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Final Fantasy 16 has finally had its official release and the latest franchise entry has been one of the most anticipated titles this year. There is a lot that players are excited about with the game, and many are quite curious about what they can expect from the ARPG now that it's available on the PlayStation 5.
While there has been curiosity about the combat mechanics and how different it will be from Final Fantasy 15, community members have questioned the environment setting and the sort of map they can expect.
One of the more popular questions amongst players is if the new title will have an open world setting like the previous entry. Unfortunately, Final Fantasy 16 is not be an open world adventure. However, the game does offer a wide set of locations between which players can freely travel and explore at their own pace.
Final Fantasy 16 has different explorable kingdoms across Valisthea
It has been confirmed by the developers and the communitythat once players complete the main mission within each region, they can return to them using The Hideaway. This is the main hub for characters in the game, and from here, you can either go to a previously completed region, explore it, and complete all the side quests there, or simply progress with the story.
Speaking about the world design and why they deviated away from the open world structure like in Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix producer Naoki Yoshida confirmed:
“If we had a development period of about 15 years, we may have had the opportunity of challenging ourselves with an open world”
In Final Fantasy 16, players will be able to make their way to different kingdoms across the land of Valisthea. They can complete the main missions there and keep revisiting them if they wish to complete all side quests.
Additionally, players will be able to discover new Eikons as they explore the regions in Valisthea, the summons that Final Fantasy players will be familiar with.
