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Final Fantasy Type-0 vs Final Fantasy XV

Final Fantasy Type-0 is an action-RPG JRPG game from Square Enix (2011) while Final Fantasy XV is an action-RPG game from Square Enix (2016).

Quick answer: Final Fantasy XV has the higher Metacritic, 85 to 69.

Final Fantasy Type-0

2011 · Square Enix

5.9GamingPickz Score

$29.99

Steam: Mixed

Final Fantasy XV

2016 · Square Enix

85Metacritic

What each one is

Final Fantasy Type-0 is filed under Action-RPG and JRPG. In contrast, Final Fantasy XV under Action-RPG.

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

Final Fantasy XV is a 2016 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. The fifteenth main installment of the Final Fantasy series, it was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2016, Windows in March 2018, and as a launch title for Stadia in November 2019. The game features an open world environment and action-based battle system, incorporating quick-switching weapons, elemental magic, and other features such as vehicle travel and camping. The base campaign was later expanded with downloadable content (DLC), adding stand alone story content and further gameplay options such as additional playable characters and multiplayer.

Description from Wikipedia

Story, characters and reception

Final Fantasy Type-0
Plot

Note: The plot of Type-0 is the same in its original version and the high-definition remaster Final Fantasy Type-0 HD , so the terms and quotes used in the text are from the localization of the high-definition remaster rather than unofficial translations . Setting Final Fantasy Type-0 is set within Orience, a land divided between four nations or "Crystal States". Each nation has crystals of power based on the Four Symbols , which are in turn their… (Wikipedia)

Characters

Main article: Characters of the Final Fantasy Type-0 universe The main characters of Final Fantasy Type-0 are Class Zero, an elite group of 14 students from the Vermillion Peristylium. The first 12 are card wielder Ace , flute wielder Deuce , the archer Trey , magic-gun wielder Cater , the mace-wielding Cinque , scythe wielder Sice , whip wielder Seven , martial artist Eight , spearman Nine , katana wielding Jack , swordswoman Queen and dual pistol… (Wikipedia)

Reception

Reception In the first week on sale, Final Fantasy Type-0 sold 472,253 units, topping Japanese sales charts and selling through 79. 08% of its initial shipments. As of January 2012, the game had sold 746,203 copies in Japan. (Wikipedia)

Final Fantasy XV
Plot

Setting Final Fantasy XV takes place on the Earth -like world of Eos, which is divided between four nations: Lucis, Accordo, Tenebrae and Niflheim. Lucis, occupying a whole landmass, possesses a magical artifact known as the Crystal, gifted to the reigning Caelum dynasty by the world's deities in antiquity and accessed through the hereditary Ring of the Lucii. Accordo, located in the southern part of Eos, is an island nation formed through a union of… (Wikipedia)

Characters

Main article: Characters of Final Fantasy XV Promotional artwork featuring the core and supporting cast of Final Fantasy XV and its expanded media The game's protagonist is Noctis Lucis Caelum ( Ray Chase / Tatsuhisa Suzuki ), the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Lucis, who loses his father in the Niflheim invasion. Noctis is accompanied on his journey throughout the world of Eos by his three friends: Gladiolus Amicitia ( Chris Parson / Kenta Miyake ), the… (Wikipedia)

Reception

Reception Final Fantasy XV has received "generally favorable" reviews from critics for all versions, according to review aggregator Metacritic . Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu gave both versions of the game a score of 38 points out of 40. Various game designers stated Final Fantasy XV was their favorite game of 2016, including Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi , Atlus ' Shigeo Komori, Koei Tecmo 's Takashi Morinaka, and Sony Interactive… (Wikipedia)

At a glance

Final Fantasy Type-0Final Fantasy XV
GamingPickz Score5.9/10—
Steam ratingMixed (63%, 3,184)—
Critic aggregate69/10085/100
Price$29.99Unknown
Install size30 GB—
Steam DeckunsupportedUntested
Released20112016
DeveloperSquare EnixSquare Enix

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

Final Fantasy Type-0 vs Final Fantasy XV, 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 XVAction-RPG 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 XVNo descriptive tags

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

  3. Reception

    Final Fantasy Type-0Metacritic 69
    Final Fantasy XV ✓Metacritic 85

    Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.

  4. Content and scale

    Final Fantasy Type-03,184 reviews · 30 GB
    Final Fantasy XV—

    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 XVUnknown

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

Final Fantasy XV takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

Which to pick, by what you want

  • The better reviewed of the two: Final Fantasy XV (Metacritic 85)

Where they differ

Final Fantasy Type-0 is also

RPGActionJRPGFantasyStory RichAction RPG

Final Fantasy XV is also

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 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 5 accessibility features for Final Fantasy Type-0 and 0 for Final Fantasy XV. 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 in scope?

Final Fantasy Type-0 has drawn 3,184 Steam reviews and installs in 30 GB. Final Fantasy XV lists little scope data.

Is Final Fantasy Type-0 or Final Fantasy XV better?

Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.

Which is cheaper, Final Fantasy Type-0 or Final Fantasy XV?

One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.

Should I get Final Fantasy Type-0 or Final Fantasy XV?

Final Fantasy XV has the higher Metacritic, 85 to 69. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.

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.

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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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