Playstation Final Fantasy XVI - PS5 Official Release Date - 22.06.2023

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Shortest one I could find so perhaps the actual number is higher.

34h main story playtime, 11.93h cut scenes = 22.07h gameplay.

cutscene to gameplay ratio = 1.85:1

Reminder than an acceptable ratio cut-off for CerebralTiger is 5:1. Even Naughty Dog games aren't THIS bad.

Trash tier RPG for "gameplay first" people :ROFLMAO:
 

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Not a good cutscene-to-gameplay ratio, and it shows. Cutscenes in FFXVI can last for half an hour or so, which is beyond ridiculous. It needs an NG+ mode that's stripped of its cutscenes as well as a Boss Rush mode so one can replay its best parts.
 

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After Tears of the Kingdom, this is my favorite game of 2023 so far. The combat is sublime. So many moves are straight out of DMC 5 lol.




Isolated incidents. Likely due to the accumulation of dust or the console being faulty to begin with.
Not a good cutscene-to-gameplay ratio, and it shows. Cutscenes in FFXVI can last for half an hour or so, which is beyond ridiculous. It needs an NG+ mode that's stripped of its cutscenes as well as a Boss Rush mode so one can replay its best parts.
Mild way to say it's one of the most embarrassing ratios ever and yet its your second best game of the year 😂

Regarding the "best" part, I'd love to see a video where the game's AI is not utter trash and enemies aren't sponges. When will Japanese developers learn to design a half decent game around their mindless hack n slash combat? 🤦‍♂️
 
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Chale thay Witcher 3 banaane, aur Creatively Bankrupt Unit III can't even compete with action adventure games hahahahaha 😆
 

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Chale thay Witcher 3 banaane, aur Creatively Bankrupt Unit III can't even compete with action adventure games hahahahaha 😆

Witcher 3 was merely one in several games they took inspiration from. Thankfully, they didn't take any inspiration from its combat :ROFLMAO:

At least they drew inspiration from the best GOW game i.e. GOW III, before Cory Lolrog ruined the series. More more RPG-ish took the series in a worse direction 🤷‍♂️

Unsurprisingly, he also directed the worst, most gimmicky game in the original trilogy. Stig Asmussen directed GOW III and went on to direct Jedi Survivor. + rep 🤜
 

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Witcher 3 was merely one in several games they took inspiration from. Thankfully, they didn't take any inspiration from its combat :ROFLMAO:

At least they drew inspiration from the best GOW game i.e. GOW III, before Cory Lolrog ruined the series. More more RPG-ish took the series in a worse direction 🤷‍♂️

Unsurprisingly, he also directed the worst, most gimmicky game in the original trilogy. Stig Asmussen directed GOW III and went on to direct Jedi Survivor. + rep 🤜
Cory Directed GoW 2, so Stig followed in his foot steps by your logic 🤜😂

But more importantly, funny how Witcher 3 and Cory's GoW are leagues ahead of both Jedi and whatever this FF is trying to be and failing 😂
 

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Performance reasons 🤷‍♂️:LOL:

Cory Directed GoW 2, so Stig followed in his foot steps by your logic 🤜😂
He built upon the groundwork already laid out by David Jaffe. On-the-fly weapon switching, best boss fights in the series. In certain ways, FFXVI is like a current-gen GOW III, and that's awesome :LOL: 🤜
 

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Performance reasons 🤷‍♂️:LOL:
It's launch state is worse than Fallen Order yet higher score so clearly something else is missing here. Not even worthy of your "mid" status. Yikessss 😂

He built upon the groundwork already laid out by David Jaffe. On-the-fly weapon switching, best boss fights in the series. In certain ways, FFXVI is like a current-gen GOW III, and that's awesome :LOL: 🤜
FFXVI remains the same hack n slash PS2 era game design and it shows. Piss poor encounter design, brain dead AI, and non existent verticality in level design that CerebralTiger craves in his games 🤢
 

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As far as I'm concerned, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Final Fantasy XVI are the most impressive looking games on PS5 so far. Eikon boss fights in the latter take the spectacle to another level.

FFXVI remains the same hack n slash PS2 era game design and it shows. Piss poor encounter design, brain dead AI, and non existent verticality in level design that CerebralTiger craves in his games 🤢
There is nothing "PS2" era about the hack n slash. The combat is excellent, the encounter design is excellent (especially against bosses), the AI serves its purpose, and there is tons of verticality in combat 🤜

Also, note that a PS2 era GTA game trumps Cyberpunk 2077 in world simulation :ROFLMAO:



Show some CoooooonsisTency in your own methods 🤷‍♂️🤣
The mindless revenge pr0n storyline takes away from the overall experience. Critics don't just judge gameplay. As far as combat goes, though, GOW 3 offers far more options and mobility :LOL: 🤜
 

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As far as I'm concerned, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Final Fantasy XVI are the most impressive looking games on PS5 so far. Eikon boss fights in the latter take the spectacle to another level.



There is nothing "PS2" era about the hack n slash. The combat is excellent, the encounter design is excellent (especially against bosses), the AI serves its purpose, and there is tons of verticality in combat 🤜
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA

DMC5, Bayonetta 3 and FFXVI all have piss poor AI (if there even is any under the hood), level design and lack of verticality. Its no wonder then, that you add DMC5's combat to a terrible open world and get a game with a worse metascore while Bayo 3 itself is CerebralTiger certified "mid" after incorporating its own excuse of a mess it calls an open world 🤷‍♂️ :LOL:


Also, note that a PS2 era GTA game trumps Cyberpunk 2077 in world simulation :ROFLMAO:
Nope :LOL:




Critics don't just judge gameplay. As far as combat goes, though, GOW 3 offers far more options and mobility :LOL: 🤜
They are certified game critics though, you aren't, as per your own logic. Cory's GOW reboot are both 94 metacritic, a level that DMC and FF are never going to reach in this life time atleast 🤜🤣
 

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Had to download & switch to the JP voice acting.

The weird british accent from all the NPCs & main characters got boring, especially CID. Man, he sounds like a broken radio in English!
 
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