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Final Fantasy XV Breaks Sales Records; Pokemon Sun & Moon Sells Over 4 Million

ThisGenGaming says "Pokemon and Final Fantasy both had a great 2016, and the good news keeps on coming for both franchises."

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majiebeast3067d ago (Edited 3067d ago )

Sad. Seems to be the end of Final Fantasy as we know it bring on the mediocre combat and open world crap fest. If you want a quality JRPG buy Persona 5 or Dragonquest XI, both will be far better then westernized fantasy.

LAWSON723067d ago

Gameplay is the most interesting aspect of the game, it is unique and different. Open world is the second best part, it is stunning and besides lacking unique questlines there are some awesome boss battles and experiences to be had in it. FFXV is a solid game on all fronts besides customization/unique unlocks and story

JokerBoy4223067d ago

I haven't enjoyed a Final Fantasy game this much since Final Fantasy X first came out! I didn't think I would like the new battle system or the open world but I was very wrong and I'm very happy that I was. This game deserves all the love and praise it can get!

Omnislashver363067d ago (Edited 3067d ago )

Solid game? I guess if you count an endless running, banter, and driving simulator a game... It seriously missed out on so much potential by focusing on fetchquests and ignoring lore respectively: Aranea and Cor being the OP characters didn't affect the story line Auron or Beatrix for their respective games. Luna got half a chapter, when more could have been done. Anemic on CG cutscenes. Cutscenes in general felt like the conversation was half over before they started, weak lore and storytelling. The Empire wasn't delved into like the enemies of any other FF. The Emporer and Ravus for instance didnt affect the story like Scarlette or Rufus in the Shinra Empire.

All in all I played 30% of a FF and was handed fetchquests and running/driver/banter simulation for the remaining 70℅ of the game. Seriously, like it wasn't obvious the map was made so needlessly large so that you'd spend more "game time" getting to a location rather than playing something contributing to the story. Yeah, like I really needed a 10 minute car ride to get more quality "game time". *Rolls eyes*

It was a 6/10 on a good day.

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bouzebbal3067d ago

it was hard for me to dive in the game and enjoy it from the very beginning to be honest because i was completly lost due to the change of direction, but the game became much more interesting when i understood some of its new mechanics.
Let's not forget FF15 was supposed to be a spin-off, and it excells in this by giving another angle to the series.
Of course, i expect FF16 to be more traditional, especially with FF7 remake is more action oriented.

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Sparta073067d ago

What!? Final fantasy 15 is awesome!!! Had a blast playing.
I didn't think I was going to like it that much but is one of the best game I played last year.

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tyasia03067d ago

I agree.

Final Fetch Quest 15

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ServerBOT3067d ago

Final Fantasy usually always had open world.

Steveoreno13067d ago

I agree majiebeast. Loved all previous ff except 13, but this was a horrible ff. I could go on forever about all the things I hated about 15. The only thing I liked was the creature designs. It's sad that the series that got me into turn based has sold its soul for first timers.

IamTylerDurden13067d ago

FFXV was the best FF in years and it has already sold a ton.

CrimsonWing693067d ago

Long time FF fan and I absolutely love FF15. Maybe it's time for you to let go of the series.

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-Foxtrot3067d ago

Bang goes a return to turn based

-Foxtrot3067d ago

Not really.

Not saying the combat was shit in this but it's not like it was filled with as much strategy as turn base

Hell I got wait mode on in FFXV because it was better then the non stop action. I preferred thinking hard about my next move and what would be most effective on the enemy I was facing.

DiceAndRice3067d ago

When you look at the results though it makes you think it was for the best (not for yourself however). Kind of like Resident Evil 4 in a way.

Godmars2903067d ago

@DiceAndRice:
What's best for Square? Fans buying their product.

What good for fans, a decent if not good game with an engaging story, is as many state, is subjective.

For former fans like myself if not Foxtrot that Square can get away with selling games more on brand name than effort, just be fixated on appearance, that they can even put out unfinished work, is a very bad thing.

Harkins17213067d ago

This does not imply a no return to turn based gameplay.

DiceAndRice3067d ago

There's no need to return to it. This version sells better, so why go back to it?

-Foxtrot3067d ago (Edited 3067d ago )

DiceAndRice

If the game is good it will sell regardless

At it's core FFXV was just alright. The game was unfinished, rushed and missing so many crucial parts for character development and even story. The only thing which really helps it is the same old "Well it's better then FFXIII" line. Yet it still sold well because it's Final Fantasy

If the game is good and has turn base it will sell

JokerBoy4223067d ago

I'd love for -Foxtrot to explain how a game that was in development for a decade is a "rushed" game.

Godmars2903067d ago

@JokerBoy422:
it was never in development for ten years. It was more off and on, largely because the original FF14 was the unfinished it was. Just like FF13 was the unfinished - with enough material for two other games - it was.

Are you seeing the pattern here?

IamTylerDurden13067d ago

The combat was terrific, there will be smaller turn FF themed games.

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Sunny_D3067d ago

I blame the millennial generation and their lack of focus on anything more than a few minutes.

Kenshin_BATT0USAI3067d ago

To be fair, it's not like Turn Based FF games were hard to begin with.

Godmars2903067d ago

I blame MMOs actually for presenting a story that's a few lines of text, fetch goals and a general atmosphere that has more in common with Office Space than anything fantasy related.

Kenshin_BATT0USAI3067d ago

Not really. You may not see a return to turn based or ATB from FF in a long time, however, clearly SE still cares about it given all the games they have that have some form of it that they publish. I Am Setsuna an d Dragon Quest come to mind for instance.

Godmars2903067d ago

Between this and Kingdom Hearts in general, goodbye any sense to narration.

Irishguy953067d ago

I guess they need to keep improving on the real time is all. Try and bring that strategy back, other A-RPGs have done it

Godmars2903067d ago

Name one.

Jumping into a fight with fire based monster while using fire based weapons?

Irishguy953067d ago

It depends on what you consider strategy,

I would see dark souls as more strategic than any FF.

ColonelHugh3066d ago

@godmars

Star Ocean 2 was a great action RPG that starts easy and gets methodical as the game goes on. Roughly 20 years ago by Enix.

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Harkins17213067d ago

Okay now that they broke some records here's the chance to make it up to the fans by releasing the expansion with updated story, gameplay, and mechanics. If the Witcher 3 can do it so can XV.

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Six Times When Games Turned Into A Horror Game

Ever play a game a game only to discover at some point it transforms into a horror game? No? Well Netto's Game Room shares six games that do just that!

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P_Bomb37d ago

Immediately thought of the El Dorado zombie dudes in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune.

raWfodog37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

Not necessarily a ‘horror’ moment, but I remember feeling really tense and anxious when the Flood were first introduced in the original Halo. I never felt more on edge or nervous in that whole game as that moment. I think it was the whole buildup that something terrible was coming but you didn’t know exactly what.

Another non-horror game that had me feeling it was Subnautica. The deep dark depths, and knowing that sea monsters were lurking nearby, had me jumping at every sound.

NettosGameRoom37d ago

That scene where you first see them attack is pretty crazy!

Relientk7737d ago

I remember being scared of the Asylum level in the most recent Thief game from 2014.

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Ranking All Of The Pokemon Generations

Each Pokemon generation and entry brings up something new to the franchise. Let's talk about the rankings of every Pokemon generation.

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Final Fantasy XV Datamine Reveals Hidden Chapter 14 Scene That Was Cut

A new datamine of game files from Final Fantasy XV has revealed a cut scene from Chapter 14 that didn't make it into the final release.

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gold_drake172d ago

always liked 15, but the development was shch a shitshow. it could have been so much more.

but Tabata did a good job with what he had regardless

DivineHand125172d ago

Ff15 was a missed opportunity from square as they transitioned from turn based to real time.

One of the issues is that it was 30 fps. The combat mechanics required precision dodges to activate Noctis teleport ability and it was difficult to do at 30 fps. I am glad they rectified that in FF16. The story and flow also felt like it went through a chopshop similar to how some live service games end up when they are trying to meet a deadline. Those extra episodes they sold as dlc should have been in the maingame.

FF15 is one of the weaker entries in the series.

Z501171d ago

Dodges don't activate the teleport ability. Teleport was R1 + O. Dodge was just the O button. Explain the Black Hood (the item that automatically Dodges for you)

TheNamelessOne172d ago

Ah yes; FF XV.
The beginning of me coming to the realization the series was no longer for me.

Michiel1989171d ago

16 was a lot better, I think 15 was just a big mess with how development went and all. The music though, one of the best in the series, probably the only reason I finished the game.

Cacabunga171d ago

At least FF15 had RPG elements . 16 was just an action game from beginning to end.

Michiel1989171d ago

I rather have a good action game than a bad rpg with 2 button combat

Cacabunga171d ago (Edited 171d ago )

Then call it something else then FF. I got scammed with FF16. Nothing of what i expected it to be.
Even the action is bad in it, especially after the demo section where absolutely nothing happens until the very end.

FF15 isnt a great game but it has some variety at least.

CrimsonWing69172d ago

That initial trailer with the Leviathan fight was the game I wish we got. The actual retail release was watchdogged to all Hell and while there’s enjoyment to be had in the game, it’s such an incomplete product and so many elements feel so slapped together without any cohesion.

Like, don’t get me wrong, I loved fishing, cooking, and the first third of the game, but I much rather they made a story that didn’t feel barely there and the the last third of the game didn’t feel so rushed and unfinished.

Becuzisaid171d ago

Every time a party member left for a period of time screamed future paid dlc. It was horrible.

Imagine Dagger and Steiner making the party go to sleep in Lindblum in FF9 disc 1 and then taking off to Alexandria by foot themselves, but then never playing their side of the adventure in disc 2 when they smuggle her through the South Gate in pickles, take the cable car and fight the Waltz, head to Treno and start the quest to find Supersoft. They just eventually reunite with the main party in the future without explanation of what went on in their adventure.

Or Sephiroth's backstory in the famous Kalm flashback being added as a dlc pack. Same goes for Vincent, Cid, or Yuffie for that matter.

Oh and anything to do with Jenova, the Ancients, Aerith, her mom and Gast, shoved into a 2 hour CG movie or 5 hour anime ministries that's considered required viewing for anything in the main game to make sense or have characters actually be interesting.

I enjoyed FF15 at the time, and finished it, but it's bright spots are marred by a bad development cycle and a worse marketing scheme.

CrimsonWing69171d ago

What’s sad is when I watched a vid on the entire story (that wasn’t properly told in the actual game)!it was really solid and could’ve been one of the most epic stories in any FF. I think a lot of the compilation and cross-media stuff really f*cked it all up.

gurp171d ago

FFXV was underrated in my opinion
I have played all of the final fantasy games, and I loved this game
turn based to me takes too long, I like active battle
the extra dlc and chapters should have been included in the original release, but it is nice that they fixed the game later

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