The game play is definitely a mixed bag. For once, most of the other characters have some kind of combo mechanic and other things to consider, Noct however only teleports around and maybe swaps weapons to be more effective - or just uses the royal arms. You play him the most but he’s almost the least interesting one to play as. That being said, I quite liked how many different things the game throws at you. There are cinematic boss fights, a horror section, ‘stealth’ fights, actual hunt sidequests where you hunt down bigger monster, crossover events with other games, interesting dungeons and much more. However, I spend way too much of my playtime just riding my car or some chocobos in an almost straight line to get there. I’d like it a lot less if the bromance between the main cast wasn’t as enjoyable.