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An epic dark fantasy world where the fate of the land is decided by the mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a warrior granted the title “First Shield of Rosaria” and sworn to protect his younger brother Joshua, the dominant of the Phoenix. Before long, Clive will be caught up in a great tragedy and swear revenge on the Dark Eikon lfrit, a mysterious entity that brings calamity in its wake.
The game has now been out for 2 weeks, so let’s discuss the gameplay, story, experiences, and impressions!
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I went into blind as I do with most games, since I am not a fan of hype.
And I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. While I can’t say that it is a great Final Fantasy Game, I can say it is a very good action adventure with a Final Fantasy skin. And also the best Final Fantasy game in over 20 years (not considering remakes and remasters and MMOs).
I grew up with Final Fantasy and was in the camp of people that was fairly certain that FF is dead. So it was a nice surprise to experience a pretty good game in the FF franchise again.
As for criticism, the combat does become repetitive and the mobs are far too tanky for my taste. Also some cutscenes are so far out that at times I thought I played Asuras Wrath 2. But all in all it was an enjoyable 40h or so.
Asuras Wrath always has a special place in my heart. So I guess that’s why I love those over the top and unnecessary long eikon battles lol. I do feel if people can view this game as a stand alone installment,it is a very solid action game with great world buildings and very good presentation for major plots (can’t say that for the sub missions). And I like IGN’s comparison, FF XVI is less RPG compared to GOW:R but it is has a way flashy action system and did more justice for giant creatures fighting each other. Ironically that’s what God of War used to be good for.
This is what I did. Beyond the initial announcement video I tried to stay as far away as possible, it was difficult but I managed. Hype is not something I’m interested either, there’s been far too many times where I’ve bought into it only to be disappointed. Realised it was my own doing in the end.
Agreeing with a lot of what you’re saying here; is it the best Final Fantasy game? No. Is it the best in recent years? Probably. Mind you I did feel like there was a lot of life in FF and the main numbered series, but this just helps make me certain that there’s teams and people joining Square Enix who can keep it going.