Nicholas Birdsong

I've played all main entries (and most spin-offs) in the FF series, and this is by far the worst. The combat is mostly stale hack and slash. Few role playing elements exist besides linear level-ups and (more or less) equipment tiers. Minimally challenging, minimal strategy required for 99% of the fights. The controls and camera angles are garbage on the very few fights where it matters, and the only time it matters is when battling the game mechanics. It's boring, the story makes no sense, the voice acting is bad, the characters are mostly undeveloped, and the road trips/transportation element in the game are just as boring as they are in real life. It can be fairly pretty at times, but nothing groundbreaking for a AAA game of its generation. The extremely tacky Cup Noodles ad placement probably took the cake though. In sum: I played this game for free and I still feel it wasn't worth the cost.