So I just got to chapter 5 and maybe it's the fact that I'm coming from the last of us in terms of storytelling but what in the world happened when they wrote this story. If I had to describe how it feels, it feels like multiple teams came up with their own sections and then it just got squished together.
I just finished the Titan fight and what should have been a very high point in the story fell completely flat because there was absolutely no build up to that kind of monster. The story just has no direction and seems to just be all over the place. This is evident from the beginning where they just drop you into the story with no context at all and send you out on a mission that you have no reason to care about. And then they ramp up the tension out of nowhere with the Imperial attack and make you backtrack back to the beginning of the game, but because there was never any setup for Noctis's relationship with his father (yes I know there are other pieces of media for this game but I'm treating it as standalone right now) why should I care about anything that is happening. And that's is generally what is wrong with this story so far. It hasn't earned any of its moments because it has not tried at all to connect me to the world.
The sad part is that behind this nonsensical random story so far, I can see a genuinely great setting for these characters to grow and develop. I really like the friendship of the main cast and having them interact while traveling is something that is really a step up from prior final fantasy games that felt like you were completely alone a lot of the time while traveling even with a party behind you.
In terms of the gameplay, it isn't my favorite action battle system, but I'm actually having a decent time playing it. I absolutely hate the way magic works in this game, but other than that I like the concept of switching between weapons.
The portable mp3 player is also amazing and really enhances the traveling experience for me. Outside of the intro to the game's (Ifrit?) music most of it hasn't left a huge impression on me and I find myself turning on the mp3 whenever I can.
The sidequests have not been good so far, but I'm just doing them only if they come along as I move around.
I just finished the Titan fight and what should have been a very high point in the story fell completely flat because there was absolutely no build up to that kind of monster. The story just has no direction and seems to just be all over the place. This is evident from the beginning where they just drop you into the story with no context at all and send you out on a mission that you have no reason to care about. And then they ramp up the tension out of nowhere with the Imperial attack and make you backtrack back to the beginning of the game, but because there was never any setup for Noctis's relationship with his father (yes I know there are other pieces of media for this game but I'm treating it as standalone right now) why should I care about anything that is happening. And that's is generally what is wrong with this story so far. It hasn't earned any of its moments because it has not tried at all to connect me to the world.
The sad part is that behind this nonsensical random story so far, I can see a genuinely great setting for these characters to grow and develop. I really like the friendship of the main cast and having them interact while traveling is something that is really a step up from prior final fantasy games that felt like you were completely alone a lot of the time while traveling even with a party behind you.
In terms of the gameplay, it isn't my favorite action battle system, but I'm actually having a decent time playing it. I absolutely hate the way magic works in this game, but other than that I like the concept of switching between weapons.
The portable mp3 player is also amazing and really enhances the traveling experience for me. Outside of the intro to the game's (Ifrit?) music most of it hasn't left a huge impression on me and I find myself turning on the mp3 whenever I can.
The sidequests have not been good so far, but I'm just doing them only if they come along as I move around.
