Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide Review - The Final Verdict
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 เม.ย. 2024
- The Rising Tide, the final paid DLC for Final Fantasy 16, is finally here. After Echoes of the Fallen offered a dungeon romp and a few fun enemies, the development team looks to end things on a high note.
After Clive and his friends receive word of Leviathan's Dominant, they venture to a new region, Mysidia, alongside Shula, a new character. Throughout their journey, they learn more about her people, the truth behind the aquatic Eikon and much more in a compelling narrative. You also have new Eikonic abilities, fun (and challenging) bosses and an incredible Eikon battle.
Though it still lacks in dungeon and side quest design, The Rising Tide is an excellent end to the action RPG's run, delivering on its presentation and combat while packing enough goodies - like the endgame Kairos Gate - to keep hardcore fans hooked. - เกม
*I put over 10 hours in this DLC, it is simply GODLY.*
- Amazing new location, very final fantasy. It must not be a coincidence that CBU3 also designed a similar location for their 2024 DLC for FF14 (Dawnstrail).
- Absolutely Godly music by Soken in every location. The Leviathan theme, divided in 4 phases, is simply the best eikonic theme in the game.
- CHALLENGING DIFFICULTY ESP ON FF MODE. LEVIATHAN ON FF MODE GAVE ME A HARD TIME AND I AM A SOULS VETERAN. EVERY BOSS IN THIS GAME HAS TONS OF MOVES AND MOVES FAST.
- NEW ENEMIES LIKE TONBERRIES AND TEMPLE COEURLS.
- *Leviathan storyline is very poignant and the perfect last Eikon for Clive to beat*
- LEVIATHAN EIKON MOVES ARE FUN AF, IT TURNS THE GAME INTO A FAST PACED LONG RANGE SHOOTER, AND THE DLC ENEMIES ARE MADE TO BE DEALT WITH HIM.
Overall a 10/10 DLC that I enjoyed thoroughly like the last short DLC. WHOEVER DESIGNED THESE DLCS NEEDS TO BE GIVEN A RAISE. THEY UNDERSTAND GAMEPLAY.
Go to the stone in The Hideaway for one last surprise.
@@LordAxiom- Yes I have yet to do that, Ultima said something about this lol, I'm going to do it now.
@@Bahamut3525 How did the surprise affect your final score?
@@apocalypse9199 I really like the fact that you get Ultima eikon, and the Kairos gate endgame is fun. Though I'm not sure I'll manage to get to level 20. For me, the DLC was already a 10 just for leviathan alone, and Kairos gate is just a fun bonus but more optional than anything. I think its intended more for the DMC hardcore gamers.
Rebirth was amazing. But I really really like XVI too….the lore and world, character, music 🎉❤
The witch was literally Jill's lookalike. I would have loved to see her backstory integrated more richly into The Rising Tide.
For me its a 9/10 DLC, it gave me everything I hoped for and the final surprise at the end after beating it was insane.
There's not much to discover in the dungeons as usual, but some of the chests in mysidia itself has the new feat upgrading accessories that are pretty good and significantly changes gameplay. Wish the base game's accessories are more like the ones in the two DLCs instead of just higher damage or less cooldown, but it is what it is.
New gameplay additions in this DLC are just excellent
Beating Leviathan on FF mode never felt so good.
Sure it took two hours and I got kills a bunch times by Tsunami.
But then I GOT GOOD.
And wouldn’t it be weird if spoiler turns out to be Yu Yevon…..
Finished it yesterday. This game has the best boss fights in the history of Gaming. The tech is cutting edge, the game engine is God tier. Gonna delete the save file just to fight Leviathan again😂
Its actually a modified engine of FFXV(Luminous) from what I read.
Does the level cap in the base game increase in the DLC?
Yes, 5 levels for each DLC so the new max is 110 from base game's 100.
I love it so far. And I sincerely hope we’ll get another game set in Valisthea…
Time Keeper was TOUGH!! And Leviathan was an EPIC 30-40 minute battle and truly satisfying after completing each of its 4 phases!! INCREDIBLE WAY to close Clive's journey 👏 10/10
Any one knows if I can take the new DLC powers into a new game plus? Especially Final Fantasy mode?
Yeah you can
@@shepardN717 Nice, thanks!
I think if you complete Echoes of the Fallen, you get a side-quest at the end of The Rising Tides that not only ties both DLCs together but also gives to them a nice epilogue.
I would have been completely satisfied if the devs just added the leviathan attack like the other eikons during the final fight, but I can also understand why Ultima would not even use leviathans power because he thought that eikon was tainted and unworthy.
Plot hole: Seeing as Leviathan was absorbed by Clive, shouldn't that have meant that the vessel i.e. Mythos was complete, thus meaning that Clive survived the final battle with Ultima?
It could be. However I understood the ending a bit differently. What I understood was that Clive using Ultima's power at the end was just too much magic for him. Remember that Ultima tried to get a hold of Clive back when Cid was alive, and Clive only had 2 eikon powers. So I am not entirely sure if getting Leviathan would have changed anything tbh
I love the dlc but god almighty leviathan one cheap move tsunami is such a pain that it basically drove me crazy but that’s just my opinion.
I wouldn't call an actually challenging dps check a cheap move. I wish Omega's was that hard tbf. His reality deleting move is so easily defeated I didn't even get close to triggering it. I like I had to try several times to beat Levi's Tsunami. Espacially since it's the last one.
@@imbrifer36 I can understand that
I wish they make ff16 sequel 2nd expansion
Clive and 2 the others still alive after a fight with ultima
Final Fantasy 16 Reborn ❤❤
Yoshi P did say that there may not be a sequel "in a world without magic" and that's fine not every mainline FF game needs to have a Part 2. Looking forward to whatever they cook up next!
Loved the DLC! Finished all the side quest and the fight with Leviathan was tough in FF mode but its what i wanted in a boss fight. Great game!
absolutely loved this DLC
Leviathan's 2nd AOE attack isnt a damage check, you have to jump in the air and dash out of it.
Mannn, I hope they add more DLC.. sad this seems to be the last.
If the fans want more they might. I think one of the devs or localization Koji Fox I think was interviewed about Dlc and he made an interesting remark...I still want a Dlc with a playable Jill.
Is there new weapons or armor
Both
It sucks that there will be no more content for this game after this dlc because the team disbanded.
they did?
@TheBLT883 yeah. They disbanded last year except for the dlc team. It sucks. This game had the potential to be great
@@bluestripe5682it is great and it is complete
Well yeah, it's specifically the team for this game. CBU3 itself is still going as strong as ever with FF14 and Dawntrail. I imagine they'll want to take some time beefing up content for that before trying to start up a parallel project again.
@TheBLT883 the team is apparently going to be rejoining for a Yoshi P directed game that is to be lighter in tone. That's about all anyone knows since the majority of the devs (including Yoshi P) are working on the ff14 expansion right now.
Just 100% completed it and it was a great send-off for this game. Kinda sad this is it for 16 i would've loved to see some more Eikon fights against Alexander or Diabolos.
I just sold my PS5 for 360. I’ll get this game when the pro comes out to play it at smooth 60fps
Good for you. I own both.
@@raf686 how did you got a PS5 pro?
If you knew how to comprehend you would know that I own a ps5 and 360. You said you sold your ps5 for a 360. Comprehension bruh. I own both.
@@raf686 if you can comprehend then you should’ve known that I sold my PS5 for 360, not an Xbox 360 bruh 🤣 i would’ve say I trade if that’s the case 🤦🏻
But no new ending :c
I was disappointed that this didn’t alter the ending at all. Especially the part when you are battling Ultima and each using the Eikons I was expecting Leviathan to come out of no where and clock Ultma if anything but nope, same old ending. What a missed opportunity….
Here's a suggestion to fully enjoy this game: avoid doing multiple quests at the same time, as it may lead to missing important details.
I just want this on PC honestly. Call me a snob if you must, but I don't have the money for this AND a ps5
Just in case they gave it a 8
i LOVED my time with the rising tide, BUT. and its a big but, i didnt like how they handled leviathan story, it felt abit rushed, the other eikons we had a great introduction to and we saw them through alot of moments before we got to fight them, here the leviathan just... spawns after ''things happens'' and it didnt feel like you were building any hate/love relationship , like with kubka, or benedict, or even dion, every eikon had theyre time to shine, here leviathan didnt really, other than that, the boss fighr was amazing, the music was phenomonal and the fight weres were hard as heck
I mean it's kinda hard to "hate" them when Leviathan's Dominant was ultimately a victim of circumstance due others abusing their potential. So it's understandable that it is different from past Dominant bosses. Leviathan itself was just trying to do what it thought best out of an already terrible situation that spiralled out of control. Even it was an overreaction.
But Leviathan is just a baby :(
An invincibility mode where you have all powers and abilities would be wonderful. not dying all the time would be perfect for us older players who want to experience the story.
They do have the ring accessories once you put then on the chance of you dying is almost 0 since the game will doge by it self and do combos
They have accessories for options to make it easier on dodging and combos. Basically does it all for you 😂
I love ff16 so badly
Ff16 was absolutely epic the boss fights can only be compared to god of war 3 and the power fantasy of all the different very powerful spells and power's you could attain where the coolest in any game I've played and it's rated M so it has way more violence and swearing and adult themes than any other FF game it has a very serious and adult tone to the story and the story itself was epic....FF16 is way better than rebirth like way way better.
@thatguyfawkes2328 But some adult theme got censored or altered due to the "consulting team" working with Square Enix.
@@kendonl.taylor5111 Any censorship is a shame when applied to art unless it's diddler stuff but other than that yeah censorship stains the overall art.
Weirdly Japan heavily censored the Deadspace remake but didn't censor for the resident evil series.
Do you know what got censored in FF16?
@@thatguyfawkes2328I don't believe anything got censored in 16 or Rebirth. The only thing was Square Enix forced the devs to make the game more accessible in combat and difficulty.
@@kendonl.taylor5111censorship? i think they went away with it for FF16 and some juggles on FF7 Rebirth. Go PLAY the game and don't believe some permavirg on the net who tells you they "nerfed" Tifa's boobs even though that never happened.
Game DEVS!!! Pleaseeee id prefer a few long quality side quest over a 1000 tedious nonsense.
11/10 dlc gameplay
-0/10 dlc story (especially when they lied about jill will finally have more screenaction and also rip joshua as well)
I was sick of this game before I finished it and I'm just going to watch reviews of DLC and never touch it again.
I am just done with square enix at this point. I am an Atlus person now.
Half the price of the main game with 1/6th the content. Doesn't sound worth it to me.
Is there any point playing this after I completed the game? It would be weird to play this because Clive dies in the main story as it is?
@Joe-no7gs my pleasure 👍
No worries. It is an open ended game. We dont know . @Joe-no7gs
Clive didn't die..he is the one telling the story
@Joe-no7gsdefinitely worth playing man. Story and characters are very well written and it was probably the only game that actually got me to tear up.
@Joe-no7gsplay it, it's one of the best Final Fantasy ever made and it's an absolute top tier action game with a crazy good story and characters.
FFXVI should be a must play for every player.
Second 😮
I enjoyed 16 but the more you play it the more tedious it becomes.
DLC has great music and setting, kairos gate and ultima stuff is neat, and the rough story plot is interesting. However, the delivery of said plot is always lacklustre, plus the majority of the content here are more cookie cutter sidequests with the same uninspired dialogue as seen within the base game.
The writing of FF games has fallen through the floor since X
Wait for a sell
Kinda crazy when this game has EASILY the best writing in the IP alongside Tactics.
Characters, worlds and the story were never this good in a FF mainline game since VI.
Heck, we just got Rebirth which is the prime example of horseshit writing, horseshit characters and horseshit story but I guess some FF fans either have their cringe shitty ass moments that doesn't make any sense or they're not happy.
@@patrickbetar2943 please give me a scenario that was well written, in your opinion. Im not talking about the grand plot, im talking about moment to moment gameplay which you experience between the major storybeats. Its terribly bland after Titan and doesnt pick up again until Origin.
@@patrickbetar2943Comparing the writing in 16 to Tactics should be illegal. This game wishes lol
@@loto7197I would agree on the plot and story being a let down (they promised a new and dark tale and we got the power of friendship aiding to kill god... again). But, genuinely, if you want a game with great character writing I would play the ff7 Re trilogy right now. The characters in there are superb, as for the story it's unique and definitely has meat to it but before the last part comes out it's difficult to tell whether the pay off will be worth it.
Can't you review people ever review anything without spoiling every single encounter location and plot point that happens throughout the game? Some of us don't need to know every detail before playing it ourselves. Come up with something else to talk about in the review for God's sake.
Well I watched other video reviews that didn’t spoil much, if you’d like I can point you to them :)
@@LoneWolfLive thanks for the offer bud but I'm good. I was already gonna buy the dlc I just wanted to hear some impressions without them giving it all away.
To short wait for the sale only 2 hours long
I will not be buying this add-on. constantly dying is a major reason for quitting a game.
😂😂😂
How? Unless you were playing on FF mode you can just boot the dlc on your OG save. Plus the timely accessories are literally there to prevent you dying. This combat system was literally designed for first time gamers in mind and thus is notoriously easy. Sure the DLC is harder than the base game, but it's not fromsoft hard.
FF16 was even better than rebirth
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@@dwightadams9815😂
Good one 😂
😂😂 lucky for them, the profits fall under the same umbrella
That performance mode is dog poo though,you can’t call it a 60 fps game.
FF 16 was such a mediocre game, fantastic visuals and a great story but the gameplay was so bland, repetitive battles with no depth, almost zero exploration in pretty but dead world.
I think I'll wait until FF17 and hope they return the greatness of the snes/ps1 era.
Square Enix will never meet sales expectations as usual😂😂
As a PC/Ps5 owner, I don't care about this game.
Then why are you here exactly? Oh yeah you care enough.
Yet here you are caring enough to comment?
Lol. Attention seeking chump.
I agree with these replies, you wouldn't comment if you don't care about this game :/
@@Aerosplinter I mean I usually just keep scrolling lol.
"It can get a little ridiculous" - suck less lmao.
Rebirth is better, metacritic critic and user reviews scores prove that, any differing opinion is delusional denial
I think Rebirth has the better exploration, but for boss fights FFXVI was more epic in my opinion and I love both games and both their OST were awesome!
Not going to spend another Money for this boring game…