Last Fantasy XVI The Rising Tide Evaluate – Leviathan Nonetheless Feels Misplaced

With the Sagespire taken care of Clive’s adventures in Last Fantasy XVI are coming to a detailed apart from one ultimate thriller. The misplaced Eikon, Leviathan, is now a part of Last Fantasy XVI and obtainable in The Rising Tide DLC. How nicely does this DLC shut out the Last Fantasy XVI journey although?

The Rising Tide

Receiving a wierd letter from an nameless sender, Clive, Joshua, and Jill meet a consultant of the Motes of Water. The Water tribe that was considered misplaced 100 years in the past is revealed to be alive and in hiding behind a glamour to the North.

As soon as within the North themselves Clive and his get together study of the Dominant of the water Eikon Leviathan and the state they have been trapped in. Over this quick 3-4 hour story you may study the reason for the disappearance of Leviathan, and take steps to free the Dominant and switch proper a incorrect that occurred nearly 100 years in the past.

Whereas the story of The Rising Tide is extra fleshed out and concerned than Echoes of the Fallen, it is nonetheless a really easy expertise. It is good to have closure concerning the destiny of the Leviathan Eikon, but it surely being so faraway from the remainder of the occasions of the world makes it really feel like extra of a side-quest than an necessary a part of Clive claiming the facility of all Eikons.

Aspect-Quests Are Nonetheless Lackluster

Except for the very linear main quest, there are just a few side-quests, however they’ve the identical drawback because the side-quests from the principle recreation. I hoped going into the DLC that some distinctive side-quests might have been added however the first particular person you discuss to asks you to gather some flowers for his or her husband. It felt like getting handed a degree 3 quest in an MMO once you’re prepared for end-game raids.

The Leviathan Eikon’s powers permits Clive to deal harm in a brand new ranged type. Donning Leviathan’s energy Clive can float within the air whereas firing water from a serpent on his arm, Levianthan’s different talents are additionally some vary of projectile. One permits you to create a horizontal line of explosions whereas the opposite scatters shot out.

This mechanic rang a bell in my memory of the Knowledge Type from Kingdom Hearts 2, with a little bit of Shotlock third particular person capturing added in. One other attention-grabbing mechanic for Leviathan to tug from is the Gears of Struggle-style energetic reload letting you refresh your photographs quicker.

A Battle Towards Leviathan

Whereas Last Fantasy XVI had its justifiable share of points, the Eikon vs Eikon fights are the issues many followers keep in mind when enjoying. The struggle towards Leviathan nevertheless is not something particular, in actual fact, it is fairly irritating.

After a boring falling by the sky/capturing fireball opening the battle lands on a aircraft of water. The struggle happens over a number of phases however is usually simply you enjoying as Ifrit dashing towards Leviathan to hit them.

The worst a part of the Leviathan struggle is the “Troubled Waters” part the place Leviathan places up a defend that you should destroy in a sure period of time. This part is near the wire.

Not like different elements of the sport the place altering Clvie’s tools or capacity loadout may provide you with a greater probability when combating as Ifrit there actually is not a lot to vary, it is simply how shortly can you utilize your talents and get near Leviathan.

Different Skills

After finishing the story there’s additionally a brand new Eikon capacity that Clive can decide up and a brand new problem mode that is been added. Virtually like enjoying a Roguelike you may tackle a sequence of fight rooms and procure totally different boosts and gadgets. The boosts solely stay when you’re within the challenges, whereas the gadgets include you.

I actually like the concept of a recreation coming to the top of its DLC run and builders placing in a problem mode like this to guarantee that any participant who does need to simply hold enjoying the sport again and again can try this.

Last Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide DLC Evaluate | Last Ideas

General I used to be underwhelmed with this DLC. For all the teases about Leviathan for it to be so side-lined in its personal story was a disgrace to see. Even after being discovered the Leviathan nonetheless does not really feel prefer it’s a part of the remainder of the pack.

The actual winners right here would be the gamers who’re followers of loadout crafting and pushing their combos to the restrict as they’ll problem tougher and tougher monsters to totally different outcomes. 

Last Fantasy XVI The Rising Tide DLC was reviewed on PS5 with a replica offered by the Writer over the course of 4 hours of gameplay — all screenshots had been taken in the course of the means of evaluate.