IGN FF16 review is almost like a critique of FF14's own issues

https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-review

"RPG elements feel a little underdeveloped"
"Status ailments are basically completely absent"
"there’s no real system of elemental strengths or weaknesses very little in the realm of buffs and debuffs"
"loot seems like an afterthought"
"I never once felt incentivized to explore either the corners of the linear main levels, or the more open fields of the interconnected overworlds."

Much like modern FF14, FF16 dazzles and bedazzles, but it is all style, no substance. Much like modern FF14, FF16 uses its story to cover up its uninteresting RPG systems.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TheDecay

https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-review

"RPG elements feel a little underdeveloped"
"Status ailments are basically completely absent"
"there’s no real system of elemental strengths or weaknesses very little in the realm of buffs and debuffs"
"loot seems like an afterthought"
"I never once felt incentivized to explore either the corners of the linear main levels, or the more open fields of the interconnected overworlds."

Much like modern FF14, FF16 dazzles and bedazzles, but it is all style, no substance. Much like modern FF14, FF16 uses its story to cover up its uninteresting RPG systems.

---

There was several paragraphs of praise...yet you laser focus on the one paragraph where they have issues and you think that's just it.

Ok. Sounds like certain people on the forums.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TheDecay

https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-review

"RPG elements feel a little underdeveloped"
"Status ailments are basically completely absent"
"there’s no real system of elemental strengths or weaknesses very little in the realm of buffs and debuffs"
"loot seems like an afterthought"
"I never once felt incentivized to explore either the corners of the linear main levels, or the more open fields of the interconnected overworlds."

Much like modern FF14, FF16 dazzles and bedazzles, but it is all style, no substance. Much like modern FF14, FF16 uses its story to cover up its uninteresting RPG systems.

---

the rpg system is devalued in favor of its action elements, that can be a critique if you yourself value the rpg flavor more, but its clear that they valued the action epart more.

last time an action game had "elemental weakness" to exploit you had ninja theorys DmC, and that system was a pile of dogshit and removed in its special edition

also youre missing how like
a majority of that artical is praise for the game,

Selection bias is a pain aint it?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TheDecay

Much like modern FF14, FF16 dazzles and bedazzles, but it is all style, no substance. Much like modern FF14, FF16 uses its story to cover up its uninteresting RPG systems.

---

TheDecay
Player TheDecay's
Join Date Jun 2023
Posts 1

Looks like someone have a new alt

Could have a discussion but... it's an alt and most of the usuals are probably going to take their normal positions in their pretend war. I don't have the energy for it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by NekoMataMata

Could have a discussion but... it's an alt and most of the usuals are probably going to take their normal positions in their pretend war. I don't have the energy for it.

---

Very accurate. I'm prematurely bowing out right now.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Renalt

Very accurate. I'm prematurely bowing out right now.

---

Bowing out? I'm not even gonna post in in the first place!

.....wait.

DAMNIT

Modern SE games never do open exploration well.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk

Bowing out? I'm not even gonna post in in the first place!

.....wait.

DAMNIT

---

HA, Scrub, Im not gonna post or reac...
F***K, they got Me To! D;

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TheDecay

https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-review

"RPG elements feel a little underdeveloped"
"Status ailments are basically completely absent"
"there’s no real system of elemental strengths or weaknesses very little in the realm of buffs and debuffs"
"loot seems like an afterthought"
"I never once felt incentivized to explore either the corners of the linear main levels, or the more open fields of the interconnected overworlds."

Much like modern FF14, FF16 dazzles and bedazzles, but it is all style, no substance. Much like modern FF14, FF16 uses its story to cover up its uninteresting RPG systems.

---

Imagine saying all that, then saying....

9/10......

(If they did in fact say all that...did not read the review, nor care to)