![]() ![]() There’s so much to play and look forward to in every subgenre of the space that Final Fantasy XVI’s lack of RPG mechanics really doesn’t matter. The Suikoden I & II Remaster promises to modernize two of the most underappreciated games in the genre, and it looks like Star Ocean The Second Story R will do the same.Īnd a dozen more that I’m missing, I’m certain. The highly anticipated Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, while similarly adopting more of an action oriented-style, still has far more RPG elements than XVI. Slimes will abound with Dragon Quest III HD-2D and Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate. This is all without mentioning the ever-expanding list of announced titles without release dates: #AMAZING HD RUNESCAPE LIKE RPG SERIES#The neglected Dragon Quest Monsters series is getting a new entry with The Dark Prince in December. Super Mario RPG is getting a much deserved remake in November (on my birthday, no less!). RPG fans, particularly those that like them with a Japanese flavor, are eating better than ever before, and they will continue to do so in 2023: August’s Sea of Stars blew me away with its demo. Up until now, we’ve been living through a revitalization of the genre – a second Golden Age, if you will. If you look a little further back, Atlus also released two of the most challenging and deep turn-based RPGs in recent memory: Shin Megami Tensei V and Persona 5 Royal. And the best of them all, Chained Echoes took me completely by surprise with its incredibly deep turn-based combat and thrilling story. (The less said about Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the better.) Monolith Soft perfected its open-world, action RPG gameplay with Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Game Freak put out the best Pokémon game since Pokémon Black and White with Pokémon Legends: Arceus early in the year. While XVI might not be the final form of this revitalization, it’s certainly a massive leap forward to brighter, airship-filled skies. ![]() I’d argue that Final Fantasy as a whole, sometime after Final Fantasy X, has grown rather stagnant it needed to make a drastic change in a new direction to stave off treading water. While I personally have enjoyed my time in Valisthea, quite a lot of RPG fans have grumbled online about the series’s continued departure from its roots into more action-heavy territory. ![]() You can alter which powerful Eikons protagonist Clive Rosfield pulls abilities from, sure, and can level them up to suit his preferences, but having such little agency over him and his allies fails to clear my admittedly subjective definition of an RPG. There are no party members to manage, classes to change, or roles to fill in battle. Final Fantasy XVI is not – in my opinion – a role-playing game. It’s a triumphant return to the spotlight for the series, a system-selling PlayStation 5 exclusive, and a critically acclaimed, narrative-heavy adventure. ![]()
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