15 Essential PS4 Games Every New Owner Must Play

8. Final Fantasy XV

Final Fantasy XV
Square Enix

Depending on what order you play the games in this list, there's a very good chance that Square will have patched in a ton of additional story content into Final Fantasy XV. So broken is it's final third that even the most staunch supporters were wondering what the hell was going on, yet - and it's testament to how immaculately well-playing the first 20-30 hours can be - there's still a lot to love.

Mostly structured as Monster Hunter meets Dark Souls, the real meat of this fifteenth main instalment is - for the first time in Final Fantasy history - not contained in its story, but instead the surrounding world design. Eos is a landscape that uniquely combines mod-cons like gas stations, cars and highway diners with towering monsters, mystical giants and swords the size of people, encouraging you to get lost in endless side content, hunting beasts, retrieving items, driving your car whilst listening to old Final Fantasy scores, camping to bank XP and doing it all over again.

As mentioned, the story's main thread is a complete mess towards the back third, but gameplay-wise - and especially when it comes to the sheer enjoyment of exploring such an immaculately designed world - thankfully, Final Fantasy XV has far more to offer.

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