Yoshida-san: Well as you know Final Fantasy XIV is an MMORPG, while Final Fantasy XVI is a single player standalone game. Gamereactor: What learnings from working on Final Fantasy XIV have you brought with you to the development of Final Fantasy XVI? To bring players something that felt a little bit different than what they've been getting in the recent years.
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So to kind of shake up things, and the series in general, was another reason why we wanted to go back to those classic fantasy roots. We got a lot of feedback from players that the style was becoming sort of static and was kind of falling into a rut. And we wanted to create a game with that high fantasy feel.Īnother big reason, like you said in your question, is that there is this feeling that the series had been kind of shifting into this kind of futuristic sci-fi setting. Yoshida-san: So, the simple reason is that a lot of the development team at Creative Business Unit III that are working on Final Fantasy XVI really enjoy a medieval high fantasy type setting, myself included. Why did you choose to go in an entirely different direction than 'the fantasy with more futuristic elements' from other titles? Gamereactor: As was already present in the Awakening trailer, you are going back to the high fantasy setting, which has not been explored in a single player Final Fantasy for more than 20 years. Can Naoki Yoshida continue his winning streak and deliver another classic? Recently, we had the opportunity to spend 20 minutes in his company to learn a little more about that very question. It's no surprise, then, that fans are excited about his role in developing the next big chapter. Few figures in the gaming industry can boast of having saved a series from complete collapse. Against all odds, Dragon Quest Alumni, Naoki Yoshida still managed to turn the ship around into one of the most critically acclaimed and respected MMORPGs on the market today. In the wake of the lukewarm reception of Final Fantasy XIII, the iconic role-playing game series was at an all time low.
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This would seem to indicate that Final Fantasy XVI is not coming in 2022.When the original version 1.0 of Final Fantasy XIV was released on PC in 2010, the game was so awful and full of bugs that even Bethesda would be surprised. And while the list is quite lengthy, Final Fantasy XVI is not mentioned. However, what they did do recently is post a list of games coming from Square Enix in 2022. They haven’t even offered a launch window. Square Enix hasn’t officially announced when Final Fantasy XVI will release. With Final Fantasy XVI seemingly still early in development, can we expect the game to release this year? Will Final Fantasy XVI release in 2022?
It was revealed with an impressive cinematic trailer and we’ve learned about some of the lore and characters in the game, but that’s about it. Being developed by the same team behind Final Fantasy XIV is reason enough for fans to be excited.īut despite having been first announced in September 2020, very little of the game has been shown. By Matthew Liebl 7 months ago Follow Tweetĭespite knowing relatively little about Final Fantasy XVI, it’s undoubtedly one of Square Enix’s most anticipated games.
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