Final Fantasy XVI’s accessibility features come at an unfortunate cost
With the new action-focused combat system in Final Fantasy XVI comes a new set of tools that help make battle easy.
These tools were advertised as the game's accessibility features, but they weren't tied to a menu setting.
Instead, they were special rings you could put on that were already in your collection when the game started. When worn, each of the five rings helped with a different part of the�
I loved this way of fighting in Final Fantasy. Even though the series hasn't had turn-based combat since Final Fantasy X, many players.
So, these rings don't just feel like a way to help players with different levels of skill, but also like a way to help people who want to play Final Fantasy but can't keep up with
But even though the rings are a step in the right direction, they can't take the place of real accessibility features in a game. The rings themselves are also a problem because the
When you start the game, you have a total of five "accessibility rings" in your collection.
The Ring of Timely Strikes makes Clive's many attack combos as easy as pressing a single button, and the Ring of Timely Assistance gives Torgal, Clive's pet friend, orders on its o
The Ring of Timely Focus slows down time right before an attack hits Clive, giving the player more time to do a dodge.