![]() When tragedy and deception strike the Rosefield’s home, Clive is captured and conscripted into a slave group of soldiers, where he serves for several years before we are reunited with him.Ĭlive and Torgal are usually united in combat Eikons in this world are the summons of previous Final Fantasy titles, and Joshua controls the Phoenix. His brother, Joshua, is a Dominant, and as such, has the power to control an elemental beast known as an Eikon. The story sees the young son of an Archduke Clive Rosefield as a sworn protector of his younger brother. I suppose the best way to sum up the experience of Final Fantasy XVI is ‘conflicted’. But on the other hand, it feels narrower than any Final Fantasy for the past 25 years or so. ![]() It has the story formula and theatrical mastery of the series down to a fine point. The latter statement has its own variety pack of flavors that range from disgust to puzzlement and giddy joy. How? Well, it’s because it constantly flips in your head from being ‘This is so Final Fantasy!’ to ‘What even is this game?’ regularly. Another reinvention? A return to the basics? Final Fantasy XVI answers that by saying ‘why not both?’ ![]() After the turn Final Fantasy took with Final Fantasy XV (a good, if undercooked turn at that), many wondered what was next for the best-known RPG franchise in existence.
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