So I tried playing FINAL FANTASY XV In 2023... 

Was my first FF game, and I remember after 150ish hours of doing all side quests, as tedious as they were, it was time chilling with the broskis, and finally going to the last campfire and man, shit had me in tears

I think the random pictures was one of the biggest strokes of genius in this game. It was always fun to see what pictures were taken, and then to go back and browse them at the end of the game, looking at my own personal memories. My favorite was the optional dungeon you get access to early in the game, before you’re at the proper level for it, and at the end of it fight a samurai. One of the most difficult fights I had in the game. But I pulled through, and the picture I got was of swords clashing between noctis and the Samurai. It was perfect.

I loved having 4 boys as main characters and their friendship. The travelling and camping felt so chill every time. I felt deeply connected to them and enjoyed their interactions and growth (with the DLC's even more). The last parts of the game made me cry a lot because they are just so loyal to each other. Every game has flaws and everyone is subjective with their opinions anyway so this is my subjective take :)

This story is absolutely fantastic. It’s just a shame it isn’t told properly

Underrated masterpiece. They need to re-edit the game with all the DLC episodes stiched in chronological order

I love this game. It's not perfect, not at all, but with a touch-up of its story and combat, it would have been a close reenactment of classic final fantasy games

I was out of gaming for most of the 2010s, so I knew none of the context with it. Absolutely adored it when I played it. It’s far from perfect, but the more I think about my time with it the more I love it.

Final Fantasy XV isn't a perfect game, but it is absolutely a good game. Some if the points could be polished and filled out a little better but it's absolutely stunningly beautiful and what is there is a ton of fun to play. My biggest gripe is how the DLC feels too much like side stories and are kinda clunky in how they're attached to the main story.

I remember grabbing this game off the shelf when I was 13 and buying it with my 2016 Christmas money, just because I thought the cover looked cool. I knew nothing about Final Fantasy. It ended up being one of the most memorable gaming experiences I've ever had. There were many tears at the end. I always love revisting the boy band whenever I'm in need of some sweet nostalgia.

XV hit me in the feels pretty good. After high school, my friends and I took that road trip, then went our separate ways.

This is a game i feel like hit so many of us in the same way oddly. I remember it being a flawed experience but i also look back on it so fondly. A game never made me feel like i was on an adventure with my friends so well, and despite the story being thin and obviously incomplete the end still got me.

FF15 is currently my favourite FF game The road trip vibes are immaculate and nobody can tell me other wise lmao Story could have ben told better but you can get by, the concept i thought was very interesting and cool Combat was not the best but you can work with it But one of the coolest things were the random photos Prompto took along the journey that was absolutely one of my favourite things and i seriously wish we could have it in more games Overall i really had fun even if it was janky at times Graphics still hold up too i just replayed it over winter Overall banger game Edit: Yes i skipped a lot of points as this is a youtube comment not a 40 page essay xD

Favorite game of all time not because story, not because gameplay, but because the characters and they’re dynamics are so well done, and as a lonely loner boy that doesn’t want to be a loner the characters made me feel like I had friends

FF15 is way to overhated, despite it's flaws it's something very special, it has a epic soundtrack,, it's extremely beautyful and has alot of content and a world to get lost in, it's pretty emotional and it managed to be successful , sell 10 million copies meanwhile capture alot of new fans ❤

You can actually still access the comrades expansion, they allowed you to do all the missions offline. It's set in the time gap between Noct entering the crystal and the amazing camping scene. It actually fixes every issue that you had with Noctis' gameplay AND the magic system, it's literally how Noctis' should have played

First half of this game, pretty much the open world, was one of the most enjoyable and engrossing FF experiences I’ve had. And I’be played the majority of the series going back to the first as a kid. . A few straight forward tweaks to the story, camera mechanics, and the flow of the “acts” and this could have been an absolute masterpiece.

I didn’t hate the game but sucked you needed to watch a movie and an anime and play dlc to fully enjoy story. Lol i wish they would have finished all the dlc episodes instead of Forspoken

You're supposed to either tap the attack button to time your combos, or hold attacks while timing your weapon switching to create combos. Nobody talks about that tho

I remember just running around the world listening to the music and fighting the hunts.

This is a good game the only downside is the cancellation of the DLC. I knew there was a story that noctis and ardyn would team up to fight against the gods

I hope matty found out that noctis has multiple different combos he can do that's way more useful than just holding circle or B, because the combat system with noctis is way deeper than he let's on. Man you can really bring out your inner dmc player on XV if you try different things and understand it. Oh and trust me- you get something cool for unlocking all the Armiger weapons...

Played the Collector's Edition in 2021 by watching the Kingsglave movie and playing the game along with all the DLC. Had never played it before. Best video game experience in my life.

The characters honestly feel real just chilling with the boys and many others along the way that what sold me to this game a masterpiece in it's own way.

I just wanted to say I really love this channel. A lot of the games that I'm curious about knowing more about or that I'm staring at in my library end up getting talked about here in depth and your perspective is always complete and based on your own knowledge of each of these games. Keep it up! Might boot up XV for a bit before the new game hype takes over and FFXVI is all I play for the next few weeks

In all honesty I personally feel like this is one of my favorite games of all time. I have a few gripes, but honestly I LOVED this game. I kinda grew up on Nintendo my whole life, and I knew Final Fantasy existed but didn’t know where to start when I got my PlayStation, and luckily they said could jump in with this game and I was blown away! I loved every minute of it and to me this is what Final Fantasy 7 is to a lot of Final Fantasy fans.

Good characters. Great graphics. AMAZING food details. Great story premise. Great OSTs and sound design overall. Driving around while listening to other FF tracks is very relaxing. As said in the video, your comrades really do have a lot of personality and you feel like you're on a adventure with your friends. You hunt, sleep in tents, hotels, you make your own food, you can go to restaurants, etc etc etc. All those mini-steps to do mundane things really adds to that feeling of "life". All that while sharing those moments with the crew. This game wants you to feel connected with them, and it does a good job. The thrill of driving at night (that only lasts for the first 7 hours at best) was actually pretty good. The demons, monsters, not knowing what they are and where they come from, in this FF where it mostly have normal people not using magic at all and so on. But the games fails to work on the folklore. Monsters exists because they do, the player needs to slay something for XP so yeah that's it. It kinda explains in the last chapters but it's so vague it's like it isn't there. The main menu itself is superb, somnus playing there would always make me stop by to listen to it, always. And when you beat the game it even changes in a very clever way to show the actual "true main menu screen". But the secondary missions...boring, Npcs are boring. The hunts are boring. Enemy AI is dumb, the robot-zombie like soldiers in this game are the most atrocious thing ever you'd have to fight. You see them everytime coming from a airship and it's never a good time. Just boring. The big robots are cool tho. They kinda tried to do a hunting system like in FF12 but didn't get the magic of what makes it work there. Which mostly falls into Npcs being likeable and the beast you're after actually being a challenge. The combat only "shines" when you're doing late game dungeons. The difficulty spike is HUGE, there are many new monsters only available there. That makes me question if that was a wise decision. I only wish the whole game had that level of difficulty, you know? An actual challenge. Too bad it's only in the end you get to experiment with some kind of required strategy. The combat is mostly ok with the four character swap but they really should have made an option to stick with one so you didn't need to swap every battle start. Sometimes you're fighting in an open area, goes too far and the battle stops, you go back to controlling Noctis and have to swap again just because. At least the other playable characters are very fun. Prompto is a beast especially late game as he does so much AoE damage, ignis mops the floor with weak enemies using his elemental damage and Gladiolus does guarantee the success thanks to his parrys and punishments. It just needs to make the swap faster and more dynamic. But the core is there. Too bad they won't be touching it. Maybe modders.. In the end the game still is a brute diamond, everything is there, it's just not ready yet. The story will be forever incomplete/shallow, the combat sadly for now "is what it is" and the most unredeemable point is the npcs being so ..npc it takes away the consistent immersion the game could have. Still a great game, i loved it until the end, the dlcs makes it much better, insomnia is fantastic in concept and whenever this gets a remake or remaster i will be excited to explore it in any way.

Pitioss Ruins, while obviously clunky, was far and away my favorite part of this game. I hope there’s a similar challenge in 16

I loved this game so much. While the game has plenty of flaws, I am still able enjoy the game for what it is and it will always hold a special place in my heart. Still saddened that season 2 of DLC got cancelled.

I love this game so much despite all of its flaws. I remember how tearful I was the first time I cleared the game because of the ending theme song, how the game wraps the story in the end, as well as how the game allows you to go down the memory lane of your adventures one last time through images captured by Prompto's camera.

Interesting how ppl were saying how the combat in 15 was so lackluster and played itself like you mentioned and now with 16 a lot of ppl are complaining that the combat is too much like an action game.

I started it in 2017 but due to some personal issues I couldn't finish it, 2 years later I started a new playthrough and I loved it, although I just did the main quest and killed the Adamantaimai, now I got it for my series s and I plan to do everything, I'm loving it

I was hooked after the car pushing opening and then the music starts playing

I've been playing/ watching the XV series in chronological order and have been really enjoying it. Currently on chapter 9 right before getting on the boat. Enjoyed episode Gladiolus and looking forward to the other DLC. Also going to read the book that covers the canceled DLC after I finish.

3 years ago, I played this game and DQ11 back-to-back, and that experience let me understand the difference between a really good game and a memorable game. When I thought about the individual parts of each game, DQ11 is the better one, but I would replay FF15 10 times before replaying DQ11. I remember the entire story, almost every character name and even some boss fights, while I have forgotten most of DQ11. FF15 is a better game than the sum of its parts, and its highs are unforgettable. The emotional connection with the party, the interactions between them, going to different media to experience each part of the game, an amazing human villain, an epic last 2 hours... FF15 shows how you can be a very flawed game and still be an amazing experience. It's far from my fav FF, but it would be close to the top in how emotional and how ingrained some parts of the game are in my brain.

Also man I love the review without super heavy spoilers, it’s nice to watch a video and not get spoiled on the game or any story points about a game I’ve never played. Good job man, awesome video!

love this. i was also one of those who enjoyed XV with the royal edition. i wish the others gave it a second chance

I played the royal edition a few months back because it was on psplus. Gotta say I was underwhelmed. My friend who had already played the game said the dlc really adds to the game and there was some tie in stuff. But how dare a game give me homework to properly appreciate it! You had dozens of hours of my time to get it right and you blew it. It's one thing when dlc adds to the game, it's another for them to fill in holes that should have never been empty.

I'm currently playing 16. It's my first FF game. I plan to play 15 once I finish it and even give FF14 a try again. I am absolutely loving FF16.

It had some epic music for sure. Did so much side stuff and grinding that I got to level 65 right before going on the boat... Bad stuttering though, and frequent crashing on the PC... Missed quite a few hours when it crashed while in a dungeon where I couldn't save. That sucked, happend more out in the open world though

I remember playing the episode duscae demo and being blown away. Wish they would have kept the combat and some other elements from the demo.

It’s so crazy how hated this game is. It’s unashamedly my favorite game of all time Edit: I played the game day 1 without any changes or DLC’s and loved it then as well. The DLC’s 100% do improve the experience though

I'm currently playing it for the third time. I really do love this game. It's one of my favorites. I enjoy all the side quests and the world, characters and even the battle system. Amazing soundtrack. It's a really good game. But I do pretty much everything possible until I have to continue with the story leading me to be way over leveled but I just truly enjoy fifteen.

I really enjoyed this ff just chilling hanging out with the boys. Riding around in the regalia . I had my Spotify connected to my ps4 and turned off music in game. when we rode around in the car it was to my favorite music which made it even better for me hahah . Also even with the dark kind of story it was very light hearted and fun at times even quirky. Getting the best foods. Going fishing . I liked it all.

Hey Matty! Been watching so many of your videos lately! Not only have they been lining up with what I’m playing but great videos time and time again. How do you find the time to game so much and produce so much content?!?

Loved the characters, the way they talk a long the way, true friends. It also looks gorgeous and i like playing it at 60 fps on the ps5. Does make me sad that we miss a lot of the story, and it rushes it at the end. A lot from the trailers is missing too, but i still recommend the royal edition.

One of my absolute favorite Final Fantasy titles! Due in large part to it's epic soundtrack. I wish that spells were more in line with previous titles though, and that summoning was purposeful instead of a random set of culminating elements.

This was my first Final Fantasy game and I honestly loved it at the time. It’s made me want to go back and try all the previous ones too.

This was the first ff game I played. I loved it! Combat was good enough for it. I dont like turn based so this was the perfect introduction for me. The story was great I thought. Especially once I really dug into the lore of this world it Really captivated me. I spent about 130 hours into it and got the plat. I've been wanting to do another playthrough with all the royal edition content. Comrades is also pretty cool.

The stark difference between FFXV and FFXVI is NSYNC on a road trip to a man's worst day imaginable. Im seriously thinking of buying a PS5 with this game which says a lot.

I was in a pretty dark place when this game came out, and i was all but isolated. This game basically saved me. Having a game where its basicallyt just 4 bros on a roadtrip was so incredibly nice, and it will always hold a special place in my heart

This game is and likely always will be my favourite game of all time

Final Fantasy XV was my first Final Fantasy game that I have ever played and I fell in love with it immediately. The story, characters, gameplay, music, and voice acting are just beyond amazing and memorable. I put in almost 100 hours of gameplay because I love going back to the world and playing as these characters who have a connection that cannot be beat. I really felt a personal connection with Prompto Argentum and his character, sense of humor and backstory. I also love that you mentioned the connection between Ray Chase (Noctis), Robbie Daymond (Prompto), and Max Mittelman because their friendship is something that I always love about them! The first time I met Robbie, I told him how much Prompto meant to me and he said that he's really glad that I was able to connect with him (I even cosplayed Prompto when I met him and Ray Chase and they both said that I looked awesome as Prompto!) So yeah, as you can tell, FFXV means a lot to me and will continue to be a part of me for the rest of my life! "Walk Tall, My Friends."

I’ve always loved this game. Only found out it was hated when I searched for it on the internet last year. Always gonna be special for me.

I loved this game so much. Shame some of the post lauch stuff was canned

You have a great style for this type of commentary.good job.

Loved this game. Roadtrip with the boys. Did not disappoint

FF15 was actually my first Final Fantasy game so it will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart just as the four main characters will- but mostly Noctis. I absolutely loved his design and though his personality got on my nerves I got attached to his journey. I was spoiled the ending so I never finished it because I was so heartbroken over the unhappy ending they got. To this day I still have not finished it but played hours of just doing everything else. As a game itself, obviously it has flaws, but I admit I am a bit biased because it’s my first ever Final Fantasy game so I quite like it. I thought it was really good because I did play it after experiencing many open world games that were just empty and bland af- so I wasn’t all that affected by it. The combat wasn’t anything ground breaking but it was entirely new to me so it took a bit of time for me to get used to. (The environments at least were pretty imo for the world)

Had 400 hours on 15. Was on my 5th playthrough. It is absolutely delightful.

Love seeing people state it was their first one. I need to check out the DLC and replay it after 16. I platted it back in 2016 but barely remember anything except that I had a great time!

Playing chapter as of now. Bought this game at release, but didn't finish due to the game's issues. Many years after, I came in with a fresh mindset, and now I beat the game and currently loving the endgame content.

Something about this game made me play it 150+ hours straight to max myself out. I loved TF out of it for some reason. Combat and music was fun as hell 🔥🔥

I remember playing this on Gamepass a few years ago and the only thing that kept me going was the gameplay. Then, the ending hit out of nowhere like a truck and for the first time in the game I actually felt something, just sadness and shock that the heroes didn’t get their happy ending. Never played the dlc, heard if helped the story a lot though.

Good stuff Matty and Lock :)

I have a feelinh this is a game in 20 years that will be looked at as a gem

I have the platinum trophy for this game and i cannot tell you wtf happens except road trip with boys and the kingdom gets destroyed pretty much nothing else

I like how this entire video can be summarized as: the DLC is the best part of the game

I am thinking of revisiting with the DLC. How is the DLc integrated? Once the trigger happens in the main story (prompto falls off train) can you then switch or it isn’t integrated at all?

I loved the game. I've platinumed it, played through the DLC, Legacy Dungeons and felled Omega. It's a game that put tears in my eyes.

Amazing game, first game i got the platinum trophy for

Replaying it on Ps5. Amazing game. Heard people say the battle system feels "floaty". Rarely played such a direct, responsive combat system with so much weight behind your actions. Being able to switch to other party members was such a great addition. People say nonsense sometimes, truly.

Everytime I see a post notification from this channel it makes my day :))))

I loved it when it launched and the updates just made it better. Still one of very few games that really got me in the feels. That credit sequence and the campfire seen get me every god damn time.

its average but in the realm of Final Fantasy, even the average games are not looked well upon when you have goliath sized siblings. its like getting upset because your parents are disappointed in you for having a standard 9-5 job while your older brother is CEO of a fortune 500 company. the real issue is the story, theres so much cut that it feels like a half measure.

I played and beat this game, but I don't remember playing this game at all. It is so weird to watch the gameplay and not have any recollection of the story or gameplay aspects.

This game has such a charm to it. I'll never argue with anyone who says it's bad cause the flaws are glaring and numerous, but I truly enjoyed the time I spent with it; both playing through it when it released and coming back years later to complete the Royal Edition.

Once you best the game you can replay it with Chapter Select almost like a "New Game +"?

That Behemoth side quest was amazing. It had my hopes so high, then it all went downhill from there.

I just finished it for the first time getting ready for FFXVI. I actually really liked it. Ardyn was a really good villain and I hated him the entire time. I really enjoyed the slice of life moments in the game. The campfires, the driving around on the open road with the bros, the playing cards in a random hotel room, it all culminated into me really feeling like I personally know these guys. I enjoyed the boss fights too, especially the boss fight with ifrit and ardyn.

Man, I had almost an identical experience, I really soured on XV. I loved it at first, but I just couldn't let go of Versus XIII and got super angry with having to pay for all the DLC. I love how positive this channel is.

Dude, your videos feel like the good vibes of those summer radio stations they’d play over speakers at public pools. Iykyk

I always love the Final Fantasy and JRPG coverage on this channel. You have some refreshing takes and it's nice to hear that FF15 isn't just "garbage" like a lot of people seem to say

This was my 12th FF game. The way it is now with the dlcs (also knowing that even the advertisments are cannon, omens from King Regis). This is easily one of my top 3 ff games.

I just have the release game which I actually kinda regret getting on release. What do I need to buy to make it ‘good’? Royal pack + DLC? Just the royal pack?

I love this game. I keep discovering things I didn’t know about every time I look it up again

Still think this Final Fantasy looks better then the recent one

I tried this game a month ago, played 12 hours of it. Many things hit me like a spark of genius, but I couldn't stand the gameplay cycle after a while. I've never felt like a game was actively wasting my time like this one did. And I found the combat acceptable and kinda promising at the start, some of the initial hours made me feel like "this could be extremely fun on a cool boss fight". But then I played what was supposed to be a cool boss fight and did not have any fun. That was the point when I gave up.

The story when fleshed out is amazing.

This guy is very thorough and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Especially while tripping on some shrooms. Came here because I forgot all about Final Fantasy and remembered how much I loved Final Fantasy 7 after watching this Apex legends event video where Final Fantasy seven and Apex I guess are teaming up to make a new event game mode. Pretty stoked for that.

To clarify, XV is hated for two reasons: 1) it was the first Final Fantasy that pivoted away from turn-based so lots of OG fans were upset with the new direction they were taking the series; and 2) probably the bigger reason, the game was released unfinished. Square tried to do right by fans with the Royal Edition/Royal DLC, but that wasn't enough to cover all the things that were still missing in the game. They tried to fill these gaps by releasing an awkward mesh of things from more DLC, a prequel book, an anime OVA series and several cheap mobile games, but unsurprisingly these efforts were moot. It's hard to get people to chase after all these little things because it is a lot of work, but also, it was too little too late and people had moved on. Square failed terribly in the end and had to cancel additional DLC that was promised, which was a huge disappointment to people who were still clinging onto the idea that the game would be improved. Thus, stands a game that will forever be incomplete and likely to be buried in the shadow of the series' future games and buried further by the greats that came before it--because why play XV when there's VII, X, XII, VII Remake, and soon XVI? It doesn't help that Square chose to show characterse pushing a car in a lot of its promo material for the game. Now it's being heavily memed for it in wake of XVI's release. What a legacy though because that's what people will probably remember the game for

Ardyn best villain all final fantasy series 😎

I was a middle schooler when i played this on my ps4, no royal edition or anything just standard release...my middle schooler mind loved the crap out of this game and i never noticed its flaws. Im now 21 and just rewatched kingsglave and just bought the complete edition on steam. Ill be playing it tomorrow after work and im pretty hyped.

I loved the bond these 4 bros had

FF XV is a diamond in the rough. I absolutely love it despite its flaws and it has one of the best villains in the entire franchise.

Loved ff15. Has its flaws like every game but def worth the playthru

I did this last year in 2022 and it is very good. I very much enjoyed playing it through again and all it's DLC.

Played FFXV on xbox one when it first came out and it was amazing. Played it again when it came out on PC and was still amazing. Definitely one of my top 5 favorite games of all time.

13 and 15, man these games really made me fall out of love with FF and had me thinking it was going to become a dead franchise. But FF7R and 16 have pulled me back and got me feeling optimistic again for FF. Not an MMO gamer, but hear 14 is killing it as well.

Game was straight doo doo butter on release. And that brings up an interesting point, is it worth buying 16 at launch? Just like with 15, I'd imagine there will be paid dlc and a complete version down the line.

I have a PlayStation plus subscription for my PS5 and saw that FF15 Royal edition was a part of the catalogue and I downloaded it last night onto my console. I played for about 5-6 hours and I'm loving it so far, I can't believe it was released 7 years ago, the graphics look so fresh and the gameplay is addicting.

This game gave me a love for the outdoors