FINAL FANTASY XVI | Australian Classification

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Mature Accompanied (MA 15+)

Strong fantasy violence

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Final Fantasy XVI is an upcoming action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 5. It is the sixteenth game in the mainline Final Fantasy series and is being produced by Naoki Yoshida and directed by Hiroshi Takai. Final Fantasy XVI is set in the fictional land of Valisthea, a continent with six factions that are on the verge of conflict due to a spreading malady called the Blight.
Final Fantasy XVI is an action role-playing game set in the fantasy world of Valisthea, where the people live comfortably thanks to mountains of crystal called the Mothercrystals. The world is controlled by six factions: the Grand Duchy of Rosaria, the Holy Empire of Sanbreque, the Kingdom of Waloed, the Dhalmekian Republic, the Iron Kingdom, and the Crystalline Dominion. A central part of the plot are the Eikons, summoned monsters controlled by or manifesting through humans called Dominants.

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Sex Mild impact

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Final Fantasy XVI is a third-person action RPG set in the Final Fantasy universe. The player controls Clive, who along with his companions, must battle powerful creatures called Eikons, in an effort to find out what happened to his missing brother Joshua and save the world of Valisthea from Ultima.

Themes

The game features fantasty themed combat, including depictions of fantasy weaponry and combat with fantasy creatures, which are linked to the element of violence. The game contains discreet cutscenes in which characters commit suicide and are tortured.

Violence

The game contains several cutscenes that depict characters who are attacked using weapons including swords, axes, knives, spears and batons with accompanying blood detail. Gameplay features melee-based sword attacks with blood detail spraying when enemies are attacked.

Sex

The game contains verbal sexual references including scenes that take place in a brothel. The game contains the words, 'whore' and 'quim' used in a sexual context.

Language

The game contains the use of the words 'f**k', 'shit' and 'bugger'.

Nudity

The game contains male and female buttock nudity as well as partially obscured female breast nudity.

Online interactivity

The game contains no online interactivity.

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Industry details

Classification date

7 December 2022

Year of production

2023

Classification

MA 15+

Consumer advice

Strong fantasy violence

Category

Computer Games

Category detail

Level 2 Gameplay

Media type

Playstation 5 (PS5)

Version

ORIGINAL

Duration

Variable

Developer

Square Enix Creative Business Unit III

Publisher

Naoki Yoshida

Production company

Square Enix

Country of origin

JAPAN

Language

Japanese | English

Applicant

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

File number

T22/15777

Classification number

CLAS-019568

Alternative titles

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