Final Fantasy 16 Review

Final Fantasy 16 Review by Mitchell Saltzman, on PlayStation 5.

"Final Fantasy 16's combat takes the series even further down the road of an action game, but it's story, characters, and magical setting are among the best the legendary RPG series has seen."

[ChrisAlbertH]

Active lore feature is certainly an interesting way of letting players know about the world without turning the dialogues into an artificial sounding exposition dump. It's brilliant.

[rdowg]

That active lore feature is probably the single best QoL addition any RPG has ever had.

[abe]

For the first time in a very, very long time… the hype was worth it. 2023 is a great time to be a gamer!

[robertreynolds]

Just bought the game & surprised with how engrossing the story is. Can’t wait to play it all weekend!

[Fankine]

It's very nice to see how better they got at action gamestyle since crisis core on PSP. Loving it

[gargamelprime]

Triangle Strategy also did a great job of letting you hit a button when somebody was talking to see their portrait and background story so you could follow along more easily.

[Loganmccoy]

Just bought a PS5 and this demo was amazing super stoked for the full release

[zeldaoot]

Demo was amazing, and worth experiencing for the story aspect alone. If you have a PS5, you should try the demo at least.

[DocLegendary]

Finally, it’s time to play another Final Fantasy masterpiece! That active lore feature is a massive move in the right direction too.

[iamToyoToyo]

10 hours in, side quests are mostly forgettable (for now) and the boss battles are some of the best in gaming!

[darkknightdante]

If it was nintendo exclusive would of gave it a 10/10

[redbfc]

The demo was better then a 9. The story so brutal. The game so beautiful. The summons so badass.

[Nightmitten]

In my opinion, FFXVI should've been a nominee for game of the year

[AGoodVibe]

As a 90s kid accustomed to Final Fantasy being the RPG king, it’s nice to see a return to form for the brand.

[zacharyarnold]

Wow so the voice actress for young Jill and the voice of joshua did the voices for amicia and Hugo from a plagues tale 😮

[LastOfGamers]

So many GOTY contenders this year! RE4, Zelda, Hogwarts Legacy, Jedi Survivor, FF16, Diablo 4, Starfield, Alan Wake 2, Baldurs Gate 3

[digiartlink]

This game is not an rpg, its action/adventure with rpg elements and its nothing like final fantasy but something completely new.

[Geddoed]

So glad this highlighted the active time lore, biggest pet peeve is playing a game and not knowing what’s going on. This really took the game over the top for me

[Tommygun]

YOSHI P is the *LEGEND* for this game’s huge success

[iiomniverseiiomniscient]

"The only Fantasy here is yours. And we shall be its Final witness!" - Clive Rosfield FFXVI