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Final Fantasy XVI (2023)

Square Enix Creative Business Unit III

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S

3.94 from 737 ratings

1900 members have it in their collection · 227 playing now · 559 backlogged · 922 wish listed

How long? Main story 41h · with extras 56h · 100% 81h (from 83 logged playthroughs)

A single-player action RPG set in a high-fantasy world where warring nations and powerful summoned Eikons shape political intrigue and personal vengeance. Players control Clive, a former shield bearer whose life is upended by tragedy. Engage in fast-paced, tactical real-time combat that blends heavy weapons, Eikon-driven abilities, and cinematic set pieces. Deeply narrative-driven, the game emphasizes character development, expansive locales … Read more
A single-player action RPG set in a high-fantasy world where warring nations and powerful summoned Eikons shape political intrigue and personal vengeance. Players control Clive, a former shield bearer whose life is upended by tragedy. Engage in fast-paced, tactical real-time combat that blends heavy weapons, Eikon-driven abilities, and cinematic set pieces. Deeply narrative-driven, the game emphasizes character development, expansive locales to explore, and dramatic boss encounters while offering layered combat customization through combos, parries, and skill upgrades. Read less
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Developers
Square Enix Creative Business Unit III
Publishers
Square Enix
Genres
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Franchises
Final Fantasy
Series
Final Fantasy
Events
Xbox Games Showcase 2025, PlayStation Showcase 2023, PlayStation Showcase, The Game Awards 2022, State of Play: June 2, 2022
Steam
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Release dates

  • Jun 22, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 5
  • Sep 17, 2024 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jun 08, 2025 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox Series X|S

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Rating distribution

5 stars
227
4 stars
313
3 stars
139
2 stars
43
1 star
15
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cakeatjobs

Status cakeatjobs Jun 20, 2023

Decided to jump into the demo before Thursday, and I just wanna shout out a super cool feature they're calling "active time lore". Basically at any point in game (including cutscenes) you can pull up a screen that gives you background on the people, places, and histories present or being mentioned in that moment. It's seems like it's always specific …

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Decided to jump into the demo before Thursday, and I just wanna shout out a super cool feature they're calling "active time lore". Basically at any point in game (including cutscenes) you can pull up a screen that gives you background on the people, places, and histories present or being mentioned in that moment. It's seems like it's always specific to what you're doing, and has so far been a really neat and useful way to just be like "hey what's that faction he just mentioned? What's my relationship to this person?". Excited for the full release!

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Yuna67876

Status Yuna67876 Jun 20, 2023

Preordered this now that I finished P3P and this will be my next JRPG (and it a reward for finishing school this month), I am not doing the demo because it only a day away, and it just rather wait for the full release now.

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Sir_Laguna

Status Sir_Laguna Jun 19, 2023

We're not ready for the amount of people that's gonna call this character "daddy" after FFXVI launches.

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BMO

Status BMO Jun 16, 2023

Alright, so this is fun. I’m enjoying the action RPG elements and combat feels pretty great. There’s a hint of FFXIV in the control scheme and I enjoy it. I don’t think I’m going to buy it at launch because I don’t feel a burning need to play it right away, but I’ll probably grab it around holiday time if …

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Alright, so this is fun. I’m enjoying the action RPG elements and combat feels pretty great. There’s a hint of FFXIV in the control scheme and I enjoy it. I don’t think I’m going to buy it at launch because I don’t feel a burning need to play it right away, but I’ll probably grab it around holiday time if it’s on sale.

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NN010

Status NN010 Jun 13, 2023

So… my thoughts on the demo:

IT WAS AMAZING! The gameplay, story, characters, music & graphics all lived up to my hype! Hell, even the Graphics Mode proved very responsive & fluid for 30FPS! Damn shame about that Performance Mode though…

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BMO

Status BMO Jun 12, 2023

It’s rare that I prefer English as the voice over language in a JRPG but Final Fantasy XVI seems crafted around English as the default. Not only does the animation visually match English audio, and thus the Japanese V.O. feels out of sync, but the English V.O. seems very well directed, an oddity for JRPGs in my experience.

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powerfulech0

Status powerfulech0 Jun 12, 2023

Why'd they have to release this demo in the morning before I have to work... I'm going to be staring longingly at my PS5 all day.

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lingsdook

Status lingsdook Jun 11, 2023

I had a dream last night that I mistakenly received a copy of Balan Wonderworld in the mail instead of my order of Final Fantasy XVI. Probably a sign I should pick it up at the store.

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n3buresp1997

Status n3buresp1997 Jun 1, 2023

It will be a nightmare to wait until it releases on PC :( PS5 is pretty expensive for what I want (God of War Ragnarok, Bloodborne, FFXVI, Ghost of Tsusima and Spider-man 2). You would think it is a good inversion, but I have to disagree. Most of these games will be on PC soon or late, so I could …

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It will be a nightmare to wait until it releases on PC :( PS5 is pretty expensive for what I want (God of War Ragnarok, Bloodborne, FFXVI, Ghost of Tsusima and Spider-man 2). You would think it is a good inversion, but I have to disagree. Most of these games will be on PC soon or late, so I could wait I think.

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powerfulech0

Status powerfulech0 Apr 17, 2023

This has been the first game where I have genuinely wanted a PS5 to play it. It'll be torture waiting for the PC port.

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kensho

Status kensho Apr 14, 2023

Politely asking again for a feature to mute games so updates or reviews related to them don't show up in my feed lol

(You could call it "pride of a gamer", if you get my reference)

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jademonkey

Status jademonkey Mar 4, 2023

I'm trying not to get too hyped, but I'm getting very hyped. The thing is, I have a very good gaming PC but no console more recent than a PS3. I don't really want to wait another year after the game releases for it to be on PC if it turns out as good as I think it will.

So, …

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I'm trying not to get too hyped, but I'm getting very hyped. The thing is, I have a very good gaming PC but no console more recent than a PS3. I don't really want to wait another year after the game releases for it to be on PC if it turns out as good as I think it will.

So, Grouvee friends, what are other compelling reasons to get a PS5 in my situation? Money isn't really an issue, but I just can't justify dumping ~600 USD for one video game. I want to justify it, though. Please enable me.

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peterwooley

Status peterwooley Feb 28, 2023

After watching IGN's preview of Final Fantasy XVI, I'm excited but perplexed at the font choice for the UI. The more I see of the game, the more fanciful it feels, but the wide, often italicized sans-serif font used in most of the UI feels off. It's like they grabbed the font from Final Fantasy XV and forgot to change …

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After watching IGN's preview of Final Fantasy XVI, I'm excited but perplexed at the font choice for the UI. The more I see of the game, the more fanciful it feels, but the wide, often italicized sans-serif font used in most of the UI feels off. It's like they grabbed the font from Final Fantasy XV and forgot to change it to fit the style of the new game. There's a nice, serif header shown late in the video (6:37) that looks great, but I'm not sure it'll pair well the one used everywhere else. Maybe once I get into the world the techno-future style of the text will feel fitting, but now it just confuses me.

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SIGINT

Status SIGINT Feb 28, 2023

Watched some of the latest round of preview footage and impressions -- wow this looks good. Combat seems like the best action-y FF iteration yet, though I'll want to see how it feels like for myself when they drop the demo. As much as I liked riding around in FFXV for a little while, I like that this one is …

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Watched some of the latest round of preview footage and impressions -- wow this looks good. Combat seems like the best action-y FF iteration yet, though I'll want to see how it feels like for myself when they drop the demo. As much as I liked riding around in FFXV for a little while, I like that this one is not fully open world, but rather a set of medium sized "open zones" that you travel between. Just seems like a better format for this sort of game. Visually they're doing some nice things as well. All things considered, this is probably my most anticipated game of the year for now, with Zelda as the only other contender (just need to see more of that one to really say). Hope the story lives up to how good everything else seems.

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