Final Fantasy XVI is coming out this summer, and Square Enix just dropped a new teaser for its gritty fantasy RPG. While showing us more previews of its real-time battle system, new wolf buddy and stills of its gorgeous landscapes, the publisher served fans a real gem: The walls that you’ll be forced to squeeze through during its 40 hour campaign.
The Week In Games: Gold Rings And Ragnarök
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Look at this beaut. This is the iconic stuff that I associate with Final Fantasy games: The riveting moments when I get to squeeze my character through a narrow crack in the rocks. Where else is more ideal for contemplating my own mortality than between two immovable stones? Just look at the protagonist Clive move so quickly in that narrow gap—an impressive display of his athletic prowess.
Okay, okay, I’ll stop now. But it is very goofy, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. Final Fantasy fans are also taken aback at being shown what is arguably the least fun part of modern action games. “God of War and Final Fantasy 7 Remake have traumatized me with the shimmy through small spaces,” tweeted one fan. “This is such an odd thing to share,” wrote another. “Like, FF16 is shaping up to be absolutely amazing and I’m pretty hyped for it but…Why would they show an official clip with a squeeze hole?!”
