Final Fantasy 16 Spoilers Spotted During State Of Play Showcase
thegamer.comYesterday's Final Fantasy 16 State of Play contained a few spoilers for the game's main quest and what happens to some of the characters, all thanks to Square Enix making the strange decision to showcase the game's equivalent to a glossary.
We've seen plenty of Final Fantasy 16 over the past few months, but yesterday Square Enix decided to give us our most in-depth look so far with a dedicated State of Play presentation. During the showcase, we learned plenty about the game's combat mechanics, exploration, and the type of content on offer, but we might have also learned some things that Square didn't want us to. There are some minor spoilers for Final Fantasy 16's plot and characters ahead, although they mostly seem to be relegated to the prologue and early hours of the game.
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As pointed out by Twitter user aitakaimochi, towards the end of the showcase, Square Enix chose to focus on some of the things that Clive can do around the hideout. This includes interacting with Harpocrates, a scholar who keeps track of Clive's adventures and tells him things about the world via "The Thousand Tomes", which is essentially Final Fantasy 16's version of a glossary.
The showcase then showed Vivian, a strategist who can tell Clive about the state of the world, again acting like a glossary and story summary. During this section, a massive map of the game's characters pops up, revealing the names of several characters, including Clive and Joshua's mother, Annabella.
That itself isn't too spoilery, but then Square Enix decided to, for some reason, show even more of these little lore drops in quick succession, including summaries of some of the game's early
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