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

[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.

[Renalt]

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.

[4clubbedace]

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?

[DayHealer]

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
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Looks like someone have a new alt

[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.

[Renalt]

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.

[TheMightyMollusk]

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

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

.....wait.

DAMNIT

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

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;

[Boblawblah]

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.

Yep, I didn't notice the OP until now. Gets a bit tiring have to keep track of who to not pay attention to.

[caffe_macchiato]

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.

So true. Because the original poster is someone's alt account, FFXIV isn't becoming more and more linear with every update. It's not like they changed all of the dungeons pre-ShB to be hallways. It's not like FF13, FF14, and now FF16 are basically corridors. It's not like gameplay is being ripped out in the name of "the kids" while those same kids move to more complex games like Genshin and HSR.

Who knew one man could be so widely influential in the development of the RPG? (The OP, not Yoshi-P)