FINAL FANTASY XVI | Creators Meet Clive 

Nah they are like, we never thought about that

@@omensoffate Nah Yoshida did said in an interview the game is mostly about love

That nod lmao. They were like "Yeah, we hired the right guy"

@@omensoffate ok, WoW andy

lmao they're perfectly in sync i love it

Cuz this time is different, unlike other FF where the Japanese are the original cast and English is the localization, this time Yoshida focused on casting the English actors as the characters themselves. Which is why they care so much.

⁠@@Kylesaystuff I was wondering about that. Don’t get me wrong, the English cast for FF7 Remake is outstanding. But, not a lot of marketing has been done with them. Here the English cast is front and center. Had no idea Yoshi P focused on them first, but it makes total sense.

@@zachm2331 The Japanese cast in FF7R is the exact same cast since advent children (Yes, they voice these characters for 20 years) . They are literally the celebrity of all Asia FF fanbases (I'm Chinese). So obv the Japanese is the main market no matter how well english went since that's the original script. But this time English is the main focus for the game since it is set in like a medieval Europe style. It is also the first time that FF did this which is quite interesting.

@@zachm2331 Pretty sure I remember them saying the English was focused on first before the other languages.

I wouldn't say that 🤣

A Triple Legend

The only one I’ve heard of is Yoshi P. He’s a legend for sure.

@@zachm2331the other guy is Koji Fox, and he is one of the best writers and localizers😊 working at Square Enix

Koji is also a member of the band The Primals as a singer if you can believe it.

...Wait a minute!

Hey... aren't you that guy from...

Gem +1

And daddy af

He absolutely is ! ❤

​@@lutzaby1997 i am cackling

@@lutzaby1997you know it

So, did you finish the story? I just finish it today. What are your thoughts if you did or thoughts on it so far?

@@CuteSceneChic Overall I like the story, I like how they changed the crystals purpose and things like that. I am OK with the ending but my biggest gripe is the villain, I don't quite buy into it's motives though I understand that "God complex" thing.

@@lionheart4424 your not supposed to buy into its motives. The underlying theme is the villain doesn't understand the concept of living. Only survival

Good. They can be extra confident for me

They are really proud of what they have done

It's rare to see such genuine confidence in this industry and hence why I'm extra excited. CBU3 is always hands-on and as sincere as it gets to a game studio being forthright about their work, perhaps even to Square's discomfort as a corporate entity, but I mean it's been working for them financially so it's hard to complain anyway.

Were they not confident with 15? 13? Any other recent FF you absolutely hate?

@@forevergogo They had nothing to do with those games. Creative Business Unit 3 is a development studio, whereas SQEX is the publisher. Final Fantasy 13 was developed by SQEX Division 1, Final Fantasy 15 was developed by Luminous Productions. These guys had nothing to do with those games. They are responsible for Final Fantasy 14 (the MMORPG) and now 16. Some of them also worked on Final Fantasy 12, Tactics, etc.

Now that the game is out, did live up to your hype?

@@illliiiiillliii6265 It lived up to mine at 39 and an equivalent fan. It's not a perfect game. But for a FF, it does everything it needed to to be a dark themed, more grounded in reality FF. Makes it very memorable. It's not GoW or DMC brutal but it takes it closer to a GoT level and they actually did really solid on the dialogue/acting for once. My only complaints are the side quests availability layout could've been better and gearing could have some more depth. It's def more action type of gaming with a lot of CS. But they're good. The jokes are good and well executed for FF, and this includes like sad scenes or serious things. Anyone who hates are just going to be turn based devotes or the ones that personally love the corny/childish nature of a lot of the previous entries though you won't get any of that here. The closest to that it gets is a Moogle who just stays at the Hunt Board and gives small humorous stories about himself. This is too long but it just shows my actual hype around how overall well developed this FF entry is and I don't go on about FF entries like this. Absolutely worth playing and feeling sufficed by the end of 1 playthrough. You get your moneys worth.

Seriously, I can tell how much they love this game and how proud of it they are. So excited to experience this.

It's a breath of fresh air in an industry dominated by heartless corporations like Activision Blizzard and EA, that literally tell their customers to buy the games and use microtransactions, and shut up about it. Honestly I'm happy that in this very dark era, there are companies like Square Enix that risk it all to make actual art. Square Enix often lost it all or was revived by the release of a FF title, I hope that FF16 is a massive success and propels them further forward. They deserve it, and I feel it will be beneficial for us all gamers if they succeed because I want to see more of Square Enix and less of Activision Blizzard. I purchased a variety of games this year including Diablo 4 and FF16 and I would say FF16 is the only game that I feel fully deserves my money. I would say Zelda too but I do not own the Switch.

My thoughts as well I wasnt sure at first if I was going to buy it but as soon as I played the demo i knew it was a instant buy. Just 2 more days 😄

This is the same team who makes final fantasy 14. They truly care about the community and are proud of what they make. They are one of the best teams in video gaming. I mean fuck they saved the final fantasy franchise with their reboot of 14.

Put Soken in it and it's PERFECTION

@@midlanderhyur6035 So true, almost all of the legends in one shot. 🥲

​@@midlanderhyur6035 Soken is busy in the studio, crafting some god tier bangers

Hopefully we get to see some performance. Haven't seen much yet

Ha, Eikonic - I see what you did there

Ooooh don't forget Soken-san

All geniuses. The game is at least going to be a 9/10 minimum

Please, I want to see Robert Vernon explode, he's a big FF fan too.

Ff14 should be left in 2018

@@BankaiFever venom should be left in 1988

I’m counting down the days

As a longtime fan of FFXIV and a gamer of 28 years who has closely followed all of the promotional material, gameplay, and interviews for this game... You won't regret your purchase. In fact, it will be the best $600 you've ever spent.

Nice

Same! Just bought a ps5 for this!!

demo thoughts?

@@mordekaiser9642 the demo itself is about to put this game in my top 5 FF. And I played all the games besides the MMOs

NEVER! BLASPHEMY!

​@Robert Lawrence lol, I get ya! Cloud is the man, for sure

Lightning is #1

@@davidhamid8025 😵

@@davidhamid8025 bruh

Yep, hell XIV also uses a ton of GoT actors.

@@Reynsoon Its going to be awesome!

CBU3 really nailed it with the English voice acting. The voice actors in FFXIV really helped elevate the emotions portrayed in each of every voiced cutscenes...minus ARR lol. One of team's best decision in that game was to change from US to EU imo and they managed to grab the best voice actors for each characters too

Absolutely. It gives the characters gravitas

You mean Soken and his Sound Team? I remember him mentioning in several interviews whenever he enumerates his responsibilities as a Sound Director that he also supervises the voices in different languages. And Koji Fox ofcourse for the Localization.

I wish I understood German. Then I’d definitely play through to hear your performance as well! Thank you for your efforts as well!

@@weilima9316 Thank you! Truly! I hope we all get to enjoy the game soon - no matter the language! ❤️

​@@weilima9316 its possible you will be able to play with german voices but english subtitles. I do the JP voices alot with english sub when i can on second playthroughs. I dunno if its possible in 16 but we will see

@@augmentedsoldier6676 It should be possible, yeah. The only downside to playing in a language you don't understand but with subtitles... you'll miss a lot of dialogue, banter between companions, and exposition during combat... since it's difficult to read while fighting. Btw hey again Vincent! The legend himself!

@@sirdamned9272 That's what Final Fantasy Mode is for haha

Final Fantasy VIII to be precise

Wonderful

@@omensoffate oops sorry excuse my nonenglishness plz

Apparently the lead writer Maehiro said that he strongly believes he will never write a character better than Clive Rosfield, his magnum opus. An unbelievable statement but one I am more than keen to determine for myself come late June!!

@@ZephyrK_ Same. I heard that too. I think the game will be 100% one of the best FF ever.

The thing about that is the gameplay that we see Clive first becoming Ifrit against Garuda, Clive and Cid both saw the robed man. So he definitely is real.

Im really confused how folks are calling it a masterpiece. The story was just ok and mostly ruined by bad pacing and the gameplay elements are shallow and lack variety all around. It feels like a really pretty PS3 era game. the game is a 7/10.

@@Eversoul12 Subjective tbh. For me it's a 9.5/10, and the reason why it's not a 10/10 is cuz of the mandatory fetch quests.