Final Fantasy XVI | Final Fantasy Mode Guide

[@a.block.of.tofu.]

We need a bloody palace mode eventually. A Leviathan Eikon DLC akin to Dmc Virgil DLC would also be awesome.

[@danquaza9275]

I thought the same thing. A bloody palace, or even something akin to an “endless tower” mode, would be perfect for this game

[@ziegfeld4131]

There is eikon data for abilties and stuff for levi so its pretty obv hes going to be dlc

[@louisalmeida45]

​@@ziegfeld4131wait what?

[@jasonffx01]

Leviathan dominant is Virgil. With additional Diablos and Anima Eikon. That would be awesome.

[@cdmanjak]

​@@ziegfeld4131source?

[@DrGrabAss.]

There you go again, being amazing and answering so many of my questions! Thanks for making these, you really helped me up my game. Looking forward to FF mode (hell, I'm only about 24-30 hrs in, I'm not sure)

[@T3chn0logicalTerror]

i love your guides for the game. some of the tips gave me some inspiration to really mess around and combine summon skills. definitely helped for me to get into the top 100 gobal for the first stage in arcade mode

[@brayenmorrison3199]

Hard Mode... or "Clive Must Die" mode. I wonder how quick mods of this game will appear.

[@TakehikoFukunaga]

Huh, not earlier than PC release…

[@izumolee6714]

Clive must Die mode is called Ultimania in the game & boy that mode is insane...much much harder than Final Fantasy mode. It's not New Game + but as apart of arcade mode. If you really want a challenge this mode is for you.

[@Sctn187]

It's laughable that people have been saying there's no end game. And all you do is spam square cycle through abilities

[@fishsohorny]

Honestly, landing the full magic burst combo with the Torgal extension is satisfying AF on its own. Weaving in abilities, counters precision dodges etc is plenty engaging

[@Lusk1993]

There always be noobs 😂

[@lord461]

They should've really given legendary weapons like a passive ability with it instead of the typical higher attack and will damage. Would have made it something to look forward to. But the game is great and the story was a blast.

[@machdude3366]

With the way the game works, it would have probably made the game a little busted without reworking some of the mechanics. That being said, having specific weapons that work with Eikon abilities may help to make some of them more useful like having a sword that increases the number spheres summoned by Impulse by 1 or something like that.

[@Jefstito]

Yeah, something like that would have been cool. I love the game but the equipment seems rather pointless

[@hayabusa09]

I’m just gave Hugo a hand in NG+, still grinding for the Ultima Weapon, more of a challenge but still a bit easy. Looking forward to Ultimaniac to bring the pain lol

[@Avyrr]

Ultimaniac is genuinely difficult, so you can look forward to that I guess haha

[@emphasis7071]

@@Avyrr does it have fixed levels? ultimaniac i mean

[@TheAuron32]

Just started FF Mode and oh boy, i caught with my pants down when a f**king CHIMEREA strolls into a trash mob fight!!! luckily they have the same attacks as they do in FF14 so it wasnt TOO bad for me personally.

[@nizzynick9298]

Notification squad is here 😎💯

[@FireBomberBassist]

This mode is way more engaging. Ive actually lost to bosses.

[@morriganrenfield8240]

Nice video! I’ll get there by the end of the week most likely, getting close to the end

[@dio_brrrrrando2480]

Great vid! I’d just like to add to let everyone know in FF mode when you die you don’t auto get all recovery items maxed out. Each time die it depletes each by 1

[@packrunnernes]

Yeah I found that out on Garuda, just when you thought this snorefest of a game couldn't get any worse

[@twinkieinyomowf6033]

@@packrunnernesif its a snorefest why would you play 30+ hours and then go into new game plus?😂 seems like you just got butthurt by something and changed your mind about it

[@lamellarm6546]

I appreciate the disquiet theme. Thanks for the guide.

[@MrThisisanAlt]

I am thinking to skip all side quest from now on and i am past the half of the main story up to that piont i did all side quest but i still want content to explore in my second playthrough. I did about 5 hunts now. Should i just plow through the mian quest and go finish all sides, hunts en trails in ng+ ff mode. Because i feel like i need more challenge too

[@Kurt634]

I was going to do this too. Speed through the story then just restart in hard mode and then do all the quests/hunts there

[@melaniem701]

@@Kurt634 something to keep in mind though. to get the better version of the accessories you get from side quests in ng+ you need to get it in both playthroughs (getting the better version works by combining the 2 you get in each play through into 1)

[@Kurt634]

@@melaniem701 oh I didn't know that! Tysm for this heads up 💛

[@sanguinetales]

@@Kurt634 To that end, not all sidequests reward accessories so you can look up the accessories themselves(and where they come from) to make sure you have what you need before you start NG+ Some Accessories can only be found in treasure chests(and each hidden trial Arete stone has an accessory for the Eikon it's associated with)

[@gpodgurski89]

I doubt it but I hope you can upgrade the berserk ring to do something like increased duration

[@mikaelek2529]

Sadly no :( was looking forward to that too

[@ivanahhahmpaloht9153]

Berserk Ring has a permanent spot in my kit, it's ridiculously powerful

[@oODarkclowOo]

Hi, I have a question! Is it necessary complete all side quest mission for obtain Ultima weapon? Thanks for the video ☺️

[@stephenhamilton6718]

Just the blacksmith missions. You need ragnarok and some ultima items that are picked up through the story. I havnt got that far yet but think you can only get it deep into the game

[@ZephyrFate]

Hey just wanted to say I subbed to your channel for these excellent FF mode fight videos. Do you plan on trying out different builds as you progress through NG+? It'd be super cool to see you mix it up.

[@shl6367]

Hard mode really should be accessible on first playthrough

[@Laocoon283]

Its tied to ng+ only so you can't even play a fresh save on hard

[@cdmanjak]

You really wouldn't want that ff mode makes the enemy's very tanky

[@shl6367]

@@cdmanjak I finished half of arcade ultimaniac mode when I made the comment

[@cdmanjak]

@@shl6367 and...

[@chrono050]

Man i started Final Fantasy mode after beating Rebirth an completely forget how to play .. I keep hitting O to dodge an what not... Not showing what button to hit in QTE is wild ..

[@benifacio]

Same, Typhon smacked my Ifrit due to a failed QTE lmao.

[@Phillip_Viera]

Be prepared for a FF16: Special Edition. Yoshi-P and Vergil will be playable 😅

[@classicmusic2477]

Really digging this game its awesome

[@NELzane9999]

Great Video! 😎👍🏻 One question regarding upgrading Accessories in FF Mode, when is this available, from the start (1st time in hideaway) or after a certain point or quest?

[@mikaelek2529]

From the start when you reach the blacksmith

[@blaze6sixx9ine92]

I did everything except defeat svarog before moving to ffmode. Should I have beaten Svarog?

[@KingKabisi]

Honestly a missed opportunity to make the harder modes accessible from the beginning of the game. The game is very fun and I'd have enjoyed it even more if the game was more punishing. If FF mode isn't hard enough I may replay the game with no armor

[@jade_d_wound]

Trust the guy who named his KZbin channel after the DMC if he says its a challenge its a challenge

[@marcuscallahan4645]

Goods idea

[@furtifk1063]

I think no armor is a good call. I will take that idea and use it myself thx. I havent finished the mode yet but the damage the bosses do so far (35% story in) have hardly done any damage despite mobs being 2 or 3 levels above

[@justjahmiere]

It really isn't hard enough i'm in the final act currently but there's one more difficulty after this so there's still hope

[@Tyreker]

Yeah the games easy, easier than TOTK imo

[@obbycinco]

thank you :)

[@Dsrgreyy]

I’m new to action games. Been cruising through FF mode until I got to the liquid flame boss at second mother Crystal. I’m stuck here and trying to find some recommended builds from here on out. My previous build carried me just fine until this point Edit: No timely accessories please I refuse to use them, that said I only have the xp and ap bonus accessories equipped

[@Jefstito]

Oooh! I love that fight, I actually beat it without receiving damage. My build was: Phoenix - Pile Drive / Judgment Bolt Shiva - Lightning Rod / Dancing Steel Odin - Rift Slip / Gigaflare All I did was having Shiva out and parrying his very telegraphed attacks with it to freeze him in place (you can easily parry the SECOND kick and the punch after he does a combo and teleports away). Then I would use Rift Slip, Lightning Rod and dancing steel to charge Zansetsuken and you even have time to drop on him everything else (Judgment Bolt, Gigaflare and Pile Drive for the stun damage) before he starts moving again. Just use accesories that allow you to reduce the cooldowns of these abilities and the Zansetsuken one that allows you to charge it faster so you dont rely as much on also having lightning rod available. I recorded the fight and could send it to you if you want. P.S: you can change Pile Driver for whatever you want. I would have used Diamond Dust but didnt have enough points to upgrade it all the way and add it to a different Eikon. But any option that does good stun dmg is good

[@Dsrgreyy]

@@Jefstito thanks for the tips. I need to eat ice with right slip a bit. I got through it since but I’ll need to come back in arcade mode eventually

[@cl20v87]

What we need is way to BUY BACK old weapons after you already sold the needed sword to get Ultima weapon

[@GalacticCoder]

How hard is it to grind to 100 in Final Fantasy mode? Is it a lot longer than getting to 50 was in the first playthrough?

[@tiltingart9276]

I reckon the exact same only increased by the amount of time you take on tougher enemies and crafting the best gear.

[@tnaky4818]

Does anyone know if bosses have new attacks on Final Fantasy mode?

[@l.boxxer885]

I want to say no. Just more enemies, they hit harder, and some fights have 2 mini bosses that you have to fight at the same time.

[@lrgpanda9037]

Is it me or does the new weapons look different to.? I could of swore stormcry looked a certain way now the new version is better

[@jennifercox6541]

Hey when are you going to update this for rising tide content

[@TheDeatharcana]

How did they miss this type of NG+ with Tales of Arise man. Level cap gets raised from 50 to 100 in FF16.

[@room.beer.controller3032]

Hey DnC, how do you time the precision dodge for the dragoon's double jump attack? Is there some sort of tell?

[@J_A_P_E]

A somewhat quick count to to three on the first jump followed by a count to two on the second jump... try it out in the Arete Stone at The Hideaway

[@room.beer.controller3032]

@@J_A_P_E Thanks. I will.

[@masterpaladin]

My question is this, are the Eikon battles any different from the other modes, or do they play out the same?

[@glasscastlex]

There is not button prompts for cinematic clashes, but screen flashes

[@stephenhamilton6718]

​@glasscastlex how do you know what button to press? I keep getting hit. When I think I am hitting what I hit in my first play through

[@packrunnernes]

​@@stephenhamilton6718red is dodge, blue is attack The button mash events are more discernible so I don't think you'll get confused by those

[@Temperance_XVII]

@@stephenhamilton6718Red is R1 Blue is square

[@isthathingsharp]

Leviathan + deep dungeon DLC 1 Then Diablos or hades would be sick for a dlc 2 going against alexander cause good is dumb

[@isthathingsharp]

Then glamsssss

[@emphasis7071]

i would like it if they improve the gearing system tbh, its my only gripe with the game, if the weapons/armor had passivess or substats it would be perfect

[@Bahamut998]

I would love if they add nioh or stranger of paradise dlc where the difficulty is increased massively and it’s basically a hardcore player only dlc, for those that are level 100. With insane bosses and such.

[@mwalvis43]

Somehow screwed up in the process of it somehow someway sold the Ragnarok so I’m going to the game for third time lol

[@xDevilNeverCry]

Oof moment

[@SlimKognito11]

Good to know there is a harder mode

[@ryboits75]

Should I be doing Side quests in the Final Fantasy Mode?

[@Invertedzero]

Are the main bosses any harder with new attacks/patterns in any of these modes, like FF7Remake's Hard mode?

[@leocreuu3254]

What about buying all the swords and gear I started new game plus and noticed to upgrade the accessories takes having double of each can you double up in the first playtrough or can you buy them later on in new game plus Incase there’s some u missed like a original cooldown accessory you didn’t buy in the first playtrough my or have only one of ??

[@razaff6871]

after watching like 4 videos from this channel.. i only have one question left.. are you spelling it "final fantasixteen"?

[@gi_varotti]

I haven't finished my first playthrough yet I was thinking I could skip sidequests and speed up on NG+ FF mode but apparently I can't if I want to upgrade my stuff?

[@OkOk-vh8hm]

If you finish new game+ on FF mode and start another NG+ on action/story mode will your level be set to 50?

[@rockoutloud2112]

I don't want to watch this video because I'm trying to avoid spoilers as much as I can but if someone could tell me if this game actually has good combat coming from a long time devil may cry fan. My expectations are pretty low but seeing devil never cry make videos on it makes me think i might be wrong about it.

[@shermhart7617]

Late comment here but the combat is awesome and pulling off combos is amazing. Highly recommend

[@JPeay227]

Can anyone think of a possible reason why a hard mode wasn’t available from the start of the game? I’m enjoying this game a lot but I’d like it a lot better if it was more difficult. Coming from Elden Ring and GoW Ragnarok on the hardest difficulty, I’m kind of missing that itch of difficulty.

[@darkstrider256]

The devs literally said that they want players to experience the game first and foremost before challenging the hard mode

[@AvengeBasketball]

Just unequip all ur gear

[@JPeay227]

@@darkstrider256 well that seems pretty stupid, I feel like we should have the choice lol. I know that’s the devs but I’m js

[@JPeay227]

@@AvengeBasketball I feel you but that will just make me take more damage, that won’t change the attack patterns of enemies. In my opinion the regular enemies who aren’t bosses are way too easy. They don’t attack enough

[@darkstrider256]

@@JPeay227 It sounds stupid to us yeah, but they're trying to get new people into FF and if they put Final Fantasy mode into the game from jump then it wouldn't help sales

[@maddietouran]

Does anyone know if the ending is any different after finishing final fantasy mode? Or any new Easter eggs?

[@oukeith]

Its a shame we couldnt have selected hard mode for your 1st playthrough reminds me of DMC5 i hate when games lock difficulty options from the start

[@wood1066]

The hard mode is designed for NG+ it wouldn't make sense to be able to pick it from start. Almost everything would kill you in one hit while you barely do any damage.

[@FirionDude]

@@wood1066 Or barely have any abilities. You are very limited early in the game in terms of what you can do. Would you say that if you began the game with new game plus dificulty without the other eikons abilities would be doable or not ?

[@Bahamut998]

Final fantasy mode is not just hard mode, it is ng+ mode. A real hard mode didn’t exist. Final fantasy mode extends level cap to 100 so you could not do this in first play through as the first enemies you encounter would kill you if you hadn’t the levels you grinded in first play through.

[@dylanbroome7915]

Guys if i start new game plus can i switch over to my regular save file when you complete the game

[@shaquilleIV]

A bit confused, Say I start a final fantasy mode using my save file I beat the game with, then I realize there’s still something for me to get in the original save file. Can I go back to that save file, get what I need, and then restart another new game+ ? I’m wondering if starting a new game+ makes that old save file inaccessible, and if i need to get something I can just go get it and restart the newgameplus with my updated original save file.

[@shaquilleIV]

After i’ve started my new game plus, can I still go back to the old save file and mess around? obviously not keeping progress but am i able to go back and forth between the two

[@zacatkinson3926]

Is it true that when you die your potions do not replenish?

[@4tCa4mzUPqRZZo]

Sorry for the off topic question. But is Bahmaut abilities just terrible? Can't see how it's ability is used well.

[@tehCostHD]

The first ability and the ultimate are great. The feat can be good too if you are willing to sit there charging it

[@4tCa4mzUPqRZZo]

@@tehCostHD idk, felt like the long charge time makes the ultimate ability not worth it? Just using the fire, wind, and electricity since I feel like those three gives you the most damage per second roughly.

[@xDevilNeverCry]

I mainly use Gigaflare for its immense physical damage (even more when combined with lightning rod). I don’t mind Bahamut, I just don’t use it much as Wings of Light is a very defensive tool and I often prefer a very aggressive approach to combat

[@tehCostHD]

@@4tCa4mzUPqRZZo well the ultimate ability has a big cooldown which is true for all ultimate abilities for all the eikons. It’s meant to be used on bosses that are staggered for massive damage

[@4tCa4mzUPqRZZo]

@@xDevilNeverCry just curious what are your favorite build and abilities, with Eikons?

[@lordortiz4969]

Can you do another ng+ afterwards?

[@ragna6410]

Beside of the new challange. I will play now on Japanese after eng.

[@tiltingart9276]

Best decision I made since the demo. Clive voice acting in English is really cool, and rather misleading, he sounds like a villain imo. Japanesse is always my go to in any game.

[@cdmanjak]

@@tiltingart9276 misleading? The fuck

[@Bahamut998]

@@tiltingart9276I rly like the English voice acting in ff16. But I’m planning to play ff7 remake and Jesus I might have to go with Japanese because the English sounds like children cartoon acting. I hate when they do that.

[@kennethhernandez9243]

My tip is all ultimates all the time. Who cares about stagger when you can nuke!

[@Temperance_XVII]

Yeah same I’ve mastered all the ultimates and use every one on every ability slot apart from Titan’s cause his sucks ass

[@kennethhernandez9243]

@@Temperance_XVII when I got the platinum I was running phoenix odin and Garuda, with rebirth, diamond dust, gigaflare, dancing swords, judgement bolt and the Titan ultimate. Titan was the least useful against bosses but that move absolutely destroys regular mobs. I played for fun and to be a true mythos, using the power of all the eikons, but this game is really cool in how every skill has some kind of use. Optimized or no, final fantasy mode really isn’t that terribly hard, but it definitely was a fun platinum.

[@yuzuki2385]

Hard mode, it’s not even hard, my problem with bosses in this game is that almost all of their attacks are evadable. It’s really just disappointing, like Stone’s throw for example, it’s literally a Giant Boulder, but then I find out you can just phase through the boulder by dodging. What’s the point of introducing a new Mechanic (Brimstone) if you can just do dodge, It’s really just disappointing.

[@room.beer.controller3032]

Hey DevilneverCry, do you still play in framerate mode? If so, don't you find it blurry?

[@fishsohorny]

Motion blur is worse in fidelity mode, I think. But it's way more stable

[@tiltingart9276]

Facts. I simply can't stand fidelity mode for even 5 mins. My eyes literally get hurt. Not sure how it's a prefered mode for some.

[@aninfinitemindofmusicandreams]

I'm playing this on a big a** 4k TV on performance mode and it's fine. Looks great still. A game like this, less input delay matters.

[@room.beer.controller3032]

@@tiltingart9276 Same here. It is undoubtedly a great game, but performance is blurry (720p) and even resolution mode dips to 1080 at times. Truly frustrating. And don't even get me started on motion blur. That said, this is my GOTY so far. The combat is the best I have ever played in an RPG.

[@SkinCareLuver]

Hard mode? First off, when has Final Fantasy ever had difficulty settings?

[@thiopental_iv]

Can you play another NG+ after your (first) NG+ ? Well... Can you play NG+ 's indefinitely with your maxed out character ?

[@tiltingart9276]

I think that'd be pointless since there's nothing more to unlock. So when you reach the last mission in NG+ b4 final boss you can indefinitely do what you're saying.

[@emphasis7071]

@@tiltingart9276 since the accesories can only be upgraded by having a copy of them, thats something that you could look forward to

[@sanguinetales]

@@emphasis7071 Yeah but no one has claimed yet whether the accessories level up infinitely on NG + + (Ultimaniac)

[@tehCostHD]

Isn’t there supposed to be new bosses in this mode?

[@JC-rg2qp]

Give me the option to play hard from the start 🙄. I don’t wanna play the whole game again I already know the story.

[@lazyvoid7107]

With two DLC should help you play it again

[@JC-rg2qp]

@@lazyvoid7107 almost, but it wasn’t that engaging the first go around. Final May Cry (or Devil Fantasy), was mostly hack and slash, held little strategy, and was WAY too easy. Give me the option to play hard from the beginning 😒 (In short, game play was “meh”… just enough to board’ly play till completion 🤷‍♂️, but the music 🤤, did they know the music out the park!, story was good enough ((they could have gone darker)), over all a boring 6.5 out of 10 🤷‍♂️.) Wish i would have waited and played the DLC the 1st go, but im not going back, it’s a boring (strategy less) game.

[@Vartazian360]

I wish the first playthrough was harder than it is..

[@bigpoppa3999]

This mode should have been at the start. The game is to easy.

[@alexlim5314]

Do the timely rings carry over?

[@xDevilNeverCry]

Yes they do 👍

[@alexlim5314]

@@xDevilNeverCry Even in final fantasy mode?

[@giovannifesta8373]

@@alexlim5314yes

[@L-Man-Gaming]

Can we skip side quests this time if we did all of them the first time?

[@Laocoon283]

You can skip side quests on your first playthrough lol that's why they are called side quests. Wdym?

[@cdmanjak]

@@Laocoon283 you need to do most of them if you want everything especially the genji gloves which are needed

[@Laocoon283]

@@cdmanjak no

[@user-qz1fw5vt9s]

I missed some accessories available in the shop in NG. Can I still upgrade it by buying two same accessories in NG+?

[@Aaron7289.]

Final fantasy mode is not even hard

[@JanneOksanenMusic]

Just beat Final Fantasy Mode with NO ITEMS and it was STILL way too easy. I like FF16 as a whole but I was hoping to have a real challenge like I did with FF7R Hard Mode.

[@doubleaaj5792]

I was hoping you get keep Ifrit’s move set as well 😁😁😁

[@marcuscallahan4645]

Does it keep crafting resources or should we sell to get Gil?

[@xDevilNeverCry]

You get to keep your resources, I’d say you can get away with selling common resources but keep the rare stuff as you might need them

[@tiltingart9276]

And what about ability points? Do we use them all? Or they are passed down

[@marcuscallahan4645]

@@tiltingart9276 that definitely goes on

[@Dante999000]

​​​​​@@xDevilNeverCryquestion: can I make another new game plus playthrough while I'm still in the middle of playing Final Fantasy Mode/Hardcore Mode using the same save file as the Hardcore Mode?

[@sonnythompson4025]

Dose anyone know if you can start a new game plus plus

[@JunkeeVegeta]

You can, but if you do ng+ final fantasy mode then start a ng+ from that finished save. You can only select final fantasy mode difficulty.

[@dannypistilli4864]

Is that you? Theo?

[@natewarren8946]

Does that mean I have to re earn my eikons back

[@DawnAfternoon]

No, you have all eikons

[@ichigozangetsugrimmjozgqp9439]

Nah you keep them

[@l.boxxer885]

Ultima weapon is in ff6?! Just it was a hp based weapon. And Lion heart is just Lion heart is it’s own weapon. It was in ff8 and ff13. They did it that way to not confuse the weapon with the boss. I think 12 and 13 is the only game that never had a Ultima weapon except maybe some of the earlier titles and 6 was the only one that had both the weapon and boss. Good explanation though

[@corwinchapman8270]

It's also in 7 and 9. also there is ultima weapon as an enemy in 7.

[@Bahamut998]

Ultima weapon is in every game I believe. Same as genii gloves and many other things.

[@badrjahwari]

Is there a hard mode? I was on Final Fantasy mode starting to fight King Behemoth. My 9 year old kid wanted to play. I taught the buttons and he defeated King Behemoth in less than 5 minutes. So where's the hard mode?

[@lucastan3926]

Have anyone completed NG+? If so, is it possible to play again using NG+ save data? Would really love to take the longest time soaking in every single detail in the game if possible despite no more trophies to be achieved.

[@JunkeeVegeta]

This is what I wanna know aswell. Cant find any info on it

[@SILVERONIN]

its not even hard lol enemies just have super armour, what a goofy game.

[@thelitch6784]

Found out today on action mode you can just stand there and Clive will just dodge and block everything. I REALLY hope this changes because it's literally impossible to die half the time

[@Syka]

unequip the timely accessories

[@thelitch6784]

@@Syka dude thank you soooo much I literally thought the game was glitching lmao

[@xDevilNeverCry]

As @Syka has mentioned, unequipping the timely accessories will stop this from occurring

[@hortinus]

Ultra Instinct Clive 😂😂😂

[@tiltingart9276]

I'll simply refuse to play new game+ until they fix performance mode. I geniunely feel robbed from my experience.

[@darkpromeathean937]

NOWWW DIEEEEE! -Clive & Kupka