{"id":632849,"date":"2026-03-27T13:41:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-not-open-world"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:41:05","slug":"final-fantasy-16-takes-inspiration-from-recent-triple-a-open-world-rpgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/final-fantasy-16-takes-inspiration-from-recent-triple-a-open-world-rpgs\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 16 takes &#8220;inspiration from recent triple-A open world RPGs&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/final-fantasy-16-takes-inspiration-from-recent-triple-a-open-world-rpgs.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Square Enix&#8217;s next big <strong>Final Fantasy<\/strong> game is finally coming, and by the crystals it&#8217;s been a while. <strong>Final Fantasy 16<\/strong> was announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-ps5\">back in September 2020<\/a> for PlayStation 5, and developer and publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-news-limited-intentional\">Square Enix has been keeping its mouth shut<\/a> about the game for fear of giving too much away, or setting unrealistic expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, the game has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-gets-summer-2023-release-window-at-state-of-play\">a &#8216;Summer 2023&#8217; release window<\/a>, which was confirmed during a June State of Play event, via the flashy new Dominance trailer. As of the announcement, we&#8217;re starting to see more information about the game eke out &ndash; along with some fascinating insights into exactly what the final product will look like.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most interesting bytes of info about the game comes from a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/final-fantasy-16-open-world\">IGN<\/a> interview, in which producer Naoki Yoshida notes that the game will not be open world &ndash; though it will take inspiration from recent open world titles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-not-open-world\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/final-fantasy-16-not-open-world\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Square Enix&#8217;s next big Final Fantasy game is finally coming, and by the crystals it&#8217;s been a while. 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