Quote Originally Posted by Lemuel81 View Post
Says you. In what way do you declare FF16 a complete waste of time. I haven't played it myself.
16 has this weird cult of hatred mostly from older final fantasy fans who believe that 16 “abandoned” old fans by being a dark, gritty European fantasy and having action combat rather than what you’d expect from the single digit final fantasy titles

Now it’s fair to say it’s easily the biggest tonal departure from an FF game (except maybe type 0) but it’s still a fantastic title in its own right. It nails its themes, Clive is in contention for best protagonist along with titans like cloud and squall and it’s one of the most beautiful games that’s ever been released

This isn’t to say it’s flawless. It struggles with exploration, a lot of its side quests feel very MMO’y and it underdevelops some side characters. It also tonally shifts half way through though that’s more divisive. People who like JRPG’s tend to favour the change while people attracted to the game via its GOT influence probably say it was a change for the worse (I personally think it was for the worse)

It’s an easy 8.5/10 for your average player if you go into it unbiased and just experience it as a game. If you go in expecting a single digit FF experience expect a 2/10 game because it’s the furthest FF has ever deviated from the single digit formula