Final Fantasy XV released in November 2016 to widespread acclaim, and its fair share of controversy. As a game trapped in development hell for a decade, it swapped directors, release windows, and even names throughout its unreleased lifespan. There was once even a time where Final Fantasy XV seemed like it would never come out. It was an impossible dream.
And now, Final Fantasy XV is seemingly coming out forever. At least judging by its DLC release schedule that will continue into 2019. Final Fantasy XV releases today on PC, its first foray onto the more powerful platform. It brings with it all the game's DLC and multiplayer, plus some bonus features like a first-person mode if you're tired of seeing Noctis' hair or whatever. It's also a good time for to look back on what makes the divisive JRPG great, and not-so-great.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
just started playing it on PC, love it...
From someone who watched the anime, the movie and really anticipated this game, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with FF15 and its many DLC's. I've grown an affinity for the 4 dudes and their respective stories. I also enjoyed traveling around the world they created, some places more beautiful than others but man nothing beats a sunrise while camping.
I will probably get the royal DLC soon.
I think I'll wait a couple years until all the DLC is out before playing it. Opinions of the game at launch were mediocre. But just like FFXIV, Square Enix is updating the crap out of it. Now XIV is one of the greatest MMOs of all time. Maybe in a year or two, the something similar will be said about XV.
The game that stayed seemingly “forever” in development hell is seemingly taking “forever” to be fully released
I really love this game
I've been a long time FF fan. I waited ten years for XV.. I bought a PS3 mainly for it.. and then they annouced it for PS4.. so I bought the PS4 for it.. following along for years and years and finally it released.. and the game trailers they had shown in previous years weren't in the game.. I enjoyed the game and probably pumped 100+ hours into the game.. but did it live up to the hype for me?.. sadly from all that waiting.. it did not meet my expectations.. it was good.. but still wasn't GREAT in my opinion.. I don't know what happen during development.. maybe they were too ambitious and the hardware was simply not up to handle what they had in mind so they had to take different routes.. but I still wished they stayed with the original plan.. final fantasy 13 versus as I feel the story would have been much much different.