Why is there so many people bringing Xenoblade to defend this game? Xenoblade is Xenoblade and Final Fantasy is supposed to be Final Fantasy. But we all have seen the signs. This game is setting itself to be a colossal disappointment for fans and an slightly above average one for casuals.
The way in which the recovery system is mentioned, by this rather vague source, sounds more like what is used in the average Third-Person Shooter (recover by not getting hit) than the implementation that Xenoblade and many other action-RPGs and MMOs had been using for a long time (recover after battle to avoid the repetitive annoyance of wasting time healing yourself when there isn't any immediate danger). This is a casual friendly mechanic not because it makes game easy, but because casuals are used to it. It might work fine for any standard shooter, but, in a game like this, it can trivialize the healing mechanic of battles which is why many of these games only implement it outside of battles. In other words, it makes health-management automatic and this is a series that pretty much plays itself since its twelve mainline installment. Its fair to be concerned.
On the other hand, its unfair to ask it to be like Xenoblade . If you want to play Xenoblade, then buy a WiiU. Stop trying to make Final Fantasy XV your replacement.
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