Final Fantasy 16is currently being review bombed, with its overall user score sitting at 6.8 compared to its 88 critic score.Final Fantasy 16has earned rave reviews from critics so far, with many hailing it as one of the best main seriesFFgames to date. However, there is some controversy surrounding the game, mainly pertaining to the fact that it’s a PlayStation 5 exclusive release.
Even thoughFinal Fantasy 13andFinal Fantasy 15released on Xbox the same day that the games came to PlayStation,Final Fantasy 16is a PS5 exclusive for at least six months. No plans for an Xbox port ofFinal Fantasy 16have been announced at the time of this writing, butSquare Enix does have a PC portof the critically-acclaimed game on the way that will potentially arrive at some point in 2024.
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It seemsFinal Fantasy 16’s PS5 exclusivityis the main reason why people are bombarding it with 0/10 user reviews on Metacritic, with some going as far as to claim that there’s some kind of conspiracy by the gaming media to give it high review scores simply because it’s a PS5 exclusive. A couple of the accounts that left a 0/10 score forFinal Fantasy 16on Metacritic gave ill-fated Xbox console exclusiveRedfalla 10/10, which is more evidence supporting that particular theory. It will be interesting to see if the score continues to drop or if enoughFinal Fantasyfans rally back with positive reviews to drive it back up.
Final Fantasy 16 Reviews
That’s not to say that every negativeFinal Fantasy 16review is the result of people being upset about the game being a PS5 exclusive. There are some negative reviews who aren’t happy aboutFinal Fantasy 16’s action-oriented combat system, wishing that the franchise would have stuck to its turn-based roots. Others aren’t happy with the pacing of the story or aren’t impressed with some of the side content.
Regardless, professionalFinal Fantasy 16reviewshave been almost entirely positive, with many hailing it as yet another potential Game of the Year contender alongside games likeStreet Fighter 6andThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.Final Fantasy 16reviews have praised the game’s cutting-edge graphics, exciting battles, and gripping story. It seems nearly every big game release nowadays finds itself the target of a review bombing campaign, and it’s unlikely that this will have much of an impact onFinal Fantasy 16in the long rung.
