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FFXVI - Am I crazy? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by ursakhiin@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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I've been playing Final Fantasy 16 for the last couple of weeks and feel really let down by the hype and reviews of this game.

While I enjoy the deviation of the combat the rest of the game feels very incomplete. The vocal animations are frequently off. The travel from area to area is just an overworld map to select travel from one small area to another. There are like 2 or 3 side quests at a time and a whole vendor that will send you to side quests in different areas, but his menu is always empty.

In general, the graphics are roughly the same as FFXIV. The animations and music seem ripped right out of 14 as well. And the combat and akin to the main series Kingdom Hearts games.

Overall I'm enjoying it, but these 7-9 out of 10 reviews that are calling it some massive achievement seem really undeserved.

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[–] Turmbaumeister@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago

I disagree. This is the first game I'm rating over 9/10 since divinity original sin 2.

I specifically like the map style over contemporary, pseudo big(copy pasted), generic open world.

The story is the best I can think of in epic RPGS, maybe throne of Baal or kotor were similarly interesting for me but they are very old so there's some nostalgia.

Only 2 complaints I have are difficulty, there's no reason to hide the hard mode, action is too easy. And side quest design, almost all involving combat.