While mostFinal Fantasygames have gone with an aesthetic that blends sci-fi with medieval fantasy settings, the upcomingFinal Fantasy 16is fully embracing its medieval fantasy roots. This will already ensure that it stands out from the majority of its predecessors, but there’s another way that the new game will be different from the pack. As it turns out,Final Fantasy 16is breaking a major series tradition, though for good reason.
WithFinal Fantasygames being developed primarily by Square Enix in Japan, it makes sense that they usually record Japanese voice lines and motion capture first, with English dubbed over the characters. However, according toFinal Fantasy 16producer Naoki Yoshida (speaking on Washagana TV), the new game is recording English voice lines and facial capture first, with a specific focus on British English. This makes sense givenFinal Fantasy 16’s medieval fantasy setting, which is most commonly associated with Britain.
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Yoshida added thatFinal Fantasy 16facial capturewill be in more than just cut-scenes. So it seems fans can expect to see high quality animation throughout the entireFinal Fantasy 16experience. It will be great to see this in action, so hopefully fans don’t have to wait too much longer to get another look atFF16.
Unfortunately, fans haven’t seen much ofFinal Fantasy 16since the game’s initial reveal. TheFinal Fantasy 16reveal trailerconfirmed some of the protagonists and the setting, but not a whole lot else. Some were hoping to get an update onFinal Fantasy 16at Square Enix’s E3 2021 event, but the game was absent from the show, and there’s a good chance it won’t make an appearance at this year’s Tokyo Game Show either.
IfFinal Fantasy 16isn’t at Tokyo Game Show, it’s possible fans won’t get to see the game again at all in 2021 and may have to wait for sometime next year. Then again, it’s possible Square Enix will showcaseFinal Fantasy 16at The Game Awards in December, though that remains to be seen.
Besides Tokyo Game Show and The Game Awards, there’s a chanceFinal Fantasy 16could be shown off during a PlayStation State of Play event. After all,Final Fantasy 16is a timed PS5 exclusive, and the game was originally announced at a State of Play event anyway. For now, all fans can do is keep their fingers crossed thatFinal Fantasy 16will make an appearance whenever a gaming news event rolls around.
