Final Fantasy 16 successfully expanded the audience of the series, though future games won’t necessarily take a similar direction.
“In recent years, players of the Final Fantasy series have tended to skew towards a higher age range,” he said.
Ahead of the release of The Rising Tide DLC, its director Takeo Kujiraoka spoke to Push Square about the audience growth of Final Fantasy 16.
And while the ‘correct’ entry point for the long-running series is often debated by fans, Final Fantasy 16’s action combat and darker tone provide something of a series reset to entice new players.