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Final Fantasy XV Review - Road Trip Simulator - TechRaptor

TechRaptor writes, "The long wait for Final Fantasy XV is over but was it worth it? It's fun but you may be disappointed with the final results."

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Chaosdreams2834d ago

Have to admit. This is a well written piece that explains the score properly.

"FFXV felt more like the movie adaptation of that novel; hints of the emotional arcs and amazing world building were there but never fully realized, leaving players with fast-paced action between the important plot points."

Well said.

Personally, I'd give the game a higher score, but how we rate something is always different. For a great game, the story sure feels incomplete (in how its told, because the story is there, hidden behind future patches and dlc).

343_Guilty_Spark2834d ago

It's a 7.5 at best. The game has too many issues related to story, characterization, combat, open world environment, etc etc to be considered a 9-9.5 type game.

Chaosdreams2834d ago

I was thinking that actually. 7.5 at best for its current form. (7.7 in my mind lol)

If the story was delivered better, I'd say it would then entire the 8-9.5 realm.

Sharingan_no_Kakashi2834d ago

I think it's an 8. All your points are valid though. I did enjoy the characters and there bromance. And the world has lots of lore. The combat is great. The visuals are beautiful. I like the exploration. I enjoyed the dungeons and the various mini bosses scattered around.

However, there are way too many hunts and side quests. 300 plus total. And most have nothing to do with the insultingly thin story. The main story can be done in 15 hours which is insultingly short for an rpg.

But the ultimate test of a game is whether you enjoy playing it. And that is a definite yes. Almost 70 hours in and just on chapter 8. So for all its baffling design and story telling choices, I'm having fun and I recommend it.

bangoskank2834d ago

I'm conflicted: I love the basis of the plot but it's painfully obvious that much of it was cut due to its rough development . This could have been a masterpiece but I feel executive involvement sadly prevented that.

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Here Are The Games Leaving PS Plus Extra & Premium In May 2024

Here are the games that will be leaving the Extra and Premium tiers of the PS Plus subscription service in the month of May, 2024.

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gold_drake159d ago

crazy, glad i own the ones i wanted to revisit and play

ChasterMies159d ago

Absolver Downfall
Abzu
Adrift
Ashen
Elex
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy X | X-2
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age
Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
How To Survive 2
I Am Dead
Jotun
Last Stop
Minit
Moster Jam Steel Titans 2
My Friend Pedro
Observation
Sundered Eldritch Edition
The Artful Escape
The Messenger
This Is The Police
This Is The Police 2
World of Final Fantasy

Asterphoenix159d ago

Glad that I absolutely can't stand subscription services.

Petebloodyonion159d ago (Edited 159d ago )

I don't recall Sony forcing you to subscribe like nobody forced you to go to Blockbuster to rent games instead of buying them.

SonyStyled159d ago

Pay-per-view was almost cheaper than the cost of gas and rental fee from Blockbuster. Blockbuster doesn’t exist today. Are you being sarcastic?

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Final Fantasy XV Review – A Royal Road Trip

Gary Green said: With my fondness for (most) Final Fantasy games and my side goal of finishing off games in my collection with loose ends, a return to Final Fantasy XV seemed inevitable. It also serves as my third Final Fantasy platinum trophy after VII and VIII, a reasonable substitute since Final Fantasy IX is nigh on impossible to master.

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Final Fantasy 15 director reveals why he left Square Enix, and announces he's working on 2 new JRPGs

Final Fantasy 15's director has revealed why he left Square Enix back in 2018.

Hajime Tabata famously resigned from Square Enix two years after Final Fantasy 15 shipped in 2016. In a special livestream at the time, Tabata announced his decision to resign from the company, cancelling three of four new story-focused DLC episodes for Final Fantasy 15 in the process.

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Knightofelemia291d ago

FF15 is like FF13 its subjective people either like it or hate it.

raWfodog291d ago

I liked it. I haven’t played the royale edition yet but I’ll get around to it one day.

gold_drake291d ago

no no, 15 wasnt trash.

15 had a tremendous difficult development.

FinalFantasyFanatic289d ago

I really believe 13 was better put together and more complete than 15 ever was.

EternalTitan290d ago

Found the pathetic troll.
How is your jobless life going?
Dot worry, you will never get a job or a girlfriend haha!

Hofstaderman291d ago

Man inherited a train wreck and was expected to release this game in under two years after it spent a better part of a decade in development hell. At one point there was even plans to make FFXIII Versus a musical. He did what he could.

TheColbertinator291d ago

I didn't care much for XV and I always wanted the original vision of Versus XIII but I think the dev team did what they could to salvage the project

Inverno290d ago

And yet people still blame him for the game turning out the way it did, rather than SE for the horrible mismanagement of 13 and Namura for being overly ambitious.

Dwarrior291d ago

Whatever the behind-the-scenes went on over the many years, at the end of the day it was a radical change in direction that I could not go along with. Also why I never bought 16.

gold_drake291d ago

this is also why Sakaguchi (spelling) left.