This playthrough was a bit of a rollercoaster for me in terms of my enjoyment. In the end, I can say that I liked Final Fantasy XVI quite a bit. On the positive side, I loved Clive and his personal story a lot. I thought the combat was fun and the game had some of my favorite boss fights ever. The game managed to tug at my heart strings, and I'll always give a plus to one that does.

I felt a bit let down when it came to the story as a whole. I enjoyed it but it had some rough patches. The pacing was not great, but I think Clive being as interesting as he is held a lot of the slower moments together. Another place where I was let down was the cast. I came away enjoying characters like Cid, Gav, Jill, and my boy Goetz. I just wish there was more to some of them. With the mentioned rough patches and lackluster side quests, I definitely felt like there was room for it.

Bringing it back around, Final Fantasy XVI certainly was epic as it promised. The music was fantastic, and it definitely brought the spectacle visually. I found the overall world and its problems interesting. There are a few side quests that genuinely had me pulled into it and wanting more. Clive is so fucking cool man.

Also, Torgal is such a good boy.