Final Fantasy XVI - State of Play

[BasilZero]

Mummelmann said:

Wow, that's certainly a take and-a half. I still enjoy games and gaming, but I've grown to sift away the generic, formulaic stuff, something which the industry is overflowing with. Look at the release schedule for 2023 and tell me about all the orginal and exciting concepts on their way.

I used to love FF, I even loved FFXII the most, despite it taking a turn away from the classical recipe, combat-wise. What I've found is that the series has become less and less tactical, and more and more action-focused, and that's not for me. If that makes me cynical, I think a great many other gamers would have to be accused of the same.

Edit; for anecdotal note on the subject, refer to my post in this very thread being by far the most liked one.

You should play the Bravely series (Bravely Default 1, 2 and Second).

Its basically old school Final Fantasy with everything but the name. Even the item names, magic spells, etc are the same.