![]() But it is not an open world areas appear to be contained, and players will be able to travel across Valisthea from a central hub location. Yoshida described Valisthea as a massive, detailed world, full of places to explore. (Developers said that Clive will sometimes have a large party, but those allies will be, for the most part, AI-controlled.) Here, Clive is mostly alone, with the exception of occasional support from his wolf Torgal and this game’s Cid, Cidolfus Telamon. Still, the action and fighting game influence is a remarkable change for Final Fantasy, which has traded in turn-based actions to varying degrees and party-based battles. Capcom 2, Dragon’s Dogma, and Devil May Cry 5. That should be no surprise, given that the game’s combat director, Ryota Suzuki, built a career at Capcom working on the likes of Marvel vs. There were snippets of story, of course, but it was all out of context much of what I played was designed to convey just how much of a pure action game Final Fantasy 16 will be. In an action-focused demo built especially for the media, a fact Square Enix repeatedly emphasized, I got to experience a taste of Clive’s journey. When Joshua is seemingly killed, Clive’s journey of revenge and the fragile peace of Valisthea begins to shatter. ![]() At the heart of the story, the duchy of Rosaria is represented by the Phoenix, for which Clive’s younger brother Joshua served as Dominant. ![]() Think Game of Thrones’ Westeros and Essos, only every faction has its own dragon. Many of these nations and states are represented (and protected) by Dominants with the power to transform into Eikons. At the heart of Valisthea is the isle of the Crystalline Dominion, established around the world’s largest Mothercrystal. Eastward lies Waloed, with its military might the Dhalmekian Republic, a fierce political power and the Iron Kingdom, an island nation where Dominants, humans who embody Eikons, are viewed as unholy. To the west lies Storm, home to the Grand Duchy of Rosaria, Clive Rosfield’s home, and the Holy Empire of Sanbreque, a theocracy. He described the kingdom of Valisthea as “a realm in its twilight,” where massive Mothercrystals serve as a sacred energy source for the residents of two continents: Ash and Storm. Why is Final Fantasy 16 an action game? Its creators explainīut first, Yoshida outlined Final Fantasy 16’s setting in great detail. It’s the most fascinating mainline Final Fantasy in many years, thanks to its mashup of character-action gameplay and Game of Thrones-style political intrigue that will play out alongside Clive Rosfield’s personal journey told over the course of three time periods.ĭuring a preview event in New York earlier this month, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida likened Square Enix’s newest entry in the 35-year-old role-playing game series to a “thrilling roller coaster ride.” He brought a playable PlayStation 5 demo of the game, one that included a pro wrestling-inspired battle between two giant monsters, to back up that statement. It’s also the intensely personal story of a man seeking vengeance over the death of his brother. It’s an action game, very much in the vein of Devil May Cry and God of War, that cleanly breaks from Final Fantasy’s turn-based heritage. Final Fantasy 16 is set in a high fantasy cold war, where the world of Valisthea’s superpowers wield weapons of mass destruction called Eikons - known as Summons to Final Fantasy players - to maintain their political dominance.
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