Final Fantasy 16: 10 Things You NEED TO KNOW

Final Fantasy 16 (PS5) is releasing right around the corner and there’s a lot you need to know about it before jumping in.
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[@rooster1610]

I finished the demo yesterday and I was not prepared for just how much it blew me away, I haven't been this excited for a game in a long time and I can't wait for it to come out, thank you guys for keeping us up to date, much love

[@gameranxTV]

👌👍🏼

[@iamab0t]

i feel you bro the combat was just like wtf man. its straight krazeee man can not wait.

[@drbadboy7111]

Jaw was on the floor by the end 😵‍💫

[@tham2279]

Lucky ps5 fuckers lol

[@deconinckdaniel5057]

Yeah that ending :😮 , i hate that b... queen 😡. Can't wait to see what's going to happen next !

[@somedude1324]

The demo was excellent. The characters and story are shaping up to be something special. Combat was smooth and fun. Can’t wait to play more.

[@jonferngut]

Was it my eyes or graphically it was below FFVII Remake?

[@sapiterguncang768]

@@jonferngut nah.. basically it's not the graphic. it's the tone and the setting of the game. if you saw ff 7 rebirth trailer there is a lot of grass, lands that colorfull. but in FF 16 you barely saw it because it setting in the dark tone of story...

[@TanvirAhmed-bz2ox]

@@jonfernguttrust me the open world is very good looking

[@MundusFate]

Let's together vote it for GOTY friends Btw have you listened to new "Ifrit vs Phoenix" bgm on my ch?

[@unmotivated_might]

@@jonferngutff7 rebirth kinda looks worse to me. I was keeping an eye out for environment textures because they were quite bad in FF7 remake. Since rebirth isn’t held down by PS4, I was expecting a big upgrade. But if you take a look at environment details like foliage on the ground, trees, leaves etc, the upgrade is only marginal. But again, this might be due to KZbin compression

[@majorjunko5884]

Played the demo about two hours ago. Instant preorder. Can’t wait to see the story unfold. Definitely had that older final fantasy 7/8/9 feel to it with Devil May Cry combat on top. Hearing it opens up and becomes more robust has me very excited to dive in. The more mature tone is a welcome pace when compared to other titles in the series and I’m here for it. The Eikon battles were breath taking. I’m glad I waited until closer to release to give the demo a go.

[@matthewwatkins512]

My favorite part about the abilities is that you can refund them. So if you get cooler looking abilities or dont use the ones you have, you can remove them and put your points into different ones. Definitely a plus and will make the game far more entertaining.

[@kavemanx420x]

After playing the demo, I'm all in on 16.

[@daveedwards4681]

Same. Was extremely hesitant for this whole time, but the demo sold me completely

[@kavemanx420x]

@@daveedwards4681 definitely agree. The combat is just a total chefs kiss for me and the rest just seems super interesting. Can't wait for the 22nd.

[@jorgeblockme]

The apposite for me

[@mrdisaster5880]

I haven’t try the demo but my brother said he didn’t like it I’ll give it a try myself though cus I love DMC and this game looks inspired by it not like the previous ff.

[@thisstatementisfalsenothin5312]

@@mrdisaster5880 I was worried about it at first but oh boy it’s fun

[@gaefrogge5806]

The demo was EVERYTHING. I’ve been pumped for this game especially with soken doing the music and yoshi p producing, but that demo absolutely settled it, this game is a big deal!

[@DSkulle1]

the music during ifrit vs phoenix was orgasmic

[@MundusFate]

@@DSkulle1 its really epic!! Everyone loves it. Btw I recorded it in my ch if you want to hear again

[@NotSoSophos]

“Demo was everything” Nah mf it was a demo; the opposite of everything!

[@gaefrogge5806]

@@NotSoSophos omg you right :o

[@je19921]

They announced the soundtrack is kore than 200 songs ! That hyped me up so much, good music is essential in an epic story and this seems to deliver

[@philkensebben6672]

I was so relieved when I heard it isn’t open world. The semi-open nature of it is what excites me, open worlds have gone way too far and there are way too many of them, I feel like this should be the way forward

[@annemusekamp336]

Dragon Age Inquisition had a similar “hub” design. You could technically go anywhere, but were still limited. And the maps ranged from ridiculously big (cough cough Hinterlands) to quite small. FF16 looks to be somewhat similar in terms of map design and definitely looks interesting.

[@marimorg7377]

​​​@@annemusekamp336 that game was one of my FAVORITE not "open world" games.... Only thing I will say is bioware still somehow made the combat suck which is a shame. Atleast the story was fucking GREAT trying to get Solas to love me was my mission from day 1 lol.

[@annemusekamp336]

@@marimorg7377 to be fair, I suspect it was because they were forced by EA to use the Frostbite engine, which was originally designed to be used for FPS games and the devs struggled to adapt it to 3rd person RPG.

[@dlonra16]

i found the demo to be fantastic, a couple nitpicks is that we cant have custom keybinds and are stuck with presets, FPS stuttering on performance mode (could be a demo thing idk), and being unable to turn off motion blur

[@LordofRacoons]

Yeah that motion blur made me feel dizzy

[@awilywolf]

I'm a little concerned with the apparent low difficulty level of the default Adventure mode. I couldn't, at least in the demo, imagine using any of those auto effect rings. The motion blur was killer as well as some odd lack of distinction and contrast during the eikon battle scenes. The demo is build 1.01 and the game is going to be shipped as build 1.03 with no apparent day one update, so I'd imagine there has been some further performance polish applied. I hope the game isn't super linear, as I was getting those vibes from my own time with it in addition to watching some impressions from YTubers that got to try out the broader event package a couple of weeks back.

[@realD1CE]

Another great video from a great channel keep it up gameranx❤

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks, will do!

[@TripleCatAttack]

I saw that it wasn't open world and I got excited. I then saw it took around 70 hours to 100% and I screamed. I love me some big open world long ass games but man every game is so big these days and there's just not enough time. It's refreshing to see this game have a pretty decent run time without a ton of bloat that's trying to steal your attention away for the next 2 years

[@VentusLionheart]

I honestly prefer story driven non-open world RPGs over the open world with bloat. All the modern open world games feels pretty cookie cutter and level design suffers because the concentration was on the giant maps. There are some exceptions, but overall most open world games do not offer much beyond just a giant map.

[@doublet147]

​@VentusLionheart I agree. Only exception is with open games, you do whatever TF you want to. There is no force to "do this then do this". I like OW games for this reason, but I think I only like them because I play linear games also. Having both is a good balance.

[@MundusFate]

yeah sometimes the open world are too big and we don't know what to do xD. Glad they built FFXVI with large zones filled with contents. Really enjoy the game so far, I even have "Ifrit vs Phoenix" BGM in my ch

[@philcosby7058]

@@VentusLionheartye only a few games have actually perfected the open world formula. Like Witcher 3 and rdr2

[@breensprout]

i just made almost the exact same comment lol totally agree with you, enormous games are so exhausting and i end up not finishing them and i would love to finish the game!!!

[@tyrecarmon20]

I played the demo, the ending had me in shocked and in tears😭😭 i really feel for clive man

[@mrsgamer9218]

I know right. I was hitting my controller and yelling at my screen do something!!!! XD

[@tyrecarmon20]

@@mrsgamer9218 I hope he gets his revenge

[@MrMrGuy]

As a plot twist I'm pretty sure Ifrit was Clive. Regardless if this is true or not, the end of that demo had me shook. Can't wait to play the full game.

[@batfan2291]

​@@MrMrGuy I was thinking this too. I really hope Clive wasn't Ifrit though. The demo has done a good job at making me care about the characters. I expected it to end how it does but it was a lot more brutal than anticipated.

[@CowboyRibeye]

Unreal how great the character writing is. I am totally locked in and was stunned by the demo.

[@newbsaibot7371]

I will honestly say that this game wasn’t on my radar until the demo dropped. Everything about it has this fantastic old school story driven element to it. The voice acting was wonderful and the fact that I was so deeply invested into the characters after a quick two hours of gameplay was not what I expected. I can’t wait for this game to drop on the 22nd.

[@James-gj8rn]

I just know that i'm buying it day one because I really loved the demo, the series is going back to medieval setting again, the combat is really fun and the story set up is really intriguing (i can't wait to get my hands on the full game on the 22nd June :)

[@xomegaweapon1987x]

So the first few hours of the game really pulled me in and I absolutely love the asthetic and characters, Yoshida's mark is all over this and i am 100% here for it, I spent a couple of hours in the bonus combat scenario just to get a feel for how the game works and yeah.. ff9 and ff7 have been sitting in my top list for 20 years.. but ff16 has the serious potential to dethrone.

[@KAvanAlten]

Have you played if already than? because the demo is not the first few hours of the game.

[@FrostGiant17]

@@KAvanAltenI think he’s talking about the eikonic challenge, which I believe, is set a few hours into the story. (I think that’s what it says.)

[@VilasNil]

​@@KAvanAltenIt definitively is the first couple hours (depends on how fast you are, it may be less) as you can transfer the progress over to the final game. You also have the eikonic challenge, deeper into the story, which clearly states that you have abilities you shouldn't have at that point in the story, made more evident by having Garuda's powers to fight against... Garuda's Dominant. And the final cutscene seems to show the moment Clive gets that eikonic power

[@shadowdouglas450]

Love ff7 and ff9 have not got to play the Demo the only other final fnatasy i put on the list of favorites is ff4 , ff6 and of course ff14 which I love sooo much my brother got me into them when I was young by playing the snes versions on 2 player for ff2 an ff 3 where we each could control certain people. An I loved the story most my friends did girl stuff while i loved video games and Transformers TMNT. My Bf likes more gun games an not roleplaying games my question is do I have to have demon souls skill to play this ?

[@sibiyu67]

come on,, FF16 is just a boring game,, XII is number 1, XIII is number 2,, ff 7 is just as same as boring as this 16 version,, too easy for everything, even the side quest is too easy to solve

[@trophyhunt4545]

This is the most excited I’ve been for a game in a long LONG time. The demo was perfect and I can’t wait to see how the story unfolds when it’s finally released.

[@snakeslife-uroborodjinn790]

Despite the obvious combat changes, the series really did go back to its original roots with this game. Crystals, medieval intrigue, linear character-driven narratives in vast and lore-rich areas but also tons of optional sidecontent for people who want to see more. This game sounds like it could easily have come out the 2000s FF era or even the 90s in terms of mentality and that's a good thing!

[@Mandis-hf5gn]

That you have the audacity to say that this is going back to the roots. Gameplay wise it has nothing to do with any classic ff game.

[@Aliens1337]

@@Mandis-hf5gn Every FF game has different gameplay and mechanics. Get over it. People bitch about the same thing when Resident Evil 4 changed to 3rd person camera and RE7 changed to 1st person, yet those 2 are probably some of the best Resident Evil experience there is. People are blinded by nostalgia and stuck in the past.

[@KPX01]

@@Aliens1337 different yes but it was always rpg heavy, i would say the change is akin to FO2 -> FO3, it is a totally different genre. FF16 plays like the new GoW/Horizon more than any other FF period. For me personally i am just sad to see less RPG focus in AAA space, FF7Remake is the only high budget that we got recently with more and more dev going for more action focus.

[@Amir_97]

@@hitpeppens2932 this game is more challenging and complex than any ff you like, deal with it

[@anonymousinfinido2540]

​@@Mandis-hf5gnhe did say gameplay combat wise different.

[@LakrimaProject]

What good to note about the Demo is that its not only contain beginning of the game . After you finish that few fist chapters(which data will be tnasfered to full game) you unlock second demo that allow you to play later on scenario to try out more advanced gameplay. Incredible stuff, and its fee

[@KAvanAlten]

No, it does not. It contains the begining of some chapters in the game and mix them together in logical order. The actual game will start different.

[@donotfuckaround]

​@@KAvanAltenI played two versions of the demo, when he was younger and another when he was older and had more powers from two other summons. If you want to play the second part of the demo you can select it at the bottom of the main screen.

[@Tonytaru]

@@KAvanAltenou paid 0 attention to what you were playing. The demo WAS the start. You know this to be true because it tells you that your progress will carry over. How much sense would it make to let us start from where we left off in the demo if we hadnt even done the beginning yet?

[@francescagreetham1804]

Great coverage! I am a long time FF fan but was apprehensive about the combat. The demo alleviated all my fears - it was so much fun to play. They did a spectacular job of getting us invested in the characters and gameplay. Such a strong opening!

[@christophahunter3011]

Sharing this detailed video Thanks so very much for covering the world map

[@FOULxPACINO]

Congrats on the baby, mane. Much love 🖤💪🏽

[@dangy785]

Truly a demo that cannot be skipped on. Just wow….. totally different than just those trailers. The quality is top tier

[@n8doggy733]

Yeah, adding a second input for opening doors CANNOT be missed

[@EZPIKKENz]

Youre*

[@blitzball4lyfe823]

I see the demo is available and yet I want to wait to go in completely blind!

[@darknesswave100]

​@@blitzball4lyfe823 the demo covers the beginning of the actual game. There is a part that becomes available after you finish it that's later on but you don't have to do that part. You can even bring your save from the demo over to the game so no worries cause you aren't gonna be shown anything. It's literally the start of the game

[@blitzball4lyfe823]

@@darknesswave100 ooh I didn’t know that! I may give it a go the evening beforehand because I know if I’m sold on it, the next week is going to be very difficult to get through 🤣

[@iamskyfall]

I wouldn’t bet on an Xbox version of Final Fantasy XVI. It may be somewhat frustrating, but it’s nice to see each of the big 3 gave their major RPG for the year: Final Fantasy XVI, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Starfield. Competition is good.

[@Hemphempmind]

Money money money.... This game will come out on pc and xbox just like ff7r

[@Steelix371]

@@Hemphempmindlmao when did ff7r ever come to Xbox

[@Hemphempmind]

@@Steelix371 give it 4 more years lel

[@Steelix371]

@@Hemphempmind lmao you must mean 8 years after the trilogy is done

[@Hemphempmind]

@@Steelix371 a remaster lmao

[@emanuelberaru4345]

This year has been insane for game releases, i played the demo and honestly im just so hungry for more! The story is sooo much better than 15's and i cant believe how mature they went with it! But it still feels like an ff game, im blown away

[@ColdKiller_141]

My friend just got me this as a wedding present, never played a final fantasy but always wanted to, looking forward to it and enjoyed the demo

[@NorsePagan1973]

Congrats.

[@lucasmonson6672]

Can’t wait for this game! Also, you guys make my day every time you upload! Thanks for all the hard work you put in for your fans!

[@gameranxTV]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@dangy785]

@@gameranxTV Before you buy coming soon. More like a for sure you buy for me :)

[@kylethorsrud1692]

Just finished the demo, damn was way better than I was expecting. Definitely gonna buy it.

[@spiegeltn]

77$ after tax... thanks Biden!🙄

[@edwinleskin3112]

​@spiegeltn fam sales tax aint gone up lol

[@darknesswave100]

​@@spiegeltn yeah cause a game from Japan that's 70 over there is effected by an American president. Keep that political bs out of here especially when you have no clue what you're talking about

[@spiegeltn]

@@darknesswave100 it's 70 here in America which has gone up like everything else has since the election. Sales tax is approximately 10 cents on the dollar so around 77$. Freedom of speech homeboy, I'll say whatever I damn well please.

[@izaak7513]

​@@spiegeltn$115 AUD... thanks Biden!

[@nastycanadian1975]

For those who are worried about the battle system and haven't played the demo due to thinking you will experience spoilers... you have nothing to worry about. The demo is practically everything we've seen in trailers, and it looks, plays amazing and it is the future of Final Fantasy. As an old school FF fan I can tell you that THIS is going to be *EPIC*

[@teemopanda02]

I should point out there's really no risk of spoilers. The demo is straight up the first few hours of the game and the progress transfers over to the full game.

[@monkeyfunkr]

Finished the demo yesterday, the only awkward bit was the target lock. Felt very unnatural and ended up ditching the use of it entirely - unless isolating a target or boss fight. And for those who don't know, pressing in the right thumbstick will switch targets when locked on. Otherwise, lots of jaw dropping moments and the music.... goosebumps confirmed!

[@GyroZeppel]

It’s really dumb that you can’t customize your controls. I really want to put dodge on L1 and magic on R1 but other than that the game looks amazing and combat is a lot of fun.

[@winton3737]

You couldn’t choose your target per se, which was my pet peeve too. R3 switched, but it was a roll of the dice on which enemy was selected.

[@inkedvader813]

Did love the little classic icons of your party on the save screen, great little detail

[@liv3vilkei409]

whats also classic is: Goblins are your first enemies

[@angbald]

​@liv3vilkei409 I expected rats to be honest.

[@liv3vilkei409]

@@angbald nah thats some Elder scrolls stuff

[@gilcorrea283]

We were able to play as Joshua for a short period of time. I wonder if that will happen more as we progress the story with other main characters like Jill. I really hope so🤞🏼

[@user-dl8le5cs6t]

Have you finished the demo?

[@gilcorrea283]

@@user-dl8le5cs6t yes the main prologue.

[@kingflocka6501]

@@gilcorrea283doubt we will play as Joshua anymore since you know…. HE GOT OBLITERATED BY IFRIT 😂

[@gilcorrea283]

@@kingflocka6501 I’m laughing but I almost cried in that part 🤣. Best part of the whole story, I knew he was gonna go but I didn’t know that he would go like that. But remember he’s also phoenix and there is a slight chance he can resurrect although I prefer that he’s gone for good to make the story more dramatic and even more dramatic if it was Clive who did it as Ifrit.

[@HorusDeathtouch]

Funny that this didn't occur to me, but yeah that would be cool to play as other characters for a bit. I definitely think playing as Joshua was a tactic to play with our emotions though, and not necessarily a feature, so we will see.

[@joefloggg3257]

I love Active Time Lore thing so helpful

[@skarnak1]

I'm looking forward to starting to play this game this weekend

[@SeloriaCaelum]

Played demo when it released, and bloody hell was it impressive. Had it on performance instead graphics and the graphics were insane. Combat felt amazing and left me craving more. So far game hasn't let me down, and i heavily doubt it will. Also reason it has that skill menu is cause guy who worked on the combat also worked on DMC combat lol.

[@randombitsofhorror3217]

The expected playtime and the open "zones" make me excited about this game again. I never finished XV because of how open it was. Like a lot of people my age, I don't have a whole lot of time to take part in one of my favorite hobbies these days, so I will definitely pick this up.

[@lf2052]

yeah I felt that. I always loved open world as a teen and early 20s but it's just too much to tackle in sporadic 1-2 hour game sessions every few days. plus open world just seems gimmicky to extend game play time lately for most of them. I thought ff16 was coming out today and was so hype since I'm gonna be home alone tonight 😢

[@Shadow_Play3r]

cant wait! Great video as always

[@heyicu]

Very excited for this game! I've put so many hours into FFXIV and have a lot of faith in Yoshi-P. I do hope they keep some levity throughout the game tho.

[@ericeilersen]

I've never really clicked with Final Fantasy, but after playing this demo, I preordered IMMEDIATELY!! Couldn't have possibly had more fun

[@darknesswave100]

Probably helps that they got the person who did the devil may cry combat to do it lol

[@xelar2146]

Naoki Yoshida is a great producer I really enjoyed the demo looking forward to playing this

[@Konpekikaminari]

Two interesting things about the combat I noticed from the demo: Each Eikon has 4 abilities- 2 special attacks, 1 "utility" (like Phoenix's dash or Titans block) and 1 that's sort of a "counter": e.g Phoenix has an ability that dispels projectiles and fires a shockwave (powered up if you actually countered a projectile) And despite being full on action- there is a slight "turn-like" strategic vibe to the game because enemies have named attacks that are always accompanied by super-armor, an attack namecard, and often a telegraph

[@thatguy-dh1qh]

I'm so hyped to play this game. I have confidence that Yoshi-P and crew will deliver. I know it's not turn based but that's not what makes a final fantasy game a final fantasy game. The game felt more like final fantasy than other games released within the last decade.

[@nevinknowles9073]

Was skeptical at first. As someone who preferred the traditional fighting style but after the demo I was convinced and the story seems to be really interesting. I was not sure if I would get the game but now I will definitely be getting

[@philmedeiros2497]

Never played a FF game but hearing other people say this I might try it.

[@rosshurst5630]

Been playing for several days now I can't think of a single thing that I don't like about this game. Combat is fun, especially the Eickons, story is epic, characters are compelling and the game is beautiful.

[@xXLANCERASXx]

I loved the Demo, catch myself jawsdroping at that last Eikon Battle and the challange too.

[@g-alicenine]

Definitely not a disappointing fact that this game isn't open world. Not every game needs to be open world. It doesn't always compliment the game. I like how they did it with this game.

[@NotAverageAfro]

Honestly tired of games being open world all the time these days.

[@g-alicenine]

@@NotAverageAfro same, and often it's not even properly executed.

[@nobosu]

I’m so excited for FFXVI, the demo was so good! Definitely a pre-order worthy game.

[@LeystTV]

The demo was really good. And honestly, I'm happy its not open-world. Not every single game has to be open world.

[@kemo_sabe_tv7523]

cant wait to play , great video :D

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205]

To anyone on the fence: please try the demo. It is truly amazing. Have a few more days to finish up TotK and FF16 deserves all the attention next.

[@D.H.1082]

I've wasted my time torturing koroks. Haven't even started the story yet :|

[@Jeroen-1989]

I stil have to much to do in totk. I havent time enough to finish it before ff16😂

[@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205]

@@D.H.1082 I only have 3 Sage’s lolol. Been exploring the Depths like crazy.

[@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205]

@@Jeroen-1989 I feel you man. Don’t even know how the story continues after I get the 4th sage😂

[@Jeroen-1989]

​@@thelegendofstonecoldstevea3205 im a little bit further. 1 mision ahead of you. But with a fulltime job and a family sometimes its just diffecult to find the time to play a game for couple hours. June 23 I asked off from work haha. my wife to work, I take my son to school and I go play ff16 all day all alone at home wonderful😂

[@Pyromaniac963]

Demo was amazing, really looking forward to this

[@meldawg80]

Loved the demo. I liked that u can play the opening AND later in the game as well. Thought that was cool. FF15 was my intro into FF so gonna grab this one too

[@juanpienaar7836]

The Demo was absolutely amazing! I wasn't sure if I was going to get the game or not...but after that demo, its a must buy! I didn't want it to end.

[@averagefox5126]

I went from forgetting this game was releasing to being 10/10 hype for it after playing the demo. Absolutely blew me away

[@ryanbirr5822]

This feels like the true follow up to ffx that I've been waiting for since I fell in love with that game as a kid. 1 week to go guys stay strong

[@Jim90117]

This plays nothing like FFX...

[@cemarz]

This looks nothing like X. I assume you mean story. Both begin with a frame. But X frames a story. 16 frames a plot.

[@ryanbirr5822]

What I mean is this is the first game that feels like a final fantasy since then

[@geangarcia2673]

Helpful. Thank you

[@Ryuken_27]

The style the feel and the music are so good. I'm all in

[@ledgicyt2929]

Final fantasy is one of those games that I can't see myself playing but love watching others play it.

[@MFobes]

If you have a PlayStation I implore you to try the demo. If you don’t like it, you’re right it’s not for you and that’s okay. But if there’s any chance you’d like it it’s the best demo I’ve ever played.

[@clayfulton]

He's right it is the best demo ever made hands down amazing

[@ledgicyt2929]

@@MFobes Unfortunately I don't but I do want a playstation and whenever I do, I'll give it a shot.

[@rooster1610]

I second the first reply, I beg you to try the demo out, it's only like an hour long and it showcases most of the core mechanics pretty well. I admit I'm very biased since Final Fantasy is one of my favorite game series of all time but don't knock it til you try it, XVI is looking to be significantly different from it's predecessors so you might end up liking it. In any case please try the demo out, you won't lose anything if you do

[@shiftymcgee9359]

I grew up with FF. Starting with 6 and ending with 12. Can’t play them anymore. Too long. Would take me a year or more to finish without becoming a shut in.

[@sk0rpi0n8]

the demo was absolutely mind blowing, already pre-ordered

[@gameranxTV]

👌👍🏼

[@cjwhite824418]

same lol

[@Coronaboii88]

First time getting into this series. Can’t wait! It was also my first time getting into the Diablo series and I was not disappointed. What a great time for gaming.

[@nothingman7163]

I can not wait for this game ❤️ I pre-ordered a few weeks ago and absolutely fell in love with FFXV thru the hundred+ hours I spent with it and came to appreciate the charms and quirks of the series as a whole.

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

I couldn’t hate 15 anymore. Worst in the series. Awful game

[@nothingman7163]

@@GeorgeZimmermen cool 👍🏻 after all the fixes I loved it. A shame that the second half of the game just is nonexistent tho. Could have been one of my favorite games ever. Excited for this one and to play a lot of the older ones thru PlayStation extra

[@stumodelmaker]

This is why I am happy to be an older gamer. Hearing a game isn't open world and wont take 150 hours to complete is such a welcome relief. I don't have time for that insanity. Also, I don't have to be oddly excited about petting an in game dog when my real one is usually in the same room. Small perks of a few more decades lol.

[@ayoubali1082]

Played the demo loved every second of it my only complaint is that frame rate mode has a bit lag between frames but other than that I’m beyond excited 👌🏾

[@TheColdOne]

This is the first Final Fantasy I've been excited for in a long time. Definitely in my adult life.

[@eval_is_evil]

Day 1 buy... THAT IS ALL

[@TheLeetCasualGamer]

This is the first Final Fantasy I wanted to get since FFX. Really excited.

[@rocklee2029]

You're sleepin on XIV. I used to not be an MMOPRG player, but XIV changed that

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

@@rocklee2029 XI is the final fantasy MMO GOAT! If you know, you know

[@hoofhearted4]

just played the demo last night and had a blast. They definitely had me hooked on the story. It wont be a day 1 game for me since there's a lot coming out right now, but I can't wait to play it!

[@Dylan-lx5ro]

What games come out soon besides this and armored core 6?

[@hoofhearted4]

@@Dylan-lx5ro that and Remnant 2 are two games I'm really excited for. Also just got Diablo 4. And still have a backlog of games on PS5. I only got it recently and don't play it as much as my PC so lots of games there to play.

[@johncarldelossantos7345]

Man, Final Fantasy 7R and 16 right now gives me drive to live and work for now. Thanks Square.

[@PsychoRavager]

I'll always prefer 30-40 hour games that'll keep me coming back instead of 100+ hour games that tire me so much I'll never want to touch 'em ever again.

[@MedskiPurnamski]

Just finished the demo last night and I have some pros and cons. I like that the game shows you related lore entries whenever you pause a cutscene, it helps to make you understand some of the more complicated plot better as well as keeping track of the many characters involved in the story. The graphics look great, though I experienced some slowdowns even in framerate mode. It's not always a consistent 60fps but it will probably get fixed in the final release. I don't really like the camera tracking because sometimes it feels like it's fighting you whenever you try to manipulate the viewing angle. Items get automatically picked up whenever you walk to it and while it's nitpicky from me I always prefer pressing x first before picking up any item in an RPG. Combat is... mixed. It feels awkward that dodging and dashing require different buttons to execute since I'm more accustomed to dodging by dashing + directional button, also not liking the fact that dashing is an eidolon power and not a standard feature. Perfect dodging is also a bit annoying to perform. Even with a ring that slows time for you to press R1, it just feel tedious because you need to dodge almost all the time. Story wise it looks interesting, though the Game of Thrones vibe kind of threw me off guard.

[@DeathxNote]

Well with the ring/R1 dodge that's strictly due to you having the pendant that slowed the game down for you. Remove it alongside other stuff they auto equipped on you at the start of the Challenge mode. Therefore you don't have time slow down (giving you the ring with R1) and you can be more aggressive. I tend to rely on perfect parries such well-timed blocks AND well-timed attacks against enemies about to attack. It works on all enemies including strong types. In other words it allows you to choose when to perfect dodge for precision strike counters OR perfect parry with normal attacks and eikon abilities for punishment. On the camera I super agree with you because even in the settings I had the tracking enemy off-screen toggled off and yet as soon as you fight strong enemies my camera stayed on it without me using lock on either. Although it did state it's more geared to taking away auto tracking your next enemy that's off screen I was hoping it was full freedom of my camera usage type of setting. Anyway hope you give the demo another chance after taking the auto equipped stuff off because you'll absolutely feel a COMPLETELY different experience by making choices you want rather than the game doing it for you 👍

[@MedskiPurnamski]

@@DeathxNote I did say that 'even with the ring... it's tedious', so it's still tedious without the ring. With the ring it's tedious AND breaks the flow of combat. Why I don't like this perfect dodge mechanics is related to that other issue as well. I just keep mistaking the dash button for the dodge button because in other action games they're usually the same button. So maybe the issue is specific only to me but that's just how I feel about it. I don't know, maybe I'll take another pass at it. The prologue isn't bad, it's the Eikonic Challenge that frustrates me more.

[@DeathxNote]

@@MedskiPurnamski Okay I understand now thanks for clearing that up for me. And yeah I understand the dodging concept you touch on because games like Dark Souls heavily stick to dash/sprint and dodging keybinded to the same button. I'm sure once you adjust, if you're looking to keep trying, it'll become new muscle memory for you and might even gain a better time out of it overall. I personally kept using the Phoenix dash to dodge which doesn't really work so I get you. But I also have a heavy background with DMC games so I eventually was able to register R1 is dodge and then everything else just turned into learning the windows of opportunity to do things. So yeah I still stick to what I said about parry. The game has heavy mechanics revolved around parrys more than even dodging gives. But anyway thanks for hearing me out even though I read into your situation incorrectly

[@Kumire_921]

What's a Game of Thrones vibe btw? I keep seeing people mention that, Final Fantasy already handled political aspects, warfare, revenge, betrayals, sex and other things we saw in the demo so i have no idea what they mean. Are you all just new to the series and can only compare it to recent things?

[@Zero-rq9ti]

@@Kumire_921 Well there is definitely a ‘game of thrones’ aesthetic to it. The devs even said they made the whole team watch the four seasons as well. Not to mention every newbie today who hasn’t played the old FF’s like tactics automatically compare it to something like or akin to Game of thrones.

[@OhDangHeThicc]

Already requested the 22nd off from work, I’m hyped 🎉

[@rsbkey]

They really payed attention to the little details in this game. Even the vibration every time you select something in the menu. Best way to describe it is.. it’s crispy asf.

[@thepandabirdz1848]

The demo solidified my pre-order of the game. This has the potential to be the best new entry in years.

[@jnhensley09]

I was quite impressed with the demo. I finished it on Monday night and was blown away by the sheer quality of it all. Combat feels like a more in depth version of 15 and really engaging. The story that I've seen so far...Wow. They took a much more grounded and mature approach (as grounded as a Final Fantasy game can get) and just going by the demo, I cannot wait to see how the rest of the story and the game unfolds. So glad I pre-ordered it.

[@RebirthofJanus]

I'll pick this up on pc. I can wait.

[@denith969]

i finished the demo last nite, i was let down by the combat system of 15 but 16's combat was refreshing in comparison. the story in the demo has me really excited as i've been keeping away from the trailers and stuff until now so until yesterday i had no idea what the story is. can't wait to play next week! i was wondering what the eikons were so sounds super fun. i only wish it was "open world" as that was one of my fave things about Elden Ring is all the exploration. My only complaint is the lack of options to change controller buttons, it only had 3 presets and I wanted to make "evade" the o button but then R1 became something I didn't like, forgot what it was. but oh well.

[@AD-df5tm]

As someone who has been playing FF since the NES days I was concerned about the combat like alot of people but the demo totally relieved all those concerns. This game seems absolutely awesome. I can't wait.

[@TobiasKlose.]

7:36 Looks a bit Like Vergils Judgement Cut

[@Zgredzio]

Yes, because person who created DMC combat style is author of this FF's combat

[@TobiasKlose.]

@@Zgredzio Nice. One Reason more to buy the Game👍

[@Zgredzio]

@@TobiasKlose. That's true

[@NightKing--82]

Rick at the end is so funny 😂

[@enzog1078]

Haven’t played ff since 10. Beyond excited for this.

[@jakepaxton4662]

Dude I can't believe it's here already! This looks dope. I hope it's not just all action. The lack of party customization worries me

[@zapmando]

I play it with the VR2 headset on, it's a theater type experience, and very immersive. Worth it if you're wondering.

[@leestumer5216]

Though a bit apprehensive about gameplay changes this has me very interested

[@ChaseTheChamp11]

Someone should tell Gameranx that the lead combat designer from the DMC games IS the lead combat designer for FF16 too. Also, I played the demo it was one of, if not the greatest game I have ever played.

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

Stop exaggerating. You must be 15 if a demo was “the greatest games you’ve ever played”.

[@ChaseTheChamp11]

@@GeorgeZimmermen I do not retract my statement. Best demo ever, and I am in my 30s so calm down cupcake. I would hate for you to be bothered by another person's opinions.

[@darknesswave100]

​@@GeorgeZimmermen and you must be 12 considering you're so damn butthurt about somebody else's experience with a game that literally has no impact on you whatsoever. Besides the aforementioned butthurtedness you're experiencing

[@GeorgeZimmermen]

@@ChaseTheChamp11 I’m in my mid 30’s and I’m calling you out, so you being the same age makes it even worse. You must be new to gaming or fall for the tricks they use to reel casuals in like flashy visuals and mindless gameplay

[@ChaseTheChamp11]

@@GeorgeZimmermen Hey, cannot argue with people with bad taste I guess. Been playing the game ever since it came out yesterday and it is hands down the best game of this year to date. So have fun playing whatever else it is you play.

[@tyleroutland435]

I hope for the fans ff16 is good. Not my cup of tea though

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@rikarrot4646]

at minute 7:35 you can see vergil taught clive some nice moves.

[@RedBeard26]

Bruh, I wasnt planning on getting this game. Never been HUGE on Final Fantasy. But, todays my birthday, I just want to hunker down and enjoy a game for the day. Just bought it. Waiting for it to download. Watching reviews. Now Im legit shaking with excitement to play!

[@blad...]

Remember when Final Fantasy was a strategy game? Now you mash X.

[@oukeith]

That DEMO was absolute FIRE 🔥!

[@quasouthdallas3529]

Facts

[@VideoBaseie]

The brought in the combat designer from Devil may cry on this. So i'm sold

[@Jon-lp6qu]

You’ve convinced me to try the demo.

[@nothing2404]

I never liked final fantasy games. But when I played this demo man was I blown away. It took everything I didn't like and replaced it with so much better options. I love the combat and only controlling one character is perfect. Perfect even in the smallest minute detail.

[@leehilborn8118]

final fatasy has always been linear, I see this as a good thing. This looks fucking amazing

[@iamlegend1482]

"COME TO ME IFRIT" the chills that gave me. And Ifrit being my favorite summon. Oh I am very ready.

[@Dylan-lx5ro]

Yeah but there are no summons in this game right ? Instead of summons they call it the “eikon of fire “ ? Which instead of summoning they just turn into ? Correct me if I’m wrong though.

[@ExviusGhost.]

I played the demo recently. Haven’t finished it yet but so far im loving it. His swordplay reminds me of Nero from DMC and i love it. As a long tjme final fantasy fan i dare say this will be one of square enixes best final fantasy.

[@mavvynne444]

The demo is incredibly amazing! It's fully playable and your progress is saved. The graphics is absolutely beautiful and the combat is great. I can't wait for the full game to be release.🤩

[@gameranxTV]

👆🏻

[@jamiezieschang145]

Beautifully said and exactly are my thoughts. It's just the demo and it's amazing

[@hakunamatata7056]

Thank God the game is not Open World .

[@gaefrogge5806]

For real, too many games are open world for the sake of being open world, and end up big, empty, and boring

[@smartfactscentral]

I know that the demo was good. thats all i need to know but i love gameranx. i wish yall would do like live playthroughs with like falcon or jake.

[@adracea]

The combat reminds me strongly of a more modern Final Fantasy Dissidia from the PSP. I absolutely loved that game.

[@Zephyrt3mp3st]

From the combat, it looks like they might have been worried about a party being too much to micromanage with the more aggressive combat. Especially with the AI assistance.

[@viralshark]

i constantly forget to issue Torgal one of his 3 commands, imagine having 3-4 party members with full and different ability sets.... yikes!

[@Zephyrt3mp3st]

@@viralshark Exactly xD though if they progressively expanded it in baby steps across multiple games, I could see sharpening the player base to be able to handle that as realistic. Then we need PVP x)

[@darknesswave100]

That's an issue that tales of arise does pretty well. I'm playing it now and in that game you have the 3 party members and the one you're controlling but you can use their special abilities during combat then there's a cooldown

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

This might be best final fantasy ever.

[@calebmclean6467]

Are you gonna be able to remove damage numbers?