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  • Summary: Set in modern times but with a touch of medieval influences, Final Fantasy XV focuses on Noctis Lucis Caelum, the prince of a dynasty which rules a city state that has the last remaining crystal. After the crystal is stolen by an invading nation, Niflheim, a global conflict ensues with allSet in modern times but with a touch of medieval influences, Final Fantasy XV focuses on Noctis Lucis Caelum, the prince of a dynasty which rules a city state that has the last remaining crystal. After the crystal is stolen by an invading nation, Niflheim, a global conflict ensues with all other nations wishing to gain it for themselves. Alongside the main protagonist, Noctis is joined by a military tactician Ignis Scienta, who can deftly handle a katana in battle, a melee fighter named Gladiolus Amicitia, gun-wielding Prompto Argentum, and head of the Royal Family Guards Cor Leonis. There's one other character that appears to get close with Noctis, even if her connection with him is still unknown. Her name is Stella Nox Fleuret, she seems to be strong and fight well with her rapier. Against this backdrop of a world at war, Noctis Lucis Caelum and his closest friends embark on an epic journey to try and get the crystal back. Expand
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  1. Positive: 28 out of 29
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  1. Mar 12, 2018
    100
    The definitive edition of Final Fantasy XV.
  2. Mar 13, 2018
    90
    Ready to save Eos from eternal darkness? Notctis and his comrades await you on this spectacular version of Final Fantasy XV with an improved graphics and 4K support.
  3. Sep 18, 2018
    90
    Final Fantasy XV may not feel like an older game from the franchise, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I grew up with the older Final Fantasy game and while XV is different, that doesn't make it a bad game in the franchise. I enjoyed my time spent in game and look forward to doing more.
  4. Mar 10, 2018
    85
    This version of FFXV does deliver a much more complete experience and fixes many of the issues present in the original. It was a great adventure when it came out, and now it's better than ever.
  5. Mar 19, 2018
    84
    Even with its faults, from the weird two-halves of the story to the often poorly designed and uninteresting side-quests, Final Fantasy XV feels like a triumph. Discovering a new location or seeing a giant monster for the first time, Final Fantasy XV constantly surprises. And thanks to its likeable cast of heroes, provides as memorable an animated adventure of a boy band in a world filled with monsters could possibly be.
  6. Mar 27, 2018
    80
    All in all, Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition is the best console-to-pc port that Square Enix has produced to date. On top of that, the Royal Edition is the best version of Final Fantasy XV – so far, and even if only just. The route taken to get here has been a bumpy one, needlessly long with and perhaps without the most efficient direction, but the journey here has left us at a better place than we were at starting out.
  7. 60
    Final Fantasy XV’s beautiful graphics and exciting fights unfortunately come with a confusing story, irritating characters, long and unnecessary cutscenes, and optimization issues.

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  1. Negative: 31 out of 189
  1. Oct 18, 2021
    10
    A game with a lot of love from the developers.
    Final Fantasy XV is the result of the efforts of an extremely willing and talented team.
    A game with a lot of love from the developers.
    Final Fantasy XV is the result of the efforts of an extremely willing and talented team.

    And this can be easily seen from the extreme attention to detail of the gameplay, animations, monster design, game world design, the unique atmosphere given by the soundtrack, and much more.

    For this reason, I am happy to reward the team's efforts in having created a game of such great playful value.

    And I think everyone should know how to appreciate what they have created, without useless, steril, and ridiculous anticonstructive complaints that are just useless for anyone.
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  2. Jul 17, 2018
    10
    this is by far the best FF game i have ever played. the story has drawn me in, the graphics are amazing!! there are so many things you can dothis is by far the best FF game i have ever played. the story has drawn me in, the graphics are amazing!! there are so many things you can do in the world and it feels alive with NPCs displaying animations in stunning quality. Only draw back for me is that I don't have a powerful enough GPU to run the game in Ultra settings. this game is a must for everyone who likes RPG games. Expand
  3. Mar 6, 2018
    10
    Definitely the magnum opus of the FFXV Universe. Compared to the console counterparts, especially XBOX ONE, this game looks lush and fluid andDefinitely the magnum opus of the FFXV Universe. Compared to the console counterparts, especially XBOX ONE, this game looks lush and fluid and actually loads fast. It's understandable that people have the issues they have with the game, but the developers have been honest and upfront with improvements and I admire that. Maybe, FFXV isn't perfect, but if you are going to play this game this is the version to go with! Expand
  4. Jun 15, 2020
    9
    Absolutely amazing game. With outstanding graphics, and really cool and fun gameplay.
    This game is an amazing journey, rich and spectacular,
    Absolutely amazing game. With outstanding graphics, and really cool and fun gameplay.
    This game is an amazing journey, rich and spectacular, with cool Summons and amazing monster design.
    An awesome openworld game to explore with amazing Chocobos, or with the Regalia.

    Definitely my favorite game of the generation, and easily one of the best Final Fantasy game that I've ever played.
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  5. Sep 21, 2020
    8
    Coming here after playing to FF7R, FF8, FF10, FF12 and FF14 (and of course this FF15).

    To be honest, the game isn't as bad as people say: the
    Coming here after playing to FF7R, FF8, FF10, FF12 and FF14 (and of course this FF15).

    To be honest, the game isn't as bad as people say: the story could be better yet is not awful, the brotherhood relation is really heartwarming with good dialogues, interactions (during free-roam and battles) and I'm not gonna lie, I really appreciated the road trips with excellent music which were always peaceful (and that's also problematic because we should sense the intensity of the war but no one give a damn about that), the OST is a masterpiece (of course) and the combat had a good concept but failed (FF16 coming to save the day yay!). At that point, every good writers and good game designers can do this, but not everyone can recreate the complex politic specific of the FF franchise and the super rich lore, but this is way to hard to understand for new comers, that's what FF15 wanted to do and that's the main reason the game failed: keeping a little bit of crystals, a little bit of lore and a little bit of politic. But by doing that, the game isn't as deep and complex as other Final Fantasy (just like in FF12 where every story detail is precious and important and you can find them in every corner of the game and you could actually feel the presence of the Imperial army in Dalmasca by watching how people live, how they're treated...) and FFXV become just... a cool fantasy game, that's all. After all, the urban fantasy subtheme is far to be a bad concept (FF7 is a urban fantasy right) and that's why FF13's hate is negociable. But some people struggle to understand that and feel like medieval fantasy is the only right option for FFs but we've seen that Final Fantasy Versus XIII could become a true masterpiece. To be honest, I would rather not give a rating since it can be loved by newcomers and hated by veterans so I give an 8 but just as a fantasy game not a true FF. Still, this is not a definitive lose for SE and I know they will come back in full force with Final Fantasy 16! Yoshi P is back with the biggest bosses of the FF franchise just like he did with FF14! Never forget, Final Fantasy is the real Pheonix!
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  6. Nov 9, 2019
    7
    Un juego bueno con una historia interesante que lastimosamente no sera terminada del todo por la cancelación de los dlc que faltaban, tiene unUn juego bueno con una historia interesante que lastimosamente no sera terminada del todo por la cancelación de los dlc que faltaban, tiene un sistema de combate distinto al del resto de entregas de final fantasy que proporciona mas libertad pero desafortunadamente solo se queda muy cerca de ser entretenido pues es un combate demasiado automatizado y te deja con mucha libertad para usar items por lo cual sera muy difícil que pierdas mientras tengas suficientes elixires y pociones con una cámara que no ayuda demasiado cuando estas en lugares estrechos y con un sistema de magia no esta tan bien pensado pues puedes matar a todos tus compañeros accidentalmente al usarlo, tiene una buena variedad de misiones secundarias por lo que puedes pasar mucho tiempo completándolas, Al final del día es un juego que cumple con su objetivo de entretener ya que aun con los fallos que mencione se puede disfrutar de el y como consejo si eres fan de los final fantasy anteriores te recomiendo entrar con la mente abierta y no esperar algo como los juegos que jugaste antes pues este ya esta muy distanciado de ellos en cuanto a jugabilidad y puedes llevarte una mala imagen de el antes de avanzarlo por ese motivo. Expand
  7. Jul 19, 2022
    0
    So finaly i got and played it to the ending and now i can finaly say this is the worst final fantasy game i have ever played.

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