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

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I do not exaggerate the QTEs. Are you serious? Are we playing the same game? Sometimes boss fights are more QTE than they are fighting. You don't even have to look very far to realize this. The Demo alone is mostly QTE in those fights. lol

I never said I hated FF16, I said it has bad gameplay*. And like I've said before, I've played and enjoy plenty of bad games.

No I think people here are numb to shitty side-quests and bad pacing due to FFXIV storytelling and padding.

BRO THERE ARE WAY MORE QTES THAN THE TUTORIAL AND DEMO LOL




As for your playthrough of FFX - It's not that it has linear maps, yes FFXVI has less linearity in it's open world VISUALS than FFX, but FFXVI has nothing to explore or look for, while FFX does. I found like what, 2 orchestrion rolls in chests and I explored everywhere, while the rest are on merchants for 20-80k? The rest are potions, mats I don't need, and 2gil. The maps are as shallow as they are long.