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However, while it might not be pitched as a “true” open world game like Final Fantasy 15, Final Fantasy 16 only gave me full confidence that trimming this fat was a good idea. My time spent traversing Valisthea was mostly confined to what I would call linear levels, be it forests, desert canyons and castle courtyards that mostly guide you through. Overall, getting stuck in against foes feels incredibly fluid, even if dodge being mapped to R1 takes some getting used to before it becomes natural to pull off. My curiosity is certainly piqued about how the other power sets I didn’t get to try will function and effect the flow of combat. Though only three Eikons can ever be equipped at once, this is more than enough to keep the combat fresh and unique as Clive progresses through his story. The Garuda Eikon proved equally as effective yet for different reasons, with its wind-based magic strikes working excellently for AOE attacks. Not only do these attacks look insanely attractive to perform, but activating them using the right-side trigger is effortless and helps to truly shake up every battle. In addition to a handy dash-like, Phoenix Shift manoeuvre that made light work of dishing out pain to enemies up close, it allowed me to surround foes in flames using the Scarlet Cyclone attack. The Phoenix Eikon (based around fire) is what I was able to wield for the majority of my preview. For now, however, just channelling them in Clive’s human form ensures the action doesn’t stay still. Eventually you’ll be able to transform into beast-like creatures representative of each Eikon. Similar to, say, the different stances in Ghost of Tsushima, Devil May Cry 5 or most recently Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, this is an elemental-based power mechanic that lets Clive switch between three different types of magic at any one time depending on the situation. I know certain Final Fantasy veterans are still tetchy about seeing real-time combat take over from turn-based, but I promise that what’s here represents far more than simple slashing and dodging.įinal Fantasy 16’s combat is all tied around the revitalised Eikon system. Throwing swords into enemies and plinths as Noctis and teleporting to them was great, don’t get me wrong, but even in just my short time battling foes during this preview, I can already tell that Clive’s abilities are much more diverse – offering a lot more creative attack opportunities, as a result. It's here where I was properly introduced to Final Fantasy 16’s location of Valisthea and got to grips with what is easily a vastly improved combat system compared to Final Fantasy 15. The scale and tone of this story is instantly set, before we eventually get the chance to catch a breath and kick off the events of Final Fantasy 16 proper, during Clive’s early days as a young ward of the king and the little prince’s chief protector. And I’ll say this… it’s an extremely effective way to open your game. I found it hard not to be totally engaged throughout, and already I can’t wait to play more when the full game releases on June 22, 2023.Īt the centre of it all is Clive Rosfield, who we’re immediately introduced to during a flashforward sequence in which he does battle with an epic-looking fire dragon. This is clearly a medieval-esque Final Fantasy game made for the Game of Thrones generation, doing away with lofty sci-fi concepts and boyband protagonists in favour of complex family dynamics, multiple warring factions and characters I actually care about.
Final Fantasy 16 – at least from what I played during my recent six-hour preview session – in both its story and presentation is far grittier in a way that feels appropriate. It's no longer enough to have a wizard, rogue and healer in your party and call it a day. Only now, in 2023, the high fantasy rulebook has very much been rewritten. Fast forward 20 years later and Square Enix has been clear in the lead up to Final Fantasy 16’s launch that this PS5 exclusive has the exact same objective. Not the most iconic instalment, true, but one that in recent years has gained a beloved reputation amongst its fans for how well it hearkens back to the 1987 original it was darn near swords and sorcery perfection. The last time Final Fantasy returned to its roots by leaning into the latter half of its namesake, we got Final Fantasy 9 for the PlayStation One. The first mainline Final Fantasy entry since 2016 looks to have been worth the wait, with a refined combat system and a world begging to be explored.
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