Final Fantasy XV VR Experience Review

I was able to get a slot at the Sony Showroom in Ginza to try out the Final Fantasy XV VR Experience, and it was AMAZING AND BLEW MY MIND.

You start the game in a Duscae-like area filled with bushes and trees, and once the game starts, it throws you into the middle of the Behemoth boss (much like in the Duscae demo). You play as Prompto, and while it’s a first-person shooter game, the controls were fairly simple: the PS Move button was to warp and the trigger button in the back of the remote was to shoot. If you hold down the trigger button, it allows Prompto to shoot simultaneously without stop.

As soon as you push start, you see Gladio walk up to you as well as Ignis as they ready their weapons. Then, Noctis leans in reallllll close, and I swear to god I was blushing i’m not a freak . It’s like they are literally right there in front of you, and Noctis gets right in your face and says, “All right, HIT IT!!!” I exploded.

The gameplay itself is, as aforementioned, really simple where you just try to aim your gun to shoot the Behemoth. Warping was pretty cool because you can warp all over the place. The only thing I wish they put more detail in is when you look down at yourself, you’re just a floating hand lol. I wish they actually had us see Prompto’s clothing, but I guess that’s just a small detail. You can warp close to your buddies to fight the behemoth or shoot him from a distance. The behemoth charges at your and hits you at times, but you don’t actually get hurt, although it was funny to see the other guys getting wasted by the behemoth. It’s pretty hard to stagger, but after a few minutes and mindless shooting you eventually defeat it.

Afterwards, you’re rewarded with a small scene where you’re in the Regalia and Cindy’s driving. The music that plays in this scene was Final Fantasy XIII’s Sunleth Waterscape song (not too sure why but nice Easter egg). This scene is SO COOL because you get to check out everything in the Regalia as you drive through the Duscae-looking landscape. Everything looks pretty real and when you look at Cindy, she’s driving but then turns her head and smiles at you for a moment. If you look in the backseat, you can see two small AC units and basically just a lot of leather seat detail. You can look at everything 360 degrees, but when you look at yourself you’re looking at an empty seat, which was kind of weird (thought they should have at least put Prompto’s legs there but meh).

All in all, the Final Fantasy XV VR Experience was seriously mind-blowing, and you really feel like you’re in the game. If they had the entire FFXV game as VR, I would buy it in a heartbeat lol.