Square Enix showed off a live gameplay demo of a boss battle in Final Fantasy XV at Microsoft's E3 press conference today, and thus far the footage hasn't been too warmly received by some fans of the series. Take a look at some of the early reactions on Twitter:
This FFXV gameplay is SO awkward lmaooo
— Loot Box Lord (@shofu) June 13, 2016
FFXV demo is literally a video of dude swinging his arms around for 5 minutes.
— Omni @#E32016 (@InfernoOmni) June 13, 2016
Watching the FFXV demo, all I could think was wow, I sure miss 90's jrpgs.
— Ashley (@15bitrgb) June 13, 2016
Maybe we don't do live demos anymore
— Morbi (@HgMorbi) June 13, 2016
Because this is making FFXV's combat look REALLY bad
That's what Square-Enix thought was FFXV's best? A wonky camera sequence where you dodge a giant hand repeatedly than win with a QTE scene?
— Robert Boyd (@werezompire) June 13, 2016
#FFXV: Where you can fight a giant monster hand at 5 fps _ #E32016
— MavAttack @ #E32016 (@MavAttack) June 13, 2016
You can watch the video from today's press conference below, which features Noctis and his crew battling Titan. The scale of the combat is certainly massive and impressive, though the actual gameplay seems rather confusing. This is a far cry from the traditional turn-based system of old school Final Fantasy games -- but is that a good thing or a bad thing? Decide for yourself:
What do you think of the new Final Fantasy XV footage? Let us know in the comments section below.
- Engaging main cast of characters
- Fun, fast-paced combat
- A massive, beautiful world to explore
- The Regalia!
- Continuous updates have addressed some shortcomings of the initial release
- Major aspects of the story feel rushed or absent, particularly toward the end of the game
- Stealth sequences feel out of place
