Last Fantasy XVI is the subsequent mainline entry within the long-running RPG sequence and it appears to be going for a radically totally different tone in comparison with previous entries. We undoubtedly acquired some Game of Thrones vibes from previous trailers. And on reflection, that’s not stunning, because the builders engaged on the sport had been “required” to observe HBO’s fashionable fantasy sequence earlier than growth started on FFXVI.
Launching June 22, 2023 solely on PlayStation 5, Last Fantasy XVI takes place on the planet of Valisthea, which is coming into its “twilight.” Pure sources are dwindling and struggle is brewing, threatening to plunge rival nations into chaos. How this can all works out will seemingly be determined by the Dominants, fundamental characters who glow bizarre colours, and Eikons, acquainted summons like Ifrit and Bahamut that the Dominants can rework into. And whereas a few of this connects again to the basic, typically medieval-themed FF video games, the general tone of trailers and latest previews feels darker and extra mature.
This newly darkish tone in comparison with previous video games isn’t a mistake, in line with FFXVI’s producer Naoki Yoshida.
In an interview with Eurogamer, Yoshida says that as he’s grown older he finds himself liking fantasy that’s “primarily based extra in actuality.” He defined that once they noticed how Recreation of Thrones and the books it was primarily based on had actually “resonated” with folks, he knew FFXVI ought to go the same route. To verify the sport had the same “really feel,” the primary folks engaged on the sport needed to watch the present.
“After we first began creating the sport,” Yoshida mentioned, “We had our core group of about 30 members very early on purchase the Blu-ray boxset of Recreation of Thrones and required everybody to observe it, as a result of we wished this kind of really feel.”
Last Fantasy XVI is closely impressed by western fantasy, like Lord of the Rings
When Eurogamer identified a scene they noticed throughout their preview reminded them of a scene from the Lord of the Rings movies that featured Gandalf and the Balrog, Yoshida admitted he had learn the novels and seen the movies “a number of instances” however didn’t understand how comparable the scenes had been till it was identified. “However now that you just talked about it, it actually does look [similar].”
It’s one other instance of how the group appears to be impressed by western fantasy, like Recreation of Thrones and Lord of the Rings. FFXVI’s artwork director Hiroshi Minagawa advised Eurogamer that these franchises made sense, as that was the kind of type and really feel they had been aiming for.
“If we need to create one thing that has that type of western really feel, now we have to look to the west for that type of inspiration,” mentioned Minagawa. “And so issues like Recreation of Thrones are issues that we glance to as a result of that sort of stuff doesn’t exist the place we reside in Japan.”
Now, had been the devs required to observe the remaining season of Game of Thrones, and if that’s the case, did they get hazard pay?
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