Final Fantasy XVI notably went all in on the action gameplay, but aside from combat there’s very little in Square Enix’s newest Final Fantasy game that could be considered an RPG.
As action games incorporate more RPG elements than ever, they have spent time developing systems that Square Enix could have looked to if they wanted to still call the newest Final Fantasy game an RPG. But while Final Fantasy XVI’s combat is often gratifying and rewarding, it is also static for most of the playtime, with a very defined meta.
