fantastic combat with weirdly boring side content
This was by far my least favorite final fantasy. A game that started off decently strong but then fell the fuck off. Start of the game was hype, I mean HYPE. The music, the fights, the story, all fucking hype. The battle system was pretty good from the start, pretty average and really seemed more like a devil may cry thing (from what I heard from other people). The few boss fights was sweet, and the overall monster designs are sick. The story was also pretty hype with Clive accidentally killing his own brother and their mother betraying her own kingdom. And the MUSIC, OH THE MUSIC IS SO GOOOD. Then after a couple of hours it all started to fall off. Though the thing of getting all the other EIkons abilities through the story is cool, the battle system is not really all. Maybe I'm just not utilizing it to its best ability but it wasn't all that intriguing to use. The gear and leveling progression are pretty straightforward
You just go up from one weapon to the next with not a lot of options. Grinding is really just doing a side quest or a hunt, which both suck ass. story and its progression started to get really repetitive and boring, especially the side quests. There are some good characters like Joshua (my pretty boy), Cid, Torgal (yes I'm adding the dog) but most of the characters and antagonists were forgettable (except Ultima because he's so hawt). And Jill's and clives romance was not really all that (in all honestly I just see Jill as just there). The only thing I can still see good is the boss fights BUT The EIkon boss fights suck ass and the music. That being said, Joshua is cute and Ultima is hot
You just go up from one weapon to the next with not a lot of options. Grinding is really just doing a side quest or a hunt, which both suck ass. story and its progression started to get really repetitive and boring, especially the side quests. There are some good characters like Joshua (my pretty boy), Cid, Torgal (yes I'm adding the dog) but most of the characters and antagonists were forgettable (except Ultima because he's so hawt). And Jill's and clives romance was not really all that (in all honestly I just see Jill as just there). The only thing I can still see good is the boss fights BUT The EIkon boss fights suck ass and the music. That being said, Joshua is cute and Ultima is hot
Fantastic world, gameplay, and story. Voice acting is incredible and I love all of the characters. Extremely fleshed out lore and the vibe is on point. Feels like it kinda wanted to be a movie sometimes, but low-key I was engaged the whole time in both gameplay and plot. Loses a little bit of steam at the end and becomes a little too "JRPG" for a pretty grounded game, but meh I think it wouldn't be FF without that. The side quests however completely kill all plot momentum and I wish the game was just set piece to set piece. Overall really great and an extctiting look at what a FF XVII may look like if Square takes what they have learned from this, FF XVI and Rebirth. Probably will be one of the best mainline games.
- A return to the classical setting of final fantasy with a focus on a more mature story.
- The gameplay is alright even if it feels a bit bland for what it actually ties to do.
- The plot feel grand, but it isn't and is kinda dissapointing with how it was written.
- The OST is sadly not memorable even after i have played the game twice.
- The gameplay is alright even if it feels a bit bland for what it actually ties to do.
- The plot feel grand, but it isn't and is kinda dissapointing with how it was written.
- The OST is sadly not memorable even after i have played the game twice.
Très bon jeu seulement ça tire beaucoup trop en longueur par moment
mae mia la jill
Good lord, I was not ready for the sheer amount of kino that would be directly injected into my veins. Nor did I expect the absolute emotional rollercoaster that was the story and the endgame sidequests. Some of them really hit hard. The ending in a way without spoiling was bittersweet.
I thought the gameplay was really fun, even if some Eikons were straight up worse than others and it sometimes got repetitive. It still at least allows you to map it to another Eikon once you master a skill. However, I definitely see the complaints that this is less of an Action RPG and more like a DMC-like with RPG elements.
A lot of things seem to be recycled from previous Final Fantasy games, in fact I noticed the overarching plot was very similar to the last numbered game, 15. While 15's combat was more mind-numbing, I'd argue it had better attention to detail and more RPG elements than it. Where it lacks in those areas, it more than makes up for it with an extremely strong narrative.
Don't let my musings about its "less RPGness" dissuade you from playing though. It's absolutely one of the best FF titles, if not one of the best games of 2023. It's absolutely worth it, and I'm glad I got a PS5 for it because my ass was too impatient for the PC port.
Onwards to the DLCs now!
I thought the gameplay was really fun, even if some Eikons were straight up worse than others and it sometimes got repetitive. It still at least allows you to map it to another Eikon once you master a skill. However, I definitely see the complaints that this is less of an Action RPG and more like a DMC-like with RPG elements.
A lot of things seem to be recycled from previous Final Fantasy games, in fact I noticed the overarching plot was very similar to the last numbered game, 15. While 15's combat was more mind-numbing, I'd argue it had better attention to detail and more RPG elements than it. Where it lacks in those areas, it more than makes up for it with an extremely strong narrative.
Don't let my musings about its "less RPGness" dissuade you from playing though. It's absolutely one of the best FF titles, if not one of the best games of 2023. It's absolutely worth it, and I'm glad I got a PS5 for it because my ass was too impatient for the PC port.
Onwards to the DLCs now!
This game is DIVINE. Everything is Eikon tier except for sidequests.
Understand why people found shortcomings in it. Lackluster side quests, no true party...but man oh man did I really like the combat and it has some of the best/most epic boss fights of all time.
Amazing
i mean the cs is lacking, pacing is bad, side quests are shit(mostly) and the open world is terrible
but it's acc an important game to me
but it's acc an important game to me
Wanted to start off by saying that with the most recent patch, the game added some really nice QoL changes that are likely to save a good few hours of playtime. Combat is mostly fun, but starts off pretty simplistic and a bit boring in the first few hours. This ramps up quickly, though, and stays fun and engaging until the end of the game. This is also where the first QoL update change comes into play. You are now able to have a few presets when it comes to equipped abilities and can switch between them freely. Unfortunately, if you don't have enough ability points to unlock/master everything you still have to refund and unlock abilities between presets which is something they should've also changed in the patch. This means you likely won't be able to have two presets with vastly different abilities unless you have an insane amount of ability points.
The second QoL update is being able to instantly travel to the side quest giver upon fulfilling their request instead of having to open the map, fast travel to the nearest fast travel beacon, then walk to them. This will save a lot of time and help with pacing a bit if you are wanting to complete the side quests. Doesn't change that most of them are still pretty boring and give you no real reward or payoff.
Everyone has pretty much talked up all of the good points and it's hard to disagree with them. Music is fantastic, story is engaging and has an edge to it to keep it fresh from other entries. The set pieces and boss fights are typically of very high quality. There's a good mix of cinematic fights that aren't too engaging to play but amazing to look at and more lowkey, mechanically engaging ones. Lovable characters and most are better than just eye candy.
Overall wish it were 10+ hours shorter and didn't include side quest designed MSQs, but still a great game.
The second QoL update is being able to instantly travel to the side quest giver upon fulfilling their request instead of having to open the map, fast travel to the nearest fast travel beacon, then walk to them. This will save a lot of time and help with pacing a bit if you are wanting to complete the side quests. Doesn't change that most of them are still pretty boring and give you no real reward or payoff.
Everyone has pretty much talked up all of the good points and it's hard to disagree with them. Music is fantastic, story is engaging and has an edge to it to keep it fresh from other entries. The set pieces and boss fights are typically of very high quality. There's a good mix of cinematic fights that aren't too engaging to play but amazing to look at and more lowkey, mechanically engaging ones. Lovable characters and most are better than just eye candy.
Overall wish it were 10+ hours shorter and didn't include side quest designed MSQs, but still a great game.
Haven't finished yet but nothing short of a masterpiece so far
My third favorite game of 2023. and I recently came back to it to play through both the DLC Packs and figured it was time to do a review of it now that the entire game is complete.
This is the absolute best Final Fantasy we have seen since IX, it is so good, made by the team behind XIV, and what a job they have done. it is raw. it is violent. it is beautiful. The gameplay is smooth and nice and challenging. . The DLC packs brings more of what made FF 16 such an impressive game. the battle with Leviathan in The Rising Tides could be one of the best battles in a JRPG ever.
The game has everything that made me fall in love with Final Fantasy when I was a kid ,and it is by far the most Final Fantasy feeling we have gotten from the mainline games since IX. It is a must play masterpiece in every way.
This is the absolute best Final Fantasy we have seen since IX, it is so good, made by the team behind XIV, and what a job they have done. it is raw. it is violent. it is beautiful. The gameplay is smooth and nice and challenging. . The DLC packs brings more of what made FF 16 such an impressive game. the battle with Leviathan in The Rising Tides could be one of the best battles in a JRPG ever.
The game has everything that made me fall in love with Final Fantasy when I was a kid ,and it is by far the most Final Fantasy feeling we have gotten from the mainline games since IX. It is a must play masterpiece in every way.
O jogo é excelente, porém tem problemas de ritmo na história e o combate fica realmente repetitivo depois de muitas horas, apesar de ter uma boa jogabilidade. A trilha sonora, gráficos e o enredo, porém, são realmente bons.
ABSOLUTE CINEMA.
I will write a bigger review really soon!
This review contains spoilers
imagine some clickbaity thumbnail that said like "spectacle over substance!!". Anyways its soundtrack is fuckin amazing, combat is good but also like yeah. The world seems bustling and filled with interesting characters but a country only matters until the story is like ok clive is done there. real time lore cutscene button is a really cool mechanic more games should do that just cause. They didnt really seem to know when to have joshua and dion join clive and they should have given them and jill more attention, although I do like the jill stuff with the island she was kept as a slave on. Anyways I did pretty much every single side quest until the end of the game and they are all super super weak and vapid and lame just do the main story line as fast as possible and the "low slow" parts of the game will be minimized. Credits song fucking rocks I loved it. Not much of this game really stuck with me after finishing it though, its characters and narrative arent as impressive as its set pieces and big fights but you know it is what it is.
this game changed my life
7/10
Ta wapo
This might be Devil May Cry if it had sex with Game of Thrones
Eu gostei muito da nova roupagem que colocaram em final fantasy, e para mim esse jogo até o momento é o único que demonstrou o motivo de termos uma nova geração. O combate e a historia dele são pontos fora da curva além da trilha sonora, mas aonde ele brilha de verdade são nas lutas contra chefes, foram experiências únicas para mim e que enquanto eu jogava eu sempre achava que não tinha como ser mais épico(até vir o boss seguinte).
Se não fosse pelos gráficos ultrapassados e mundo aberto pobre esse jogo seria EXCELENTE.
Se não fosse pelos gráficos ultrapassados e mundo aberto pobre esse jogo seria EXCELENTE.
Uma bela história, batalhas de chefe maravilhosas e únicas... mas acaba aí, os personagens tem todos o mesmo tom melancólico do começo ao fim, aqueles que se sobressaem tem pouco tempo de tela e deixa um gostinho de quero mais, mas que é pouco pelo tempo de tela dos outros personagens sem sal. as batalhas são legais até certo ponto, pois como um RPG o personagem principal demora pra evoluir, quando evolui, vc ve pouca diferença, que você só vê mesmo quando derrota algum chefe e pega seu poder. A exploração também deixa a desejar, pois apesar dos mapas enormes, não tem muita recompensa e as vezes é melhor só passar reto e ir direto ao objetivo. Infelizmente uma das piores gameplays de FF que já vi, e uma história que poderia ser muito melhor explorada, mas que perde parte do seu folego no terço final.
A fantastic Final Fantasy game; visually stunning with interesting mechanics
The combat is fun, even if it's relatively easy and becomes slightly repetitive after having played it for as long as I have
The story was great, I loved the characters and the ending had a strong and genuine message
The combat is fun, even if it's relatively easy and becomes slightly repetitive after having played it for as long as I have
The story was great, I loved the characters and the ending had a strong and genuine message
Embrasse moi sur la bouche Clive Rosfield
Final Fantasy 16 is a seriously inconsistent game with many issues that will put people off. Its pacing is horrific, the open-world sections are dull, most of the sidequests are completely forgettable, and at many points it seriously feels like this game does not respect my time. However, the high points of this game are absolutely extraordinary. Some of the boss fights and story moments of this game are among the best and most memorable moments of any game that released in 2023. If you want to enjoy this game, you really have to trudge through a lot of boring busywork, even with the main quest. Considering this game took me 50 hours to beat (of which I think 35-40 hours was story-related content,) that is asking for a lot. However, if you are looking for a game that is a slow burn with its story that climaxes near perfectly, then I recommend this game.
Played the demo and then had to purchase the full game right away. A good story and Final Fantasy game.
Final Fantasy XVI Review
No spoilers ahead!
It is no secret that I love Final Fantasy XIV. So when the developement team behind it announced their single player mainline entry, I was beyond excited.
My partner journeyed with me as I hack and slashed my way through what I believe is a system seller game and a technical leap in video games.
The gameplay:
I think what is most diversive about this game and so many others in the series (ironic) is that people who are strong for the ol' RPG ways can't stand the idea of the series heading into a hack n slash type game.
I think what makes me laugh on both sides is that, Final Fantasy is always growing. All of them are different in their own way. When FF7 came out, everyone was panicked. "This isn't Final Fantasy!!" And now, it's the gold standard for so many.
I think if you miss the turn based style, I understand but what FFXVI does is grab this genre and nail it a thousand times over.
Clive is able to weild throughout his journey an absolute stunning amount of versatile combat options to allow for insane combos that turn old classic moves into epic spectacles that stagger, destroy and take you to victory with every move set.
Mix and match moves to make the aerial combat your dreams last for ages or destroy enemies in one hit with later moves.
What the gameplay offers here is more than just button bashing. Especially on the highest difficulty, Final Fantasy mode (obtained after beating the game once) you will need to master this moves and learn what works with your style.
Clive does have allies accompanying him party style but they do their own thing. The only exception is Torgal who using the D-Pad, can attack enemies you're targeting to juggle them in the air or heal you.
Story:
You will hear this is the Game of Thrones of Final Fantasy and I will admit, it does borrow a lot from the series. The high fantasy politics are no joke and had me absolutely glued to the couch never wanting to drop the controller. Every cutscene felt weighted and mattered in every way. Each characters interaction was engaging and I never wanted it to stop. I felt it all enticed me until the very near end where it all culminates beautifully.
The plot is amazing and will absolutely be most of your time in the game. Cutscenes are abound and plentiful and they are lengthy. It really did feel like a huge epic and unlike Game of Thrones, it wraps up those politics in the best way with quite literally one of my favourite boss fights of all time.
Sadly my only issue with the game stems from after this fight. The Ultimicia, Kefka, Sephiroth ect of this game is decent.
I'll say no more than I think it is not the greatest but the ending of this game made me cry twice on both playthroughs and despite my issues with the villain, the ending is perfect.
Music:
SOKKEN MAKES THE BEST FUCKING MUSIC AND YOU'RE GONNA FUCKING ENJOY IT OKAY?! 🙂 SOUNDTRACKS OUT ON JULY 19TH SO FUCKING LISTEN TO IT AND ENJOY IT GOD DAMN IT 🙂
Extra notes:
- I love every character in this game minus the final villian. Every single character matters, feels important and with every single side quest actually being good and worth the time. The game does a great job of making you love everyone around you. It ties great into the themes of this game and what it's trying to aim for. Gav is best boy ❤
- The active lore button is incredible. It's a button that allows at any time to hold down and view snippets of key words, locations or people being mentioned in a cutscene. Imagine a handy encyclopaedia right there when you need a reminder of who is who and where is where
- The boss fights in this game are the best I've ever seen. There is no joke or blind ignorance here. I fully believe Final Fantasy XVI has the greatest boss fights of any video game I've played. I was in awe and screaming of hype almost every time.
Final (Fantasy) thoughts:
I spent 73 hours of my life playing what I believe is the first true reason to own a Playstation 5. I played through the game twice and never stopped loving it.
I went out of my way to get the Ultima weapon despite no trophy and I know I love something when I am willing to make sure I 100% it entirely. Not just the platinum.
Final Fantasy XVI is a 10/10
Even with an issue or two. I think the fact this game still lands that score for me even with those issues, shows how damn good this game was for me and how it has touched my heart in so many ways.
Yoshi-P and his team at Creative Business Unit III have created Final Fantasy XIV, a game in my top 3.
They have now created yet another game that will need to fit in my top 10.
This team, in my opinion, is one to not only look forward to but to admire for what they did as an MMO team making a single player mainline entry in a beloved series.
Anyways, play Final Fantasy XIV and XVI ❤
Both on PS5. Both worthy of a 10 and both two of the best video games I've ever played
No spoilers ahead!
It is no secret that I love Final Fantasy XIV. So when the developement team behind it announced their single player mainline entry, I was beyond excited.
My partner journeyed with me as I hack and slashed my way through what I believe is a system seller game and a technical leap in video games.
The gameplay:
I think what is most diversive about this game and so many others in the series (ironic) is that people who are strong for the ol' RPG ways can't stand the idea of the series heading into a hack n slash type game.
I think what makes me laugh on both sides is that, Final Fantasy is always growing. All of them are different in their own way. When FF7 came out, everyone was panicked. "This isn't Final Fantasy!!" And now, it's the gold standard for so many.
I think if you miss the turn based style, I understand but what FFXVI does is grab this genre and nail it a thousand times over.
Clive is able to weild throughout his journey an absolute stunning amount of versatile combat options to allow for insane combos that turn old classic moves into epic spectacles that stagger, destroy and take you to victory with every move set.
Mix and match moves to make the aerial combat your dreams last for ages or destroy enemies in one hit with later moves.
What the gameplay offers here is more than just button bashing. Especially on the highest difficulty, Final Fantasy mode (obtained after beating the game once) you will need to master this moves and learn what works with your style.
Clive does have allies accompanying him party style but they do their own thing. The only exception is Torgal who using the D-Pad, can attack enemies you're targeting to juggle them in the air or heal you.
Story:
You will hear this is the Game of Thrones of Final Fantasy and I will admit, it does borrow a lot from the series. The high fantasy politics are no joke and had me absolutely glued to the couch never wanting to drop the controller. Every cutscene felt weighted and mattered in every way. Each characters interaction was engaging and I never wanted it to stop. I felt it all enticed me until the very near end where it all culminates beautifully.
The plot is amazing and will absolutely be most of your time in the game. Cutscenes are abound and plentiful and they are lengthy. It really did feel like a huge epic and unlike Game of Thrones, it wraps up those politics in the best way with quite literally one of my favourite boss fights of all time.
Sadly my only issue with the game stems from after this fight. The Ultimicia, Kefka, Sephiroth ect of this game is decent.
I'll say no more than I think it is not the greatest but the ending of this game made me cry twice on both playthroughs and despite my issues with the villain, the ending is perfect.
Music:
SOKKEN MAKES THE BEST FUCKING MUSIC AND YOU'RE GONNA FUCKING ENJOY IT OKAY?! 🙂 SOUNDTRACKS OUT ON JULY 19TH SO FUCKING LISTEN TO IT AND ENJOY IT GOD DAMN IT 🙂
Extra notes:
- I love every character in this game minus the final villian. Every single character matters, feels important and with every single side quest actually being good and worth the time. The game does a great job of making you love everyone around you. It ties great into the themes of this game and what it's trying to aim for. Gav is best boy ❤
- The active lore button is incredible. It's a button that allows at any time to hold down and view snippets of key words, locations or people being mentioned in a cutscene. Imagine a handy encyclopaedia right there when you need a reminder of who is who and where is where
- The boss fights in this game are the best I've ever seen. There is no joke or blind ignorance here. I fully believe Final Fantasy XVI has the greatest boss fights of any video game I've played. I was in awe and screaming of hype almost every time.
Final (Fantasy) thoughts:
I spent 73 hours of my life playing what I believe is the first true reason to own a Playstation 5. I played through the game twice and never stopped loving it.
I went out of my way to get the Ultima weapon despite no trophy and I know I love something when I am willing to make sure I 100% it entirely. Not just the platinum.
Final Fantasy XVI is a 10/10
Even with an issue or two. I think the fact this game still lands that score for me even with those issues, shows how damn good this game was for me and how it has touched my heart in so many ways.
Yoshi-P and his team at Creative Business Unit III have created Final Fantasy XIV, a game in my top 3.
They have now created yet another game that will need to fit in my top 10.
This team, in my opinion, is one to not only look forward to but to admire for what they did as an MMO team making a single player mainline entry in a beloved series.
Anyways, play Final Fantasy XIV and XVI ❤
Both on PS5. Both worthy of a 10 and both two of the best video games I've ever played
The best single player Final Fantasy since IX.