Final Fantasy 16 (XVI) 6 Months Later. My 2023 Game Of The Year!

[@JustTheGems]

I loved Final Fantasy XVI, it was truly a transformational experience for me. I'm pretty excited to see where they take the series next, if they're going to continue to reinvent everything with each entry or settle into something more like in the SNES days.

[@32bitmusician]

I'm glad you enjoyed it as well! It's crazy how split I am. As an old turn-based Final Fantasy fan, I don't want another game like this... But as a general video game fan, I would love another one! If they keep following this formula, I think their next game in the series will be truly amazing. They've really started to fall into a rhythm, and each one from FF XIII onward has continuously gotten better. Super curious to see the future of this series! Thank you for watching!!

[@Charlie-Cat.]

Wow! Final Fantasy XVI won 2023 on your channel 32Bit. I have to wholeheartedly agree for sure bro. What a game it is and hope others agree the same way as we do bro. 8^) Anthony..

[@32bitmusician]

I'm so happy to see you enjoyed it as well! It really is interesting seeing how split the community is with this game! It's funny how I don't want them to make another Final Fantasy game like this (rather, I'd love them to return to the old FF formula) despite how much I enjoyed it! However, I really do hope more people give this game a chance!

[@codynoth4183]

I'll come in with the devil's advocate aspect of things. This was a phenomenal game for the first ten hours. The world building was pretty god damn impressive and the story and characterization got you invested in these characters rather quick. Though the issue comes after that ten hour mark where some things shift around and suddenly the entire game shits the bed with what it was going for, and what it is going to be for the rest of the game. After that as well the combat becomes very, very stale. It's the same animations, same button mashing, but unlike other games that feature such combat (Devil May Cry, hell even the Dynasty Warriors games are very repetitive in combat but you also have dozens of characters to choose from and unlock) there is virtually zero variety in changing up combos and feeling "cool" while attacking the various damage sponges throughout the game. I began this game enjoying it immensely. There is a ton of spectacle and there are certain fights that are just "holy shit this is epic!", but they are few and far between and towards the end even feel tacked on and ho hum just like the rest of the combat. To me Square missed the mark on this game by trying to chase the "western trends" of making "movie games" where you have ten minutes of gameplay beating up cannon fodder, and then thirty minutes of story cutscenes. This is just straight fact. Out of a 40 hour game time (non-completionist) there is over 20 hours of it that are cut scenes or dialogue scenes you can skip. That is not a video game. That's an interactive movie. I sincerely hope that they do not take the series in this direction again. I admire that they tried but all in all the spectacle cannot make up for the slog the game becomes.

[@Jaaamal93]

I feel the same way! It became downright boring in between main missions and the combat lacked the depth that for example a god of war would bring to the table. The overall story was what kept me going.

[@32bitmusician]

It was actually opposite for me! The beginning was super slow for me (after the intro section with the flashy battles and such). But as the game went on I started to discover some of the intricacies with the battle system! The special side quests that restrict you to the use of one Eikon really made me have to learn some of the ones I avoided (I had the tendency to stick to the same Eikons throughout the game). But outside of those quests, I do agree that it is very easy to just fall into a trance-like state of repeating of combos and such with the exception of several fights. The cutscenes can definitely be quite atrocious! ESPECIALLY when there are super long cutscenes for the numerous amount of side quests. That was quite horrible at points. However, I really did fall in love with the story/characters, and that is what always kept me glued to my TV. My biggest disappointment with this game was the fact that it felt more like Game of Thrones than Final Fantasy. Borderline generic "fantasy" at points. But if I moved past that and just saw it as its own standalone game, it really was an amazing experience for me personally, but I can DEFINITELY see why some people don't enjoy it! As much I personally enjoyed this game, I really am hoping we see another successor to the Final Fantasy formula of old (FF IX and older) and not another one of these types of games in the series. Thanks for sharing!!

[@topgame88]

I have just ordered this game but it has not been delivered yet, I’m really looking forward to playing it so I hope I get it soon 😊

[@32bitmusician]

I'm excited for you to get to experience this game! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!

[@YA-vs5wu]

i'm waiting for the pc release, and according to some they may change the ending with the rising tide DLC, I CAN'T WAIT !!!

[@32bitmusician]

Oh wow! Definitely curious to see how that plays out! Even though I enjoyed the ending, I would love to see some post ending stuff!! Excited for you to experience this game!!

[@chronicmids6642]

Change the ending? Source on that?

[@zetineb88]

Yes this is also my game of the year for 2023 along with BG3 🐌🐌

[@32bitmusician]

BG3 is one I haven’t had the opportunity to play, but looking forward to doing so in the new year!!

[@kenpachi1114]

This game was mid.

[@Bustaperizm]

Some people like MMO fetch quests.

[@zetineb88]

@@Bustaperizm the combat is too addictive 🐌🐌