Although nobody was really expecting to hear anything from Naoki Yoshida about Final Fantasy XVI during today’s Square Enix Presents at Tokyo Game Show 2020, the producer managed to let slip a few details when prompted by his panel mates that fans might find interesting (and slightly vindicating).
Though the stream was in Japanese, thanks to a series of tweets from Twitter user RPGMoogle, we know that Yoshi-P is well aware that some fans have been criticizing the visuals shown in the Final Fantasy XVI trailer and countered with the notion that the team wanted to run a trailer with substance as opposed to something pretty and showed nothing. That’s a big move coming from Square Enix, who are no strangers to flashy videos that show too little, too early. Yoshida-san also promised more information about the game is coming via a teaser site at the end of October and then again in 2021.
Yoshida: "We're focusing on development right now. At the end of October we'll open a FF16 teaser site with info on characters and world, and the next big info will be in 2021. Graphics aren't final but were realtime." #FFXVI
— Mog (@RPGMoogle) September 27, 2020
Yoshida: "Tuning for graphics aren't final yet, we saw Americans say "see you in 2035", but we really wanted to show an actual trailer and not some pretty teaser that showed nothing" [paraphrased] #FFXVI
— Mog (@RPGMoogle) September 27, 2020
It’s just a small amount of information, but for those of us who’ve been watching that same trailer every day since Final Fantasy XVI’s announcement – it’s something! To see why I’m personally very keen for the game, have a look at Why I’m Already Completely Sold On Final Fantasy XVI.
Kieron's been gaming ever since he could first speak the words "Blast Processing" and hasn't lost his love for platformers and JRPGs since. A connoisseur of avant-garde indie experiences and underground cult classics, Kieron is a devout worshipper at the churches of Double Fine and Annapurna Interactive, to drop just a couple of names.
