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Xxain on 28 June 2023
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Runa216 said:
kazuyamishima said:

Go to Settings>Accessibility>Controllers>Custom Button Assignments>Enable Custom Button Assignments (ON) and then Customise Button Assignments.

Then just change the R1 for O.

The layout on the Screen game won’t change obviously, so when a cinematic dodge/evasion button appears on screen (R1), remember to press O instead, you’ll get used to at some point, I did it quickly. 

Also, Circle is the going back button in the UI system so that will become R1 too for obvious reasons. 

gonna go do this now because it's exactly the sort of thing I've wanted since the demo. 

haxxiy said:

65% in, I swear that progression bar is going more slowly as the game goes by.

Not sure where I'd rank this at the moment in the FF scale, sometimes you have these filler FF7R or FF15-esque quests and the next moment literally some of the best gaming ever.

Definitely above 13 and 15, though.

I'm also trying to figure out where this game ranks. but I don't think 'filler' content is bad in a  Final Fantasy game. I like little side quests and things to do. I like how it allows you to relax and catch your breath after those epic boss fights. I like marks. I like hunting. I like gradually exploring more of the world. The side content is genuinely mostly pretty lame in terms of gameplay (seriously, most of the side quests are either package delivery or going to a place and killing a few enemies), but I love how it builds the world. 

I actually care about the characters. I got more joy out of the apple-delivery sidequest after the second time skip than most games. Because I remembered the character it referenced and it felt nice to see these fake digital people catch a win for once. 

In terms of world design/level design it feels the most like XII, which is a great thing. and it feels like even after the second time skip I only have like 25% of the world map unlocked/explored. There's another island to the west, there's the entire other continent to the east, and it looks like the sets of areas are divided by the little chains on the world map. By that count I've been to 2 out of what appears to be 7 or 8 segments/areas not including dungeons. 

And I still find it so obnoxious that people say it 'doesn't feel like final fantasy'. I just got back from a stint playing the Pixel Remasters and getting all those platinum trophies and XVI FEELS like I imagined all those games to be. The story progression, the character beats, the world building, the epic encounters. It all feels exactly like what I imagined in the 90s playing old Final Fantasy games. Chocobos and moogles and crystals and summons and magic and prophecies and some shadowy figure pulling the strings from beyond the realm or some shit. IT's all the MOST final Fantasy any Final Fantasy has ever been. It feels like 9 again, but with a more mature tone and a lot more violence. 

I'm inclined to put this game on the same level as VII, X, and XII, but it hasn't got the nostalgia yet so that could be difficult. We'll see where things end up but my only complaints thus far are tiny little nitpicks like shoddy animation on NPCs during non cutscene interactions and the motion blur/framerate dips. Love the characters. Love the world. Love the music. Love the story. Love the epic scope and boss battles. Love the combat system. Love Torgal. Love Ambrosia. I just outright love this game. I can absolutely see myself getting the platinum then playing it again when inevitable DLC drops. I can't say that about 15. Well, I did get the platinum trophy but didn't play it againa fter the DLC dropped. Didn't much care for it.

Absolutely. Like how? This is Final Fantasy through and through. There is nothing un Final Fantasy about XVI.