Easily the best version of this game, while it doesn't fix the fundamental issues, it adds a decent amount of content that fixes the pacing a little bit.
I don't really know how to start this review... I don't even know what rating I'm going to give to this game, because Final Fantasy XV is such a complicated experience.
As a videogame, it's a mess, while the Open World looks gorgeous, and I enjoyed exploring and doing random activities, there's not enough quality content in it, driving the car feels slow and clunky, the gameplay is very simple and doesn't have any deep mechanics, and the side quests are generic, but the very charming cast of characters kept me intrigued.
The story starts nice but gets uninteresting after the first hour, it feels like the story is absent for a big part of the game but fortunately it picks up later on, and that's a shame because it's a great story, just very poorly written and structured.
The soundtrack is phenomenal as expected, it really compliments the game and its key moments. From the beautiful overworld themes to the epic and intense battle themes, it has everything.
Even with all the issues and the questionable pacing of the story, the final chapter really saves this game, it's in my opinion my favorite chapter in the game by far, it has some genuinely challenging boss fights, all the characters get some time to shine, and the ending is pretty much one of my favorite endings ever.
Overall Final Fantasy XV is a very flawed videogame but surprisingly enough an exceptional one as well. I really like this game, It's a very interesting and rewarding experience despite the obvious flaws.
Final Rating: "Very Good" ~ 7.5/10.
I don't really know how to start this review... I don't even know what rating I'm going to give to this game, because Final Fantasy XV is such a complicated experience.
As a videogame, it's a mess, while the Open World looks gorgeous, and I enjoyed exploring and doing random activities, there's not enough quality content in it, driving the car feels slow and clunky, the gameplay is very simple and doesn't have any deep mechanics, and the side quests are generic, but the very charming cast of characters kept me intrigued.
The story starts nice but gets uninteresting after the first hour, it feels like the story is absent for a big part of the game but fortunately it picks up later on, and that's a shame because it's a great story, just very poorly written and structured.
The soundtrack is phenomenal as expected, it really compliments the game and its key moments. From the beautiful overworld themes to the epic and intense battle themes, it has everything.
Even with all the issues and the questionable pacing of the story, the final chapter really saves this game, it's in my opinion my favorite chapter in the game by far, it has some genuinely challenging boss fights, all the characters get some time to shine, and the ending is pretty much one of my favorite endings ever.
Overall Final Fantasy XV is a very flawed videogame but surprisingly enough an exceptional one as well. I really like this game, It's a very interesting and rewarding experience despite the obvious flaws.
Final Rating: "Very Good" ~ 7.5/10.