Do I have to play any other Final Fantasy games before XVI?
The game looks fascinating to me, but I’ve never played any of the other FF games. I’m aware of the characters in VII, but outside of that, would I need to play any others to play XVI?
The game looks fascinating to me, but I’ve never played any of the other FF games. I’m aware of the characters in VII, but outside of that, would I need to play any others to play XVI?
dudewitbow, Numbered final fantasy titles are not related to each other (e.g 6 has no relation to 7, which has no relation to 8)
A game is only related when it uses the same number
E.g Final Fantasy X-2 (ff10 2, not to be confused with 12, 12 revenant wings, FF7R, 13’s two sequels)
makeshiftreaper, Nope! All mainline Final Fantasy entries are independent! There’s common themes, elements, character names, etc. but you can learn about them from any of the games. Final Fantasy XVI is actually pretty different in tone from the past several mainline games so it’s arguably more distinct. That plus the active time lore system make it a great jumping in point in my opinion
superduperenigma, deleted_by_author
counselwolf, I didn’t know about the Cid thing, which FF is he in?
metostopholes, Pretty much all of them except the first. They are generally different characters with the same name.
SJ0, FF1
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/22382c70-205c-4fd6-b20c-1c3addafe192.png
FF2
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/2a887484-c42b-4746-9715-9d3ae2c2be8b.png
FF3
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/d90b45b8-4b1f-423f-ac78-3d76b0c8ffaa.png
FF4
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/7cbb424f-837c-48d4-83b2-8e9a6a222380.png
FF5
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/a6e6750c-bbe1-4e80-9c4f-34352f6cc1fa.png
FF6
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/7f6279e4-6fda-485d-b672-8c8940743417.png
FF7 (also known as “captain badass”)
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/c14f0753-ceb6-4937-abf5-68f01fab1eb9.png
FF8
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/df0b5e26-b073-4027-9671-42d2fbd52445.png
FF9
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/a3a924bc-b712-4d8f-ae34-820f9696dd97.png
FF10
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/8c5332ab-0fd6-4f1f-8541-e5686d427314.png
FF11
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/225556e3-c932-4885-9e46-9c05f39b1607.png
FF12
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/84689834-de1d-424a-8cff-1f971a02efb3.png
FF13
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/4477f619-5a61-4ed7-a07b-da6be9159d39.png
FF14
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/603d0192-9b23-400c-b258-fd3bde73ff9d.png
FF15
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/b55788a8-fbd5-43c2-9196-ff94f63a67cf.png
FF16
https://lemmy.fbxl.net/pictrs/image/b9b8faae-86f1-48bf-950e-25b4332d3a31.png
So yeah, he’s been in one or two.
counselwolf, Damn, thanks for listing it out.
What’s the context behind the cid thing though, why cid in particular?
ShaggyDemiurge, AFAIK, nobody knows why exactly they started doing this, but they just do this now, as a tradition, that in each game there’s a character named Cid who is (most of the time) related to tech in some way. Same for Biggs and Wedge - they aren’t in each game, but they always come in pair. When there’s Biggs - there’s always Wedge. They could do completely random roles, usually not major ones, but it’s just a recurring element
brawleryukon, (edited ) I’m immeasurably disappointed in XVI for naming a pair of characters Tyler and Wade rather than Biggs and Wedge.
magic_lobster_party, Off note, but I didn’t realize until now that Cid from FF7 has a pack of cigarettes strapped on to his head with his goggles. Truly a captain badass.
SJ0, Smoking isn’t cool… But it is when cid does it. :P
Auster, Most Final Fantasy entries are either independent of each other, or very loosely connected, even more so on the mainline. Only straight up sequels, prequels and spin offs would potentially require having played earlier titles.
Tamlyn, No, you don’t have to play other games before XVI.
bighi, I don’t know why people ask this about games all the time. I don’t think there’s more than a couple games (considering decades of games) where you need to play a previous one to enjoy the latest entry in a franchise.
Die4Ever, This would be financial suicide, your potential market would be constantly shrinking with each release instead of growing
Some games it’s nice to play one specific game beforehand, but not required, and not 10+ games lol
But to be fair OP did ask if there’s any or just 1 game, this is why we had titles like Final Fantasy XIII-2 lol
BrudderAaron, Kingdom Hearts comes to mind here…
Stovetop, Not at all. In fact, this is probably one of the most standalone ones yet.
The only thing you’d get out of it by having played previous games is recognition of recurring names and enemies. All of the Eikons in 16 are recurring summons from earlier games. Enemies make appearances from other games (and a lot of them are just straight-up asset flips from 14). A couple characters like Cid and Mid are recurring names as well.
To be perfectly honest you’d probably get more out of having watched Game of Thrones than having played a prior FF game.
gargantuanprism, You should play FFV though because it’s amazing
ArchmageAzor, As a general rule, unless it’s a direct sequel like FFX-2, all Final Fantasy games are not related except for reoccuring enemies, bosses, and themes.
Ilflish, No, each story is self contained and in completely different worlds. The only things that carry over are some monsters and there’s always a character named Cid
soulifix, That’s the best part of Final Fantasy, is that a lot of them don’t really interact with eachother unless they are direct sequels and spinoffs (like Dirge of Cerberus for FF VII or FFX-2). At most, there is references and they all do share bits and pieces because they’re relatively in a giant universe. Like, you’re always going to see Chocobos. Bahamut is always going to be a part of the game in some role. Cid will always come around and vice versa.
But generally, the story will be different, the cast will be different, the mechanics will be different .etc
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