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FFXVI Fan Warns Players Are Missing Some of the Game's Best Content

Final Fantasy 16 is finally available via PS5 and it's one of this year's biggest and best games. So far, the game has sold over three million copies and earned an impressive 88 on Metacritic. These are two great returns for Square Enix. That said, while most playing the latest Final Fantasy game are enjoying it, there have been some that have been very critical of not just aspects of the game, but the game as a complete package. One of the bigger talking points that has divided some fans are the side quests, largely because the gameplay is a step down from the main part of the game. However, one fan has argued that those that are skipping this content are missing some of the best content in the game.

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I’m the type of completionist player that would normally take the time to complete all side quests anyway so I’m looking forward to experiencing these stories for myself. The Witcher 3 had some great side quest stories.

blackblades326d ago

I try to do most as i can cause it's that how it suppose be done and played. Except hollow knight path of pain optional path. That's way to hard I'm sure I can do it with in 1,000 tries but its called path of pain for a reason.

Sonic1881325d ago

The Witcher 3 had the best side quest and I still consider it the best Western RPG out there

Rocketisleague325d ago

Witcher 3 is leagues above all ffs for side quests though. Unfortunately including this new one. These are a cut above 'flag collecting' style quests but not much

--Onilink--324d ago (Edited 324d ago )

They are a bit hit and miss on this game, some that evolve over the course of the game’s story are pretty good overall, but they do feel a bit repetitive by the end (especially AT the end because in typical RPG fashion they drop like 14-15 at once right before the last mission)

My biggest issue is that if you do like to do all the side quests and want to get some of those cool stories in the 3rd act, it does significantly drag down the pacing of the main story.

They didn’t quite nail the balance, but overall they are mostly good. A bit fetch questy but simple in the beginning, better stories in the end but slowing down the story. Still miles better than the side quests in FF7R, those were atrocious

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Flawlessmic326d ago

Iv said that a few time son here, the act of the doing the actual side quests suck, but the story and world building g behind 90% of them is fantastic.

If your digging the world and story I would defs do them or a good portion of them atleast.

shinoff2183326d ago

Ff16 nails it on the story and world for sure

Bobertt325d ago

What do you not like about doing the side quests? I think they are decent compared to other games. I never felt bored or that they were a chore. They aren't repetitive like other games and they don't take too long.

Adrian_v01324d ago

They are repetitive, most of them follow the same structure. Talk to npc - go to a location - defeat some monsters - pick up items - return to npc. It's a bit disappointing to be honest after the hype they did about side quests pre release.

-Foxtrot326d ago (Edited 326d ago )

The side quests are such a slog to get through, like I don’t know if it’s the travelling to them (lack of a dedicated sprint button sucks and not being to do it in villages/towns suck harder), having to fight along the way where battle repetition starts to grate on you or if the side quest just sucks in general

The world building and lore is great in them but I’d rather they have halved the side quests to create more complex ones. They had the same issue in the ViI remake where it felt it was quantity over quality.

The game is so weird because it’s like for every pro to the game there’s a straight up con, that leads to a pro…which leads to a con and so on. I’ve never been so conflicted. I suppose the final say for me will rest on the story and how it ends.

Eonjay325d ago

For the side quests I fully maximize the fast travel. I save an incredible amount of time that way. The quest themselves are sometimes boring but sometimes 100% essential. Sometimes they are incredibly dark. Also, I have tons of Gil from doing the quests and I have attained much better gear.

MrNinosan325d ago

I didn't even have gil for everything after my first playthrough.
Did all sidequests and hunts etc, and still I couldn't manage to buy every single accessory and Music Tome, even thou I never spent money on Weapons, Armlet or Necklace.

The Gil flow, is really low, but I like that 😊

Sonic1881324d ago (Edited 324d ago )

"lack of a dedicated sprint button sucks"

Just ride Chocobo. He's always with you

-Foxtrot324d ago

Yeah but you can’t ride them through certain areas and the little animation to get on / off is only a few seconds I kno but gets annoying after a while because you are constantly on and off it.

Just give us a dedicated sprint button and let him go a little faster

Even if they reworked his Phoenix Shift to allow you to dash or something

SullysCigar325d ago

Not everyone has the time to do al the side quests, even if they'd like to. Would be handy to know which were the best ones, so people could make sure they catch them on their playthrough.

luckytrouble325d ago

XVI's side quest system isn't as straight forward as "just do these ones". The entire game from the main story, to side quests, to even what a random NPC might be saying is all interconnected to build the full view of the world and people, and you could probably make a fairly interesting flow chart on how side quests chain together throughout the game.

AnotherGamer325d ago

They're gonna be miss able as the story goes on though.

SullysCigar325d ago

Yeah, it's the sort of thing you'd need to follow along to, rather than just head straight to.

P_Bomb325d ago

I quite liked the ones in the village before the first point of no return. I knew something was off when the music hit. Soon enough, I stumbled upon a couple dark stories related to bearers and slavery.

rayford15325d ago

The back half the side quest are some of if not the best I’ve ever played and experienced

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Ubisoft say AC Shadows protagonists will be "romantically attracted to different types of people"

Ubisoft recently shared more details about Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonists, confirming that both of them will romantically attract and be attracted to different types of people.

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Hugodastrevas16h ago

That should please everyone I'm sure...

RpgSama1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Feudal Japan DEI LGBTQ+ Samurai, sounds very accurate for the time period. Surely a decision made only with historical accuracy in mind.

Crows901h ago

Or even modern day accuracy.....

Lexreborn21h ago

You have no idea what you are talking about, bet you didn’t know nobunaga was bi-sexual. Or ran maru his is often depicted as androgynous was a “beautiful boy”.

So yeah, feudal Japan had tons of lgbtq and kawaii enough… A BLACK SAMURAI! All without the need of offending a Caucasian because the world is diverse.

VenomUK21m ago(Edited 15m ago)

This story has cracked me up so much! Bravo Ubisoft, bravo! 🤣. So last week everyone was upset that in the long-awaited first Assassin’s Creed: Japan game the protagonist is black. But NOW he is also LGBTQ+ ! It’s like the Ubisoft creative team sat around a table and said “How can we best impress our Kotaku/IGN/Polygon friends and antagonise gamers? Let’s make it woke x 100!’ And then they all silent clapped!

Just you wait until the Star Wars: Outlaws details come out, there better not be anybody complaining about Kay Vess’ dating preferences and the gay droid armies.

Christopher1m ago

It actually is.

Japanese were very Greek in their sexual experiences.

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CrimsonWing692h ago

Geezus, just make a good game… holy sh*t this is becoming insufferable.

Crows901h ago

Oh yeah!!!! What about being inclusive???

I'm sorry
..please replace the word inclusive with stupid.

Hofstaderman36m ago

You asking UbiSoft to make a good game? This is not 2002.

Hofstaderman35m ago

I take my hat off to you good sir. Brilliant.

Laskin4m ago

Thanks… I was originally going to write Samu-Bi but then I realized it was right there already so it works better

darthv721h ago

Is that genuinely a selling point for people?

RpgSama1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

They sure as hell want to see if it is, time and time and time again.

VincentVanBro1h ago

You have to understand they’re incapable of writing a good story so this is the best they could come up with

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Akuma Roars into Street Fighter 6 Today

The final character of the Street Fighter 6 year one DLC, Akuma, is now available to download on all formats.

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The Cornish folk tales of The Mermaid of Zennor play out on Xbox and PlayStation

The Mermaid of Zennor is now available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, fully optimised. It's also on PlayStation and through Steam.

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