Final Fantasy XVI PC thread

[Space Lynx]

FF XVI reviewed by PCgamer
It may be the greatest PC game review I've ever read not because of the game, scored a 79, but because the reviewer was able to get it working on eight year old hardware. She should write an article just on that!


What is it? An action-RPG in the long-running Final Fantasy series, featuring punch-ups between gods.
Release date September 17, 2024
Expect to pay $50/£45
Developer Square Enix
Publisher Square Enix
Reviewed on Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 16GB Ram, Intel(r) HD Graphics 630
Steam Deck Unsupported

I'm going to assume this was in error. She or another editor will probably update that at a later date.

 

[dirtyferret]

I get the impression that game reviewers are oblivious to technical issue most of them don't report on any of them I doubt the game performed very well

PCgamer at times will report on technical issues the game reviewer sees. I believe the Dragon Dogma 2 was one such review although not sure if every reviewer does so.

I'm going to assume this was in error. She or another editor will probably update that at a later date.

I checked one of her previous reviews (some farmville style game) and it was done on a laptop with integrated graphics as well. Like I said, make a story on getting new games to work on old hardware.

 

[Space Lynx]

PCgamer at times will report on technical issues the game reviewer sees. I believe the Dragon Dogma 2 was one such review although not sure if every reviewer does so.

I checked one of her previous reviews (some farmville style game) and it was done on a laptop with integrated graphics as well. Like I said, make a story on getting new games to work on old hardware.

they actually reviewed this on integrated graphics... if that is true, wow. that is really sad

 

[Dr. Dro]

FF XVI reviewed by PCgamer
It may be the greatest PC game review I've ever read not because of the game, scored a 79, but because the reviewer was able to get it working on eight year old hardware. She should write an article just on that!


What is it? An action-RPG in the long-running Final Fantasy series, featuring punch-ups between gods.
Release date September 17, 2024
Expect to pay $50/£45
Developer Square Enix
Publisher Square Enix
Reviewed on Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 16GB Ram, Intel(r) HD Graphics 630
Steam Deck Unsupported

My opinion of game journos is extremely low, to say the least. This has-been rag's included. The "reviewer" probably didn't know what a graphics card is and asked ChatGPT what graphics did the 7700 have.

I completed the main quest last night. Game did not crash once, although performance is wobbly in a few areas. I enjoyed the game, although I wanted to see a different ending.

 

[dirtyferret]

My opinion of game journos is extremely low, to say the least.

I appreciate them. They get paid crap & have to push through a grind to play the game. No one needs to take their review as the "end all be all" and they are more reliable than the review bombs too many games get now a days.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

I appreciate them. They get paid crap & have to push through a grind to play the game. No one needs to take their review as the "end all be all" and they are more reliable than the review bombs too many games get now a days.

While I don't have an opinion for or against them I haven't read or looked at a game review in probably over a half decade. Just like movies it's way too subjective. I use to like eurogamers reviews but that was ages ago.

I do kinda miss the days when the internet wasn't really a thing and I'd go to my local magazine store just to get the 411 on the latest games... Good times!!!

 

[Space Lynx]

While I don't have an opinion for or against them I haven't read or looked at a game review in probably over a half decade. Just like movies it's way too subjective. I use to like eurogamers reviews but that was ages ago.

I do kinda miss the days when the internet wasn't really a thing and I'd go to my local magazine store just to get the 411 on the latest games... Good times!!!

yeah gameinformer went out of business this summer, I went to my local store, they used to have an entire row of magazines, now they have just one tiny section with junk and like 3 magazines. so i wen to gamestop to buy the last issues for $4 each, no regrets, that magazine gave me a lot of memories growing up, so its a bit of a memento for me. i just wish i kept all my old ones, oh well. i did hit it off with a girl working there though, so that was fun at least, she was excited for the new Dragon Age, too bad I'm a coward and never ask for girls numbers.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Even though towards the end they turned into Gamestop propaganda they were pretty good in the late 90s and through most the 00s. I think I stopped reading them around 2014/15.

EGM was probably my favorite magazine though, I liked their 4 reviewer approach.

You gotta activate that rizz @Space Lynx

 

[Space Lynx]

Even though towards the end they turned into Gamestop propaganda they were pretty good in the late 90s and through most the 00s. I think I stopped reading them around 2014/15.

EGM was probably my favorite magazine though, I liked their 4 reviewer approach.

You gotta activate that rizz @Space Lynx

I still have a couple of my old EGM's, I was subbed to all of them through middle and high school. Official Playstation Magazine was my favorite, but that was in the glory PS2 days, damn those were good times.

 

[dirtyferret]

, she was excited for the new Dragon Age, too bad I'm a coward and never ask for girls numbers.

Go and get her number so we can have space lynx cubs running around the forum

 

[Super Firm Tofu]

too bad I'm a coward and never ask for girls numbers.

You gotta be smooth. Don’t just flat-out ask for the number, suggest that you co-op the game.

<————- @Space Lynx

 

[Dr. Dro]

Patch 1.01 rolled out today on Steam and EGS;

Game Stability
Resolved an issue wherein the frame rate would drop under certain conditions.

System
Enabled Bluetooth connectivity for DualSense and DUALSHOCK controllers.

Issues
The following issues have been addressed:

• Character graphics not displaying properly on certain screens.
• Issues with the UI.
• Instances of incorrect text displaying.
• Errors in the ending credits.
• Instances in which the game would close unexpectedly upon executing certain commands.
• Instances in which the game would close unexpectedly under certain conditions

FFXVIFix v0.8.4 is tested OK with EGS version