Final Fantasy XV (2016)

poor battle system and a lot of the side characters are a bit too generic however the main guys are all realistic enough and the art direction for the game is awesome. the second half of the game is very strong with seeing how your party is sacrificing to retake the kingdom and ardyn is an extremely interesting villain. a shame the dlc is needed for a lot of the character development BUT it came bundled in the royal edition so that wasn't an issue for me.

Game: Final Fantasy XV
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Squareenix
System: Playstation 4 (PS4)
Total Score: 89/100
Value Score: 8.9/10

Number of Hours to complete main story: 46 hours

• Story: 8/10
• Characters: 9/10
• GamePlay: 8/10
• Graphics: 8/10
• Sound: 9/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 10/10
• Replay Value: 9/10
• Player Value: 8/10

Pros
+Great and engaging combat system
+Great character interactions and cutscenes
+Fantastic OST that also consists of songs from different FF games
+A lot of fanservice for those that have a long history and nostalgia of the game series through items, monsters, etc
+Very lengthy, takes about 45 to 50 hours to complete at normal mode
+Consists of a lot of sidequests, hunts and optional dungeons which increase replay value
+New Game+ is available
+Multiple difficulty modes
+Decent number of mini games such as Justice monsters and fishing
+Social media options such as uploading photos taken

Cons
-Magic system and summon system are not as great as previous FF games (summons are done rarely and magic you create or combine with items/elements)
-A lot of plot holes and off screen events between characters
-Major storyline involving major characters tied to DLC
-Some glitches occur where it prevents you from completing a sidequest
-Plot is weakly explained through NPCs which you have to get near and is at random at some parts alongside a lot of reading some items on throughout the game's locations
-A lot of updates which can be annoying especially if you are playing through the game and it changes something drastically.
-Driving mechanics are horrible and are on rails
-Some visual aspects look like last gen (PS3 gen or even from PSP gen)
-Some voiceovers are hard to understand due to music playing over the conversations
-Special events such as Chocobo Moogle Carnival, can only be accessed at certain times during event periods