Best Demo I've Ever Played

[@peppyrobo7049]

You know the game is fucking good when Charlie remembers the names of side characters that are only there to be killed

[@Shayanzass]

MIKE NOO oh i mean Tyler., that shit had me dying

[@kar12894]

you know the game fucking sucks because he didnt post a moist meter on it to not piss off its rabid delusional fans

[@thea3ther37]

THIS is how demos should be made. It sets up the story perfectly and makes players want to get the full thing while also leaving them satisfied with their experience.

[@nightkingfan1894]

SIR I EXPOSED CHARLES

[@shikitohno47]

Very fitting responses lul. Also this is a year old build and it runs like shit what do you mean?? LMFAOOO

[@yKuroKenshi]

the bots, they are here...

[@cringeybydefault4151]

Ff7r demo is the entire reason I cared at all about the remake and picked it up on launch date

[@nasaki4348]

@@shikitohno47 Proof?

[@eltigreduarte8977]

The fact that the demo gives you a second demo after the first shows the team has pure confidence in their product, combat feels great so far

[@id1550]

It’s more of a combat demo because you don’t really have access to much in the beginning. It’s more fair to judge once you have a good bit in your toolkit

[@CaulkMongler]

Same, the combat looks good to me and I’m historically rather picky about my combat systems.

[@smoothduck7151]

@@CaulkMonglerit feels even better than it looks imo except for the ekion fights but I assume more mechanics will come in the later fights

[@dragonslayergameplay7787]

​@@CaulkMongleroh do tell, what are some of the games that you weren't fond of combat? (not being antagonistic, just genuinely curious 😁)

[@NYC_Goody]

@@CaulkMongler Looks? He didn't even show the eikonic challenge mode in this vid which is even more story and there's 2 extra abilities at your disposal other than the phoenix one. You should check out someone doing that mode because it looks even better.

[@jontaii152]

This INTRO felt like the climax of a game I’ve spent hours investing my emotions into. Well done

[@joshbendix6102]

It felt like the red wedding in game of thrones but I spent two or three years with those characters and I cared about the characters here after an hour. They did an awesome job, I hope the rest of the story is as good

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

Thats what great character writing gets you

[@SoulReaverVidView]

I love how they show over and over, that it's a really bad idea to be a normal person around Eikons. Friend or foe, you are nothing to them.

[@Marukanitel]

Shit, it shows how bad it is to be an Eikon, you'll probably lose everyone you care and love during your first awakening

[@nekotorin]

I dont wanna be where Titan is walking thats for sure

[@RuneKatashima]

Shiva probably immediately freezes those around her and Garuda shreds them in the winds. But honestly given Shiva's disposition her Dominant probably makes an effort to transform safely. Garuda is probably okay too. Can't wait to see Bahamut and Odin.

[@gagegrogan4352]

Absolutely, I just love how this game is actually made for adults and damn do they deliver in a 2 hour demo

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

​@@MarukanitelYeah its worse to be an Icon, because all you are is a tool of war... And your life expectancy probably low

[@MrMayo-ku4oj]

The scene near the end probably has to be one of the most brutal scenes in a video game I've ever seen

[@Vartazian360]

Nier replicant beats it 😂 that game will make you cry multiple times.

[@amadaquanmodingle3315]

GOW 3?

[@scarlet3470]

@@Vartazian360didn’t cry once idk knowing they’re robots made me not connect to them more.

[@MrMayo-ku4oj]

@Vartazian360 maybe just a bit, although Nier Automata also has some pretty brutal moments too. I can see FFXVI having some scenes that rivals both of those games

[@RuneKatashima]

@@amadaquanmodingle3315 GOW3 is gory. Gory and Brutal can be conflated, but you don't see someone accidentally massacring someone they love in GOW. Which is funny because that's the crux of Kratos' backstory. You just never see it. And it's different after you get to know the character too and... they're also just a child.

[@Dreggy990]

Love how charlie was doubting they would have the balls to start killing everybody

[@jorntumrongwit9056]

Yoshi-P and his dev team are Gundam fans, they won't hold back on killing characters

[@finnmccool5944]

I mean the new ff games are so tame and toothless they’re afraid to kill characters so this game is very refreshing

[@HedgehogSpeedSonic]

"Important characters" is what is meant. I doubt Joshua is dead-dead, given the games logo is literally Phoenix vs Ifrit.

[@josiah6969]

@@HedgehogSpeedSonic My guy Lunafreya was XV's logo.

[@megachief1]

@@finnmccool5944 you have not played FFXV huh

[@buzzkill7542]

You know its good when he just gives us pure stream footage instead of voice overs.

[@Nic-San]

You mean like Gollum. Truly a masterpiece of our time.

[@thefraktlite]

Or forspoken.

[@majestic9434]

this is what he does with like half of his videos

[@arockthatlookslikeafish6761]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@Nic-Sangollum was a true masterpiece. I played a solid of 34 minutes and got everything there was to be gotten from The Masterpiece of a game. If u have not played Gollum u should. It has a whole 15 minutes of gameplay and interesting Mechanics. Insane graphics if u have a an extra 4090 and only a billion Gigabytes. All for a small price of $60-$100

[@doinkson]

like literally all of his gameplay videos?

[@williamnelson5549]

The voice acting in this is crazy in the last bit with Clive. Like fuck he killed it. And the story I wasn’t expecting the ending there like wtf. Honestly never played any of the games but this actually has me intrigued to start.

[@TheAcad3mic]

Honestly, as someone that has played almost all of them(and i mean ALL), this game seems like the perfect jump off point for the new generation. It seems to be completely uninterested and unlinked to anything and everything that came before it except for abstract story and visual elements. You need precisely zero knowledge of Final Fantasy to enjoy this game fully, if you think this is even remotely your cup of tea.

[@anyacarlson5219]

CBU3 has been using actual stage and screen actors for voice work for FFXIV since Heavensward, continuing the philosophy of the FFXII dev team as regards dubbing, and it REALLY fucking shows. The difference in quality in the VA work is stark, especially when you compare it to things like FF7 Remake and KH which are both perfectly serviceable dubs but just don't have the level of quality

[@bryanboyceboone9828]

@@TheAcad3mici’ve never played a final fantasy game or know anything about the lore, but playing the demo made me legitimately intrigued. there was a lot of stuff and terms to learn but it didn’t feel *overwhelming*. will def get the game once it goes on sale.

[@rogthepirate4593]

@@TheAcad3mic You need zero knowledge of the series for any of the numbered FF titles. And I'd have to disagree that the game seems completely unrelated to anything that came before. It's a huge throwback to the pre-FFVII era (well, and FFIX), in fact, in quite a lot of ways. It is more mature, more graphic, more raw, certainly, but the overall influences are very clearly there. I would agree that it's probably a great one to start the series on though. But that goes for many games of the series.

[@Ilyak1986]

Final Fantasy is like Gundam these days--a storied franchise, but each entry is basically its own standalone entry that needs next to no knowledge about other ones, besides some universal commonalities, such as what a chocobo is (those fluffy bipedal birds), or the small victory jingle. FFXVI is its own standalone story.

[@zackfair_og]

Fun fact, this demo is version 1.01 of the game which is one year old. The videos seen on the most recent State Of Play are of version 1.03.

[@Lara-pz7mc]

Hope that means that the framedrops wont be a problem in the full game and that they achieve stable 60 fps in the full game, i was pretty underwhealmed by the performance in the demo :/

[@ryder98307]

​​@@Lara-pz7mcid you play with framerate mode or quality mode? I played with framerate mode and didn't notice any drops

[@yuugur666]

@@ryder98307 Hell, I played with graphics mode and didn't notice any drops

[@Soriosh]

@@yuugur666 Seems to be an issue for some. In the final Eikon fight right before rebirth, there is VERY noticeable frame drops for me only during one 5 second portion during Graphics mode. Other than that, no bad drops noticed. Hopefully the newer versions fix that, and I am sure they do. Another fun note is that the game prioritizes combat, meaning during combat the frames SHOULD BE always 60fps in Fidelity mode, which does seem to be the case.

[@yuugur666]

@@Soriosh I'm not saying it's not an issue, it just seems like an inconsistent issue. This is a year old demo anyways. Rather, it's on a year old version

[@Sparrv]

The musical scores for this game's fights are absolutely fantastic

[@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207]

Welcome to Final Fantasy, full of amazing composers. 🙂

[@DarkRavedgeHollow]

@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207 the score was done by Soken himself, and the combat was done by the same person who directed DMC 5 and Dragons Dogma combat as well so its fuckin brilliant, also helps that they had platinum games and kingdom hearts devs working on this game too

[@DearLilBunBun]

Music is done by good ole Soken. The FFXIV soundtrack is full of bangers as well. He’s the lead composer on FFXIV.

[@moatezmoussi9751]

All final fantasy music is legendary

[@DarkRavedgeHollow]

@@moatezmoussi9751 theres like 1 or 2 tracks that are meh but 99% of ff music is great. in my opinion anyway

[@greylaw2546]

This demo made my jaw hit the floor. The mix of cinematic scenes, absolutely phenomenal music, and great gameplay, on top of being incredible to look at, AND a more mature story, makes me seriously consider getting a ps5, even though I know it’s limited exclusive, that’s how much it impressed me. 11/10 demo

[@Stonezorz]

There has been no word on it being a limited-time exclusive as of right now, maybe a PC release eventually but FF7 Remake for example still isn't out on Xbox Who knows how long the exclusivity will remain a thing

[@greylaw2546]

@@Stonezorz eh I only care about it coming to pc which it probably will they have a contract for exclusivity until the end of the year

[@RavusNox-z5i]

Do it. Honestly you won't regret it. I got the PS5 after a decade of no console, no regrets.

[@tiktokexposed898]

@@Stonezorz we already know its coming to PC eventually. Xbox probably not

[@tiktokexposed898]

just get a PS5. Spiderman 2 is coming later this year so youll need it

[@amadaquanmodingle3315]

Clive's VA killed it, made me tear up with "I'll fking kill you"

[@mrshadow7738]

The writing is also excellent. Never expected to care so much about Joshua, Elwin and Clive's instructor. Had a tear in my eye when shit was going down.

[@Crispifordthe3rd515]

I expected Clive to be soft spoken and boring the entire game because of how he's acted before that scene. But WOW man! When he is sad, or worried, it's like a whole different ball game. I love it.

[@MrWumboJumbo]

Cringe

[@seanrydell112]

almost distracts from the fact that they named him clive

[@eltigreduarte8977]

@@MrWumboJumbo how are you mad someone enjoyed something lol

[@autumneagle]

The fact that the last human boss is basically a buff Estinien made my freaking day.

[@jorntumrongwit9056]

Estinien can prolly one shot this dude lmfao

[@autumneagle]

@@jorntumrongwit9056 true. Estinien is dope

[@VergieOfDeath]

@@autumneagle it even feels like its voiced by Estinien as well

[@Wraththetyrant]

It is his VA I believe. From what I've seen others say

[@saber2802]

@@Wraththetyrant The way he say WRYM is definitely Estinien.

[@ItsSauIGoodman]

Love that all the bigger streamers absolutely adore the demo. The team behind this game deserves the world.

[@TheEnderPearl]

I agree....what a beautiful team, I was never into final fantasy, but my friend told me to play the demo then I bought the game and now it's my goty. I also installed ff15 from PS+ too.

[@ItsSauIGoodman]

@@TheEnderPearl 15 is great too. Different team that made it, I think CBU1. Very different games but both are really good. 15 gets a ton of hate but dont listen to them lol

[@ThatGuyMurph_]

I absolutely love how dark and brutal it is. When the king got killed I was shocked how quick it was. And when the phoenix got got it was just as surprising and I hope they keep him dead, it’ll be so interesting seeing how the world reacts to all this

[@nathanbarrels3463]

Facts. Don't know if I'm just slow and everyone else caught on but I could not believe it when his wife walks out at the end. I hated her the first time you meet her but damn I didn't expect her to do that

[@golfer435]

​@@nathanbarrels3463I didn't either

[@Til_What]

Soken went way too hard on that OST. He's so damn good.

[@Spike2276]

Soken doesn't know how to not go hard, if he had to make elevator music it would make you feel like you're ascending all the way to heaven

[@OracleGrouse]

@@Spike2276 'Neath Dark Waters and Dynamis are quite chill tho...

[@Dracobyte]

He beat cancer!

[@FF4l1e]

@@OracleGrouse Dynamis isn't by Soken though, Takafumi Imamura did that one.

[@VFerg]

I always see lists of people's favorite songs and I am not really a fan most of the time. I did play a lot of FF14 and enjoyed a lot of the music for that one. I was a bit nervous for 16 but the demo has shown that he stayed true to the settings of the game and enjoyed what I have heard so far.

[@malicemiz]

Yeah this is the best demo I’ve seen and played in years. Games gonna be phenomenal. I was so surprised when the second mode with even more story unlocked.

[@Foogi9000]

The final fight in the second part of the demo kicked my ass ngl. I got very overwhelmed by how fast they were.

[@taker6233]

The demo was such a shocking surprise. I knew it would be awesome since it’s final fantasy but man it just blew everyone’s expectations out of the water.

[@ShikiRyougi05]

I mean...it was exactly what i expect.

[@skylarmartinez3655]

People who doubted the head of FF14. I knew this shit was gonna slap.

[@Shakzor1]

i haven't played it, but i wouldn't expect it'd to be awesome cause Final Fantasy (see 13 trilogy and 15) but because the FF14 Heavensward team is behind this

[@nightkingfan1894]

SIR I EXPOSED CHARLES

[@wingsoficarus1139]

Also I was super surprised from the dropping of F-bombs and other bad words lol Surprised because I'm pretty sure this is a first in the series. Pretty sure all of these games have been rated T in recent times.

[@MYNDsEYE]

The fact the that this demo and the eikonic challenge is better than some game that were released this year really says something, and seeing charlie genuinely hyped for something, genuinely enjoying something is amazing

[@ZoeBellCake]

Gives me the chills to hear Soken's music in this game. God, I love that man.

[@jaexyn]

Great part about this demo is that your progression carries over into the full game when it releases. It states that on a little tool tip type page when booting up the demo. Pretty neat.

[@The_Emperor_48]

The emotion behind the Ill kill you is so real, the VA in just the demo alone is so good I cannot wait for the game to come out.

[@DecayedPony]

Especially when japanese dubbed games are always lack luster. good accomplishment

[@BomberDX97]

@@DecayedPony You still living in 1998?

[@lewanbroski504]

@BomberDX anytime a English dub comes out of anything Japanese comes out alot of English fans will hate on it. Its like they're afraid of their own language

[@melissas4874]

@@DecayedPony Koji Fox is known for writing in English first and then translating back to Japanese.

[@elijahman22]

@@melissas4874 wow that is actually badass

[@soccermomjabo]

BEST DEMO EVER!! In my full 25 years of playing video games I've never played a game demo that had me literally crying.

[@HunterAdkins861]

I don’t know if Charlie checked the Active Time Lore entry for Joshua, but I just think it’s funny that Charlie said “just eat your carrots and you’ll be big and strong” because Joshua’s lore entry specifically states that he doesn’t like carrots lol.

[@nekotorin]

Active Time Lore is such a game changer. Unlike regular datalogs/journals where it frontloads you witj so much information, the ATL only gives you enough at any given moment and it auto updates based on whats happening. Jill mentioned Metia and I immediately pressed that ATL just to know wtf is Metia lol

[@AlphaAceEX]

@@nekotorin bro.. this is not new, its there even in mass effect

[@nekotorin]

@@AlphaAceEX never played Mass Effect. Can you bring up relevant information about characters and locations while in a cutscene in that game?

[@evanalmightyyy]

@@nekotorin do not remember ever being able to during a cutscene, pull up a menu seamlessly that explains the key people, places, things, etc in that moment I’d need info on

[@HunterAdkins861]

@@nekotorinMetia intrigues me. That little red shit in the sky is up to something and I just know it

[@chloeep9329]

So glad they pulled their punches when the second chocobo got hit. The haptic feedback made it somehow all the more brutal 💀

[@jatinmarcob2128]

​@@p-__Gimme a whiff or cap

[@Bejitajap]

@@jatinmarcob2128 y u talking to a bot bro

[@productreview199]

I have never played a Final Fantasy game before. Thanks to Demo, I tried FF16. Right from the start, I got hooked to this game. I have finished it twice and got the Platinum trophy. For me, I absolutely loved the story, characters, cut scenes, dialogues, voice overs, combat and music.

[@tezbertzero1915]

welcome!!

[@DJ-fw7mi]

This is how FFX opener with Auron felt for me over 20 years ago. This gameplay, story, and soundtrack go so hard.

[@D71219ONE]

Nah, FFIX is the best start, and entire game. 😅

[@ryan_deakin]

this demo has all the epicness of the FFVIII intro cutscene put into 2 hours of gameplay

[@comancostin4623]

Yeah,and it took SE 20 years to make something as good again. This year continues to be batshit insane!

[@Spike2276]

Ayo, has it been 20 years? Suddenly i feel old

[@biggyblunts5788]

@@D71219ONE I respect and applaud you for being brave enough to openly display how insanely wrong you are

[@QuiteLunacy]

It was actually unreal. The combat is such a massive step up from XV. The only way it could've been better is to have a 30 minute intro where you do nothing but push a car. Edit- Bro what the hell is with the bots on this channel? Probably the worst I have ever seen.

[@nightkingfan1894]

SIR I EXPOSED CHARLES

[@shikitohno47]

Very deserved bots

[@ceruleanrock2265]

I am also a Bot. Beep Boop fear me.

[@venomshakeXV]

30 mins? Really? Say you never played XV without actually saying it

[@Atom85825]

its on every channel actually

[@__lemonade]

I usually dip from the stream once the games start, but this had me genuinely hooked last night and I stuck around for the entire thing, even turning away from the game I was playing because I was so enthralled. I'm really looking forward to seeing the full game when it comes out

[@h4rpoon]

I was not entirely sold on the game, but after I completed the demo I immediately preordered the full game. I’m so ready.

[@codytullock3973]

I went into the demo because I wasn't sold as well. I literally wasn't expecting much and by the end of the demo I was ready to go buy the game. Perfect demo, hopefully perfect game.

[@MrRemmington]

The fact that he includes FF VIII in his top FF titles, makes me happy

[@Hooga89]

Well if you like FF in general, you're not going to say FF8 is bad simply because it might not be your favorite. I think perhaps FFX is my all time favorite, but FF8 has a special place in my heart anyway because I liked the characters in it alot.

[@dancinginfernal]

based

[@TheItalianFun]

same, I had to hear again :)

[@Onyx1987]

What a fucking patrician taste in games he has.

[@noone-uw6ui]

FF8 is in my top 15 list of FF games that are not MMOs or FFX-2 for sure

[@UrResidentGhost]

I don’t know a lot about final fantasy but this is very impressive.

[@David-mc8in]

Thats the good thing about ff you barely need any background knowledge to enjoy it

[@josua3]

@@David-mc8in you sure? i don’t understand anything that is happening in the demo

[@fuzzy3932]

@@josua3 no one does really. Each FF story is self contained. No need to play any others. If you found yourself lost at all in the demo then use the "Active Time Lore" mechanic to learn about people/places/things going on around you. That said, the demo while fucking awesome is the actual prolauge of the game, there is not a lot to not really understand. Its a grand fantasy story, with a lot of characters, plalace intrigue, romance, double-crossing, ya know standard fantasy stuff. Play it again (hell i've playtd it 3 times) and just listen/watch what is happening. As i said, its all fairly standard (though super well done) fantasy stuff.

[@WaffleOnTheRun]

@@josua3 There's active time lore honestly you aren't gonna understand a lot of the opening if you don't open it and get some of the context.

[@GMurph2336]

FFXVI can be your first FF game because none of them tie together whatsoever

[@Paraguai123]

I am so glad that people now will see who the heck Yoshi-P and Soken are. These two are like those one-in-a-generation people that will create this amazing game.

[@TheLucidChiba]

Carrying the franchise

[@wyr77]

i find the idolatry and fanaticism a little offputting in comments ngl.

[@karlshumacker7066]

Truly the greatest fantasy game demo of all time.

[@matox0064]

Ever played the ff14 demo that can last more than 1000 hours?

[@JoshuaWhitie]

Bro hasn’t even watched the video lol

[@karlshumacker7066]

@@JoshuaWhitie Das da joke.

[@specifikmc]

​@@karlshumacker7066then it's a shit joke

[@jasontodd6605]

Goddamn these are fucking lame unfunny jokes

[@silentmat2029]

This demo had more content than any other demo I've played. It was almost 3 hours with the additional Eikon Challenge included. Loved every part of it and can't wait to get the full game. I expect to see this on the Moist Meter once you play through it Charlie!

[@MeldinX2]

Demo was also very good and fun to play. This is how you promote a game. Let people have a great experence with a semi-lenghty demo.

[@diegeticfridge9167]

Final fantasy 4* has always been my favorite so I literally cried when the dragoon appeared in front of the moon. I can’t believe this is real.

[@eltigreduarte8977]

Story writer is also from 14 if I’m not mistaken

[@herneztollyot1794]

And the dragoon voice actor is also from XIV

[@arbe3661]

14onlies play another game challenge

[@ShaolinSoldier]

It’s estiniens’ voice actor too

[@diegeticfridge9167]

@@eltigreduarte8977 oh really? That’s crazy? Cause I said ff4. Not ff14…..

[@Gatsby3737]

FF14 players having the biggest “I told you so” moment right now

[@DawnAfternoon]

@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207 Dude I see you everywhere lmao, are you that triggered FFXVI is actually being well received?

[@Goujiki]

@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207 Stay mad bro.

[@anthonyisbell8822]

Wdym?

[@saber2802]

@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207 Stay angry lad

[@tidusdream12]

​@@DawnAfternoon Lowest pre orders that square stepped on it for a Rebirth trailer. Nah big Daddy Nomura is teaching Yoshi a lesson. Nomura is Mario and Yoshi is Yoshi.

[@RinrinFran]

The most tragic part is the fact that he's just there not in control of his own body watching how it all happened begging Ifrit to stop.

[@dragonlua3944]

estiniens voice actor as the dragoon knight was fucking amazing. i have no idea if it was intentional but if it was that just further shows how much the devs care about reaching out to the fans 10/10

[@RelatvityUnset]

The fact they call it Eikons too reminds me of FFXIV as well! But that was Estinien? I’ll have to rewatch.

[@PlusOne2Crit]

@@RelatvityUnset It is him, yes

[@BSJINTHEHOUSE420]

This demo is better than most full release games.

[@DRMIN3R]

That's actually so true lmao

[@Saintz1408]

Better than the whole of forspoken

[@akiinmoonlight79]

FACT !!!

[@Marukanitel]

​@@Saintz1408 And Atomic Heart

[@darkshade2k7]

''This music is so good'' thats Masayoshi Soken for you :) His music in FFXIV has always been nothing short of amazing and its so good that more people are hearing his work

[@RavusNox-z5i]

FF16 Soken work is God tier even by Soken standards lol. It's literally the best game soundtrack I ever heard in my life so far.

[@DDog09]

@@RavusNox-z5i i was going to say you're reaching but damn you might be right

[@ScorchtheHawk]

Dude’s a goddamn Gigachad and wrote the game’s OST *WHILE ACTIVELY BATTLING CANCER*

[@Beavernator]

None of my daughters are into Final Fantasy... But they watched me play the entire demo, then my oldest actually preordered the game for me to play on release... They are as hyped as I am...

[@Indoorchicken1995]

Some of my fondest memories are when I was around 9 yrs old playing FF10, these games hold a special place in my heart and I’ll definitely be purchasing a PlayStation 5 and FF16, looks breathtaking. I’ve never been one to get too into the storyline with games but the emotional intensity within FF games are really something else..

[@P4nem___Et___C1rcenses]

It's just beyond my mind how such masterpieces are being created. I had the same feeling when I played Elden Ring. Doing some (amateur) animations and 3D stuff myself I just know how much work it takes. And to deliver on this pace at this level.. My god. God bless that there are still meaningful studios out there, showing what gaming is ment to be. Pure art.

[@MrCommentGod]

*Timestamps for the video* Start: 0:00 End: 22:05

[@killm360]

Thanks really helped 😤👌

[@Zenniverse]

I never played any of the FF games until 14 and I’ve been slowly falling in love with the other games so I’m really excited to jump on this hype train lmao

[@jamiep4674]

Dang you’ve missed out!

[@kmfdmww3]

Stick with just playing 14 and under. 15 is horrible and 16 is shaping up to be just as bad.

[@daeronxi2804]

@@kmfdmww3 16 is on course to be the greatest FF game ever, "but, but muh turn based combat!!!" You lot don't realise that people who joined the series with the newer games from will find the old games EXTREMELY boring and monotonous. Maybe back in the day they were great but they're dated as fuck, making this game objectively "better".

[@Doge10YT]

@@daeronxi2804 There are also plenty of old fans who found the turn-based combat absolutely boring, but like the characters and story.

[@TomAndersonn]

​@@kmfdmww3 I was skeptical about FF16 when it was announced but this demo sold me.

[@moonjumper9504]

A 2 hour demo is exactly what we needed to be entertained for 6 days until release 😂

[@JTGallant]

I'm not that crazy of an FF fan but holy shit this was hype. I might actually get this.

[@edwinleskin3112]

Come take a dip in the ff pool. You'll probably get a fully fledged casino and a beach episode out of it. You'll also get to kill god, most likely.

[@Epic2kartworks]

Highly, highly recommend jumping in here, it's very different from any other FF game

[@georgec9384]

@@edwinleskin3112I don’t think that works tbh. If you aren’t a ff fan and got interested because of 16 the others will be slogfests most likely to anyone. This is tight fun action the rest are strategy turn based rpgs. I like this over any other ff simply because it’s not turn based. And I genuinely like the other ffs as well this is just better for my adhd ass.

[@Foogi9000]

​@@georgec9384 ff hasn't actually been turn based for at least a decade or more though?

[@brutallyhonest9593]

That's sad since all the other FFs are complete masterpieces and way better than this trash witcher wannabe game...

[@user-gv6wq7tb9l]

the demo is literally better than half of the games currently out there lmfaoo

[@otroweonllamadoseba]

Any example? Because it feels quite generic to me

[@gecko_ak]

@@otroweonllamadoseba tbf the fact that it runs well and doesnt crash every 2 seconds almost already proves him right lmao

[@longphan7656]

@@otroweonllamadoseba one of the dev in the team is a DMC dev, and that’s alone is enough. Anything having DMC’s combo mechanics are welcome

[@21bitconnect36]

​@@otroweonllamadosebamost games these days are "generic" in a way. Also people seem to mix up the word generic with boring quite often. Something can be perfectly generic and still slap because it's executed nicely. Not that I think this is the best game ever, but if you kept up with all the recent game premieres from all the summer game fest, Xbox live, PlayStation live and whatever else there was, you will definitely agree that this game is among the most promising looking

[@yololoyo7379]

Japanese games carrying the industry right now LMAO

[@TruePeaceSeeker]

I cannot believe how INSANE the ost for ifrit vs phoenix man

[@Riconort]

About the whole basic controls thing on a complicated game, when i got my ps5 my dad wanted to play it so i tried giving him something like astro but he insisted on God of War Ragnarok. Unsurprisingly he had no idea how the combat or camera worked. He was happy to see Christopher Judge though because hes a fan of stargate

[@DawnOfTheOzz]

Charlie is the only other KZbinr I know who is so passionate about the Final Fantasy franchise. It's between him and ProJared.

[@AncientCityMusic]

I think Max Dood takes the gold for that one.

[@curtislear4842]

​@@AncientCityMusicI concur. Max Dood is the ultimate FF7 fan.

[@Kostanovi]

@@AncientCityMusic max is more into ff7 not so much ff in its entirety

[@IIMadCow17II]

Final fantasy peasant is another one.

[@owenjurk3]

Mrhappy takes the cake

[@aleckramer333]

The demo was soooo badass. The clive voice actor is incredible

[@skullies3580]

charlie might unintentionally just singlehandedly sold 100-300k copies of FFXVI with this video.

[@Joefries010]

The best part about the music is its composed by Soken and he's already shown what kind of music he can dish out in FFXIV, excited to see what he'll bring to XVI!

[@MamaLuig]

Man, I never seen a demo that goes that hard. Thank you for trying it out

[@frogprism]

this and lies of p's demo's had me invested and hooked, making me want the full games for both rn

[@kirkshanghai]

Hell yes bro!

[@pokemonrules321]

Just beat the Lies of P demo last night, I thought it was amazing and left me wanting more

[@MileyCyrusSwollenGums]

Lies of P was hot garbage but this demo was amazing.

[@nrivera0717]

@@MileyCyrusSwollenGumsyou’re just mad you couldn’t beat the bosses and rage quit lmaoo

[@TroublezAhead00]

​@Nathaniel Rivera That's exactly what it was. He probably had to use the three rings that play the game for you in the Final Fantasy demo too.

[@JoshuaWhitie]

This demo looks very promising with a good future for the game. Hope for more updates

[@nightkingfan1894]

SIR I EXPOSED CHARLES

[@whenallelsfails21]

Dear fucking God how do the people that make these bot accounts live with themselves?

[@parleypalmer8240]

6 bots on one comment. Why does KZbin do nothing? Been like this for years.

[@JoshuaWhitie]

@@parleypalmer8240 fr bro

[@LhLeo]

Demo is so good Charlie wasn’t aware there’s a second part in it

[@cringeybydefault4151]

What’s the 2nd part?

[@clswtz]

WHAT?

[@AlmightyChastor]

@@cringeybydefault4151 you get to do the castle segment with eikon powers, its the same segment they showered off not long ago where you fight a dominant at the end

[@anti-macro]

No, chat told him about the Eikon Challenge - he didn't play it because he wanted to avoid spoilers, since it takes place quite a bit after the main demo

[@LhLeo]

@@anti-macro thanks for clarification, glad that he knew, but that shit is fire too

[@Irrevenant_]

Yo i just finished the demo and then saw this. This shit was awesome and so brutal that i felt emotionally exhausted afterwards.

[@nightkingfan1894]

SIR I EXPOSED CHARLES

[@gruma6581]

Exactly, wasn't expecting that much of a heavy start

[@ElFern32]

I have never seen or played any of the games from the Final Fantasy franchise, I just came here to see Charlie and if what he was playing was interesting and was mildly intrigued by the first 5 minutes and stayed for the rest of the video due to how it perfectly built up to such a climatic battle and already seeing characters getting killed off and waiting to see what will happen next, this right here, is how you make a demo for a game, bravo 👏

[@galaxyvulture6649]

You really should play ff games cause they always have great story. Even ff 15 with all it's problems has some of the best friendships I've seen and prompto's story is amazing.

[@nightmare-nightmarenightma1147]

The ending is so sad. Definitely looking forward to playing the full game

[@KIKAN_THE_RAT]

Not even one minute in and we already hearing about light and darkness, good old Square Enix

[@zondor8123]

I like adult unfiltered story just like this, you can say cursed words and have "adult scenes" as well lol not to mention it's bloody, amazing

[@deadrottenbird]

Bro said cursed words 💀💀💀

[@EtherealMystic]

This demo was great. I loved how it ended. Made me yearn for more of the story

[@brennanschultz6284]

I’ve never gotten into final fantasy but holy shit, just watching this makes me want to play the whole franchise 😂😂

[@Epic2kartworks]

I made that decision a couple years back and it's changed my life. Genuinely an S tier game franchise

[@RavusNox-z5i]

Worth it. Even the pixel games (FF1-FF6) which are soooo good.

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

all of them have something to love, 4-10 and 14 generally being the best ones to most people

[@shiestydon]

It’s worth it.

[@Kishuy]

I would suggest 10 as the best entry point overall but if you are looking for action combat theres essentially FF15 as the closest then FF7R, FF7 Crisis Core and FF13 Lighting Returns however: Ff7Remake is.. lets say a lore video on FF7 OG helps FF7 Crisis Core is a prequel to FF7 FF13 LR is the last game on the 13 triology. So for action yeah 15 is the closest

[@carlthelongshoreman1979]

when i heard the guy that did the combat for DMC 5 was doing the combat for this game, is one of the best selling points for me

[@mrshadow7738]

Did marvel vs Capcom and dragon's dogma too.

[@taylon5200]

On top of that, they also had platinum games and kingdom hearts combat devs help with the combat too. Some real heavy hitters banded together to create an insane combat system with crazy depth

[@carlthelongshoreman1979]

@@p-__ wtf is wrong with you

[@R3TR0J4N]

same, already had expectations since Los Soul aside which was a fan made game inspired by FF15 and DMC

[@randomwalk1551]

on top of that... they had him do one of the hardest fights in the game... and he absolutely clowned it.

[@matthewsvic001]

My heart says FFXVI for Game of the Year. But my mind, however... Also says FFXVI for Game of the Year.

[@GaeFootballClub]

they assembled the avengers at Square Enix to make this game, quite literally the best at every aspect of a video game got hired and put on this project.

[@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207]

The best? No. They didn't hire Hironobu Sakaguchi, or Nobuo Uematsu. Or Yoko Taro. Or Nojima.

[@frostyliciousmayne]

and all they managed to shit out was a Witcher clone with DMC combat and a UI straight out of a mobile game? Truly groundbreaking and revolutionary

[@Uedukai]

​@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207 Well of course, but the current Devs are essentially their successors, and this is square showcasing that. Times change.

[@anti-macro]

@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207 Sakaguchi is a massive fan of Final Fantasy XIV, which is made by Yoshi-P (the producer of FFXVI) and many of the devs of FFXVI also worked on XIV. Soken (the composer of both XIV and XVI) is considered the successor of Uematsu, which also loves his work. And Yoko Taro is a big friend of Yoshi-P (they even collaborated on FFXIV) Even Platinum helped out with the development, it's a pretty crazy ensemble Funny story, Sakaguchi loves FFXIV so much that he created his own "brand" of in-game clothing and called it "SakaGUCCI"

[@Charle_Z]

@@frostyliciousmayneLooks, and plays better than the Witcher tbh

[@MozartTheGOAT]

Charlie's facial expression while playing is as if he is watching paint dry on his screen

[@auncreativename8375]

Charlie has exactly two expressions, 3 if a cockroach appears

[@melissaalli5153]

Pretty much always like this lol

[@everysinglepoop]

Isn’t that like most people though? I don’t think normal people are constantly making wojack faces when they play a game

[@Bandxit]

​@@p-__proof?

[@papamilfz1565]

tbf that’s how he plays all games

[@benjaminweeks8619]

This 2 hour or so experience has more heart and care than the entirety of Redfall and Gollum…

[@athrunzala798]

I went from "meh I'll wait for a sale" to "I'm buying the collector's edition" real fast

[@RathalosEmperor]

Where did you find the collectors edition ?

[@meadow6760]

Charlie is the only content creator I've seen so far consistently using the Magic Burst combos and I appreciate that

[@CaulkMongler]

Benefits of milking an ice stone: you don’t have to create the extra infrastructure for plumbing to bring water up, never have to go and refill the pitcher, always cold and refreshing, no broken pitchers, a bunch of little things that makes it sliiiiightly easier.

[@thelonesomewanderer8359]

bro the demo is sooo sick, the game is going to be next level. dont remember the last time i was this hyped for a FF game, probably 8 or 10

[@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207]

FF7 Remake was much more hype.

[@MrBud85]

​@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207 has nothing to do with what he said

[@jevi2943]

​@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207 Read it again. He was talking about HIS HYPE for an FF game, not your hype.

[@TheJaBuLs]

@@fabiomartinsgoldenberg1207…it sucked though unfortunately soooooo the hype was not justified for it

[@wihdinheim0]

​@@TheJaBuLsagreed. Remake sucked ass. Good thing Nomura was not let close to FFXVI, Yoshi P appears to handle his craft.

[@loganmcallister4635]

I haven’t felt like this playing a game since the ending of mgs4. I am so ready.

[@Pasakoye]

I just realized he put his cigar out in the cup. I was too busy watching that leader get smoked on.

[@z.m4018]

Spectacular demo with especially amazing voice acting near the end!

[@jdwastaken4126]

Haven't seen a demo this good and make me want to buy the full game since the Nier Automata's demo.

[@biggyblunts5788]

I dont know if you need to hear this, but play NieR Replicant if you enjoyed automata. Another masterpiece

[@MrTmm97]

The funny things is the non-stop story and action isn’t just a feature of the demo. I’m over halfway through the game and it’s been non stop action to awesome cutscene to set piece fight and repeat. It’s nuts. Never played a game quite like this.

[@tapz02]

This demo is 1 year old aswell, and the actual game went gold a month ago. This game is gonna be polished! Edit: The demo build is 1 year old on ver 1.01. The latest State of Play version is 1.03.

[@Theguywiththefries]

3 bots in a row??? 😭😭

[@KayAvier]

@@Theguywiththefries world record

[@nightkingfan1894]

SIR I EXPOSED CHARLES

[@akshayhere]

Didn't the demo got released 2 days ago?

[@idkdude6665]

Hope they add water physics, 9:17 that water looks really not good

[@SolaceAndDread]

Asmongold praising it is one thing, Charlie giving it praise is next-level.

[@nightkingfan1894]

SIR I EXPOSED CHARLES

[@prawngravy18]

Who gives a shit about asmongold the youtube watcher lmao.

[@nerdtron31212]

Next thing you know, Dunkey will make a video unironically praising it

[@MoonlightGr8Swrd]

Bro why people still listen to asmon for validation lmao. He legit said wo long was to complicated after skipping all the tutorials and then saying it was too Hard😭💀

[@Godin72]

Charlie's favorite game series is final fantasy, I'd hope he'd like this game. If he didn't it would most likely be because it's unplayable/buggy lol

[@joshtessier5108]

That dragoon coming in… the music. I fell in love. And THEN benedikta made me never want to stop playing after that Garuda change

[@juanboardwine7229]

haven't ever played final fantasy but I am most definitely getting this game that demo looked amazing.

[@imchase7796]

I was expect the new final fantasy to disappoint but my god this looks amazing

[@varenoftatooine2393]

Why were you expecting it to disappoint?

[@Foogi9000]

​@@varenoftatooine2393 Final Fantasy mainline games haven't been must buy games for a while now imo. Yoshi P wants FF16 to have Breath of the Wild/Elden Ring levels of success.

[@imchase7796]

@@varenoftatooine2393 FF15 was underwhelming just because I knew what it COULD have been. It seems like they figured it out this time around though. Can’t wait, the story was great, but that time skip was painful lol

[@lancerguy3667]

Yeah, FF XV was playable… and honestly, the fact that it got THAT far is a miracle in and of itself… but I don’t think a non-MMO FF game has really been ‘great’ since 10.

[@Foogi9000]

@@imchase7796 Didn't they also cancel some of the dlcs that were planned? If so I find it really funny considering that Stadia had some unique dlc developed for it iirc.

[@kyontv6826]

the active time lore was an amazing touch.

[@fbbb5747]

This is gonna be my first final fantasy game and I'm hyped...

[@biggyblunts5788]

highly recommend FF12, its gotta be my favourite. I feel like its really slept on in terms of final fantasy games

[@ValkMyda]

​@@biggyblunts5788 You get it

[@ArcherWillows]

What a way to start. My first was XV, which I do love, but it has a lot of flaws very obvious early on. My favorite is 7 (I'm basic), then 15, then 9, then 8, and probably 12 after that. This one seems it'll probably rise to take that number one spot from 7.

[@SarpSpeaksSometimes]

I love that they call it a "cinematic evasion" instead of a quick time event it's very cute

[@dragondaddykushala7133]

Your very cute

[@tomcampbell8934]

@@dragondaddykushala7133You’re *

[@dragondaddykushala7133]

@@tomcampbell8934 dont makee mee spank yer,

[@SarpSpeaksSometimes]

@@dragondaddykushala7133

[@exosproudmamabear558]

I remember not studying my uni entrance exams in the summer because of 7,8,10. Best decision I ever made it.I still got a very unnecessarily high score got into a good uni ,got into a depression and transferred into my local uni. Sometimes you shouldnt really study that hard.

[@joemama_6009]

FFVIII will always be the crown gem of the franchise imo

[@magicth]

Just finished it tonight. Couldn’t agree more. Immediately preordered haha

[@QueenTrunks]

I’m so hyped for this game. The demo did NOT disappoint

[@soratheweilder101]

The king/Joshua’s dad dying is perfect. It’s fucked up, but he did claim that he was only a normal man, keeping his son’s throne warm.

[@Mazzaka511]

What is even happening in this game? And I mean that in the best possible way. It's a demo and I already feel like I'm on a rollercoaster. Holy shit, this is insane.

[@Moose745]

If the rest of the game is anything like this demo we're in for a treat

[@EnderQuils]

Creative Business Unit 3 CARRIES Square Enix

[@Jon_Don7]

9:06 They actually used to be called "Malboros" in older FF games, but they've taken to calling them "Morbols" now. Many people assumed the older naming was a reference to the Marlboro cigarettes because they have bad breath lmao, so you were basically right, Charlie.

[@Jenema2]

Actually Malboro is a species of Morbol according to official lore.

[@Jon_Don7]

@@Jenema2 Interesting! I grew up with FF and just noticed the name change over time. Didn't know there was lore about that.

[@cvak6887]

Played the demo and never heard of FF and went in blind. My deluxe edition is on the way from Amazon

[@leonarduskrisna4588]

They Really going all out for single game Yoshi P really put alot of Previous Final Fantasy games reference in this game I mean That dragoon with kain pose and Estenien voice was epic

[@inkblotCrisis]

Soken with ANOTHER BANGER. THE OST KING SITS ON HIS THRONE.