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Whereas chatting with Last Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida in Sq. Enix's Tokyo, Japan, workplaces final yr for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/FFXVI\"><em>Recreation Informer's\u00a0<\/em>cowl story<\/a> on the sport, he informed me <a href=\"05\/23\/final-fantasy-16-there-are-currently-no-plans-for-dlc\">there was at the moment no plans for DLC<\/a>. Nevertheless, a couple of months after the sport's June launch throughout The Recreation Awards 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/the-game-awards-2023\/2023\/12\/07\/final-fantasy-xvi-is-getting-two-dlcs-and-one-of-them-is-available\">Sq. Enix revealed FFXVI can be getting two DLCs<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/code><\/pre>\nThe primary \u2013 Echoes of the Fallen \u2013 was a combat-centric DLC launched that very same evening. The second \u2013 The Rising Tide \u2013 is a extra expansive, story-focused DLC in regards to the Leviathan Eikon curiously lacking from the primary recreation. Whereas we nonetheless don\u2019t know when to anticipate The Rising Tide apart from this spring, I spoke to Yoshida and DLC director Takeo Kujiraoka about what gamers can anticipate and extra, and you may examine that in my preview right here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I additionally requested the duo if the group, generally known as Artistic Enterprise Unit III inside Sq. Enix, is curious about extra DLC for FFXVI. In any case, the explanation Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide exist is as a result of \u201c[after] seeing that optimistic reception, the optimistic feedback from followers, in the direction of the world of Last Fantasy XVI, in the direction of Valisthea, we felt that this can be alternative\u201d to revisit the sport, Yoshida tells me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whereas Yoshida received\u2019t say by no means, leaving the door simply ever-so-slightly open, gamers in all probability shouldn\u2019t anticipate extra DLC for FFXVI.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat\u2019s a tough query,\u201d Yoshida tells me by means of a translator once I ask about extra DLC. \u201cMy trustworthy reply is, \u2018I don\u2019t know for the time being,\u2019 however on the identical time, the likelihood isn\u2019t solely zero. I don\u2019t need to bar out any actual prospects right now. The reason is is that we did spend a whole lot of effort [\u2026] and time creating this recreation [\u2026] and we put a whole lot of leading edge expertise into this recreation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd due to that, we had been capable of achieve a whole lot of expertise, a whole lot of learnings, that we will presumably apply to our subsequent challenge or title. So my trustworthy feeling is that the group does need to tackle a brand new problem and transfer on to a special challenge \u2013 perhaps it\u2019s a very new recreation, maybe in a very new type of leisure. I really feel like in the end, that could be one of the best route for not simply the gamers, however for us as effectively, too. However once more, to reiterate, the potential for extra DLC content material for Last Fantasy XVI just isn’t zero.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And there you will have it. As an enormous fan of Last Fantasy XVI \u2013 you’ll be able to learn my\u00a0Recreation Informer\u00a0<\/em>evaluate of it right here \u2013 I\u2019d love one more reason to revisit this world. I\u2019d take extra DLC, a sequel, or perhaps a film tie-in a la Last Fantasy VII: Introduction Youngsters, to be trustworthy. However my takeaway from this interview is the group is able to transfer on, and I can even respect that.\u00a0<\/p>\nFor lots extra in regards to the recreation, head to\u00a0Recreation Informer\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>Last Fantasy XVI protection hub for unique behind-the-scenes options, video interviews, and extra.\u00a0<\/p>\n