Geoff really robbed this game of a goty contention spot over MARIO AND A 2004 REMAKE…

taking into account its a newly formed team from CBU 3 (background being FF12,14, the last remnant, vagrant story) and its their first foray in an action hack and slash rpg, its actually a success and a good starting template for future entries for them to iterate from. The jarring nature of the quests I keep seeing people criticizing about is a side effect of the action hack and slash aspects mixing with the traditional JRPG formula. Really, all the quests here are your standard JRPG quests with talking to people and doing fetch/kill quests. Its weird people are blaming it being MMO quest design just because they worked on 14. People are just so used to Witcher 3 or Western Action/Adventure style RPG quests that they forgot that JRPG quest design has always been like that. Another series that has thrived with this formula has been the Trails JRPG saga and Xenoblade series, but I do understand as a more mainstream franchise they have to appeal to a more wider audience in terms of quest design so they need to step up and be more up to western standards.

I played a year later, too. I feel like the game was better playing thru again. Ending was still meh but I had a LOT more fun experimenting with Eikon combinations n stuff

So I’ve just picked up a copy of this game for real cheap in the bargain bin at my local game store
Aside from playing a little bit of the original original ff 7 This will be my first Final Fantasy game

I’ve heard that this game is a bit different from the previous previous games is there anything else I should know ?

I think the problem with 16 is the developers looked into 15 too much for reference. It seemed like they’re too focused on addressing the criticisms of 15. As a result, 16 doesn’t feel very original. Clive is even too similar to Noctis. For me it’s just another 15- an entry that wasn’t sure if it’s a mainline FF game. Although I love 15 mostly for its gameplay and characters, I think it’s not a very good reference for a mainline FF. It wasn’t even going to be one originally in the first place. They could’ve looked into other FFs as well like 10 and 13. I hope the next FF game would be something more original or something that takes you back to the older classic entries but with its own twists.

We got the best Cid in this game.

That was an amazing video. Thank you for reminding me of how truly wonderful this game is!

I doubt any game for awhile can recapture the experience and magic I had with FFXVI. Epic, Emotional, Adrenaline Fueling, Melodramatic, Beautiful, Sense of Adventure and most of all powerful. It’s not even the most complex and varied game in terms of Design and Mechanics except for the combat but it such a memorable game that’s carried by Masterful performances, Music Composers and Storytellers that’s basically soap opera the video game. Great video! Like to see you do more of these for other games as I always loved critiques especially you’re energy for the games we all love.

On a technical level, Clive is the most polished character I’ve ever controlled in an action game. Animation flow, style, hit boxes, collision, the physics, variety, EVERYTHING works (like unique Garuda pull on bosses, parrying fancy boss moves), animation cancels, sound design, endless combos, graphical prowess while still being grounded, it was just insane.

when people compare it to rebirth having multiple playable characters, I just realize how much this effort went over most players’ heads. I imagine in the future that they will not consider so much polish/effort on one character to be worth it… but that’s a shame.

This video you made truly was beautiful. I can see why it took longer to make than expected, it’s very well crafted, with lots of your great points, arguments and personal feelings being put out in it, as well as having great edits, in a very inspirational way (approve of your soundtrack samples). Like you, I share the same sentinments of FF16, while far from perfect, and good god, is any game truly perfect (maybe some that are near to perfection or some that the highest highs outweigh any potential lowest lows), it’s still a game I would confidently have in my top 3 or top 4 favourite FF games, alongside FFX, FFVI and FFIX. It’s an experience I’ll never forget.

Awesome video, my man! I have similar feelings to the XVI as you do. Well done! Still can’t believe it been a year!

This is an excellent video about the flawed masterpiece that is FFXVI!
This game is in my Top 5 Final Fantasy games and I can’t wait to see what CS3 is cooking next!

I never expected anything from a final fantasy because I’m not interested in a turn based, when I decided to try this game is not only the game that I love the most to this day, Clive really is now my favorite fictional character.
Since I finished it, I have never felt the same experience and level of emotion again.
It is very nice to think how something that you didn’t expect can make you very happy.

Nice video ❤

It’s been a year already!? I wanted to play it. But, with work, school, and family, I didn’t get around to it. I had to prioritize my time towards FF7 Rebirth.

I’m watching this while playing XIV and the que pop sounds keep making switch tabs

I still mourn Final Fantasy versus 13

I still believe Leviathan should’ve been in the base game. And that leaving it out because it would cuz it would diminish Leviathan in XV was an absolutely atrocious thing to do

It’s been an entire year since we got the best version of Cid in the entire franchise