Just as it promised to, Square Enix has today unveiled the Final Fantasy XVI teaser website. The web page introduces the world and characters of the PlayStation 5 title, and you can check it out through here. The PlayStation Blog also has a list of all the new details shared today so let's run you through them.
The game's protagonist is called Clive Rosfield, and if you think back to the announcement trailer, Naoki Yoshida confirms that the young knight and the tattooed man are indeed this very same person. "The firstborn son of the Archduke of Rosaria, Clive is a Shield who protects his younger brother Joshua, the Dominant of the Phoenix. Joshua bestowed the Blessing of the Phoenix upon him, giving Clive the ability to wield a part of the Eikon’s fire. However, as the story unfolds, he is swept up into a great tragedy."
Joshua Rosfield is Clive's younger brother, with the twosome joined by childhood friend Jill Warrick on the adventure. This all takes place in the land of Valisthea, a place surrounded by crystal named Mothercrystals. "Countless wars have been fought over the Mothercrystals all around the land, leading to the rise of nations such as the Grand Duchy of Rosaria, the Holy Empire of Sanbreque, the Kingdom of Waloed, the Dhalmekian Republic, and the Iron Kingdom, each with their own culture and ideology. Ongoing skirmishes have forged an uneasy peace between these nations, but with the emergence of the ruinous Blight, that fragile peace is starting to deteriorate."
Naoki Yoshida signs off by discussing Eikons, which are essentially Summons from past Final Fantasy games. These are talked up to be some of the most dangerous creatures in all of Valisthea with the ability to completely destroy nations. "In the “Awakening” trailer, Eikons such as the Phoenix, Titan, Shiva, and Ifrit make an appearance. As for questions about how many other Eikons there are in Valisthea, who they are, and what will happen when they come to blows, well…you’ll just have to wait for a future reveal to find out!"
Do you like the sound of Final Fantasy XVI? Discuss your story and character theories in the comments below.
[source na.finalfantasyxvi.com, via blog.playstation.com]
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Definitely keeping my eye on this one!
Okay,okay,things are looking interesting,and the artworks looks beautiful.
And I love the idea of siblings in the same party(I always enjoy a tale of two brothers),I just hope it is done better here than in final fantasy 13(ugh that game),plus I hope their female friend is able to become a new best girl,especially after Luna failed in that aspect(and let me not even get on about FF13 lightning).
The setting looks like medieval europe like final fantasy tactics, can't wait for the game, I hope the game is nearly done and will be released next year
I love the fact that the hero is called Clive! Clive Rosfield sounds like someone who works in insurance and drives an MGB to classic car shows at the weekends.
Very very excited about this game. Honestly it's the first FF I've been this hyped for since X.
Clive is the least Final Fantasy sounding name in Final Fantasy history.
It's got a nice ring to it though.
Crystals ✓
Tousled hair ✓
Significant tatoos ✓
Pronouns (lots of) ✓
Magic monarchs ✓
Given the team in charge this time i'm extremely excited and naively optimistic and best part....No Toriyama ^__^
Can't wait to play this I love the world's and lore of final fantasy. All very exciting thank you.
Looking forward to this. The best thing for me is that, from the limited combat we saw, it appears to be more Witcher than FFXV disaster. Now, I’d still prefer turn based, but pure action is the next best thing.
I also like the setting and artwork so, yes, more excited for this than I have been any final fantasy since X
Clive sounds like Cl(oud)+(Str)ife
Clive Rosfield sounds too close to Chris Redfield or even Claire Redfield lol
Lmao Clive. I would've gone for Henry.
Final Fantasy XVI: The Remarkable Adventure Of Clive, Josh and Jill.
When I read Clive Rosfield, my brain immediately corrected it to Claire Redfield 😂
I'll pick it up on PC where it will be best, but knowing it's directed by Yoshi-P has me worried. Sure he saved FFXIV with 2.0 but each subsequent expansion has made the game worse and worse.
Clive Rosfield? There is nothing epic about that. It does not have the same Fantasy feel as Cloud Strife, Squall Lionhart, Zidane Tribal, Titus, Vaan Smith?, Lightning or Noctis lol.
He just sounds like someone you could bump into in a local pub. 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Clive. What a guy.
Will monoblock your driveway during the day and slash monsters at night.
@Menchi you are so in the minority on this one, story wise Heavensward and Shadowbringers are some of the best in FF and it’s the team from Heavensward making this. Most agree Yoshi P has elevated XIV to something incredible so if you don’t like XIV I say skip this. Your money won’t be missed and it will be a thrill not to hear your complaints.
@CupidStunt because Bartz was so great? Get a life
@jmac1686 Jesus. You are telling me to get a life, when you are getting offended by my comment about a video game character name?!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. There is more to life than video games. What a shame for you 🤣🤣🤣. If you are an adult and not a child god help you in life.
@ApostateMage lololol
CLIVE hahahahahaha
I love Final Fantasy games, more than any other game series; but the theme of this one just doesn't do anything for me. I really hope it finds its own thematic identity, and that its more unique than it looked in the trailer.
Clive is such an auld geezers name
Hi there fellow gamers. Man, love the artwork on this. I haven´t been excited for a FF game in a while, but FFXVI looks like it´s going to be quite something.
I do wonder about the party menbers though, since we´ve only seen the main protagonist fighting.
Not that I would mind. A solid RPG, with awesome gameplay mechanics, great world building, strong story, interesting characters and a kick ass soundtrack is all I need to be happy.
Please SquareEnix, don´t botch this.
Cheers, stay safe and happy gaming to us all
@Medic_Alert Hi there friend. Yeah, that is why I stoped playing rpgs for a while years ago.
They are just to much time consuming.
But my love for them meant that I couldn´t be apart from it for to long and went back with a vengence and played a bunch.
Still do. Granted, FF used to be THE rpg to get back then.
Let´s see if this one can bring back the old glory days.
Cheers, stay safe and have a good one 👍
This website and images > the trailer.
Feels a bit like XII atmosphere-wise and that is always a good thing.
Really digging the lore for FF16, from the hints we get it seems that Clive is the Ifrit dominant, which makes it even more interesting.
You can see in the banners of some nations the Eikon's they have, even though they're redacted in the text (Bahamut, Ixion)
@jmac1686 Touched a nerve eh?
@Menchi Well you are in the minority, people really love FF14 after the recent expansions and the good thing about Yoshi P is that he announced this game after years of development.
Final Fantasy 17-20 character names have just been leaked! Look forward to wonderfully fantastic stories of Joe, Mike, Mary, and Susan!
@CupidStunt Remember this franchise has previously had main / major characters called Tina Branford and Cecil Harvey.
@jmac1686 We got Bartz because a more accurate romanisation of バッツ would have been the well, butt, of jokes.
I can't think of a name that's less badass than Clive.
I love it!
@dancingstar93 I hear you, but Tina is referred to as Terra here, And Cecil Harvey still sounds more fantasy like that Clive lol.
To be fair, the most enjoyable FF story I've played was FFXIV's Heavensward.
Dat concept art of a mothercrystal is the first thing that's made me interested in this game. Love the scale!
And Clive’s parents had a real good marriage
@alphadrago5 I bet those names sounds really exotic to japanese developpers lol
Anybody knows what a "Dominant" is? I hope it's not some fal'cie / l'cie thing.
The King of Waloed is most likely the Dominant of Odin, judging from the Sleipnir-like logo in its flag. The black & white motif in the background appears to suggest that Odin is the Eikon of Light in FFXVI. There could be a dark counterpart to Odin (just like Ifrit is the dark counterpart to Phoenix), and it may be Fenrir since it also originates from Norse mythology like Odin.
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