Finally got back to XV. So, I unlocked Rank 5 hunts, and continued with the story again. Went to get the sword behind the waterfall. When I play more tomorrow I'll do a few more sidequests and really get going with the story mode.
So there are things about this game I really do like. I actually like some of the art design. The buildings and cars all look nice and bulky. There's good use of color and shapes. Not everything looks that great though, like NPCs in towns and cities look unfinished and are hilarious to watch in the backgrounds of cutscenes. Also, I generally like the way enemies look, but I wish there was more variety in enemy types. I just did 4 hunts in a row where I fought gigantoads, and I was kind of sick of it by the end, they're easy to deal with, and none of them really did anything to me. There are things about the battle system I like. Like switching weapons mid combo, using my allies abilities to extend combos, all that good stuff. It's just, as I said in previous posts, not all the enemy types are well designed or fun to fight. But, also like I said in previous posts, I like some of the dungeons. Like Castlemark Tower I think for the most part is a well designed dungeon, except for the end bit where you keep going into the basement to fight tougher waves of enemies. Oh, and I actually like the four main characters, though Prompto still annoys me some.
Every time you turn the game on, it says "A Final Fantasy for fans and new-comers alike" or something to that effect, and I honestly hope this wasn't anybody's first FF game. lol I've spent enough time with it, and dealt with enough of the frustrations and weird design choices that if I had to rank it right now, it would be right down there with 2 and 8, but slightly above those. It's actually not a terrible game, it's okay, quality is all over the place, but I wouldn't say it's a good game. And it's definitely not a FF for fans OR new-comers lol. I don't know who this game is for.
I'd say the game was definitely more for newcomers. The golden age of final fantasy has been over awhile now and let's face it, they realize us middle aged veterans are only going to carry them so far. Especially with how divided we are on what we want. So naturally they look to lock down the younger crowd.
Unfortunately they are fighting the battle that is jrpgs are a niche genre these days which is why they probably went to open world action combat, but there are other companies that simply do it better. I hope they progress and catch up to those other companies though. I liked XV but I know better can be done. ---
Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!"