Final Fantasy XVI (FF16) - Demo Walkthrough (Prologue) and Carry Over Features Guide

June 20, 2023 Wolf Knight Final Fantasy XVI (FF16) 0

Demo walkthrough (Prologue) for Final Fantasy XVI (FF16), including things to do in the demo, carry over elements (save data transfer), recommended settings before starting the game, and a guide on how to clear the playable trial version of the game.

Prologue Demo Walkthrough and Carry Over Features Guide for Final Fantasy XVI (FF16)

What to Do in the Playable Demo

Play the main story’s Prologue chapter.

The Final Fantasy XVI (FF16) demo lets you can play as the main character Clive in his younger days.

You can play and complete the trial version in about 2 and a half hours.

Save data can be carried over to the full version.

Clear data (progress) from the playable demo can be carried over to the full version.

After purchasing the full game, you can continue the main story from where you cleared it in the demo.

Completing the demo unlocks Eikonic Challenge mode.

Once you have cleared the demo, a mode called “Eikonic Challenge” that allows you to use the abilities and actions of the Eikons Garuda and Titan (including Limit Breaks) becomes available.

You can spend time in this mode to get used to the characteristics and combat style using each summoned beast’s abilities before the full title launches.

Game Settings to Adjust Before Starting the Demo

It is recommended to set the screen brightness to high.

Before beginning the demo, it is recommended to set up some system settings.

Night scenes in the game are particularly dark which makes it very hard to see, so the higher you set the screen brightness, the better.

Choose your preferred performance setting.

In terms of performance, you can choose between “Priority to Image Quality” and “Priority to Performance.”

If you usually play action games and are worried about framerate dropping you should play with “Priority to Performance.” If you do not mind any frame drops, you can choose “Priority to Image Quality.”

Choose your preferred gameplay mode based on your skill.

Select the gameplay mode at the end of the game settings phase.

For those who are familiar with action games, choose “Action Focus” where battle actions are set to manual.

If you are not good at action games and just want to enjoy the story , select “Story Focus.” This setting enables assisted combat so that your character that can automatically perform combos and evade enemy attacks in battle.

Demo Walkthrough

Summoner of Fire

1	Take control of Phoenix. The △ button inflicts damage with repeated hits

Dominant Assassination

1	Watch the events along the way.

Pride of a Knight

1	Hit □ to attack 4 times in a row (0/2).
2	Cast magic with △ (0/5).
3	Avoid attacks with R1 (0/4). ┗ “Precision Dodge” is activated by avoiding an attack with the correct timing.
4	Approach with 〇 to Phoenix Shift (0/3).
5	Defeat Lord Murdoch.

Sunrise, Sunset

1	Head to the throne room from the back ┗ Get items when you examine shining spots.
2	After the cutscene, go up the stairs in the back right and head to your room. ┗If you do not know how to get there, press and hold L3 to find the next destination.
3	Go to Stillwind from the world map

Lost in a Fog

1	Proceed through the area while defeating goblins. ┗ Prioritize defeating magical goblins.
2	Battle with Gigas (boss). ┗ The boss uses wide swings that are easy to dodge.
3	Battle with Malboro (boss). ” ┗ The boss’ Bad Breath attack will only hit you if you stand in front of it.

Phoenix

1	Take control of Joshua to advance while defeating enemies.
2	After the cutscene, you will take control of Clive again.
3	Go to the square.
4	After defeating the knight, battle Knight of the Blinding Dawn (boss). ┗Avoid his jump attack by running away from the lit spot where he will land.
5	Take control of Phoenix and battle the Fire Eikon. ┗ When the Fire Eikon starts to glow, avoid its attack with R1.

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