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  • Summary: Experience the epic saga of the eastern lands of Orience. Alternate at will between fourteen characters with unique weapons and abilities.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Mar 20, 2015
    80
    A game that was about to be the next big Final Fantasy game, but doesn't get there because of its worthless graphics. Much more than the price to pay for having Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae.
  2. Mar 16, 2015
    80
    Type-0’s gritty tone, fast-paced action, and strategic approach to time management is a welcome change of pace from the usual Final Fantasy experience. Though an exasperating camera and clunky mission controls sometimes dampened my fun, I enjoyed meeting the Class Zero cadets and guiding them through battle. There’s definitely no other class quite like them.
  3. Mar 16, 2015
    80
    The story might be convoluted, but it's engaging and the characters are (mostly) likeable. Final Fantasy: Type-0 HD is good fun, and well worth delving into for a few dozen hours.
  4. Mar 22, 2015
    70
    The compromises that made Type-0 work on PSP hold it back from being great on home consoles, but there's still much to love here for patient dedicated fans. Set realistic expectations to avoid disappointment.
  5. Hyper Magazine
    Apr 3, 2015
    70
    Get it for the Final Fantasy XV demo, stay for the surprisingly deep and enjoyable campaign.
  6. Mar 26, 2015
    70
    Not the best Final Fantasy you’ll ever play, but still very enjoyable on the whole.
  7. Mar 18, 2015
    60
    I went from not caring, to having to own the next numbered Final Fantasy game, it is that good. Still the demo doesn’t warrant the full price of a retail game, and Type-0 falls flat in too many areas for me to make a solid recommendation.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Negative: 6 out of 19
  1. Apr 12, 2016
    10
    It's quite a joy to play a Final Fantasy and not to leave blanching and sad to see how they have prostituted.

    One of my best games of last
    It's quite a joy to play a Final Fantasy and not to leave blanching and sad to see how they have prostituted.

    One of my best games of last year. I loved Type-0
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  2. Jan 14, 2023
    10
    worth it and glad to play this game again. so much memories and nostalgia within this spin off game in the series.
  3. Mar 23, 2015
    8
    Its been a long time, since I had that feeling of "this is final fantasy" and this game gives you that.
    Its not the most graphically awesome
    Its been a long time, since I had that feeling of "this is final fantasy" and this game gives you that.
    Its not the most graphically awesome game, and it has its faults. But over all well worth playing.
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  4. Oct 9, 2016
    7
    Ich bin mit relativ geringen Erwartungen an das Spiel herangetreten und wurde weder überrascht noch enttäuscht. Im Grunde ist FF Type-0 HDIch bin mit relativ geringen Erwartungen an das Spiel herangetreten und wurde weder überrascht noch enttäuscht. Im Grunde ist FF Type-0 HD eben genau das, was ich mir unter diesem Spiel vorstellte. Ein Lückenfüller... was dieses aber auch gut erfüllt.

    Man merkt dem Spiel auf voller Linie an, dass es eine Adaption eines Handheldgames ist. Die Grafiken wurden "aufpoliert" wirken aber immer noch wie aus einem Spiel vom Anfang der letzten Konsolengeneration. Die Steuerung ist direkt, wirkt durch die schlechte Kameraführung allerdings unpräzise und bedarf einige Eingewöhnung.

    Das Kampfsystem ist serienuntypisch in Echtzeitkämpfe gehalten macht aber durchaus Spaß (Wenn diese verdammte Kamera nicht wäre). Eins vorweg: Magie ist durch die Bank Overpowered (passt aber ironischerweise Storytechnisch zusammen) und lässt normale Skills im Normalfall alt aussehen (Supportskills sind allerdings trotzdem zu empfehlen).
    Für den Kampf können zwei Buttons (A und Y) mit aktiven Skills und/oder Magie belegt werden. "X" dient der Standartattacke (welche durch Richtungstasten und passiven Skills bei jeden Char unterschiedliche Effekte haben kann) und "B" ist für das Ausweichen bzw. Supportskills reserviert.
    Es gibt auch Spezialattacken. Einmal eine Attacke bei der die aktiven Kampfmitglieder zusammen angreifen, einmal die Macht der Beschwörung und eine Art "Übermagie".

    Von der Charakterentwicklung war ich enttäuscht. Zum einem sind die Informationen der Skills nicht eindeutig zu verstehen, zum anderem ist der komplette Skilltree unübersichtlich. Neue Fertigkeiten werden teilweise erst nach erlernen anderer Skills freigeschalten. Schön und gut, würde man die freizuschaltenden Skills vorher sehen! Somit ist es ohne Leitfaden aus dem Netz sehr schwer seine Char´s in eine bestimmte Richtung zu entwickeln. Ansonsten kann man sich frei ausleben. Es gibt 14 Charaktere mit ihren eigenen Schwerpunkten und Skills.

    Die Story war für mich persönlich ernüchternd. Erst langatmig, dann extrem Spannend und am Ende verwirrend. Man muss sich ohnehin sehr viel selbst zusammenpuzzeln (viele Storyfetzen befinden sich gar nicht so offensichtlich in der Chronik!). Aber hier sollte sich jeder selbst ein Bild machen. Es ist auf jeden Fall relativ serienuntypisch.

    Die Charaktere bleiben eigentlich fast durchweg blass. Dies ist aber eher der großen Anzahl zu schulden, was "Screentime" ja deutlich verkürzt.

    Alles in allem, ist FF Type-0 HD ein spaßiger "Lückenfüller". 7*
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  5. Mar 17, 2015
    7
    Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is a good game but it has it's problems there is nothing new, it look ok, it lacks in story but the only reason youFinal Fantasy Type-0 HD is a good game but it has it's problems there is nothing new, it look ok, it lacks in story but the only reason you will buy is only for the FFXV demo but this game is fun it has a awesome battle gameplay and a bad*** soundtrack but the problems it has are bad camera. camera can make or brake your game thankfully that its ok you will have problems here or there Final Fantasy Type-0 HD get's 7/10 Expand
  6. Mar 17, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game starts with a cinematic that drags on forever about some injured person who in the end has nothing to do with the story at all. It would be like if a background character in a movie was injured or killed and the director decided we needed 10+ minutes of his life story even though it has nothing to do with the plot.

    The game frequently puts you into situations in which it either doesn't explain the mechanics of the event or explains them very poorly.

    The controls are not difficult to get a handle on but they are more complicated than they need to be, and while the targeting system technically targets enemies it does not face you towards them it just highlights them. Attacks will hit that target but you could have the camera looking your character in the face not actually seeing what he or she is doing.

    Plot flow feels very random like the story for the game was written 'willy-nilly' with totally random moments occurring that don't seem like the were thought up at the last moment to look cool.

    Square's amazing laziness when it comes to lip sync shines through yet again, while it's excusable for pre-rendered cinematic sequences, in game models move in real time and therefore their mouth movement can be changed to match the language the characters are speaking

    Final Fantasy Type-O HD seems like square followed their usual process of developing in a vacuum, it is doubtful that any attempt was made to get opinions on the playability or 'fun-factor' of the game outside of the core team and continues Square Enix's now long running trend of making a game that is all visuals with no heart.

    If you want to make movies, then make movies Square. Advent Children was actually pretty good and that seems to be your forte now. You stopped making games about fourteen years ago.
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  7. Mar 27, 2015
    0
    Wow... I am a serious FF fan, and this is just... not worth my money. Graphics are terrible, storyline is like Harry Potter on crack, battleWow... I am a serious FF fan, and this is just... not worth my money. Graphics are terrible, storyline is like Harry Potter on crack, battle system is obnoxious, and that is just the beginning. Anybody knows how to return it? Expand

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