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Final Fantasy Type-0 vs FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION

Final Fantasy Type-0 is an action-RPG JRPG game from Square Enix (2011) while FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION is an action-RPG JRPG game from Square Enix (2018).

Final Fantasy Type-0

2011 · Square Enix

5.9GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Mixed

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION

2018 · Square Enix

7.5GamingPickz Score

$34.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files Final Fantasy Type-0 under Action-RPG and JRPG. In contrast, it files FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION under Action-RPG and JRPG.

Final Fantasy Type-0

FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD brings an immersive world, memorable characters and the production value known of the series, together with high quality gameplay and storytelling truly worthy of the FINAL FANTASY name.

Description from its Steam store page

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION

Take the journey, now in ultimate quality. Boasting a wealth of bonus content and supporting ultra high-resolution graphical options and HDR 10, you can now enjoy the beautiful and carefully-crafted experience of FINAL FANTASY XV like never before.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Final Fantasy Type-0FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
GamingPickz Score5.9/107.5/10
Steam ratingMixed (63%, 3,184)Very Positive (83%, 57,999)
Critic aggregate69/100No aggregate
Price$29.99$34.99
Install size30 GB100 GB
Steam Deckunsupportedverified
Released20112018
DeveloperSquare EnixSquare Enix

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Final Fantasy Type-0 vs FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Final Fantasy Type-0Action-RPG JRPG game
    FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITIONAction-RPG JRPG game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Final Fantasy Type-0RPG, Action, JRPG
    FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITIONRPG, Open World, JRPG

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Final Fantasy Type-0Score 5.9 · 63% on Steam · 69 critic
    FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITIONScore 7.5 · 83% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Final Fantasy Type-03,184 reviews · 30 GB
    FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION57,999 reviews · 4 add-ons · 100 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Final Fantasy Type-0$29.99
    FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION$34.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Final Fantasy Type-0Unsupported
    FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITIONVerified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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How positions are decided

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION (GamingPickz Score 7.5)
  • The cheaper right now: Final Fantasy Type-0 ($29.99)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION (verified)
  • Lighter on storage: Final Fantasy Type-0 (30 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION (57,999 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

RPGActionJRPGFantasyStory RichAction RPGSingleplayerAnime

Where they differ

Final Fantasy Type-0 is also

Drama3DMagicLinearRemake

FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION is also

AtmosphericOnline Co-OpCo-opViolentFirst-Person

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Final Fantasy Type-0 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 5 accessibility features for Final Fantasy Type-0 and 9 for FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Final Fantasy Type-0 and FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION in scope?

Final Fantasy Type-0 has drawn 3,184 Steam reviews and installs in 30 GB. FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION has drawn 57,999 Steam reviews, ships 4 add-ons and installs in 100 GB.

Is Final Fantasy Type-0 or FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION better?

By the GamingPickz Score, FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION rates higher (7.5 to 5.9). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Final Fantasy Type-0 or FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION?

Final Fantasy Type-0 is cheaper right now at $29.99, against $34.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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