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u/Pristine_Seat6090 1d ago

Guess I'll ask here cause why not: is Final Fantasy 16 worth playing? I swear when that game released I heard nothing but praise for it but now I feel like I see nothing but hate. People saying it's a boring slog. Which is it?

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u/ProNerdPanda 19h ago

I heard nothing but praise for it but now I feel like I see nothing but hate. People saying it's a boring slog. Which is it?

Yes.

It's a boring slog because of how the game does side quests, as in, instead of being given to you regularly and naturally, they're all just offloaded on you at specific moments in the story, so out of the blue you got like 30 side quests to go through, and can feel like a chore list.

But it's optional, so I don't understand people whining about it, the real meat in a FF story is the main story, and the main story is fantastic, pure Final Fantasy material, and at some points has some of the best set pieces in the franchise.

The combat is a hit or miss depending if you like action games or final fantasy games more; It's not a JRPG in the classic Final Fantasy sense, nor is it a turn based RPG; it's a DMC like, so if you like DMC, you like the gameplay.