Matthew Desjardins

I haven’t felt this way about a video game - or really a song, an art piece, a story, or an experience - in a long time: I mention the other four things because they all contribute to the artistic masterpiece that is Final Fantasy 16. As a fan of the series for decades I have played every title. I was initially worried about the departure from turn based/time based combat as well because it was what I grew up with. Those worries are gone. The game is just challenging enough but not so difficult to cause even beginners to be deterred from the gameplay aspect. This game has so many moments that gave me full body shakes and caused my hair to stand up , my jaw to drop, my tears to roll, and my excitement and adrenaline to surge. It’s a masterpiece. You can really tell the team put their souls into it . The visuals and the story and music are absolutely ethereal - great game and I’ll always remember my journeys through valisthea. And I’ll play it again for sure.