With ‘Final Fantasy XVI’, the series tries a new direction
Blessings from these Eikons form the basis of Clive’s skills and magic. Equipped with “a blessing from Phoenix” , the protagonist starts with sword skills, including lifting, rushing, and elemental attacks. Square Enix claims this is the first fully-fledged action RPG in Final Fantasy history, and it doesn’t play like any of its predecessors.All your items and attacks are done through button combinations and assigned shortcuts, with some degree of customization.
My demo was almost exclusively controlling the heroically named Clive. However, there are support actions you can trigger from the d-pad, which directs your faithful hound, Torgal, to heal, strike or distract enemies. I also briefly fought alongside allies, but there didn’t seem to be any way to guide their behavior.
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