Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

While not the next-generation Final Fantasy game fans are anxiously waiting for, Type-0 is a fun action/adventure with a lot of compelling ideas. There's enough variety in the gameplay to keep the combat fresh for dozens of hours, and the story is surprisingly emotional for a political thriller. Sadly, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is held back by its handheld roots, but don't let that keep you from discovering this oddity.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is a pleasant surprise, and after playing it, I can see why so many people were clamoring for a western release. Although it doesn’t necessarily justify the HD treatment at every turn, the core game is worth playing whether you’re a fan of the franchise, or just enjoy challenging tactical action. If Square keeps highlighting and pushing quality experiences like this, it will prove to more people it hasn’t lost its touch.

: Final Fantasy Type-0 HD marries a strong story with compelling themes and a great cast with some excellent game systems, resulting in one of the most cohesive and best games in the series in recent memory. There’s still some evidence of the game’s portable origins, but Type-0 remains a strong and engaging game even with these problems. Fans of the Final Fantasy series owe it to themselves to check it out.

Offering the most captivating gameplay from the series in a long time, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD has finally arrived to the West while looking and sounding better than ever.

Type-0’s gritty tone, fast-paced action, and strategic approach to time management is a welcome change of pace from the usual Final Fantasy experience. Though an exasperating camera and clunky mission controls sometimes dampened my fun, I enjoyed meeting the Class Zero cadets and guiding them through battle. There’s definitely no other class quite like them. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Meghan Sullivan is IGN's database master and a huge JRPG fan. Follow her on Twitter.

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Overall, Final Fantasy Type-0 proves to be an enthralling game with extensive hours of gameplay that challenges players to strengthen their parties and defend their homeland. With features such as the ability to customize a player’s dream team and play as summoned monsters, Square Enix’s RPG remains true to its name to keep players entertained with its compelling story. Once you get past the long introduction and dry voice acting, it’s a great game to play on all difficulties until Heavensward and Final Fantasy XV hit the shelves.

For the most part the gameplay of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is great fun. The combat has some camera and character problems but is otherwise enjoyable and nicely strategic, and the action strategy overworld moments are a highlight. I’m not so sure about the exploration, side quests, Chocobo breeding, etc, especially with the tiny areas and many loading screens, but it’s mostly optional stuff barring the loading screens. The trouble is though, the gameplay is not the major part of the game. ...

Patience pays off, as Final Fantasy Type-0 is finally available in English. Whether it was worth the wait or not depends on what you enjoy about RPGs and how much you're addicted to the Final Fantasy XV demo.

The combat has it’s moments but it has very little to do with Final Fantasy, although the awful storytelling is all too familiar from the rest of the Final Fantasy XIII series.

A lot of this game's PSP heritage appears to be on display. While the characters appear to look fine for an HD remaster, many of the environments and menus look awkward and even blurry. The gameplay has several moments of frustration, especially with AI not always knowing when to heal you. This would normally be alleviated by grabbing a partner for co-op, but that aspect of the game was stripped away for the HD remaster for reasons that leave me scratching my head.