The active time lore is really cool and I dont think enough people mention it. Being able to pause a cutscene and learn more about a character and their motives or who they are and where they fit in the greater story is really helpful. Dont know where you are and how it relates to what you are doing? Pause the cutscene and read about it. Who is that guy and why do they matter? Read about it. It keeps exposistional dialogue from being too lengthy or exhausting. Its solves the problem of "Clive lives here, why is he asking a question about something he should aready know about?" You dont really need characters, like mimir for example, expositing lore at you. You choose when to engage with the minutae of the world. Its really great!
I really like Mimir though. Yeah he's really just with Kratos for exposition but he tells it all through his own personality so it's always entertaining to listen to. He's probably my favorite character from the last two GOW games
@@ThwipThwipBoom let me be clear. I really like mimir too! I was just using him as an example. Mimir is probably the best version of a character whos main purpose is to spew expositional dialogue. I just like that ff16 doesn't feel the need to constantly explain itself. If you have a question, just pause the game and read about it. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best.
The exploration reminds me of XII's, which is my personal favorite. Explorable small zones but not an entire shallow world. Ironically makes the world feel bigger and more mysterious because you only see a fraction of it in detail.
I just wished they would bring back gambit system. Especially for ff7r and 16. The side characters stand around. but in 7r once you take over, the enemies track that character so if you're smooth you can switch and combo all day but while your not they need some incentive to move around and attack. 16 I just wish you could preprogram them to do what you want even though you can't switch
Came for the elden ring, stayed for the production quality. Honestly the precision you deliver your facts/information is the best ive seen. The balance of giving enough useful info but not rambling is brilliant. You've set the bar high long may it continue. 👏
mention of customizing allies gear for effectiveness got me to realize they did not have to make these compromises for an action focused game. You can customize ally behavior and gear and still button mash away. They chose to disregard that bit of potential gameplay. Even if you don't have party members you can directly control, you could still manage them.
@@dragocrafterr8286what you're talking about is not the same. You can tell the dog to do 3 things. He's talking more something like equipping party members. Choosing their combat style. Maybe a gambit system like FF 12.
English VO was done first this time, which is likely why you found Japanese dubs mismatched. Apparently there were even some story beats that were re-written based on performances from the English cast.
New to this channel, i really like the graphics used at the end to categorize different features and give them all ratings, better than ones like IGN where they just talk, then at the end its like 9/10, then video done. I like this way of reviews more and i cant wait to play ff16 in about 4 hours. in the meantime, i'm going to do a few runs on Risk of Rain 2. Have a good day anyone reading this. ❤❤❤
It is quite thoughtful of the devs to carry the save file from the demo into the main game, so that players do not have to repeat the beginning. But I appreciate the direction and storytelling of it so much, that I have every intention to see it all multiple times, on my way towards the impressive Final Fantasy mode and Plat the game.
I gotta say I think I disagree with you and agree with digital foundry's choice that the game should be played in quality mode and not performance mode as a ton of cutscenes are locked at 30 fps and their dynamic resolution options in framerate mode has abysmal stability. It's 60fps in battles only (and even then not always) and everywhere else it's borderline 45 fps on average. In their words, it becomes jarring jumping framerares constantly whereas quality is straight locked 30fps 99 percent of the entire game. Other than that nitpick great review as always Edit: I still find myself wanting to play in framerate mode now tho...hope they stabilize it, would be my preference
Hunts, Chronolith Trials, Arcade Mode, and FF mode on NG+ exist. FF design philosophy has always been to ensure the main quest isn't so difficult that average players can't make it to the end.
I'm glad you mentioned playing it in performance mode. It makes such a big difference to me - especially since my couch is 8 feet away from the TV and I can't really see any improvement on resolution mode unless I'm a few feet from the tv.
Core elements like playing only character - not having a party Spamming one button combat - complete with juggles Magic as an afterthought Sounds like all the core elements are present. /s
Story based on fighting fate - check. Party members - check (they are there, just because they're not controllable doesn't mean they don't exist). Incredible music - check. Incredible graphics - check. Deep lore - check. Amazing combat system - check. The core FF elements are there.
@@ZephyrFate Meaningful exploration - Nope Deep item system - Nope Meaningful RPG mechanics - Nope Elemental weaknesses - Nope Deep party system - Nope Meaningful character stats - Nope Good sidequests - Nope Mechanical depth outside of combat - Nope Content outside of the main story - Nope Cactaur and Tonberry - Nope They clearly abandoned a ton of FF DNA. GOW has more exploration and deeper rpg systems than a mainline FF game in 2023. That sucks.
I hope they return to making final fantasy games with the next one. I mean this is better than 15 but considering 15 was a steamy pile that's a low bar.
I agree with almost everything, but I just wish the game had some RPG elements. Like interesting gear and some sort of skill progression. I think they went too far into the character-action genre, as now we're in a world where God of War has deeper progression mechanics than a Final Fantasy game. It's still a very good game. But overall, I think it's hard to consider it "an upgrade" over the franchise as a whole.
meanwhile, eurogamer, polygon, and game informer gave it 6-8 scores because "no black people" lmao example from eurogamer: several locations take open inspiration from north Africa and the Middle East, with towns that, for example, riff on Islamic architectural traditions and attire, but are predominantly or exclusively populated by anglophone white people (I hedge, here, simply because I haven't been around and talked to everybody). I find the deletion of people of colour from these spaces more sinister than the racial stereotypes of older Final Fantasies, particularly in a game that wants to talk about overcoming structural injustice and bringing people together.
It's a valid criticism, BUT... the review staff on those sites are all white. It's performative allyship. If they cared, they'd hire PoC to review games.
Subbed to this channel back when Elden Ring came out, glad I did so I could watch this great review. Great job talking through the gameplay changes since that was my main concern. I enjoy both action and RPGs, but not a huge fan of them blending together. Even though I miss the old turn-based RPG days (and not a huge fan of the them leaving that style behind), I'll purchase it.
FF15 as an open world game was a mistake in my experience, it always feels so dead and empty to me, all that traveling around and you barely have anything to do. I'm glad this one is more story driven and focused to the areas that actually matter.
I'd wager more people would like it. Most of the criticism is because it's called Final Fantasy. Call it anything else and the disappointed people would be able to enjoy it for what it is because it wouldn't be claiming to be something they believe it isn't.
love the new direction that the FF is going, 8/10 for me after playing the demo only issue is the combat although good in general it is still lacking I can even compare the combat to capcom's dragons dogma 2012 to be even better
The combat’s pacing is absolutely perfect imo. Starts out really simple so you can get deeply acquainted with every aspect of your move set and gets exponentially more complex the further along you get. Some of the late game powers get pretty complicated, and they make sure to give you enough time to gradually incorporate the new stuff into your rotation so that when you reach NG+ and unlock Final Fantasy mode, you have a chance to kick ass straight out of the gate
I want to keep this game in my ps5 library forever even after the lifecycle of ps5. This is by far the best ff series I ever played. I had played ff 7 remake,ff 9,10,11,13, and 15. But 16 is the best one on my list so far.
No but better than most recent games that have launched that’s for sure I haven’t noticed much issue during combat but walking through towns it does drop frames here and there
@@howdoyouevenknow6526 wtf u on about? which games? horizon zero dawn and god of war ragnarok look and run amazingly compared to this blurry frame rate fucked mess, get your eyes checked
I enjoy the game but my main critiques are the combat needs an extra layer like introducing elemental weakness and the lack of how you can build Clive. The only variation to building are the eikon abilities. Along with the enemies are too passive which bring downs the combat.
It’s a sad state of affairs when games “have” to be open world to be interesting. I for one as an adult holding a full time Jone don’t like roaming around a gigantic overworked map littered with filler and BS side lore that doesn’t impact the main game . I don’t like playing a game for 200hrs and doing all of these side quest only to find out that the ending of the game is exactly the same as if you’d only done the mainline . I look forward to story based character driven JARPG’s That move at a pace equivalent to a streaming series
Looks good but I won’t be putting Diablo 4 down any time soon ha. It all looks awesome but the battle system doesn’t look great… I wish they would do another turned based battle system. But once I’m down with Diablo I think I will get it. Thanks for the review!
I’ve been loving this Final Fantasy game. This is the first game in a long time that has actually pull me into the story and character and I don’t want to put it down. I don’t have a problem putting a game down to go to sleep or do something I need to but this game I’ve wanted to keep playing just a little long to find out this lore or power or see if I get an answer doing this quest which turns into one more quest one more quest one more. Lol I’ve been playing Diablo 4 still but definitely not as much as I was. I still haven’t beat Diablo campaign and just switched up my build recently which has made my Druid play through easier than it was before.
The story is phenomenal but I hate the mindless button mashing combo gameplay. Was hoping this would at least feel like an action RPG but there is no RPG here, this is just a full-blown action game. Definitely not an upgrade imo but I'm going through it for the story.
not sure if someone said it already or not the reason why English feels better to listen to in this game instead of japanese is because the devs actually recorded this games voices in English first and then recorded the japanese ones they did this because of their inspirations on medieval Europe
Great review. Also, open world design is so overrated nowadays in my opinion. This game shows and proves that level based design is still a great way to make a game.
I would actually recommend graphics mode for this one as the input response is really good the motion blur is also top-notch and everything just seems fluid when I was playing through the demo never felt off and from what I’ve heard from other reviews, the game isn’t too difficult, and it’s more the spectacle than anything of a battle
@@williamg7138 every movie you’ve ever seen in the theaters is 24fps, it’s a mentality thing as you eyes adjust quickly, but your preference is the norm and I understand
@@Cowkill some of the best games I’ve ever played. Were locked at 30 because there is just no other option at the time and never stop me from going hard in the combat. Would it be better if every game was a 4K 60 absolutely but some people treat 30 FPS like it says unplayable Mess when it really isn’t. I’ve beaten, nearly every souls game at 30 FPS with terrible frame pacing. I’m just trying to put out there that sometimes the fidelity is worth it but the hive hive mind decided 30 FPS is no good. If it’s a third person story game or open world I often do the quality mode if it’s a first person game then I do frame rate first person or racing game. But I also guess depends on whether you’re gaming on a small monitor or a large TV as the quality goes along way if you’re playing on a large TV but to each his own this is just my two cents on the matter.
@@lowsodiumgamer6805 i gave up on Bloodborne because of how choppy experience it was after playing in 60 for few years, and it was one of the first games i launched on PS5. It was kind of a bummer, because i seriously wanted to play it, then realized i'm actually unable to enjoy it at all. FF XVI feels much more consistent and smoother in 30 with that cinematic post processing though
@@TylorBennett I don’t notice it much during the combat but navigating around and thru the hideout it is absolutely noticeable and the performance mode is not really 60 fps it’s more around the mid 40s according to digital foundry review that is another factor of why it seems off but still better than most recent games on release I do hope for a patch just to smooth the frame rate out a bit more and maybe an option to turn off motion blur too
Boring sidequests, fps drops, and rpg elements are sacrificed for hack and slash action. It's 88 on Metacritic(bellow FF7R Intergrade). Yoshida is overrated.
Which miserable people even Like and upvote comments like these?? 😂 Of course, no game is Perfect / immune from criticism and every video will mention a few flaws but jeez, imagine playing the Hater Hate Victim begging ppl to hate on a game? Aren't there enough trash "FF16 is oVerRaTedD!11" clickbait videos out there? 😄
The thing about this score, is that it's the pricepoint and replayability that drags it down, neither of which actually applies the quality of a first playthrough. If we discount those, the score would be 9.8, which is pretty insane. Super hyped.
We give the scores separated so people can determine what is important. If you dont care about those aspects, then take the scores of the aspects that are relevant to you
Is everybody shilling? This demo blew me away with how mediocre it was. I have no clue how everyone is creaming over the 'mature story' and 'gameplay'. Everything bout this game is a cheap knockoff of some other, better inspiration.
they manage to create an action game with FF spectacle and both "Easy game journalist" mode side by side with "normal" mode without sacrificing one or the other,FFXVI is if u think like "what if this beautiful FF game is not just turn base? what if my character can just jump doing cool fight,flashy stuff while still having FF experience?" there u go,its FFXVI. The cons is that the combat can be more than this but its ok since this is the first one they want to go full ARPG,the QTE pause on cutscene is too much sometimes that they can reduce it for minimum.
I won’t lie I’ve been losing interest in video games and the time needed to invest in them in order to enjoy and engage with them. If this game wasn’t as amazing as it was, I probably would’ve stopped playing video games after this one. I’d like to thank the entire team behind this game for making something so incredible that it quite literally made me want to play video games again
The games is good and I think you hit the nail on the head with it's strong points are the combat, story telling, visuals. I do feel it being to linear is a drawback as you only have to press up on the analog stick to get to most places, couple that with it being way too easy also makes things between the amazing cut scenes sometimes boring. 8/10 personally
Glad it's not some bare bones game at launch like XV was. RPGs like this that are open world rarely work, so I'm good with just sectioned over worlds. One can only imagine how much this game will make in sales though.
The active time lore is really cool and I dont think enough people mention it. Being able to pause a cutscene and learn more about a character and their motives or who they are and where they fit in the greater story is really helpful.
Dont know where you are and how it relates to what you are doing? Pause the cutscene and read about it.
Who is that guy and why do they matter? Read about it.
It keeps exposistional dialogue from being too lengthy or exhausting.
Its solves the problem of "Clive lives here, why is he asking a question about something he should aready know about?"
You dont really need characters, like mimir for example, expositing lore at you. You choose when to engage with the minutae of the world.
Its really great!
It’s crazy how well this system works. I’m so invested in this story
I really like Mimir though. Yeah he's really just with Kratos for exposition but he tells it all through his own personality so it's always entertaining to listen to. He's probably my favorite character from the last two GOW games
@@ThwipThwipBoom let me be clear. I really like mimir too! I was just using him as an example. Mimir is probably the best version of a character whos main purpose is to spew expositional dialogue.
I just like that ff16 doesn't feel the need to constantly explain itself. If you have a question, just pause the game and read about it.
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best.
@@locke2517 I agree. I hope all games with deep lore start doing the same thing as FF 16
I keep forgetting about it! It's so cool.
Cid’s English VO is Lorath’s from D4!! That’s cool
Yeah, that's Ralph Ineson ( it's nice to hear a Yorkshire accent in games)
I’m almost positive he’s in the Witcher 3 as well
His voice is so deep it makes me feel uncomfortable!
Was in GoT too
Oh that’s why it’s sooooo low
The exploration reminds me of XII's, which is my personal favorite. Explorable small zones but not an entire shallow world. Ironically makes the world feel bigger and more mysterious because you only see a fraction of it in detail.
Love final fantasy 12
12 is my baby, I remember countless hours of grinding back in high-school on a ps2 lol
15 definitely failed on that, open world felt so empty and unnecessarily big. So I'll definitely take this over that.
A fellow ff12 lover ❤
I just wished they would bring back gambit system. Especially for ff7r and 16. The side characters stand around. but in 7r once you take over, the enemies track that character so if you're smooth you can switch and combo all day but while your not they need some incentive to move around and attack. 16 I just wish you could preprogram them to do what you want even though you can't switch
@13:57
Yes sir, that demo changed everything for me. So pumped for this game.
Came for the elden ring, stayed for the production quality. Honestly the precision you deliver your facts/information is the best ive seen. The balance of giving enough useful info but not rambling is brilliant. You've set the bar high long may it continue. 👏
If you're into RPGs ARPGs...fextra is like the best channel on youtube
Likewise
mention of customizing allies gear for effectiveness got me to realize they did not have to make these compromises for an action focused game. You can customize ally behavior and gear and still button mash away. They chose to disregard that bit of potential gameplay. Even if you don't have party members you can directly control, you could still manage them.
You can manage torgal in combat
@@dragocrafterr8286what you're talking about is not the same.
You can tell the dog to do 3 things.
He's talking more something like equipping party members. Choosing their combat style. Maybe a gambit system like FF 12.
Stranger of Paradise did it perfectly
Though admittedly I do enjoy the set strategy and healing tactics that Tales of Arise had.
It's good but zero replayability for me.
It's not good though.
@@HankHammer-cp5px Imagine commenting a year later to someone just to be an edgy cunt. Embarrassing.
English VO was done first this time, which is likely why you found Japanese dubs mismatched. Apparently there were even some story beats that were re-written based on performances from the English cast.
Already playing the game! Got through all the demo bits now and got Garuda.
Really love the bosses so far, especially the tower fight with the lady.
There's gotta be like an average of to bosses an hour. 8 hours in I think I've fought like 15.
@@locke2517 yeah dude. Kinda reminds me of FFXIV tbh. 2 packs of mobs, then a boss. Just your average dungeon run haha.
Pretty fun so far ngl
New to this channel, i really like the graphics used at the end to categorize different features and give them all ratings, better than ones like IGN where they just talk, then at the end its like 9/10, then video done. I like this way of reviews more and i cant wait to play ff16 in about 4 hours. in the meantime, i'm going to do a few runs on Risk of Rain 2. Have a good day anyone reading this. ❤❤❤
It is quite thoughtful of the devs to carry the save file from the demo into the main game, so that players do not have to repeat the beginning. But I appreciate the direction and storytelling of it so much, that I have every intention to see it all multiple times, on my way towards the impressive Final Fantasy mode and Plat the game.
This looks like Devil May Cry but with chocobos
Which is exactly why it isn’t Final fantasy for me.
@@riotvaleThen don’t play it or learn to appreciate its strengths instead of going to TH-cam replies to vent
@@riotvalewhy though. The ff games have always changes up the combat.
@@wgaffey TH-cam comments is for opinions that affirms my biases only!
I gotta say I think I disagree with you and agree with digital foundry's choice that the game should be played in quality mode and not performance mode as a ton of cutscenes are locked at 30 fps and their dynamic resolution options in framerate mode has abysmal stability. It's 60fps in battles only (and even then not always) and everywhere else it's borderline 45 fps on average. In their words, it becomes jarring jumping framerares constantly whereas quality is straight locked 30fps 99 percent of the entire game. Other than that nitpick great review as always
Edit: I still find myself wanting to play in framerate mode now tho...hope they stabilize it, would be my preference
The lack of challenge in this game is very disappointing.
Hunts, Chronolith Trials, Arcade Mode, and FF mode on NG+ exist. FF design philosophy has always been to ensure the main quest isn't so difficult that average players can't make it to the end.
I'm glad you mentioned playing it in performance mode. It makes such a big difference to me - especially since my couch is 8 feet away from the TV and I can't really see any improvement on resolution mode unless I'm a few feet from the tv.
You can see those frame drops tho.
@@phant0mdummy lmao
@@phant0mdummyI can tolerate frame drops, more than I can tolerate an overall choppy experience.
Glad to see this getting a good review.
“Keeps the core elements of final fantasy.”
That’s a lie.
Core elements like
playing only character - not having a party
Spamming one button combat - complete with juggles
Magic as an afterthought
Sounds like all the core elements are present. /s
Story based on fighting fate - check. Party members - check (they are there, just because they're not controllable doesn't mean they don't exist). Incredible music - check. Incredible graphics - check. Deep lore - check. Amazing combat system - check. The core FF elements are there.
@@ZephyrFate Meaningful exploration - Nope
Deep item system - Nope
Meaningful RPG mechanics - Nope
Elemental weaknesses - Nope
Deep party system - Nope
Meaningful character stats - Nope
Good sidequests - Nope
Mechanical depth outside of combat - Nope
Content outside of the main story - Nope
Cactaur and Tonberry - Nope
They clearly abandoned a ton of FF DNA. GOW has more exploration and deeper rpg systems than a mainline FF game in 2023. That sucks.
@@riotvale That doesn't sound like a Final Fantasy game.
I hope they return to making final fantasy games with the next one. I mean this is better than 15 but considering 15 was a steamy pile that's a low bar.
Thanks for saying this. What an awful game.
15 was bad but the open world part was pretty good.
It's been a while that I am looking forward playing a new games. FF16 is one of few that gave me that motivation.
Man I just started playing today and couldn't put it down for 8 hours straight.... so amazing so far.
I agree with almost everything, but I just wish the game had some RPG elements. Like interesting gear and some sort of skill progression.
I think they went too far into the character-action genre, as now we're in a world where God of War has deeper progression mechanics than a Final Fantasy game.
It's still a very good game. But overall, I think it's hard to consider it "an upgrade" over the franchise as a whole.
You can spot a smoothbrain by their utterance of something along the lines of "but it's not open world!"
If it ain't broke don't fix it. A game being open world doesn't necessarily make it better.
Gotta put daiblo 4 on the back burner for a bit to play this. Im so excited
Same
meanwhile, eurogamer, polygon, and game informer gave it 6-8 scores because "no black people" lmao
example from eurogamer:
several locations take open inspiration from north Africa and the Middle East, with towns that, for example, riff on Islamic architectural traditions and attire, but are predominantly or exclusively populated by anglophone white people (I hedge, here, simply because I haven't been around and talked to everybody). I find the deletion of people of colour from these spaces more sinister than the racial stereotypes of older Final Fantasies, particularly in a game that wants to talk about overcoming structural injustice and bringing people together.
The cycle of attention, controversy, and traffic; it's more-or-less the only thing keeping shit-stain rags like Eurogamer afloat.
I knew that was the criticism I was going to see from sites like Eurogamer. Really wish devs blacklisted sites like those.
😂😂😂 those sites are absolute trash
It's a valid criticism, BUT... the review staff on those sites are all white. It's performative allyship. If they cared, they'd hire PoC to review games.
I am a huge fan of huge worlds but I really like the small linear open worlds because it feels less empty and more important
they somehow managed to make the smaller worlds feel emptier than ever wtf are you on about. there is literally no discovery
Subbed to this channel back when Elden Ring came out, glad I did so I could watch this great review. Great job talking through the gameplay changes since that was my main concern. I enjoy both action and RPGs, but not a huge fan of them blending together. Even though I miss the old turn-based RPG days (and not a huge fan of the them leaving that style behind), I'll purchase it.
Play Baldur's Gate 3 when it releases in August if you want to play a game that focuses on old turn-based RPG gameplay and story
@thebouldertakesissuewithth4574 thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out
I can’t wait till Squeenix starts making actual JRPGS again. Not these action games masquerading as RPGs
Get used to it. FFX Remake will play like this.
not even action games, more like movie games with action on the side and zero exploration or rpg elements
@@kar12894 Keep crying though
@@Doge10YT stating facts you clueless furry manlet
This is absolutely a jRPG.
All the marketing failed to hook me…until I just tried the demo and WOW. As a person that’s played FF since the NES FF16 has that “specialness”
Once the PS5 exclusive period passes, likely followed by an Epic games store exclusive,, maybe I'll remember the game still exists.
I was on the fence and the demo convinced me to buy. Can’t wait to play. Most excited for a great story.
FF15 as an open world game was a mistake in my experience, it always feels so dead and empty to me, all that traveling around and you barely have anything to do. I'm glad this one is more story driven and focused to the areas that actually matter.
Same here. I loved the character moments in 15 but I'm glad they learned their lesson from the mistakes in the game.
Packed/Linear Experiences > Open World.
Rarely does an open world game hold my attention.
An open world FF game can't imagine...
Then again FF could just go back to being FF instead of desperately chasing after other franchises like DMC.
You are entitled to your opinion but I personally thought 15 was an excellent game albeit the last half of it, is mostly linear.
It was also a mistake because the luminous engine is horrible for making open world games. You want to make an open world, use UE 4 or 5
I can't shake the feeling that if this game did not have the final fantasy logo people wouldn't like it.
I'd wager more people would like it. Most of the criticism is because it's called Final Fantasy. Call it anything else and the disappointed people would be able to enjoy it for what it is because it wouldn't be claiming to be something they believe it isn't.
love the new direction that the FF is going, 8/10 for me after playing the demo only issue is the combat although good in general it is still lacking
I can even compare the combat to capcom's dragons dogma 2012 to be even better
The combat’s pacing is absolutely perfect imo. Starts out really simple so you can get deeply acquainted with every aspect of your move set and gets exponentially more complex the further along you get. Some of the late game powers get pretty complicated, and they make sure to give you enough time to gradually incorporate the new stuff into your rotation so that when you reach NG+ and unlock Final Fantasy mode, you have a chance to kick ass straight out of the gate
I want to keep this game in my ps5 library forever even after the lifecycle of ps5. This is by far the best ff series I ever played. I had played ff 7 remake,ff 9,10,11,13, and 15. But 16 is the best one on my list so far.
Sad that you skipped 12
@@fukunaga-kane typo 12 is the one i played not 11
I just bought Diablo 4 and started using your builds, now I’ve got to find the money for this now 😆
Fextra sounds bored and monotone when reading the copy for reviews lately… don’t forget to take a vacation and not get burnt out! ❤
Cas just sounds like that all the time, there’s no need to make a show of fake agitation.
I really dislike the visuals of this game they seem really blurry they hurt my eyes and I find it hard to see sometimes but the I'm into the story
Performance mode is definitely not up to par by any stretch of the imagination.
No but better than most recent games that have launched that’s for sure I haven’t noticed much issue during combat but walking through towns it does drop frames here and there
"This game will show the power of PS5" member that quote? why did we buy PS5 at this point,
@@deaddroth666 stupid ass comment every 1st party game has been fire since
@@howdoyouevenknow6526 wtf u on about? which games? horizon zero dawn and god of war ragnarok look and run amazingly compared to this blurry frame rate fucked mess, get your eyes checked
@@deaddroth666 Because it does. Quality Mode + the Eikon fights are the pinnacle of PS5 power.
I heard Lorath's voice
I have to delete the game because of the constant frame rate dips even in 30 fps . Waiting for the patch 😢
Just for not perfect Replayability no 10/10 ?
Subscription for your nioh2 stuff. You were my go to for builds man. Can't believe I wasn't subscribed before
I enjoy the game but my main critiques are the combat needs an extra layer like introducing elemental weakness and the lack of how you can build Clive. The only variation to building are the eikon abilities. Along with the enemies are too passive which bring downs the combat.
Maybe this changes in NG+? Enemies being passive I mean
"Back to the roots" lineal games? what FF did you play? the lineal ff games started in ff10. This is more like a Devil May Cry game.
The lack of party system really makes me annoyed with it
I can finally dust off my PS5. I haven’t played it since GOW: Ragnarok.
Just can't get into the new ARPG Final Fantasy. I still play the old turn-based games regularly though.
It’s a sad state of affairs when games “have” to be open world to be interesting. I for one as an adult holding a full time Jone don’t like roaming around a gigantic overworked map littered with filler and BS side lore that doesn’t impact the main game . I don’t like playing a game for 200hrs and doing all of these side quest only to find out that the ending of the game is exactly the same as if you’d only done the mainline . I look forward to story based character driven JARPG’s That move at a pace equivalent to a streaming series
Looks good but I won’t be putting Diablo 4 down any time soon ha. It all looks awesome but the battle system doesn’t look great… I wish they would do another turned based battle system. But once I’m down with Diablo I think I will get it. Thanks for the review!
Love the RPG Reviews here. I just played the PC Demo. The end of the demo was gut wrenching. Definitely preordering.
finished it last night and def a mixed bag kind of game for me ^^
I’ve been loving this Final Fantasy game. This is the first game in a long time that has actually pull me into the story and character and I don’t want to put it down. I don’t have a problem putting a game down to go to sleep or do something I need to but this game I’ve wanted to keep playing just a little long to find out this lore or power or see if I get an answer doing this quest which turns into one more quest one more quest one more. Lol I’ve been playing Diablo 4 still but definitely not as much as I was. I still haven’t beat Diablo campaign and just switched up my build recently which has made my Druid play through easier than it was before.
The story is phenomenal but I hate the mindless button mashing combo gameplay. Was hoping this would at least feel like an action RPG but there is no RPG here, this is just a full-blown action game. Definitely not an upgrade imo but I'm going through it for the story.
not sure if someone said it already or not the reason why English feels better to listen to in this game instead of japanese is because the devs actually recorded this games voices in English first and then recorded the japanese ones they did this because of their inspirations on medieval Europe
"Back to their roots"... Are you playing the same game I am. This game is the most removed from it's roots final fantasy has ever been
Story wise not really 🤷
As usual, excellent review Cas. Ty!
Thanks for the review, I am so hyped, great breakdown as always!
And all it took for this review: replace cas blood with redbull. Amazing. 🤣
This will be my official last review to watch before FFXVI launches in my time zone. Happy FFXVI launch Day!
Ralph Ineson is busy this year, appearing in 2 of the biggest video game releases of 2023
only issue for me is there should be hard mode from start
When am I supposed to play this one when I'm still in the middle of Zelda Totk and just started Diablo IV... -______-
Pre-ordered after playing the demo.
Thank you, my most reliable source of information
It's my understanding that the game was actually natively recorded in English so the lip syncs were set to the english dialogue
Is Cid's voice the same as Lorath? AKA the guy from The VVitch
Yes.
Great review. Also, open world design is so overrated nowadays in my opinion. This game shows and proves that level based design is still a great way to make a game.
I would actually recommend graphics mode for this one as the input response is really good the motion blur is also top-notch and everything just seems fluid when I was playing through the demo never felt off and from what I’ve heard from other reviews, the game isn’t too difficult, and it’s more the spectacle than anything of a battle
I have a 4090 powered pc and playing 30fps is just too jarring
@@williamg7138 every movie you’ve ever seen in the theaters is 24fps, it’s a mentality thing as you eyes adjust quickly, but your preference is the norm and I understand
@@lowsodiumgamer6805 Movies and videogames are totally different on this part. A movie at 24FPS and a game at 24FPS won't feel the same at all.
@@Cowkill some of the best games I’ve ever played. Were locked at 30 because there is just no other option at the time and never stop me from going hard in the combat. Would it be better if every game was a 4K 60 absolutely but some people treat 30 FPS like it says unplayable Mess when it really isn’t. I’ve beaten, nearly every souls game at 30 FPS with terrible frame pacing. I’m just trying to put out there that sometimes the fidelity is worth it but the hive hive mind decided 30 FPS is no good. If it’s a third person story game or open world I often do the quality mode if it’s a first person game then I do frame rate first person or racing game. But I also guess depends on whether you’re gaming on a small monitor or a large TV as the quality goes along way if you’re playing on a large TV but to each his own this is just my two cents on the matter.
@@lowsodiumgamer6805 i gave up on Bloodborne because of how choppy experience it was after playing in 60 for few years, and it was one of the first games i launched on PS5. It was kind of a bummer, because i seriously wanted to play it, then realized i'm actually unable to enjoy it at all. FF XVI feels much more consistent and smoother in 30 with that cinematic post processing though
Now we need a tears of the Kingdom review
That ain’t Cid that’s Lorath Nahr😂
The motion blur is giving me a headache. Anyone else? Or is it just me 😢
Kinda wish we had the option to turn it off I hate motion blur I always immediately turn it off in every game I play
@@howdoyouevenknow6526 Yeah man. Have you noticed it much in ff16? For me it's making the game hard to play and gives me a headache.
@@TylorBennett I don’t notice it much during the combat but navigating around and thru the hideout it is absolutely noticeable and the performance mode is not really 60 fps it’s more around the mid 40s according to digital foundry review that is another factor of why it seems off but still better than most recent games on release I do hope for a patch just to smooth the frame rate out a bit more and maybe an option to turn off motion blur too
Just you being soft yea
Frame rate mode is broken bruh.
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Boring sidequests, fps drops, and rpg elements are sacrificed for hack and slash action.
It's 88 on Metacritic(bellow FF7R Intergrade).
Yoshida is overrated.
@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207yoshida can only copy other games and mix them togheter
@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207crying about side quest.. now you know that is shit box scrub reaching.. 😂
Great review. I'll wait for the PC release to play.
Starting to feel like it's Illegal to talk about many glaring issues FF16 has.
Such a Drama Queen. No one asked you to click on what you hate. 🙄😄
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Which miserable people even Like and upvote comments like these?? 😂
Of course, no game is Perfect / immune from criticism and every video will mention a few flaws but jeez, imagine playing the Hater Hate Victim begging ppl to hate on a game? Aren't there enough trash "FF16 is oVerRaTedD!11" clickbait videos out there? 😄
Idk why no one is talking about this but combat feels a bit disappointing for me it’s flashy and looks good but way too easy and has barely any depth
so does anybody make old style turn based rpgs anymore?
FFXVI is a good linear action game but it's not an RPG.
The thing about this score, is that it's the pricepoint and replayability that drags it down, neither of which actually applies the quality of a first playthrough. If we discount those, the score would be 9.8, which is pretty insane. Super hyped.
We give the scores separated so people can determine what is important. If you dont care about those aspects, then take the scores of the aspects that are relevant to you
$70 is the new normal price for a video game. They were $60 for two decades. Get used to it.
@@jneal713 I remember when they were $50, and no I haven't gotten used to it. I buy my games during sales.
Is everybody shilling?
This demo blew me away with how mediocre it was. I have no clue how everyone is creaming over the 'mature story' and 'gameplay'.
Everything bout this game is a cheap knockoff of some other, better inspiration.
they manage to create an action game with FF spectacle and both "Easy game journalist" mode side by side with "normal" mode without sacrificing one or the other,FFXVI is if u think like
"what if this beautiful FF game is not just turn base? what if my character can just jump doing cool fight,flashy stuff while still having FF experience?" there u go,its FFXVI.
The cons is that the combat can be more than this but its ok since this is the first one they want to go full ARPG,the QTE pause on cutscene is too much sometimes that they can reduce it for minimum.
Lack of open world sometimes is a blessing. Nobody wants a walking simulator
I won’t lie I’ve been losing interest in video games and the time needed to invest in them in order to enjoy and engage with them. If this game wasn’t as amazing as it was, I probably would’ve stopped playing video games after this one. I’d like to thank the entire team behind this game for making something so incredible that it quite literally made me want to play video games again
I will definitely check this out when it comes to PC.
Really good review !
Alright, time to open the wallet
TY Cass
Idk but for me this is the BEST Final Fantasy game to date…💁♂💁♂💁♂
Fine I’ll be the contrarian….
Combat is good, VA is good, everything else is garbage. 6/10 game, and that’s being generous.
Too bad my schedule is booked for Diablo IV. No time for this game right now and hopefully we get some season one news soon. . .
The games is good and I think you hit the nail on the head with it's strong points are the combat, story telling, visuals. I do feel it being to linear is a drawback as you only have to press up on the analog stick to get to most places, couple that with it being way too easy also makes things between the amazing cut scenes sometimes boring. 8/10 personally
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As far as I know, this is the first Final Fantasy game where they prioritized the English dub over all others.
As someone who enjoyed FF15 this game is truly amazing to play! I was lucky to get it a day earlier at Walmart cause of my homie
Technically it is open world, it’s just not a sandbox
cool detail about the voice acting - they lip synced to the english recording, Japanese version is the dubbed version!
Glad it's not some bare bones game at launch like XV was. RPGs like this that are open world rarely work, so I'm good with just sectioned over worlds. One can only imagine how much this game will make in sales though.
I just hope you can explore the open world between places like in 7. Not open world but driving around and looking for hidden areas.
I love this game. Doesn't really have any immediate replay value with it's NG+ but I'll play this one again for the story in a year or so for sure.