Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide Expansion Releases on PS5 in April

I have been meaning to go back for a NG+ run. Beat it last summer and definitely would like to check out the new zones.

As expected, it's Leviathan time. Trailer was pretty great, looking forward to this.

Looks promising. The question will be if the ending changes now, considering he gets Leviathans Power.

It looks fantastic! I've always been waiting for this since announce DLCs trailer.

Rebirth really highlights how lacking FF16 actually is, other then the boss fights and incredible music score it really was a big disappointment for me.

Wow. This is far too long after the game released. In fact, this type of thing puts me off buying games anywhere near release.

God I hope FF17 has something similar to eikonic abilities. As much as I love FF7 Rebirth. Combat moves aren't anywhere near as cool or satisfying to pull off. Not even synergy abilities which I actually think were poorly implemented into the game

Looks superb.
FFXVI was my GotY and still my Game of the Gen so far.
Super stoked to get back to my boi Clive Rosfield.
I hope its a beefy one.

Glad to finally have a release date on it. Can't wait to jump back into FF16!

Can’t wait for this. To my own complete surprise Final Fantasy XVI is my favourite PS5 game yet. Though I’m only on chapter 4 in Rebirth, so I guess things could change.

Looks stunning, but damn, the Japanese have the worst HUD. It's so big and so blatant. Never in a million year would I get immersed in these types of games. Almost as bad as Ubisoft HUD.

Looks amazing! Glad I’ve held off Echoes as combined, this should be a meaty and enjoyable foray back into the world of Valisthea.

Wow, I was thinking May for this but April 18 is surprising. I wont be finished with other games by then but I'll still buy the DLC down the line. 10 more hours of XVI cannot be passed up!

Wait... is it possibly teasing a new ending there at the end of the trailer?

Edit: It'll probably change the fight but not the ending since Itsuno did state the dlc isn't changing anything about it

@Judal27 Agreed, Rebirth is still a fun game but counters in 16 are just a lot of fun and especially with Titan and Shiva.

Tbh it feels kinda weird to get a DLC for FF16 after another mainline FF (FF7 Rebirth) already released

I'll probalby replay FF16 some time in the future and will play the DLCs then

They should definitely add in like a "summon" on this, where when you reach a certain hit counter, your eikon can do a one off special move. I know it doesn't necessarily work as such, but I love that old style of summoning. I wish FF7 Rebirth had that old style.

I beaten the main quest and the DLC last week, so I will clean the remaining hunts while I wait for this expansion to land. After all that, Final Fantasy mode to gain my platinum. Amazing game, so intense and emotional!!

@thefourfoldroot1 gaming has basically become a hobby that taxes the early adopters (unless its a seasonal type game). For example I play a lot of racing games and waiting a year means I get all the cars and tracks for 60% the original MSRP—while early adopters paid MSRP and either paid for tracks/cars or waited a year for them all.

@thefourfoldroot1 This is type of feedback that just encourages companies to go back to crunching developers. "Oh this is too late, it should've released sooner" "Oh this is too early, why couldn't this be part of the base game." Such a lose lose situation here.

@Nepp67
Not at all. Just release stuff at or close to release or don’t release it at all. The devs can just be put to work on a new game. I can barely remember the basic outline of the plot, let alone the characters.

@thefourfoldroot1 Or let them take their time on it. If Elden Ring can release their DLC a year later so can FF16 and it hasnt even been a year yet for this game. It's more content as well so quit whining about it, literally complaining to complain.

@Nepp67
I have an opinion, if you don’t like it move on. My opinion is simply that releasing substantial content so long after release, after many would have sold the game on, is annoying at best.

@thefourfoldroot1 It's literally only been 6 months at most my dude. Talking like the DLC has taken 2 years when it hasn't. You do realize that they seperated both Echoes of the Fallen and Rising Tide to reduce development time correct?

I saved my FF mode (plat) and then for the dlc but might hold off until the Pro comes out.

One of my fave games this gen, I was disappointed that they did the dlc after saying it was wrapped up (hate not owning the complete edition) but the dlc looks good!

I'm looking forward to revisiting FF16 when this drops, but my goodness i'll have no idea where to start with the controls and battle systems as i've not played since beating the base game. Looks like i will have to start on easy mode.

I've been playing this game recently (started but didn't complete it last year, then put it to the side for a bit) and really love it. This DLC looks awesome as well.

Just a handful of days after my birthday. Looks like I'll be celebrating in Valisthea! 🥳