Final Fantasy 16 went all-in on action, so modders are defying Square Enix by cranking up the RPG elements the series is known for
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Square Enix’s action RPG Final Fantasy 16 puts heavy emphasis on the action. The FF16 modding community is working on changing that — and pretty effectively, too.
Two new mods —Eikonic EquipmentandCritical Mode— try to mitigate these perceived issues. The former aims to imbue FF16’s powerful Eikon blades with stronger elemental effects, and its modder improves what they feel to be the overpowered base damage.
This in-game issue “is due to the lack of upgrade stages mixed with the desire to make every weapon equal in the endgame,” they write in Eikonic Equipment’s description. But with the mod equipped, you’ll find your array of weapons have more unique base damage and use cases.
Elsewhere, Critical Mode balances the challenge level of FF16’s combat, which tends to be button-mash easy in the main-game and …
