Final Fantasy 16 is one of the strongest game-of-the-year contenders for 2023. We recommend checking out our review if you aren’t convinced yet. It is one of the strongest entries in the entire Final Fantasy franchise but it plays very differently from what you would expect. If you plan on jumping into the game, consider checking out these things that might help enhance your experience.
Note: We will NOT be going over anything that might spoil the story for you.
After spending a bunch of time in Diablo 4 and then jumping into Final Fantasy 16, I was honestly scared of spending my ability points. The thought of a perpetually increasing cost to respec had me worried but it turns out you can refund your skill points for free. You can upgrade your abilities all you want and refund them later without spending anything. This allows you to try out all of the abilities that the game has to offer without being limited in any way.
If you have the memory of a goldfish like me, you can go back to the Active Time Lore feature and jog your memory in case you can’t keep up with the story. You can find information on locations, events, and characters.
You do not need to min-max your damage when engaging enemies, but there are a few tricks that can help you dish out a lot more damage and move through zones faster. Many attacks in the game have high aerial damage multipliers and they scale with how much height you achieve during your attacks. Knocking enemies up in the air and using aerial attacks before slamming them into the ground with Upheaval can take out most normal foes in the game.
Against bosses, you should also build up your combo before using your hard-hitting attacks. Once you have a 1.5X multiplier, you will be able to
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