Square Enix har tidigare sagt att Final Fantasy XVI blir seriens mest vuxna och mörkaste installation hittills, och nu vet vi mer om detta. Amerikanska PEGI-mosvarigheten ESRB har satt sin högsta åldersgräns hittills för serien på Final Fantasy XVI. Motiveringen innehåller bland annat beskrivningar av avskurna händer, halshuggningar, några glimtar av bröst och annat:
"This is an action role-playing game in which players assume the role of an enslaved prince (Clive) on a quest to find his missing brother. From a third-person perspective, players explore a fantasy kingdom, complete various quests, and engage in battles against enemy soldiers and fantastical creatures (e.g., trolls, orcs). Players use swords and magical attacks (e.g., fireballs, lighting strikes) to kill characters in melee-style combat. During fighting sequences, players can perform cinematic attacks/finishing moves by following on-screen prompts. Battles are fast paced, accompanied by impact sounds, cries of pain, and large explosions. Blood-splatter effects frequently occur when characters are slashed and killed. Cutscenes depict additional acts of violence and blood: a character's hands severed by a sword; a guard's throat slit by a knife; a character impaled through the chest; a prisoner's shoulder stabbed and twisted by an interrogator's blade. The game contains some sexual material: a character caressing and straddling a man in bed; references to prostitution—sexual moaning sounds in a brothel; dialogue such as, "I'd be happy to show you...provided I can afford it" and "...thank you for your service. My chamber is just upstairs." Some characters are depicted with partially exposed breasts and buttocks. The words "f**k" and "sh*t" are heard in the game."
Således kan vi förmodligen förvänta oss att Final Fantasy XVI får en åldersgräns på 18 även här, något som aldrig har hänt huvudserien tidigare. Tycker du att inslag som dessa ovan nämnda är rätt väg att gå för Final Fantasy?
