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Final Fantasy XVI announced
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Stilton Disco
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Game of the show for me, and wonderful to see a proper FF go back to it's fantasy roots for the first time since IX.
This'll be the first game in the series I'll have bought since XII.
This'll be the first game in the series I'll have bought since XII.
Switch_Hitter
Neo Member
feels like an old school FF but with a modern paint job
Switch_Hitter
Neo Member
"The hegemony of crystals has controlled the destiny of the world for too long"
PC & PS5
Lead by Naoki Yoshida
Hiroshi Takai is directing
More information in 2021
The Summons, which are obviously making a comeback, seem to be tied to human avatars that can free them. A power that requires the presence of a protector and it is this protector that the player seems to have to embody in Final Fantasy XVI
I bet you they will replace the blonde's model with Debra Wilson in the NA version.
mortal
Gold Member
Well they could very well be twin bothers for all I know. It's just that their facial features are nearly identical save for the difference in age.
Could possible have a set up to feature both a protagonist and a deuteragonist as playable characters.
Or maybe we're jumping back & forth between timelines.
lol yea although gruffer male protagonist seems to be Naoki Yoshida's MO. Reminded of the male Hyur warrior in the CGI trailers for the FFXIV expansions.
Strangely enough I'm getting heavy FF II vibes.
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Shouta
Member
This looks a lot better in 4k but the art style and some of the models are definitely very reminiscent of FF14 probably because of Yoshida. I definitely like the direction they're going but it definitely doesn't stoke the imagination like the other games did because it's so like 14 visually. I'm hoping the story is good though, having Summons/Avatars be at the center of the story would be great since they've been so sidelined in the single play FF games.
Yeah the 3 Japanese Xbox gamers will be fuming.
Andodalf
Banned
The Summons in FFXV were a huge part of the plot and pretty epic in gameplay
unintelligent orange
Member
Screams of being the same character. Face and nose is the same, just a bit older/younger on both of them. Earring as well. Hair color is same as well.
Myths
Member
I was thinking that too, the male Hyur. Also, that group talking about "the target" in the beginning looks like the unit from Kingsglaive. Getting a pilgrim colonial theme mixed with witchcraft persecution here.
And then they bear markings on their face, a twist on Light Warriors/l'Cie yet again? Or, they are probably witches (mages). Those icons (summons) are probably what they can call forth as a unit/group?
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Naked Lunch
Member
Looks like Game of Thrones mixed with FF.
Interesting.
Was a bit curious to see if Matsuno is involved but it looks like no.
Interesting.
Was a bit curious to see if Matsuno is involved but it looks like no.
Paracelsus
Member
"No further information" is what they say when the port is confirmed but they can't say it.
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YukiOnna
Member
Takai is the one who helped with the relaunch of ARR as AD of FFXIV alongside the other expansions before signing off to direct this game. It's in good hands imo.
Also, I just realized the entire trailer was a timeskip. I thought it was a 2 Rival thing at the end, but it's just Punished Protag.
Also, I just realized the entire trailer was a timeskip. I thought it was a 2 Rival thing at the end, but it's just Punished Protag.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
This has potential. Looks like they abandoned the traditional party system and all the battles they showed were 1v1.
Shouta
Member
Oh yeah, that's right. I keep pushing the plot of FF15 out of my memory.
The encounter quality with them was all over the place though and I really wanted them to be in the story in the way like Alexander and Bahamut were in FF9 more so
Zephir
Member
The ff13 announcement only had lightning fighting solo (with a phony battle system, but that's another issue), so it's just a matter of waiting for more trailers, but i'm positive there will be other characters
It looks like the kid heals the MC's hand earlier in the trailer, something better associated with Phoenix.
Its probably like,
MC is tasked to guard the kid.
Kingdom gets invaded by the Ifrit guy
MC fails his job, inherits Phoenix somehow, gets demoted (hence the appearance change w/ the tatoo)
mortal
Gold Member
Same, same.I was thinking that too, the male Hyur. Also, that group talking about "the target" in the beginning looks like the unit from Kingsglaive. Getting a pilgrim colonial theme mixed with witchcraft persecution here.
Yeah, the ringleader in the beginning definitely reminds me of him.
And then they bear markings on their face, a twist on Light Warriors/l'Cie yet again? Or, they are probably witches (mages). Those icons (summons) are probably what they can call forth as a unit/group?
Pilgram/colonial is an interesting way of describing it. Funnily enough I always imagined Colonial era Final Fantasy would've made for an ineteresting setting.
This really feels like a lovechild of FFXIV & FFXV, yet at the same time feels reminiscent of pre-FFVII old school Final Fantasy.
I wasn't really all that blown away upon seeing it initially, but the more I rewatch the trailer, the more I want to see.
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Paracelsus
Member
Lower budget, smaller team while the big team is milking FFVII Remake for the next 15 years.
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Aggelos
Member
Why?
Project Athia is a Luminous Engine project/game.
Aside from Project Athia, the site lists another AAA-scope game. I would bet my shirt that FF16 is running on Luminous Engine.
Luminous Productions
Luminous Productionsはスクウェア・エニックス・グループから発足したグローバルゲームスタジオです。AAA規模で完全新作のコンシューマゲームやスマートフォンゲームの開発を自社開発のゲームエンジン”Luminous Engine”で進めています。
FORSPOKEN | SQUARE ENIX
『FORSPOKEN』公式サイト https://www.jp.square-enix.com/forspoken
www.jp.square-enix.com
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Astral Dog
Member
Hmmm something looks a little off here 
The combat gameplay will be awesome no doubt, SE has been learning a lot and with DMC5 designers working on this im sure it will be fine, and writting should be decent character models look rough but they should improve.
BUT, idk the world just doesn't look..unique? Art looks a little drab, medieval fantasy tropes full at play here, its only the first trailer but i don't give a shit about what the characters were saying, it just not original i feel like they are taking inspiration from Witcher and Dark Souls, its not really exciting FOR a new FF game to me,im sure its gonna be high quality, but heck the new HARRY POTTER game looked more exciting than a Final Fantasy im not hyped yet
The combat gameplay will be awesome no doubt, SE has been learning a lot and with DMC5 designers working on this im sure it will be fine, and writting should be decent character models look rough but they should improve.
BUT, idk the world just doesn't look..unique? Art looks a little drab, medieval fantasy tropes full at play here, its only the first trailer but i don't give a shit about what the characters were saying, it just not original i feel like they are taking inspiration from Witcher and Dark Souls, its not really exciting FOR a new FF game to me,im sure its gonna be high quality, but heck the new HARRY POTTER game looked more exciting than a Final Fantasy im not hyped yet
Okamiden
Member
Yeah, that's exactly what I though. Well, maybe it's a good thing for innovation and story telling tho.
John Day
Member
"The hegemony of crystals has controlled the destiny of the world for too long"
PC & PS5
Lead by Naoki Yoshida
Hiroshi Takai is directing
More information in 2021
The Summons, which are obviously making a comeback, seem to be tied to human avatars that can free them. A power that requires the presence of a protector and it is this protector that the player seems to have to embody in Final Fantasy XVI
Man that stream is doing a number on many, cause those screens look awesome. Have high hopes for it, but i’ll be patient. Loving this!
Kev Kev
Member
looks great, but ive been burned by square too many times.
i'll get around to playing it whenever, but im not going to go out of my way. to help keep my hype level down, im not going to follow the game very closely. ill watch the trailers and maybe check out a little here and there, but not borderline obsessing over it. i think doing all that will give me the best chance at really loving FF again.
i will say the less techno and more medieval is a huge, huge welcome from me. i was very happy to see it be less futuristic or techy or whatever that shit aesthetic is.
heres to hoping
i'll get around to playing it whenever, but im not going to go out of my way. to help keep my hype level down, im not going to follow the game very closely. ill watch the trailers and maybe check out a little here and there, but not borderline obsessing over it. i think doing all that will give me the best chance at really loving FF again.
i will say the less techno and more medieval is a huge, huge welcome from me. i was very happy to see it be less futuristic or techy or whatever that shit aesthetic is.
heres to hoping
It's starting to look like NieR:Automata where SE went radio silent on the PC version despite having announced it before. The way they worded their answer, there's definitely a PC version coming. Maybe 6 months later, or day and date, they're just not going to announce it. I mean, that sounds really dumb, but they already have a history of this kind of BS, so I would not be surprised.
ZZZZ
Member
Why?
Project Athia is a Luminous Engine project/game.
Aside from Project Athia, the site lists another AAA-scope game. I would bet my shirt that FF16 is running on Luminous Engine.
Luminous Productions
Luminous Productionsはスクウェア・エニックス・グループから発足したグローバルゲームスタジオです。AAA規模で完全新作のコンシューマゲームやスマートフォンゲームの開発を自社開発のゲームエンジン”Luminous Engine”で進めています。www.luminous-productions.com
FORSPOKEN | SQUARE ENIX
『FORSPOKEN』公式サイト https://www.jp.square-enix.com/forspokenwww.jp.square-enix.com
My guess is that the team from Luminous is working on Athia, and i don't think they want another group to learn their ways with it, most of the problems with XV dev cycle was due to the engine.
This is part of XIV group that's making XVI, pretty sure they want to go with UE4 here.
Maybe it's just me, but the eyes and some models in general just screams UE4 to me.
GHG
Gold Member
synce
Member
No part of that looked like FF to me. People saying it's classic FF must be confused, unless you're talking about the generic as AF early EARLY FF games. Everything that actually made the series popular was missing from this trailer, and aesthetically it couldn't look more generic. But it has chocobos so I guess it's FF.
Kokoloko85
Member
Looks amazing
Astral Dog
Member
Its like they are tring to make Witcher 4 but with worse art and good gameplay
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ValiantTraveler
Member
Early in the trailer we can see Joshua sort of "gifting" the protagonist with the power of fire magic.I think these two might be the same person. The demon the kid (Joshua) summons and the phoenix of the main character are facing each other in the logo.
I wouldn't be surprised if the "I'll kill you" line at the end is directed at Joshua who would become the villain post-timeskip.
There's nothing that confirms the cast is going to be fully male. The guys with the protagonist at the start of the trailer look too bland and similar to each other to be the main cast, whereas the four bros in FFXV have a lot of individuality in their clothes and overall design.
I can see the young girl and the blonde who smokes becoming part of the cast at some point. That is, if this isn't a single-character game.
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SaniOYOYOY
Member
#Phonepunk#
Banned
I am really looking forward to this. FFXV was good but suffered from a troubled development. FFVII Remake was amazing and perfected many thing like the combat introduced in XV. To think of what they can do when focused on a single project with everything they learned.
I’m replaying FFXV because of this hype. Big anticipation!
I’m replaying FFXV because of this hype. Big anticipation!
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So I'm not sold on FFXVI, I think it looks by far the blandest Final Fantasy I've ever seen, basically Game of Throne x FF.
However for combat I see they're going the DMC way, even ripping-off the DMC way which I could be happy with, but art direction wise, damn it's worse than FFXV which somewhat bland.
However for combat I see they're going the DMC way, even ripping-off the DMC way which I could be happy with, but art direction wise, damn it's worse than FFXV which somewhat bland.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
FF character models have sucked since IX IMO. The male characters always seem to have this 80's punk band look going lately.
Aggelos
Member
Despite the reports of the Luminous Engine being cumbersome, unwieldy, and clunky to work with, all those engines are amazing, so no need to fall at odds here.
I was just saying that Square-Enix still seems to be backing up the Luminous Engine, with Project Athia (instead of abandoning it completely in favor of the super popular Unreal Engine)
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ZZZZ
Member
Of course but that team has been working on it for over a decade now, the FFXVI has 0 experience with it.
Handel
Member
Yet Dragon's Dogma has the best gameplay in any ARPG, while this looks like hot trash. Could improve, and learning he is working on it gives some hope, but without Itsuno this guy may not be worth much.
Not really surprising at all considering a SaGa veteran is directing it (who got a thank you in the credits of the orginal FF2)
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Investor9872
Member
Horseshit! When Squaresoft left Nintendo, and started releasing not just FF but also all of their 1st party games (Kingdom Hearts) exclusively to Sony, did the Japanese stop buying Squaresoft's games? I didn't think so.