Final Fantasy XV: Day One Edition (PS4)

I've only finished 1 Final Fantasy and that was X. I have played 7/8/9/X-2 but never finished them. So as you can tell I'm not a fan boy but because I'm a gamer I know 'of' Final Fantasy and it's many things that are common knowledge from Square Enix's flagship game that made them famous in the first place. I saw a trailer for this and before I watched it, scoffed heartily thinking it's going to be something that wouldn't interest me. But then I saw 4 dudes dressed in black, driving what looked like a Rolls Royce past a huge tortoise thing. Pre ordered soon after. Now as you all are aware or should be, this is a stand alone game, not the 15th edition of "Final Fantasy" The only things you'll find in common with the previous games are big yellow birds, a weird teddy, a cactus with a shocked expression, magic, summoning gods, something about crystals being really important and usually a love story doomed to fail due to sudden death. Everything from the characters, theme, time setting and many other things are new. FF has usually been a turn based game, this can be (through selectable options, similar to X-2) but the free flowing attack system is similar to Xenoblade and countless other jrpg's... seriously it's nothing new. What makes it brilliant is you only control you, Prince Noctis, they only time that is false is when you order your goons to use a special technique or to heal themselves with an item. When fighting, your friends will join you in attacks, act on their own accord and generally try to help you. This is a breathe of fresh air for a franchise like Final Fantasy and it's very engrossing, not hard to do but hard to master. You'll be actually wanting to do missions where you know you will fight just cause it's fun. And the developers know this, the best way to earn currency is to hunt dangerous creatures so it's a win win. People kept telling me the graphics are amazing. I disagree. I played this on the PS4 and the Pro on a HDTV and a 4K TV with HDR. There is a difference but it's not something that makes me drop my jaw. The scenery is pleasant with many nice places to explore with some variety so you'll never got bored travelling around to each mission. The best graphical thing in game is the hair, hands down. As a JRPG they really understood that the main characters needed awesomely animated hair. I haven't finished the game, from what I can tell I'm half way through, I am doing a lot of the side quests, which can get repetitive (Go to quest start, go to place, find item, encounter enemies, go back to quest giver, hand in item, repeat until you realise that they didn't put too much thought into this) so be prepared for some grinding... of the level kind. One mechanic I do enjoy is the stat boosting meals you can have when camping out or at diners. This ties in with our 4 hero's humble beginnings and what their interests are. So you'll find that Ignis (blonde with glasses, speaks like the butler from Richie Rich (If you get that, well done)) likes to cook and as you go through the game he'll announce he's come up with a new recipe with the same programmed responses. Gladio (big buff guy with Wiggo style side burns) likes the great outdoors and camping outside makes him better at finding rare items picked up during fights, Prompto (blonde hair, looks malnourished, sad backstory for comic relief) takes random photos throughout your journey. The 4 really get a long well and as you follow them as a unit you grow to like them as this band of friends going on a road trip to save the world. It's great, apart from Noctis who's just a stuck up whiney piece of royalty. He does have some redeeming features (He wields weapons of the ancients and can warp) but the fact that he likes to fish is something I realise is a tie in with Ignis's cooking but apart from that I dislike fishing. So as a game overall it's flawed in many different area's. But the fighting mechanic is so good it dominates all the other problems and it ties everything together. It's almost as though they've done it on purpose........... So for a studio that was struggling I feel like FF XV can help redeem Square Enix. It's an engrossing game and I keep coming back to it (I'm playing BF1, Need For Speed, The Division and Destiny as well as FF XV) so it must be good. To the hardcore FF fan this is either the best game they've done or the worst. But to the casual gamer with some knowledge of the franchise, this is a good game. it's a 8 or 9 out of ten so in 5 star format I guess its's a 5. I'd give it 4 and a half out of 5. Look out for Cindy.

لعبه جميله و رائعه

El juego está en español y me he ahorrado casi 15 eurazos. Por lo demás me está gustando bastante. Destacar que el sistema de batalla es algo raro (me recuerda al de Kingdom Hearts), la historia es buena y los diseños están muy currados. Creo que es una revisión de los últimos FF que hacía mucha falta. Se echa de menos algún personaje femenino, eso sí.

When I first picked up this game, I fell in love with the in-game mechanics. I've been playing Final Fantasy series since FF IX on the original PlayStation. That being said, the story in this game goes by pretty quick after a certain point. Pros: - All the side quests. When my friends were watching me play it, they thought I bought a fishing simulator. For some reason the fishing mini-game was incredibly satisfying, and I would say I put at least 6 hours just fishing.. Take that as you will. - Combat mechanics. You can actually kill high level mobs if you play your game perfectly, whereas in other iterations of Final Fantasy unless you were grinding mobs there would have been no way for you to take down high level mobs. That being said, I did do some leveling and questing because I enjoyed it so much. - Visuals. As always, Final Fantasy graphics are fantastic, this game is no different. Summon sequences are epic, and the cut-scenes look like they're a CGI film [which they also made, check it out if you haven't already]. - Music. The few tracks that are in the game, are very emotional and epic. Cons: - Forced linear progression after a certain point in the story. This is open world but if you're not careful you'll be trapped into doing main story line and will miss out on side quests. - Music. One of the most underwhelming scores in Final Fantasy thus far. Very few memorable songs, and tracks in general. Overall, I have enjoyed the game a great amount. They are constantly patching the game and adding more content, vehicles, and outfits, which is fun!

La caja del videojuego llegó muy estrellada pero afortunadamente el disco estaba intacto así que lo único que hice fue cambiarlo de caja, por suerte tenía una de sobra seminueva que es la que se muestra en las fotos. Por ese detalle le doy solo 4 estrellas.