A KING'S TALE: FINAL FANTASY 15
A KING'S TALE: FINAL FANTASY 15 is a PlayStation 4 action game released in 2016 developed by Empty Clip Studios. It centers on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and stage objectives, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 4 twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, speaker, light bar, or motion input where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.0 / 10
About this game
A KING'S TALE: FINAL FANTASY 15 is a PlayStation 4 action game centered on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and stage objectives. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while HD output, HDR or PS4 Pro modes, HDD streaming, surround audio, and television-distance interfaces need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include HDD installs and loading, patch version, storage space, DualShock 4 battery life, PS Camera or PS VR requirements, visual modes, frame rate, and network services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Final Fantasy is a role-playing series created by Square in 1987, built around fantastical journeys, memorable characters and growing stronger together. Most numbered entries introduce their own world and cast. From crystals and magic to cities where machinery meets fantasy, each adventure offers a different view.
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AI review
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Enjoyable combat counters limited by repetitive waves.
A King’s Tale turns Regis telling young Noctis a bedtime story into a small retro brawler. Light and heavy attacks, shield strikes and three spells have distinct uses, including pushing explosive enemies into a group. Mixed encounters therefore ask for more than repeating one attack. The brief campaign does not develop those relationships very far, and waves of identical enemies can collapse into the same combo repeatedly. Dream Battles mostly rearrange familiar challenges afterward. Pixel monsters and bedtime exchanges give the adventure warmth, although music and scenery have limited variety. On PS4, assisted targeting and attack cues support timely dodges, while occasional overlapping enemies reduce clarity. Approaching it as a compact action anecdote makes its strengths easier to appreciate.
Strengths
- Shield and elemental counters vary mixed encounters.
Weaknesses
- Identical waves and remixed challenges repeat quickly.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy brief retro brawlers and character stories.
Play notes: A short standalone PS4 brawler, separate from the main RPG.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Repeated waves and remixed challenges limit development. | Reviewed | 5.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Counters reward tactical switching in mixed groups. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A charming bedtime frame has limited audiovisual variety. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PS4 targeting and cues help despite clipping enemies. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Empty Clip Studios
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Release date
- 2016
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- DodgeLinear LevelsReal-time CombatFantasyReplayable3D GraphicsThird PersonPlatformingSolo-friendlyMain Story Under 10 HoursExplorationFast-paced
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- PlayStation 4Worldwide2016
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