Final Fantasy 16 Combat Director Thinks Clive Can Beat Devil May Cry's Dante

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The combat director of Final Fantasy 16, Ryota Suzuki, believes that the game's protagonist Clive Rosefield can defeat Devil May Cry's protagonist Dante. In the last couple of days, many staff members from Final Fantasy 16 have been on a media tour to promote and answer questions about the upcoming game. This includes a preview demo of Final Fantasy 16, clarifying details about its combat and story, and revealing its playtime. One of the people who was interviewed about the upcoming RPG was Ryota Suzuki, the game's combat director, who talked about how Final Fantasy 16 took an action-RPG styled approach to battles.

Ryota Suzuki was formerly a part of Capcom, working there for nearly 20 years before leaving to join Square Enix in 2020. His previous works include high-octane action titles, such as Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Devil May Cry 4, Dragon's Dogma, and Devil May Cry 5, just to name a few. Considering this, it's no surprise to see that Final Fantasy 16's combat has elements of Devil May Cry within it. With DMC5 and FF16 having the same combat director, it may spring to mind the question of who would win between the game's two protagonists. Ryota Suzuki weighed in with his answer in a recent interview.

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This question was put forward by Game Informer, where the interviewer noted he was a big fan of Devil May Cry, and wanted the combat director's perspective on who'd likely win. Suzuki stated that Clive would likely overcome the odds to defeat the demon hunter. It should be noted that he was accompanied by his two superiors, FF16 director Hiroshi Takai and producer Naoki Yoshida, when answering the question, so there could be some slight bias behind the