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[Zheph]

91 MC so far lets goooo

 

[GHG]

Opencritic 90.

All I need to see. Not reading/watching anything.

Pre-ordering now.

 

[Draugoth]

 

[Gudji]

92 OC atm

 

[BennyBlanco]

IGN - 9
Gamespot - 9
Eurogamer - 3/5

 

[Danjin44]

Come on man, a lot of people worked on this game. When a game does great in this industry, we all win. I say that as someone not liking the direction this series has gone. And so, I’ve had to pivot my tastes in the direction of Atlus. They still make great traditional JRPG’s.

 

[Lokaum D+]

the "its not a FF game" has begun

 

[Nankatsu]

IGN - 9
Gamespot - 9
Eurogamer - 3/5

3/5?

 

[Darkness_Arises]

IGN - 9
Gamespot - 9
Eurogamer - 3/5

What a surprise! Sony exclusive and EG, nothing is more consistent.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

92 OC so far with 32 reviews. Suck it haters!

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

3/5?

Diversity

 

[excaliburps]

Adding ours to the pile! https://mp1st.com/reviews/final-fantasy-xvi-review-a-song-of-fire-and-flame

9.5/10!

 

[graywolf323]

IGN - 9
Gamespot - 9
Eurogamer - 3/5

wow, I’m at work so I can’t read it but what reasons did they give?

 

[GHG]

What a surprise! Wokegamer indeed

If that means it's an excellent game with little to no pandering then...

 

[mykedo0909]

As expected no goty score. But im positive surprised about the review.

 

[cash_longfellow]

I see three mid tier score reviews that state the words “action” in the first two sentences…knew it, this is why todays game reviews are laughable smh.

 

[KimDongHwan]

Let's goooooo

 

[Macaron]

Damn I thought this forum was overblowing reviewers holding it to some imaginary FF standard. But here we are, where "not my FF RPG heritage" is a review headline lol

 

[Amish Prince]

wow, I’m at work so I can’t read it but what reasons did they give?

Reason: Just Eurogamer things

 

[cash_longfellow]

wow, I’m at work so I can’t read it but what reasons did they give?

Action game

 

[gokurho]

Eurogamer 6/10

Final Fantasy 16 review - easy to like, hard to adore

Eurogamer's review of Square Enix action-RPG Final Fantasy 16, a sizeable medieval epic with thrilling combat let down by some tedious sidequests.

www.eurogamer.net

 

[64bitmodels]

As expected no goty score. But im positive surprised about the review.

90+ isn't GOTY candidate????

 

[Kvally]

wow, I’m at work so I can’t read it but what reasons did they give?

"That contradiction speaks to the oddly self-cancelling nature of the story as a whole. Again, FF16 is on some level a playable deconstruction of the traditional hero yarn - its plot painstakingly explores how the urge to fight everyone's battles for them may disintegrate into egotism and even callousness, bred of thinking the world is yours to save. But the game's insistence on playing out the hero fable regardless is having your cake and eating it - certainly, it doesn't take 50 hours to grasp this morale. And while Final Fantasy 16 is perhaps the state of the art for real-time Final Fantasy combat, its dreary sidequests and slight excess of worldbuilding leave me reluctant to fire up New Game+. All told, I still prefer the older Final Fantasies, which also trade in stories of heroes averting the apocalypse, but always place those heroes second to the party."

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Johnny Concrete]

Yea, review it as the game as it is. Not something it isn't.

Imagine giving Mario Kart bad review because it doesn't have any platforming in it..

 

[XesqueVara]

Gonna probably ends in 88-89, still a great score.

 

[Porticus]

Yea, review it as the game as it is. Not something it isn't.

Imagine giving Mario Kart bad review because it doesn't have any platforming in it..

Yeah of course, we are not speaking of a game with over 30 years of heritage.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

wow, I’m at work so I can’t read it but what reasons did they give?

The world is also conspicuous for its ethnic homogeneity, which producer Naoki Yoshida has explained as a reflection of the "geographical, technological, and geopolitical constraints" of medieval Europe. Leaving aside the fact that there /were/ Black and brown people in medieval Europe, this justification rings hollow given that several locations take open inspiration from north Africa and the Middle East, with towns that, for example, riff on Islamic architectural traditions and attire, but are predominantly or exclusively populated by anglophone white people (I hedge, here, simply because I haven't been around and talked to everybody). I find the deletion of people of colour from these spaces more sinister than the racial stereotypes of older Final Fantasies, particularly in a game that wants to talk about overcoming structural injustice and bringing people together. That "togetherness" is worth fighting for, but it's characterised here by what it excludes.

 

[Elios83]

Final Fantasy XVI Reviews

Final Fantasy XVI is an action RPG that departs from the series' traditional turn-based combat, introducing fast-paced, reflex-driven mechanics. Critics praise the story’s emotional depth...

opencritic.com

90 open critic right now with 51 reviews. They did it!

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

I knew there would be some kind of fuckery with a few of these scores, often reviewers will judge a game on what they *wanted* it to be rather than what it actually *is*. Anyway, can't wait until tomorrow, didn't need scores, Final Fantasy for life

 

[Hugare]

Eurogamer 6/10

Final Fantasy 16 review - easy to like, hard to adore

Eurogamer's review of Square Enix action-RPG Final Fantasy 16, a sizeable medieval epic with thrilling combat let down by some tedious sidequests.

www.eurogamer.net

Who gives a shit about sidequests

Polygon complaining about the story while every other website praised it.

Polygon is a joke

 

[Sethbacca]

"That contradiction speaks to the oddly self-cancelling nature of the story as a whole. Again, FF16 is on some level a playable deconstruction of the traditional hero yarn - its plot painstakingly explores how the urge to fight everyone's battles for them may disintegrate into egotism and even callousness, bred of thinking the world is yours to save. But the game's insistence on playing out the hero fable regardless is having your cake and eating it - certainly, it doesn't take 50 hours to grasp this morale. And while Final Fantasy 16 is perhaps the state of the art for real-time Final Fantasy combat, its dreary sidequests and slight excess of worldbuilding leave me reluctant to fire up New Game+. All told, I still prefer the older Final Fantasies, which also trade in stories of heroes averting the apocalypse, but always place those heroes second to the party."

How can an RPG have too much worldbuilding? Isn't the whole point of an RPG that you're inhabiting a role in a greater world? What the actual fuck kind of criticism is this even?

 

[Calling 911 Melts Beams]

im surprised they didnt write zelda on the box

 

[Pedro Motta]

And I'm out of the country for work until Saturdayy nooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Heisenberg007]

The game is a legit hit.

A few usual suspects are giving lower scores that are bringing down the average, but even those reviews are not negative.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Who gives a shit about sidequests

Polygon complaining about the story while every other website praised it.

Polygon is a joke

Polygon is a joke and you can tell that by their funding history

 

[FoxMcChief]

Yea, review it as the game as it is. Not something it isn't.

Imagine giving Mario Kart bad review because it doesn't have any platforming in it..

That’s easier said than done. When you have something in your head, it’s hard for some to push that aside.

I agree though. I wish all reviewers (people for that matter) can judge things on what something is, rather than what it isn’t.

 

[Mozzarella]

Sadge, i expected 90s

 

[drganon]

How can an RPG have too much worldbuilding? Isn't the whole point of an RPG that you're inhabiting a role in a greater world? What the actual fuck kind of criticism is this even?

The answer is easy. Eurogamer sucks.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Never expected less from EG after they've nuked the comments shaming the wrtiters for clickbait FFXVI article, that was based on an ERA thread (not joking).

It is fantastic to see the series in it's prime shape, my game is preloaded and I cannot wait.

 

[Heisenberg007]

How can an RPG have too much worldbuilding? Isn't the whole point of an RPG that you're inhabiting a role in a greater world? What the actual fuck kind of criticism is this even?

Too much world-building in this RPG. 6/10.

 

[Sub_Level]

They actually did it. A brand new singleplayer Final Fantasy that doesn’t suck.

 

[BaneIsPain]

FF is saved once again by Yoshi-P. Well done

 

[adamsapple]

Looks like some of the reviews are also echoing some things people on GAF were worried about (re: RPG systems)

 

[Nankatsu]

The game is a legit hit.

A few usual suspects are giving lower scores that are bringing down the average, but even those reviews are not negative.

Gotta start that TotK GOTY campaign sooner rather than later.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

How can an RPG have too much worldbuilding? Isn't the whole point of an RPG that you're inhabiting a role in a greater world? What the actual fuck kind of criticism is this even?

Too much toxic masculinity “hero fable”

Yeah some of these review takes are opposite day

 

[Thyuda]

How can an RPG have too much worldbuilding? Isn't the whole point of an RPG that you're inhabiting a role in a greater world? What the actual fuck kind of criticism is this even?

Honest question, are there any people left that do not just hateread eurogamer? Terrible review after terrible review.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Reviews are great.

Polygon and Eurogamer dragging down the game predictably so metacritic will probably be under 90, a shame as the devs worked asses off with this and went flat out. FFXVI being held up to higher standards unfairly, whilst GOW Ragnarock gets a free pass for its medioctrity and gets dished out 10s galore.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Looks like some of the reviews are also echoing some things people on GAF were worried about (re: RPG systems)

Let’s cherry pick the ones that make you feel tingly

How about you post one that’s not a 3/5? Like most of them?

 

[Sethbacca]

Too much world-building in this RPG. 6/10.

It literally may be the dumbest criticism I've ever seen leveled at a game. "Too much world building" as criticism for an RPG is like saying "This game succeeds so well that it fails at failing".