I am unimpressed.

[deemoyza]

I just saw the trailer for FFXVI, and, sadly, it did very little for me.

Another pretty-boy protagonist. Yawn.

Dark, washed-out environments. Meh.

Character models that somehow look dated already. Odd.

Apparently full-on action combat. Oh joy.

I will say that bit with the kid turning into Ifrit and just unleashing on everyone was exciting. Perhaps the trailer should have led with that.

I'll also give Square-Enix credit for finally picking a side regarding action game vs. RPG. I know this is early footage, and things may improve during development, but this was lackluster and disappointing. And considering that, given S-E's recent FF record, I didn't expect much to begin with, that just makes me sad. I guess I was hoping for something to reignite my passion for the series.

Eight years on, and I'm still intrigued by Agni's Philosophy. Wish we would've seen that here, instead.

(End grumbling. It's been a Week of Small Annoyances, and it just felt good to vent about the least important one. ;) )

Comments

[runicmagitek]

I was telling my boyfriend that it disappointed me that Demon's Souls, a game I have zero interest in playing but will totally watch him play while fucking around on my Switch, looked a million times more visually and narratively interesting than a Final Fantasy game. I have mixed feelings about the XVI trailer, most of which you elaborated here (especially the bland protagonist :\ thanks Square, it's what I always wanted....). I hope it's a good game, but wow, I am not nearly as hyped for it as the rest of the Internet is.

[deemoyza]

Yeah, it's just so uninspiring, at the moment. Even FF games I ended up not liking intrigued me enough to give them a try or at least watch a playthrough. I also hope it turns out to be a good game in the end, but I just miss that sense of wonder (and color!) that Final Fantasy used to conjure.