Good news for all fans who can't wait to get their hands on the new chapter of the famous videogame saga Square Enix. According to what emerged, in the past few hours Naoki Yoshida, producer of the next Final Fantasy 16, shared new details regarding the state of the game in the weekly Famitsu, revealing several key elements of the good project developed by Creative Business Unit III. We report his words in detail:
I'm Yoshida, the producer of Final Fantasy XVI. We started this project with a small team, but we managed to gradually gather more talented people for this new game. I'm sure you've all seen the trailer. Did you like the cutscenes and battle sequences, which were all captured in real time? The final game will be even better in terms of quality and we plan to deliver a top-notch experience and first-rate storyline.
We have a cohesive development team, which is currently moving towards the completion of the game. The next major announcement will arrive in 2021, so until then, imagine all kinds of scenarios as you wait! Please also pay attention to both FFXIV and the new FFXVI game! I'll do my best with both titles!
But that's not all, since even the game director of Final Fantasy 16, Hiroshi takai, shared a comment although he did not reveal any new details about the game, but rather talked about its history, regarding the development of the other titles produced in the past and linked to the famous Square Enix franchise. Here is what was reported:
I played Final Fantasy 1 when I was a student. I also worked on FFV as part of the development staff, albeit in a minor position. Then I took part in the online games Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV. And now… Final Fantasy XVI. This is the sixteenth installment in the series, and I was able to work on it from the early stages and we faced a lot of challenges. We are also developing this game for the Playstation 5. Currently, the staff are giving their all every day in the development of the project. It will take some time before the game is in your hands, but I hope you can wait until then!
Finally, some new information about the game was also shared, which sheds a very interesting light on the main story.
- The main protagonist is Joshua's knight, who has sworn to protect him.
- In this world, humans cannot survive without crystals.
- In the world of Final Fantasy 16 there is a lot of conflict on the "Mother Crystal".
- Joshua is a young boy who has the power of fire. He can use it to heal wounds and in the trailer it is referred to as "Phoenix“, Alluding to an important point in the plot.
- The protagonist is the one who shouts “Stop, stop! He's my younger brother! " when Phoenix e Ifrit they collide in the trailer.
- The logo consists of the evocations of Ifrit e Phoenix.
- This game will offer an action RPG game system in which the protagonist can do a "turn-based" wrap.
- Summon attacks can also be used during combat.
- Titan, Shiva, Ifrit e Phoenix are the summons seen in the trailer, but there are others in the world.
- There will be recurring elements of the Final Fantasy series, such as: Malboro, Chocobo and Dragoon.
Looking forward to find out more details on the brand new Final Fantasy 16, we remind you that the Square Enix e Creative Business Unit III will debut in exclusive on PlayStation 5 and PC. At the moment, the development team has not announced any launch window, or official release date, but we will certainly know more in 2021.
