{"id":817118,"date":"2025-12-08T12:06:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-16-is-finally-complete-though-its-dlc-wont-appease-critics?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-08T12:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:06:54","slug":"final-fantasy-16-is-finally-complete-though-its-dlc-wont-appease-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/final-fantasy-16-is-finally-complete-though-its-dlc-wont-appease-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 16 is finally complete, though its DLC won&#8217;t appease critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/final-fantasy-16-is-finally-complete-though-its-dlc-wont-appease-critics.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nEvery Final Fantasy fan knows, there&#8217;s nothing scarier than a Tonberry. Sure, the little green guys look sweet enough with their big shoes and bulging eyes. But let them get close and their knife attack means instant death.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn Final Fantasy 16&#8217;s The Rising Tide DLC, though, Tonberries look more terrifying than ever. In keeping with the game&#8217;s grim and grounded tone, these creatures now have a more realistic, snake-like appearance, but with slimy green feet as they stagger towards you. And then there&#8217;s the Tonberry King who&#8217;s imposing enough towering over protagonist Clive in his ragged cloak, but the giant butcher&#8217;s knife &#8211; cracked and worn from bloody overuse &#8211; is truly frightening. At least, the Tonberries scare until defeated and goofily <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_kokokisu\/status\/1782305643489308763\">laying face down in the dirt<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\nTonberries are an example of Square Enix plugging gaps in its second slice of Final Fantasy 16 DLC, The Rising Tide, with an iconic series staple curiously missing from the main game. Yet a bigger gap still was the gaping plot hole purposefully left behind by the developers on the off-chance the game would be successful enough to merit an expansion. With the inclusion of Leviathan, the lost Eikon, the story of Final Fantasy 16 is finally a complete package.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-16-is-finally-complete-though-its-dlc-wont-appease-critics?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/final-fantasy-16-is-finally-complete-though-its-dlc-wont-appease-critics?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Final Fantasy fan knows, there&#8217;s nothing scarier than a Tonberry. Sure, the little green guys look sweet enough with their big shoes and bulging eyes. But let them get close and their knife attack means instant death. In Final Fantasy 16&#8217;s The Rising Tide DLC, though, Tonberries look more terrifying than ever. In keeping with the game&#8217;s grim and grounded tone, these creatures now have a more realistic, snake-like appearance, but with slimy green feet as they stagger towards you. And then there&#8217;s the Tonberry King who&#8217;s imposing enough towering over protagonist Clive in his ragged cloak, but the giant butcher&#8217;s knife &#8211; cracked and worn from bloody overuse &#8211; is truly frightening. 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