Final Fantasy XV

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 878 Ratings

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  1. Iky009
    Dec 19, 2016
    9
    My first Final Fantasy was an addictive experience, for 50 hours I was traveling through surreal scenarios (expensive geological formations are fantastic) fighting, relating and getting lost in that gigantic world. The visual, the charisma of the characters with the original dubbing made me feel like I was watching an anime, and it was because of this that I got too attached to the game.My first Final Fantasy was an addictive experience, for 50 hours I was traveling through surreal scenarios (expensive geological formations are fantastic) fighting, relating and getting lost in that gigantic world. The visual, the charisma of the characters with the original dubbing made me feel like I was watching an anime, and it was because of this that I got too attached to the game. At the end of it all I liked the FF XV, I loved its history, I loved it with its soundtrack, I fell in love with its modern fantastic world and its characters, and of course, it is really a beautiful game, even though in general the White Wolf Still reigns supreme in this generation, but Final Fantasy XV is right there in his tail.… Expand
  2. gamesreflexoes
    Nov 29, 2016
    10
    Great Xbox One version. It is a shame that almost all media outlet reviewed it on PS4 and PS4 Pro. They almost ignores that Xbox has a good FFXV too. About the game, it is very awesome. Great story and everything.
  3. Kimccchi
    Nov 29, 2016
    4
    don't believe the trailers or demos - they're quite literally an ad campaign.

    10 years in development and we get a game with - ps3-tier graphics - a story worse than FF13 (which was a mess) - an "open world" filled with invisible walls and emptiness - every map aside form the overworld is just a straight line - probably the worst characters in all of FF-series - no real difficulty    don't believe the trailers or demos - they're quite literally an ad campaign.

    10 years in development and we get a game with
    - ps3-tier graphics
    - a story worse than FF13 (which was a mess)
    - an "open world" filled with invisible walls and emptiness
    - every map aside form the overworld is just a straight line
    - probably the worst characters in all of FF-series
    - no real difficulty levels - they're all just as easy
    - the only towns in the game can't even be called towns - there's like 2 streets filled with nothing to "explore"

    the only redeemable feature of this game is the combat - and even that gets boring before you beat the main story, which is only ~20 hours if you take your time.    … Expand
  4. Scintal
    Nov 29, 2016
    4
    The story is lame.... It gets a bit better if you watched the not-in-game stuff like movie and the anime parts.
    The characters .... As some other mentioned, why oh why on earth would they use a similar-to-tokyo-nightclub- gigolo look?
    I have been a long time fan to the series. Starting from FF2 through most of the games. (didn't actually get into FF13-2.. and the lightning-return    The story is lame.... It gets a bit better if you watched the not-in-game stuff like movie and the anime parts.
    The characters .... As some other mentioned, why oh why on earth would they use a similar-to-tokyo-nightclub- gigolo look?

    I have been a long time fan to the series. Starting from FF2 through most of the games. (didn't actually get into FF13-2.. and the lightning-return .... )
    Story just go down hill for the FF-series for a long while. (For reference, I found FF13 story "ok". It's not exceptional, but it's still sort-fun to see it develops, masterpieces being the earlier FF, I personally think FF6 has best story. Closely follow by FF3 / FF7 / FF5 / FF8 / FF9 ... FF4 is ok too...)

    Magic ... wtf.... just wtf... a fantasy game with magic system so washed down. Limited use? gather from crystals ... really?

    Summons ... boy-oh-boy .. one of the worst adoptation of the system. And it doesn't create any awe like knight-of-the-round-table (annoying after the 50 times you trying to kill emerald weapon, but it's still great and instant classic)

    If I want to play a tech game, I go watch-dogs. What's with the car shop? that's just brings a (????).

    No character development. Look at prompto, he's just bad design. NO depth... only there for comic relief.
    Even sephiroth (being in game showing may be 5% of the time of FF7) has better character than Prompto.

    The game feels so incomplete and weird. Not sure why the first day reviews give it so high.
    "amazing story!!" "amazing characters!!" "amazing graphics!!"
    really? how much did those guys got paid?

    That being said, the battle system is a nice try. Certain something new and fun in the series. (I personally like the older system more... being traditional and like to control all the characters' actions but that's a personal preference. I also like the FF6's command enter for action as Sabin. )

    May be they will release luna as playable character in form of DLC. And other stuff like openworld for the 2nd half as DLC (may be? that could be fun) .. May be a DLC to make the summoning more usable? (that there's supposed a super secret action makes it reliable? ) There's no Tifa, Terra, Aerith, Celes, Leo, Vivi....etc. That is diasppointing.

    Leveling and night rest seemed just weird.

    Dungeons are not bad on the ones been found.

    Music - some are amazing. Especially the songs by Florence + the Machine.

    ---- This is my first and only review. I normally don't do reviews, but the f--- with all the paid review and the disappointment of this game from the FF series compelled for the review.    … Expand
  5. calanga
    Nov 6, 2018
    9
    A refresh to the final series, travel in car is boring (i really hate) but gameplay, difficulty, story is great
  6. Magma17
    Sep 27, 2018
    8
    Minha primeira experiência de Final Fantasy, como Xbox Guy, nunca joguei os anteriores.
    Sabendo disso, essa é uma "análise" de um casual na franquia.
    O mundo é extremamente imersivo e diferenciado, ao chegar ao fim da jornada e ver as fotografias percebi o quão variado são os cenários e como aquele mundo é incrível. -Mas nem tudo é perfeito, Dirigir é uma droga - paradas muito    Minha primeira experiência de Final Fantasy, como Xbox Guy, nunca joguei os anteriores.
    Sabendo disso, essa é uma "análise" de um casual na franquia.

    O mundo é extremamente imersivo e diferenciado, ao chegar ao fim da jornada e ver as fotografias percebi o quão variado são os cenários e como aquele mundo é incrível.

    -Mas nem tudo é perfeito, Dirigir é uma droga - paradas muito lentas e aleatórias, dirigibilidade limitada e quase automática (embora os diálogos durante as longas viagens sejam bons)

    -Ângulos de câmera são ruins (perto demais, o que significa que você se perde um pouco na ação, principalmente em florestas e corredores)

    -Gráficos no Xbox One são ruins, cabelos são serrilhados, isso se da pela baixa resolução durante o gameplay, o mesmo não acontece se você colocar no modo foto, onde tem uma resolução de 900P. texturas do mundo aberto são muito ruins, borradas e tem um draw distance muito próxima.

    -Na reta final do game, tudo fica linear, e isso me incomodou bastante, já que o jogo estava começando a ficar difícil a cada nova missão e eu não havia feito side quests suficientes para upar, e não tinha como explorar o mundo aberto, pois o jogo te limitava, durante as ultimas 3 missões, tudo ficou chato de jogar, principalmente a missão ""Stealth"" que eles tentaram forçar, aquilo foi uma das piores e mais longas sessões de torturas que eu tive, me faz pensar que eu nunca mais quero zerar esse jogo novamente.

    -Embora seja um mundo aberto, não possui nada de aberto, paredes invisíveis por todo lado, limitação durante a dirigibilidade no carro, Dungeons extremamente limitadas e lineares, fora o fato de a todo momento, o jogo limitar onde você pode explorar, nunca você está livre de fato.

    Em relação ao gameplay eu achei incrível, eles trouxeram o melhor do Action com elementos de RPG de turnos(Com as poções e gerenciamento da sua equipe), você tem um digno Sword fight e estratégia, ficou perfeito.

    -Embora o jogo não seja tão bonito nas versões bases do Xbox one, ainda tem seu charme, já que a direção de arte do jogo é incrível e muito bela.

    -Depois de tudo que eu disse, oque parece é que eu odiei o jogo, quando na realidade eu tenho a dizer que ele foi uma das melhores experiências que eu tive durante um grande período de tempo com tantas decepções, todos esses pontos negativos não tiram o brilho de Final Fantasy XV.

    Foi uma grata surpresa, não esperava que iria gostar tanto, História incrível, jogabilidade impressionante e Cenários muito bem construídos. A missão final é provavelmente um dos melhores que eu já vi, conseguiram o ponto certo entre momentos, soundtrack, plots e boss fight, personagens são adoráveis e as lutas são muito satisfatórias...Tirando o leviatã, esse boss é uma vergonha...

    Menção ao momento que Noctis acorda, a noite, sozinho, o mundo está devastado e dominado por demônios, temos que andar por 3KM até a área segura, mas para isso temos que enfrentar inimigos muito mais poderosos que nós, assim nos forçando a fugir, a sensação de medo que os desenvolvedores trouxeram naquele momento foi de um brilhantismo acima da média, ao andar mais ou menos 1KM, quase morrendo, sem esperança de conseguir chegar e sem poções, vemos uma luz na estrada noturna, um carro vindo em nossa direção...Sim, isso foi um momento Scripitado e pensado desde o começo, mas foi genial, eles trouxerem esse evento de uma forma inesperada, fazendo com que o medo que eu estava sentindo fosse embora...
    Isso foi uma master piece.    … Expand
  7. Nikolask
    Jul 16, 2022
    9
    After all, a really amazing game.
    The classic game that should not be judged by its cover, or by the general status of a community linked only to its best-known titles.
    Final Fantasy XV is the kind of game that is capable to capture you thanks with is atmosphere, and also thank to the roadtrip theme of the main game thet is done in a really outstanding way. A simple story, but of    After all, a really amazing game.
    The classic game that should not be judged by its cover, or by the general status of a community linked only to its best-known titles.

    Final Fantasy XV is the kind of game that is capable to capture you thanks with is atmosphere, and also thank to the roadtrip theme of the main game thet is done in a really outstanding way.

    A simple story, but of sure impact, and truly exceptional especially in its epilogue. and you're the kind of character-bound gamer, you'll love this story.

    Noctis, Ignis, Gladio and Prompto are charismatic characters and characterized in a deciasamente optimal way. A rare thing that can be found in today's Final Fantasy.
    But what captured me the most is the characterization of the Villain, Ardyn.

    Ardyn Izunia represents what is now the best villain made for a main game in the Final Fantasy series. Thanks to the characterization of him and above all thanks to his enormous charisma, which transports the player into the aura of mystery that will then be rediscovered in the final stages of the game's history.

    Add to this the exceptional graphics, the game's magnificent openworld, the game's fast-paced and fun gameplay, the spectacular OST, and the incredible Lore.

    Gamaplay: 8/10
    Lore: 10/10
    Openworld: 10/10
    Ost: 10/10
    Characers: 9/10
    Villain: 10/10
    Art Design: 9/10

    Overall one of the best openworld game played. A must play if you like action jrpg games    … Expand
  8. TheLightOff
    Aug 1, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Questo a mio avviso è un ottimo volume della saga di Final Fantasy, finendo il primo capitolo della storia ovvero con la morte del padre di Noctis, la storia prende piede coinvolgendoci in un'avventura divertente, emozionante e appassionante.
    Quest'avventura lascia spazio al divertimento cosi come alla tristezza in un connubio di emozioni.    … Expand
  9. KazeBr
    Jun 22, 2019
    10
    It's an amazing game. You get involved into the story arc and the gameplay is very fluid. Specially the RT+Y movement from Noctis, the main protagonist.
  10. LastResource
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this fifteenth game in the series.
  11. brunolimalb
    Oct 26, 2018
    10
    This is the first Final Fantasy game that I've finished and i loved it. I can't really rate it as a Final Fantasy game for said reason, but as a RPG it is fantastic. Playing it was an experience that I will never forget. Absolutely a masterpiece.
  12. garland_spqr
    Dec 25, 2016
    6
    The game is well designed graphically. The world is large and stunning to look at. The massive scope really comes across nicely. Effects are well done and the monsters are really well designed, especially the bosses.
    The visuals are the main positive aspect of the game, although it is a little blurry and not crystal clear, especially in the distance. The music is beautiful, maybe a bit    The game is well designed graphically. The world is large and stunning to look at. The massive scope really comes across nicely. Effects are well done and the monsters are really well designed, especially the bosses.
    The visuals are the main positive aspect of the game, although it is a little blurry and not crystal clear, especially in the distance. The music is beautiful, maybe a bit repetitive if you stay in one spot for some time. The characters you meet are quite interesting, but you never really learn that much about them. The banter between the group members and the dialogue is pretty well done and funny.

    Sadly the game has some weaknesses, many little things especially that seem not to be very well fleshed out.
    The story is not great and progresses painfully slowly. It seems to be unintelligent and just fantasy elements randomly put together. And for even the slightest story progression you have to do a dungeon, or are somehow diverted to do chores first. The pacing is very odd.
    The story seems more like a short story that was put together very quickly, not like some epic journey like the older final fantasy titles. Story and quest direction are fairly poor.
    The sidequests seem to be the worst type of fetch quests without backstory. These type of quests would be unaceptable in mmos today, and even more unaceptable in a single player RPG.
    The car system is really weird, you cannot even drive properly and navigating through the menu to move your car around is just annoying. A simple quicktravel system would have been better. The professions are super weird and dont seem to be intriguing or useful for me.
    The magic system is boring, uninspiring and just again weird.
    There really does not seem to be an obvious reason to explore the huge and beautiful world.

    Overall it is a bizarre exotic game with a stunningly huge and beautiful world but many design weaknesses in the detail. If you like the older final fantasy games you will not necessarily like this one.    … Expand
  13. GaleOctober
    Dec 25, 2016
    10
    The reviews you see here that are negative and say that every ad campaign didn't actually have XV's content in it-- well they must've been written by people who hadn't 100%'d the game and watched the rest of the XV Universe (Brotherhood, Kingsglaive, etc). Not to mention that there are tons of HUGE DLC's coming out that we have yet to see.

    I'll be brief. I've played Final Fantasy since    The reviews you see here that are negative and say that every ad campaign didn't actually have XV's content in it-- well they must've been written by people who hadn't 100%'d the game and watched the rest of the XV Universe (Brotherhood, Kingsglaive, etc). Not to mention that there are tons of HUGE DLC's coming out that we have yet to see.

    I'll be brief. I've played Final Fantasy since I was a tyke. It's my favorite series of all time and it's made my heart swell and then shattered it when I get my hopes up. This all being said.. I've finally decided that XV has surpassed all of my other favorites. I can't shake the story. I can't shake the music (Uematsu taught her well). I can't shake how naturally lovable the characters are and how heartbreaking some of the sh*t they go through is. All of this is what makes it an FF game.. What's better? So many side quests you can't hardly focus on the main story (a pro, not a con) and that don't feel at all repetitive, a huge open world with so many things to do, challenging hunts, incredibly gorgeous dungeons that leave you feeling accomplished, and an ending that'll have you tearing up.

    It's this thing called "Art". A lot of people don't understand it anymore because of the things that are placed in front of us these days that are labelled as 'the best' - fast-paced shooters, lots of explosions, spoon-fed stories that require little thinking.. This is not one of those. XV is art. If you appreciate that word, you'll love the hell out of this title.    … Expand
  14. iago251
    Jan 4, 2017
    10
    eu falo para mim que que os caras estão falando o jogo e mucho bom e um cara fica falando de o jogo tem graficos de ps3 se fosse por isso resident evil 4 não receberia uma nota tão boa mas o jogo esta esplendido e a possibilidade de jogo e infinity
  15. Sinterklass
    Dec 23, 2016
    9
    This game is a ton of fun, i played over 90 hours of it. The only thing i didn't really like was that the character were annoying at first, but by the end you grow to care about them. If you are a fan of Final Fantasy it will be a change of pace from the previous titles, but there is plenty about this game that IS Final Fantasy.
    P.S. i don't know why people are saying the graphics are    This game is a ton of fun, i played over 90 hours of it. The only thing i didn't really like was that the character were annoying at first, but by the end you grow to care about them. If you are a fan of Final Fantasy it will be a change of pace from the previous titles, but there is plenty about this game that IS Final Fantasy.
    P.S. i don't know why people are saying the graphics are bad, i never had any frame rate issues, and the game looks great.    … Expand
  16. wingman542
    Jan 18, 2017
    10
    CRITICAL REVIEW 3 PARTS: Story, Gameplay, execution.

    Story: 100/10. My rating seems silly, however the story of this game will shred you to tears. The scenes are masterfully developed, and everything is portrayed with precision. There are many twists and surprises, and some will leave you speechless. The story is so good, I believe it could be a movie or play. It certainly beats    CRITICAL REVIEW 3 PARTS: Story, Gameplay, execution.

    Story: 100/10. My rating seems silly, however the story of this game will shred you to tears. The scenes are masterfully developed, and everything is portrayed with precision. There are many twists and surprises, and some will leave you speechless. The story is so good, I believe it could be a movie or play. It certainly beats Hollywood.
    The bond between these friends was so natural and relate-able that I felt connected to them.

    Game-play: 7.5/10. There are some issues here. For example, traveling across the map takes time. It could be devious, however it is evident that they did this on purpose. It allows the player to feel just how human these characters are. And when they do have amazing feats, it is born from their extraordinary willpower.
    Another issue is that the player can not jump over objects smaller than the jump.... I wanted to jump off cliffs with chocobos and it's a no go.
    The fighting is better than any batman or assassin's creed game.
    The fighting chemistry between players is incredible and unseen.

    Execution: 7/10
    The story missions from chapter 12-15 are short. You will finish the game without intending to. Do these missions extra slowly until they patch them up.
    There should have been an option to be able to go back to every story mission. This way, if you didn't save at the exact mission, you can never go back.

    I gave this game a 10/10 because they tried something nobody had ever tried before. This game is fresh and new, and will be copied by many other upcoming games.
    The story was so rich it leaves Hollywood blockbusters to shame.
    The characters are masterfully developed and relate-able.

    Final Fantasy xv had me crying the whole game through. It will always have a place in my heart.    … Expand
  17. jcarl663
    Dec 19, 2016
    7
    I'm kind of ambivalent on this one. I want to give it a 6.5, but it doesn't deserve 6, so I gave it a 7. It looks pretty good and the combat can be kinda fun, but the story and music are fairly weak. The only song I remember in it is a licensed song. The story progression and plot are stilted and it doesn't really go anywhere. I found the characters charming, but they barely had any realI'm kind of ambivalent on this one. I want to give it a 6.5, but it doesn't deserve 6, so I gave it a 7. It looks pretty good and the combat can be kinda fun, but the story and music are fairly weak. The only song I remember in it is a licensed song. The story progression and plot are stilted and it doesn't really go anywhere. I found the characters charming, but they barely had any real development and what little they did came out of nowhere and had no sense of pacing. I found myself playing a lot of the game, something like 50 hours, and I walked away not feeling bad about spending the money, but this is not one of the games that people will be talking about in 20 years.… Expand
  18. rustybones16
    Nov 29, 2016
    7
    There's no real momentus introductory cinematic. The story arrives with a thud: your father tells you to 'Go get married!' And that's where the adventure begins. The first 3 hours are alright, roaming the dessert. However the real downer is the Xbox One graphics are super blurry! All the backgrounds look obviously blurry, kinda like that Call of Duty low-res blur. Also, the NPC's suck inThere's no real momentus introductory cinematic. The story arrives with a thud: your father tells you to 'Go get married!' And that's where the adventure begins. The first 3 hours are alright, roaming the dessert. However the real downer is the Xbox One graphics are super blurry! All the backgrounds look obviously blurry, kinda like that Call of Duty low-res blur. Also, the NPC's suck in the cities. I walked up to one, heard him say something, then walked to the next side and it was the exact same NPC saying the exact same thing. They didn't even bother to create different NPC's. Another bunch of NPC's were sitting at a dinner table, talking about how good the food is, but there was no food on the table, it was empty.

    This game could get better, but so far it bears all the signs of being stuck in development hell.    … Expand
  19. flier1285
    Dec 13, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I should preface with this that I have played A lot of the Final Fantasy Franchise, with six (3 when it came out on the Super nintendo in The Untied States ) With that being said, this game is a little above average.

    Characters - You only play as one Character, Noctis Lucis Caelum, prince when you start the game and the only character you control during the game. then you have your friends, Ignis Scientia, Gladiolus Amicitia and Prompto Argentum. Each have there own personalities, and they are fun to hang with for the most part. These are your only fighters and the only people (save for two, latter in the game that join you for about an hour playtime each, if you don't hurry to the next objective.

    for this part, I loved the characters you did get to play with, but I wanted more guest NPCs, more developing of your friends stories and what happens when they do go off for a bit ( and usually come back beat up without saying a word of what happened )

    Then you have your love interest, who maybe has five minutes of screen time the whole game. I would have to say, worst love interest in the games I have played ( I haven't watched any of the movies, I feel I shouldn't have to and get a complete game ) She could have been a cool person, the player just doesn't get to know her in game.

    The Set - The set is big, and is pretty to look at and has a lot of side questing. If you want to spend hours finding hard monsters to fight, new things to explore, then you will like this game. The big sets are great to look and interact with. The summonings are epic, feels what a summoning should be, when you get a chance to summon something and the button actually works when prompted (had several time where I could and tried and held the trigger it would not work.

    The Story - I have read, and seen, a lot of reviews that says this story is great, I have to say average, at least to me who has played the other Final fantasy games, I seen all the plot points coming within the main plot kicking off. (I had actually turned to my brother, told him what I thought was going to happen, and was proven right. ) the antagonist helps you throughout the game, which in my opinion is just a bad story. The whole "Get powerful then challenge me as I help you to defeat me" is really a dumb thing for any person to do. That is what you go though, all the build up, all the working with everything ( and the fact you have to work with someone working for the people who take your city makes Noctis that bad that he goes with the self admitted Empire guy. There is dialogue options, but nothing to just tell this guy off and strom places with my friends on my own.

    Then, you don't get to interact with any old NPC on the world, you can stand in front of someone for hours and they won't say anything, move when it gets dark if you just stand there. So very little life in the places.

    Combat - Combat I found fun, if a little broken. You can switch weapons on the fly finding your special weapons, that take hit point, to use, fun to fine and take and find out what they can do. I played though as a light sword welder for most of the game. Magic is to much of a pain, anything I need to draw is pointless, then I have to try not to hit my own teammates if I want to use it.

    Traveling - the car... every other review that mentions it has the same thing about this car, to slow, no real talking, nothing going, taking to long, At least, at once you get to a parking spot, you can fast travel... for a small fee (while the fee is cheap, I'm paying for you to drive my car there quicker real life time, not in game time most of the time )

    Chocobos - fun, I love them, fun to ride them, fun to interact with them, they level up and love it.

    this is final fantasy, when do i get something that flies? the answer, in main game, never. You can play after you finish the story. Would have been better if we got that a lot earlier.

    Overall - This game I found fun, but missing on a lot of points The dialog tree doesn't really do anything (was thinking I could maybe get more Mass Effect style than I can talk, but what i say doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things ) I think, they should have pushed this back another year, and fleshed out the game even more.

    The game was hyped you can go to towns - yep, you get three, both pretty small for cities including the final fights in your home city (you walk about three blocks )

    It has missed on a lot, expectations should be lowered. This could have been so much better, so much missed,

    What could have improved the game -

    1. more dialog choices that matter to me let me talk to everyone!
    2. more character development of NPCs that I meet, let me know the woman I am supposed to marry, or romance other characters, let Noctis become my character if I am only going to play him.
    3. Let me not work with the people working against me.
    4. Faster car/travel
    5. game become linear with a rewind time, stop with time warps!    … Expand
  20. Vadrael
    Apr 7, 2018
    0
    Unfinished Story
    Cut Story elements later sold as DLC
    Bad Battle-system
    Game is worse then FFXIII and that means somethin
  21. olivacesar
    Mar 22, 2017
    10
    10 de 10.
    Sinceramente me a encantado la historia es un poco corta pero si juegas todas las misiones segundarias es largisimo no se que mas decir asjkfdnskfakfgadfASADGAGAGsfaef
  22. pmart4
    Dec 7, 2016
    8
    Not played any Final Fantasy since FFXIII and none in full since FFX. I waited a long time for this to arrive as it looked so damn good at E3 (which we know has tendencies to bend truths at times).

    FFXV is a solid game and in my personal opinion the best JRPG made to date. Okay, so JRPG is a limited genre but there really is nothing that compares to it at this point. Pros: * Despite    Not played any Final Fantasy since FFXIII and none in full since FFX. I waited a long time for this to arrive as it looked so damn good at E3 (which we know has tendencies to bend truths at times).

    FFXV is a solid game and in my personal opinion the best JRPG made to date. Okay, so JRPG is a limited genre but there really is nothing that compares to it at this point.

    Pros:
    * Despite the what people say the story is great AND complimented by the Kingsglaive movie (what more do people want)?!?!
    * Tons of 'optional' side quests - you can progress missing many of these.
    * New dynamic using the group system - combos look fantastic!
    * Chocobos are back!!!!
    * Extremely immersive and diverse world
    * Lots of customization (cars, clothes, weapons, spells etc...)
    * Cutscenes are really well presented (as always with FF games)
    * Soundtrack (you can even find music from the old FF games)

    Cons:
    * Driving sucks - too slow and random stoppages at times (although the dialogue is good)
    * Camera angles are bad (too close at times meaning you miss some of the action)
    * Graphics on XBox One are flakey (hair looks odd and some textures don't look right - some tearing)
    * Text size too small with no option to change

    TL:DR: A great JRPG experience with an interesting storyline set in an exciting immersive world. More than worth buying and brilliant addition to a series I feel privileged to have grown up with.    … Expand
  23. MANDIRIGMA
    Mar 23, 2017
    8
    Characters 9/10. Story 7/10. Gameplay 8/10. Visuals 8/10. Musical Score 10/10.

    Characters. I appreciated all the characters in this game and surprisingly even Prompto -- didn't find him annoying at all. Everyone had a pretty interesting visual design and even the generic npcs had some character. Story. Ok this lore had pretty good potential overall. Players would appreciate this more    Characters 9/10. Story 7/10. Gameplay 8/10. Visuals 8/10. Musical Score 10/10.

    Characters. I appreciated all the characters in this game and surprisingly even Prompto -- didn't find him annoying at all. Everyone had a pretty interesting visual design and even the generic npcs had some character.

    Story. Ok this lore had pretty good potential overall. Players would appreciate this more if they have seen the movie kingsglaive or the brotherhood series. But why do they have to? SE should have made their cutscenes more informative rather than assuming the players have seen the movie and series. Many of the things you do along the main story barely make any sense although i gotta say that towards the end, it was pretty gripping. I felt the urgency and purpose of the characters and what they were trying to accomplish.

    Gameplay. I oddly liked the gameplay more than not. Some of the strong points for me were exploration, ascension system, exp vs bonus system, dungeon design, landscape, and some of the graphics. I sorta liked the combat however it felt just a bit limited -- can't quite like the spellcrafting however i do understand what SE tried to do. The sidequests were lacklustered but necessary I guess. Hunts were fun at first but quickly became tedious and boring.

    Visuals. While not perfect in-game, graphics were decent especially the "crucial" cutscenes. The gameplay graphics could sure have been polished but considering the massive open world they have to operate with, it's understandable.

    Score. One of the best game scores I've ever heard. I liked 90% of the soundtrack. Kudos to Yoko Shimomura and the rest of the composing team for a magnificent soundtrack. Also props to whoever was in charge of song-game coordination -- the right songs were picked for the right moments ie. Somnus with lyrics, apocalypsis noctis, hellfire phase 3, etc.    … Expand
  24. Kenjiron
    Jan 20, 2019
    0
    Mediocre action gameplay, incoherent story, lack of customization and party control. Poor/low character development. Feels like different IP with FF cameos. ie not really FF at all in gameplay and has poor story telling. Only positive is graphics & music..
  25. pauljacko25
    May 19, 2017
    8
    Good game - really enjoyed it. The main characters are the biggest plus for this game and there is an emotional attachment to how they progress to the end,

    The story was not as strong as FF& - but will any FF ever be?

    Overall I enjoyed it and one of the only games I can remember where I have continued to play the sidequests once I've completed the main story line.
  26. jeffbizloc
    Sep 20, 2017
    7
    Take Noctis and the bros through an adventure to reclaim the thrown. I've played a couple Final Fantasies before and came away feeling this was an ok adventure. I only had to grind once before the last chapter and did only a handful of side quests.

    Pros: - Cool visuals and areas - I liked the bros overall - The combat system worked but I didn't really need to do much to get through    Take Noctis and the bros through an adventure to reclaim the thrown. I've played a couple Final Fantasies before and came away feeling this was an ok adventure. I only had to grind once before the last chapter and did only a handful of side quests.

    Pros:
    - Cool visuals and areas
    - I liked the bros overall
    - The combat system worked but I didn't really need to do much to get through the game in thinking too hard about each battle
    - A couple cool bosses and creatures overall

    Cons:
    - The big bad though his background story was cool was sort of boring (I couldn't figure out why he helped the bros)
    - Like I said combat was cool in theory but I never felt good at it yet kept advancing fine
    - The awesome looking boat area I couldn't figure out how to get around for 10 mins was frustrating    … Expand
  27. Tootzo
    Dec 4, 2016
    9
    I really don't understand why people keep on posting low scores saying the frame rate on Xbox One is choppy when Digital Foundry clearly showed that it's steadier than on PS4. STOP TELLING LIES IN YOUR REVIEWS! Yes, image is a little blurring since it's 900p and the Xbox can automatically lower the resolution to improve performance. But honestly, if you don't play it on a 70"+ TV, whoI really don't understand why people keep on posting low scores saying the frame rate on Xbox One is choppy when Digital Foundry clearly showed that it's steadier than on PS4. STOP TELLING LIES IN YOUR REVIEWS! Yes, image is a little blurring since it's 900p and the Xbox can automatically lower the resolution to improve performance. But honestly, if you don't play it on a 70"+ TV, who cares? Moreover, Xbox owners know how the console works. Please stop the same old 1080p Vs. 900p argument, please.… Expand
  28. Traxpoge02
    Dec 7, 2016
    3
    As someone who entered into the series with this title, I feel this game will only be considered a success by people who are blinded by nostalgic filtered glasses. The character design leads much to be desired. These look like the type of guys I used to hate to see at heavy metal shows growing up. They're a couple lip piercings away from being full blown emo. The graphics....my god theyAs someone who entered into the series with this title, I feel this game will only be considered a success by people who are blinded by nostalgic filtered glasses. The character design leads much to be desired. These look like the type of guys I used to hate to see at heavy metal shows growing up. They're a couple lip piercings away from being full blown emo. The graphics....my god they are mediocre. Xbox 360 and PS3 tier at best. Lip tracking is something that I pay attention to in games and this game was a swing and a miss. Its a game that really rides on your investment into the characters development and every time they speak I want to throw my controller at the tv. Is it really that hard in 2016 to have your characters lips line up with the words? The combat system is pretty good, but its not enough for me to brand this game a success. Now, I know that this game isn't meant to be an open world game like GTA or something like that.....but holy crap does driving the car feel clunky. It seems like they put the bare minimum effort into the driving mechanic, which would be forgivable if the rest of the game was a knockout, but it just isn't. Ultimately this game left me so disappointed in the first few hours that idk if I'll give it the second chance it maybe deserves. It just kind of makes me sad that gaming companies now a days think they can just poop out the next installment of a series without any innovation because they know they have a solid fan base and that's good enough. There's a reason this game is a 6.8/10 currently under user reviews and I promise you it's not because its an amazing game.… Expand
  29. Eothas
    Nov 29, 2016
    10
    First of all, don't believe the negative 0 score reviews, some people (and communities) are doing that because they can't accept anything that isn't turn based, blind nostalgia.

    I'm really enjoying this game, I think most people will struggle with the combat system at first, but after some time you get used to it and it's so fluid, I love it! Noctis and his friends are very likeable,    First of all, don't believe the negative 0 score reviews, some people (and communities) are doing that because they can't accept anything that isn't turn based, blind nostalgia.

    I'm really enjoying this game, I think most people will struggle with the combat system at first, but after some time you get used to it and it's so fluid, I love it! Noctis and his friends are very likeable, specially if you have watched the anime.

    Also little details in the game make the experience so much better. For example Prompto is always taking random pictures with his camera, at first I thought this was "meh..." but then I realised that as a MMO player I love taking screenshots. Saving the best photos and looking the album at the end of the game will be very cool IMO.

    The OST is amazing like in every Final Fantasy, combined with great environment design makes a very immersive experience.

    Square did a great job and I think everyone should try it before screaming that "It's not FF because it's not turn based".

    Most people complaining are either ressentful because it's not turn based (which is a ridiculous reason) or because it lacks a playable woman character (which is a fair enough reason, but they are bashing other aspects of the game based on it, not fair).    … Expand
  30. Mubher
    Nov 29, 2016
    10
    Original and ambitious game. Excellent method of storytelling through real-time interaction between the characters, which can happen at anytime even during the madness of combat. The combat itself is fun and engaging with impressive animations. There is a lot of depth to the combat that can be reached by the big verity of weapons, the aerial acrobatic move-sets, and the interaction withOriginal and ambitious game. Excellent method of storytelling through real-time interaction between the characters, which can happen at anytime even during the madness of combat. The combat itself is fun and engaging with impressive animations. There is a lot of depth to the combat that can be reached by the big verity of weapons, the aerial acrobatic move-sets, and the interaction with the environment around you. The game is also rich with side content and activities. The experience as a whole is emotional and immersive.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Vgames
    Mar 8, 2017
    80
    Final Fantasy XV is not the game Square Enix promised us. It’s not an open world game that everyone would enjoy, and even though it looks like they have done a great deal in making it more accessible to newcomers, it has more improving to do. If you are a die-hard Final Fantasy fan, you will have a great time thanks to a beautiful world, easy to learn and fun combat mechanics and a classic story about friendship and love.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Feb 4, 2017
    90
    Its flaws and fun come fro the same tangled history, but the latter easily wins the day. [Feb 2017, p.81]
  3. Windows Central
    Jan 3, 2017
    80
    FFXV mostly delivers. While it takes some getting used to, its combat is infectious and fun. Its artwork is utterly breathtaking, and some of its set pieces are awe-inspiring. Its characters are fun and memorable, and the plot is engaging enough to keep pushing you forward. FFXV trips over its own character lore on occasion, with key details either missing or poorly explained, but it's not enough to hinder the experience as a whole.
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