What Lessons Should FINAL FANTASY 17 Take From Final Fantasy 16?
For a genre that changes as frequently and radically as RPG does from instalment to instalment, it’s always harder to nail down exactly what elements of games the developers will choose to carry over into future instalments, but there are always lessons the franchise can take.
Final Fantasy 16 is certainly one of the best games in the genre in a long, long time, and from its focus on a mature, darker tone to its stellar combat system to how cohesive and complete the whole package feels, there’s plenty of things Final Fantasy 17 can learn from it whenever it arrives. At the same time, there are also issues with the game that hopefully the developer will identify and try to avoid in the future. Here, we take a look at some elements on both sides of the coin.