I Played Final Fantasy 16 and it Was Amazing!

[@nekotorin]

YoshiP has done it again. He can't keep getting away with this lmao.

[@ThatGuyWhoComments1]

The man should be CEO at this point.

[@holitinne]

Why not?

[@KoNekoNoUta]

What’s he gonna do next!? Stop the sell of a newly released game!?

[@doublesrankstreams]

He is definitely the master

[@ZephyrK_]

Square invited Havian to play XVI???? Congratulations mate!! Yoshida taking the setting of FF back to it's roots elates me to no end. 1-5 & especially the masterful FF6 are extremely special. Additionally, I love their approach to storytelling in this title, FF is a franchise that is 35 years old, the fans who grew up with it are much older and seeing that game reflects that thorough a more mature narrative heavily embroiled in a tale of politics, power, justice, conflict, ambition & love will be an experience for sure. Pair that with the switch to real time action combat designed by the fabled Ryota Suzuki, It makes XVI an insanely ambition title that takes several risks but all amalgamates into game worthy of the Final Fantasy name and an entry that can stand proud amongst the legacy behind it. CBUIII are the definition of visionaries and I wholeheartedly trust the team to deliver with XVI.

[@ark5074]

I’m kind of glad that 16 isn’t an open world. I’m getting a little fatigued of RPGs going open world. Also the more I see of the combat, the more this kind of looks like the action rpg combat system I’ve always wanted but never got. Lets hope it turns out to be the case.

[@therowdygeneration]

Same, I was so happy when I heard that. Tales of Arise was great because of being more focused instead of open world imo.

[@EnzerPyro]

@@therowdygeneration Arise could lend to going off the beaten path a little more but it sure was better than Zestiria in that regard.

[@polinttalu7102]

If you want some similar gameplay, try our Dragon's Dogma. Though the game is open world so it might get exhausting

[@ZephyrK_]

To me the approach CBUIII took with exploration being massive areas that are secluded by regions/kingdoms in XVI heavily remind me of the numbered Xenoblade games and exploring those games are nothing short of incredible as it makes each region far more rich, diverse, lively, & detailed. If this is anything like that then we're in for a treat.

[@Drstrange3000]

Agreed. I hope this sells well to send a message focused games are still valuable. FFXIV was the polar opposite and it seemed like an unfocused mess.

[@redcloud0]

No wonder after watching the first gameplay trailer I thought it was similar gameplay style to DMC! The hype is real🔥 can’t wait until it comes out. Thanks for the great video and sharing your gameplay experience

[@Qhaine]

This is phenomenally beautiful-- and well done for making this excellent video mate. The fluidity of the battle mechanics, the engaging lore that we know so far, and of course the visuals-- LOVE IT!! I've already pre-ordered and can't wait.

[@RokkouA1]

I watched and read a lot of interviews and videos on XVI and this is easily the most comprehensive, accurate and succint breakdown of the game. Great work

[@pogoacct8611]

Agreed. Devil Never Cry's video on FF 16 is really good too

[@lewderoge7386]

Ngl this is a in depth quick review than IGN. Keep it up!

[@ponderingForever]

You got a great voice! Glad you popped up in my reco, looking forward to the new release from YoshiP's team!

[@cHickzc]

Loving your explanation of the battle mechanics and story. I’ve watched several FF16 vids previously and feel like I still walked away learning a lot

[@JosueCorella]

This is by far the best video I have ever watched. You understand what is important

[@JimmyHales]

Of the 20+ videos I've watched about Final Fantasy 16 this past week this is by far the best one.

[@ianwoollard2063]

This Final Fantasy will be the first game in the series that I’ve wanted to actually play. I’ve had every PlayStation console over the years and was never into the series because of the style of combat. Real time combat is a game changer for me I’ve never been a fan of turn based combat. It looks like the developers are putting hard work into polishing as many aspects of the game as possible. The game would look even better if they remove all the hit point numbers and mini health bars. Such a fast paced game would look less cluttered. Why cover up all that pretty action? I’m excited to try the game looking awesome 👍🏻

[@0shawhat]

Absolutely loved how you broke down the game, sadly gonna have to wait till it’s on pc. The 4 pillars they mention is a very breathtaking implementation for game design, and I appreciate the attention to detail that yoshi-p and the team will expand upon! Also interesting how the ui seems similar to gbf relink, boutta be year of action rpgs for me! Also +1 for adding ffxiv music in the background :)

[@Wachpwnski]

You did an awesome overview of what looks like an awesome game. Your narration is on point. Good work!

[@ryanwaller8479]

You did a great job making this video

[@CBZero]

Very well explained

[@GVDRAGONFISTS]

Well this was interesting I must say very different direction.... very positive tho...what they have shown looks really good. Amazing coverage man you have made me put this on my list of games to possibly get.

[@aladdinsplayz]

Man You’re voice.. is amazing I’m trying my best to be better in my voice overs on my contents on my channel… Final fantasy 16 it looks amazing and the voice actors and cinematic looks amazing… and I can’t wait to play it ..

[@kenmastreams]

mannnn i’ve been watching ha ian videos throughout the years (SAO HF days) but this is the first time i’ve seen his face!! biggest smile of joy when he popped up

[@Angelblaze]

The combat system in 16 is what I wished for for vs13(15) as well as story. It's the main reason why 15 was my first final fantasy game. They completely screwed up 15, hope this is better.

[@marvin8559]

Incredible insight and genuine context Havian. This seems like it will be an incredible game but I definitely am slightly disappointed I can't control party members besides Clive like in Tales of Arise for example. In that game is he varying fighting styles provided extra depth for players, but I'm sure this will still be so fun.

[@fastica]

Most detailed FFXVI preview I’ve seen… and I’ve seen a lot. Also, your voice is amazing. Subscribed.

[@shawnzinator]

Your preview blows the other outlets away

[@sheskimusic]

Nice video. Fantastic narration. Preordered!

[@cryptomoon2537]

I just hope this has the same depth as vagrant story. If this is the path they would take for the ff series, I wouldn't mind not having party members.

[@TheBayboy99]

Looking forward to the full release

[@son-of-1810]

S excited for this game, I really hope they have a mode where you can replay the boss fights once you’ve finished the game

[@seyvianlaw2672]

Very good video nice and detailed

[@viciousxt]

Hands down the best preview I’ve watched about this game.

[@slugshotgun]

I was never really into the medieval style FF but this is promising. The fact that they're going for a darker and mature tone with this one intrigues me the most. There's still going to be those tiny bits of anime cringe for sure but at least there's also adult themes that will balance things out.

[@polinttalu7102]

Thank you Producer Yoshida

[@XenoDeki]

This is a *PROPER* review that's for damn sure!

[@skyvanisher1639]

Phenomenal video! Great coverage based on your experience. Thanks for sharing so much!

[@Awesome-nd9on]

so basically - action combat, great story, Bijuu beasts and jinchurikis :D

[@sdo1840]

It's the teams involved that gets me confident for this game, not just is Square Enix elite involved in development, headed up by Yoshi P himself but the combat is done by the Devil May Cry teams and Sony Interactive entertainment have managed integration and helped square with development

[@SlashingShadow]

Wow, nice. I guess we're finally about to hit that full media run-up now, exciting

[@TypicallyUniqueOfficial]

The amount of options in the icon abilities are intricate and staggering.

[@wakandaforever616]

Very excellent breakdown gained a new subscriber

[@ACakaArchangel]

Hey, great breakdown of the game. I can’t wait for it to come in June!

[@buttertoast1146]

I'm glad they input more stuff than just hold down circle to attack

[@SoloWan_XIII]

Excellent breakdown!!! Very well explained with an overall good structure throughout the video. Thanks for that, and congrats for having the chance to try the game beforehand 👏🏽. FFXVI is very promising, and I look forward to the upcoming footages regarding the exploration and other gameplay thing-y 🙂.

[@Misconstrew]

I like the dark feel of this. It looks like FF15 and FF origins combined. Shifting to a mature vibe really feels right because the main ff audience are all growing up

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

I want to point out that I love Yoshi-P efforts to have people be overwhelmingly excited for 16 and that excitement carry on to an eventual 17. That is why he want to evolve the series and the JRPG genre, so both are not beholden by a fix preconceived notions or elements (such as the turn based combat). A little bit of context to explain my comment: The original Final Fantasy was basically an adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, using almost the exact same combat as D&D, which became a staple of FF. Having a party with an ensemble cast with different classes, abilities and backstories is not something unlike the parties of D&D either. So after experimenting with many titles and making risk with every and each one of them, Yoshi-P and his team are making an RPG like nothing before has happen in the history of the franchise. I think Yoshi-P has the right idea if he’s the one to bring FF to the mainstream again like it was in 80’s through the early 00’s. Because at the end of the day Final Fantasy has and it always have been, an IP that reinvents itself each game.

[@ZephyrK_]

"the JRPG genre, so both are not beholden by a fix preconceived notions or elements (such as the turn based combat)." How tf is turn based combat specifically a preconceived notion of the genre? Do you understand what you're saying or talking just because? The 'JRPG' genre has ALWAYS had 3 main forms of combat. The original Dragon Quest released in May 1986 started it all and pioneered the first pillar of the genre, turn based combat and still remains the closet to the original tabletop RPG experience. Literally a year later the original Ys released in June 1987 and was the pioneer of Action Combat in the JRPG genre, the second pillar established 37 years ago. Around 3 years later the original Fire Emblem released in April 1990 and was the pioneer of Strategic Combat in the JRPG genre, the final pillar established 33 years ago and so influential it inspired it's own sub genre the SRPG. In no way is turn based combat "a preconceived notion" or whatever nonsense you spouted and in no way is action combat (something that existed in the genre for over 37 years) 'breaking' any sort of notion. You've wildly misinterpreted what Yoshida is saying in his interviews mate.

[@AlastorHaw]

I had my doubts if this would sell well or not even being a Final Fantasy entry, but now that they set a "pet the doggo" option, I know for sure it'll be a great game!! Jokes aside, the games seem it could be fun, and maybe they can use what they learned from FFXV. We will only now for sure how well the sales will be after the timed-exclusivity ends. Also, congrats Havian for being calld by SquareEnix. Hope more companies calls you for exclusive-previews, specially so we can have more insights on next games

[@sirdamned9272]

For what it's worth FFXV was made by a completely separate dev team: many of the people responsible for FFXV went on to form Luminos Productions, aka the people responsible for that awful game Forspoken. Thankfully, FFXVI is being developed by Square's most competent and well-loved developers: the team responsible for FF14, the MMORPG... and as a FF14 player myself, I can tell you that the game couldn't be in better hands. Creative Business Unit III is SquareEnix's crowning jewel, their magnum opus.

[@super-engineer8437]

Phenomenal content bro! 👏🏿 subbed! 😁

[@ArtorasKnight]

WOW Im Hype for this!

[@Misconstrew]

Super excited for this. Although I feel like going back to a turn-based battle system but with a modern twist would sound more refreshing. It would stand out from most RPGs these days.

[@QMS9224]

Yea as much as I disliked ff13 story, it’s maybe my favorite combat system with the turn based/action+atb bar combo. Wish they would perfect that system

[@PenguinsAreColdish]

@@QMS9224 what did you dislike about 13's story? loved every bit of that game except for the level design

[@somaliagainstpanafricanism4865]

Congrats mate.

[@neobluemage]

Best FF16 preview I’ve watched so far. In depth and detailed description. Subscribed. 👍

[@dreamer6737]

Final Fantasy is in such good hands right now. FF7 remake trilogy, FF16, FF14 and soon FF9 remake. It’s like the good old days again!🎉❤

[@ceesay2010]

ty for the info can not wait to play it game on

[@willsword8100]

Your microphone quality is amazing. What kind is it?

[@HavianCritDmg]

I use an Elgato Wave:3

[@mmort981]

I am very excited for this game but dont wanna get too excited for it just yet

[@Dracobyte]

Congratulations!

[@bowserplaylist899]

great review

[@PigDaddy2020]

God, I hope this one isn't as terrible as FF13 & FF15 were for me. I'm willing to give it a chance, but the more modern releases have typically all ranked near the bottom of my list when it comes to my all time favorite FF games. FF6 is still my favorite by far, followed by 7, 9 & 10, & I'm desperately hoping they'll give the HD-2D treatment to 6 sooner rather than later.

[@xsaber7]

Great video.

[@MistralNorthwind]

Resident Evil 4 Remake, Granblue Versus Rising, Granblue Re:Link, FFXVI... My wallet is gonna regret existing in 2023 huh...

[@mywifecangametoo1111]

Nice I’m really picky about games lately but I’m getting this.

[@arturb5152]

what is that nice music in the background ? starting afer 11 minutes 🙂

[@HavianCritDmg]

It's Garlemald Express from Final Fantasy XIV

[@HobiAI]

Your voice! I thought you were Siri's husband 😂😂 Great content though.

[@ghaleon1103]

Great preview. Thank you for this. I'm finally convinced to buy a PS5. Liked, subscribed, commenting for the algorithm.

[@francistein8409]

is there a stats system? and can you have multiple builds?

[@HavianCritDmg]

I didn't notice any options to save builds while playing, but the game does have stats. The main ones were HP, STR (Attack), VIT (Defence), WIL (Stagger). The accessories that I saw had raw stat boosts and % bonuses to specific abilities. Since there seems to be a crafting system, I'm guessing you'll be able to customise Clive's stats and equipment.

[@francistein8409]

@@HavianCritDmg wow crafting system?? thats neat. how about debuffs/ailments? do they exist in the game too?

[@HavianCritDmg]

I don't think status effects were in the build I played apart from Stagger. But I do remember a Coeurl being frozen solid in one of the trailers, after Clive uses Shiva's Diamond Dust.

[@francistein8409]

@@HavianCritDmg Okay thank you for the info

[@lifeofapotato4595]

Man, Dalmakian makes me think of Damlsca

[@hayabusa09]

Nice video

[@robertagren9360]

It sound overdeveloped that I really wonder how much of the content will be in the spotlight

[@ejkr2051]

Can t wait to play it and a bot of a shame it's no large open world a dragon age or reckoning but he every final fantasy, and i played a dozen,i played has entertained me so this will be good also 😊

[@mooping9398]

Brilliant.

[@bahamutskingdom]

I think the combat might actually work in FF's favor. In the years since XV we have had Eldenring, Breath of the Wild, Horizon (both games), and so many other games with a very similar combat system. And each of these games are major successes. Don't get me wrong. I love Final Fantasy I - IX. And X, XII, and XV are very good too in certain aspects of each game. Turn based was what I grew up with from the first one on the NES. However in recent years, their releases have not been doing good. And even folks who were raised on turn based like me are finding more fun in the newer system of fighting. For me, who personally hates XIII, loved main crew of XV.....but the rest was meh, I think it is time for some redemption. With VII Remake & Kingdom Hearts III, they have been climbing back on top. Hopefully this is the Final Fantasy that sets this series firmly on the peak.

[@purextreme5460]

Hey man you should become a voice actor 😎

[@MitternachtssternXIII]

combat look awesome

[@nslater1388]

Am I the only one who heard him say “Arse cheek of Rosaria?”

[@limit504.]

A demo for FF16? SIGN ME UP :)

[@arashimifune2853]

FF16 is the first game in the series that will have official Polish subtitles and... it will be quite hilarious given the meaning of Hugo's last name in this language :P

[@Crane.Doctor]

Amazing.

[@ZeroZzZLING]

is the game run 60fps?

[@HavianCritDmg]

Not while I was playing, but they said it would have a performance mode at release.

[@ZeroZzZLING]

@@HavianCritDmg alright, thanks for the reply😁

[@himpa90]

cant w8t to play ff16 looks sick so far

[@adamhashiba6140]

My honest reaction great but, those damn particle effects xd and due to that I brely could see anything. And the second one is why qte why.....

[@EnzerPyro]

While I can’t say I’m hyper interested, I can’t possibly deny 30 minutes of decent gameplay and juicy information. Edit: Yeah I sure got what I wanted. I suppose the playable segments with companions might be rather short, so I do wonder if there'll eventually be DLC for playable companions. Seems unlikely with the direction they've been going with though. Looking forward to what the next month will offer.

[@kukukachu]

After what they did with FFXV, with all the "Fixes", half assed DLC and disconnected movie/media, I can't trust Square Enix. I will watch and I will wait, but the beautiful thing about video games in this day and age is that there are a lot of them fighting for your time. 5:00 I gotta respect them for that. Doing actions like that will be the stepping stones that make video games be taken more seriously just like that of movies and tv shows. Do not bend the knee just for the profits. Be the change you wish to see in the world. This very much has me excited for Dragon's Dogma 2. 18:54 WOOOOW! that QTE is WAAAAAAAAAY too generous...they are giving WAY too much time to react.

[@jackadam9348]

SE business unit III has nothing to do ff15. It’s the team that revived ff14. Ff15 team is the team that made Forspoken.

[@kukukachu]

@@jackadam9348 ah, yes, but I'm speaking about the horrid business practices of Squenix as a whole, not just a team that worked on it.

[@illburnmydread]

Whaaaaaa so they are actually the same person named Clive?! LOL all this time I thought those two are different playable characters

[@adrixluis760]

Developers sure love night mode. Game looks so dark, I prefer more lighting. Game is fine.

[@ZephyrK_]

Look through the trailers, many things take place in either the day or night and the lighting will match that accordingly. The preview the media got to play was only a small portion of the game.

[@theguywhowentthere3346]

Sounds like they made the good version of FF15

[@jaleman19881]

I still think ff7R battle system goes better for any final fantasy

[@louisrepucci8407]

did square invite any reviewers who know and love the whole series, or just cherry pick action gamers? this entry in the series seems to be just another step AWAY from what makes a good RPG. Light on tactical strategy, systems and character classes with real tradeoffs. Yawn.

[@HavianCritDmg]

If what you're saying is directed at me, I started with VII back on the PS1. I had no attachment to the series at that point, It was my first JRPG. I only bought it because it was a game that came on 3 disks. Since then i've played every numbered entry, including the MMO's. I played 11 for 5 years, and I'm a legacy player in 14 (started in 1.0). I also went back and played a few of the earlier games in the series. XVI having an action based combat system doesn't bother me. However, the game being light on 'tactical strategy' is something I actually brought up in this video, when talking about the lack of customisable party members. The section of XVI that I played was specifically for showcasing the combat system, and not the RPG elements. They said they would be revealing the RPG side of the game soon, so I'm reserving full judgement until I see more. But just as an action game, what I played was impressive.

[@a.thales7641]

I want dark fantasy versus in 2026 with the PS6.

[@KeithVonFabre]

Feels like FF 16 is somehow influenced by Game of Thrones. Clive as Jon Snow.

[@Erosgates]

Just got a ps5 & i think I’m going to grab this. 7remake didn’t do right by my opinion

[@GIJoe-nk2pt]

When you said PlayStation 5 I was so disappointed! I want to play this game but I’m not gonna buy another game system.

[@doublecell966]

It was known this was ps5 exclusive since the first trailer how are you now just finding this out?

[@Rationalific]

The positive is that it has a fantasy environment, more than like some group driving down the road in a convertible The negative is that there is only one playable character. Is it even a JRPG with one playable character? I like having a generalized main character with a sword, a strong character, a healer, an archer or gun-wielder, etc. I think it can get boring. I was about to say that they may as well have just created a Devil May Cry type game instead of an RPG, but then I remembered that Devil May Cry 5 still has 3 characters (although it would be much better with just two, skipping V).

[@SoloWan_XIII]

The main character can use different abilities and "styles" (switching between the Eikons/Summons) which do kind of work like a job/class I would say. Some abilities have different utilities and some of them visually feature another weapon. Havian explains everything regarding party members at 20:04. Most of them should be Dominants (Cid, the ally from the gameplay preview is one of them for instance). The stagger system from FFXIII/FFVII Remake seems to be a nice addition to the overall battle system mechanics. It sounds super fun!!

[@SoloWan_XIII]

And also, this preview is only about the battle system. We will see more things such as exploration, side content, usual RPG elements in the upcoming weeks. 😉

[@Rationalific]

@@SoloWan_XIII It's still kind of disappointing to have one character, but we'll see what varied abilities there are. I'm definitely not writing this game off. Then again, I also don't have a PS5, so I also won't be one of the first players getting my hands on this no matter how it turns out... 😅

[@GameoftheYear-fx4mq]

So it's confirmed? Clive can easily beat Cloud and Noctis?

[@ImNotAfraidOfTheDarkness]

That isn't confirmed lol. We have to see how strong Clive actually is but him beating cloud seems likely. Noctis is another story. He probably won't even get close to lightnings level of power either.

[@aaronkarma9430]

I love the ffxiv endwalker zodiark music in the background 🤭

[@shinobimanexe]

I have been mostly turned off by Ff16's PR coverage and am certain I am going to pass as long as Sony maintains no intent for a PC release. That being said your video has coerced me to conscider this game IF it comes to OC with minimal issues. I do prefer my machines vs magic world though

[@varenoftatooine2393]

They've said that it's coming to PC eventually

[@shinobimanexe]

@@varenoftatooine2393 they've actually stated that they will not be making a pc port though. They are trying to drive up sales on PS5

[@phichau90]

the only downsize is that its exclusive to ps5.. thats fucking sucks.

[@wowdude4377]

Pretty tired of these exclusivity deals ngl...

[@TheZWolf]

Let's just hope the pc version doesn't run like ass like 15

[@RadiantNova159]

What pc version he said its only on ps5

[@TheZWolf]

@@RadiantNova159 Yeah but I highly doubt there won't be a pc version in a few years

[@bendovahkiin8405]

The eikon fights seem dissapointing

[@thaabitrahim6381]

Rad.

[@aelix56]

They're moving so far away from the rpg mechanics that I'm no longer interested in ff.

[@emulaplayz6818]

Amazing but I can’t see shit because all the numbers tf