TOKYO: The eagerly awaited new game in the best-selling Final Fantasy franchise came out on Thursday (Jun 22), with fans hailing its high-spec action graphics and grown-up storyline. Final Fantasy XVI, the latest title in the long-running Japanese series, was released on the PlayStation 5 and is expected t
TOKYO: The eagerly awaited new game in the best-selling Final Fantasy franchise came out on Thursday , with fans hailing its high-spec action graphics and grown-up storyline.
In Tokyo, 37-year-old Naoto Nishimori, who stopped to pick up a copy on his way to work, said that he has played every game in the influential role-playing series. Final Fantasy is one of the world's top-selling game franchises, with more than 173 million copies sold globally according to publisher Square Enix.
In Seoul, 23-year-old Jo Young-min said that the game should be a success because"Japanese culture is quite popular and also because Final Fantasy already has a hardcore fan base".
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