Final Fantasy XVI
Platforms: PlayStation 5 | PC
Genres: Action RPG | Fighting | Adventure
Developers: Creative Business Unit III | SQUARE ENIX CO. LTD
Publishers: SQUARE ENIX
Release Date: 22th June, 2023
CAT'S PICK : ★ 7.8
The 16th installment in the teleision series, Final Fantasy XVI, is getting closer to release. You will play Clive Rosfield, Rosaria's First Shield, who must defend Joshua, his younger brother, from Eikons. Final Fantasy 16 will feature a complex tale of retribution, power struggles, and unavoidable tragedy that will take a dark turn.
The fans are eager to begin playing the game, and the good news is that a Final Fantasy 16 demo is available, allowing players to test out the game's mechanics, a portion of the story, and more. The review embargo is expected to end on June 21, approximately 24 hours before Final Fantasy 16's global release, despite the fact that previews of the game are already available. This is based on the date of the embargoes for previous franchise titles, which Square Enix has not officially announced.
One aspect of Final Fantasy 16 stands out right away. By refusing to cater to previous installments, it has avoided an obvious trap that plagues such long-running franchises. It still feels like a Final Fantasy game because of the outrageous hair modeling, magical crystals, and abundance of chocobos, among other things. However, even those chocobos no longer exude a faint sense of absurdity, many of them are heavily armored, and the overall atmosphere is markedly different, grittier and pays homage to shows like Elden Ring and Game of Thrones.
Clive and two other soldiers go on a tutorial-style mission to clear a marshy area of Rosaria of monsters Final Fantasy 16, an interlude before that flurry of exposition. However, prior to that, he must defeat his combat instructor in a sequence that teaches you the fundamentals and demonstrates that the franchise's legacy of turn-based combat has finally vanished in Final Fantasy 16. Clive is able to charge up a variety of magic-enhanced special attacks, but its combat system is entirely real-time and primarily based on melee.
In addition, he has the ability to parry and evade, and as he levels up, he learns a slew of new and increasingly impressive skills like aerial strikes, follow-up strikes, and the ability to launch oneself away from opponents.