Final Fantasy 16 review roundup: 'A bold new benchmark for the series'

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Final Fantasy 16 is a risky evolution for the series, one that appears to be paying off.

Final Fantasy 16 is almost here... well, not for us. But you know, for PlayStation 5 owners it's almost here. We're going to have to wait a little bit longer for the latest entry in Square Enix's long-running RPG to grace our beloved PC setups, unfortunately. How long, you ask? I dunno. I'm not even sure director Naoki Yoshida knows.

"The Active Time Lore feature is incredible, and should be standard for all story-driven games going forward, and while the combat may not live up to the sky high standards as some of the best games in the character action genre, among other action RPGs, it’s near the top of the heap," he wrote.

"If every part of 16 was as good as its boss fights, this would be one of the greatest games of all time"Gita Jackson's critiques aren't far off Eurogamer's. She found the boss fights and"excellent action" to be stellar, calling it"a fast-paced action game that begs to be played over and over again." However, she felt its story left something to be desired, calling out its poorly-executed commentary on slavery.

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