I guess sad is the word that defines FFXV, because all the pieces are there for something amazing, but in the end it turned out average. Some of the most questionable decisions are doing so much stuff off-screen. The emperor dies off-screen, Noctis realtionship with Regis and Luna are all implied but never shown, Ravus being in two scenes despite his importance, I just don't get it. Especially when they introduce "villains" like Loqi that die immediately, i mean why not use that space to characterize one of the existing villains? At least the gameplay and party characters were enjoyable, i guess...
I'm waiting for all the dlc to come out to see if they can fix some of my issues, but by now I've already accepted that this game is just never going to be as good as I was hoping.
I make game analyses on youtube:
FFVI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSO6n8kNCwk
Shadow of the Colossus: https://youtu.be/9kDBFGw6SXQ
Silent Hill 2: https://youtu.be/BwISCik3Njc
BotW: https://youtu.be/4auqRSAWYKU