Sq. Enix has introduced a launch date of April 18, 2024, for its upcoming Last Fantasy 16 DLC, The Rising Tide.
The corporate revealed the date together with a glistening new trailer in the present day, exhibiting off a a lot better have a look at how the story content material will develop upon Clive and Co.’s journey. It appears to be shaping up so as to add much more cinematic encounters to a recreation that’s identified for larger-than-life battles, however the trailer’s actual spotlight needs to be the battle between Ifrit and Leviathan.
The Last Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide trailer options extra particulars in its description, which you’ll learn under.
“An unmarked letter arrives on the hideaway containing a request most curious: the Dominant of Leviathan, lengthy misplaced Eikon of Water, is in want of rescue,” the synopsis says. “To heed this name, Clive and his companions should journey to Mysidia—a hidden land underneath a blue sky—the place they’ll uncover the tragic historical past of a forgotten individuals.”
Last Fantasy 16 launched completely for PlayStation 5 final yr. Whereas The Rising Tide is ready so as to add extra content material for gamers to take pleasure in, it isn’t Sq. Enix’s first enlargement for the sport. Gamers obtained the primary DLC chapter, Echoes of the Fallen, again in December.
To assist catch followers on top of things, Sq. Enix revealed extra details about The Rising Tide in a brand new PlayStation.Weblog put up. New additions embrace elevated degree caps of 60 for the Story and Motion Centered Modes and 110 for Last Fantasy Mode. The DLC may also give Clive a set of latest watery Eikon Skills, whereas these on the lookout for endgame content material will discover further problem and leaderboards to climb in a brand new addition referred to as Kairos Gate.
The Rising Tide might be obtainable to buy individually or as a part of the Last Fantasy 16 Growth Move for $24.99. Those that buy both choice will obtain a “reimagined model” of the Curtana from Last Fantasy 14 in addition to “Torn from the Heavens” and “By way of the Maelstrom” Orchestrion Rolls for the hideaway.
Sq. Enix provides that model 1.30 will arrive free for all Last Fantasy 16 gamers on April 18, too. You’ll be able to see a few of the quality-of-life enhancements it would deliver under:
· Return to a quest giver instantly with the brand new “Fast Full” perform
· Icon updates for necessary character quests
· A brand new Talent Set characteristic, which permits gamers to save lots of as much as 5 distinctive Feat and Capability units
· Skills and Equipment adjusted for simpler use
· New “Customized” controller sort permits for freely customizable button layouts
· Tone correction, display results, and extra added to Photograph Mode
· Quite a few new orchestrion rolls added
Whereas Last Fantasy 16 is at the moment solely obtainable for PS5, Sq. Enix stated that a PC model is within the “ultimate levels of optimization” earlier this month. When it does ultimately come to different platforms, extra gamers will get to take pleasure in a brand new model of an expertise that we gave a 9/10. In our overview, we stated, “Last Fantasy 16 will very seemingly be seemed again upon as a turning level for mainline Last Fantasy video games, taking its fight totally within the route of an motion recreation, however I hope that dialog doesn’t overshadow its darkish and fascinating story, memorable characters, and the revolutionary methods through which it helps you retain monitor of all of it.”
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