FINAL FANTASY XVI

Thirty-five years ago, Square was on the brink of collapse, having released some poorly received games for the Nintendo Famicom Disk System.

- Jose Alvarez

DEVELOPER Square Enix Creative Business Unit III

PUBLISHER Square Enix

PLATFORM PlayStation 5

Series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi sought to create a role-playing game (RPG) inspired by the release of Dragon Quest (1986). Little did Sakaguchi realize at the time that this game, Final Fantasy, would become one of the most well-known and best-selling franchises in video game history. The initial development team only had five members (10 after Sakaguchi asked for more help on the project), and it became a runaway hit in Japan. 35 years later, Final Fantasy continues to sell like hotcakes. But what about the latest numbered entry in the series, Final Fantasy XVI? Would it reach the lofty standards set by previous games in the series?