The RPG series Final Fantasy is to be continued with the ambitious 16th main part and fans are already longing for fresh information and impressions. High hopes were placed in the Tokyo Game Show in this regard – but are they really justified?
In any case, the creators in the person of producer Naoki Yoshida are already preparing, because an appearance of Final Fantasy XVI at the Tokyo Game Show 2021 is currently rather unlikely. In a livestream for Final Fantasy XIV, Yoshida said that it would look rather poor in this regard. Background: The work is progressing a bit slowly and you have to meet deadlines in the development process.
“We really want to show something at the Tokyo Game Show 2021, but we may not be able to meet this deadline. We definitely want to show it, but isn’t it better that you can play it soon after if we do?” so Yoshida.
He personally doesn’t believe in showing small bites well in advance if the community has to wait a long time for the game to be released. He also spoke to Director Takai about this. “We want to show something so that people then say, ‘I want to play it right now! Publish it now!’ and we can answer ‘Sure, here you have it!’ “, the producer continues.
The TGS 2021 is scheduled for September 30th to October 3rd and was widely regarded as the most likely event at which there could finally be tangible impressions from Final Fantasy XVI. However, Covid-19 does not stop at this development team and has probably – as with many other projects – caused delays.
“I know that they want us as a company that we at least show it at TGS. Development is going well, even if it’s really difficult to make sure the quality is breathtaking. We ultimately want the next announcement to be something is what everyone says, ‘I will definitely buy this game!’ So we go to great lengths to ensure that the quality is great. “
Final Fantasy XVI was announced with a reveal trailer in September 2020; since then, the new main part of the JRPG franchise had remained largely quiet. It almost looks as if this could continue to be the case for the time being.
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