Generally I think this is a very good game with an at times gripping and interesting story. Something familiar but at the same time a bit darker and grittier (as much as I hate the word) for a Final Fantasy entry.
My main problem is how much this ultimately just drags. About halfway through the story I figured I must be near the end, then 3/4s of the way through I figured we really must be near the end and it just...kept...going. To the point where I basically just wanted to get to the end credits. A lot of the final half of the game missions just feeling like fetch quests where you have to speak to 4 people at each corner of the map didn't help.
Also wasn't a huge fan of the Eikon fights, very pretty but it felt like i just mashed square and R1 for half an hour.
Combat generally was pretty good though, I will forever be a turn based FF fan but other than being a bit button mashy, it was fun to play (outside of Eikons/spongey bosses).
Good game, will be one of the few entries I doubt I'll play again.
My main problem is how much this ultimately just drags. About halfway through the story I figured I must be near the end, then 3/4s of the way through I figured we really must be near the end and it just...kept...going. To the point where I basically just wanted to get to the end credits. A lot of the final half of the game missions just feeling like fetch quests where you have to speak to 4 people at each corner of the map didn't help.
Also wasn't a huge fan of the Eikon fights, very pretty but it felt like i just mashed square and R1 for half an hour.
Combat generally was pretty good though, I will forever be a turn based FF fan but other than being a bit button mashy, it was fun to play (outside of Eikons/spongey bosses).
Good game, will be one of the few entries I doubt I'll play again.