With the Sagespire taken care of Clive’s adventures in Last Fantasy XVI are coming to an in depth aside from one remaining thriller. The misplaced Eikon, Leviathan, is now a part of Last Fantasy XVI and obtainable in The Rising Tide DLC. How effectively does this DLC shut out the Last Fantasy XVI journey although?
The Rising Tide
Receiving a wierd letter from an nameless sender, Clive, Joshua, and Jill meet a consultant of the Motes of Water. The Water tribe that was regarded as misplaced 100 years in the past is revealed to be alive and in hiding behind a glamour to the North.
As soon as within the North themselves Clive and his occasion be taught of the Dominant of the water Eikon Leviathan and the state they have been trapped in. Over this brief 3-4 hour story you will be taught the reason for the disappearance of Leviathan, and take steps to free the Dominant and switch proper a mistaken that occurred virtually 100 years in the past.
Whereas the story of The Rising Tide is extra fleshed out and concerned than Echoes of the Fallen, it is nonetheless a really simple expertise. It is good to have closure concerning the destiny of the Leviathan Eikon, nevertheless it being so faraway from the remainder of the occasions of the world makes it really feel like extra of a side-quest than an vital a part of Clive claiming the facility of all Eikons.
Aspect-Quests Are Nonetheless Lackluster
Apart from the very linear main quest, there are a number of side-quests, however they’ve the identical drawback because the side-quests from the principle recreation. I hoped going into the DLC that some distinctive side-quests might have been added however the first particular person you discuss to asks you to gather some flowers for his or her husband. It felt like getting handed a stage 3 quest in an MMO once you’re prepared for end-game raids.
The Leviathan Eikon’s powers permits Clive to deal harm in a brand new ranged type. Donning Leviathan’s energy Clive can float within the air whereas firing water from a serpent on his arm, Levianthan’s different talents are additionally some vary of projectile. One helps you to create a horizontal line of explosions whereas the opposite scatters shot out.
This mechanic rang a bell in my memory of the Knowledge Type from Kingdom Hearts 2, with a little bit of Shotlock third particular person taking pictures added in. One other fascinating mechanic for Leviathan to tug from is the Gears of Struggle-style lively reload letting you refresh your photographs sooner.
A Struggle Towards Leviathan
Whereas Last Fantasy XVI had its fair proportion of points, the Eikon vs Eikon fights are the issues many followers bear in mind when taking part in. The battle in opposition to Leviathan nevertheless is not something particular, in reality, it is fairly irritating.
After a boring falling by way of the sky/taking pictures fireball opening the battle lands on a airplane of water. The battle happens over a number of phases however is usually simply you taking part in as Ifrit dashing towards Leviathan to hit them.
The worst a part of the Leviathan battle is the “Troubled Waters” part the place Leviathan places up a protect that it’s essential destroy in a sure period of time. This part is near the wire.
In contrast to different components of the sport the place altering Clvie’s tools or capacity loadout may offer you a greater probability when combating as Ifrit there actually is not a lot to alter, it is simply how shortly can you utilize your talents and get near Leviathan.
Different Talents
After finishing the story there’s additionally a brand new Eikon capacity that Clive can decide up and a brand new problem mode that is been added. Virtually like taking part in a Roguelike you possibly can tackle a collection of fight rooms and acquire completely different boosts and objects. The boosts solely stay when you’re within the challenges, whereas the objects include you.
I actually like the concept of a recreation coming to the top of its DLC run and builders placing in a problem mode like this to make it possible for any participant who does need to simply preserve taking part in the sport time and again can do this.
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General I used to be underwhelmed with this DLC. For the entire teases about Leviathan for it to be so side-lined in its personal story was a disgrace to see. Even after being discovered the Leviathan nonetheless does not really feel prefer it’s a part of the remainder of the pack.
The true winners right here would be the gamers who’re followers of loadout crafting and pushing their combos to the restrict as they’ll problem more durable and more durable monsters to completely different outcomes.
Last Fantasy XVI The Rising Tide DLC was reviewed on PS5 with a duplicate offered by the Writer over the course of 4 hours of gameplay — all screenshots had been taken through the means of assessment.