Okay, so I've been playing a bit of FFXV (by which I mean I've put thirty hours and watched Kingsglaive, as well as three of the anime episodes). So far... I actually really like it. I think the strongest point of the game is the character interaction, especially between the party members: Final Fantasy kind of started the trope of "random party members join forces to save the world" which made party interaction weird at times, but the history and chemistry Noctis and his cohort has is fantastic, and they are all just absolute dorks. There are flaws with the game, obviously, and I wouldn't rate it as game of the year, but this Final Fantasy is honestly one of the ones I've enjoyed the most while playing.
EDIT: Also one of the strongest points: riding chocobos. This easily has the best feeling mounted riding I've ever felt in a game. It's so damn fun riding chocobos.