Final Fantasy XVI Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ** An action-RPG and the 16th main installment in the Final Fantasy series. Plenty of playtime is required for this platinum, including two full playthroughs. However, the overall difficulty is quite average.
| Game Name | Difficulty | Trophies | Developer | Country | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Online | DLC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy XVI | ** | 50 | Square Enix | Japan | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 19 |
Final Fantasy XVI
Final Fantasy XVI is the first game in the Final Fantasy series to released for the PlayStation 5. Players take control of the protagonist Clive Rosfield, while the AI controls other available party members. The game is an action-RPG which includes the ability to level-up basic stats as well as special attacks known as Eikon abilities.
Set in the fictional world of Valisthea, a land divided between two continents, Clive Rosfield is royalty-turned-rebel who possesses the ability to use the god-like power of Eikons. He finds himself caught in the middle of war and strife as nations lay siege on one another. Meanwhile, a shadowy yet powerful figure seems to be pulling the strings in the background.
Final Fantasy XVI received positive reviews with an average score of 89%, praised for its graphics, storyline, characters, and music, though criticized by a few for its lack of RPG elements and dialogue.
This is a high 2-star rating, though more due to the time required, rather than the challenge of obtaining the platinum. Unlocking 100% of the trophies will require two full playthroughs, the second being a NG+ on ‘Final Fantasy Mode’ which is the harder mode, as well as some grinding in order to fully upgrade all the Eikon abilities. The game allows you to equip “Rings” which can cause the character to automatically dodge basic attacks, as well as use Eikon abilities automatically, thereby making gameplay much easier and simpler. Also, so long as you do not sell any of your equipment, there are no missable trophies to worry about.
Expect around 80-90 hours of gameplay for the platinum.
To begin, you will have the option of playing on either Story or Action mode. Since you will need a second playthrough on ‘Final Fantasy Mode’ (hard mode) it does not matter which setting you set for your first playthrough.
If you wish to make your gameplay easier, add the Ring of Timely Evasion to your gear, which will cause Clive to automatically dodge simple attacks (you will still need to dodge certain attacks during boss battles). You can also add the Ring of Timely Strikes if you like, which will cause all your Eikon abilities to be automatically triggered simply by pressing the attack button, turning the game into more of a button-masher.
The only missable trophy is Half Past Twilight, which is for crafting the Gotterdammerung sword. For this, you will need to keep 2 Darksteel, 3 Orichalcum, and the Primitive Battlehorn. If you happen to sell these items, you will miss the chance to craft the Gotterdammerung sword, and therefore the Half Past Twilight. As long as you do not sell these items – or do not even bother selling any items, since it is not particularly necessary to do so – then you have nothing to worry about. Simply play through the entire game and enjoy the story.
After completing the story, the game will allow you to make save point just before the final boss. This is where you can roam freely and mop up all the trophies you may still be missing at this point. Be sure to check out the Final Fantasy XVI trophy guide links under our Links tab for specific details on what you need. Try to unlock all the missing trophies, with the exception of Fantasy Finally and Masterclass.
Once you have finished your first playthrough and unlocked nearly all the trophies, it is time to start your NG+ on Final Fantasy mode. All your abilities, gear, and level, will carry over into this new game. On Final Fantasy mode, not only are the enemies higher level, but some mini-bosses will replace or be added to groups of enemies.
During your second playthrough, you’ll want to aim for getting the Masterclass trophy, which involves maxing out all your Eikon abilities. If you still have not unlocked the Masterclass trophy before taking on the final boss during your NG+ playthrough, you may wish to do some farming for AP first, in order to avoid a third playthrough.
First, IGN has a useful Walkthrough here:
https://www.ign.com/wikis/final-fantasy-16/Walkthrough
And a great Walkthrough by RagingTasmanian:
https://www.neoseeker.com/final-fantasy-xvi/walkthrough
And Monistic_Turtle has a great Walkthrough here:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps5/300958-final-fantasy-xvi/faqs/80943/introduction
Here is a great Trophy Guide by RaveNScythE18, HollowCalamity, Vanquished, and zekunlu:
https://psnprofiles.com/guide/17065-final-fantasy-xvi-trophy-guide
And a useful Trophy Guide by Deceiver and X410XDragon:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/final-fantasy-xvi/guide/
And here is a Trophy Guide by PowerPyx:
https://www.powerpyx.com/final-fantasy-16-xvi-trophy-guide-roadmap/
Here is a simple but useful Trophy Guide by Tom Bowen:
https://gamerant.com/ff16-xvi-final-fantasy-16-trophy-guide-roadmap-how-to-get-all-trophies-platinum/
Here's a video demonstration of the It's Over 50,000 trophy, by RaveNScythE18:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xjcMjSkNAs
And a video demonstration of the Packing Heat trophy, by Vanquished:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAOMdwqMquw
And Trophy Guides has a video demonstration of the Fatal Attraction trophy, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YHhYc32vpw
And a video demonstration of the Never Coming Down trophy, also by Trophy Guides:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coenNzGEeyk
Lastly, here is a basic Trophy List:
https://www.truetrophies.com/game/Final-Fantasy-XVI/trophies