Best review I’ve seen on this game and honestly nothing beats a Jones narration.

I might be late here, but the guy who did this review, used to be the guy who did the Game Trailers reviews on their website right? He was one of the best, extremely professional.

Haven't even finished the video and have to comment on how wonderful the "active time lore" system sounds. It sounds so obvious and simple but seemingly nobody (including me) ever thought about it. I was nervous about how much lore and characters would be in this game that would be too hard for an adult with a full time job to appreciate because I will forget everything every time I get back to playing.

Jesus guys, everything in this review proved that your reviews should be the industry standard. It was that good!

Nice to see a nonremake single player FF be amazing again. Business Unit and Yoshi aren’t playing around!

Good to hear that this game doesnt make the same mistakes 15 did, at least is a complete story this time around.

12:23 I would strongly disagree with "wondrous world full of exploration", the weakest point imo is exploration and side quests, but nice review

The most consistent criticism I'm hearing about the game is framerate and early-game sidequest. But other than that, it's an overall amazing game. Well worth the wait.

Damn, this game is yet another banger this year in a year STACKED with them. This year might turn out bettter than 2018 and others. What a time to be a gamer. We're eating good this year.

As a 31 year old playing games , this brought me back to being a kid shouting at screen and gett8ng amazed. Real game of the year!

It feels surreal to actually have an FF not disappoint, it brings me such a joy I can’t describe.

Tears of the Kingdom runs at 20 FPS and no one bats an eye. FF16 spikes between 30-60 only in certain areas of the game and it gets dinged for it.

The demo already made me care about Sir Tyler and Sir Wade. The characters so good!

Ff16 coming in strong and hot. Great review!

CBU3 showing once again why they have made one of the best FF stories to date

Love the "the wire" references on that trophy

I hope we will see Ben Starr at the FFXVI Spoiler Mode 🤞

Awesome review as always!! Love how quick you guys posted it!

FINALLY a great mainline final fantasy. The demo was absolutely amazing.

Glad FF is back. Whatever happens it is my GOTY😊

I remember when people thought there was was only one tiny hub and no additional towns in the game 😆Boy were we dead wrong.

Just finished this game about an hour ago. Spectacular. I loved it.

Great review! So happy we still get the Jones VO, miss that hunk.

Wish I had a PS5 for this, but it will likely be some months, if not a year before I can grab this (unless it drops on PC sooner). Either way, this is the most hyped I've been for a FF since the 90's.

Amazing review as always

Legit the only review that matters to me and that I've been waiting for especially after watching you guys play the demo with Ben. Not surprised to hear it's a modern masterpiece that's really only slightly hindered by its performance because I had more fun with the 2 hour demo alone than most full length games I've played this year.

This is great! Hot off the press 🔥 FF is back in stately fashion 🎮

Holy shit, GOTY 2023 is stacked! What a year!

Great review Damiani! I really REALLY can't wait to play this

"The most satisfying single player FF in nearly two decades." Just what I like.😋

Revisiting this review after beating the game. I agree with the review. The combat is some of my favorite of all time, and i found the overall story, world, main missions, and bosses to all be consistently amazing. To me its one of my favorite games of all time with some issues that are more design/pacing related that hold it back from some more polished 10/10s. I love this game and so far its my goty. It has some negatives, but they are outweighed by an unforgettable campaign and engaging combat. The performance mode is definitely lacking, and i would have been okay with any visual cuts necessary to maintain better frame rate like sony’s first party offerings (and even Ff7R). Side content doesn’t always have good rewards so casuals will not know which they should prioritize. The in game cutscenes can be jarring. Exploration can feel slow with unnecessary caps on movement speed and animations for mounting/dismounting chocobo. Game would have better without chests in general as any good accessory is mostly gated to main missions which could be spoils, and you can consistently craft best upgrades with mats from quests/hunts anyway. That said can’t recommend this game enough to anyone on the fence. Especially final fantasy/god of war/devil may cry fans.

4:00 "worlds and locations feel alive and with a handcrafted touch"

I'm getting lots of Tales of Arise vibes playing the game, and Clive also reminds me of Alphen.

I've been in love with his voice talking about final fantasy since forever.

What did they dock a point for?

Its kind of interesting that Square is so dead set against turn based combat when Atlas feels confident it can resurect a ps2 game faithfully with just a few tweaks.

Between FF7Remake and FF16, I'm glad Final Fantasy is finally back among the leaders in gaming again.

Active time lore itself should push this into at a 9.5

Really been one hell of a year for video games

Is the voice actor for Cid same for Lorath Nahr

I love the game so much. The only thing I cannot stand is the borderline intolerable motion blur. I tried turning up my sensitivity because the default is so low and I about threw up from motion sickness. I hope they patch it soon.

Great review, was fun to watch and listen to.

So the only negative to the game is the performance and not being a stable 60 fps? That's over all pretty good to hear. I wonder if it will be a 10/10 for me. I hope it's a huge seller but with how stacked this year has been and people's wallets already hurt, I've been worried it may not sell as amazing as it should.

Great review, keep up the good work guys. All your Final Fantasy content makes this the only review I needed

Amazing work getting this out at the embargo time!!!

Is this the same voice behind the gametrailers reviews?

Good work, Easy Allies. A trustworthy review as always

Great review and performance issues well highlighted. Any news on patches from the developers?

Amazing Review!!

This year's GoY discussions will be 🔥

I'm usually not one to complain about scores but watching this overly positive review and seeing a 9.0 from Damiani and then remembering he gave Ni no kuni 2 a 9.5 makes me thing review scores are completly meaningless😅

I didn't even make it to the end of the review yet and I think Damiani just sold me a PS5. I really haven't been paying attention to this game despite being a long time FF fan but I think I need to play this.

Great review picking up a PS5 now.

Phenomenal review as expected from the team. ThanQ ❤ Quick Question : where is Mr. Ben Moore? Been a while since his last review!

One of the only two channels whose reviews I trust. Now I'm gonna pre-order

Mainline FF is back baby!! Loved the game, but I do hope pure action combat isn’t the sole future for the series

Lets goo FF I knew this game wasn't going to disappoint!

Damn Yoshi-p the savior of final fantasy series, he did it twice.

You're almost always right with your reviews. So im sold.

Thanks for the review Damiani

How this game is getting lower scores than TOTK is beyond me.

My issue with the performance is the motion blur... gives me a headache at times.

Always love your review guys🔥🔥🔥

0:45, well, that all but confirms what I suspected happens at the end of the battle we see before the flashback sequence.

Sheeesh. I can’t wait to start playing tonight!

I hope the story of this game teaches the other Sqaure Enix teams on FF projects how its done.

Great review!

Great to hear Finchy from the Office

Salivating over the DLC bosses already🤤

Just beat the game. Yeah, it's the best Final Fantasy in many years, goes head to head vs Final Fantasy X, and makes FF15 look like the trash it was all along. It's not perfect but it's definitely an incredible story

I knew from day 1 when this game was announced it would be amazing. Reason? Yoshi P and CBU3. So much passion for FF ❤

The only thing I wasn't sure about from the demo was the combat (everything else was excellent), the switch to action focused doesn't bother me at all it's just it didn't feel that deep. Granted it's only the first two hours of the game which is basically a tutorial and just teaching you the mechanics. But given the Devil May Cry combat director is involved, I hope it opens up a bit more.

Man idk about this game. All the reviews are amazingly positive but the demo really did nothing for me.

they were smart to release a demo - I didn't care for this game before, but I immediately pre-ordered the game after playing the demo - it's that good

11:38 Smash World of Light begins

Thanks for the review!

Really looking forward to playing this

Dude my heart hurts im so ready for this

Is it worth it if you didnt fancy god of war like gameplay or game of thrones typed series?

Just for some Performance issues a 9/10 Why not 9,5 or 10

This year have been a year of nostalgia. With titles like Resident Evil, Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter, and Final Fantasy bringing their best for 2023.

Here we gooooo

i remember that in FFXV I finished the game without equipping any stronger gear is it the same here?

Can't wait :)

is this the game trailers vo guy?

Im ready 😢

can we change outfit in this game?

You have a really great voice for reviews and you earned s subscriber. Also you're gonna give IGN run for their money 😀 Good job keep it up and see you in the next review.

Let’s go!🎉

Great review

I'll still wait for a sale. Back when GT was still around, the review of XIII was also similarly glowing.

Hope they review Trails into Reverie if they can review other long Jrpgs.

Your chocobo is still alive from the demo!! YES!

Reviewer clearly played the game in performance mode (or at least captured this in that mode), and all combat looks smooth AF. You can even tell when the game is off combat and immediately the FPS drops. Definitely gonna be my mode of choice for that smooth combat. Also yes, I don't need them telling me they played in perf mode, I can see 60 fps immediately. As can you lol.

Just preordered. Between the demo and these reviews, I know I’m gonna love this game.

GOD IM SO HYPED ASS WILL BE PLANTED ON COUCH ALL WEEKEND!!!!

The demo feels like Asura's Wrath in the best way possible. Can't wait to try the rest of the game tomorrow 😴

Yoshi P is a literal god

2 questions I'd be grateful if you answered 1.Do you have any choices, and does the story branch at all? 2.Are there any truly surprising twists?

Jones to a game review is what Attenborough is to a documentary: the gold standard.