MAX REACTS: Final Fantasy XVI - 2022 Trailer

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Max reacts to the latest reveal of Final Fantasy XVI at the Sony State of Play event 2022.
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[@RPGManoWar]

That part where the trailer runs down all the Eikons like it's a fighting game and the choir's just hyping them all up was FUCKING HYPE GOLD Thank you Soken!

[@LorekeeperThal]

So fucking good

[@CryoJnik]

To those who haven't played FF14...you're not ready for Soken

[@sweepingtime]

I found it a little bit goofy because everything before it seemed so serious.

[@kingofthesharks]

I am now imagining a choir musically hyping up "FAT CHOCOBO!"

[@RPGManoWar]

@@kingofthesharks okay no joke, I'm really hoping this games optional bosses are other famous FF summons and they unlock like alternate movesets A Fat Chocobo limit break combo would be so fun

[@kirosoir3584]

The choir yelling the names of the summons was just too epic

[@rain1676]

No your too epic

[@justinrgray4979]

That gave me chills

[@kirosoir3584]

@@rain1676 no you are

[@MySplatterhouse]

RITE!?!? That musical score is epic as well!!! 👍🏿👍🏿

[@Exponential_Entropy]

Leviathan be like: Where's my invite???

[@Clankio]

As a FF14 player, I have learned that when Yoshi-P and his team say "we need this amount of time to make the game as flawless as possible", I trust in them wholeheartedly. They did not disappoint with Endwalker and I doubt they will with FF16.

[@ruggedlemmings9163]

Exactly. Yoshi-P is a fantastic project leader. The dude is so passionate about his games that he literally cries any time he has to deliver some bad news to the fans. If he says they need till Summer 2023 to finish the game then I am more than happy to wait, content in the knowledge that the final project is going to be god damn amazing. I wish they could have gotten Natsuko Ishikawa to be the writer for this game, but I've got absolutely no complaints about Kazutoyo Maehiro. My man wrote the main scenario for Heavensward and that's more than enough of a pedigree for me.

[@barachiel212]

@@ruggedlemmings9163 If she were working on XVI, she coudln't work on XIV. Take comfort though, its the Heavensward team working on XVI, so I still feel like we're in good hands.

[@nekotorin]

@@ruggedlemmings9163 in YoshiP we trust

[@fazalhabibie5907]

@@barachiel212 wait she?

[@kclink1579]

Sadly they already have disappointed.

[@DrSlump-fz9ki]

If you look closely at 3:51 you can see Max’s soul leave his body with such force it sends his body back away from the camera.

[@DrQuadmaster4000]

You can hear it even

[@cybernurgle6413]

I was shook at that release date. Yoshi-P said it was pretty much done but to have a whole year to buff it out? Oh I feel it's gonna be something special

[@raystrife234]

Shang Tsung really be out here huh

[@TsuriaDragon]

It was that moment Max die and descended into the shrimp realm....

[@Gonzora]

@@cybernurgle6413 Well, I imagine that even if the game is "finished" (basically it's in alpha version), it takes time to now take care of all the more technical things like bugs, animations and balancing.

[@Kasaaz]

The thing that makes me the happiest is, in the list of staff, Localization Director is so prominently featured. I really wish more Japanese companies would handle their own localization in house. It makes such a big difference with story-heavy games and I think too often they settle for outsourcing and 'good enough' localization.

[@vstpnv]

IIRC this game is originally voiced in English, like XII was, so localization crew probably played a prominent part in development of this game

[@Kasaaz]

​@@vstpnv That's awesome to hear. FF12 is one of the best localized games ever.

[@ReturnofMatt]

It probably helps that it's Koji Fox, and XIV fans will tell you, he's VERY integral to the development of that game.

[@KinglyRed]

The localization for FFXIV is fantastic and Koji Fox is behind that too

[@RabidDogma]

Yeah, it's a HUGE problem in the Japanese-to-English translation situation because most translators to English are just BAD. Not only do most of them not even try to translate the spirit of what's being said (because a big part of Japanese is both the way something is said and the implication of what's being said, not everything is just always stated outright), but a lot of them (looking at Crunchyroll and Viz) love to add their personal changes that they think "sound better." My Hero Academia is a huge problem, with everything from Full Cowling (it's Cowl) to Heartbeat Distortion (it's Heartbeat Fuzz), to Lemillion (it's LUmillion - look at the kana of his name, it is LITERALLY LU, not LE, there is no arguing this despite what 99% of translation fans will tell you). It can seem like a small thing when it's a name, but names matter. What if the main character of an incredibly popular English series was, I don't know, Aang, and a Japanese translator decided that Oong sounded better? The author should be respected, and the work should be done to translate the spirit of what's being said while respecting the author's choices.

[@OatmealCreamPie]

"I don't like being a prophet anymore." ~ Maximilian Dood Circa 2022, Colourised

[@arthurselgado6850]

There’s something about seeing Max happy that puts the biggest smile on my face

[@RabidDogma]

Bro, seeing him practically GIGGLING made me smile harder than I've smiled in a long time. Just his reaction alone made my day much happier. I can't WAIT for the beta streams and the YOVG streams when it comes out.

[@AncientCityMusic]

And then it all just vanishes in an instant when the release date is shown

[@AncientCityMusic]

@@Jimmy-ph8xn gross

[@lyconxero457]

The fact that Yoshida has said twice now that the game is feature complete means that they are going to spend an entire YEAR polishing and marketing this game. My only hope is that they don't reveal TOO MUCH about the game before it actually comes out as I'm already sold and really want to experience it in my home when it's ready to rock.

[@SyLuX636]

Considering we haven't seen ANYTHING of its content for the past year, I trust no leaks or spoilers will occur.

[@GodoMatrix]

Yeah i have zero doubts that they're going to bombard with multiples trailers spoiler for the next year.

[@tonberryhater2286]

Does that means no FF16 Super Deluxe Royal Plus edition? *Insert Palpatine's voice here* Goooood,goooood

[@jacoryarnett7347]

I hope the game is complete unlike FFXV...

[@xtalpax902]

@@tonberryhater2286 i would like a collector tbh

[@MoonTiger88]

It might not mean much to a lot of people, but Koji Fox as the Localization Director, and fricking Soken as the Composer are god tier staff members

[@iryu7288]

Hopefully Koji went and beyond with his translation like he did with 14.

[@GameHunterDeathhunter]

Gameplay is the guy who did dragon dogma and devil may cry this is like the S team lol

[@Rhomagus]

@@iryu7288 Judging by the differences already between the Japanese trailer and the English one, this is likely to be the case.

[@Shamshiro]

@@GameHunterDeathhunter - SSS, you mean

[@GameHunterDeathhunter]

@@Shamshiro SSS summer beach tier

[@KirkJustice]

This PlayStation showcase felt like it was tailor made for Max

[@Addictedtocollecting01]

It really was the best 'state of play,' EVER

[@monogamousmatt546]

Absolutely.

[@audreyschicksalholmwiltz3872]

Max must be very proud! Proud to the MAX!

[@gabrielehu3157]

yeah especially the action dating game

[@orlandocalder1645]

I was watching wondering how Max would react to thos state of play

[@luc1ferous]

Sure it's a bummer having to wait a whole year, but Yoshi-P saying that whole year is going to be spent on polish with the game being fully playable from beginning to end right now has me HYPED! I cannot imagine any other dev team getting a solid 12 months to optimise and bug crunch, CBU3 just function on a whole other level!

[@Rhomagus]

The Hype train has just left the station. Downside to the long wait is higher likelihood of leaks. Be careful out there.

[@user-zw7qe1ex3c]

cyberpunk

[@hunterfay9817]

He mentions this game is indeed focused more on summons, and as we’ve seen is going back to classic fantasy. A similar thing happened with FF9 as it was both a return to classic fantasy and had more of a focus on summons being integral to the story. We’re basically seeing history repeat itself, but with better technology and I’m okay with that

[@SuzakuX]

Summons are a focus of pretty much every mainline Final Fantasy. And I'd argue that FFXI, FFXII, and FFXIV are "classic fantasy" at least in FF terms. Like, sure, FFXII airships had a bit of a spaceship look to them, but the game was all royals and knights and shit.

[@nachot6592]

Well, in X they are even more important than in IX. The final boss is a summon.

[@andyserizawa]

Isnt meteor in ff7 is summoning materia too ??

[@y0av359]

In x summons (aeons) are basically the most essential thing in the plot

[@ImpeccableZentertainment]

Summons are an integral part of multiple systems in FF8

[@raystrife234]

When I heard the despairing version of the FF theme at the end of the trailer, I got goosebumps. It gives me the same feeling of hearing kokoto village's theme in Fatalis' theme in mhworld, but twisted in a way like the village is being burnt down and eaten by Fatalis itself. A happy theme that fell into despair.

[@StephenTheZ]

Max's face on the thumbnail is me every time combat was shown. The character action game influence is so obvious, from the attack design and flow all the way to the game seemingly grading your actions in real time with the star system. I mean heck, the dude basically uses Lunar Phase at around a minute thirteen into the trailer lol! I am so freaking hyped for this game, like my god.

[@justinjohnston8923]

some could say.. this final fantasy is getting CHRAZY

[@vagamer522]

Because it has the person who made the Dragons Dogma combat system so of course it is going to be bat shit insane

[@WarriorofZarona]

It's interesting looking back at this a year later. I'm personally glad we did another year of development. The polish is the most important part of any type of development, and man, this game is super polished.

[@Wobakoff]

Man genuinely your reactions to Final Fantasy are cherished with high regard, you're so full of joy with anything related to FF and it's so nice to watch. Thanks for your content man.

[@tinybee7780]

These guys can take as long as they need to. The quality of management Yoshida-san gives to FFXIV is insane, hopefully this game will get the same treatment. Speaking of, hope Max returns to FFXIV. Man hasn't even started Stormblood yet.

[@Thiccness_Is_Delicious]

Except this Is a ps5 exclusive for a year then epic store exclusive then it'll come to actual pc users soooo regardless of how good he is he sure didn't look out for the majority 14 community that keeps sqaure going.

[@RedEarth20XDX]

@@Thiccness_Is_Delicious just play it on that ps5 no one has.

[@Amateracu1991DFFOO]

Max was never an mmorpg player

[@funpox5062]

@@Amateracu1991DFFOO you dont know him

[@aaronhathorn3451]

No, they need to hurry this tf up so I can get to the FF7 remake part 2 trailers and news 😒

[@wc999]

XVI looks so hype, actually so excited for a new FF

[@tonyknighton4019]

Same here!

[@galaxy_kitten95]

I’m honestly glad that Modern Final Fantasy is currently the way it is. Everything about this trailer looks absolutely insane! It gave me lowkey DMC vibes even more so than the first trailer. I honestly don’t care too much about when Remake Part 2 gets released anymore. Right now, all my attention is for XVI. Hopefully I’ll have a PS5 by that point to play this.

[@mas8705]

Max will learn how to control his prophet powers one of these days...

[@DifunctedReble]

Shoehorning a party wouldn't make me happy. I love when it fits the world. Coming from XIV where I play mostly solo this is an awesome power fantasy. Like a hybrid DRK/SMN/RPR.

[@ML-yn9yu]

exactly! especially after the generic boy-band we got in FFXV if we have one party member where we can use different summon abilities. Im all for it.

[@Madameflare]

@@ML-yn9yu the generic boyband were way more fun than the ff13 cast which didn't even seem to like each other at all

[@ML-yn9yu]

@@Madameflare not at all. I much pefeer the cast of 13 who had personality vs the character development DLC track that 15 took. And atleast 13 was a complete game.

[@Madameflare]

@@ML-yn9yu I agree they didn't get much development but I didn't want to punch any of them in the face the way I did vanille and hope. 13 has a way better combat system though so it has that going

[@TheVenhammer]

Just as an update yoshi-p did confirm that there will be a party

[@holitinne]

Max: “When’s it coming out?! Do we have to wait for another year?” Yoshi P: “Ok.” Max: “No-wait-“

[@donq4483]

Max is actually so wholesome, he's so polite to a recording of Yoshi P 😂

[@TheMrGiannisgr]

The game looks insane already and still has about 12 months of development? Goddamn they care about it being perfect.

[@devonjaphet8613]

That's yoshi p for you

[@Dunkingsonn]

Yoshi P is just that meticulous in his development process

[@maxwellbutterman2582]

Leave it to Yoshi-P for wanting to give us gamers a very incredible product. Matter of fact, the man had to apologize for delaying EW again because he knew his team wasn't able to put the finishing touches in time and didn't want to anger the XIV community for giving them a half assed release of EW.

[@jerri7417]

For anyone who played Heavensward, that little summon rundown at the end probably hits different.

[@user-bm7kd7mx3s]

Really? Why? Never played FFXIV, don't care about spoilers

[@bruhh0713]

Ive played heavensward, idk what are you talking about

[@familyaniban7200]

@@user-bm7kd7mx3s I think he probably means pre-heavensward since the primals/trials you fight in the trailer were there; garuda, titan, ifrit, ramuh, shiva, odin, and from coils were phoenix and bahamut.

[@jeremycampbell4021]

For anyone worried about Clive being the only party member, just remember FF7: Crisis Core did it too and everybody loved that game. Long as Clive is cool and a good character and he's fun to play with his different eikon modes, I don't see an issue with it.

[@TheoVorster]

I don’t think people are necessarily trying to argue that the game will be bad with only Clive as the playable character (and maybe the Eikons when you take control of them). It’s more people are saying that having party members (and typically playable ones) is an element pretty integral to the Final Fantasy Franchise, particularly the numbered single player entries (it’s part of why character switching being added to FFXV made many happy, or people enjoying the added Trusts and RP solo duties with the supporting cast in FFXIV is enjoyed by many FF fans). So the game could be game of the year quality, but people at the same time could still feel like something is missing if party members/other playable characters are a feature absent in the game.

[@purpleheart9160]

Crisis Core is overrated as fuck. But I don't really have a problem with there being only one playable character, as long as you get expanded movesets and abilities. In Stranger of Paradise, the party members were fucking useless but I still enjoyed it because of the variety of abilities the game gave you. I hope it's the same case in 16.

[@allaccordingtoplan5560]

@@purpleheart9160 L

[@purpleheart9160]

@@allaccordingtoplan5560 if you enjoy button mashing X while cutscenes interrupt combat every 5 seconds, then go ahead lol. Zack's story was pretty nice and the ending was amazing, but the gameplay was god awful. Worse than Dirge.

[@tonberryhater2286]

Yes,everyone loved crisis core..... Me wasting 2 days trying to level up to face Minerva but stupid DMW only giving me 1 level: I love this game T_T

[@NickScott86]

I do love classic Final Fantasy with turn-based combat and a party of adventurers, but FF16 looks cool enough for me to give it a shot. I don’t think waiting until 2023 is a big deal at all. Remember how long it took for FF15 to come out after being announced? 😂

[@SyLuX636]

15 was a mess of a game in its development. They tried to fix it with Royale edition but is like covering shit with gold. Played it in its entirety but the only thing that had me interested was the villain and actually wanted him to win lol.

[@des6801]

@@SyLuX636 he did win in the book

[@Kango234]

Just gonna throw out to anyone wanting a SE game with incredible turn based battles to play both Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest XI S! It's criminal how underrated those are!

[@TheVenhammer]

Just as an update, yoshi-p did confirm that there will be a party, even though it won’t be turn-based

[@Clavitz1]

@@SyLuX636 the executives should have pissed and let Tabata and his team work and we would have had a better project.

[@bobbystatic]

I’m so in love with the music this FEELS like old school final fantasy I love it

[@Walamonga1313]

I don't hear it

[@KoNekoNoUta]

I see Soken, i am happy with the music.

[@onewingedangelsephiroth1561]

Hey Dood, Howard Dean called... He wants his battlecry back 😂😂

[@Eienias]

that last part. showing all the summons, the names, the ff theme in the background. CHILLS. excellently done someone really said "not really" to possible concerns over a party? parties have been a thing in every single ff game, odd to swap from that. if they are sticking to one guy, that's disappointing.

[@jeremycampbell4021]

It looks like Clives summons are gonna be the other party members per se as theyll give him different attack styles and abilities. Honestly Im ok with it cuz the game looks fun as hell.

[@MiniBlackWaltz]

Yeah, if there really are no other party members then I think I'll just pass on this. An FF game with no party members just doesn't feel right

[@ScrewFearMe]

it will probably have an insane story and world building and character development though, so im fine with it, but i do want to see parties too in other games, so it doesnt because a trend to have solo characters.

[@princemwamba5230]

@@MiniBlackWaltz ff7 crisis core did the same thing

[@MiniBlackWaltz]

@@princemwamba5230 ok, and I didn't play Crisis Core I'm not saying no party members can't work, nor telling people not to get the game, I'm just saying personally no party members in an FF game feels wrong to me and I might end up passing on this, that's all

[@jearl2518]

I am in it for the OST alone!

[@garrettsmith4034]

They finally made summons into a representation of nuclear might of warring nations and it's fantastic from a story building perspective. It feels like Ff9s portrayal of Odin being used against Cleyra. I can't wait to spend money on this game. Summer 2023 isn't that far away.

[@m4ur1r4g3]

the summon thing was like this in FF15 too no?

[@garrettsmith4034]

@@m4ur1r4g3 kind of but they were underused and underdeveloped lore wise as much as that pains me to say it. They obviously took steps to deepen the lore but that was more summons vs villains/star scourge where this game feels more world war esq I guess. Imo.

[@UltimateAlexX]

Such a shame how little the number of people who played Type-0 must be...

[@lightofthelives]

I love the music sm 😭😭 can't wait to hear more !

[@darthangel310]

I swear, this State of Play was made specifically for Max.

[@Dennyspuncakes]

I was honestly losing my freaking mind when the choir started listing all the Eikons. Chills all over I swear

[@mooserocka522]

Summons : )

[@ruggedlemmings9163]

Can't believe you missed mention one of the best parts: Yoshi-P roped is main-man Soken in to do the music, so you can rest assured that every track in this game is going to be an absolute banger. :D

[@xikaryo6735]

Yeah, I think after seeing this trailer, I gotta say Yoshi-P (Naoki Yoshida) is the best thing that has happened to Final Fantasy in the last decade. While I love Final Fantasy 14 to death, I think FF16 is the most excited I’ve been for a new Final Fantasy in a really, really long time. The soundtrack, the setting, the combat (Dragon’s Dogma combat guy is making the combat), the summon battles, oh my god this is going to be so damn good. Big graphical upgrade over the original trailer too. I’m so hyped man

[@SyLuX636]

Why does it look good? Cause it actually looks like a True FF game, no excessive Technology and modernization or Realistic bs. 13,15 and 7 Remake have made the fans craving for the franchise go back to what it's known for.

[@Garnzlok]

@@SyLuX636 I mean from like ff6 onwards they've had technology to some degree. 6 had mechs, 7 was... 7, 8 was filled with robots and even had gunblades, 9 had airships cloning facilities and global terraforming basically, 10 was only not extremely tech advanced because of sin but even then it was pretty damn advanced. And so on and so forth.

[@SyLuX636]

@@Garnzlok yeah FF always had Technology underneath the Fantasy in most of them but the latest just when full modern Technology.

[@melz2195]

i love Final Fantasy 14 to death too but getting a new numbered FF game after such long time is definitely exciting

[@CaffeinatedKing]

I'm happy they're giving 16 all the time in the world for polish, I'm not super surprised that they've decided to do this. Yoshi knows that while people might be bummed that it's still more than a year away, it'll be worth it when it comes out and its just a really good looking and feeling FF game, the first one in a very very long time. No repeat of the FF15 fiasco or the texture mess in FF7R I'm also seeing big Dragon's Dogma similarities in the combat, I recently got back into DD (It still plays amazing by the way) and realized it visually looks VERY similar to the original FF16 trailer. So the Suzuki touch has definitely been there from the start.

[@SagatHyoga]

No is not looks like a Devil my cry clone not like a FF game

[@rollingtim2164]

@@SagatHyoga It's a Final Fantasy game

[@maverickrx8]

@@SagatHyoga It's like you're incapable of looking beyond face value.

[@LD1E60]

To be fair FFXV was in development for like a decade, it was just poorly handled. Nomura surely seems to have a hard time finishing his games

[@communistwaluigi2854]

@@SagatHyoga Final Fantasy is such a popular RPG because it constantly evolves, the games are constantly changing after every release. Why are people so against it continuing to change?

[@skydragonx8]

16 looks fricking insane! It is just a character action game and I absolutely love it! The thing that hurts the most is the release date but I know it will be worth it!!!

[@veiregor]

Creative Business Unit III is literally a stamp of approval at this point.

[@blackwidow7804]

It looks like the character is switching between summons power similar to DMC5 switching between stances. Each summon power will probably have different attacks and elemental properties. And the 3 bars are most likely ATB bars like in FF7R.

[@AngelEpinoia]

You gotta understand, now a days, games take way longer than ever because of the super detailed assets. Making the game assets probably take twice as long as programming the systems and gameplay. Unless they outsource the asset creation, which they honestly probably do, they have to or else the game would take even longer. The game industry might need to think of a new way of doing things or gamers just need to accept high end AAA take at least 5 years to make from scratch. A new big business of 3rd party art houses that just produce game assets that can parter with studios to help with developing games? Idk, what the solution is, I think we just have to accept games take long to make because the graphics are so detailed these days.

[@DonovanKreed]

0:17 Max’s yelp of joy was fucking hilarious and amazing!

[@protophantom8973]

It’s something about final fantasy music that just hits different. Gotta love it ❤️

[@Mapocolops]

Absolutely so hyped for this game, it's gonna be a good one Max! I think the UI is a lot, but outside of that it's so beautiful. Music, visuals & story all looking incredible.

[@FRAMEDSKATEKREW69]

When he said about ff7 part 2 coming out even later, it hurt a lot. I just got a ps5 also lol

[@xiaofha]

Fantastic! I missed your stream, thank you for uploading these so quickly ❤️

[@kingofthesharks]

1:36 I get some FF8 vibes from this shot. I feel like CBU3 is a master at unforced callbacks to previous FF titles seamlessly

[@Slappaccino]

Yeah, same. Reminds me of the ball scene.

[@GodoMatrix]

Same. Feels like that person has Squall's jacket too.

[@Evilriku13]

@@GodoMatrix I was actually saying "what's Squall doing in here?" xD

[@jervboxone2160]

You should try FFXIV. The amount of callbacks and shout-outs to previous FF games CBU3 put in is astounding: a whole 24-man raid series dedicated to FFT and FF12, the Gunbreaker class being a love letter to Squall and Seifer fans, the first 2 raids of Eden, I can go on all day. Edit: Seifer not Sephiroth

[@Slappaccino]

@@jervboxone2160 Yeah it's a great game. That Kefka raid in particular was such a good nostalgia trip. FF14 is the pinnacle of mmos now imo. I think you meant Seifer instead of Sephiroth though Iol.

[@AnthonyLikesCards]

"Final Fantasy fans expect a party..." YUP! You hit the nail on the head with that quote, Max, and I'm so glad you did. This game looks fantastic and even as a turn-based-loving fan of the series, I have been welcoming to the changes they've brought to the series, but if they take party building away then I just don't know how I'll feel.

[@jesusrodriguezcolon8315]

It has happened before with crisis core Also it shouldnt be disheartening if it ends up being mote developed, combat wise than the ones that have parties

[@michaelbrandy6843]

Im with you 100 percent. The party aspect is what got me into FF in the first place. Looks like Crisis Core and Lighting Returns had a major influence here.

[@GaminexPro]

I think you won't have to wait too long for a party based FF given that FF7R Part 2 will almost certainly follow this game up and have the party banded together throughout properly compared to the first, on top of most likely introducing stuff like team attacks which they gave a test run on in the Yuffie DLC.

[@TheVenhammer]

Just an update, yoshi p has confirmed that there will be a party

[@zacatkinson3926]

Its amazing seeing Odin riding up in the sky on the horse

[@xMarrilliamsx]

I got a little emotional seeing it. It was sooo awesome!

[@zacatkinson3926]

@@xMarrilliamsx I think it looks like he cut the bahamut mega flare. Also there's 2 ifrits at the end, catch that? its there

[@zacatkinson3926]

@@xMarrilliamsx Also its like the air is land for the horse selpnir or whatever its name is

[@xMarrilliamsx]

@@zacatkinson3926 Omg, how did we all miss that?? Hmm so are there imposter Eikons or can anyone harness the Eikon form but some are better at summoning it than others?

[@zacatkinson3926]

@@xMarrilliamsx So you now saw it? Since Joshua has Phoenix and Ifrit in him as per the first trailer. Its likely there can be another Ifrit in Clive. The lore will have to explain it. Why not? Imean twins are a real phenomena. Also the big guy who is Titan was much smaller in the first trailer, he is behind the table when the old guys gets up and points.Right before the marlboro

[@TheNightofWalpurgis666]

9:05 Yep, Ryota Suzuki is involved in this project who was the battle director of DMC 5 and Dragon's Dogma.

[@d_bosko1710]

I saw the hp bars over the summons.. I'm sold

[@Nubbilicious]

No idea if you noticed, but at the end of the trailer it seems like there are two Ifrit fighting each other. Wonder what kind of implications that has.

[@aze0012]

that is exactly what i noticed. dunno how many others have noticed..... but i'm scared

[@Nubbilicious]

@@aze0012 I'm so excited for this game. Idc that it's not turn based, not party driven, whatever other complaints. I'm just ready for an epic, high fantasy story with solid gameplay.

[@xoxoweepingxoxo]

apparently ifrit is going to be a huge deal in the game as well so i’m big curious, gave me chills fr

[@Zephhi]

@@Nubbilicious Same bruh. Even if I do adore those other aspects.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

I am not sad that this game will launch in 2023, devs team need its due time to polish it and optimized it. And considering the scope of FF XVI is going to be huge, I think the Yoshida-san's department will deliver top notch quallity again. You can't rush greatness.

[@kocokan]

The Kaiju Battle we never got

[@thundr_monkey]

The "and that's a wrap" came in at the perfect time

[@christianearl2492]

I like how they included damage numbers in the trailer, and it prolly indicates it is in fact in-game footage which is fucking nuts

[@OmarO_721]

To be fair FFVII Remake took 5 years to release, after it was first shown in 2015. FFXVI was shown in like September 2020, Summer 2023 is kinda fair. You also have to consider COVID as a factor.

[@NekkoBlue]

That “Summer 2023” _especially_ hurt if you been closely following FFXVI news as of recent, Yoshida has been saying for the past month or so that game is basically complete and they’re working on polishing it, but I guess no one thought “polishing” would take a year in of itself…

[@Evilriku13]

if you want to be extra sure ur first impression will be your best impression:

[@sabrakt]

Yeah that's exactly it. People are like "no way this was coming in 2022", but if you listened to previous FF16 news, not only did they say the game was complete not so long ago, but at some point before that Yoshida had said that the game development was almost complete and that the game was coming "sooner than you'd expect", so yeah... I was seeing a late 2022 to early 2023 release. The summer 2023 reveal was a slap in my face but hey, my fault for misinterpreting previous statements.

[@squallstrife4712]

1:37 Rinoa and Squall vibes in ff8 before balamb garden war.

[@jasonrobert3849]

I can’t believe anyone expected FF7R Part 2 before 2024. I always expected 4-5 years between games

[@Zephhi]

Anything Nomura works on is gonna take nearly half a decade to make lmfaoo

[@DaveSpen]

"Do we have to wait another year?" "Yes."

[@lonlonm1lk]

Looks amazing but you're 100% right about party members being expected. That's such a big part of FF and what makes it fun.

[@cloud1stclass372]

I know why Max has the life sucked out of him when he saw Summer 2023. It’s not because FFXVI is coming out then, it’s because he knows that means FFVII Remake 2 is even further out. That’s the exact feeling I had when I saw it too. I know exactly how you feel my brother.

[@iKickBullies]

I've been saying. I don't know why people really thought FFXVI was dropping before Forespoken lol. It was quite obvious that no matter what FF was dropping next year. I expected Spring but Summer is fine too. But I can see them moving the date up if QA goes smooth

[@Zephhi]

Not related to what you are saying but Forspoken ain't selling shit bruh lmao

[@jeryost]

Your reaction to summer. 2023 literally had me laughing my ass off

[@Alloran]

Max dying when he saw the date. I'm so fucking dead too. Lol.

[@dreamer6737]

So funny “do we have to wait another year?” - boom 😂😂😂

[@CodyCoonrod]

If there isn’t a party you can expect there to be a cast who make up a large part of the story. Playability outside of Clive, probably not. But each summon has a human counterpart, and so it’s clear they’ll be engrained in the narrative heavily. Akin to ff14, one main character with several “party” members who assist the story.

[@RPGManoWar]

So here's my *slim* evidence that the game may have a party system There'd be no reason to label your health bar as "Clive" other than for consistency with the summons unless you needed to know who you were controlling. But that could be a placeholder so idk

[@CodyCoonrod]

@@RPGManoWar that’s a good observation. I really hope so. I don’t like the idea of a game without the party aspect either, but it’s never really been done in ff before. So maybe it’ll work, I just hate to have this massive open world with no party to enjoy it in

[@tomgu2285]

@@RPGManoWar no 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@redozmasoma]

Leviathan: Hey, what am I chopped liver? you need a water Eikon to counter Ifrit huhuhu

[@gasparguruoftime5475]

Even Yoshi-P’s final comments in the article about them now polishing it up for master and “the wait is almost over” makes it sound sooner than a whole year. Did they show the wrong release window or something? Lol.

[@VeryNormalGuy9]

Now this is the real DMC x Final Fantasy game. Let’s hope that Clive will be an interesting protagonist cause if we can only play as him then he must carry the freaking story through out the whole game.

[@CalciferBallad]

I'm just glad that we once again get to actually control the summons in battle. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but so far FFX, XIII and Type 0 are the only games where you can actually control summons and use their abilities. Like yeah it's cool being able to summon them for big damage, but actually being able to use them is a different story and Type 0 does this perfectly. Also I dont mind the straight up action combat and Clive being the only playable character. Everything about it seems very reminiscent to Lightning Returns combat especially because of the "stance" switching which I thoroughly enjoyed. I'm super excited, but damn a whole ass year?! 😭

[@wiseguy240Winston]

There's also 13, 12 Zodiac age and World of Final Fantasy

[@derin6205]

12 and its summons were fun using. Only down side is that none of them were the iconic summons. None the less it's a good time though!

[@charliewild2367]

... Final Fantasy X.

[@sasaki8765]

I hope you all enjoy your DMC game. As a final fantasy fan I'll be over here hoping we get some kind of return to form next....

[@sasaki8765]

@@Estsidexx193 "basic". No, not really. I want the core of what makes a final fantasy game. 7 Remake had it. This won't. It's not just combat, it's lack of a party, it's the theming. Maybe YOU will "move on", but the series won't be what the fans fell in love with anymore if it just becomes another 1 character action game,. Also, if you think FF games are at all "basic" you haven't played very many.

[@vishalbharadwaj570]

@@sasaki8765 Funny see the latest trailer of revenge within FF16 you have party members including a dog.

[@Cha.21]

They recruited the guy from DMC's battle design team.... It's gonna be mouth watering fight sequence..

[@Dragonk116]

This is basically DMC: Final Fantasy edition.

[@NoExplosionsMcgee]

Going from having a party like the older games to strictly JUST one character and no party members is a bit of a weird change but I'm very curious to know how they'll execute the idea.

[@blanahaha]

Their's a chance we could play as other characters during certian sections or something. Similar to dmcv where you had nero/v/dante sections. So while you're playing one character at a time it may not be the same one the whole way through.

[@tomgu2285]

@@blanahaha yeah no.... It's a open world game. Not a linear game.

[@grendizerryder7182]

@@tomgu2285 You're so wrong there. Update your research. 😂

[@TheVenhammer]

Yoshi p confirmed that there will be a party

[@Matt123Chez]

This really seems to be taking alot of influence from Attack on Titan, all these kingdoms and their champions who are vessels for the Eikons which is a colossal transformation which has catastrophic destructive power. I'm assuming Clive has the ability to steal the powers of Eikons from the hosts because you see him with many different summon powers and I'm assuming like DMC once he defeats the several dominants he gains their abilities.

[@izlude9283]

Final Fantasy was a Dungeons and Dragons inspired game with Dragon Quest its reference. So for a Final Fantasy 16 being a single character controlled game is like playing DnD on solitaire. But regardless, I still like it.

[@gripsupreme4963]

The characters are the summons they use the abilities and become those particular summons

[@NickScott86]

FF16 looks so good! I'm guessing FF7 Remake part 2 will come out in 2024??? Can't wait!

[@ieyasumei4339]

Earliest 2024, latest 2025

[@TheMrGiannisgr]

Spring 2025 if we are lucky.

[@ChrisDeebo]

Realistically 2030🙃

[@crispy_asch7110]

Final Fantasy without a party? would be disappointing IF I'd actually liked a party of characters in a Final Fantasy. A good party hasn't been since like.... 9 imo?

[@luvstagrind]

"I was joking, man" got me rolling hahaha Also YES to "no party members"

[@syzygy2464]

i truly believe that this means remake part 2 is closer than 16 and they said we will hear about it this month.

[@OfficialDjTalksick]

This game is ff9 + ff tactics + ff14 + dragons dogma + asuras wrath+ dmc and plus god of war cinematic This is incredible can you imagine what final fantasy can be under this new direction it’s almost like the fans are becoming in charge

[@josefernandez5516]

It’s okay Max , 1 more year , they ll make a MASTERPIECE , hopefully lol

[@JerkFacedMailbox]

Ifrit has been my favorite summon since forever, this is awesome.

[@natelawrence]

Mark your calendars for 2023 September 22nd, people. That's the last day of summer to comply with the release window in the trailer. If the game happens to beat that date, cool.

[@boosiewoosie9215]

That release date means FF7R part 2 is definitely 2024...if we are lucky *cries

[@Mattie-L]

Since Ragnarok and Forspoken are releasing this year it makes sense that FF16 is pushed to next year

[@DecimatedSoul]

Why do u keep thinking Ragnarok is coming out this year?🤣, Also Forspoken is gonna get another delay guaranteed

[@Mattie-L]

@@DecimatedSoul Forspoken release date is Oct 11th and Ragnarok has been rated. They are 2022 games lol simple

[@DecimatedSoul]

@@Mattie-L we will see but I doubt it

[@tomgu2285]

@@DecimatedSoul ragnarok will, definitely come this year.

[@Mattie-L]

@@tomgu2285 yep state of play for God of War was cofirmed for June. The game will release in November

[@CaribbeanOlympian]

3:52 Max: “Time to style on ‘em with a *CLIMAX!* 😩”

[@killergandalf]

You can see the exact momento his Heart breaks. Aaaaand now! 3:52

[@MyNameJefff]

Capcom carried this event HARD but I am so fucking happy we finally got more of FFXVI

[@andimari9194]

Dude capcom had so many games and ALL OF THEM WERE BANGERS

[@solx6440]

LETS GOOOOOOO

[@brandonsoto7225]

0:00

[@SaraphDarklaw]

@@brandonsoto7225 Thank you

[@risel56]

I was NOT ready for that minor key version of the Final Fantasy main theme, holy shit

[@YYorle]

Something tells me that Clive who was expected to have born/awakened to be the Dominant of Phoenix is actually the dominant of Ifrit. Their website mentions how their kingdom was surprised Joshua got Phoenix instead. But thinking back on the previous trailer and this now I wonder if Clive actually shares the Eikon of Fire powers with his little brother besides having Phoenix powers by proxy of being Joshua's shield.

[@kingpacman_9118]

Max faints...narrator *aaand that's a rap see you next time*

[@Draylin41]

I feel like even without other playable characters this game will find plenty of ways to build relationships between its cast. FF14 is an mmo but you do spend a huge amount of its story solo and they made it work there. It's just a matter of adapting to the combat style. I'm really curious how those Summon battles are going to work. Hopefully not just a QTE fest but I'm not sure how else it might play.

[@monsterhiddenfromthesun210]

Could you IMAGINE if we could control them LIKE actual characters when you summon then, having each summon doing sickass moves, building up meter against a timer before finally filling it up and using their ultimate Ballin' spell!?

[@Zephhi]

Exactly, I agree. Even if we aren't getting playable party members, I feel we will have a cast and they'll be a huge part of the story.

[@Exoneos]

My theory regarding this game is that your character is the summon and when you cast the spell your character transforme into the summon. So you are the summon and our protagonist is Ifrit.

[@adrianarista8955]

Literally been waiting for your reaction. I gave up earlier and checked again and now I am happy.

[@GeorgeL909]

After being completely alienated by the j-pop art style of final fantasy for over a decade maybe even 2, I finally can get behind this art style. The NES and SNES stuff left a lot to imagination, even the psx ones to some degree, and THIS is how I imagined final fantasy should look. THIS is what I imagined and wanted for years but never got. Square finally made final fantasy metal again for the first time in a long while.