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Final Fantasy XVI, the latest wholly new single-player installment in one of gaming\u2019s most storied franchises, is nearing its first anniversary this June. After the surprise release of its Echoes of the Fallen DLC, which focused Clive and Co.\u2019s efforts on combat in a single dungeon, Square Enix is readying its final announced batch of FFXVI content with The Rising Tide DLC. Announced at The Game Awards back in December alongside the reveal and shadow drop of Echoes of the Fallen, The Rising Tide features Leviathan, the water Eikon mysteriously absent from the main game\u2019s events.<\/p>\n
While that reveal trailer promises some watery Eikonic action in the DLC, which takes place before the finale of FFXVI, little else is known about it. But Game Informer spoke to FFXVI producer Naoki Yoshida and DLC director Takeo Kujiraoka to learn more. The first thing I asked the duo about the DLC is why Leviathan was left out of the game. It turns out Square Enix was playing smart and leaving something on the table for the team to examine with potential DLC.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of making the decision of creating and selling a DLC, we had to wait until the game was actually released,\u201d Yoshida tells me through a translator, explaining Square Enix wanted to see if demand for more FFXVI was there. \u201cThat being said, we actually did think of a possible route, a possible story, that we could do if we were to do one.\u201d<\/p>\n
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That\u2019s why, in the base game, the route to the tower where Echoes of the Fallen takes place was present from the jump. Fans have speculated that a mysterious head-shaped crystal stuck into the side of a continent in FFXVI might be Leviathan or at least related to the god \u2013 that remains unclear, but if so, it shows another example of Square Enix creating doors for it to open with DLC such as The Rising Tide.<\/p>\n
With it taking place before the game\u2019s finale, I was curious if Clive obtaining Leviathan powers would affect the ending. Yoshida says it won\u2019t and that the ending will remain as is. However, \u201cYou will get a deeper understanding of how the world of Valisthea is and how the characters are in Final Fantasy XVI,\u201d he adds, stopping short to prevent himself from spoiling too much.<\/p>\n
Anyone who\u2019s played FFXVI knows the Eikon fights are the highlight of the experience, which means Clive\u2019s forthcoming bout with Leviathan carries some lofty expectations. Kujiraoaka, who led design on the Eikon battles in the base game, says he understands that but approached Leviathan like any other: \u201c[ensuring] that we were moving these Eikons in the way that players envision and imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn terms of what players can expect for this battle, when you look back at past Final Fantasy titles, there actually aren\u2019t many cases where you see Leviathan moving around crazy and in a real-time action battle system,\u201d Kujiraoaka says.<\/p>\n
With the Phoenix Eikon fight reminiscent of third-person on-rail shooters and the Ifrit fight in spired by professional wrestling, I wondered how Kujiraoaka would describe Leviathan\u2019s inspiration. He plays coy, explaining there isn\u2019t one word or genre to describe it. \u201cOne thing I can say is that there\u2019s going to be a lot of water involved \u2013 visually, graphically, there\u2019s going to be a lot of attacks made from Levithan and that comes with a lot of water. It\u2019s going to look really different from past Eikon battles, and that\u2019s one thing that players can look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unlike Echoes of the Fallen, which runs about three hours, this Leviathan DLC features around 10 hours of content, and I can\u2019t wait. The Rising Tide DLC for FFXVI has no release date but is due out this spring.<\/p>\n
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