" which alternate and mix up until the end of the game interrupted by Cut-scenes: Walking - Hack'n'Slash - Shopping. This may be enough for others but certainly not for me and it really doesn't deserve a higher rating than FF15.    … Expand
  15. check2wice
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    I hate that holding hand tutorials and way too much cutscenes. This doesn't feel like a final Fantasy
  16. luiznark
    Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Gráficos muito bons, porém perfomance fraca. Tem muita queda de FPS, achei a jogabilidade travada. Tem uma história que é boa mas tem muita cena, em que gera a impressão que você mais assiste do que joga. Além disso, jogo muito fácil, os inimigos são vencidos com muita facilidade.
  17. DutchPotato
    Jul 14, 2023
    4
    Would maybe be interested in slogging through the painfully dull story if the combat wasn't also equally uniteresting to due to how painfully easy the game is. After Yoshi P bragged about how the game was finished months ago and wouldn't need a day one patch you would think the games performance would be able to atleast hold a somewhat consistant 60fps in what is supposed to be a fastWould maybe be interested in slogging through the painfully dull story if the combat wasn't also equally uniteresting to due to how painfully easy the game is. After Yoshi P bragged about how the game was finished months ago and wouldn't need a day one patch you would think the games performance would be able to atleast hold a somewhat consistant 60fps in what is supposed to be a fast paced action game but I guess that's simply expecting too much from this team. Probably the only good thing about the game are it's visuals and the games impressive boss fights. The sheer spectacle of these fights combined with an outstanding soundtrack make these fights feel truly epic, they're also some of the few fights in the game that don't immediately melt to mindlessly spamming your abilities and actually seem fairly well balanced for the games mechanics, unlike regular and "elite" enemies which make up the majority of the games combat. Unfortunately they're too few and far and simply aren't worth putting up with the meandering busy work the game puts in between them.… Expand
  18. KojimaWhisperer
    Jul 26, 2023
    4
    Wow i was very hyped of this because i thought yoshida is the god of final fantasy. But XVI is bad, even XV and FF13 is now better in my eyes. Where is the RPG in this Game everything feels fake.
  19. Suter
    Jul 6, 2023
    4
    I'm 12 hours into this game, and I am immensely bored. While this game is absolutely stunning graphically, the characters, plot, and setting is immensely underwhelming, generic, and forgettable. Why does the main character have to be royalty? This was already done in FFXV and now we have it again? There is absolutely NOTHING relatable or truly likeable about any of the characters.I'm 12 hours into this game, and I am immensely bored. While this game is absolutely stunning graphically, the characters, plot, and setting is immensely underwhelming, generic, and forgettable. Why does the main character have to be royalty? This was already done in FFXV and now we have it again? There is absolutely NOTHING relatable or truly likeable about any of the characters. ChatGPT could easily create a better storeyline with charismatic characters and much more interesting elaborate backstories. The plot is thin, and oftentimes I just don't see the point to any of it. Playing FFXVI feels like a chore. This very well may be the worst FF game I've ever played.… Expand
  20. Voltaire1776
    Jun 23, 2023
    4
    Final Fantasy 15 was better, and that's saying something because 15 wasn't good.
  21. newjks
    Jun 27, 2023
    4
    FF13 - you have 1 town, still have some RPG element
    FF15 - you have 2 towns, RPG elements start fading
    FF16 - you don't have any RPG elements, no city to explore, cities are the dungeons, towns are laughable with almost no interior.
    Is a better ff than 13, 15 though

    Where did the development funds go?
  22. Joruto88
    Aug 4, 2023
    4
    The game is very boring, the side quests(bring 3 meals to people, fetch something) are primitive. The fights are simple, bring down the posture, unleash special attacks and repeat. Defeating some random wolfs and crabs takes about as much effort and time as defeating a Dominant with demigod lke powers. The maps are narrow corridors connecting battle arenas with 5 enemies. The cutscenesThe game is very boring, the side quests(bring 3 meals to people, fetch something) are primitive. The fights are simple, bring down the posture, unleash special attacks and repeat. Defeating some random wolfs and crabs takes about as much effort and time as defeating a Dominant with demigod lke powers. The maps are narrow corridors connecting battle arenas with 5 enemies. The cutscenes after boss battles are interrupted wit victory screens. There is no exploration, loot is useless.… Expand
  23. Valgarv
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. HISTORIA:
    Antes de que saliera el juego ya se comentaba que la historia es muy "Juego de tronos" y realmente en lo único que se parece a GOT es a su última temporada.
    El arranque de la historia da a entender que hay muchas subtramas, con muchos personajes involucrados, con un contenido más profundo, maduro hasta que el juego avanza lo suficiente para dejar de lado toda esa idea del principio y pasar a algo mucho más simple, infantil, alargado superficialmente y sin carisma.
    El juego tiene un problema serio con sus personajes y el protagonista no se salva en absoluto. Clive es un personaje soporífero, sin carisma, sin personalidad y que no logra empatizar para nada. Los personajes "secundaríos" carecen totalmente de importancia, de carisma, son personajes sin personalidad con nulo trasfondo ( incluso Cid ).
    La narrativa tampoco ayuda nada, donde quieren contarte la historia utilizando mediante cinemáticas y si quieres profundizar algo más tienes que leerte el códice y esto es una chapuza, una falta de tacto a la hora de querer contar su lore.

    GRAFICOS:
    En este apartado hay que comentar el mal rendimiento que presenta el juego en ambas modalidades, con bajadas importantes de FPS y una falta total de configuración donde puedas quitar ese blur abusivo insoportable.
    El juego tiene unas cinemáticas muy épicas, con combates muy vistosos llenos de efectos y en ese sentido está muy logrado.
    Artísticamente me ha parecido feo y sin personalidad, es como si hubieran usado assets de otros juegos del estilo y los hubieran pegado en el mapa.
    Las texturas son correctas, nada sobresaliente, con un uso abusivo de blur para tapar errores y marear al jugador y con una iluminación/sombras muy pobres.
    Hay poca variedad en los rostros y muchos personajes se parecen demasiado. Los expresiones faciales fuera de las cinemáticas son pésimas y propias de un juego de hace 10 años.

    JUGABILIDAD:
    Una de las características básicas de la saga Final Fantasy es que su núcleo pertenece al género JRPG/RPG ya sea por turnos, por gambits, action, táctico, etc.
    FF16 se presenta como un Final Fantasy Action-RPG y es una mentira como una casa. Mucha gente pretende llamar a esto "evolución" cuando en realidad es que no han tenido ningún pudor en eliminar la esencia, el núcleo, el género propio de su saga a cambio de ser más comercial ( que no es lo mismo que evolucionar ), demostrando el poco amor propio y el poco respeto que tienen por lo suyo.
    Este juego ya NO es un jrpg, ahora es un hack&slash, un bloockbuster e incluso un beat 'em up muy cinematográfico con un sistema de batalla sencillo y sin nada de profundad, sin debilidades, elementos, atributos, estrategia donde usas fuego contra fuego y hace lo mismo que si usaras viento, aquellos elementos propios de un jrpg/rpg y que ahora ya no tiene.
    La progresión del personaje ( pues solo podemos manejar a uno ) es tan insulsa e insignificante como el combate, con 3 chorradas que puedes comprar o mejorar a base de lo mismo ( ataque, defensa ) donde carece de importancia.
    Las misiones secundarias son puro relleno, misiones de recadero propias de los MMO. El mundo está vacío, sin nada oculto por encontrar ( independientemente de que sea lineal o no ), no hay exploración y los items que puedes recoger te los ponen enfrente de la cara.

    SONIDO:
    Final Fantasy siempre destaca en este apartado y en este FF16 también pero no tanto como en otras entregas. Sinceramente el ost no es tan memorable como en anteriores FF.

    En conclusión, he perdido la poca confianza que me quedaba con Square Enix. Que tiempos cuando era la marca referente para jugar un jrpg/rpg de calidad.    … Expand
  24. fuerstrainier
    Jun 29, 2023
    4
    Looking at these positive ratings here I am really surprised. I played around ten hours now and think I will abandon the game entirely, although I love the franchise, even the latest entries. This "game" is in my mind not only not an RPG but not a game at all in my mind. I am not sure why I as a player am here for. The game constantly interrupt me after a single button click.
    The world has    Looking at these positive ratings here I am really surprised. I played around ten hours now and think I will abandon the game entirely, although I love the franchise, even the latest entries. This "game" is in my mind not only not an RPG but not a game at all in my mind. I am not sure why I as a player am here for. The game constantly interrupt me after a single button click.
    The world has nothing in it to explore, which is a slap in the face after coming from Elden Ring. The combat system is rudimentary at best and the leveling system is none existing.
    I really wanted to like this game, but after I fell asleep while playing, this entry in my beloved franchise clearly doesn'value my time enough to go on.    … Expand
  25. BloodstarvedB
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    I played all FF and over 400d playtime in ff14. This ff16 is an overall dissapointment to me. FF single player saga died after ff10. In 16 theres way to many cutscenes
    Boring loot
    Boring weapon visuals and upgrades of gear Areas look nice but feel empty Fighting at first feels like wow, but after 1hour of levelling up, you level up for nothing. Theres little nice skills and no magic to put    I played all FF and over 400d playtime in ff14. This ff16 is an overall dissapointment to me. FF single player saga died after ff10. In 16 theres way to many cutscenes
    Boring loot
    Boring weapon visuals and upgrades of gear
    Areas look nice but feel empty
    Fighting at first feels like wow, but after 1hour of levelling up, you level up for nothing. Theres little nice skills and no magic to put skill points into. Only into your summons
    You also dont have a party, only 1 main char that is also Boring AF.
    Theres no thunder3, fire3, firage, no holy, no ultima, no meteor or poison, no flare, no nothing. Only a few summons wich each 4 skills. Yet again, 79euro waisted.    … Expand
  26. YewishJetti
    Jul 13, 2023
    4
    This casts aside decades of an open world RPG based title for a character action game with linear game progression. If your expecting a game that keeps you engaged and looking for secret side content this will leave you disappointed. The cinematic interruptions constantly disengages you from the game play, and the linear fights remove any hint of exploration.
  27. Kitoalarco
    Jun 28, 2023
    4
    Algunos críticos deben jugar otro juego, pues para nada es perfecto y para nada de 10...juego poco creativo, repetitivo.
  28. Dannymarz
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    I’m not happy with the performance mode. Story is pretty bland too. Wish they’d stick with turn based style combat.
  29. jessystonil
    Jun 24, 2023
    4
    Eh it's alright, but I can't help but think a lot of critics are afraid to criticize Yoshida and FF, we saw this same mentality with people not being truthful about the shortcomings in FFXIV. They tried to sell it to us as the greatest MMO of all time, above all the competition when in reality it literally just used WoW as a model and just did everything half assed and had one of the mostEh it's alright, but I can't help but think a lot of critics are afraid to criticize Yoshida and FF, we saw this same mentality with people not being truthful about the shortcomings in FFXIV. They tried to sell it to us as the greatest MMO of all time, above all the competition when in reality it literally just used WoW as a model and just did everything half assed and had one of the most basic overworlds that doesn't even inspire you to want to go explore in MMO history. And also some of the poorest class diversity and combat, with the latest expansion being a glorified cutscene simulator with terrible tailing quest. We're seeing the same handholding with this game. Why do we baby Japanese developers especially square? Why do we give them a pass for outdated mechanics, weak dialogue while we pick apart EVERYTHING in western games, even when said western games are pushing their respective genres forward. Western reviewers need to stop coddling Japanese devs and be straight with them. I know the gaming industry has an infatuation with Japan. But that does not mean everything they put out must be worshipped like it's the second coming. They won't improve if you keep praising even the crappy aspects of their games.

    Another thing Square in particular needs to get better at, and this was a problem with XIV as well. Stop utilizing other peoples cultures from India to the Middle East whilst not actually portraying those people. Everyone always jumps down western developers throat over representation or appropriation, yet here Square is constantly utilizing non-western nation's cultures whilst portraying the people of said cultures all eurocentric. This same thing happened in the Endwalker expansion in XIV where they took influence from India in one of their zones, but they had everyone looking like they walked out of Sweden. Give Japanese developers the same energy you give western devs when they do this.    … Expand
  30. Bleudl
    Aug 3, 2023
    4
    I've played a lot of rpgs and other games in my life and after finishing this game 3 weeks after release, I can say that this entry was just bad. It was way too easy. The world traversal is bland. It's a brainless combat system. I did enjoy ifrit vs titan. But that's about it. Beginning of the story was good. Then it falls flat later. Overall, the game was developed with laziness thatI've played a lot of rpgs and other games in my life and after finishing this game 3 weeks after release, I can say that this entry was just bad. It was way too easy. The world traversal is bland. It's a brainless combat system. I did enjoy ifrit vs titan. But that's about it. Beginning of the story was good. Then it falls flat later. Overall, the game was developed with laziness that focused on beautifying the world but not much about gameplay mechanics in combat or outside combat. They could've gotten elements from GoW with it's traversal and hidden gems. Don't believe in posts from when the games just released. Smh… Expand
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#16 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2023
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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
  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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