We are finally there! The Game Awards 2022 as planned brought Naoki Yoshida on stage for a special presentation which obviously concerned Final Fantasy XVIone of the games of Square-Enix the most anticipated. With the flurry of interviews last month, we knew the marketing department was planning to reveal the game’s year-end release date and a cryptic message from The Snitch probably already spilled the beans on this. Anyway, let’s not sulk our pleasure to discover a brand new trailer of FFXVI !
Trailer in English
Yes, Final Fantasy XVI will be released on June 22, 2023 exclusively on PS5. The exciting new preview this time is much more focused on Clive, the protagonist seeking revenge following the incident that claimed his father’s life. Outraged sequences of gameplay always crazier visuallywe are entitled to a confrontation between two Ifritthat of the mysterious hooded antagonist and Clive. The latter will not fight alone all the time, since we see him teaming up with Jill Warrickhis wolf Torgalbut also with theEmissary of Ramuhwhich is called Cidolfus Telamon. Yes, no Final Fantasy without cid !
The flames of vengeance burn with blinding ferocity. Will you dominate the Primordials by awakening them, or will you allow yourself to be dominated?
Trailer in Japanese
Trailer in French
In addition, a point was made on the editions that it will be possible to obtain, with pre-order bonuses offered depending on the case.
standard edition – €79.99
- Basic game.
- Pre-order bonus:
- Braveheart weapon;
- Accessory Cait Sith Charm – Increases the amount of Gills gained when equipped.
Digital Deluxe Edition – €99.99
- Contents of the standard edition.
- Mini digital artbook.
- Mini digital OST.
- Pre-order bonus:
- “Valiant Heart” bonus weapon;
- Accessory “Talisman of Cait Sith” – Increases the amount of Gills obtained when equipped;
- Scholar Spectacles Accessory – Increases XP received when equipped.
Physical Deluxe Edition
- Standard edition with reversible dust jacket.
- Cloth Valisthea world map.
- New Clive Rosfield steelbook case.
And the highlight of the show is obviously the collector’s edition which will contain all of the following and that it will be possible to pre-order from Monday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m. exclusively on the shop of Square-Enix.
- Collector’s Box : a superb metallic box embellished with an impressive illustration signed by Yoshitaka Amano, the legendary illustrator of Final Fantasy.
- Final Fantasy XVI – The basic game in its box, with reversible cover.
- Premium Statue – Phoenix vs Ifrit : a figurine immortalizing a fight between two Primordials: Phoenix and Ifrit.
- Set of metal pins – Primordials : a set of premium pins with the effigy of the eight Primordials.
- New Clive Rosfield steelbook case : a SteelBook case embellished with an illustration of Clive Rosfield, the protagonist.
- Valisthea fabric world map : a cloth map of Valisthea, the world in which the story takes place.
- Sanguine Sword (In-Game Weapon, DLC) : the weapon of Firion, main character of Final Fantasy II, will be usable in the game.
The game case is not included in the Collector’s Box, but they will be shipped together.
Codes for in-game items and digital content are not included in the Collector’s Box, but will be emailed by the time the game is released.
Update : the collector’s edition is available for pre-order, count all the same 349.99 € with 7.05 € shipping costs. A steel book and “Wall Banners of the Nations of Valisthea” (15 cm high textile prints) are offered with it.
While waiting to be able to discover this new universe in a few months, Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion will be available in just a few days, sold €59.99 on Amazon.
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