So this is what Final Fantasy XV looks like. The base game is the blue arrow and the additional modifications that were made along the way are in red.

For the Royal Edition, you can throw in additional green arrows pointing towards the blue.

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In an ideal world, this entire graph would have been blue from the jump.

I have conflicting feelings about it. As I've said before in other threads, I honestly love this game. I don't think there's inherently a problem with having DLC, either.

So if the game itself isn't bad, and having DLC isn't bad, what's the problem?

The problem is quite simply the kind of DLC and patches that they've chosen to make. Hands down the biggest problem with this game is They're adding in story relevant cutscenes post-release.If you were anticipating this game for a long time and have owned a copy since launch, there are pivotal plot explanations and character development that are still being added in after you had beaten the game months and months ago. Square Enix has effectively sold you a 500 piece puzzle that only has 375 pieces in the box.
As I said, DLC isn't inherently bad. I don't mind hanging out with Sazh in a casino. I don't mind costumes or new fishing gear. These don't detract from the main plot of the game, and only serve to enrich the story if you so choose.

One of the best characters in Final Fantasy XV is Ravus Nox Fleuret. He may also be the character most criminally under served by having all of the post-game releases.

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Yeah, that guy. He has one of the most compelling and tragic stories of a Final Fantasy character in recent memory. But you wouldn't know that if you played the game when it first came out because his story is literally told out of order, spaced out between months at a time.

The only reason I get fired up about it is because I love this game and I love these characters, and I want it to succeed. People who bought the Royal Edition have been loving it, and people who bought the base game felt like they were sold a beta release. In my opinion, I think the Royal DLC content should have been a free download for people who already owned the base game.