For the love of Final Fantasy 15
I know a LOT of people dislike this game. That's OK. We are all allowed to dislike things. And that's cool, no judgement. You do you.
I understand what people were bothered about and the issues that were brought up and all of that is valid. No harm there. People can have opinions and that's OK.
But for me and the people who truly loved 15, this post is for them, because I feel like all of us 15 people are on some small island isolated from civilization.
My perception and understanding of 15 was so different. I understand that people were upset you could finish the story in 20 hours, but that was only a small part of the overall picture in the way I understood it.
Everything in the middle was the other "half" of the game. It was about going on an adventure, like V was, but the purpose of the journey was knowing what awaited you at the end. This was your last goodbye, this was your last moment to be with these guys and enjoy life just cruising and taking photos, because you knew what your duty was and you were going to make it count.
Although minimalist, the story was very impactful. It said a lot with very little. I think the Immortal was probably the most villainous villains of villains. If you saw the final scene before Noctis makes his sacrifice it's absolutely horrific and gut wrenching.
There was only one way to rid him of his hold on life itself.
The concept of Utilitarianism is the idea that the most ethical and moral thing to do where the situation allows is the sacrifice of one, for the good of all.
Noctis is reluctant and scared and over time he grows into something much greater.
I absolutely LOVED the battle system. Those dungeons were creepy and ominous, and the deeper you went, the more and more hit points you lost and could not recover.
These are some of my reasons for loving it. On top of parking on the side of the road to go explore and the hunts were super cool and the world was just gorgeous.
So for anyone else who loves 15 as much as me, please share the love, because I know there probably aren't many of us. :)
Posted Mar 5, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC