How Square Enix Approached Accessibility In Final Fantasy 16

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I recently previewed Final Fantasy XVI, going hands-on with the upcoming game for roughly two hours. I learned a lot about the game, which is due out on PlayStation 5 this summer, including how developer Creative Business Unit III approached accessibility in FFXVI. 

You won’t find difficulty settings like easy, medium, and hard. Instead, there’s a story-focused mode and an action-focused mode. The story-focused mode will be easier, while the action-focused mode appears to be the default difficulty setting. And within each of these modes, there are special accessories that can be equipped to tailor the difficulty of combat to your liking. I was able to use five – I’m not sure if there are more  – and I liked how easy it was to swap them in and out, and the effects on my in-game combat actions were great. It’s quick, easy to understand, and effective.

Ring of Timely Focus: With this equipped, right before an enemy hits you, time slows almost to a halt. You’ll see an R1 button prompt appear on screen with a circle depleting around it to indicate how much time you have left. R1 is the dodge button, so this setting makes dodging away from enemy attacks much easier. 

Ring of Timely Assistance: Clive is joined by a dog named Torgal (yes, you can pet Torgal). You can manually select Torgal’s attacks, but wearing this ring lets Torgal attack automatically. 

Ring of Timely Strikes: Combat in FFXVI revolves around mixing and matching various moves to create combos. With this ring equipped, you can just press Square and Clive will perform the combos automatically. It essentially allows you to complete combat scenarios using one button. 

Ring of Timely Evasion: Allows Clive to automatically dodge most attacks. 

Ring of Timely Healing