I put a measly 24 hours into the game once the story wrapped and walked away feeling wholly unimpressed by the whole thing. In hindsight, I definitely judged the game a bit too harshly, but a lot of that initial ire I had for the game was misplaced.
I rushed it, yes, but this was at a time in my life when I was losing interest in console gaming. I couldn't really focus on games that required me to plant myself in front of a TV, and huge open world games that required exploration and long side quests chains just weren't games I was really wanting to play anymore.
But fast forward seven years and some odd months later and I am on the Steam Deck, the second generation of handheld console/PC devices that followed in the wake of the Nintendo Switch, the console/handheld hybrid that changed my gaming life forever.
So now that I am a dozen hours into Final Fantasy XV in a form factor that easily allows me to focus on the game in a more personal way, what do I think of it so far? It's definitely better than I spent the years telling myself it was. Though I still dislike open worlds, one being set in the Final Fantasy universe, with quick and fun traversal using Chocobos certainly makes things more tolerable.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'mma go watch Kingsglaive. :)
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