Fans are already pitching Final Fantasy XVI as a Game of the Year contender. Before this release, many critics thought this series was on its last legs looking at the decreasing reception of the previous entries. Even the sixteenth title’s producer was ready to sacrifice short-term success and was gearing the game for an 18-month sales plan. However, this new entry has blown away the expectations of critics.
This PlayStation 5 exclusive title has become a commercial success worldwide, with reports pointing to it dominating the UK charts. Now the developers Square Enix has brought in further updates to the games. And a specific change in the update has garnered positive reactions from the fans.
Developers add motion blur settings in Final Fantasy XVI
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Recently, the developers of Final Fantasy XVI made the update 1.03 live on the game. In this update, they have added three new controller layouts along with camera sensitivity changes. However, the one thing that caught the eyes of the fans was motion blur strength.
Announcing the release of update 1.03 which makes a number of improvements to Final Fantasy XVI. #FF16 pic.twitter.com/BBkwlQsIVm
— FINAL FANTASY XVI (@finalfantasyxvi) July 6, 2023
This setting lets the player adjust the strength of motion blur in gameplay from the main menu. Square Enix has kept the default setting to the maximum amount. But they have also given players the option to turn off motion blur entirely.
With Square Enix listening to the feedback given by the community, the fans have also come forward to praise them. They are praising the developers for giving their complete attention to this long-running series till now too.
Fans commend the efforts shown by Square Enix
The Final Fantasy XVI community has voiced their reactions to this new update. Most fans were ecstatic about this new update and all the upgrades it would provide to them.
My singular (1) complaint was the inability to disable motion blur. (Well, okay, that and not nearly enough Cidolfus content.)
But really, with this update you'll bring #FF16 to near perfection in my eyes. Thank you so much for providing such an amazing experience.
— leah♡ann (@alohaleah_) July 6, 2023
Thank you for the motion blur options. I personally have no idea how or why motion blur became an industry standard thing, but I'm sure there are those who like to have it. I'll be turning it off completely straight away.
Thank you for listening to your gamers and making change!
— NEHWind (@NEHWind) July 6, 2023
game of the year ,thank you🙌🏼
— memodokkan93 (@genzo931) July 6, 2023
While the community has praised the efforts, some are still pointing out further improvements the game can make. With developers listening to the community, these improvements can also make their way to the game.
Thank you for the update. Most of the performance mode issues has been fixed thought some issues still persists. For example, when fighting near Northreach, if you face the camera to the market near the front gate, the FPS would drop to 30. Hope this kind of issues would be fixed
— 三森 (@sherlokokoro) July 6, 2023
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Finally no more motion blur. I really don't understand why that wasn't an option to turn off from the beginning??? Hopefully this update fixes the bad frame rate issues as well
— Trew Domko (@TrewDomko) July 6, 2023
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Final Fantasy XVI is available to play on PlayStation 5, with the PC version rolling out next year. What are your thoughts on the new updates rolled out by Square Enix for Final Fantasy XVI? Let us know in the comments section below.
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