wankerness
Well-Known Member
I started playing FFXVI, so far I'm really into it. The voiceacting and story are actually good so far. It seems like it's heavily inspired by Game of Thrones but with huge monsters (Shiva, Ifrit etc) tied to summoners thrown into the mix. The combat is good, it feels kind of like Nier Automata. So far I've been playing on the "combat mode" as opposed to the "story mode" that makes it easier, and I haven't used any of the assist items it gives you, but we'll see if I eventually switch to it - a lot of the fights are a little damage-spongey with it taking five or more minutes to beat down some miniboss enemy. The music is absolutely top-notch, the big Phoenix/Ifrit fight had the best boss music I've heard since Nier Automata. I just got through what I assume was the demo (where you finally get the title splash) and I'm excited to play more. The tons of F bombs in the dialogue makes it seem a little try-hard in being mature, but it's a minor complaint, the voice acting and dialogue is leagues ahead of the wooden crap I heard in what little I played of the FFVII remake. The graphics are about the best I've ever seen, unsurprisingly.
Basically this is making it look like FF might be back in business as the big prestige series that pushes the technical envelope while also being good games. I think that kinda hasn't been the case with the series since 13 was so unpopular (even though I do recall that game's graphics blowing me away when I first saw them).
Basically this is making it look like FF might be back in business as the big prestige series that pushes the technical envelope while also being good games. I think that kinda hasn't been the case with the series since 13 was so unpopular (even though I do recall that game's graphics blowing me away when I first saw them).