I’m doing this wrong… I always buy the game and then watch these videos…

its an A to B game. this format needed to die on PS1. understandable when you have hardware limitations. but common. it needs to be open. love the open sandbox finalfantasy games and this one does not. so… and the fact no real RPG features. kinda just wants to be a beat-em-up clone and NOT and RPG.

this game kicks stranger in paradise ass so hard lol

Spoilerfree: 👎🏼
Boss fight: 👍🏼

don’t know about the mixted reviews and all but i would definitely finish this game regardless of the hours it takes to beat a boss or booring quests.

YEAH BOY, WHAT UP LITTLE BOY, PISSING IN YOUR PANTS LITTLE BOY!!!!!! YEEEEAAHHHHH

Playing demo and I feel the ffxi vibes

I heard studio 3 and I’m in buying it today

im playing this now and man the game is good but just too much cut scene i just skip them .

i wish they would make a ff8 remake next… for me it was the best one…

trash

Young me would have mixed feelings 40 year old loves this new combat because of how little game time I get

Thats a no from me.

Love the game. Fantastic storytelling and action moments. The music really pushes it to new heights in my experience.

This game feels like an open world devil may cry game had a baby with ff15. I’m not overly impressed. FF used to be about summons, material, magic whatever you wanna call it from whatever your classic favorite is and the massive story. Now it’s about packing as much content and playablity into the game. I miss the turn based rpg style aspect of classic ff games.

at this point this is just selling “FINAL FANTASY” name, they don’t have any indentitiy anymore like how SMT series (including persona), Dragon Quest (mainline game) or even Yakuza game even after yakuza changed their battle to turn based. I don’t feel any ‘fantasy’ feel anymore tbh, if you tell people this is DMC they might believe it. I really miss ff ix where I can feel ‘fantasy’ to the maximum level

I bought it on Steam today. This video is a year old, and I still didn’t watch it until after I bought it 😂

why enemies looks like on AFK and not even fighting

Is it better on KBM or controller?

“He has a dog” 10/10 bought immediately

no longer final fantasy. they killed the soul of the game that what makes it FINAL FANTASY

FF16 just came out on PC 🙏

played the demo, to many cinematics and combat was just ok like normal, so yeah no thanks, maybe on a sale for 20 or 30€.

Why don’t Final Fantasy makers just do what we’re all thinking? Isekai MC or Redo the first few FF games but make it like –^ xvi graphics wize, but with more fulfilling moves instead of just being spectacle.

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Im watching this coz they will release on Steam 4 days from now. I do not have enough money for games but I buy the games that deserve my money. This is a good review and it made me consider to wait for a discount

I’m very interested and will play but that battle system really turns me off. Just not my vibe. I’m playing a RPG. I want to have rpg battle systems

Wow, it looks as boring as FFXV….

It looks like it’s trying to be elden ring

Just got this game for 10 bucks 😃

i played the demo like, an hour ago, while i liked it, i´ll probably wait for a discount, but so far, i like the game

Seems like the first good final fantasy since Tactics. An actual story, struggling main character who aint some pretty boy, and ACTION. I might play it some day. Probably not. Looking forward to that CHAOS game though! Day one buy for me…

This is not FF.

Before you buy – just buy it.
This is one of those games that get slept on, which is sad because it’s a very good game. It’s coming to PC by the way! I’m gonna replay it all over again and with DLC this time

my biggest complain on XV is it’s boring sidequest that is such a slog to complete, as a completionist it is a pretty boring experience
hearing that XVI sidequest is almost a dealbreaker for me but i’ll try for the sake of the story alone when the pc version release

this is a reskinned Ghost of Tsushima

The graphis suck but maybe its just my tv…my setup or something

just found this game for ps5 at wallmart for 14 bucks. checked every other wallmart around me to see if it was the same price and it was 70 bucks at all of them. lol someone messed up.

Combat should go back to how it was in 12

To those first timer who are planning to play this on PC just to summarize it all the game is a mix of Devil May Cry and God of war with Final Fantasy lore.

“Since like, 6” – sure buddy

Looks like PS3 graphics

I really loved this game

Finally watching this video cause the game is coming to PC

Before that I was too salty to watch something about it lol

how is this FF? it looks like a devil may cry clone :S that sux

My first FF game was FF6, and that is still my favourite one by far.
Others I really love are 5,4,7, X. I also spent a good chunk of time in 11 and 14. Hated the 13 series with a massive passion, and did not like 15. But now with the Steam version of 16 right around the corner I think I’ll give this one a shot. Thx for the video, even if it’s a year old now.

This game is overrated as hell, Final Fantasy died after IX, not counting XIV that is actually good.

I’m about 20 hours in. I’ll say the main story is great the rest of it is bland… who’s in charge of Square, they’ve missed the mark forever now. Squares Enix if you see this, put me in charge

I miss turn based Final Fantasy 🙁 I guess I am just old and miss the way they used to be.

I think party system should be permanent. That what make final fantasy game

This doesn’t look like an RPG. It’s an action hack and slash game. ☹

They dumped everything into cutscenes and combat 😂 and said fuck the riding animation on the clive’s bird 😂. RD1 has a better “horse” riding animation. Good lord idk why guys, sorry but it bothers me everytime I see it 😂.

This is not a FF game, bring back ATB you hacks. Nobody wants to play a mediocre action game when they pick up FF.

I wont buy another Final Fantasy game until they go back to the original formula.

Clive quickly worked his way up to being one of my favorite protagonists of all time. He’s the perfect balance between the modern edgy antihero and the softhearted, selfless and optimistic classical fantasy hero. He doesn’t lean too far in either direction. He’s extremely badass, powerful and cool while still being extremely kind, heroic and lovable.

GUTS X DANTE lol

i enjoyed some of the story, the graphics and the epic dominant fights, but everything else is lacking. the combat feels puffed out to extend gameplay, really chonky bosses with massive hp pools you just end up wailing on for 20 mins. pointless sidequests and zero grinding. i didint grind once through the whole game and the only side quests i did was for the chocobo. each boss fight gave me the materials to make the next best weapon making side quests pointless even more.

5 hours in i realized this game was a waste of 70 dollars and i put off finishing it until today cus i couldnt stand just sitting there for 6 hours watching cutscenes while i walk to the next cutscene.

Thinking about getting, gonna be my first final fantasy ever 🙂

What kind of Witcher 3 is this?

Sounds like crap 💩

Does it bring it down much by just having control over only Clive? Havent played since Final Fantasy X love that game, will I like this? I lobe hearing Jake talking about the ups and downs of new games

FF hasn’t been for me since around 12.

I’m looking at this video again as I can pick it up really cheap, but it looks so soulless. QTEs, no companions, bland looking side content… I think I’ll just wait for the inevitable PS+ release. I miss Final Fantasy.

Apologies in advance to Youngfan005 for whining and liking my own comment (even though I’ve not).

Edit: Youngfan005 changed their name to Avowed009 in case anyone doesn’t get my comment.

“Kinda lightning“ proceeds to talk about not spoiling shit my man omfg😭😭😭😭

after watching that dev play im going to buy it.

I have not bought a FF game since FFXII. If anyone doesn’t know the day Final Fantasy died was after FFX when Squaresoft had financial ruin thanks to their movie flop Final Fantasy the Spirits within. They chose to merge with Enix, and SquareEnix was born and they fired most of the origional FF team and we got FF games with hardly any character development and real feelings in the games. I want a game with HEART. Until I see that again, I’ll continue to stay away from FF. Thanks for helping me decide with this video.

15 was my first FF game I loved it. It got me into 14 then I started playing ff7 remake and then I’m starting to play 1-7 on my switch when I have time to go through the games. oh I guess I did actually play FF XIII lighting returns but that was less then 4 hours back in Dec. 2016 so…lets just say I was happy 15 was there cause damn was Lighting bad. Don’t think I playing 15 till like January or something the following year on Xbox but I did buy it again to play on PC :P. can’t wait to get this on PC some time since I don’t own a PS5 and was very close to just buying one just to play this game, but sadly I didn’t

Holy crap I didn’t even know this game came out wtf

Ive played since 7. The original. As some whos beat 7,8,9,10,10 2, 12, 13, 13 2, 15. And all of kh. This game seems aqeaome. Gonna buy soon.

Looks boring tbh

gotta say final fantasy has gotten so corporate. it used to be the artistic vision of a few passionate people, the product of its own creativity. now it is the product of a fucking focus group that prioritizes making money over creative vision. Just look at the soundtracks for the recent entries, emblematic of a watered down sanitized IP

It’s not final fantasy anymore. Trying to appeal to the brain dead masses that can’t wrap their heads around turn based combat 😴

Im 45 hours in and agree with u on all points. But overall for me its the best FF since X

As someone who finished the game, i would say this game has a 10/10 story with 6/10 gameplay. The combat is fun, but there isnt enough variety in the mission design that it kinda becomes a slog after about 30-40 hours (i did all the side quests, so keep that in mind). But overall, i would give it an 8/10 because the story is just that good.

Final Fantasy 9 was my first and will ALWAYS be my favorite. The story is perfect and the turn-based battle is just alot of fun

The adventures of Clive, the errand boy.

The chocobo running animation sucks.
Terrible.

Is the chocobo running on a treadmill?!

I LOVE FF16!!!!

I’m just now watching this despite I bought it yesterday or the day before yesterday
The last one I played was XII from late 2006 on PS2, other than Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth from April 2020 and February 2024
And II or IV in Japan on SNES/SF was my first Final Fantasy I played in 1992

Picked it up on sale yesterday. Even when failing i felt badass. The recovery move is just so cool and im gonna see it a lot

Final Fantasy barley looks like ff anymore sadly lol. Game still seems cool tho

I never played any final fantasy games I’m going to buy this one tomorrow should I do it

The ideal FF game is combining FFXV’s open world idea with FF7 remakes combat system. The best of both worlds.

This game is not an open world!

Do any of you guys find that theres a lot of FF games that you didn’t like, infact would of hated in the past when they first come out. Then years later for some reason you go back to them and they just grow on you. Like they age like wine.🍷

I haven’t played this one yet but I think I would like this one straight away.

My first Final Fantasy game was on Super Nintendo fin fan 3 if i remember correctly awesome game and beautiful when you think of it in the 1990 but wow it was long but the story of each character was worth it in my opinion nostalgic as hell😊

I still have final fantasy XV I own a steam copy and 2 Xbox copy gived one to my other family member but I’m about to play madden nfl24 but I will forsure play this game later on twoday i stop playing video games a few years ago because I got realy bored of it now in 2024 im back at playing video games again but im fully back and no I don’t own the new Xbox Sirius X or the ps5 system im still rockin last gen

Has the worst voice acting of the series lol 😢

That’s a shame…

1% of the gaming community: Watches Before You Buy (then buys game or not)
99.9% of the gaming community: Buys game (Then watches BYB)

Finally on sale. $34.99👍

Say what you like about FF16, but I’ve just finished the Rising Tide DLC on my second play through and I have not encountered one single bug or glitch.
It’s unfortunate that it’s a notable remark these days

I have played them all. Except some
Of the newer ones across too many consoles and I don’t play on PC

Can’t wait to platinum this game along with the others before it

Finished Dragons Dogma 2, now I’m looking for something to scratch that itch. Anyone recommend?

It’s hard to take value from when someone says, “It’s not my favorite.” Which one is your favorite? Based on that, I can more accurately determine if we like the same things. Maybe 8 or 12 is your favorite, and I know we like the same things. Maybe 6, 7, or 10 is your favorite, and I can see your point. Maybe 9 or 13 is your favorite, and I know we don’t agree on what is good, lol.

the game looks very dark but looks fun also

Too many cutscenes… I fall asleep while playing the cutscenes

This will be the first FF game I’ll own

OG American fan so I remember the first one on NES and then II and III on the SNES then the PS1 came around and now we’re on VII? Like when did this happen? It did but you didn’t get to experience it! And then you could. That stills doesn’t change the fact 2 is 4 and 3 is still 6 on original hardware. Can’t wait to play FFXIII Clive Returns!

I bought this game before ff7 rebirth.
But chose to play this after rebirth.
I have to say if anyone has both games.
Play rebirth first since you got alot of things to do in that game.

Once rebirth is done. You will enjoy ff16 afterwords. Since rebirth eats away of everyones time. Ff16 game play pace helps unwind without feeling burned out.

This is not final fantasy bro 😂

I liked the game enough that I would get excited to play it even when I was outside. However, I can’t play for more than 2-3 hours straight. the feeling kind of reminds me of Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2) for some reason.

As long as the dialog and cinematics aren’t as cringy as 13, I’ll play it.

No Biggs, No Wedge. Not interested .

its soooo easy tho

TIP: Turn on Target Follow under System > Camera Settings. Really helps if you’re feeling disoriented during battles.

My first FF was X, but I played it 4 years after it came out. My first exposure to FF was watching my cousin play FFVII. I have played all the mainline games and a few spinoffs since then. 16 is a solid 8/10 for me. The story gripped me throughout, the combat wasn’t my favourite. X will always be my favourite.

Sounds like 15

oh… Ew.

As someone who has played every single major FF game including dissidia series, crystal defenders and even both the MMO. This is probably one of the worst combat systems I have ever seen for my taste. It’s like a combination of FFXV, Type 0, God of war, and dark souls all mixed together.. Except you get a combat system that relies on you just spamming skills that I have never even herd of before. Im happy its kind of open world.. But again its like im not playing an FF game.

I hope other people find this game appealing and I hope they enjoy it. But I dont think I can pick it up unless its like a 90% discount lol.

I always felt like the Final Fantasy series is like the Gundam animes of video games. You can literally start from any point in the series and it wouldn’t matter all that much haha. At least thats what i tell my friends when they ask if where they should start watching Gundam.

I have been having a tough time transitioning I just cant do it. the turn based, class stratergy is part of the FF experience that got me hooked.

“Kind of” lightning?

Another episode of watch while it downloads

Looks fun think I might buy FF16 it will be my first FF game I have ever played

10/10 game.

As a metal gear solid fan I do miss long cutscenes. Now they’re short and sweet and I’m like oh yeah I’m playing.

I always said the FF games from 13 and on were all just Devil May Cry hack and slash combat mechanics, and now it is 100% that… Sad that the active turn based strategy combat and epic story telling that the franchise was famous for has fallen to the wayside in favor of “good graphics” and action combat. Like play Zelda or Elder Scrolls if you want an action RPG, don’t play Final Fantasy. IMO the last good game in the franchise was 12, the last great game was 10. I haven’t played a decent turn based RPG in a decade and every one I see now are just cheap JRPG clones trying their hardest to be like FF 1-6 or Chrono Trigger but falling short. RIP JRPGs, how I miss you.

Already bought it day 1 But I still haven’t played it I am waiting till the ps5pro comes out because I want a locked 60fps

I found that the Performance mode looked better than Quality, the 60 fps was immediately noticeable and the more fluid, it’s such a big difference that it literally looks better than the higher resolution at 30 fps

Can you get rid of all of the pop up numbers and the prompts? Hahaha they make the game feel childish

I have been playing Final Fantasy since I was 7 years old (I was born in 1987) and I must say that this is my favorite game. I have played all the other games in the series, from 1 to 15, as well as most of the side games. The very concept of controlling a character that transforms into a powerful “Summon” is simply amazing and gives me goosebumps. However, I cannot understand why some people say this game is boring. You need to enjoy nature and appreciate the beauty of the world around you.

I’ve never played a final fantasy game… is this a good one to start with?

Okay question is anybody else dealing with the camera just drifting off to the right cuz seriously that is f annoying

Everyone thinks this game had the best Cid. I disagree. The English voice actor was the worst choice possible and it doesn’t match the character at all. Anytime he talks I cringe at his voice.

Okay sorry stupid question but do you need to have followers with me all the time

I really miss noctis

Just bought it alongside rebirth. Big mistake. Bc 16 got me in a chokehold like a mf. And rebirth is too good. Still at the beginning flashback part

You guys need to stop talking bad about these games and saying before you buy crap and don’t play it then if you don’t like it because you ruin everything for everybody so shut up

3:11 tbh this is EXACTLY the type of RPG I’ve been looking for for literally 5+ years

I was gonna buy it…but realized i could just watch a recap and get the same effect.

Pretty accurate review, just beat the game. Started way back on 2/4j, but it was Chronotrigger that hooked me first.

No way, it will be the Favorite Final Fantasy game for anyone !

And if it does, it will only mean that dude wasn’t a real FF fan to begin with.

I was wondering which game I’ll play next between this one, Star Ocean the Divine Force and Dragon Quest XI.

I think I start with the most common turn base RPG which is DQ XI, then I’ll play Star Ocean and end up with the most action oriented FF XVI.

im not gonna lie this is my first final fantasy ever, and im really excited. The story seems pretty compelling and the combat looks dope

Definitely should change the name to “When you buy” 😂

a shameless ripoff, Clyve has moves that are exactly identical to DMC characters

FF16 is really just a game of thrones inspired final fantasy story

Iv been playing nonstop. This is my new fav rpg style. I love how I can play n not worry about grinding or extremely difficult boss battles. I can shut my mind off, grab a few beers n just enjoy gaming like I did as a kid.

This was developed 100% by SE
It’s not the developers of DMC

You said it plays like DMC I’m sold lol

So the fact that ff14 came out 6 months ago and I had no clue.

I had a girlfriend that played Final Fantasy seven and I thought it looked good so one Final Fantasy 10 came out I bought it and beat it but that’s the only one that I really beat. I bought 13 also but lost interest also beat crisis core

It’s fucking boring you don’t play very much

What about the part whare ultima used Ultima

I saw one combat video of this game prior to release and never bought this one, and so glad I did not, SE needs to go back to what made final fantasy games great again, like final fantasy 12 being the last great game they made in the franchise. If I wanted a good action rpg game I would just play Elden ring again, as that game is what a action rpg game should be, not sure wtf ff16 is tbh ….

I maintain that square-enix just hates RPGs. They made 5 classics in a row. 6 – 10. They know how its done right.

Instead, they’ve spent the last 20 years chasing trends:

Mmorpg – ff11, ff14, and ff12 (sorta)
Strategy – revenant wings
Linear action – ff13 & ff16
Open world action – ff15
Rythm game – theatrythm
Battle royal – the first soldier
Movies – spirits within, kingsglaive.

And all manor of crappy mobile phone junk.

It sucks knowing I’ll never get an updated traditional version of a final fantasy game ever agian.

Incredible game. Easily my favourite Final Fantasy to date.

i went into this game thinking it would’ve been open world, and tbh i’m pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed. the set pieces, the combat, the music, the boss battle, the story GWAAAAD DAAAAMN THE STORY BRUH. everything about this game feels like final fantasy, with the addition of it being itself. it’s such a beautiful game too, the graphics are out of this world. i loved and enjoyed final fantasy 7 (ps1 and the remake, hella excited for Rebirth), and i LOVED final fantasy 15. to me, this feels like an extremely darker story of final fantasy with the gameplay of kingdom hearts (i also adore kingdom hearts so much mainly because of the music). i absolutely looove this game so far, im 15 hours in and im hooked. extremely hooked.

Genuinely finding the game so boring, im now finding myself skipping every cutscene because they go way too long with a boring story and no unique characters like wakka or auron, disappointing soundtrack and useless loot that makes playing the game feel more like a chore, no items ingame are relevant and there is more cutscene time then actual gameplay time, im a solid ff fan but i give this a 3/10

7 remake cemented my love for the new combat system cant wait to see whats coming

Played since 4 on the SNES. Definitely worth a buy. It’s like a better game of thrones in the final fantasy world. Love DMC so no complaints about the battle system or progression. It got me out of my gaming funk with an interesting story and dope back stories. I’m cool with it.

I love criss core is it like that 😮

Final Fantasy X is linear gameplay done right. FF11 is auto battle and gets a bit zzz. FF13 is Linear gameplay done wrong with another boring auto battle system. FF15 is different and I respect it for that. FF7 remake, complete garbage waste of my money. Never gonna buy another FF title after than mess.

As long as square doesn’t take turn based out of the dragon quest series, I’m alright with dmc style combat.

I’ve been waiting for legend of the dragoon 2……turns out they made ff16 instead….

Finally got the ps5 and this was the first game I got. I have to say this game never ceases to amaze me. The way they have transitioned it from turn based to action rpg is phenomenal and it honestly in my opinion has the best fighting system of any game I’ve played. I didn’t think they could top 15 but being able to fight as ifrit and the magic skills you can use have put this game on another level. I’ve always loved this game but my only complaint was the turn based system and they have managed to exceed my expectations and made me love the newer games so much more than the older ones!

I love final fantasy but this one was horrible to me way to many cut scenes.. button masher.. story is okay 15 is WAAAY btr

This was my first adventure into Final Fantasy franchise and I thought it was good for me to want to try some of the others.

Hey look the rpg game is no longer an rpg. Can they stop shooting themselves in the foot?

Made it about 10-15 chapters in on PS5 and the framerate is really bad. Even on “performance mode” it feels like an AVERAGE of 30 fps (meaning it gets higher as much as it gets lower), and probably a bit lower in the foresty sections. The game’s really pretty when you’re still, but it’s just hard to watch when there’s movement. FF7 Remake runs great on PS5, so this was really disappointing.

I bought my first final fantasy game ever during the holiday sale on PlayStation 5 i’m gonna finish final fantasy 16 happy new year everyone.🥂😁

Griddy?

Just finished the game and youre right the side quests slowed the main story down. The main story however was amazing!

Had it since release. Still ain’t popped it in yet.

I loved it, but I didn’t really view it as Final Fantasy. It is a pretty good game, a really good anime game, but not a good Final Fantasy tbh.
I think this is a good FF to start with.

So it’s not a final fantasy game….

Had a chance to play for a while, visuals stunning, music is nothing special, can’t really remember any of it, combat is all right but becomes repetitive, good there are some cool big moments that keeps you on the edge of the seat, and Eikon fights feel like awesome Godzilla battles! I couldn’t stand the pacing and the cutscene cringe fest. It’s just too much, whenever I thought – all right, let’s get back to action! Another cutscene starts, but we already had 10minutes of them, it never ends! I started skipping it all together, I really wanted to care but man, they do make it difficult. Same for characters, 16h in, could’t care for anyone, all these cutscenes for nothing :/ And why do they always have to use the goofy English accent, I live in UK, no one speaks like that!

This, along with 13 and its sequels are the worst FF games. Awful. Regret buying it.

Be ready to cry anyone else who buys.

Hello. Thank you for your video. When I hear “Final Fantasy” my mind goes back to my childhood, when my uncle had a NES, and I sat and watched him play a variety of games. Once he came with a new game: Final Fantasy. He said that was the best game he ever played because it was so different. That’s all I know about Final Fantasy: It is just a good memory from a game I didn’t even play. But that’s also why I’m so intrigued abut this game today. I have a PS5, and I don’t know if I should buy it or not. As a “new comer”, do you think it would be a good to buy it? Thank you.

When you just watch gameplay and smile things are not good… I need to buy this game ASAP!!!

I hate to say it, but I stopped caring about the FF series after 13.

No RPG elements. Now that would actually convince me to give it a try. I hate RPG with a passion

5month later, i already finish like 10 times, and this is my review, theres no MP, no true party, its just another devil may cry hack and slash games so, its not a ff games😂😂 but the story and character is soooo dang rich and i love that❤❤

It’s such a tragedy that the drones of planet earth continue to tolerate their best game titles being used on totally unrelated games. Call it some kind of FF spinoff, that’s fine, but don’t label it one of the flagship titles of the franchise when it’s only carrying the torch in title only.

Ffx without companions boring

playing through ff14 shadowbringers right now, the combat in this game and the new omega dlc made me wanna check this game out

So DMC with a FF reskin. Got it.

Bring back turn based combat!

Is this game still causing ps5s to overheat

Bro play Bayonetta and then tell me that this game isn’t turn based. The enemies telegraph their moves to the point where it really does feel turn based, in a good way.

Is it a PS5 exclusive? Also how does the gameplay compare to FFXV. I know people had problems with the story and all that but i put over 200 hours into that game and loved it

Thank you for this. Not only was I confused that the person on the pictures is not Noctis LOL, cause ….. the similarities …. but also: I don’t think I like this game, after seeing this.

It looks gloomy and I really do not like this light show during attacks, where it’s just a hell scape of lights and colours. It’s giving me sensory issues and I’ve always avoided games that do this for anything but maybe big attacks. Not to mention, that I’m always on the side of “bearing with combat” cause I love the exploration, the story, the characters and dialogues and great sceneries.

I’m about half way through and I really enjoy this game. The boss fights (Titan and Bahamut) are freakin AWESOME! The story is interesting and keeps my attention.

This my first time playing FF so far I’m liking it the storie has me hooked so far.

The ending is absolutely garbage. Don’t waste your time. It’s not worth it.

Crazy I cop this last night on a good sale will play for the first time love this review as well can’t wait and now DLC is out as well.

15 was my first final fantasy game but I’ve never been a fan of turn based games for me I’d rather be the one fighting than watching the characters fight but that’s just me I’ve kept up with some of the final fantasy games but got into once 15 came out and you could actually battle yourself instead

They need to reduce cutscenes like 80%

I wish I could play it but I’m one of the lucky few that gets non stop crashes so it’s unplayable for me, guess I’m waiting for ff7 😂

Got this game at full price🤡🤡🤡 can never get the lost time now

Only ff i played was ff xii.
How different is this game?

I didn’t think FF could fall further than FF15. Oh how wrong I was. The story is interesting enough but the combat is trash, and for an exclusive game its very poorly optimized. I miss the real FF, not this Devil May Cry crossover bs.

Maybe make it souls based. Introduce the parry element from sekiro with the clang so it’s not just endless mashing. Use the day/night mode from FF15 but make it much better. Keep the fishing from FF15 too, also the cooking etc maybe with the hunting from RDR2. To cope without a world map like the old games, make several maps which represent each continent on the world map which you can travel between. Maybe divide the map into easy and hard areas like MW3 zombies but which move randomly. And make the maps much bigger, not just 20 metres from the road to the map edge like in FF15.

Worst entry of the series after XIII. So sad in such wasted potential

Best FF game since IX imo. The combat gets a bit repetetive and spamming the same moves constantly but other than that its fantastic. This really is the best ff game in about 20 years

Finally got around to it and I seriously have to say this game is boring af all it is is walking from battle to battle with nothing in between it’s almost like a joke there’s nothing there it’s so repetitive I have zero desire to play anymore of it really and reading threads in Reddit I’m not the only one pretty disappointed I pad money for this tbh

30 hours in here to check if I should buy

For once I’m watching before I buy. Yay me.

If Final Fantasy 14 had this type of action combat, I’d be playing it.
This looks amazing.

Well 6-7 minutes in you completely convinced me not to get this game. Everything you went over is not making this to be the final fantasy game i was looking for. Ill wait for the next FF7 (Rebirth or whatever its called) as i really enjoyed those.

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Been playing since Final Fantasy 10 and only skipped 14. Just got this on sale for $42 cuz when I saw the $70 price tag on release I was like “No way this is worth $70” and I was right. It’s a decent game, but not $70 decent.

Final fantasy 12 stands on top of them all

Why i dont know its beautiful and entertaining

As if they are just working on graphics and the essence is hollow only speed and flashy moves but the thing is a cool simple equipment strategy screen that matters in game not use any item and it would be the same why bother then

Ff15 is a disappointment that i had alot of ups to it

I think ff16 the same maybe a little better

I hope modern games ditches the graphics and work more on the strategy and the game play environment and gameplay

I confess It is a hard industry many consumer diverse tastes

But they should stick to the essence of gaming challenge and strategy like each move and setup makes a difference

Thats why i ador Darksouls series masterpiece

Buying it for the Black Friday deal and had to rewatch this 😂

Why can’t they do a game with the system of ffx like everybody asks them to?

Soooooo The Witcher + Devil May Cry. There’s nothing that really shows this is Final Fantasy – just mediocre hints.. Final Fantasy isn’t Final Fantasy without women. Slowly but surely the summons are becoming obsolete. Remember when we had good shows to watch and real video games? sighs…

Thank you Jesse Eisenberg

Im so happy i only paid 40 for this lmao played for two minutes and im for sure gonna wait the 3 years it will take for that game to run and the 30 fps mode has disgusting frame pacing shoulda been a pc exclusive my 4070ti looking at my ps5 real hard rn

Just bought this on sale….I’m skipping cutscenes as fast as I can…this SOOOOO goddamn boring….the first sidequest is literally “fetch the wood from that guy 20 meters away”….jfc…don’t buy this garbage

never trust gameranx.

It doesnt feel like final fanatsy. Someone else said devil may cry clone and i agree

Thanks I really appreciate this review I think I’ll buy it, its my type of gameplay and the gameplay reminds me of valkyrie elysium

I watch this video series EVERY time I buy a big game (except Nintendo games cause I always feel like I already know what I’m getting with Nintendo)

Thanks for the honesty, appreciate it. Is the game worth it now? Any changes?

FF7 and Crisis Core FF7 were my first FF games. I bought this game yesteday and started playing. I was annoyed in the beginning because it was more of cutscenes than gameplay, but i’ve just passed the tutorial and the intro has me hooked already. I’m looking forward to where the game goes. I just wish the performance was much better.

This is the worst game I’ve played in years. Boring and ZERO customizable aspects. It’s just easy and for some reason there two dudes kissing at one point so not a fan of that either.

so they changed it so much that its not even final fantasy anymore.

This game is 3 star out of 10. Interesting lore n story but the side quest are dull n lifeless. Most of the side quest are full of fetch quest..they are even in the main story. The fighting is fun but gets boring after the first boss fight. Music is repetitive n exploring is non existent. The loot system is -0. No incentive for exploring or competing side quest. Ff 16 makes ff 15 10 out of 10.
The boss cinematic battles are really cool.

To be honest. I’m few hours into the game. And the amount of cutscenes vs actual gameplay is frustrating atm

Hey I got a question, my parents gave me enough cash to buy a game, and I’ve been wanted to try these types of games, but I can’t pick which one I would love to try first, people have told me to get Elden ring, and now I found this video and I love the combat and graphics, can someone help me out?

Does this game have romance in it?

I have not played FF16 yet I’m currently playing Stranger Of Paradise which is in fact my very first FF game ever. FF16 world resembles Dragon’s Dogma.

feels like god of war

Nice review. Loved everything about 16. Is it missing some elements from the usual expectations of ff? Yes. Does it make any less enjoyable..NO. Top 5 goty. Love real time action too

This doesn’t look like open world.

I would pay a lot for an old turn based Final Fantasy game, like FF6, or FF3 in the US. I feel like that was peak FF. I have a hard time getting into these more action based FF games. I feel like there is more strategy involved than these action hack and slash button mashing action FF games. I mean there is still strategy, but i like to take my time picking who to fight, and adding up how many hit points different enemies have left to know how many attacks I have left to defeat a foe.

You can still do that, but when youre attacking like 5 enemies at once, you can barely even read how much damage you are doing over all the slicing and exploding/magic effects while the camera whips around like an epileptic in a microwave.

Maybe if I had never played the originals I would have more respect for these newer games. I just kinda gave up even giving them a try.

I miss final fantasy.

Should I play the 15 or 16 as a first timer?

“So much menus and numbers, none of it really matters” 10:07 like most JRPGs 🤣

Plz make a remake of ff8 and add more GFs and side quest to it 🙏

So basically this is the final fantasy I’ve been waiting on not a rurn based guy i live games like Ninja gaiden DMC and Bayonetta guy fast paced amazing combat guy if a game has amazing combat much else doesnt matter

Love the beginning but the middle felt like a filler… Wish every fight with GIF was like the first the wind woman… But when I fought the titan I didn’t fight the big guy thought it was going to be like a god of war fight scene but instead we fought some random guy 😢😅

I bought a ps5 just for this game

If the combat isn’t even kind of turn-based: I’m gunna pass hard.

Yea, I’m gonna get that once I’m done with Zelda

Already beat the game and thought I’d come watch this now.

So this is ff15-2

I’ve been enjoying it , characters could get cringy with all the sexual shit , but it’s still a good game

The lack of loot or rewards make it feel unrewarding.. 4/10

Can you remove damage numbers??

Omg this game is dragging. The boss fights are over the top and amazing, but everything else is so blah…and you better get use to mashing square all game

I hate the fact the world is not properly connected and have to access areas via menu

Am I the only one that liked 15? 🙁

When he said “Metal Gear Solid 4 fans where you at?” I crossed the game off my wishlist 😂

the graphics are insane, but the attacks are a bit much. There’s so much splashes, glows etc that you can hardly see your target during some serious hack and slash. Yes you have the target frames, but it’s just a bit much

I am wondering if I should purchase this game or Rebirth in 2024…or both.
This will be my first FF game.

FF1 was my first. FF13 was the last FF I finished. I hate them all now.

FF16 was my first of the series and omg my 8 yr old son and I are blown away.

Is this EldenRing but easier?

Why does no one mention 15? Lol

This Game is only for the PS5 Console Final Fantasy XVI 16 Mature Square Enix Game

I’m sorry, I love final fantasy, but the turn based ones…like 7, 8, 9, 10…and 13, the first one…I played even the xv, beautiful game, cut scenes as we know from squarenix, and the old square soft…but they completely miss understood what make this games amazing…turned based make the strategy of the battles, they are the reason why we have to think if I regen now, or can a make one more attack, should I protect, run, make a spell to improve strength for the next attacking player or magic etc etc… the final weapons or celestial weapons were amazing ideas to…to make the game playable, for more time than just the stories line, getting them and more summons, catching monsters, to make special weapons, or special attacks, unique attacks, mini games…it’s almost all lost to this way of doing games…they have just one based purpose…to be playable for the most a main player base… and for that they need to make a shallow game. But they are still beautiful… but they are not the true core, of the legacy of what we know as final fantasy…

People actually bought this???…. Wow just play free to plays 😂

Ok so ff16 sucks hard

Omg this looks so bad :'( an other cheap adventure button smasher fuuuuuuck!

They should send you the game on launch

Dont talk about ff13 and 15 they are not cannon 😂

Let me guess an other button masher adventure boring game

I am very early on after getting this earlier in the week and am enjoying it. My main criticism (aside from the performance at times) is that some of the side characters just seem to lack much depth and the voice acting for some of these characters just seems bland and uninterested.
So far though the story is like a cheesy anime series (to me anyway, which I really like) and the huge battles I have come across so far are awesome. Plus the music in some of the parts of the game lives up to the orchestral music I remember listening to for the first time in FF12.

Good review as always guys

I am not a big fun of ff ,but hearing DmC and the conversation this is. A must play .

man just give me back turn based back.
FF7
FF8
FF9
FF10
FF13

im really not a fan of any of these. I really hope Dragon Quest XII sticks to Dragon Quest XI’s combat system.

I’m loving it so much feel like it’s a mixture of attack on titans and game of thrones combined into Devil may cry gameplay what not to love 😂

This is not a Final Fantasy game. It is an action adventure story game. Its good, but don’t expect Final Fantasy. It is not really an RPG. I disliked this game so much because it was not what I expected, but then I gave it a chance and realized its pretty good, but it’s not Final Fantasy. I am ok with this now and I love it.
It feels like FF14 mashed together with Shadow of Colossus and DMC.

They need to bring back turn base

This is by far one of the best video games that l have ever played and by far one of my favorite Final Fantasy entries me being a Hugh Final Fantasy fan for years and have played a lot of the entries l just love everything about this game from the storyline the epic boss battles the combat system the over the top action and love getting to know in getting invested in the characters and l love the English voice acting in the game and l love the soundtrack and the music too great game great job well done

Final fantasy 10 was my first ff game and my favorite. But ive played every ff game exept 11 and 14 but i was just curious about tje story line being better then 15 at least. I thought ff 13 was a good odea of a story ot was just short but 15 sucked

the demo is so fun <3 the combat!

Final Fantasy: Game of Thrones edition

Every single FF game is a whole new game and a whole new story though. I love this, reminds me of FFXV with a whole twist and I love it! I enjoy my FFXIV gaming as well.

also he has a dog

CBU3 has a serious lack of ambition!! In one interview Battle Director Ryota Suzuki said they dumbed down the game to make it more accessible, not only did this affect how the battle system was shifted from a party to a solo JRPG with AI companions, but the story itself would also be affected – and this is not a good thing! How they arrived at this decision, has yet to be revealed.

They really fucked up the rpg part

Liking it so far.. just killed the goblins and morbol

I’ve never liked turn-based combat and didn’t play any final fantasy game cause of it. This will probably be the first final fantasy game I play

I really love it. It’s pretty refreshing to play a more old school game after the “Witcher 3 generation”. Sure, the weapon part is underwhelming and I would preferred it more DMC5 like, but otherwise you’re just buying a pretty straightforward game. It’s pretty much GoW ft. DMC fr. FF with something stable in the middle ground.

And I thought the metal gear series had a lot of cutscenes

I agree that the some fights are too long and most side quests are skippable. But the presentation and worldbuilding is incredible.
So still an amazing game.

Personally I’m looking forward to FF9 remake, but I’d still definitely recommend buying FF16.

I’ve watched a tone of your videos to get an idea of what your approach is with your videos…. This is not a hate comment I just feel like you’re purposely hating on popular games for views. Not every game has to meet your needs and expectations. What matters is did you enjoy the game

Man, I really don’t like those new action-based JRPGs…

I’ve always wanted to buy one but never did should I get this one looks fun!

Was not expecting to hear my name

Wtf was wrong with that mount?😭😂 looks like it should’ve been going faster😂😂

I’m thinking of getting this game, I’m looking for a game as good or better, than God of War Ragnarok. I think God of War, 2018 & Ragnarok was a DOPE ASS GAME. I looking fir a game like that (now that I beat G.O.W). Would you say this is a good game coming from G.O.W?

the combat system of ff15, considering how it utilizes “finesse”, where you can do different moves depending on where to point the analog stick while doing a combo is great. Too much graphics and cinematics focused game, the Eiyon battle is basic, I like and respect final fantasy games for their different stuff, but this could’ve been a better game if it has more dragon age like features minus the dialogue heavy gameplay of it… xenoblade 1 (except the noisy dialogues every single battle) did a great job of doing a somewhat action oriented rpg game. No wonder the maker of that game severed ties with square back in the day.

Writing this fast so the structuring of my sentences could have been better… The only thing I enjoyed were the action packed cinematics, characters, overall visual design, personally the serious and dark tones were fine, a bit mixed feelings to see game of thrones type of deal here, but that’s fine too. Other than that FFXVI was mercilessly stripped from its core. 
As a FF veteran, I truly don’t mind the changes they’ve made throughout each installment, I also couldn’t care any less about an open-world feature, but this was just not the right direction at all; got away from white and elemental magic and it’s true purpose, also no enfeeblements, not any single minigame, no meaningful side quests, no chocobo progression and development, practically no Mugs, no robust bestiary, no exploring rewards, awful weapon crafting system, lots of meaningless equipment, meaningless menu screens, no party system, mediocre limit breaks, no Tonberries, lots of desert and never saw “A Thousand Needles” anywhere. You can make changes, yes but you don’t touch the lore, man!!! In exchange to all of this we get a part-time hero and a part-time errand boy. At some point, you’re turning into a massive Eikon, fuse with another to kick ass in an intergalactic bad-ass setting… two minutes later… “Clive, go fetch me that, then take this over there and then come back for 5 gil. all of that after you’re done waiting tables” over and over again, rinse and repeat. 
Also, can’t visit these big great cities other than a couple, only in the form of a linear dungeon, again, very nice structures that you can only see from afar. 
I have tons to say about the combat system, I’ll just say… I don’t mind going to a completely action driven dynamic but, can we get it right? lots of action games with great battle systems we could have just copied from and these guys had to reinvent the wheel only to screw it up, battle are ALL the same, way too repetitive, no true strategy for each enemy whatsoever, just all the same…. definitely not a button smasher but, my god was it boring; makes me apreciate FFXV more.

FF 2, 3, 7 we the best! I remember playing them in 90’s.

Games great! But damn the side quest are lame and uninteresting. Little or no addition to the main story (I understand they are SIDE QUESTS) but they could of forced themselves to make them les bland and unmemorable. Skipping the dialogue to get the rewards is the way to go. And they could of avoided stupid fetch quest. Get three rocks, make a dagger, no link to the main story, poor reward. NEXT. Also the menu to hand over quest items…..VERY pointless and annoying. Other then that the main story is great and captivating and the combat, though repetitive, is fun. 8/10

I ended the game with over a million Gil and I’m wondering why?

This game sucks. I refuse to not beat it. Bc it was expensive

I just started final fantasy 15 And im loving it (im new player to the final fantasy franchise) And when ill get ps5 ill definitely buy 16

I only just realised after some research that you don’t have to have played the other games to enjoy the new ones… I don’t think naming them sequentially helped that aspect of it with consumers… Y’know?

Bought the PS5 bundle and I absolutely love it. Reminds me a bit of DMC 5. Story is great and I love the combat.

You should call this show “while you’re waiting for the game to download” instead of before you buy 😂😂😂

Anyone who thinks all the side quests (or even the majority of them) are just fetch quests, didn’t do all the side quests. There are a ton of really good and important ones. Actually some of the more powerful character moments occur in side quests. I love this game, I am close to obsessed with it. Theodore though, OMG!!!

I lost interest in FF after 10 because they ditched turn based combat. Years later after loving souls like games I tried FFSOP. It was really good and just enough and to keep me interested but also the combat was just east enough to be considered “turn based” compared to like Nioh or other much more difficult games.

It’s. So. Boring.
I wanted to love it. I tried hard to love it. But between terribly upsetting graphics, dull story, and uninspired, repetitive, painfully easy and spoon-fed ‘combat,’ I just can’t get into it. What a waste of money.

Been a huge FF fan since the original. I found 15 to be awful, and this looks like a more polished version of 15, which makes me think it will not be my cup of tea. I’ve always been a huge fan of the turn based model (with and without the ATB) and it hurt my soul to watch the FF series abandon its ways. I’m now relegated to smaller titles like the Bravely series which, don’t get me wrong, are incredibly fun, but are not Final Fantasy titles in spirit. All in all, I think this and future FF titles will be a hard pass for me. Thank you for the unbiased video, it did help me a lot!

Combat looks so bad and boring

Final Fantasy 15 is still my favorite edition

I just bought the game and I love the ost. Especially the guitar ones. Quite soothing. Like the bannered mare from skyrim

not gonna bother with this shitty action game ~ dont get me wrong the story is good, but the gameplay is too repetitive. theres a lot more better action game out there that feels a lot more better than this shit. guess its time to stop playing FF.

I just finished beating FFXVI and I have to say there are MASSIVE plot holes throughout the story and it’s such a damn shame because most main line Final Fantasy titles have really good cleanups during different dips in the story, even in FFVIII. But in FFXVI, as I progressed throughout the game’s story and side quests, I kept getting the feeling that there were elements that were missing because I saw the potential of a good plot line and it just did NOT HIT when it was supposed to deliver! I get that art takes time to make a masterpiece, but god did this game miss its mark on quite a few aspects. 6.5/10 – DT

Don’t buy this crap. Has nothing of Final Fantasy. Combat is just a smashing button festival, there is no challenge, no gear progression. Eikons bosses are just ”Michael Bay Fights” a lot of flash and explosion and nothing more. What a disapointment.

ff games usually come with x2, x4 (etc) speed once they get ported. why dont they just make everything (including mc) less spongy from the start. it could turn out like soulslike, but eh.

Most of the side quests I have done have been a great means to both flesh out the world and help me feel more connected to the other npcs. I have enjoyed the side quests in this game more than I thought I would.

The job system combined with this combat system would be great I think!

I feel like there was RPG life before New Vegas, and life after.

just say you hate it. its clear you dont like it…go and play ff7, which sucks btw, and stay in your nostalgic buble. ff16 is amazing one of the best games i played this year. only one that beats it is baldurs gate 3 and thats because i am a dungeon master and play dnd. the most important thing is the story, the rest is just there. life is strange is one of my favourite games and you didnt have any combat in it, just exploration. just say you hate it and move on.

So… I’m going to check if there are any good indie turn-based RPGs. I’m tired of this company desecrating the name of this series.

Clives armour should be changeable, another necklace slot, ultima as a subclass, more weapons. Waiting that far through a second playthrough to get the Ultima Sword was upsetting. They throttle the adds with your power increase on new game plus so do you ever feel powerfull? upgrades on gear you already have reforged doesn’t warrant a second playthrough for me. Game was beautifully done, but I am missing hidden boss battles, a dungeon not part of the story, somthing scary difficult that makes me want to grind to reach level 100. This is where some of the FF original games shine. I finished the game with all side quests and bounties complete.

No chaos? 🙁

I had no idea this game came out until now. It looks fuckin terrible

I started playing final fantasy 8, then 7 and been playing since, currently on ff 14 and 7 remake!

I’ve enjoyed this game but I’m 20hrs in and feeling SUPER fatigued…it’s all true the story beats of the game are fun and exhilarating when it’s happening but all the content inbetween just has me feeling fatigued and bored. It honestly feels like filler content, I wouldn’t mind if they made the game a WHOLE LOT shorter to something similar to GOW Ragnarok…I think that would be the sweet spot tbh.

Game s dog shit

Kingdom hearts 1 got me into it but the first actual title I played was X

Another FF and yet another time I will go back to last true one – FFX.

This game has to be on my top 10 this year number one for the best graphic game so far lots of games to come in October. October is a big month for PlayStation

Final fantasy doesnt feel like final fantasy anymore. I hate this direction theyre going. Seriously. This game just feels like a generic action rpg with final fantasy cameos in it. Ugh so sad. Final fantasy is becoming the new assassins creed and its killing the franchise

game of the year argue wit my balls if u disagree

A lot of bots here….. it’s just a $hitty version of ff15

I really don’t get why square doesn’t release a traditional FF game anymore

I was disappointed, it felt nothing like any FF and it just didn’t do it for me…

Have been a fan of FF since the beginning I have seen how it evolved over the years and I have to say I never thought It would evolve into what it is today. I just bought ff16 and downloading it now to my ps5 I hope it will not disappoint.

FfX was my first on PlayStation 2. First game I remember staying on until the sun came up.

Cid is the best here

GOTY contender for sure 👍

Can somebody give me a list of ff games that aren’t turn-based

I’ve lost interest in the FF series after FF9. This new FF game looks like a typical MMO games on mobile phones.

THE FINAL FANTASY FRANCHISE HAS BEEN SAVED!

My Favourite thing this summer is FFXVI, i’m had a blast at the Highs and felt bored at the Lows, what is going on in this game 🤔
BUT i feel the need to say this : i understand the importance of the”Lows”, if you look at it in context of the game as a whole, after the shift in Clive motive from revenge to atonement you need to show it “talk the talk…walk the walk”, and with Clive taking Cid name after the 5 years time skip, it’s more important to show Clive in role of the new Cid even if it boring…
as for the ending i’m crying non stop did he make it or not, poor Jill 😭😭😭
what an emotional rollercoaster this game 🎢 , once in a lifetime game there will not be other games like this one ☠☠☠

Need to call this game “hand outs” by clive… same scene him giving items to npcs…

“Also he has a dog”
Me:shut up and take my money

If your struggling to sleep then yea get this game. Holy crap I’m 42hrs in and it’s hard work it’s sooo boring. Everytime I get another side quest marker I feel like quitting. The combat is just button mashing fireworks. The voice acting sound like they CBa as much as I can’t. The story is just crap and goes no where. The characters are forgettable and make no impact what so ever. It doesn’t even look that nice to look at. Can’t wait to finish it sell and never touch again

It’s my first final fantasy and I love it but yeah when it slows down it does feel slower than most slow parts in games but I still love it

Too many cut scenes. Main character is lame.

The FPS in this game sucks and the graphics and textures aren’t even that good.

How does ff7 remake look better and run smoother at a stable 60 fps while this junk runs at 30 and performance mode 30-60.

I just finished it and now watching reviews. I reviewed it on my channel as well and agree with a lot of what you said. Good take!

Maybe it’s just me, but the aesthetic of this looks so boring and grey. I love FF, but I have no motivation to pick it up.

Ive enjoyed this game more than Tears of the Kingdom.
I MIGHT like it nore than God of War Ragnorak…

As someone who plays ff for the story, I can confidently say that this is my favorite one so far. I’m only at the second mothercrystal, as I work a lot and my gf loves to watch me play because she’s also invested, so I usually wait until we both have time. It’s almost like watching a new episode of our favorite show every day and being able to experience the DMC combat system all at once.
Ps: THE SOUNDTRACK 😗🤌

Damn Imma pass on this one just off the fact the gear system is 🗑️.. that’s why I liked 15 so much the weapons and gear were INSANE!

This is the first FF game to be rated M too🙌🏽

I’ve always wanted to play a final fantasy game but I’ve never played one I think. This one would be my first but I also don’t have a console rn haha!!!

I cant wrap my head around this game. It all looks like a blurr. All the audio is a blue, everything on the screen is a blurr, the story is a blurr, its like that pop music song that everyone plays on the radio but you have no idea what the lyrics are saying because its all just blended together into a nonsensical blurr.

Game is trash

I wish this was on PC already lol. Ugh. It looks pretty sick.