It’s a grim story, and Game Of Thrones‘ influence on Final Fantasy 16 is evident - right down to their shared interest in dramatic throat-slitting, dialogue punctuated by ten flavours of “fuck”, and lovable Geordie sidekicks. After a 13-year time skip, Clive - who’s spent the time fighting as part of the Empire’s slave caste - comes out surlier than ever, banding up with Cidolfus Telamon (Ralph Ineson) and a likeminded band of misfits to pursue vengeance and create a better world for Bearers.
Though Clive survives, he’s given a facial tattoo marking him as a magic-wielding Bearer and hauled off as frontline fodder for the Holy Empire of Sanbreque. READ MORE: The best RPGs you can play in 2023Ī role-playing hack-and-slash, Final Fantasy 16 follows Clive Rosfield, a noble-born soldier whose family is caught up in a night of politically-motivated slaughter.Follow that logic and circulate 30 Game Of Thrones box sets through Square Enix, make watching the HBO show mandatory, and you’ll get Final Fantasy 16: a grimy medieval fantasy filled with political intrigue, clashing armies, and an abundance of scowling Brits. Give a monkey a typewriter and you will, as the saying goes, eventually get Shakespeare.
