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Final Fantasy XVI boldly departs from series traditions in many ways, including its marketing strategy. Since its release, we’ve known that Producer Naoki Yoshida intends to maintain interest in Final Fantasy XVI in the long term, with a sales plan that should last 18 months. It appears that we’re starting to see that plan put into action now, as Final Fantasy XVI has received a free update that gives players a reason to dip back into Valisthea again.
This patch’s main feature is the new skins added for the main characters. Clive, Torgal, and a few other key characters now have new looks that you can toggle by visiting the Arete Stone at your hideaway. You can see these in a new trailer Square Enix has uploaded to the Final Fantasy YouTube channel.
Note that there are some spoilers in the video below. The extent of how spoilery it is depends on your story progress, but anyone with the “Twin Flames” trophy has nothing to worry about.
Additionally, the update will also let players customize Clive’s sword. If you liked how an older weapon looked, you c