Square Enix announced during their FFXVI special event yesterday that the demo for the game would launch on PS5 today, June 12.

The demo will cover a couple hours of the game's prologue, where your progress will carry over to the main game. After that portion, it will also present a special out-of-context battle section to show off the combat gameplay.

Honestly it's a shame

I just started the Job Fiesta challenge for FFV. Anyone tried this? I got White Mage from the first shrine.

Review embargo lifted. No spoilers in this post. Probably spoilers in the links below. Here's a few:

Kotaku: https://kotaku.com/xbox-series-x-game-pass-price-increase-ps5-microsoft-1850561048

A bold shift to action and a stirring fantasy tale make this the best Final Fantasy in ages.

For the first time in years, I’m excited about a new mainline Final Fantasy game. It’s about time.

GameSpot: https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/final-fantasy-16-review-on-its-own-terms/1900-6418081/

FFXVI is a bold shift in both gameplay and narrative, yet captures the Final Fantasy magic in stunning fashion, earning a place within the pantheon of incredible entries in the beloved franchise.

9/10

Variety: https://variety.com/2023/digital/reviews/final-fantasy-xvi-review-1235650066/

‘Final Fantasy XVI’ Is a Messy, but Quietly Brilliant Next Step for Square Enix’s RPG Series

Destructoid: https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-final-fantasy-xvi/

Superb - A hallmark of excellence. There may be flaws, but they are negligible and won't cause massive damage.

9/10

IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-review

Outstanding story, characters, and worldbuilding earn the right to depart from what fans expect from Final Fantasy.

Amazing - Featuring fast, reflex driven, action heavy combat, Final Fantasy 16 is certainly a departure from what fans may expect out of a Final Fantasy game, but its excellent story, characters, and world building are right up there with the best the series has to offer, and the innovative Active Time Lore feature should set a new standard for how lengthy, story-heavy games keep players invested in its world.

9/10

Please add and link reviews in comments.

Feel like it’s headed that way and wonder how some of us old timers feel about this direction.

Personally I hope with each title they don’t just create a new story, characters, and universe, but also experiment with turn based again given the success of OT2

Ok the retcons are going to far!

/s

I’m moving my posts from Reddit to Lemmy before delete them.

This post is from 2021-06-18.

That is all.

Those two are the living beings the Final Fantasy series is known for. Which one would you rather be?

Right now, I feel like being a Chocobo. I could be a mount for another person, as they're like ostriches, and they come in many styles. I bet the greens they eat a lot of taste great, too. Third, Fat Chocobo exists. It seems like some incarnations of the Fat Chocobo are treated as deities. There's no fat Moogle, or at least not one nearly as prominent as the Fat Chocobo.

I'll want to be that kind that appears in the Chocobo series where they can generally speak, and I prefer to be in the blue color.

So which game had the Moogles appear the best in your opinion? I think they looked the most iconic in Final Fantasy IX. They look a lot like the ones from the older games. They come in slightly varied colors and fur patterns too in that game.

The ones in Final Fantasy XII look like anthropomorphic rabbits which I don't think makes much sense for a Moogle. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Tactics A2 have them look a little awkward as well.

I had previously stopped playing this game as, simply put, my level of English wasn't high enough to understand the story and the language, but now that I've resumed playing this game and gotten past A Realm Reborn... I'm having so much fun ✨

So yeah, here you find my adventures as well as my analysis of Heavensward and why A Realm Reborn wasn't as amazing as it could have been.

Also, please, no spoilers in comments, I'm still playing the lv 60 quests in Heavensward!