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

[Ranaku]

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

Gaius bait as usual. Are you having troubles deciding which account to use?

On the other hand, i guess it would seem very odd when you write on the same account how much you love the game and then how much you hate it.

[Ath192]

We all know Yoshi - P knows how to tell a good story and the battles will more than likely be sufficient. As a single player story game I think XVI will be a banger. The only issue I have with Yoshi P and his team is the content cadence in XIV. I don't think they keep a good live service around.

[CerusSerenade]

Imagine saying all that, then saying....

9/10......

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

They did. In fact they more or less admit it was just their feeling, and that the combat still feels great for, and benefits from, this design.

[TheDecay]

Imagine saying all that, then saying....

9/10......

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

Maybe because they don't dare to against the hype. Once the hype cools down people will realize it's just a 7 or 8 game.

[Renalt]

Maybe because they don't dare to against the hype. Once the hype cools down people will realize it's just a 7 or 8 game.

7 or an 8 is still really good.

[Jojoya]

Maybe because they don't dare to against the hype. Once the hype cools down people will realize it's just a 7 or 8 game.

IGN rating system:

10 - Masterpiece ("There’s no such thing as a truly perfect game, but those that earn a Masterpiece label from IGN come as close as we could reasonably hope for.")
9 - Amazing ("We enthusiastically recommend that you add these games to your to-play list.")
8 - Great ("These games leave us with something outstanding to remember them by")
7 - Good ("Playing a Good game is time well spent. ")
6 - Okay
5 - Mediocre
4 - Bad
3 - Awful
2 - Painful
1 - Unbearable

So in other words, you still recommend playing FFXVI to everyone.

[caffe_macchiato]

Glad to see the usual suspects piling on OP when he’s the only person making a deliberate effort to foster discussion.

Alas, video games used to be about more than just cutscenes and button mashing. It’s sad to see NES games that have more nuance and complexity than something released in 2023, but I guess you’re all here for it, right? It doesn’t matter how much they rip apart our hobby as long as Yoshi-P is on one side and GaiusDrakon is on the other.

What’s most likely is that people will leave behind the Final Fantasy franchise and seek out games with actual gameplay and depth. Many young people play games like Honkai Star Rail, a turn-based RPG. Final Fantasy is a relic not because it’s an RPG, but because CBU3 doesn’t know how to make them. And you all like that…only because GaiusDrakon is the one posting about it. Right?

Hopefully when Yoshi-P resigns from the company, we can get an actual Final Fantasy MMO and single-player counterpart that doesn’t follow the hallway brainrot formula.

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Glad to see the usual suspects piling on OP when he’s the only person making a deliberate effort to foster discussion.

Alas, video games used to be about more than just cutscenes and button mashing. It’s sad to see NES games that have more nuance and complexity than something released in 2023, but I guess you’re all here for it, right? It doesn’t matter how much they rip apart our hobby as long as Yoshi-P is on one side and GaiusDrakon is on the other.

What’s most likely is that people will leave behind the Final Fantasy franchise and seek out games with actual gameplay and depth. Many young people play games like Honkai Star Rail, a turn-based RPG. Final Fantasy is a relic not because it’s an RPG, but because CBU3 doesn’t know how to make them. And you all like that…only because GaiusDrakon is the one posting about it. Right?

Hopefully when Yoshi-P resigns from the company, we can get an actual Final Fantasy MMO and single-player counterpart that doesn’t follow the hallway brainrot formula.

Its just a videogame.
Either you like it, or you don't.

Chill out lol its not that deep

[Knot_D]

Glad to see the usual suspects piling on OP when he’s the only person making a deliberate effort to foster discussion.

FFXVI talks in FFXIV forum...? "Foster discussion" with Skiros?

[Tanis_Ebonhart]

Eh. To the majority of players these aren't issues. It will sell extremely well and will sit at 8/10 or 9/10 overall in the end.