Final Fantasy XV (Zero Punctuation)

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This week, Zero Punctuation reviews Final Fantasy XV.
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[@thehumungus9066]

Noctis: angsty spice Ignis: serious spice Gladiolus: manly spice Prompto: kooky spice

[@tarynbentley1265]

So no Ethnic Spice in this game?

[@zelg.5551]

@@tarynbentley1265 FF still hasn't recovered after the godawful anorectic younger brother of Old Spice Guy with a literal nest on his head and a neurotic jittery gait.

[@fuckoffannoyingutube]

here's my version: Noctis: Leonardo Ignis: Donatello Gladiolus: Rafael Prompto: Michelangelo keep in mind that one of the free recipes is Pizza :D

[@TheUnfunMonthsBand]

I'm cilantro

[@Sheldezare]

@@TheUnfunMonthsBand Whose Line is quite great :P

[@HappyPotat]

Every time I come here I marvel at how well behaved the comments are considering Yahtzee is known to shit on games most people adore.

[@Rem694u2]

It's because he makes solid points and he is funny as hell. lol

[@shoddysmile]

To his credit he is an equal opportunity shitter

[@MyScorpion42]

You're a tosser!

[@Lawgamer411]

TheHappy_P0tat0 because all of his criticisms are well argued and make sense

[@iggypayne]

In addition to the other points made, it's probably also because you need to be literate to understand what he's saying?

[@mystic_arts90]

I actually fucking hate zero punctuation. But I hate it in a way that I love it because it shits all over games I love and leaves my sides splitting 😂😂

[@TheDakattack3000]

luke harding how do you hate it?

[@truetrash5164]

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[@ThierryRocksTV]

Emoji's are cancer

[@mystic_arts90]

DakAttak The Maniak because it ruins them. I liked final fantasy and now I can't stop seeing he 4 characters as a fucking boy band lol

[@TheDakattack3000]

Well I mean it's not like Yahtzee is wrong. Alot of reviewers see noctis and his team as a boy band

[@linkthepringlesman3951]

Oh yes, everyone likes federations. Isn't that right, Metroid fans?

[@aazelion5189]

Do not speak of that game

[@Cracked_Moon]

hilarious

[@TMcKeon408]

Connor Mulder shut up

[@fernandouseodysee5027]

lol

[@guanaco561]

Connor Mulder We don't talk about that. OR the OTHER one.

[@brainflash1]

It's nice to see Final Fantasy break the trope when it comes to the mandatory jailbait. At least this time they actually admit the character is male instead of dressing an eleven year old boy in a bikini and claiming "she" is in high school.

[@MrSafior]

You see a man ? Noctis just look like the sterotipycal androgyne MC like most JRPG and the fact they have no girl in the party make it worse.

[@ubergnome]

oh no man they got that covered. The "girl...[in] a vague love interest position" that Yahtzee was talking about at the end of the video is Gladiolus's younger, high-school-age sister that has a crush on Noctis. She even wears a seifuku school uniform and joins the party for a bit.

[@brainflash1]

Well at least she's modestly dressed and not an obnoxious, pigtailed tsundere.

[@frankupham1214]

yeah, jailbait is a trope in new FF. FF6 and earlier? not so much. So the good FF games don't have that issue.

[@Michneko]

But I like the JailBait Mary Rose :(

[@Gardiz_YT]

To be fair it's a shame that Yathzee stopped mid-way, otherwise he would have made a million jokes about chapter 13

[@isaakix12]

As much as I love the game, had he played through the whole thing, he would've had so much more to work with.

[@OrangeVision]

He played pretty much exactly the good half of the game, too.

[@UsonoHoushi]

I guess he stopped at the perfect moment. I wonder what he thinks if he learned about the patch where they fix the other half of the game he hasn't played.

[@banana1231234]

UsonoHoushi they fixed it?

[@UsonoHoushi]

banana1231234 In the process.

[@danxepha4535]

"Plant your root vegetable all up in my window box".

[@WDSimp]

Somebody's going to get that on tinder in the next few days.

[@keithwinget526]

yep

[@blisterbrain]

"carrot farming" will be my new go-to euphamism.

[@Ward1706]

"Back in Australia, 'Root Vegetable' was often taken as an instruction." - Yahtzee Croshaw

[@TalkingVidya]

I... I think Yhatze has a cruch on Prompto.

[@GangStalker17]

Every reference to the guy wasnt without some innuendo

[@qwormuli77]

Average Human From what i've seen it looks like the game pedobaits it the whole time too...

[@1veggieboy1]

Who doesn't?

[@ricekun619]

I bet he'd enjoy saving him in chapter 13

[@Royal__Kitsune]

i dont have anything against Prompto but i do have to say he's probably my least fave out od the 4 with ignis being 3rd and noctis is my favourite

[@jasonhodgin1792]

Noctis played by David Bowie. Here, have a like.

[@God_gundam36]

Jason Hodgin I would play the shit out any game that had him as a main character shame he died

[@williamproto6164]

>Not Emperor Mateus

[@SomaCruz666]

yes, Iris definitely wanted noctis to plants some seeds in her window box and the creepy thing is Gladio encourages it

[@Naryoril]

To be fair, it makes much more sense than Luna, who he, as i understood it, has met only once when they were about 10 years old (for a prolonged time though), but hasn't spoken to in i don't know how many years, not even over the phone.

[@UnBR0k3enAngel]

@@Naryoril well, it is hinted that Noctis and Lunafreya keep in contact via Gentiana or a dog. But Iris definitely has more chemistry with the broody boi

[@localSunMan]

@@UnBR0k3enAngel Also, she ends up being much more alive.

[@USMC49er]

Wow, this is probably the most praise Yahtzee had toward a Final Fantasy game since at least FF VI.

[@georgesears934]

"How's the Star Wars cosplaying business?" It's still a bit rough, but I'm pulling through. I'm a Rogue One like that!

[@teslafoil1505]

Wouldn't trudging through your work be pretty much the opposite of rogue behavior? Your pun doesn't make sense, but I appreciate the effort.

[@georgesears934]

Tesla Foil I'd call it a Rebellious choice to Force a living as a cosplayer rather than Choking and getting a typical job.

[@AdrianColley]

Maybe you missed out on the legendary Carrot Level, where you are rushed by pike-wielding carrots and you defend yourself with s magic rabbit.

[@MetFanMac]

It's a testament to Final Fantasy that I honestly can't tell if you're joking or not.

[@coolguyman16]

How can anyone defend the current FF excuse of: "it gets good in a few hours"? I get slogging through tutorials or a slow start but it shouldn't take hours for a game to get good, I should be hooked and wanting to play more after around 30 minutes or less. Remember what you we're doing in older FF games at the start in order to get you sucked? FF7- Committing terrorism against and evil corporation ending in a badass explosive escape. FF8- Beating and forcing a summon to join forces with you as an entrance exam for your school's military force. Maybe not as strong as 7's start but at least you're not pushing a car. FF9- Kidnapping a princess under the guise of being a travelling theater troupe only to discover she wants to be kidnapped. FF10- Your world gets wrecked by a giant whale and you're transported to a new one. Fell free to add more from FF games pre 13, I'm sure they're all more interesting and have you wanting more.

[@ericromano8078]

FFIV had the best start. You are fighting monsters on the deck of the airships you command as you return to your king's castle, with some of the most epic music in the series playing. Shortly after that you're tricked into burning down a village. Combat is simple yet fun.

[@usul573]

FF13 does start off with action and cool cutscenes, but yeah a lot of it is a big of a slog.

[@danielbrant6740]

FF 12: "My Captain & I need to stop the 'The Federation' from killing our King once the peace treaty's sign- *[GETS STABBED]* Captain, whyyyyyyy? Also why do you sound different?" _TWO YEARS LATER..._ "Hi, I'm that dead guy's brother."

[@Igorcastrochucre]

Man, Yahtzee played a JRPG AND didn't gave in 2 hours in, maybe the genre is getting better.

[@TehCakeIzALie1]

Or Yahtzee's just lowering his standards. He does that sometimes.

[@Igorcastrochucre]

TehCakeIzALie1 Nah, that's games like Xenoblade Chronicles X that show him the potential he overlooks because of his bad experiences

[@JRedNose]

Or, or, FFIV isn't actually a JRPG

[@Melkac]

Or Yahtzee's shit taste is finally getting cleaned.

[@blancfan1]

I honestly believe his RPG reviews are just inane bullshit cause his complaints are just so fucking stupid most of the time. Buuuuutttttt I watch anyway cause he's just so fucking hilarious I can't help but chuckle at even his dumbest complaints. Hope he reviews Persona 5

[@jeremywarner9003]

"How many gay jokes can I fit in one review?!?!"

[@ingonyama70]

Oh, please, this isn't NEARLY his most homoerotic review.

[@PsyrenXY]

@@ingonyama70 Yep. Army of Two, Guitar Hero 3, Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3, even Gears

[@hyperx72]

And now the newest Luigi's Mansion

[@MelodicQuest]

As someone who hasn't played a FF game before, it's way more fun than I thought it would be.

[@kyleeason1450]

+1

[@OhioUltimate979]

Omar Guillen it's more like Kindom Hearts sans Disney.

[@Phantom-kc9ly]

Otkusi Sebe Chlen everything about it is final fantasy.

[@kyleeason1450]

+Otkusi Sebe Chlen i cant really compare it to any other FF games, so you might be right. I do know that past the boy band appearences, and lack of character background, I'm actually enjoying the story and gameplay.

[@Mad77max77]

congrats dude, you've just missed out on the best series of games that existed until they ruined it. try to enjoy the other ones, like 7, 8, 10 or 12. :)

[@calebblack5540]

Wow, that was a surprisingly gentle review from Yahtzee, considering his history with jrpgs, and games that contain final and or fantasy in them. I don't know if I should be happy or terrified.

[@OlioH_]

You know what's really disturbing about the Final Fantasy franchise? World of Final Fantasy, the kiddiest of kiddie anime games, somehow makes Lightning likeable and able to emote like a fucking human being. And she's a vynil figurine in that game.

[@0LoneTech]

OlioH _ She also has more character in theatrhythm than her origin games.

[@OlioH_]

LoneTech Let's add Record Keeper to that list.

[@OlioH_]

wiseguy240 Winston You must've not been paying attention to XIII then. If being a kuudere was an Olympic sport, Lightning would win Platinum. You could partially blame it on an english voice-over being much more difficult in expressing a very "japanese" personality archetype, as well as the animators not wanting to give a fuck about showing her emote (as evident by Shaitning Returns), but that's still making excuses. Lighning in WoFF is serious and focused when she first appears, but she has a reason to. Later on, especially in the side-quests, not only is she less of a pisser and has removed the stick out of her ass (I am a connoisseur), she actually smiles frequently, gets bummed out when someone brushes her off, shows genuine relief when people came to her aid, and even challenges Cloud to a competition. Not to mention when she finally interacts with Snow, rather than act like a fucking automaton pretending to be an upset human being, she actually shows the emotional equivalent of the facepalm, and doesn't just go "Beep-boop, Snow bad", but treats him like the aloof brother-in-law that she doesn't necessarily like, but doesn't hate either. This, however, can also be easily explained due to the much more simplified style that the classic characters have, given their chibi aesthetic. If you haven't read it yet, I'd recommend looking up Yahtzee's written collumn on the subject of emotion expressed through simplicity, where he uses FF6 as the perfect example of how the simple sprites allowed for the characters to emote much more easily, without taking away from the tone of the story and the characters' personalities, in particular due to the abstract artstyle allowing for a bit of a subjective interpretation, meaning if you wanted to take it dark, you could; or if you wanted it to be goofy, you could also. The lilikin/chibis in WoFF are a logical evolution of the old sprites into a 3D aesthetic. As for Cloud... yeah, he's still tainted in the edge and emo tryhard of Advent Children, but at least he's gotten back some of the sass and overconfidence that he was perceived to have in the original FF7. If the shitty remake brings a similar feel for Cloud's persona, then they will have that solidified, at least.

[@OlioH_]

wiseguy240 Winston It's definitely weird for me. I was ambivalent towards the first two XIII games (have yet to flaggelate myself with LR), but I was not content with them, and just did not like Lightning. Made a joke in a comic about how Lightning in WoFF was, out of the gate, better than any of her previous itenerations, and it prophetically proved true after I finished the story.

[@Sjono]

OlioH _ Dissidia did it earlier

[@robertellis2402]

The lack of explained story is my biggest issue with the game. Sure, the character backstories are explained in the anime and the whole war is kind of explained in the movie, but they left that shit out of the game itself. When the king dies in the game, it was just a spliced in cutscene and had no real emotional impact. (That also might be because I am a heartless asshole, but games have moved me before.) Ten years of development and all it really has to show for it is a myriad of repetitive fetch quests, a poorly executed story, and an OK combat system.

[@koolets3788]

Im pretty sure it was a marketing decision to leave a big portion of the story for other mediums (i.e the movie and the anime) and then they will slowly implement into the actual game after the market is already over for the movie. Even now we are hearing that they are adding cutscenes to make the game's story 'better'. Dog shit move Square Enix.

[@2Scribble]

I didn't watch Star Trek Undo Derpness or Star Trek 2009 other things you could be watching because of this 'have to watch/read other media' if you want to find out what's going on for this VERY reason

[@jonah_da_mann]

Agreed, but at least it made some degree of sense. Compare it to FFXIII, which started off WAY too far in medias res without even explaining its own goddamn terminology (they keep repeating the words Fal'Cie, L'Cie, Sanctum, Psicom, Cocoon and Focus over and over without ever clarifying exactly what they are), alienating the audience and making it incredibly difficult to give a shit about what the characters are doing or why. It doesn't help that they spend most of the first half of the story acting like complete assholes with no sense of camaraderie, unlike in XV.

[@matthewmuir8884]

When the game started out its ten-year development as something completely different from how it ended up (for one thing, it was originally called Final Fantasy Versus 13), that can happen. FF15's development was a nightmare and both of its directors not-so-subtly blame Square Enix's upper management at every opportunity. One of them even quit Square Enix.

[@KingOfElectricNinjas]

@@koolets3788 And guessing this is another case where 90% of that marketing material never makes it out of Japan.

[@PaddyMcMe]

The 'I am an agent of chaos' bit had me screaming with laughter.

[@AceOfROMs]

Funny, I wasn't enjoying the game until I got to the carrot farming part.

[@enthusiasticadventurer]

Have you heard of Farming Simulator? You might like it. lol

[@Mongoosquilax]

yeah yeah the empire yeah astrals gotcha crystals magitec yadda yadda... wait did you say something about spontaneous agriculture? well shit son sign me up.

[@syahminazuhan]

Or go play Harvest Moon.

[@thelaughingman4791]

Stardew Valley

[@FireMrshlBill]

I'm well over 20 hours in and haven't gotten to carrot farming yet... must stop side questing...

[@windwaker0rules]

my question is why getting poked by pitchforks is any worse then getting blatted in the face with a rake

[@windwaker0rules]

you mean like the part where enemies attack through walls, the hit direction is screwed up, hard enemy encounters dying by bad programming, and messing with the way you control the game on purpose don't count as "fucking you around"

[@jdjohnson1591]

Most of those are design flaws which, frankly, are minor and do not destroy or get in the way of the combat, nor are they the reason the combat is challenging. Heck, if anything, the lousy hit detection was actually helpful in combat than a nuisance. Also, I'd like to know how you "die by bad programming," because I'm assuming you mean you die because of a glitch and not because you just stumble across an enemy much more powerful than you, which is the very nature of the Souls series. I'd also like to know how Dark Souls "messes with the way you control the game on purpose." No, the only time I can think of where Dark Souls intentionally fucks you around is with the surprise dragon on the bridge, and even that's debatable since you can recover your losses after you die.

[@windwaker0rules]

whenever i hear why dark souls is hard its also satisfying however there are so many cheese strats like clipping bosses outside the battlefield, and making the enemies walk off cliffs that it loses its key message of hard but fair (bed of chaos, ceaseless discharge), in fact most people applaud the game for this crap as if it was intentional, i'm not saying the game is bad but it gets way too much praise for a game that does a lot of the stuff a trope filled jrpg would do gameplay wise. And when i mean fucking with the player, well the best example is that god damn underground level where the main challenge is just how fucking dark it is, or how some of the status screen displays lie to you.

[@IAmKnightsDawn]

windwaker0rules I've never understood the dark souls is hard bit. I stream on twitch and run through sl1 whole way around the game. Sl120 ng+4 and still a piece of cake. Astroneer is harder to survive in than dark souls lol.

[@jdjohnson1591]

"whenever i hear why dark souls is hard its also satisfying however there are so many cheese strats like clipping bosses outside the battlefield, and making the enemies walk off cliffs" I've played Dark Souls through almost twice and, aside from maybe the bad hit detection, I don't remember the game being as glitchy as you say. I don't remember bosses clipping through walls, and enemies rarely seemed to walk off cliffs (no matter how much I wanted some of them) unless I intentionally pushed them. "it loses its key message of hard but fair (bed of chaos, ceaseless discharge)," Hold on, what was so bad about those bosses? I mean, I guess they weren't the best bosses in the game, but how did they break the tough-but-fair rule? " i'm not saying the game is bad but it gets way too much praise for a game that does a lot of the stuff a trope filled jrpg would do gameplay wise." You mean challenging real-time combat, beautiful and generally solid level design, a well-constructed metroidvania world, a dark depressing atmosphere, a subtle story where you look at the background and listen closely to dialog to piece it together, themes about fate and hope and overcoming obstacles, and everything else Dark Souls is praised for are all common JRPG tropes? Because that's what people praise Dark Souls for. And to be honest, I remember few to no JRPG tropes from the game, or at least none which got in the way of the game or made it feel unoriginal. "And when i mean fucking with the player, well the best example is that god damn underground level where the main challenge is just how fucking dark it is," Unless you went a little ways into the level and found the skull lantern, whereupon the only challenge is switching between the lantern and whichever weapon you replaced it with to both navigate the level and fight the monsters. "or how some of the status screen displays lie to you." Maybe it's just because I didn't really pay much attention to the status screens (or at least what I think you mean by "status screens"), but how exactly did they lie to you?

[@RBTE]

The video hasn't even start and I can already hear myself laughing.

[@pyrolee17]

I call them Bart , Milhouse ,Martin and Nelson

[@LastEsis]

The reason why Noctis is so brooding IS because everything is handed to him: everyone sees him not as a person, but as the heir to the throne while he himself doesn't feel all that special.

[@DeadDancers]

I thought he was broody because his dad is gonna die real soon, they’re loosing the war embarrassingly badly and Noctis should have just enough time to spawn a kid inside a city he won’t be able to leave again and see him raised to mid-twenties before dying too?

[@NimhLabs]

... has Yahtzee begun a career writing Harlequin romance novels yet? If not? Why not?

[@SwagbitoUchiha]

That feel when he stopped playing it literally moments before it really got good

[@isaakix12]

I'd argue he would've shit more on the game if he had kept playing, since the game's story goes from straight forward, to kind of confusing at that point.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

Yeah, winning Best Carrot at the county fair produce competition was a real highlight of the game for me

[@404nonexistent]

Swagbito Uchiha - that feel when no one cares because it's a final fantasy game.

[@404nonexistent]

Slutty Witch Ashley - *who else but FF gamers

[@Kserijaro]

If a game doesnt start good (FF15 starts with a group of emo teens PUSHING A CAR) then the rest of the game is shit. Interestingly it is true for FF15. Combat is shit. You blink and u strike, rinse and repeat. It is clusterfucky. THe cam is broken. Summons are random 15s insta kill animation. Game devolves into coridor chase. Fuck off

[@ZayIvory7]

I can indeed confirm that you can drive on the wrong side of the road..

[@84jesterx]

ZayIvory7 not very well though. the game keeps forcing you back into the appropriate lane.

[@ZayIvory7]

+84jesterx If you hold the controls left, you'll just drive on the opposite side forever... until you crash, actually. Then you'll have to repair your car at Hammerhead.

[@ZayIvory7]

+Zachary Erickson Yeah, you can't even make sharp turns driving at high speeds on some roads. I tried that once and you'll hit the opposite sides rail. For a game whose driving is practically on rails, it has a few surprising ramifications for driving as reckless as possible.

[@annuncirith]

I love the ejection seat function, when an enemy comes just a little too close to the road and you get thrown out. Early on it happened in Leide at an intersection and some dumb fuck NPC drove their car directly into mine >:(

[@ZayIvory7]

Hmm.. You know whats funny? What you just described explains practically all driving in video games.. But I get your point.

[@1247theGreatest]

road trip simulator

[@rightwingersexposed8800]

Which sounds boring as fuck

[@DarthJoshReturns]

Then don't use the car.

[@RosieSquall]

And it becomes walking simulator.

[@DarthJoshReturns]

Aren't all RPGs walking simulators?

[@rightwingersexposed8800]

Josh Sinclair Dragon age, not a walking simiulator. Witcher not a walking simualator.

[@Paranoid1996]

Ahh, Wednesday! My favourite manga has a new chapter and a new Zero Punctuation episode is released. Life is good!

[@williambailey8092]

What are you reading?

[@Paranoid1996]

I should have said "mangas". Anyway, the first one is "It's not my fault that i'm not popular!". You may not be familiar with the other two though, if you want to read them, here's the link: comicvn.net/truyen-tranh-online/tay-du/chapter-1-rong-va-soi-237727 dammetruyen.com/book/kengan-ashua/chap-169.html

[@insulinshocker487]

#gastheweebs

[@williambailey8092]

Paranoid1996 All of these look pretty good. I've had Watamote as something to read/watch for a while but yeah never heard of the others.

[@imasiontist653]

Paranoid1996 my Christmas break started today

[@Vargas3499]

I wonder if this guy and total biscuit are friends, that sounds like an awesome duo.

[@misbahussadtushar3539]

Actually they are. TotalBiscuit once said he'd love to have Yahtzee on Cooptional podcast and Yahtzee accepted.

[@poeticgaming6820]

Christ vargas yatzee Jim sterling and total biscuit all hung out at an event once it was epic. all the cynical Brits in one place lol

[@Melkac]

didn't totalbiscuit die

[@Terker2]

He already was on it, many months ago.

[@NoobLord9001]

Unshaved Malevolence no, he didn't.

[@daemonwhite3740]

He was given a boat and stopped at carrot farming. My god, he got so close to the best fight in the game but also saved himself from Chapter 13

[@carrot708]

"THAT'S IT!" "What? What's wrong?! Are we under att-" "I've come up with a new recipe!" "....Don't do that!"

[@GlenFoySuperStriker]

I love that Yahtzee stopped just as he was getting to the "end game" I think. Lucky for him he never got to do Chapter 13 cause I think he'd have exploded.

[@isaiahrivers7117]

Well at least Square Enix is now finally finished with the long waited Final Fantasy 13 versus which is Final Fantasy 15 that they've promised people for years of waiting even if it might not be the Final Fantasy 15 that everyone was waiting for. Now that they're finally done with the game and shipped it out to stores everywhere they can finally now move on to and focus other projects without worrying about and be free of the shackles of Final Fantasy 15 now.

[@bbimo]

but now looking back at the first trailer of ff 13 versus, it's wayy more dark than it looks now

[@havoren]

Suck it up guys, this is as close to Yahtzee liking the Final Fantasy series as it's gonna get!

[@havoren]

Of course this game is easily going to be in the Bottom 5 games.....right?

[@fieryrebirth]

He mentioned loving the older titles, such as 6.

[@havoren]

+Maganimous Ire That's true, but he also mentioned that he enjoyed that game when he was younger. I'm not sure if it's aged well for him, he's not much of a fan of nostalgia.

[@Person1................68]

That would make sense 6 was a stellar piece of work.

[@johnbuckley1009]

the friendly fire mechanic is great! Especially when YOU CANT EVEN TELL YOUR ALLIES TO GET OUT OF THE WAY! It's amazing, just awesome, just great, love stopcasting all my allies and making the spell basically useless

[@MilanousMedia]

My sarcasm sense is tingling

[@DeadDancers]

After a while, I really did love it. Served them all right.

[@angmordagnithil7127]

Coming back to watch this review again. That 'I am an agent of chaos' reference sends me into fits of laughter every single time.

[@ARMRStudios]

I for one can't wait to get my hands on a copy

[@mintbrisk5961]

I was waiting for this for quite some time.

[@jammything3573]

A glass of beer in my hand and a new Zero Punctuation on KZbin. I love Wednesday nights.

[@jameslove4404]

I felt the same way about the combat, but it all changed when I discovered "Wait Mode". Wait mode, for me, had a Mass Effect feel or KOTOR feel to its combat which was much easier to manage. Love the video looking forward to more.

[@9Eriku]

You know, I actually can sympathize with Noct's struggle. Not because of anything similar I've gone through, but simply by imagining how it must feel like to be him. Now, be warned spoilers ahead. You see, you are right that everything had been handed to him throughout his life, but all the cool stuff he got was also accompanied by the uncalled for huge responsibility of having to lead his city once his father died, and not only that, because you could see that as something possible as well, however, I'm addition to this, Noct was also predestined to die for his future kingdom (as far as I can tell, because I'm at the last chapter and haven't finished the game yet. But I still believe it's a valid point, since this is how Noct sees things, regardless of how the story actually ends). Now, not only do you have the responsibility of being a good and obedient prince, a future king, a good student (as to not tarnish his father's reputation), but he also had to live knowing that he would have to die for everyone else, with no choice in the matter, since the moment of his birth. Now, add that to the fact that as soon as he leaves his city to marry his also predetermined bride, he finds out his hometown has been invaded, and his father and probably a lot of people he cared about got killed. Then, his predetermined bride also dies, a childhood friend of his to boot. I don't know, I think it's not as big of a stretch to believe that a teenager with all this weight on his shoulders might be moody, he did not choose any of this, after all. Additionally, his companion's motivation and backstory is revealed during the game (and in the Anime), and I believe that those are believable. As for the gameplay, I actually found myself enjoying the view as my AI companion drove to my next quest location while some nostalgic music plays in the background. Also, I don't think the combat system is too bad, although some of the things that were removed are a shame, but it's still decent. In conclusion, I actually like FFXV, so I'm obviously biased, even though this is my first Final Fantasy ever.

[@DoReMi123acb]

Trainer Riku very well explained.

[@satchboogie2058]

I actually cheated and watched this early in the escapist. I just couldn't resist

[@satchboogie2058]

***** I usually restrain myself to only watch ZP on youtube because the escapist website and video player are shit. But this time I couldn't wait :P

[@Poetabrasileiro]

You vile traitor! Have at you!

[@satchboogie2058]

***** I really wanted to hear his opinion on Boyband simulator XV.... err sorry FFXV

[@satchboogie2058]

***** Worth it

[@akatony1992]

aw man do I wish you had continued playing. I really would've loved to hear your opinions on late game chapters.

[@diarykeeper]

1:46 Keep coming back, for this part. Just great

[@Overlord0011]

Nope, she was being quite literal about the carrots and just to show you how much the developers decided to fuck with you, you actually need to do the carrot farming in order to get an item required for another quest!

[@Flooblegoo]

you press X on the dirt you sleep in the house 10 seconds away you go back and press X on the dirt again It's that easy m8

[@joshmonster1000]

Flooblegoo right, but who on the dev team thought that planting carrots would be fun? The side quests in this game are it's biggest downfall I have zero interest in any of them, it's like they didn't even try. I like pretty much everything else about the game though.

[@RamblyBear]

Yes Flooblegoo, what you just described may be easy. But, it is the opposite of game play.

[@sototalyatree]

When I heard you say "vague love interest" I instantly thought of Iris

[@jonydude]

Thank you Yahtzee, for your comments on real time turn based combat. I've been saying that for over a decade and was beginning to feel I was the only one who felt that way.

[@BigHeadClan]

This video is nothing but lies and heresy... you can totally drive in the wrong lane.

[@ProfessorCagan]

I crashed the Regalia driving in the wrong lane, on purpose, was fun.

[@2Scribble]

@@ProfessorCagan Sad when that's the highpoint

[@delirainnominata7947]

US population: ~320 million UK population: ~ 63 million All the best gaming youtubers: British

[@drafezard7315]

I wouldn't say all, but certainly the majority are.

[@PatThePigeon]

Maybe just European. Alot are Irish Scottish or Swedish

[@Karakuioshi]

Final Fantasy XV = emo k-pop boysband traveling across the world killing animals...ow and there's Princess!

[@IskandarTheWack]

Emo? Gladio is literally the traditional view of a strong man. Ignis is literally like someone you'd see working in a highish position in a corporation, like a secretary or something. Prompto matches the kpop since he's stylish and all that, however you realize it's all built around insecurities that he has and he's trying to look his best for that reason, he's pretty self conscious, however not emo. And noctis literally has the worst things happen to him and yet he still doesn't become emo. Honestly only idiots think they are emo, people who have the autism to believe that having long hair makes someone emo no matter what hairstyle it is in.

[@IskandarTheWack]

Otkusi Sebe Chlen The specials have just as much over the allies as turn based final fantasies so that's wrong. How can it does that stuff? Because fucking magic from a crystal and the healing effects of potions that don't exist in the real world. Deal with it, this is a better final fantasy than your favorite one, nostalgia all you want but don't let it blind you.

[@NaturesFlame]

I mean, that's just wrong. I don't care if you like it, that's fine. I don't care if you don't like it. I don't even care if its your opinion that its the best. But to come here and say its the best to date? I want some of what you're smokin'. Half the technical depth of every other final fantasy, with half the combat system depth of every other hack and slash, Kingdom Hearts had a better real time combat system than this nightmare.

[@IskandarTheWack]

Bishamon The other final fantasies are extremely dated, just because you liked playing ff7 as a kid doesn't mean it's that good of a game. THe remake might be good however. Ff15 has a lot of technical depth, more than previous ff games so you're fucking lying. THere is more depth in this game than any kingdom hearts game. You've not played the game or you simply suck at it's combat.

[@DarthJoshReturns]

Wow, you're so fucking original. Did you make up the boyband joke all by yourself? What's your encore? Are you going to talk about how Tidus looks like Meg Ryan?

[@athenawheatley1032]

This is a great series to watch while excersizing

[@rappscallion3238]

Haven't really enjoyed a FF game since IX.

[@bobmcbob49]

Personally, I thought XII was great, then the series threw itself off of a cliff from there. At least XII is getting a remaster next year.

[@darynu]

same. 10 was decent enough, but couldnt keep my attention. 13 was just a slog of a tutorial for a million hours. I highly recommend 11 if you can find a free server though. Playing 11 with a few friends is INCREDIBLY fun.

[@eejdmrj3hw]

Rapp Scallion I hear the MMOs 11 and 14 a realm reborn are pretty good

[@velinion1]

Ugh, yeah. XIII's tutorial section was almost half the bloody game. I only got through it due to a week sick and nothing else to play, and was actually pleasantly surprised to find a little bit of a game at the end of the long drooling tunnel of boredom. To be fair, it took a long time to get out of the first city in VII, but nothing like XIII. Would have been a lot better if they'd replaced the first 15 hours of the game with a 2 minute skippable cut scene.

[@williamproto6164]

same

[@ZetZatar]

I've been struggling to enjoy FF since after 9, and have finally left the series. The constantly shifting styles and and lackluster stories since the series went double digit is clearly not for me.

[@Phantom-kc9ly]

ZetZatar literally every single game since the original has changed the battle, exp, or magic system since the original. Your reasoning is idiotic.

[@dr6559]

The older games had a general formula, but put variation and twists on it. That stopped around 12, I say. Also, you don't got to insult him for not enjoying XV.

[@charless607]

I disliked him saying Noctis gets everything handed to him, but sounds like he didn't play far enough to see Noctis lose everything and fight to reclaim it (Character Arc)

[@Cloudx7strife]

ZetZatar Found it odd that your "struggle" began before 10. 10 was amazing. Loaded with depth. Every character had a distinguishable arc. Vivi seemed to have the most fleshed out arc from 9.

[@dr6559]

Mike Rotch Eh, it was ok. Although I do see a fair amount of problems to prevent me from really loving it like 6 or 9.

[@Cillranchello]

The ironic part is, after the one chick gives you the whole growing carrots bit, the game is on rails until the end.

[@fatshadow2062]

Maybe my favorite yet. Well done, sir. Well done.

[@yrevra2407]

The David Howie reference killed me: LOOOOL! HILARIOUS! XD

[@that_damn_kiddo]

Too bad he didn't finish, I'm sure his thoughts on the rest of the story was poorly executed and how it throws off the rest of the pacing would have been interesting.

[@troopcaptain]

Kingdom Hearts was real time long before FFXV was.

[@semareyes98]

AAAAW YEAH also you could read enemy attacks instead of waiting for a giant sign on the center of the screen to tell you when to block

[@SilverKnightXx]

more like in KH you spammed the roll all the way through and seriously a giant sign on the center of the screen? not in my copy atleast

[@semareyes98]

SilverKnightXx yeah, you can spam roll, jump 3 meters, glide, all that without your character having a heart attack, and yeah the sign isn't that big, but you should be able to block and counter without the game telling you when, but the battles are too messy, btw I'm talking about this: cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7540349/FFXV_Gamescom_Stills_71.png

[@semareyes98]

cdn1.vox-cdn.com

[@SilverKnightXx]

It only helped me more than it limits me honestly especially when enemies attack from behind or other blind spots atleast you can time your blocks to get an advantage.

[@shadowmoses17]

"Godzilla's swaying bollocks" is the best thing I've heard all day X'D

[@2005blackpearl]

That fresh graves joke...brutal as you no doubt intended.

[@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos]

He quit right before he got on the railroad tracks!

[@noxhiduro6067]

they should have based the game on the characters from that kingsglaive movie they made

[@IskandarTheWack]

Prompto is a great character, he's a fat kid who felt self conscious due to his weight so much that when he wanted to be friends with Noctis back in like elementary school or middle school, he didn't, he went years of diet and work out and slowly gained more confidence through it along with some optimism that he hadn't had before. Gladio is pretty much a kingsglaive character. Ignis would fit in to a group like that honestly, he's pretty much thrown into noctis' life like gladio by regis (noct's dad) Prompto is the only normally achieved friend noctis got out of the group and he's a good character, the anime does a lot of the building where you can see hints of it in the game.

[@massimoyang1144]

The character artwork from this episode is brilliant, i'm dying

[@Peachk33n]

LOL @ the Build a Bear bed.

[@CyrilOfTheWind]

I'm not surprised that 15 isn't good. Square has lost it's magic. Why else would they be tossing a 7 remake at us, they need a win.

[@stuartharam1742]

Agreed, I'll stick with the few games made by the original creator of FF over at Mystwalker studios, seriously Last Oddysey is the newest FF For me

[@CyrilOfTheWind]

9 was the last great one, 10 was decent, and we all know the rest

[@stuartharam1742]

I actually went through this convo once before. Personally I found 9 to be a less intuitive and creative colour swapped remake of FF6, but we'll all agree to disagree regardless our tastes there

[@fieryrebirth]

People have given as many mixed reviews when FF13 released. While I haven't played this, I have gone through the story summary and it looks like a can of "Can't explain this and that because DLC". While straightforward, it's still an underwhelming story. Either way, SE seems to have learned from FF13's criticisms and this game was the end result, but the game doesn't...seem to have soul.

[@darynu]

josh mcglenn here, here! 9 is easily my favorite, primarily because it is so similar to 1-5, while being more polished, having some of the best characters so far, having a fantastic story, and all around making good use of CLASSIC final fantasy elements. The new ones aren't final fantasy anymore, they just call them that to sell copies. Honestly, why are they so sci-fi? I want to fly around on an airship again while my black mage talks to a moogle, and my knight practices white magic with the white mage.

[@markboon2024]

I like FFXV. I still laughed at this video.

[@handbanana5888]

good God yaghtzee you got so close to the end. it is practically 5 hours of cutscenes until the end of the game at that point.

[@Trainerlynx]

Lol I thought the same thing about the carrots until I saw that you could trade the carrots for car parts and such, then it seemed decently useful

[@slumking5737]

YAKUZA 4 IS NUMBA ONE!! "Best Japanese sandbox / Adventure game"

[@kannyboy1847]

Worst Yakuza game, only in the series I hate. 3 all the fucking way.

[@ihatevoyager]

Yakuza does open world correctly. they keep it small open world where they can still advance the narrative and have fun sidequests. FF15 and MGS5 have large chunks of open land just for filler. Rather have a detailed city like GTA or Yakuza then some BS open land like MGS5 and FF15.

[@Stefano.C]

Kanny Boy I love 3 too :D

[@tylerrue3108]

I dunno. It looks pretty, but so do a lot of other games that DON'T make you do inane bullshit like cook and farm vegetables. It just doesn't seem very interesting to me. Now that HD rerelease of FFXII, I'm all over that.

[@ArcaneVulper]

You don't really farm the vegetables, you just set em and forget them, you come by any length of time to collect them after you've slept and give them to some guy right next to the patch for powerful upgradable weapons. And the cooking it just for stat bonuses, I never used it unless I'm going up against a boss that day. It does play a lot like a bethesda game though up until the halfway point where it get really linear.

[@notoverwatch6991]

"It does play a lot like a bethesda game though up until the halfway point where it get really linear." "Bethesda" "gets really linear" Hah.

[@ArcaneVulper]

Clittycat Princess I'm not sure if youre making fun of me referencing bethesda or trying to make it look like I said bethesda games are linear.

[@notoverwatch6991]

ArcaneVulper Both.

[@ArcaneVulper]

Clittycat Princess Hey man Bethesda is a popular developer, whether you like them or not they're recognized universally so they're the best reference I can use. Also you missed the "up until" part, meaning at a certain point its not like a bethesda game and is more linear.

[@OrabitsMadness]

Me and my friends call this game Final Fantasy Boy band. The DLC now that it's complete has introduced some good monster trucking action

[@Luinta]

lol I think it's funny that his stopping line this time was RIGHT before the plot-heavy end game gauntlet began. Yeah I know it's not exactly end game, but after that plot of carrot land opens up the next story mission starts a pretty linear chain of events that brings you eventually to the end game.

[@lukecooper6971]

if yould have got one the boat you would have been very colse to completion

[@SwagbitoUchiha]

According to his progress on the carrot farming, he was literally steps away from getting to the meat of the story

[@LordConstipation]

Swagbito Uchiha As he has said in a past review (and I believe it was for another FF game), taking several hours to become interesting is not a good thing.

[@KingNoirad]

Though he did say that he was playing for longer than he initially thought he would. So the game seems to have been interesting enough in the beginning, and only seemed to start to drag in the middle parts.

[@werewolfjedi38]

KingNoirad from the farming note, he definitely made it to the leviathan fight, which is a high point in the game

[@the_frozen_tortoise]

Baylith katan High point? The Leviathan fight was a huge let down. It was visually impressive but mechanically it was boring and dull. You can't lose the fight. Trust me, I'm bad at video games. Noctus just goes half ass super saiyan and you press buttons until the fight ends.

[@mana24]

Not even notification squad!

[@Anthony-mt7qr]

Always enjoy a reference to Deadly Premonitions

[@scbtripwire]

LOL, I love the punchline at the end, my take on it would have been to "root her with your grown vegetable." The entendres are so many layers deep! :)

[@akathesk]

Last time I was this early I saw a youtube commenter pondering "how can I say first but sound original and intelligent?"

[@TehCakeIzALie1]

You can't and therefore haven't.

[@akathesk]

don't try to logic me badly spelt Meme

[@br2k]

hay guyize can i play maymayz too?

[@Katsuhi50]

as someone who has fully played this game to its completion i can honestly tell you that while the game looks great and all there are things in it that are utterly pointless and the main story goes from good to bad to worse pretty much after chapter 9 i hated this game.

[@nekomajin8379]

You give me hope for humanity.

[@CloneLoli]

At least someone isn't just dick-riding this game... Someone actually brought up flaws.

[@raevenent751]

I liked it the whole way through, chapter 13 though is a different story...

[@samadams8533]

if you just played the main story, then you didn't play the game to completion, 2/3rds of the game is the post game and it's the best part

[@MrBox009]

Yes, I have returned and this time I will not be denied! I am early for a video uploaf!

[@KironKhashnobish]

I've been waiting for this for weeks.

[@Deadboy90]

too bad, the end of the chapter right after he stopped is one of the coolest parts of the game.

[@alexknight4682]

Deadboy90 watching a boat cross the ocean?

[@Thechuggaablade]

I assume he means the *minor spoilers* Leviathan fight

[@trishahernz7809]

You're Goku fighting a Snake God.

[@alexknight4682]

Thechuggaablade hold the attack button. leave it to square enix to turn a boss fight into a QuickTime event.

[@Faint366]

Deadboy90 I liked the titan fight better. Something about deflecting a giant's punch with a little bitty sword seemed pretty freaking cool to me. But the best boss fight by far has got to be deadeye. Sooooo much buildup

[@theseceratary2307]

*clicks notification* *ignore video to upload an "I'm early!" comment*

[@Rosencrantz17]

Your reviews... are the best...

[@beefnleaf]

Wow, halfway through the game and describes my experience 100% Glad someone showed me this LOL

[@Kblaze195]

This game had an 8-10 hour story... 2 hours of which probably consisted of driving... Long live Persona

[@noruv3816]

am i the only one who enjoyed 12? everyome seems to not be a very big fan of it.

[@TheRoflcer]

Technically yes and no. You are not the only one that enjoys the game. But you do seem to be in the one percent.

[@thomasparry3079]

XII was fantastic, and before XV was even held as my 2nd favorite FF behind VIII... now its 3rd (VIII is still #1).

[@remembertotakeshowerspleas355]

XII was pretty awesome. A lot of the criticism I've seen it get seems pretty trivial.

[@cjdjsmith]

Only reason i liked 12 was for the bs summon bosses that made me rage.

[@erylaria398]

i thought XII was pretty solid when i spent an entire summer playing it years ago. i don't remember much of the story, but i loved the characters (except vaan. ugh.) and the gameplay.

[@therambler5895]

Day of The Tentacle was re-whatever it is on steam. I wonder if Mr. Croshaw will do that. Please.

[@luedriver]

the thing I like most of these videos is that I can actually decide whether I think it's a good idea to play the game or not, usually not ...and I'm fine with that

[@TheGPrime85]

I'm grateful for Final Fantasy 15. It made me give up after six hours and play Witcher 3 instead.

[@XmarcX92]

GG What sucked the most about it?

[@TheGPrime85]

XmarcX92 The way the story was presented. Dark Pixel Gaming did a great video about it.

[@rizuki9983]

wise choice

[@vento3554]

I mean you could probably beat the story in that time

[@2Scribble]

I played Fallout 4 - but yeah - very grateful

[@shmookins]

Farming carrots? WTF? I'm not touching this shit. I'll just watch the videos of the summons and call it a day.

[@KoPLeaderKiactu]

Shadow Heart You don't really farm them, you just plant the seeds and go off on your own for a while before coming back to them. There's a guy who buys them from you by exchanging them for money or weapons. There was a third choice but I forgot what it was.

[@shmookins]

KoPLeaderKiactu It's not mandatory (right?) and so it would be okay. I'm still burned by 13 soooo bad. And the demo for 15 didn't grab me at all. Man, I'm sad. I played 7 to 12 (san the mmo 11) and loved them. I'll give 15 a try when it is dirt cheap in a year or so just to see if it still has that magic.

[@KacomGaming]

FF15 is a good game hands down. Has flaws for sure, but the positives are far more memorable. If it didn't go through game development hell, and side quests provided insight on story rather than filler it would be hard to criticize. Combat is fun even if it is simple, and the characters aren't shit. TBH they are rather japanese type of characters so I can see how U.S players don't quite get it. Oddly enough the story reads as a metaphor for the game's development. I'm not saying this is fact, but it just matches conceptually. *story without spoiling* = You need to do something very important. Along the way you had a lot of fun with the game/what it provides/what the characters experience. In the end what you had to do had to happen. You complete the game, and all moves on because... it had to happen. Essentially detailing the fun times one would have working to achieve desired goal, but the sacrifice required to reach it. Cut scenes are beautiful, animations are beautiful, and combat is fun even with it being simple. It seems to have been rushed to be something, but could have been much more. Given the situation of being through that sort of "what the fuck are we doing with this game?" scenario. They put together a very enjoyable experience. It doesn't deserve hate for what it is, but it does deserve the criticisms. Although, like I have said before, the positives are definitely memorable.

[@Faint366]

Shadow Heart 1: the farming is completely optional. 2: it's literally go to a spot, press x. A couple days later go back to that spot, press x again. Now sell.

[@KacomGaming]

Or maybe you expect way more from videogames, and don't understand what makes a game trash? Face it... if you think FF15 is shovelware you haven't seen shit. It has flaws, but many of those flaws likely come from company politics. I enjoyed the game FOR WHAT IT WAS. It clearly was a better unfinished game than the western unfinished games being released year after year. Most of the reception comes from people with absolutely no knowledge on the conditions surrounding japanese game development. For the hell of a life the title FF15 had... the developers pulled through, and delivered a product that had aspects far from plenty of shovelware released on the daily. The post-game platforming dungeon is a perfect example of the various things they had in mind for concepts, but time was against them. That's mostly square's fault for shifting directors, etc all around. To say FF15 is plain trash would mean you likely praise any game sufficing to your fancy, or lack understanding of what the product represents. Honestly I really feel the half-assed story is a metaphorical realization of the game's life in development. There are plenty of things FF needs to figure out for the future of the series. When introducing the open world aspect it makes one wonder if they can incorporate the best aspects of each title within a new open world, or go back to the more narrow progression of the fictional world. The game IS FLAWED, but it's still a good game. Animations are fluid, japanese voice acting is appropriate(Eng dub is pretty shit), and the gameplay is far more entertaining than how you described combat, but that is somewhat a matter of opinion. The combat wasn't broken, and worked... not really an indication of a TRASH game. Just because I say it is a good game doesn't mean I praise it like all the internet gaming cretins tend to do nowadays. I enjoyed the game for what it was, and I look forward to see how they patch it up seeing they have been granted the ability to do so.

[@robna8220]

You make me very happy. Thank you.

[@jumpfold]

It's time for a escapist marathon

[@Demonizer68]

So i take it you went to fond of Final Fantasy: Emo Edge lord Edition?

[@Dragon1276]

I don't even understand why Square Enix calls these games Final Fantasy anymore. None of them bear any resemblance Ro the first 10.

[@nanyubusnis9397]

As a die-hard fanboy of this FF game, I just want to defend the combat by saying it's the coolest. Using the magical blade to warp around is bad-ass and the magic effects are stunning. Dx Certain boss fights will forever stick in my mind for how breathtaking they looked. The one against the (forgot the name) water dragon was epic, and a mini boss fight that was so anime as certain mini-cutscenes played in the middle of your combo's as you both fight in mid-air. I just wish there was more I could do in there. Because one mechanic of the game I would have liked to use more is the feature for turning your car into a flying vehicle. The sound effects and the car transformation never get old for me, it just looks so cool and flying around in it is a blast. It has an ng+ mode that came out later, but sadly you don't keep the flying car upgrade which is the one thing stopping me from making endless ng+ games. Again though, really hope Yahtzee played beyond the carrot farm because there was no other "inane bs". The carrot farm might have been a load of inane bs, but it looks like the idea never got beyond "oh, and you can grow carrots." It's really an odd addition to the game.

[@Blahsheep]

I wouldn't mind playing this game. Hope it goes on sale soon

[@84jesterx]

Blahsheep it was $34 on amazon yesterday for PS4