So I just finished Final Fantasy XV. Just a few minutes over 30 hours. My early review above holds true for the rest of the game. There's so much it's overwhelming. It feels like there's an incredible story among the characters, but you never get to know any of the details; you're simply an outsider that gets to see the milestones only. I never found myself attached to any of the characters. Their various fates evoked no emotion from me. I think the game was just to big for its own good. The overall story lacked cohesion and character depth. It seemed they tried to distract from this with the billion side quests available, but they added nothing to the overall experience. The battle system itself was pretty fun, but the battles were wildly inconsistent in terms of difficulty as you progress. I love the game, but I also hate it. I'm not sure where the 30 hours I put into it went, as there's nothing overly memorable, as opposed to FF VII or FF X, which are built on memorable moments. The characters in those two games are sympathetic, and it's easy to be legitimately interested in where they're headed. Not in XV, though. Having said all that, there's still just something about the game I love, despite its numerous flaws. It was better than my experiences with FF XII and FF XIII, but there's just an incredibly empty feeling when all is said and done.
I think I am going to replay FF X, followed by VIII and IX, while I wait for the release of the FF VII remake.