Peak fiction in all fucking honesty.
By far the best Final Fantasy I've played and one of the best JRPGs I've had the pleasure to experience to the fullest. It's rare to come across a game that has masterclass levels of writing with characters so nuanced that no one is truly a hero and villain in this story.
You have three main characters, two "protagonists" and one "antagonist" that are trying to undo the burden of time and the paradoxes but none of them are in the right and they all face severe consequences because of their actions in the end. Towards the end of the game you even start to see the lines blur between what makes them a protagonist and what make the other an antagonist. The game doesn't really answer it for you either, you're just left with the repercussions of the choices you've made and for you to reflect on them.
The combat is no different from FFXIII other than just some tweaked up designs and a new entertainingly immersive cinematographic combat scenarios scattered throughout the game to really amp up the style this game exudes. It's probably the franchise's most stylistic game which is saying a LOT since Final Fantasy is notorious for its unique romantic and bold designs.
This game's OST is by far in my top three for Final Fantasy OSTs and without a doubt in my top ten for all time favorite video game OSTs as well.
As I write this review I'm also struggling to find any valid and reasonable flaws/complaints that come to mind and I have absolutely nothing to complain about. The game is just genuinely a well crafted masterpiece that I will constantly cry out to those who bother to listen.
It's truly a shame where Square Enix has been heading this last decade but they really created something incredibly beautiful and unique that it cannot be replicated no matter how hard someone tries. Truly a delicately designed game through and through and I am thankful for the developers that made it happen.
By far the best Final Fantasy I've played and one of the best JRPGs I've had the pleasure to experience to the fullest. It's rare to come across a game that has masterclass levels of writing with characters so nuanced that no one is truly a hero and villain in this story.
You have three main characters, two "protagonists" and one "antagonist" that are trying to undo the burden of time and the paradoxes but none of them are in the right and they all face severe consequences because of their actions in the end. Towards the end of the game you even start to see the lines blur between what makes them a protagonist and what make the other an antagonist. The game doesn't really answer it for you either, you're just left with the repercussions of the choices you've made and for you to reflect on them.
The combat is no different from FFXIII other than just some tweaked up designs and a new entertainingly immersive cinematographic combat scenarios scattered throughout the game to really amp up the style this game exudes. It's probably the franchise's most stylistic game which is saying a LOT since Final Fantasy is notorious for its unique romantic and bold designs.
This game's OST is by far in my top three for Final Fantasy OSTs and without a doubt in my top ten for all time favorite video game OSTs as well.
As I write this review I'm also struggling to find any valid and reasonable flaws/complaints that come to mind and I have absolutely nothing to complain about. The game is just genuinely a well crafted masterpiece that I will constantly cry out to those who bother to listen.
It's truly a shame where Square Enix has been heading this last decade but they really created something incredibly beautiful and unique that it cannot be replicated no matter how hard someone tries. Truly a delicately designed game through and through and I am thankful for the developers that made it happen.