I just read that the Director of FF16 said there will not be a day one patch…..then why bother going gold 3 months before launch or move up the release date?

https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-feature/2023/05/22/a-day-one-patch-for-final-fantasy-16-is-not-currently-planned

FFVII R is dope. If you don't like side quests, don't do it. That's what I did and did the main storyline. It was an 18/20 game easy. But I expect FFVII Rebirth to be even better.

FFXV is dope... if you use great mods on PC to improve the game lol. Vanilla game is just "good".

Honestly, this must be a unpopular opinion, but... I like both action RPGs and traditional RPGs. However, I don't play Final Fantasy for the gameplay. I play IT for the story, the characters, the amazing cutscenes, the epic soundtrack and visuals,,, I don't really mind if they are going for a "hack'n slash" style, in fact, I don't even dislike that. As long as the game has a plot worthy of the Final Fantasy franchise, I'll dig in.

That's not an unpopular opinion. Majority of FF players think like you in my opinion.

Well, maybe, but I see quite a bunch of people criticizing it because it's more action-oriented.

You're not alone, I definitely play FF more for immersion than gameplay. FF has fantastic worlds that make me really invested, I consumed other pieces of media from FF XV and it improved my experience 

It's only franchise when every entry is completely new while everyone else in the infdtey recycle the same characters and plot endlessly. The gaming world needs Final Fantasy, there is no replacement for it 

Yes but that's the "never happy board members" minority as usual. For example it's the same as people who spit on FFVII R and FFXV. If you go to metacritic, you will see that the majority of players liked these games.

 I like both Turn-Based and Action as well. Hell, I even like the Bump system of 80s JRPGs like Ys I-II. There are so many variations of turn-based anyway. Xenoblade series uses a variation. Dragon Age Origin did (sword swing is still a dice roll based on stats)  It's a fun system when used well. Not seen many fuck it up tbh. Action is just a lot harder to do in 3D. So many fuck it up or it feels off. Combat in 16 looks great but as mentioned before not surprised when DMC talent worked on it. It looks like the combat they hoped to achieve with XV but could not. XV's main issues tho were the lack of story and what was there, sucked. My issue with FF7R was the Kingdom Hearts bullshit and retconning to make FF7's story less sad & more black-and-white characterization. Nomura is just a shitty writer.

Why do the graphics look worse than FF7R?

Your monitor/TV must suck. The game visually looks great. Esp in 4K.