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Dragon Quest XII and Final Fantasy XVI Are Taking the Iconic Franchises to Dark Places

Final Fantasy, and even more so Dragon Quest, have long been lighthearted fantasy adventures, but it seems the two are exploring a darker tone.

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Thundercat771061d ago

About time for Dragon Quest. I want the next game to have a little more mature vibe and less of a for kids vibe.

Sonic-and-Crash1060d ago (Edited 1060d ago )

they need to change the music ...just that ...it really ruined the whole game the repetitive ness and annoyingness of the DQ theme

RPGer1060d ago

It is nice, iconic and hold a lot of value, but repeating it over thousands of time makes it so lame and provoking.

It needs revamping and put serious heavy notes, because it is becoming so childish even for an RPG game.

Lionsguard1059d ago

Yeah, honestly the only reason I was able to stomach through DQ11 was because they let me change the world them to the DQ8 theme. The DQ11 world theme was just an offensive assault on the ears after first 5 minutes.

CrimsonWing691059d ago

Man, you are so right. The music just drove me nuts to the point where I muted it and just played other music while I ran around towns.

Nuvem1060d ago

*Says in evil tone*: Good, good.

luckytrouble1060d ago

Pulling a whole lot of meaning from a title card there for DQ 12. And Dragon Quest has always walked an interesting line with its more lighthearted art style and music mixed with more serious plot threads, and I doubt the new game will handle things any differently in that regard.

BornKing1060d ago

Thats what they said about Versus XIII and we all know how that ended

porkChop1060d ago

Versus XIII was dark. The story went through drastic changes when they morphed it into XV.

-Gespenst-1060d ago

Kind of weird how both games are going for a fire theme.

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Final Fantasy 16's Two Expansions Put a Bow On An Already Great RPG

The Nerd Stash: "Final Fantasy 16's DLC is a worthy adventure that adds a lot of jaw-dropping moments and more Hollywood-style fights to an already great RPG."

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LordoftheCritics9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

I don't know about ''great'' rpg.

Most epic fight sequences and presentation? Yes

Worst side quests ever? Yes
Boring traversal? Yes
Empty worlds? Yes
Demo is infinitely more mature than the actual game? Yes
FF16=MMO side quests + Devil May Cry Lite

Alos886h ago

I'd give it the great part, it's the RPG part I find dubious.

EternalTitan7h ago

There is no Roleplaying/decision making in this game.
No crafting there isnt even character builds because just like Dante/Bayonetta Clive has all skills and loadouts available to him.

CrimsonWing697h ago

Let’s be honest, this isn’t a “great” RPG. I am in the camp that it IS an RPG, no DMC game I’ve played is designed like this… but in terms of being a great RPG… well, I much prefer the RE-Trilogy over this.

That being said, I do think the DLCs have probably the best boss battles I’ve played in a game. Omega was crazy and the battle theme just amplified that for me. In the other hand, I’m struggling to think of a game that has a boss battle as great as Leviathan. Like, I played it on FF mode and it was sooooo intense and just a gorgeous and fun experience. The music was also top notch!

However, I really disliked most of everything of FF16. The Benedikta arc was fantastic, but after that the game was boring and a slog to get through. I think the boss battles were the best parts, but also inconsistent for me. Bahamut was peak for the base game, but everything else didn’t surpass that experience until you play the DLC bosses.

VersusDMC7h ago

The 2 DLC's were great. 2 new eikon ability sets (leviathan and...) and a survival/bloody palace mode with Rising Tide were great as well.

repsahj5h ago

The Base game is already great for me IMHO and the 2 DLC will even make it better.

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FF16 The Rising Tide: The Best Build In The Game After 120+ Hours Invested

From the best abilities to their rotation in combat, learn everything that makes the best build to use in The Rising Tide DLC for FF16.

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FF16 The Rising Tide: Best Leviathan Eikonic Abilities

The Eikonic abilities for Leviathan are extremely fun to use and will allow you to best the toughest of bosses in FF16 The Rising Tide.