Final Fantasy 16 was announced

[wereotter]

They need to decide if they want an action combat system or a party system because they've been trying to have it both ways since FF12 and it's just not something that's ever worked. Combat in 12 was put your controller down and have a sandwich. 13 was tap X over and over again. 15 was hold down X.... 7R wasn't much of an improvement, though the ATB gauge added to the complexity, but still was pretty shallow. Additionally the AI controlled companions (except in 12 where you could meticulously craft their AI) have been really bad.

That being said, I'm happy to see they've decided to go back to the high fantasy roots and bring back the crystals. I'd been getting really tired of the contemporary or science fiction settings. So I'm cautiously optimistic. Will have an even better feeling if I learn that Nomura wasn't involved in this one...

[Seraphor]

That explains why there is no content in XIV, dev team is actually making FFXVI.
So, will people who sub to XIV get XVI for free or for -50%? We already funded the game.

That's not how it works.
You think people who bough XV funded the development of XV?
No, the people who bought XIII funded it.

[DamianFatale]

I wonder if this means we will be getting an XVI event.

[Lily_Skye]

I wonder if this means we will be getting an XVI event.

SE took their damn time with the FFXV event so wait at least 3 years after the release

[DBriggs304]

I must be the only one who hates the action combat and misses the old style turned based rpg style.

[Astrus]

I must be the only one who hates the action combat and misses the old style turned based rpg style.

For what it's worth, there's at least the two of us.

[Arillyn]

I must be the only one who hates the action combat and misses the old style turned based rpg style.

I like the old style turn based rpg too. One of the reasons I really enjoyed Octopath Traveler.

[MikkoAkure]

I must be the only one who hates the action combat and misses the old style turned based rpg style.

SE has stated for years that Final Fantasy is their "for everyone" brand and where they test new things. They still publish games like Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default, both of which have turn based combat and there are other studios making those kinds of games too. Persona 5 is a turn-based game that ended up being pretty popular, but it's still "niche" and for the most part, wide crowds across the world don't play turn-based games as much anymore. You can't expect a company to fund and deliver a AAA turn-based game these days.

I'm cautiously optimistic since Yoshi-P is involved and the action director is from Dragon's Dogma and DMC5. But SE has a track record of bringing the "right people" in and setting our expectations high, only for it to fall apart in the end anyway.

[Haruka_R]

the action director is from Dragon's Dogma and DMC5.

Holy shit really?

Well now that I know this I have already pre-ordered the game mentally.

Anything even remotely similar to Dragon's Dogma is an automatic win/buy.

[Liam_Harper]

I must be the only one who hates the action combat and misses the old style turned based rpg style.

Definitely not. I'm a big fan of turn based rpgs.

I'll keep an eye on ff16 reviews and remain open minded, but I haven't had much interest in their single player FF's since X-2 onwards.