Alongside a new trailer, Final Fantasy 16 revealed tons of information about the game, its universe, and its characters. Good news, it’s already fully playable.
It was good this time. Anticipated at every conference for a year and a half, Final Fantasy 16 finally showed up at State of Play in June 2022 with a new trailer. A trailer that gives pride of place to the Primordials, the summoning, the characters, the story but also the gameplay that reveals a user interface that still needs improvement. A few hours after this announcement, Square Enix reveals a lot of images and information about FF16. Small summary.
The Final Fantasy 16 development team
After a shared Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix entrusted the reins of Final Fantasy 16 to the one who saved FF14: Naoki Yoshida. To help him in his quest, the game producer has assembled a veteran dream team made up of several of his MMORPG friends, including the game’s composer and the screenwriter of the excellent Heavensward expansion. Here’s the list of the big names that will shape FF16:
- Manufacturer : Naoki Yoshida (FF14, Dragon Quest X)
- principal director : Hiroshi Takai (FF5, SaGa Frontier, The Last Remnant)
- Creative Director and Original Screenplay : Kazutoyo Maehiro (FF14, FF12, The Last Remnant)
- localization manager : Michael-Christopher Koji Fox (FF14, FF11, FF7 Lament of Cerberus)
- Artistic Director : Hiroshi Minagawa (FF14, FF 12, FF Tactics)
- Responsible for the fights : Ryota Suzuki (Devil May Cry 5, Dragon’s Dogma, Marvel VS Capcom 2)
- character design : Kazuya Takahashi (FF14, FF10, FF11)
- composer : Masayoshi Soken (Final Fantasy 14)
How is the development of FF16?
As for the development itself, the team is entering the final stages. In fact, Final Fantasy 16 is already fully playable, but teams need more time to tweak and polish it.
Led by Hiroshi Takai, the team has entered the final stages of development and is now focused on fine-tuning details as they work towards the final version of the game and its release. I would like to thank them personally for their efforts during this project. Thanks to the power of the PlayStation 5, you will embark on a fluid journey with an immersive story and rich thrills that will not leave you indifferent. So get ready, the wait is over!
– Naoki Yoshida, producer of Final Fantasy 16
In terms of development, I’m happy to report that the game is fully playable from start to finish. However, we still have a mountain of work to do, from optimization to fine-tuning the final details, to complete this final phase of finalization.
– Hiroshi Takai, director of Final Fantasy XVI
Playable Primordials in Final Fantasy 16
The latest Final Fantasy 16 trailer features the Primals. These powerful creatures lie dormant within the bodies of a select few called emissaries. These beings then have an extraordinary gift: that of embodying these invocations and using their powers.
When the main character, Clive Rosfield, is made Rosalia’s guardian for his swordsmanship, it is confirmed that he will use an entire arsenal of attacks unique to these Primordials. We’re also promised epic clashes between these summons, which we should be able to play in full. So our protagonist should become the emissary himself, but we are not immune to a twist.
Introduced new characters
The trailer, titled Dominance, also introduces two new characters. First Hugo Kupka, business consultant with meteoric rise. Once a mere soldier in the Republic army, the hulking man gained wealth and power through his awakening as an emissary of the Prime Titan. Today he exercises his position in the political sphere of Dalmequia, where he participates in many decisions on the country’s military and political affairs. However, his fate will capsize after his meeting with Benedikta.
The latter rose to command the spy corps of the Valœdoise army, but she is above all the emissary of Garuda, lady of wind and storm. The turbulent young woman is confronted with her past when she is on a mission to find the second Primordial of Fire. She will then cross paths with Clive, who himself is looking for Ifrit to satisfy his vengeance.
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