Final Fantasy XVI takes place in a high-fantasy setting, having drawn comparison to big-budget series like Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings. And while it’s true that most of the action takes place amid warring kingdoms with armor-clad knights, producer Naoki Yoshida revealed there’s more to the world that may blend elements of high-tech fantasy or sci-fi as well.
Yoshida told GameSpot via translator that the team simply prefers high fantasy as a setting, but “we’re not completely avoiding that type of advanced technology from a past civilization. There is actually a little bit of that in the game. It’s just that we haven’t introduced it yet in our promotion.”