The next numbered entry is apparently pretty close to complete
A new look at the nextFinal Fantasymay not be far off. Producer Naoki Yoshida confirms a newFinal Fantasy XVItrailer is on the way, after an uncertain delay.
This comes from arecent livestream, featuring the crossover betweenNier Reincarnationand the MMORPGFinal Fantasy XIV. (Translation courtesy ofSiliconera.)
Yoshida says a new video is done and will appear “soon.” It was delayed, however he doesn’t go into detail as to why.
As for the development ofFinal Fantasy XVI, Yoshida says the development team has spent time polishing and debugging, and that it is “pretty much complete.”
That echoes asimilar sentimentfrom the UNIQLO pamphlet that contained an interview with Yoshida. In the excerpt, Yoshida says development onFinal Fantasy XVIis in “the final stretch.” In the same interview (viaGematsu), he elaborates more on the team’s approach for a single-player RPG:
“Unlike online games, which portrays multiple players at once,Final Fantasy XVIhas an individual focus, which makes the story more immersive. And I think the story has become quite deep. My hope is that the adults who have grown up, understand the rules of society, and drifted away fromFinal Fantasythinking ‘the real world isn’t as easy as a video game’ can remember the enthusiasm they had back then. That’s what we’re keeping in mind as we make this game.”
The next step inFinal Fantasy
Final Fantasy XVIhas apparentlybeen in development for quite some time, even before its reveal in 2020. And now, it seems like it could actually arrive pretty soon. Or at least, “pretty complete.”
Square Enix hasn’t, as of this writing, announced their plans for the summer of gaming news. The company did just make amassive announcement, confirming that it’s planning to sell a chunk of its western development arm—including three studios andsome big IP—to Embracer Group. Whatever happens, it does sound like we’ll learn more about the nextFinal Fantasysooner rather than later.
