Final Fantasy 16 - Release Date, Eikons, Story, & Gameplay Details
In the lead up to its launch, Square Enix has released a wealth ofinformation, including its release date, story details, and gameplay mechanics including Eikons. The last mainline entry,, failed to impress critics and fans alike, with many citing grievances with the game’s slower combat and poorly designed open world. Square Enix is likely keen to revitalize its title with a new, outstanding entry to the series.
can avoid repeating 's mistakes by speeding up combat, creating a more cohesive world, and crafting an entirely new story. Additionally, games like ,,, and have all established a firm foothold in the market, giving stiff competition against this new array of modern JRPGs and a tall order in reestablishing the series' place at the top of the genre.
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's release date is June 22, 2023, six and a half years after in 2016. In that gap, Square Enix has primarily focused on the world of with and. Although there have been ports of the older titles, updates to the MMO , and a VR simulation based on, is the first entirely new story to the universe in quite a while. This follows a two-year build-up of hype for, including four trailers enigmatically titled Awakening, Dominance, Ambition, and Revenge.
These trailers make the core of entirely clear: Eikons. “Eikon” is simply the new name for Summons from the previous titles (or Primals from ). Many returning Eikons have already been confirmed, including Ifrit, Shiva, Titan, and Garuda among others. As a default, it seems that each Eikon corresponds to a matching element and vice versa: ice for Shiva, fire for Ifrit, and so on. But the Awakening trailer alludes to this system being shaken up and causing a War of the
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