At the end of the day all that matters is the experience the player has with this epically crafted story. There are several complaints to be made about the story, sidequests, battle system, character writing or overall balancing. But I'm not here to make them. FF16 plays like a gem nearly the whole time, with the boss fights being the very large cherry on top of a handful of cakes. I laughed, cried and always wanted to see more during my playthrough.
It has some rough edges and builds a beautiful foundation nontheless. It is not for everybody, but oh hell did it click with me.
Rushing into New Game+ never felt so easy. Just to experience it all over again.