Spoiler Warning: The following article options very delicate spoilers for Final Fantasy 16, discussing a small aspect of its stage design from round 10 hours into the sport.
Final Fantasy 16 could also be set in a very recent world, however that hasn’t stopped Square Enix together with references to earlier video games within the franchise.
Fans enjoying by way of the long-awaited RPG have noticed one refined reference to a beloved Final Fantasy character within the type of the Black Mage (or Vivi relying in your choice).
The throwback might be discovered within the Martha’s Rest space gamers will come throughout at round eight to 10 hours into Final Fantasy 16. By heading to the sphere across the again of the buildings, gamers can see a scarecrow that appears remarkably just like the traditional Black Mage character mannequin.
“The reality he is beside a windmill is a very nice contact”, stated xMeRk within the feedback of the above submit, who observed one other reference about Vivi particularly. “If I recall appropriately, Vivi was actually excited to see a windmill in Final Fantasy 9 at Dali.”
Given the darker, extra grownup nature of Final Fantasy 16, different customers joked this can be much less a reference and extra a darkish finish for the beloved character. “With how darkish this sport has been to date, it would not shock me if that was Vivi’s corpse,” stated Sousuke42.
Final Fantasy 16 launched on Thursday June 22 to a lot fanfare from Square Enix, which put the sport’s signature sword on show within the Tower of London as a advertising stunt. Players who tried the demo forward of time additionally grew obsessive about a brand new function known as Active Time Lore and are calling for it to be an trade normal going ahead.
In our 9/10 evaluation of the sport, IGN stated: “Featuring quick, reflex pushed, motion heavy fight, Final Fantasy 16 is actually a departure from what followers could count on out of a Final Fantasy sport, however its glorious story, characters, and world constructing are proper up there with the most effective the sequence has to supply, and the progressive Active Time Lore function ought to set a brand new normal for the way prolonged, story-heavy video games preserve gamers invested in its world.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.
