To be fair, if you enjoy 'souls like' games (eg. Dark Souls and God of War), you'll probably find a lot to like on FF16. It's a basic hack and slash in which the most important thing is perfectly timing parties and dodge rolls, just like those games.
But on top of that, the world/setting is stunning and unique; the cinematics are blended in alongside some of the gameplay, and are crazy impressive; and there's a wider range of combat abilities to sprinkle in here and there between the perfect timing hack n slash.
Some people might also enjoy the massive battles between the latest variation on summons/eidolons/guardian forces. They're big and beautiful like most of the game, and tie in fast-paced cinematics with combat.
Personally, I found both so boring that I couldn't play through much of the game. The hack n slash is both repetitive in and of itself, and doubly so for people like me who are already tired of the same kind of stuff in a million other games (Dark Souls, God of War, Devil May Cry, Assassin's Creed, Horizon, Batman Arkham, Spider-man, and so many more all end up feeling samey). And the eidolon battles are just jazzed up quick time events. It feels like 'how fast can you ignore all that's going on to press this particular button that's displayed on the screen'.
Basically, all the tactical decisions of choosing from a wide range of spells, attacks, and abilities you might expect from Final Fantasy has been replaced with twitch timing. On top of that, the exploration, mini-games, and multi-character parties that truly make a game feel like 'Final Fantasy' are completely gone. All the variety swapped for speed.
The story and characters are typical of Final Fantasy, but in gameplay not at all. Such a shame that Square Enid didn't just start a big, bold new action series with this under a different name, and let FF be FF.
But on top of that, the world/setting is stunning and unique; the cinematics are blended in alongside some of the gameplay, and are crazy impressive; and there's a wider range of combat abilities to sprinkle in here and there between the perfect timing hack n slash.
Some people might also enjoy the massive battles between the latest variation on summons/eidolons/guardian forces. They're big and beautiful like most of the game, and tie in fast-paced cinematics with combat.
Personally, I found both so boring that I couldn't play through much of the game. The hack n slash is both repetitive in and of itself, and doubly so for people like me who are already tired of the same kind of stuff in a million other games (Dark Souls, God of War, Devil May Cry, Assassin's Creed, Horizon, Batman Arkham, Spider-man, and so many more all end up feeling samey). And the eidolon battles are just jazzed up quick time events. It feels like 'how fast can you ignore all that's going on to press this particular button that's displayed on the screen'.
Basically, all the tactical decisions of choosing from a wide range of spells, attacks, and abilities you might expect from Final Fantasy has been replaced with twitch timing. On top of that, the exploration, mini-games, and multi-character parties that truly make a game feel like 'Final Fantasy' are completely gone. All the variety swapped for speed.
The story and characters are typical of Final Fantasy, but in gameplay not at all. Such a shame that Square Enid didn't just start a big, bold new action series with this under a different name, and let FF be FF.