By avoiding unnecessary elements, I believe it really became that immersive game we were striving for.” “We wanted to avoid that, because we were aiming for an experience that is as immersive as possible. “If something like that happens when you’re immersed in the experience, it will make you realize that it’s just a game,” Maehiro continues. “As soon as something like that happens, you start to pull back,” adds Creative Director and Scenario Writer Kazutoyo Maehiro. We didn’t want the player to experience something like that.” Even if it is the player’s own choice to engage in such a quest, the sight of Clive running around with a tree on his back in such a moment would seem ridiculous. “When Clive is depressed to the extent that he feels like he might as well die, we just don’t see him taking on a quest to go and collect wood. “There’s a situation in which Clive is extremely depressed, so we decided to block side quests during that time,” explains Takai. Adding unnecessary elements for the sake of variety didn’t seem the right thing to do, so we refrained from implementing activities that Clive probably wouldn’t be mentally willing to engage in as much as possible.”įinal Fantasy XVI does include a wide array of side quests, but even these are not always available for the player to accept. “But for us, the most important thing was to depict Clive’s way of living. “Of course, you can put activities like that in the game and leave it up to the player whether or not to engage in them – that’s certainly a way of approaching things,” says Takai.
“I just can’t imagine that a protagonist bearing such a harsh fate and someone who feels like he has lost his humanity would want to play a puzzle game that doesn’t match his goals, or relax and go fishing,” Takai tells IGN, in an exclusive interview at Square Enix’s Tokyo office. After this event, Clive’s mere purpose of living becomes revenge. Clive – who had devoted his life to the art of swordsmanship in order to protect Joshua – has failed his most important duty, and loses his dearest friend. In the beginning of Final Fantasy XVI’s story, Clive’s younger brother Joshua is killed right in front of his eyes. He wants the player to become one with main protagonist Clive Rosfield, avoiding anything that would detract from that aim. As always, for the best and cheapest deals on Final Fantasy XVI, you can check our comparator and fight your way through the vastness of Valisthea seeking fiery revenge.The reason behind this is that such activities did not match the vision director Hiroshi Takai had for the 35-year-old series’ latest installment. Gamers can pre-order the Final Fantasy XVI Standard and Deluxe Editions now, with the Collector's Edition pre-orders kicking off Monday, December 12. The MMORPG, by the way, won back-to-back Best Ongoing Game awards at the TGA and Best Community Support. Known intimately as Yoshi-P, he was responsible for restoring and turning Final Fantasy XIV into today's behemoth. Before long, Clive will be caught up in a great tragedy and swear revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that brings calamity in its wake.įinal Fantasy XVI is produced by Naoki Yoshida, one of the most recognized and acclaimed names at Square Enix in recent times. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a warrior granted the title "First Shield of Rosaria" and sworn to protect his younger brother Joshua, the Dominant of the Phoenix, Eikon of Fire. The fate of the land is decided by the Eikons, powerful and deadly creatures, and their Dominants, men and women who have been blessed with the ability to call upon and wield them.
Final Fantasy XVI introduces gamers to an all-new standalone story in the Final Fantasy universe, an epic dark fantasy world that takes place in the realm of Valisthea-a land blessed in the light of the Mothercrystals, and where peace falters as the spread of the Blight threatens to destroy their dominions.
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