I thought the game was a nice taste of what a FF sandbox could be. I've had other friends ask me about it and I've told them that they'd probably be disappointed. If you're going into the game looking for a robust story, tons of character development, and a unique Final Fantasy experience, you're... not going to get it?
But the gameplay is fine. It's fun, even! The game's story just plays a lot more like a movie than it does a FF game. People that have never played the series will probably not care, but.. anyone that has can see what they'd intended the game to be. Certain characters that are very well designed, more so than just your average NPC, either contribute nothing to the story at all or are only there for like two scenes. Characters that feel like they'd have once been very important to the story are cast aside. You never explore any of the character's back stories.
As a game, it's fine. As a story, it's okay. As a final fantasy story? It's... eh.
And the whole Kingsglaive thing? I thought it was a neat side thing, but I honestly wish they would have just allowed the movie to be more gameplay. ...Then again, the whole thing feels like it was just a bit of a rushed side project to give some sort of back story since absolutely none exists in the game itself.
But the gameplay is fine. It's fun, even! The game's story just plays a lot more like a movie than it does a FF game. People that have never played the series will probably not care, but.. anyone that has can see what they'd intended the game to be. Certain characters that are very well designed, more so than just your average NPC, either contribute nothing to the story at all or are only there for like two scenes. Characters that feel like they'd have once been very important to the story are cast aside. You never explore any of the character's back stories.
As a game, it's fine. As a story, it's okay. As a final fantasy story? It's... eh.
And the whole Kingsglaive thing? I thought it was a neat side thing, but I honestly wish they would have just allowed the movie to be more gameplay. ...Then again, the whole thing feels like it was just a bit of a rushed side project to give some sort of back story since absolutely none exists in the game itself.