poki Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Fastest selling PS5 title let's go. https://www.gamefront.com/games/gamingtoday/article/final-fantasy-xvi-sets-new-records-for-fastest-selling-ps5-exclusive
FailSafe Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) Oh Dion my Love Spoiler His dialogue with the Emperor gave me massive "I Demand Trial By Combat" vibes and come to think of it, he really is very similar to Tyrion (arguable the best GoT character). If there's any doubt of him being my most favorite character of the game, it's now completely gone. Hell he IS my favorite Final Fantasy character of all time. The Boss fight in Sanbreque Spoiler Literally, and I MEAN, literally the best boss fight I've ever experienced in my 20+ years of gaming. The gameplay, the KILLER music (Soken deserves GRAMMYS for his compositions), the narrative surrounding it... yeah I don't see how Odin or other future fights is gonna top this and that's perfectly okay. For me, the climax of this game is the reunion of Clive and Joshua, the game has been building this moment since the beginning, and when they did, oh my it was beautiful, not to mention their wretched mother witnessing how majestic her SONS have become. Just perfect. What's incredibly ironic is that, she could've become the most powerful woman in all of Valisthea, her blood was very special indeed, for she bore the dominants of Phoenix and Ifrit, Rosaria could've prospered and become the most powerful nation, but her endless greed and pride ruined it all, not just once, but twice. She's more wicked than Cersei. Square Enix made the right decision by making the game more "linear" and story-driven. Game of the MILLENNIUM @PoKiTaurus Edited June 30, 2023 by FailSafe 1
Kristie Kuwa Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 34 minutes ago, FailSafe said: Oh Dion my Love Reveal hidden contents His dialogue with the Emperor gave me massive "I Demand Trial By Combat" vibes and come to think of it, he really is very similar to Tyrion (arguable the best GoT character). If there's any doubt of him being my most favorite character of the game, it's now completely gone. Hell he IS my favorite Final Fantasy character of all time. The Boss fight in Sanbreque Reveal hidden contents Literally, and I MEAN, literally the best boss fight I've ever experienced in my 20+ years of gaming. The gameplay, the KILLER music (Soken deserves GRAMMYS for his compositions), the narrative surrounding it... yeah I don't see how Odin or other future fights is gonna top this and that's perfectly okay. For me, the climax of this game is the reunion of Clive and Joshua, the game has been building this moment since the beginning, and when they did, oh my it was beautiful, not to mention their wretched mother witnessing how majestic her SONS have become. Just perfect. What's incredibly ironic is that, she could've become the most powerful woman in all of Valisthea, her blood was very special indeed, for she bore the dominants of Phoenix and Ifrit, Rosaria could've prospered and become the most powerful nation, but her endless greed and pride ruined it all, not just once, but twice. She's more wicked than Cersei. Square Enix made the right decision by making the game more "linear" and story-driven. Game of the MILLENNIUM @PoKiTaurus Spoiler Thats exactly how I felt though the Titan fight was still my highlight due to the switch up in terms of playstyle. When you had to run on the mega-titans body, I almost started screaming. So so good!
FailSafe Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said: Hide contents Thats exactly how I felt though the Titan fight was still my highlight due to the switch up in terms of playstyle. When you had to run on the mega-titans body, I almost started screaming. So so good! Spoiler Oh I definitely can see why Titan can be the favorite fight to some people, Titan lost is one of the most exhilarating boss phases I've ever experienced in gaming. When I tell you my thumb was sore after the fight
poki Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 And the DIALOGUE I seriously hope that Spoiler They will actually publish the story as an IRL novel penned by Clive "Joshua" with a small easter egg hinting that it was in fact Clive who wrote it. Maybe an intentional mistake where Clive accidentally forgot to write from Joshua's POV for a moment and it slips by.
Kristie Kuwa Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 32 minutes ago, FailSafe said: Hide contents Oh I definitely can see why Titan can be the favorite fight to some people, Titan lost is one of the most exhilarating boss phases I've ever experienced in gaming. When I tell you my thumb was sore after the fight Spoiler Im currently on my way to prepare for Odin so I think both of us are at similar stages of the game. Though I always think "they wont be able to top the last Boss battle" they always go above and beyond with the next one. I fully expect the Odin one to gag me to the max at this point. Especially since they really did an amazing job at characterizing him post Sanbreque.
Graves Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Finally playing this a week on I'm enjoying it a lot. Story and characters are interesting so far. Combat is decent and bosses are cool af. Only thing bothering me is the abundance of invisible walls. I get some of the limitations, but having a big pool in the hideout that I can't jump in is annoying, as are the knee-high branches that are somehow impassible barriers in some of the other areas... like, I dunno. That's a little immersion breaking.
FailSafe Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Why even the side characters so goddamn handsome??? Theodore
poki Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 Ben Starr (Clive voice actor & character model inspiration) I could get lost in his eyes forever.
poki Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 https://www.gamesradar.com/final-fantasy-16-is-reportedly-overheating-ps5s/ PLEASE the subtitle for this artice Final Fantasy 16 is reportedly overheating PS5s By Hirun Cryer published about 2 hours ago Clive is literally too hot to handle
ANTisocial Posted June 30, 2023 Posted June 30, 2023 3 hours ago, PoKiTaurus said: Ben Starr (Clive voice actor & character model inspiration) I could get lost in his eyes forever.
BODERLINE Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 I’m not surprised the side quests are getting criticized as they are on the basic side, but I’m really enjoying them. They’re written well and add nice world building. I also appreciate them being simple and relaxing with nice background music in between the spectacle of everything else. And I do think they’re still memorable regardless. Spoiler The one in the Royal Meadow where you help the little girl find her pet, and that “pet” ends up being a Bearer is going to stick with me. Quest was super simple but the twist definitely caught me off guard.
poki Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 I love simple side missions. Sometimes I just wanna zone out in a game I love. Skyrim has a lot of jokes that people spend more time on the silly side quests and have no idea what the main story is. It's also why The Sims is so popular. Simple tasks are fun. They give room for the imagination in terms of world building. It's like TV shows vs movies.
Heldenzeit Posted July 1, 2023 Posted July 1, 2023 I will get this once my Diablo 4 addiction calms down a bit. Honestly can't wait. 1
poki Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) I'll replay it again around Christmas time. There's a few games I replay every single year: Ratchet & Clank 2002, GTA San Andreas (the ps2 version), Spyro 1. And FF16 is about to join that list Edited July 2, 2023 by PoKiTaurus Meant to say Spyro 1, not 2.
FailSafe Posted July 2, 2023 Posted July 2, 2023 Nooooooooo Spoiler Not the Hottie Theo turning to Akashic I can't he was SooO good looking Martha and her frying pan, yep yep she's an icon Spoiler Better character than Jill, too. I said what I said
WildAmerican Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 Spoiler the music duing the benedikta fight had me screaming
poki Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) New interview with Ben Starr. https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_GB/news/becoming-clive-ben-starr-talks-final-fantasy-xvi He’s basically me, but with 13 years of trauma. I've got 9 years of trauma, so I'm only 4 years from being in a tie with Clive and I'm still 25 let's go. Thank you Ben for reassuring why I idolize this man. Edited July 4, 2023 by PoKiTaurus
Bad Decisions Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) Y'all I'm finished easily going to be one of my favourite FF games. Maybe even squeeze its way into my Top 5! Everything was so engaging. From the main story to the side quests adding interesting lore and dialogue. The Eikon battles and the creativity and EPICNESS around them. The voice acting is DEFINITELY the best in all the series. It felt so cinematic. Even the NPC actors didn't sound awkward. The MUSIC. Everything about the game just worked for me. Bravo to the FF16 team Edited July 4, 2023 by Bad Decisions 1
poki Posted July 4, 2023 Posted July 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bad Decisions said: Y'all I'm finished easily going to be one of my favourite FF games. Maybe even squeeze its way into my Top 5! Everything was so engaging. From the main story to the side quests adding interesting lore and dialogue. The Eikon battles and the creativity and EPICNESS around them. The voice acting is DEFINITELY the best in all the series. It felt so cinematic. Even the NPC actors didn't sound awkward. The MUSIC. Everything about the game just worked for me. Bravo to the FF16 team Spoiler This makes the ending even better for me I really hope they actually publish Clive-I mean, Joshua's book IRL.
justin. Posted July 5, 2023 Posted July 5, 2023 Girlies, I am 75% complete with the game, and I don’t want it to end. Especially since there is currently no DLC or sequel planned. Post-Bahamut fight spoilers: Spoiler The Bahamut fight was EVERYTHING. Phoenix and Ifrit merging together blew my wig off. Joshua and Clive finally reuniting. Anabella getting her just desserts. Dion dying (very, very sad about this). The whole sequence was just PIQUE video game storytelling and gameplay). It was late, so I had to sleep right after this, but wow… so good. 1
Bad Decisions Posted July 5, 2023 Posted July 5, 2023 (edited) Still can't stop thinking about this Like I'm literally just walking around taking in the world and just enjoying the environment. Anyway now that I'm finished with the game my critiquing side is taking over but I'll save that for another day lol Also Is it just me or was this game a little too easy? Like... I literally only died twice throughout the ENTIRE thing (got that gorgeous soundtrack pre-order in btw ) Edited July 5, 2023 by Bad Decisions
FailSafe Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Excuse me? Eleven ******* side quests?? You gotta be kidding me. Edited July 7, 2023 by FailSafe 1
FailSafe Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Omg these side quests are endless. Popping up new ones after finishing the others who the fkc designed this **** before the final(?) Main quest make it stoooppp. Also have several beast hunts yet to do. Guess I'll have to finish the game by Monday good lord Edited July 7, 2023 by FailSafe 1
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