100
Final Fantasy XVI is an excellent game in every way. If you're a fan of the series for the stories and characters, you won't go wrong here, and if you've avoided the series for, say, turn-based combat, the sixteenth installment offers the perfect opportunity to get started with this legend of the gaming industry. [Issue#329]
73
This is a solid RPG/action game. Some elements of the game are unusual and fresh for single-player parts of the Final Fantasy series, but some are too dull and rudimentary.
90
New numbered FFs are good again. Stunning to look at, with new, punchy combat, and a great yarn, it is, if anything, too focussed, lacking a bit of the weird. [Issue#30, p.78]
8
Gameplay - 3.5/5
Story and Characters - 4.2/5
Graphics and Art Style - 5/5
Soundtrack and Audio - 4/5
World design and atmosphere - 3.8/5
Controls and performance - 5/5
Replay value - 2.8/5
Innovation and lasting impact - 3.5/5
9
Eu simplesmente amo esse jogo, acho a Lore e o mundo interessantíssimos. Gosto dos personagens e me diverto muito com o combate hack and slash, e as batalhas com os eikons são a cereja do bolo. O jogo tem sim alguns problemas como muitas quests simples e repetitivas e ser muito linear, e também particularmente o final acabou me decepcionado bastante
4
It’s pretty lame. Had not picked up a game since final fantasy 13. This game just coddles you too much, I thought I chose the hardest setting to play on and even then it seems like the enemy’s never even get my health down to half. It’s also just a bunch of pressing ️️️️️occasionally ️ and L1 to dodge. That’s it. Super lame, no strategy needed. Just simple timing and button smashing threw the entire game. And omg they talk soooooo much they just talk and talk and talk. It’s like watching a lame movie and I’m forced to be a part of it. The game it just too simple, I think it’s for little kids. I’m 30
Final Fantasy XVI
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Jun 22, 2023
Metascore
Generally Favorable
87
User score
Generally Favorable
8.4
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Jan 22, 2024
100
Final Fantasy XVI is an excellent game in every way. If you're a fan of the series for the stories and characters, you won't go wrong here, and if you've avoided the series for, say, turn-based combat, the sixteenth installment offers the perfect opportunity to get started with this legend of the gaming industry. [Issue#329]
Jun 21, 2023
100
Final Fantasy XVI melds the best of the series’ themes with a modern, malleable take on combat—creating a heartrending, generation-defining tale of revenge, fate, and freedom.
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8.4
79% Positive
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Jul 11, 2026
10
One of the best games in the history of gaming, with a storyline as well-crafted as few others today and epic battles—a truly marvelous epic!
Jun 23, 2026
10
My favourite Final Fantasy game; love the combat, the art direction and, basicly, everything! The only downside I can find is that the game's difficulty is practically nonexistent, besides this, for me it's a perfect game.
Jun 21, 2023
91
Final Fantasy’s first crack at pure action-RPG combat plays exceptionally well, and has the worldbuilding and cinematic flair to ensure that you’ll want to push through even the occasionally bloated encounter.
Jun 21, 2023
90
Nothing short of a technical marvel, Clive Rosfield and Torgal are among some of the best character action duos and their 70-hour epic adventure across Valisthea will forever be remembered in Final Fantasy XVI
Jun 21, 2023
88
Final Fantasy XVI is a fantastic adventure, but slightly irregular. There are some aspects that prevent it from being on the podium with the best entries in the franchise, but, when it is over, it leaves a great aftertaste that makes you forget about those imperfections.
Jun 21, 2023
80
Final Fantasy 16 is a massive game that, in many ways, feels like a response to years of rocky terrain. This is one of the most beloved series in gaming, but one that has had big ups and downs, especially in recent memory.
Jun 21, 2023
60
Final Fantasy XVI delivers on the “action” side of its action-RPG formula. A fierce and fast-paced combat system makes for the series’ most exciting stab at real-time swordplay yet, while its blockbuster Eikon fights rank among some of gaming’s most awe-inspiring battles. But there’s a general flatness surrounding those exhilarating highs, as shallow RPG hooks and dated design leave a promising evolution for the series stuck in the past.
Jun 21, 2026
10
Absolute peak nice combate,graphics, history and epic momentos just peak and powers flying
May 21, 2026
7
Trame narrative : 7.5 / 10
Visuel : 7.5 / 10
Système de combat : 8 / 10
Univers : 7.5 / 10
Originalité : 5.5 / 10 Note globale : 7.2 / 10
Mar 21, 2026
7
Side quests are boring I feel like I’m doing the same thing over and over again. Cinematic fight’s though are nice.
Jul 15, 2026
4
It’s pretty lame. Had not picked up a game since final fantasy 13. This game just coddles you too much, I thought I chose the hardest setting to play on and even then it seems like the enemy’s never even get my health down to half. It’s also just a bunch of pressing ️️️️️occasionally ️ and L1 to dodge. That’s it. Super lame, no strategy needed. Just simple timing and button smashing threw the entire game. And omg they talk soooooo much they just talk and talk and talk. It’s like watching a lame movie and I’m forced to be a part of it. The game it just too simple, I think it’s for little kids. I’m 30
May 16, 2026
4
FF16’s tech is a decade behind the industry — and that’s the best part. The quest design is straight out of vanilla WoW.
SummaryIntroducing FINAL FANTASY XVI Coming to PlayStation 5. An all-new title in the legendary FINAL FANTASY series. FINAL FANTASY XVI is the newest entry in the FINAL FANTASY series, coming to the PlayStation 5 (PS5) system. FINAL FANTASY XVI is an all-new standalone single player action RPG produced by Naoki Yoshida (FINAL FANTASY XIV, DRAG... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5
- PC
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date:Jun 22, 2023
Developer:
- Creative Business Unit III
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