Kezdjük a rossz dolgokkal, mert az rengeteg van. A történeti szál körülbelül feléig, unalmasan és lassan zajlanak a dolgok, amit a nagyon rossz utazási rendszer még nagyobb kínlódássá tesz az első nagy "open world" helyszínen (később több lehetőségünk lesz az utazásra). Az autó amivel javarészt közlekedünk, gyakorlatilag automatán elvisz, mint egy taxi, A-ból B-be, valós időben (!). Ahogy felfedezzük a térképet egyre több lehetőség adódik "gyorsutazásra", de azt meg a nagyon rossz küldetés-, térképrendszer tesz pokolian nagy gyötrelemmé. Egyszerre csak egy küldetést látunk aktívnak a térképen, és nem mindig tudunk gyorsan odautazni, viszont a hozzá legközelebbi parkolóig meg mindig van lehetőség gyorsutazásra, amit viszont egy másik menüből érünk el. Külön öröm, hogy a játék eleje/feléig nem érdemes este császkálnunk (történeti okok miatt), így sűrűn kell hotelbe vagy kempingbe mennünk, ami eléggé megtöri az élményt. Aztán hozzászokunk szép lassan, mivel szintet is csak alvás után tudunk lépni.

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Viszont ha a küldetésekről van szó... a lehető legrosszabb és legunalmasabb mellékküldetések vannak a játékban. Autózz el X pontra, ahol vegyél fel Y követ, majd ezt még tedd meg tízszer. A másik kedvenc, a fényképezz le valamit, valamilyen elvetélt nehezen megközelíthető szögből. Persze van ezeken kívül másféle is, de legtöbbje ötlettelen és unalmas.


Javarészt érdektelen jutalmakat kapunk. Van lehetőségünk vadászni különböző állatokra, lényekre, általában ezek jobb jutalmakat adnak, azonban ezek is, a menjünk el A-ba és öljünk meg X darabot, Y lényből egyenletttel operálnak. Valószínűleg ez a sorozatból megismert random encountereket és a grindet kiváltandó "új" ficsőr.


Na igen, és itt jön a hatalmas pozitívum, legalábbis számomra! A főszereplő és a három barát közt zajló dialógusok és interakciók színesítik ki a feketefehér, semmitmondó helyszíneket és történéseket. Szép lassan, észre se veszi az ember, elkezd törődni a főhősökkel. Ahogy halad az autó két pont között és bambulunk a képernyőre, ez a négy jómadár a szívünkbe férkőzik, és már nem is fontos, hogy milyen kavicsot vagy lényt megyünk megölni. Nevetünk, sírunk, selfizgetünk és izgulunk velük együtt.

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Ami nem feltétlen rossz, mindenki döntse el magának. A harcanimációk viszont eszméletlen jók, már ha a kamera éppen úgy gondolja, hogy olyan szöget választ, hogy lássa is az ember, hogy mi történik a képernyőn. Taktika minimálisan lelhető fel, gyakorlatilag auto attackkolunk mint egy MMO-ban, és spammeljük a menő teleport támadásunk. Tudunk varázsolni is, de az is annyira semmitmondó, hogy nem is ecsetelném (viszont erős legalább).


Akkor miért is indít az ajánlásom egy nagy kék felfelemutató hüvelykujjal?
- Azért mert a történet, ahogy haladunk előre, egyre élvezetesbb lesz.
- Négy új barátra lelünk.
- Rájövünk, hogy pecázni is jó, ha van kivel megosztani az örömünk.
- Azért mert megtanulunk büszkén járni az emberek között.


TLDR;

- Aki izgalmas mellékküldetéseket keres, hagyja ki a játékot.
- Aki jó és rewarding harcrendszert keres, hagyja ki a játékot.
- Akinek még mindig az FF VII az etalon, hagyja ki a játékot.
- Aki képtelen túltenni magát a gyenge gameplay mechanikán, hagyja ki a játékot.
- Aki nem szeret bőgni a monitor előtt, hagyja ki a játékot.

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Aki viszont szeretne egy nagyon jó kis mesét átélni a barátságról, szerelmről, "felnőtté válásról" az ne habozzon -> Kosár -> Fizetés (valami hazai boltba lehetőleg, mert itt még mindig drágább).

(Van egy előzmény film is a játékhoz, amit ha nem is kötelező, de ajánlott megnézni! Remek bevezető a világba, illetve ad egy kis háttérinformációt a cselekményről. Kingsglaive, magyar címe: Ősök gyűrűje.)

Egy hihetetlen gyönyörű (mind történetileg, mind vizuálisan), izgalmas, élvezetes, tartalmas játék! Egy igazi remekmű. Senkit ne rémisszen meg az, hogy Final Fantasy és, hogy Japán! Egy igazi gyöngyszem! Mindenkinek ajánlom!

1. Play and complete Chapter 1 (or the Demo).
2. Watch Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV.
3. Complete Chapter 2 and start Chapter 3.
4. (At any point during Ch 3) Watch Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV on Youtube
5. (During the long car rides in Ch3) Read Final Fantasy XV Prologue Parting Ways. Get the PDF here[cdn.sqexeu.com]
6. Play Chapters 3-7.
7. Play DLC Episode Gladiolus after Gladiolus returns to your party.
8. Play Chapter 8
9. Enjoy the Open World until halfway through Chapter 9 (the game will inform of a point of no return)
10. Play Chapters 9-12
11. Play Noctis' path in Chapter 13 first (make an extra save at the start of Ch13 for the next step)
12. Load the extra save from the previous step and play Gladiolus and Ignis''s path in Chapter 13 after they regroup with you
13. Play DLC Episode Prompto after Prompto returns to your party.
14. Finish Chapter 13.
15. Play Chapter 14 and finish the main game.
16. Play DLC Episode Ignis.
17. (OPTIONAL) Play non-story post-game content in Chapter 15.
18. (OPTIONAL) Play Multiplayer DLC Comrades with friends.

The order I've given above is not in chronological order of events, Rather, the order I've given is a recommended approach to familiarize yourself with the characters and lore and gain a deeper appreciation for the main cast at each step. During the main game, read the character biographies in the Archives (found in the in-game menu). It sometimes explains things that happened off-screen, and is updated when significant events happen in the game.

I will now explain in detail why I recommend the order above. Each of the following numbered points corresponds to the same numbered point above:

1. If you're undecided about whether you should buy the game, the Demo gives you all of Chapter 1, which is a good opportunity for you to try the game's mechanics and decide if they are to your taste (especially the combat). If you've already bought the game, Chapter 1 is for you to get to know the main cast as they are "now". The supplementary material (the Brotherhood anime and the Prologue novella) will delve into their backstories a bit more. This means of course that the supplementary material actually takes place before Chapter 1, but I recommend playing Chapter 1 first - kind of like how in real life you meet people and get to know them as they are, and then once you've known them for a while, then you start to learn more about their past and their history
2. This takes place before Chapter 1 and ends some time after Chapter 1. Noctis and his buddies are barely in the movie, but the movie sets up the world and lore - why Noctis and his buddies are doing what they're doing at the start of Chapter 1, and what's going on in their home city Insomnia while they're away. Pay attention to King Regis' motivations (try to empathize with him). In the movie's prologue, the white-haired boy is Ravus (he'll show up in the 2nd half of the game) and the girl is Lunafreya (Noctis' bride-to-be). If you can form an emotional connection with Lunafreya over the course of the movie, it will improve the emotional stakes of the game. The movie focuses on Nyx's point of view, but really the people you want to pay attention to (for the game's sake) is King Regis and Lunafreya. Also side note: Clarus (the shaven-head guy who's with King Regis) is Gladiolus' dad
3. The real plot of the game starts here. At the start of the chapter you seek out Cor from the Crownsguard. Note that the Crownsguard is different from the Kingsglaive featured in the Kingsglaive movie. I initially confused this character with the leader of the Kingsglaive in the movie until I googled it
4. The anime's "present" takes place while you're on your road trip around doing the tasks that you're told to do in Chapter 2, so this is a good time to watch it. The backstory of what happened to Noctis is a good way for you to understand why Noctis is so broody. It's easier to empathize with him once you know the trauma he experienced as a child. Also, the little girl Iris in Episode 3 is Gladiolus' little sister and she shows up in the game.
5. This takes place the day before Noctis and friends eave Insomnia to embark on their roadtrip. It ends right as they're going to the Citadel to meet King Regis (the opening scene of the game). I liked how it developed Noctis and Ignis' relationship a bit more, especially when Ignis recalls how Noctis' injury changed him. I presume this is the injury from the daemon in the Brotherhood anime. I believe that same injury is the one Noctis was still recovering from in the prologue of the Kingsglaive movie. This might help you understand Lunafreya's special place in Noctis' heart. At just 8 years old Noctis witnessed the death of his caretaker at the hands of a daemon and is himself injured. Presumably he is still recovering from this injury when he meets Lunafreya as a child in Tenebrae, which Noctis constantly has flashbacks to in the game. To meet someone so pure and loving like Lunafreya not long after his dark, traumatic experience with the daemon must have left a strong impression on him, building a strong emotional attachment for him to Lunafreya.
6. Have fun. You might have heard that the sidequests are really unabashedly bad and of no consequence to the world/plot (unlike games like Skyrim or The Witcher 3). It's quite a shame because it's a such a missed opportunity, given how beautiful the Open World is to roam about in. SquareEnix probably just ran out of time or resources, and admittedly churning out well-written side-quests is probably the least of the concerns given the long development hell the game went through. Nevertheless, just take the sidequests and hunts as excuses for you to spend time with Noctis and his buddies. The more you develop an attachment to the 4 of them, the better the emotional payoff towards the end of the game and in the DLC.
7. This DLC is about Gladiolus trying to get stronger so he can better protect Noctis. Not really much story development, but the combat is more skill-based and probably an interesting experiment on SquareEnix's part. If you like Gladioulus' combat style, you can unlock the ability to play him in the main game by spending AP in the main game's Ascension menu (it's under the Techniques tab). You can do this even before you play the DLC actually,
but the DLC trains you better. If you finish the DLC it unlocks a new weapon (both Gladiolus and Noctis can use it) and ability for Gladiolus that carries over to the main game.
8. The Open World is about to close off lore-wise soon. You can still play the Open World segment in the later chapters, but it's not lore-friendly because Noctis and his buddies are about to embark on a journey that leaves behind the Open World. You access the Open World through pretty much a game mechanic later on. I spent over 70 hours on the Open World before I finally moved on in Chapter 9. Think of it as time for you to develop your love for the main characters. The emotional impact of the linear Chapters 9-14 depend on this
9. (See previous point)
10. Enjoy the story!
11. The game let's you choose a path but just finish Noctis' first because if you choose the other path you can't switch back halfway
12. Nice plot revelation
13. Massive backstory reveal
14. Enjoy~
15. Enjoy~
16. Prepare for the FEELS
17. For those who can't get enough of the open world
18. Lore-wise it takes place between Chapters 13 and 14. I haven't played much yet so I don't know if there's interesting plot reveals.

I hit the word limit! Feel free to discuss in the comments!

Kezdjük az elején: Miért vágtam bele mégis? Üdítő színfoltnak tűnt a szériában.

Megérte? Nos.. talán az első játék, aminél azon gondolkodtam a befejezés előtti 10 órában, miért nem lehet Steamen semleges értékelést írni, pusztán véleménnyel? Lássuk, miért is mondom.

Amiért a mérleg nyelve az AJÁNLOM felé billent:

A legnagyobb fenntartásom a régebbi részekkel a harcrendszer kapcsán akadt. A sorozat rajongói lehet kételkedve néznek rá, de számomra ez volt, ami leginkább meggyőzött: végre valós időben csatázhatunk. Igaz, kissé túlegyszerűsített, kihívást alig rejtő, de rendkívül látványos animációkkal megtűzdelt harcokat kapunk, melynek a szemlélésébe 60 óra után sem fáradunk bele!

• A grafika, a környezet, a részletek.. egyszerűen gyönyörűek.
  
• Meglepően jól megírt párbeszédek a 4 főszereplő közt.
  
• Csodálatos zenék, ezt kár lenne vitatni. Igaz, nem ér utol egy NieR Automata-t, de sosem éreztem úgy, hogy kikapcsolnám, inkább hallgatnék mást. Eltalált.
  
• Tartalom. Bőségesen. Rendkívül. Mikor már azt hittem, mindent láttam 40-50 óra után, képes volt új színt belevinni, akár harcrendszert, képességeket, vadászatot, akár a világot illetően. Az olyan apróságok, mint az autózás, horgászat, fotózás, táborozás mind-mind hozzáadják maguk részét az érzéshez. Le a kalappal!
  
• Modolás lehetősége, s immáron az online rendszer bejövetelével együtt, testreszabhatjuk főszereplőnk kinézetét egy kifejezetten részletes karakterkészítővel. Kár, hogy ez a módosítás a jellemére már nem terjed ki.. de erről nemsokára, lejjebb.

Összesítve.. jól szórakoztam. Kellemes érzéssel gondolok vissza arra a 1,5 hónapra, ami alatt elértem az autójuk semmin keresztül tolásától egy.. a kezdetektől igencsak eltérően festő világig. Aki az alább következő pontokon túl tudja magát tenni, úgy hiszem, egy élményben lesz része.

De miért is gondolkodtam akkor, hogy melyik gombot nyomjam meg végül?

• Kezdetben dícsérni lett volna kedvem a mellékszálakat, majd valahogy.. kitudja miféle ötlettől vezérelve, sikerült lemásolni a 10 évvel ezelőtti MMORPG-kből ismert, unalomig ismételt küldetéseket. Köveket gyűjteni? X számú állatot levadászni? 87 ezer fényképet ellőni? Tárgyakat elvinni innét oda? Komolyan? Egyszerűen nem fér össze, mégis hogy sikerült a rengeteg remek ötlet mellett ezen förmedvényeket összehozni.
  
• Apropó.. mellékküldetések. Ne feledkezzünk meg a fő szálról sem! A 8. fejezetig, egész korrektnek hívnám. Onnantól viszont, közel a végjátékig.. egyszerűen kínlódás. Spoiler nélkül, aki egy értékelhető történetet szeretne, játssza végig inkább a Witcher 3 bármely mellék storyját. Semmi hasonló nem vár itt rá, sajnos.
  
• Meglehetősen nagy, ámbár kietlen, saját magát másoló, unalmas világ. És ezen a remek külcsín sem képes segíteni egy idő után.
  
• Nehezített fokozat hiánya az erre vágyók számára, ahol valóban kihívást jelentenek a harcok. Ebben a formában, a 20 szinttel magasabb ellefelek sem okoznak túl nagy fejtörést.
  
• Noctis, kedves főszereplőnk.. valamiért úgy érzem, külön fejlesztő gárdát állíthattak rá, hogy sikerüljön összehozni egy ennyire visszataszító, idegesítő, gyámoltalan, egyfolytában síró-rívó 'herceget'. Kitüntetést érdemel, bravó! Legnagyobb szégyenfoltja az egész műnek, nem mentség erre az állítólagos (alig létező) jellemfejlődés sem.

Mindezek után, mindenki maga kell eldöntse, mit is vár az alkotástól. Egy örökre megmaradó történetet, a szívébe zárható világgal, helyekkel? Ez esetben nem, nem ajánlanám. Azonban, ha egy gyönyörű játékra vágysz, mellyel eltöltheted óráid, kalandozva, vadászva, varázsolva, megküzdve egyre nagyobb lényekkel, miközben a nappalban gyönyörködsz, az éjszakától pedig menekülsz? Yeah, simán!

UPDATE: Finished everything in the game.

Excellent port!

Configuration tips:
1) Turning off all NVIDIA extra graphics settings improves FPS by a ton. Hairworks is the most lightweight one though (costs about 2fps) and looks amazing so I kept that one on.

2) The High-Resolution Pack works great on a GTX 1070 (on 1440p res), even though it lists minimum requirements as being a GTX 1080 Ti, and I recommend you get it if you run a resolution greater than 1080p, have a GPU with 8GBs of VRAM, and have the extra 65GBs of space for it.

3) If you have performance issues remember to update your drivers. Both Nvidia and AMD have new drivers that include optimization for this game.

4) IMPORTANT EDIT: I originally had a guide here on how to edit the .ini file to support a 144hz monitor. After playing a little longer I noticed some bugs I was having such as long black screens before loading and hunt posters staying on screen after turning the quests in. Turns out this was due to editing the .ini file. Please reset your .ini file if you are having issues after editing it from my guide or another. Edits other than framerate can cause similar issues too. I recommend leaving the file alone for now.

5) The options you get when booting up the game "Television" or "Home Theater" don't affect your display, they actually affect your audio. It also had nothing to do with stereo or surround sound. It determines audio compression. If you are using low quality speakers select "Television" as it will sound better for you. Otherwise choose "Home Theater".

Note: I know many are reporting random CTDs or frame drops but I haven't experienced a single CTD and the game runs smooth as butter for me staying between 50-60 fps even when encountering large enemies (i7-4790k, GTX 1070, 16GB 2133 DDR3 RAM, SSD).

Game Review:
PC Support - 9/10
Performance - 9/10
Graphics - 9/10
Sound - 8/10
Music - 8/10
Story - 9/10
Gameplay - 7/10
Multiplayer - 4/10 (mostly dead by the time I got to it)

Things I like:
Story was great and the main crew are some of the most unforgettable characters in gaming.

The setting is a mix of high fantasy and steampunk but where some characters just look like normal people driving cars and stuff.

The summons and giant creatures you sometimes encounter are epic. Imagine fighting a boss the size of a mountain... so big the camera doesn't even function correctly.

You're driving a luxury vehicle that transforms several times throughout the game.

Whole game is very stylish.

Things I don't like:
The story won't hit like it should unless you experience the other accompanying FFXV media first such as Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV and Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV. While not as important it might even be worth it to play A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV and watch the Platinum Demo: Final Fantasy XV on YouTube.

Episode Ardyn isn't included in this edition and it's the best DLC content.

Side quests are some of the most boring unmemorable side content I've played through, reminds me of MMO fetch quests with no real story involved. I recommend skipping them even if you are a completionist.

The high level challenge dungeons are just seemingly endless copy and paste floors of enemies, don't bother with these either.

Unlike others I don't have a problem with the combat, I have a problem with the difficulty. The game is way too easy since you can just buy and carry ridiculous amounts of healing items. I later found out there is an easy mode but not hard mode which is just absurd. Definitely play with the hard mode mod from the Nexus even if it's your first time playing.

The brainless minigame "Justice Monsters Five" is way too easy and therefore way too long and boring however if you play it long enough you can get some great items from it at the beginning of the game.

I've never had many friends. It's not really here or there but I've always felt like I was waiting for the right moment when I'd feel less anxious and less sad and I'd be able to be happy and smile and talk to people the way a normal person should.

I felt happy playing Final Fantasy 15. I wasn't just running around with "my party members". I was spending time with my friends. I did every side quest I could find. As I progressed through the story, I grew more and more anxious because I knew it was ending and I didn't want it to.

It's hard for me to talk about this game because you never really understand how much something mattered until it's gone.

FFXV mattered to me. After it ended I cried. I wanted more time with my friends.

The AI is so good that it makes me feel like I actually have friends. So basically a whole new experience for me

Spoiler-free review:

[DISCLAIMER]

I do vaguely critique on the story's development. If you wish to dive into the game without knowing any sort of pacing-related topics in terms of the game's story, do not read ahead; or just skip the next paragraph. However, I do not give out any specific spoilers, so rest assure.

[STORY]

Now, after beating the main story for myself, I will say one very important thing about the pacing of the story: the chapters feel very rushed toward the end, and it felt like each few sections of chapters within the game were developed, or written, by different people, Not to mention the numerous plot holes that were in each chapter, especially towards the end of the game. It goes from semi-dynamic gameplay to dynamic, and then to linear, which is absolutely disappointing. During the dynamic portion of the game, you can start and finish many side-quests, dungeons, or just power level via fighting monsters and bosses. Then, when you decide to progress through the story, about three-fourths of the way through progression, the game just decides to throw you into a linear structure of gameplay, which you will notice after about five minutes of playing through it. To conclude the topic of the game's story, let me say that it started it out pretty well, then escalated into something worse, but manageable if you don't think too critically about the plot holes, or why they developers decided to do what they did.

Nonetheless, I still loved the characters, especially the main four and their small interactions during the open-world sequences.

[DLC]

So, at long last, I have finished all three DLC's. My experiences with Episode Gladiolus and Prompto differ from Episode Ignis. I didn't dislike any of the DLC's; however, I thoroughly enjoyed Episode Ignis a lot more not just because of the better combat mechanics, but because the story from the full-game is actually redeemed in a way through playing this DLC. The way they handled this DLC was pretty genius, and if you play through it, you might think the same. I can't say why exactly without giving out spoilers, so I'll stop talking about Ep. Ignis here. Each time the three DLC's were released, they got better and better. Episode Glad was a bit weak in terms of content, but explained what happened during a certain part of the main-game's story. Episode Prompto was very good in developing Prompto's character, but was weak in gameplay. There were moments during combat where I was getting a bit frustrated with how weak I was against the enemies. The mechanics were cool, but it felt like I was playing a third-person shooter made by Ubisoft.

My overall thoughts on all three DLC's: They were very good in terms of story and character development; some could use tweaking in gameplay mechanics; and beating each DLC can give you extra items/weapons/fashion in the main game which is a plus. Although they felt weak at times, I liked all three of the DLC's. I believe they added onto the main game's story plot points quite a bit, which makes them more than worth playing.

[GAMEPLAY]

{Played this game with a Playstation 3 controller}

I will try to keep this short and start off by saying that the gameplay is amazing! No, the combat is not turn-based, although you can enable the "Wait" combat function in the options at any time, which gives you a slight feel of the combat being turn-based. I decided to play without it, and I had a blast. My only gripe about the combat is that you can't freely use magic. You have to create it by absorbing three types of elements: electricity, fire, and ice. With these three, you can create a spell, which usually comes in a stock of x3 or x4. Furthermore, you can add a fourth item from your inventory which gives the spell more potency and effects. It's not so bad once you get used to it, but I still do wish you can use White Magick or Black Magick like in the older games.

[VISUALS]

Another disclaimer: This is a budget gaming PC I created in 2015; so yes, it is on the low-mid end tier.

CPU: Intel i5-3570k (3.4ghz, NOT OC'd)
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 960 2GB
RAM: 8 GB DDR3
DISK: Game installed on Samsung 850 EVO SSD 250 GB
OS: Windows 7 64-Bit

Okay, so after testing various graphics settings via playing the demo before the full-game release, I ended up playing the majority of the full-game in the "High" setting with the scaling set to 100%. As many of you would expect with my specs, I did end up with a few problems here and there. After beating certain parts of the main story, I would end up running into a cutscene with about 10-20 frames running, even after the cutscene ended. So, I would be playing at the said frames unless I restarted my game. The same problem would sometimes happen after I perform a summon. Because of this, towards the end of the game, I switched to the "Average" graphics setting and I was mostly fine from there. There was one immersion-breaking moment that happened in a certain cutscene during the final hour or two of the game, where Noctis was invisible, but it was a rather short and less-important cutscene, so I was okay with it.

On the "Average" settings, I was getting about 45-60 frames with a few dips here and there, but I did end up beating the game without the frames ever being locked to 30. So here's a tip from me: play this game with a graphics card with more VRAM than me; or just have a better machine than mine, which I'm sure is the case for many of you. I just thought I would add this section for the few that have rigs similar to mine. Final note, don't enable the last four "NVIDIA" graphics settings because those destroy your frames, even if you have an a slightly better setup than mine.

[LOADING SCREENS]

Okay. So, If you've played this game on a console after the initial release in 2016, you know how excruciatingly long the loading screens were. If you install this game on a standard HDD, you will get the same effects. However, if you install on an SSD, the longest you will have to wait is about 30 seconds. The average time it took for me to sit through the load screens was about 3 to 15 seconds. That's it.

So try to install on an SSD if you have one. I moved a few of my steam games over to my 4TB HDD, just to install this and it was worth it. [As of 03/10/2018] On my end, this game is about 83.3 GB's, so maybe use that as reference to find some space.

[VOICE ACTING]

I don't mean to start a war over "Sub vs. Dub". I appreciate both languages.

As a Japanese-American who fluently speaks and comprehends both the English and Japanese language, I played the entire game in Japanese, with English subtitles. Thank you Square Enix for adding that function to almost all of your newer games! I have watched a few Twitch streamers and YouTubers play the game in English, and I have to say both are very good. However, there were very key differences in the acting. Once again, let me state that I am not being biased because I'm Japanese. I believe I have a pretty good understanding of the level voice acting displayed on both sides of the spectrum. Now, my thoughts are that some of the characters' voices in English are a bit jarring at times. Since writing some of my specific critiques on the voices would end up riling some of you, I will avoid in doing so. However, I will say that the Japanese voices fit perfectly, and I had no problems at all.

It was interesting, though, to hear Cindy talk in Japanese. In English, she has that southern accent, but in Japanese, she just speaks using standard Tokyo dialect. No complaints though. Also, the localization of this game made it so the subtitles are following the English voices, not Japanese. So if you play with Japanese voices, know that not all dialogue is the literal translations.

Steam's character limit is preventing me from so much more explanation, unfortunately. Sorry.

Edit [03/20/18]:

- Added review of the DLC's
- Cleaned up and fixed points in review
- Removed review's "Conclusion"

i like final fantasy and this one is good bc it reminds me of when i had close friends

FFXV is such a paradox. On one hand, it is such a flawed game. flawed in its core fundamentals - empty open world, middling and slightly repetitive side quests, weak narrative structure (can i just say, i adore the FFXV lore? why is it not in the game???). but somehow, all these things become bearable because i have the company of 3 extremely lovable, adorable, and memorable companions/party members. i will slog through endless walking in a barren field to kill 5 enemies because i want to hear noctis mistake prompto for ignis during their linkstrikes. i'll drive (also known as the most boring way to traverse an open world i've ever known) just to do prompto's lil photo spot side quests. i'll cook in campsites so gladio can have his cup noodles. YOU GET IT. the 4 main characters make the game shine, and if i'm being honest - hold every flimsy mechanic together.
so, be prepared to cry your eyes out whenever you hear stand by me after beating this game because for fk's sake, it's been 5 years and i know i sure do get teary eyed when that song plays.