Final Fantasy XV Fails to Impress at EGX

David Game has never doubted Final Fantasy XV. Even with the Platinum Demo. But after EGX's demo, he's unsure.

[Hoffmann]

FF15= Style over substance.

[GrimmyReaper]

Not even.
I played a demo about a week ago at a convention. Not only is the gameplay weak, the game also looks very unappealing and the frame rate is awful. No anti aliasing, poor textures, choppy fighting animations and the frame rate goes below 30 constantly.

I feel like this one is gonna leave a lot of people dissapointed.

I hope it's gonna be awesome, but after the 4 demo's and experiencing the same problems over and over again, my expectations are very low atm.

[Darkwatchman]

That's why I'm glad the ps4 pro is coming before FF15 releases. That'll be the only competent version of FF15 until eventual PC and Xbox Scorpio versions get announced a year or so down the line

[Ogygian]

You played a pre-release version, hence why it isn't optimised yet.

Optimisation tends to be the very last thing devs do, once they have their features complete (so they know what they need to optimise for).

And then there are patches which will fix any remaining concerns post-release.

[Nitrowolf2]

@Spartan

You do know that the game was originally intended to come out a couple days ago

The demos that they're showing isn't going to be very off from the final build That was supposed to be released and still is. It's the whole reason why it got delayed in the first place because they don't want to release it in its current state and wanted to make up day one patch that would fix all that.

We will just have to wait and see

[trooper_]

Seriously?

That's not good...

[Harkins1721]

Confirmed you didnt even play the demo. Reports of the game being smooth as butter but the camera needs some tweaking.

[pumpactionpimp]

Truthfully the series lost me after 10. I tried 12, but it just moved away from so many elements I liked about previous games. So if this does great or bombs, I could care less. Final fantasy has evolved in to something that no longer feels like final fantasy to me.

[NXSwitch]

The core ppl at S left to form MonolithSoft & things haven't been the same for FF since. FF15 took some ideas from XenoBlade C & X but still falls flat. The only game I want S to make is a full 3d remaster of FF6 which is the godfather of all FF games & I think that we will never ever see that day come along with a real Chrono Trig 2.

[NapalmSanctuary]

@pumpactionpimp
The thing I love about 12, being my 3rd sp FF (FFX, FFX-2), was that it disappointed me so much that it got me to play the ps1 FF games, where I discovered my favorite one (fFF9). FF12 isn't actually a bad game, it is loads better than anything that has come since, its just that its story doesn't have the charm that the classics did and a lot of that has to do with how they shoe horned in Vaan cause of focus tests. Bosch was originally the main character, that would have worked a whole lot better. The battle system was decent but out of place in a mainline FF game.

@toddnepeon
The core devs from Squaresoft left after Sakaguchi was pushed out and they formed Mistwalker studios.

[bouzebbal]

@Darkwatchman
this is originally a PS3 game.
I have a worse feeling about this game than i had with FFXIII.
I'm starting with Worlds of FF.. FFXV will wait

[andrewsquall]

Didn't you see all those comments here when the game was delayed like "oh well, if it makes the game better then I'm okay with this" and "as long as the game is optimised better than, yeah, delay it", don't you see, all of a sudden the game can't be an unoptimised mess now.

[GrimmyReaper]

@Harkins

Why would I lie? Did you also ready the last part?

I really hope it's gonna be awesome, but just forget about all those CGI trailers. The audience has played several different demo's. Early builds were said to be optimized as well in the future. We are now at the point where the game is gonna launch next month and even the latest demo's have serious frame rate issues, bad textures, very noticeable pop in, no anti-aliasing and long loading screens.

The demo I played was about 2 months before release (actually 1 until they pushed it back another month) and it took 2 min to load an open desert area and still had all the problems mentioned above. The only thing that was slightly better were the shadows but that's because in the Platinum demo, they seemed to be something of an early PS3 game.

Again, I hope all that is fixed, but seeing how these problems were mentioned since the first demo, you'd think as the final showcase demo on stand, they'd have all that fixed. Remember, the game ships in a month!

[kevnb]

delete delete delete

[Hoffmann]

Nobody here understood the reference =/

[Godmars290]

You want cybermen? Cause that's how you get cybermen!

And still, what you said has nothing in regards to what was said here.

[Xzviur_Azai]

Decay

[-Foxtrot]

I'm worried because I was going to get the big expensive edition but sure if it's worth it. Not just this preview but I've seen others which have said similar things.

I don't want another FF13 where people will just ignore the negative stuff because they've waited so damn long for it.

[Nara_shikamaru]

Uhmmm... The negative stuff is all people talk about

[Godmars290]

Why get the big expensive edition when it looks like the game's being made into an event? With season passes and everything.

[AdonisIsBeast]

Episode Duscae was great, haters of this game are going to be disappointed

[k2d]

I'm already luke warm to this game and regard it as a no buy at this point. This preview didn't change that fact much.

[phoenixwing]

The author claims the pacing felt off possibly due to having no sound while playing the demo. I think that the level of the characters will play a role in speed. Also equipping noctis with a speedy weapon may do the trick.

[dgukmgl]

I'm hopeful that level progression will help in that regard. In the moment, it just felt like a sluggish action-RPG for me. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough, but it wasn't the sound necessarily so much as I feel maybe when all of the pieces are in place the pacing will make more sense :) thanks for reading phoenixwing.

[phoenixwing]

When it comes to final fantasy I read the articles and your welcome. As for the sluggish part you could try to press/tap the attack button to feel more action instead of holding it down as many people do. I find more enjoyment in doing that instead of auto attacking (at least in the duscae demo). May not be efficient but feels way better psychologically.

[afg4everpsn]

Ive been following this game really closely and Ive been only impressed by how its coming along.. gameplay looks smooth with tons of mechanics , magic is limited but is much more effective with elemental damage.. graphics are getting better.. story looks amazing,

[Segata]

Tons of mechanics like literally holding the circle button and nothing else on the controller as it auto fights enemies? The combat was beyond shallow.

[Adrian_v01]

How is that any worse than clicking through menus to do the same?

Also there's warping, dodging, changing weapons to combo and change pace, link attacks, special attacks, enemy weak points, magic etc. But yeah, it's button mashing...oh no wait, it's button holding...or what was it now?

[cash_longfellow]

Every FFXV story has that one guy, lol!

[NeedleEye]

The combat is as shallow or as deep as you want it to be really. Most people probably played it just like you and didn't have really good experience. Those who actually spend some time figuring out all the mechanics discovered the combat to be actually quite deep for a old build.

Anyone who think this battle system will be shallow should check this guys platinum demo videos. It's a really good showcase of what you can do in the game when you get familiar with the mechanics.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Ignore the music.

[Koor]

Are you one of those guys who'd rather have turn-based and you know.. Just press X? I've played both demos and I know that is not how the fighting works. There's lots of things you can do to make the fighting much more diverse than that.

[afg4everpsn]

No... you have the ability to give orders in combat to your allies .. you can summon, use magic, perform special moves (aerial dodge, armbringer attacks, teleport).. you can perform link attacks as well.. thats in addition to holding the circle button

[Harkins1721]

So you havent seen anything since TGS 2014? Hold O will not get you to win. Try doing that in any of the demos that have been out it wont work. Keep bitching.

[dgukmgl]

I'm glad you've enjoyed your time with it afg4everpsn. It just rubbed me the wrong way, but the environment I played it in factored in to that a lot. I'm still excited for the positives you've mentioned. It's become a cautious optimism over time :)

[sullynathan]

When you actually play the game, you know the gameplay isn't smooth and finicky at best.

[Segata]

Adrian_v01

Ys series actually has depth. Many RPGs not turn based from Japan have actual real depth to it.

[Adrian_v01]

Final Fantasy XV has depth too. Imo Tabata made a mistake by trying to make the game appear easy. You can choose to play the 'hold button to attack - hold button to dodge way' but that's on you, not the game. Besides the combos you get that way there are moves and combo breaks you can perform by combining the dodge and attack button with directional input (at least in the Duscae and Platinum demo there were). Also the option that dodging right before the attack doesn't consume mp. To me achieving such skills in battle feel very rewarding. The game is nowhere near shallow in mechanics, it offers the choice to be shallow, but that's on the player.

[Segata]

Failed to impress me in the 2 demos I played. I went form really excited to feeling this was another shallow experience when it releases.

[dgukmgl]

I'm still hoping it pans out. There's a lot to like about it visually and Tabata has directed great stories in my opinion. I hear you though Segata. It definitely won't be bad, but it might just be okay.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

I was excited to play it, now im much more excited to revisit FF12.

@Goldby Great point, that really began to appeal to me after watching it on the big screen whilst queuing for CoD. It's more a Final Fantasy than 15 that's for sure.

[Goldby]

World of Final Fantasy for me personally

[indysurfn]

@Goldby and CLOWN_Syndr0me Stop it! I didn't need a reminder that I have to wait another three weeks!

[Goldby]

The stacking is soo cool and @Indysurfn

WORLD OF FINAL FANTASY!!!!!!

3 more week for both of us man :)

[Mulando]

Yep, this this no FF, it is just another game-type SquareEnix tries to sell via the FF franchise.
After all those changes to the original fight system, there is nothing left of FF. It is now just another action rpg.

And the demos didn't impress me ether. Graphic standards were high, but there was nothing in the demo did fit with another thing (just my opinion). I missed the love for details in the demo. The world just feeled so empty.

[Adrian_v01]

Clickbait and misleading title.

[dgukmgl]

Sincerely, Adrian, what would you have preferred the title to have been? I'm curious as my intention was not to mislead anybody. Final Fantasy XV failed to impress me at EGX. Perhaps that would have been better? Reworded to explicitly state that this opinion applies only to myself? Though I'd thought it being labelled as an opinion piece would clear up any misunderstandings. My apologies if you felt misled :)

[Adrian_v01]

Sincerely, dgukmgl, there is a big difference between Final Fantasy XV failed to impress at EGX, and Final Fantasy XV failed to impress me at EGX. I opened the article because I read about rather positive responses to the game at the event. Especially when browsing the news on my phone I don't check whether something is an opinion piece, news or whatever, I go by the title. Your title is in fact misleading, presumably with the goal to get more clicks.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Were you there? Myself and everyone i spoke to felt the same way. It was very poor.

[Eamon]

I wasn't there. But I played the Duscae demo extensively and I thoroughly enjoyed it. From what I can see from all the recent footage, the gameplay isn't that different, so I am not so worried.

I think the reason people were unimpressed is because FF15 is a 50-hour game and they were given a demo that's in the first 1-2 hours, so obviously most of the neat abilities gained from leveling up will be locked thus making your playable character feel quite shallow.

Of course, it could be down to you not liking the battle system itself. That makes your opinion subjective to taste rather than the gameplay itself being lame.

[kevnb]

my only worry is that they try and appeal to what they think western fans want a little too much. And who really cares what IGN scores it.

[dgukmgl]

Hey Kevnb,
They've seemed very concerned with Western appeal for a while. It's part of why I made a major transition over to Persona and Tales. As many did, I'm sure.

I understand you don't care about website scores. I don't either. In fact, as stated, I hate to use scores as a meaningful metric, but on the mass market they do actually matter. So when big sites score a game, it does impact public perception. Less so these days as move in to a more YouTube / Twitch environment, but it can still have an impact, and for a company like Square-Enix, those numbers can steer the ship. Metacritic exists because the numbers unfortunately matter in some way, shape or form. But that's just my view point.

Thank you for reading either way Kevnb!

[Movefasta1993]

ALL i want it one last AAA turn based final fantasy game.

[ninsigma]

Why only one last?? I don't see why they can't mix it up throughout the releases. 15 is ARPG, maybe 16 and 18 can be turn based while 17 and 19 ARPG?? Better yet, get rid of the numbering system and develop both turn based and real time titles with their own title under the final fantasy name.

Edit: @fox
Yeah that's definitely something that could work. It'll keep everybody happy and they'll have dedicated teams that can iterate and improve their respective styles.

Edit 2: @segata
There's room for all kinds. Pure turn based or real time or hybrids etc. There are fans for them all so they should cater to them. Obviously they can't do that with every game but I don't want to see a whole section of the fan Base excluded.

[-Foxtrot]

Being on FF15 now I think they coukd split the series up into 3 franchises

Final Fantasy - The Action RPG series

Final Fantasy - The Classic turn based series

Final Fantasy - The MMO based series

Then each one can have it's own numbers and subtitles.

[Segata]

Turn based can be disguised well so it's not menus. Xenoblade series. Dragon Age Origins. Turn based and both are very different and often confused for ARPG.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

This guy gets it.

[babadivad]

The last FF was turn based[FF13]. It was just disguised really well. This is the first FF game that completely does away with turn based action.

[AsheXII]

FFXV Had a very positive reception at the event. A negative opinion is ok, the game is shaping really well.

[dgukmgl]

Thanks for reading AsheXII. I'm happy to hear you're positive about it.
As I said, I'm still hopeful, but even if it comes out and I don't like it, who's hurt? Nobody. I'm fairly certain Hajime Tabata won't be crying in a corner over my opinion :) he seems like a resilient guy!

[Kalebninja]

Incredibly misleading title, it's only one guys opinion.

[dgukmgl]

Title suggestions Kaleb? I'm open to understanding why it was misleading to you. I feel an opinion piece should already tell you that "Fails to Impress" is from the perspective of the author's time with the game, but maybe I'm being naive. Thanks for your time either way.

[Kalebninja]

"final fantasy xv fails to impress US at egx" leaving out an "us" or "me" makes it seem like it's a generally accepted opinion at the event when it was only one person opinion.

[joethetimelord]

Your article is only hot because your title screams "general consensus" when the article itself only addresses your personal opinion.

Here's a title suggestion: "Of 100 Journalists Watching, I was unimpressed."

[Rippcity]

That's why it says right under the title "Opinion piece".

[Red_Renegade]

that could mean the overall opinion of the people there, but that's not what the article actually says.

[--bienio--]

Uppss

[mogwaii]

Graphics look great but that cast of characters is cringe worthy.

[Noxrest]

Such a click bait article, it should be "failed to impress ME", the latest demos are getting very good reception, stating other ways its flatout lying

[dgukmgl]

So that's the issue: not stating explicitly that it failed to impress me despite it being clearly labelled as an opinion piece? Noted and it will be adjusted for the future. You're the first to express it clearly Noxrest. I appreciate that.
I assume you're excited for FFXV then?

[Noxrest]

To be clear, i have no issue with the article, im exited for FFXV and everyone is entitled to their own opinion, its just the title that feels missleading, and it might be just the sites fault since its very hard to see the little text that states that the article its an opinion and even when you see it sometimes this little text its missused, also there should be a small fragment of the article before having to actually click on it. I clicket on the article expecting some king of poll or some kind of consensus between varius previewrs or somthing of the like.

[joethetimelord]

Clearly it fooled enough people into clicking the article. There is absolutely no reason this should've broken 1000 degrees.

[gamer7804]

This game does not look good. I've never been less excited for an FF numbered game, I might not even get this one :(

[dragongod64]

This is one mans view of FF 15 and ign gives it a 7/10 how bad is this game. 7/10 For a showcase demo is really bad and even when i tryed the game i did not like what i sow, Still a good game but not a great game. PASS ON

[Nara_shikamaru]

Uhh bud, ign didnt give it a rating yet, its not even released, the author was hypothetically speaking

[Ogygian]

I'm not concerned. Music is 50% of any Final Fantasy game, so if they nail that and the game is playable (unlike XIII which was unbelievably boring), it'll be great.

To be honest, these complaints don't seem all that big of a deal.

[dgukmgl]

I understand Spartan. I'm still excited for FFXV, but I did find the gameplay to be jarring. Even as a fan of action-RPGs, it felt a little slow to me, but no doubt the final product in my own, comfortable environment with full sound will alleviate my concerns. I do hope nobody's taking it too seriously :)

Thank you for reading!

[indysurfn]

Hey man MOST people NEVER figure that out! At least not the ones I know. Anyway I don't think the music is going to be like a Final fantasy soundtrack. They are going for western styling with this game including the music. If I was you I would wait a couple days until it is out and then check the music uploaded to youtube. If you like it then buy the game for the music.

[masterfox]

lol he's the most upset because he can't hear the sound effects of its punches ? in a crowded stage with everyone talking by your side/music/other games music, etc ?, get the hell out of here!!!

[Slowbro]

What are headphones?

[ramsay_bolton_1]

final fantasy the teen gay edition

[KainYago]

"Final Fantasy XV fails to impress ME at the EGX", but its so bad to hear that you didnt like the gameplay with all the skills and magics (and weapons) i thought that as you go further in the game you get more skill to use noctis's power more effectively. i was so wrong ! (kappa)

[KakashiHotake]

One thing I've learned this generation is the more a game is hyped up, the greater the chance you'll be disappointed.

[Relientk77]

I hope the game is a lot better than I think it's gonna be. Please surprise me

[Radiozero]

This is what happens when bro gamers talk about JRPG's. Stay away please

[indysurfn]

uhhhhh.....hmmmmm.........

[sullynathan]

As a Final Fantasy noob the demo on PS4 failed to impress too.

[indysurfn]

Both the recent PS4 demo's failed to impress me too.

[Ashlen]

How can you judge a 50-80+ hour games pacing in the short time you get to play a demo at EGX? The only thing I would say would be a valid complaint would be to say they chose a poor section of the game for the demo. As well as criticizing the gameplay when you admit it was limited by the fact you couldn't hear the audio cues. Basically it's like a blind man complaining about the Mona Lisa's color palette...

[PirosThe4th]

Blame Kingdom Hearts 3, they took Nomura out of direction of the game and SquareEnix fucked it up.

[Nara_shikamaru]

Oh yeah? Then you would never even see the game....but maybe then tabata would have made kingdom hearts 3 better than what it will probably be

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Played it and thought it was rubbish.
The combat is so confusing, by the end of the demo i had defeated several enemies and a mini boss and i still dont really know what the hell was going on.
The driving...oh god the driving...its horrendous. You cant drive where you want to at all it forces you onto a set path. So tedious and boring.
The graphics probably werent final, atleast ihope they werent. They were terrible. So jaggy, and the facial animations were bad. So were the voice overs - so cheesey.

[trooper_]

Oh wow.

[Chaos_Order]

"You cant drive where you want to at all it forces you onto a set path."

Damn... That really is tragic. :(

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Even if you turn left slightly it like forces you back. It feels horrible. I'm hoping it isn't always like that, maybe just at that bit?

[formanbradley]

There's a season pass, what did you think would happen? This is where you down-vote me

[Vasto]

The game has never looked impressive to me.

[kingdomtriggers]

First negative impression of FFXV post E3 2016 I've read, and I read absolutely everything surround this game. Guys entitled to his opinion though. Too bad he didn't get to play the latest build that was at the Belgium gaming event that looks and runs so much better than the previous build.

[indysurfn]

First negative that you read, and you read EVERYTHING?

Except most of what I have read I guess.

Proves there must be a WHOLE lot of articles out there for you and me to have a totally different experience

[kingdomtriggers]

Link them please. I follow this game religiously. I might have found 2-3 articles that were somewhat lukewarm, but not as negative as this impression. All the rest were very positive. Link them, I'll wait. And please link several, since you claimed as such. Link at least 5.

[Slowbro]

Mfw Cindy Is still the only character that I know of and I have been interested for a while

[CrimzonRazor]

I lost interest when I played the demo Id just like to see a old school ff game again

[WickedLester]

Not a bit surprised. I've been saying for a while now this game will not live up to expectations. Plus, I just don't like the story/premise at all.

[franwex]

The demo I played felt a little clunky. When they announced the delayed I was disappointed; but I can understand that a little fine tuning could improve the overall experience. Hoping that everything turns out fine in the end.

[NotEvenMyFinalForm]

Ever since Tabata took over the game just looks worse and worse every time a new bit is shown.

[Nara_shikamaru]

If he hadnt, the game would never come out, and you would see nothing

[Adrian_v01]

While I like Nomura's character design, as a director he's...I dunno.

I mean he wanted to make versus 13 into a musical after watching Les Miserables. Thankfully other developers like Tabata voted him down on that one.

[CaitSith]

10 years of waiting....................... ............. :(

[TwilightSparkle]

Wouldn't have this problem if it was on PC. Port to PC damn you!

[tigertron]

The hype for this game has been huge, it's been 10 years in the making, so it will be very difficult for it to live up to the hype. From what I played it'll be pretty good. Best Final Fantasy? well, the jury is still out on that one. We'll find out in November, if it doesn't get delayed again.

[BlahBlahWhatever]

Best FF? ROFL... imo is going to be one of the "worst" FF's ever, w8 & see, there is no way for fans to put that game above FFIV, FFVI, FFVII, FFIX, FFX etc.. so it won't even be in the TOP 5 of anyone's list, & the creators spout nonsense that they want with this game to surpass FFVII, ye right keep on dreaming...

[jholden3249]

Cautiously optimistic. Still day one though, just because it's been 10 years and I'm curious.

But people. You never loved Final Fantasy. What you loved was Sakaguchi games. Not to say there aren't a few good Final Fantasy games still (World of Final Fantasy looks pretty good tbh), but it's never reached the heights of the classics. And we all know this.

After Final Fantasy X, Sakaguchi went on to make Lost Odyssey on Xbox 360 and The Last Story on Nintendo Wii. If you have an X1, you can play Lost Odyssey via BC and let me tell you, it's the real deal. And you can play Last Story on your Wii U via BC as well. It too is the real deal.

Go support the genius that made Final Fantasy great. Don't follow the console, or the brand, follow the creator. Wherever he goes, wherever his games go... I go.

[franwex]

Sakaguchi supports this game though...

[BlahBlahWhatever]

Well said, I never follow franchises like some blind sheep do, I follow only creators from the moment for example Kojima left Konami MGS is dead to me, Kojima is MGS without him there is no MGS, from the moment Mikami left CAPCOM Resident Evil die, there is no RE without Mikami, & we all remember how bad every new Silent Hill game turn when Team Silent disband, the original creators was the soul behind every new SH game, when they left the series lost it's soul, the same thing happen with every game franchise when the original creators leave, & as you said FF turn to garbage after FFX when Sakaguchi left, that's not FF anymore it's not worth buying/playing anymore, I feel the same way for FFXV, it's not worth my time, it looks so boring & uninteresting in my eyes I have no intention to ever play it because nothing on it interest me in the slightest.

[warriors_13]

Absolutely agree.

The series has been pretty terrible since FFX-2. FFXV looks to be no different. Even having low expectations, I played it at this year's TGS and somehow want the game even less. Sad, because they were pumping out classics and seemed like they could do no wrong.

[daynnight365]

Oh fuq

[Fist4achin]

Hopefully they will have worked out the bugs prior to release of the full game. Either that or it will probably have patches released afterwards, which I think is kind of lame if they knew about the bugs beforehand.

[Nucler100]

Who?

[Godmars290]

I feel vindicated in my judgement of FF15 based on 13. Sadly.

You just don't come back from making something like that without admitting to its shortcomings. And Square never did. If anything they only tripled down with the two sequels continuing to fail where it counted, which was story and gameplay. The aim towards proper integration and interaction of the two.

[jznrpg]

To each his own, looks good to me. People hate on games so much these days it seems they dont even like gaming at all.

[3-4-5]

At least Square still has Dragon Quest XI on the way.

[Crakface]

Type of losers to say they spent 200 hours playing a game and were bored.

If.you aren't excited for this I don't know what rpg has you hyped. Persona. Lol. Fans love seeing the king lose

[Elda]

I love the FF franchise enjoyed most since the SNES days,some memorable than others never played the 2 mmo's & 13-2 & 3 were disappointing to me but I enjoyed playing the games for the top notch productions,graphics,summons & the drama of it all.I will be definitely be buying FF on release date & I have faith I will enjoy this new installment of FF.

[Kosic]

It's like they made this crazy graphics engine and ran with it. Not thinking about the gameplay and how clunky it felt.

I tried the first two demos (one with ff0), and hated the controls. The camera felt slow, the action felt out of control, and I just didn't enjoy my experience.

Tried the new demo that came out the other month. Combat felt heavy, the character felt slow, camera again suffered with keeping up.b

It's a game that was on my list of interest to. I cba to buy it now.

Also, no hope for ff7 remake, looks fairly close to 15s combat.

[quent]

I don't want to sound like a gloomy Guss, but I Just can't get hyped for a game made by the same people who gave us final hallway 13, I mean they worked on that game for 6 years and look what we got, it made ff10-2 look like FF6 in comparison when it comes to story,game play and character development, and now even less variety in characters with this one, 5 slightly different douche bag version of Cloud.

[nommers]

All I'm hearing is differing accounts on the fluidity of the game. One day it's that the frame rate is bad, another day it's really good. What I know is that the supposed "God Awful" Titan demo from an actual trusted source: Digital Foundry said (and showed) the X1 version and PS4 version ran at a constant 30 FPS through the whole thing and it turns out it was the streaming conversion after all. This opinion piece doesn't go very in depth with the demo either or tell us much about the overall experience. Not sure how it has this much attention. Also, FF games are by nature about very progressive elements and much of the satisfaction comes from how you constantly get stronger...how long did he even play the demo? Regardless, the RPG elements can't fully be experienced until you have the full game at your fingertips.

[andrewsquall]

So in other words "FFXV still fails to impress even when expected to go gold any day now".

[Skankinruby]

This makes me sad, I was really excited about this one.

[ShockUltraslash]

This game will be GOTY.

The one playing should git gud at the combat.

[nommers]

This guy is going to different places putting more attention it seems to his opinion piece: https://www.reddit.com/r/FF...

[leahcim]

the headline is wrong!
"Final Fantasy XV Fails to Impress-me"
should have been the correct sentence
Is an individual opinion not a general consensus.

Now. Have you ever played FF VII Crisis Core, Kingdom Hearth BBS, Parasite EVE 3rd Birthday?,... the guy behind those three IS behind FFV. Now you can rest assure that this game will be and overall masterpiece.