I just finished FF XV main story (which with sobe sidequests and wandering around world took me about 30h) and first time I am so disappointed by the fact how story was told and how such huge potential it had.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't anything new and spectacular in main story, but first time in a long time I really wanted to understand it (FF XIII story was so fcking horrible). But the way it was told was bad, ugly and not in FF strandard. The only ones I really cared of were Noctis and his friends. How could I care about Regis, Luna, even Emperor when they almost did not apear on screen? Seriously?
How about Caligo (bet you guys don't even know who am I talking about xD), Ravus (they did not explain why he was with Niflheim) and other characters that game did not let me to care about?
Most complete stories where Cid's, Aranea's, Cindy's and that boy's whose father or grandfather was killed in Lestallum (characters who are not so relevant for main story).
And why Noct was 10 years asleep? Did they even explained it? Why Ardyn let Noct go and do whatever their wanted?
I watched movie before playing game and if I haven't I am sure the story would be so fcked up and full of unaswered questions that I would not understand anything. And how does it comes that you have to watch movie to understand game? Stories from movie could easly be added to game.
I can write on and on but the point is that this story really had such huge potential it could be told so much better with so much details and better care for telling stories of other characters and it makes me so sad that SE forgot what has been the strongest part of every FF game.
BTW. I think story in Kingsglaive was so much better told than in FF XV. I guess making things faster gives better effects ;)