Enjoyed it? Yes, it was a lot of fun. The world was fascinating to explore, the sheer amount of side content was fantastic, the battle system was a lot of fun and did a good job of making you feel epic and the story had a lot of potential. It made me want to keep going which I haven't had from a Final Fantasy games for nearly 15 years.
Loved it? No, there were too many flaws. The story had plot holes and showed the signs of having been chopped and changed from the original concept. The implementation of magic and summons felt tacked on. The side quests whilst plentiful were incredibly repetitive and showed little thought. The battle system whilst fun and flashy lacked substance. They built a massive open world but then had to linearise a bulk of the content on one of the two continents to meet its release date.
It feels rushed even though it's been in development for over a decade. I'm also mildly annoyed that they decided to do away with the original start of the game in favor of a prequel film, segmenting the story further. It just screams "cash-in".
I have hopes for DLC to truly expand on the game. It's still my favorite Final Fantasy of the modern era.
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