Square Releases Four-Minute Final Fantasy 16 Trailer
Square Enix decided not to wait for any special occasion to release the latest trailer for Final Fantasy 16, and just threw it out there. Here’s what we can gather from the newest glimpse at the next mainline game in the series.
Final Fantasy 16 takes place in the realm of Valisthea, home to several medieval-styled countries at perpetual war with one another. Summons have always been a part of FF, but here they take center stage as a powerful tool of war, called Eikons. Expect to see Ifrit, Garuda, Bahamut, Shiva and others make grand appearances. The story’s central character, a warrior named Clive Rosfield, is on a “a dark and dangerous road to revenge.”
If you ask this reporter, the most crucial thing about a Final Fantasy is its story and characters. An FF needs a gripping story to keep you playing, and compelling characters to give that story meaning. Unfortunately these are things the series has been sagging on ever since the merger with Enix and the move to a “realistic” art style. This is why they’ve had to live off the Final Fantasy 7 characters for so long — they haven’t managed to come up with anybody quite as interesting ever again.
The world Square has created for game number 16 kind of feels dry and overly concerned with politics rather than the people they affect. But we don’t have the finished product in front of us and can’t judge it that well, can we? There’s still time for improvement.
Square, the king of delays, thinks they can get Final Fantasy 16 out on Playstation 5 by the summer of 2023. But as a famous cat once said…
October 21, 2022 @ 10:59 pm
The music is extremely beautiful! Hats out to the composer for doing an outstanding job! I enjoy playing Final Fantasy games because of the names and absurdly entertaining worlds they create, and this trailer has definitely not let me down.
October 22, 2022 @ 12:12 am
Since I only started playing the Final Fantasy series this year with FF15, my current all-time favorite game, I can genuinely state that I’m looking forward to playing this game. Without a doubt, as soon as it becomes available, I will place a pre-order. This game will be wonderful even if it is only slightly better than Final Fantasy 15, which I truly adored. With this one, I have a lot of hope.
October 22, 2022 @ 12:16 am
[SIZE=5]This looks wonderful in every way. Excellent voice acting as well. So excited to be anticipating a mainline Final Fantasy game once more. Well, it looks a lot better than the last few Final Fantasy games, so I hope this one is excellent. The only drawback for me is that I really don’t enjoy action games, but that is a problem with me.[/SIZE]
October 22, 2022 @ 12:17 am
I hope we get to choose which kingdom to support. Alternatively, there may be numerous stories, and by selecting which character to play, etc., we get to witness it from each character’s perspective. It will increase the necessary replay value.
October 22, 2022 @ 12:17 am
This looks sickening in a great way.
October 22, 2022 @ 12:19 am
I’m not sure if it was the best choice to have Ifrit the major enemy for a second straight mainline release. I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XV a lot lately, so I’m excited to see what they have in store for us with this new installment. It still looks much better than Final Fantasy XV did. The score and voice acting sound fantastic.
October 22, 2022 @ 12:23 am
The fact that an FF game doesn’t have a party saddens me, but they really keep insinuating that Joshua will die, and I really am not buying it because even if he does, a Phoenix merely emerges from the ashes. The game seems fantastic, but I wish it had a party. I’m not sure if I can move on from it. I hope it won’t be the standard going forward.