Game:

Final Fantasy XVI (2023)

Category:

Review

Duration: 30:00

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Timestamps Below, References Below, no spoilers inside. I made this video cutting out a lot of what the base game offers. So if you don't see much, that's the reason why. This review was made after I completed 100% in 82 hours. So I've seen pretty much everything the game has to offer.
The following chapters in the timestamps is not indicating 16 chapters in the game. Merely me breaking up the video in parts.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Chapter 1 - Intro
0:13 - Chapter 2 - Premise
2:58 - Chapter 3 - Combat is addicting
5:40 - Chapter 4 - Soundtrack is subtle, but full of magic
7:24 - Chapter 5 - Gratifying gameplay loop (sidequests)
11:07 - Chapter 6 - Worldbuilding is quality
13:54 - Chapter 7 - Start of Mixed Feelings - Fleshing out ???
15:50 - Chapter 8 - Wish we could control other party members
16:59 - Chapter 9 - Style over substance(But not in a negative light)
19:32 - Chapter 10 - FF16 RPG elements barely within
21:31 - Chapter 11 - Dungeons could use improvement level-wise
23:05 - Chapter 12 - FF Mode should’ve been available from the start
24:10 - Chapter 13 - End of Mixed Feelings & Thoughts on Writing
26:02 - Chapter 14 - Clive’s Story - No Spoilers
27:09 - Chapter 15 - Final Thoughts
29:02 - Chapter 16 - Fantasy’s True Heroes


References in order mentioned in the video:
https://www.backloggd.com/u/Detectivefail/list/final-fantasy-ranked/ - My ranking of the FF series. Subject to change
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/platinumgames-and-the-kingdom-hearts-4-studio-each-developed-parts-of-final-fantasy-16/- Other studios of SE helping out
https://www.mobygames.com/person/385620/ryota-suzuki/ - Capcom + DMC dev helping
https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/05/12/becoming-yoshi-p - Self-Explanatory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masayoshi_Soken - same as above
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC7LBdr8zO4 - relaxing Relaxing Music & Natural Ambience (Three Reeds Field)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeqyEzK87z4 - Find the Flame
https://www.cbr.com/video-games-that-put-style-above-substance/ - Examples of Style above substance
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/style-and-substance-in-game-design - Example of Style and Substance
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Conflict - Couldn't fit this in the video since I forgot one sentence in my Voice over, but I meant to say "Man has conflict everywhere" at the end of my style and substance chapter. I would've said it before I mentioned the FF16 RPG elements are barely within.
https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-16-xvi-rpg-combat-action-square-enix-ps5-1850567705 - Kotaku
https://twitter.com/dreamboum/status/1676678439040962561?s=46&t=d3OdkixvGGhg1rkNe8eWNA - Tweet to 200 IQ
https://www.rpgsite.net/feature/13134-who-is-final-fantasy-xvi-creative-director-kazutoyo-maehiro-developer-profile - Self-Explanatory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI#Development - Credits
https://twitter.com/finalfantasyxvi/status/1532520187756306432/photo/1 - Alternative link^ - to Credits. Fine to see content if it says "The following media includes potentially sensitive content." Just a pic of each department head and what they do.
https://media.tenor.com/9F1w1OJrB3oAAAAC/final-fantasy-xiv.gif - Would've sent this. But wanted to do my own character in FF14. But I needed to resub...


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