Final Fantasy 15 was a Mediocre Disappointment

I had some Issues with Final Fantasy 15. Spoilers from minute 26.
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[@TDJunkie226]

The director of the game demanding to make the game a musical is probably my favorite piece of trivia of all time

[@kpcool2877]

There's one post-game dungeon where you can't use items, and it's where I realised I didn't actually know how to play the game. It was also my favourite place in the game.

[@mqfii8992]

The most ironic part about Noctis and Lunafreya Is that Noct has way better chemistry with the girl from a crossover with a mobile game that appears as a side quest.

[@Kormeister]

"What if you learned more about the characters by playing the game?"

[@lamcb.9476]

don't worry Eyepatch, Nomura will passive aggressively work Versus 13 into Kingdom hearts 4 even if it kills him

[@Go_away__]

Everyone: "Noctis, your home is destroyed, everyone you know and love is dead, and you're a political fugitive operating under a mission of treason that has no meaning anymore. How do you feel?"

[@TurboNemesis]

God that development timeline

[@TurboNemesis]

"Your dad just died and your fiance is missing and your kingdom is on fire. Time to go play with chocobos"

[@samboyaus]

One of the worst things about the Cup Noodle side quest was the timing of it. Gladiolus leaves the party for a while, returns with new scars on his face, and then when he pulls Noctis aside to tell him something, you think he's going to tell him something important that he learnt during his time away from the party, but instead he just starts ranting about noodles? I was so confused. I thought he had been brainwashed or something, and that Noctis was going to ask him "What's wrong with you Gladio!? What happened to you!?"

[@MrTonglong]

Those poor developers. Working hard for 10 years, just to have the result be a game people are disappointed in. Imagine what this could have been with consistent leadership and direction throughout. It’s pretty sad.

[@SeaJayLY]

Every time I got into combat in this game, I felt like I was doing something wrong.

[@blueflare3299]

I feel like Noctis should have been present for the invasion at the start of the game. It would have set a very good tone and introduced Niflheim as a major threat early on. It would have also made the kings death more impactful to the players as a whole. Noctis needs to be present for more events in general, and Lunafreya really needed more screentime.

[@jamespinzon6687]

I remember saying...it’s over?? I was doing all the side quests and thought I should really play the story now...only to find chapters flying bye and it was over. There was no story. This was a side quest game.

[@hicknopunk]

I just thought every single npc carried 99 potions. I mean a dying person can be saved with a simple potion.

[@TheIcarusEffect]

In terms of world building it’s worth noting the settlements are all surrounded by floodlights that switch on at night so as to protect from the demons that come out in the dark. These floodlights are like “fortification walls” for the demons that need to be in darkness. Doesn’t explain why there aren’t more fortifications for basic monsters like Behemoths but shows some effort at world building at least

[@lymmea]

As someone who enjoyed FFXV, and who kneejerk said aloud "the hell it was" when I saw this video title, I just want to say that I clicked through anyway because I respect your thoughts and opinions on enough other topics that I was prepared to give you the chance to change my mind. And while you didn't make me stop liking the parts of XV that I did like - just as you yourself liked aspects of the game, despite the flaws you saw with it - you helped show me how much better it could have been, and articulated issues with it that I had but either didn't consciously notice or brushed over in favor of chasing the good bits.

[@Makowh]

The opening of Final Fantasy XV going from Noctis alone in an epic-scale battle versus many armed soldiers, to a bunch of guys pushing a broke-down car on a lonely road in the middle of nowhere, is a good resume of the whole ordeal this game went through

[@ducksoop.x]

This game is the textbook definition of development hell. Jesus..

[@machna]

it wasn't the lack of walls around cities that destroyed my suspension of disbelief, it was the outfits. the main crew rolls around looking like goth boybanders while everyone you see in the background is wearing polo shirts, khakis, sweater vests. screw leaving the country, it was like being in a completely different world. beyond jarring. same problem with the accents in the english dub - ff12 had its issues, but at least you got a real sense of unifying culture for each country's population.

[@sammyi2505]

My sister and I call this game, "Fashion, Fishing, Photo Fantasy" and I think that sums it up pretty well. It's a game made up of mundane slice-of-life fan service, pretty visuals, scattered RPG elements, and a smattering of story that hardly makes sense unless you expose yourself to outside material like the FFXV Brotherhood and Arden's Prologue/Episode DLC.