Square Enix share price drops amid claims Final Fantasy 16 didn’t meet ‘high end’ expectations
Square Enix share price drops amid claims Final Fantasy 16 didn’t meet ‘high end’ expectations
The publisher's share price dropped nearly 15% following its latest earnings report…
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There is no single piece of media that has had more impact on me throughout my life than the Final Fantasy series. I enjoyed the first half or so of 15 so much that I thought for sure it would be my new favorite game of all time. It devolved into such a shit heap that I couldn't even bring myself to play it post updates & DLC. It along with KH3 has left me sour on all of Square's modern releases. I was pleasantly surprised by FF7 Remake and will play FF16 at some point. Even a mediocre Final Fantasy is better than what 15 gave us.
The dlcs in my opinion were great. My PS4 is shit so I haven't played the final dlc but they were a unique experience. But yeah 15 was ... It has good ideas. Also cup noodle.
The Remake is beautiful and isn't a bad game, but every second that I'm playing it I keep asking myself "would I be having more fun playing the original?," and every single time my answer is an immediate "yes."
If they had kept the same gameplay mechanics (yes, including traditional turn-based combat), the Remake might have been my all-time favorite game. As it is, it's just a very pretty shadow of what it could have been.