![]() ![]() There are a lot of names, places, and general proper nouns tossed at you in the opening hours, so I really dig the game’s Active Time Lore system. And as someone who adores all three of those games, that’s some mighty high praise I can give to Final Fantasy XVI. With this, the candle-lit political intrigue, emphasis on human stakes, and a focus on the toll that death takes on the survivors has heavy echoes of Square’s previous Ivalice games, including Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story, and Final Fantasy XII. As much as I love Final Fantasy XII for its incredible battle system, I haven’t felt this invested in the characters of an FF game since Zidane and crew in Final Fantasy IX, so job well done. I understand that Square wanted to hook the audience by showcasing the spectacle of it all, but the story didn’t really get its hooks into me until it pumped the brakes and allowed me to spend time with its characters.īut that’s only a minor bump in the road, because by the time the FF16 demo ended, I was fully invested in Clive, the heart-breaking trauma that he had endured, and the motivation for the revenge that he will inevitably seek. The story starts with a bombastic action scene in media res, before tossing us back in time to when Clive was a teenager. ![]() If I had one minor gripe with the opening two hours, it’s from the actual opening 10 minutes or so. ![]() The strokes may be broad, but the writing is good, the performances are great, and the buildup to the inciting incident is handled extremely well. And Torgal is the cutest wolf-dog this side of Persona 3 ’s Koromaru. Clive is his caring big brother who takes his role as Joshua’s protector seriously. Joshua is a sweet kid burdened with being a chosen one. Final Fantasy XV left an odd taste in lots of mouths, and as the series continues to lean heavier into the action side of things, some turn-based devotees might feel like they won’t have anything to latch onto in this latest installment.īut after playing through the FF16 demo on PlayStation 5, which includes the first two hours of the game along with a small slice from later on that shows just how deep and energetic the combat becomes, I’m completely sold on these characters, this story, and the spectacular action that surrounds them.įF16 does a great job of making you invested in its characters extremely quickly. It feels like there’s a lot of trepidation heading into the launch of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XVI on June 22, even from longtime fans of the iconic RPG franchise. ![]()
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