Final Fantasy 16 review: if it were half as big it'd be twice as good
I'm reasonably sure Final Fantasy 16 isn't the longest Final Fantasy I've ever played, but it feels that way, for a multitude of reasons. The major one is that a lot of its quests exist to create distance between places and plot beats.02 Jul 2023Be careful, as players report Final Fantasy 16 is overheating their PS5sVG247 ︎30 Jun 2023MMO Burnout: Final Fantasy XVI is a high-water mark for the franchise in every way that mattersMassivelyOp ︎28 Jun 2023Final Fantasy 16 shipped and digitally sold over 3 million copies within six daysVG247 ︎28 Jun 2023Final Fantasy was almost a Microsoft exclusivePCGamesN ︎23 Jun 2023I love Final Fantasy 16’s low-poly dogVG247 ︎23 Jun 2023Don't worry, the PC port of Final Fantasy 16 is definitely still in the worksRPS ︎22 Jun 2023Is FF16 a ‘real Final Fantasy game’? Of course it is – but there is something to this incredibly stupid debateVG247 ︎22 Jun 2023Final Fantasy 16 devs clearly took criticism of 14's grapes to heartVG247 ︎21 Jun 2023Final Fantasy 16 review roundup: 'A bold new benchmark for the series'PC Gamer ︎21 Jun 2023Final Fantasy 16 review: a sublime story-driven action game, but a frustratingly flawed RPGVG247 ︎21 Jun 2023Could a future Final Fantasy be a CoD-style FPS? Surprisingly, the answer is yesVG247 ︎20 Jun 2023Square Enix wins stunt of the day by commissioning actual swordsmith to make a giant Final Fantasy 16 weapon, then displaying it in the Tower of LondonPC Gamer ︎20 Jun 2023Final Fantasy 16 PC port still in the works, but there’s an issuePCGamesN ︎19 Jun 2023Former Devil May Cry dev dubs Final Fantasy 16's combat his "personal masterpiece"RPS ︎18 Jun 2023Final Fantasy 16 will have an extra hard "Final Fantasy Mode" in New Game+VG247 ︎17 Jun 2023Warning: Final Fantasy 16 spoilers unleashed, stay alert to preserve the mysteryVG247 ︎17 Jun 2023Looks like Final Fantasy 16 will have a minor day-one patch after allVG247 ︎16 Jun 2023I'm so mad that we have to wait for Final Fantasy 16 to release on PC, because it may be one of the best RPGs of the last decadePC Gamer ︎12 Jun 2023Final Fantasy 16 had a helping hand from PlatinumGames and the team behind Kingdom HeartsVG247 ︎12 Jun 2023Final Fantasy 16 PS5 demo out now, with progress you can carry over into the full gameVG247 ︎04 Jun 2023Final Fantasy 16 almost didn't feature the series' best creatureVG247 ︎01 Jun 2023Square Enix will set its sights on PC port of Final Fantasy 16 post PS5 debutVG247 ︎28 May 2023Final Fantasy 16 takes an odd bit of inspiration from Marvel vs. Capcom 2VG247 ︎24 May 2023Final Fantasy 16 launch trailer shown at PlayStation Showcase May 2023 is rather busyVG247 ︎23 May 2023In an act of auteur megalomania, Yoshi-P made the Final Fantasy 16 core team buy and watch Game of ThronesPC Gamer ︎23 May 2023Could Final Fantasy 16 be the last numbered Final Fantasy game?RPS ︎23 May 2023It looks like Final Fantasy 16 will be missing something at launch – but you won't be sad about itVG247 ︎22 May 2023Final Fantasy games should drop the numbers, even Yoshida thinks soPCGamesN ︎22 May 2023Absolutely everybody should play the Final Fantasy 16 demo – hands-onVG247 ︎02 Apr 2023Final Fantasy 16 will make you feel the wind during cutscenes, sort ofVG247 ︎26 Mar 2023Square Enix shows off Final Fantasy 16's big and beautiful worldVG247 ︎25 Mar 2023PAX East 2023: Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida teases crossover with Final Fantasy XVIMassivelyOp ︎19 Mar 2023Final Fantasy 16 will take you about 35 hours to beat, 70-80 hours to completeVG247 ︎03 Mar 2023As Final Fantasy 16 boss Naoki Yoshida calls it “discriminatory”, is it time to drop the term ‘JRPG’?VG247 ︎28 Feb 2023Naoki Yoshida says Final Fantasy 16 won't be on PC 6 months after releasePC Gamer ︎