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Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV
The acclaimed fishing feature of FINAL FANTASY XV has been revamped and revitalized for PlayStationVR. Join Noctis, Ignis, Prompto, Gladio, and other familiar faces in a picturesque virtual reality backdrop en route to a thrilling encounter with the menace that lurks in the depths. Dive into the story mode for an exhilarating, action-packed showdo...
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It’s hard for me to parse my expectations for Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV. On the one hand, I love Final Fantasy XV more than most people I know, and I’ll fervently defend it whenever friends bring up its weaknesses. On the other hand, I hate fishing, both in games and in real life. A VR experience that purported to take Final Fantasy XV’s fishing and make it more “realistic” did not sound like a winning formula to me. And yet, I was pulling for it. All things considered, I came away generally impressed.
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV is a chill-ass game that’s meant to lure in a very specific type of player. Seeing random wildlife from Eos and interacting with the cast was fun, and I feel like the tension of seeing everything in first-person elevates the sometimes rote act of fishing. It’s just silly enough to work for the select few that will meet all of the requirements to actually boot it up.
Regardless, Monster of the Deep looks absolutely stunning. You don’t need to be an angler to soak in the majesty of its richly detailed environments. The fact that you don’t move around much only adds to the tranquil beauty of each vista, each one populated with various creatures and wildlife from Final Fantasy XV.
A quirky and surprisingly deep spinoff that’s almost completely ruined by dodgy physics that bring the entire experience down.
Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV has its own virtual reality quirks, but the game is much more than the sum of its parts. Monster of the Deep may be the first PlayStation VR game that I would recommend across the board to anyone with the hardware to play it. However, anyone who has played a good amount of Final Fantasy XV will get more out of the experience than others.