{"id":633635,"date":"2026-03-27T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/yoshida-confirms-final-fantasy-16-includes-party-members-in-its-action-heavy-combat"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:33:00","slug":"yoshida-confirms-final-fantasy-16-includes-party-members-in-its-action-heavy-combat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/yoshida-confirms-final-fantasy-16-includes-party-members-in-its-action-heavy-combat\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoshida confirms Final Fantasy 16 includes party members in its action-heavy combat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/yoshida-confirms-final-fantasy-16-includes-party-members-in-its-action-heavy-combat.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nFinal Fantasy 16 will include party members in combat, despite the fact that recent trailers have focused solely on protagonist Clive.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFans have speculated whether other characters will join battles, which producer Naoki Yoshida confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/final-fantasy-16-combat-summons-party-members-details\">IGN<\/a> &#8211; although they will remain AI-controlled.\n<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We didn&#8217;t want to overwhelm users in our newest trailer, so we focused solely on Clive&#8217;s battles. That said, for most of his journey, Clive will be accompanied by one or more companions. These companions will participate in battle, as well as trade banter with Clive. That said, the party members will be AI-driven so as to allow players to focus solely on controlling Clive,&#8221; said Yoshida.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/yoshida-confirms-final-fantasy-16-includes-party-members-in-its-action-heavy-combat\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/yoshida-confirms-final-fantasy-16-includes-party-members-in-its-action-heavy-combat\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final Fantasy 16 will include party members in combat, despite the fact that recent trailers have focused solely on protagonist Clive. Fans have speculated whether other characters will join battles, which producer Naoki Yoshida confirmed to IGN &#8211; although they will remain AI-controlled. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t want to overwhelm users in our newest trailer, so we focused solely on Clive&#8217;s battles. That said, for most of his journey, Clive will be accompanied by one or more companions. These companions will participate in battle, as well as trade banter with Clive. That said, the party members will be AI-driven so as to allow players to focus solely on controlling Clive,&#8221; said Yoshida. 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