Final Fantasy XVI has already been rated by the ESRB; it will be for adults with a lot of violence and blood

final fantasy 16 will debut next year as the next big installment in Square Enix’s legendary saga. It seems that we will have to wait until 2023 to have more official details about this JRPG, but thanks to the ESRB we already know that it will be an adult game.

Recently, the ESRB, an organization dedicated to classifying video games for release in the United States, shared your review of final fantasy 16. In it, he makes it clear that it will be an M-rated game, that is, only suitable for adults. The above is so since it will have a lot of violence and blood.

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“Blood spatter effects occur frequently when characters are slashed and killed. Scenes show other acts of violence and blood: a character’s hands cut off by a sword; the throat of a guard slit by a knife; a character crossed in the chest; the shoulder of a prisoner stabbed and twisted by an interrogator’s blade”, mentions the ESRB.

According to the ESRB, final fantasy 16 it will also have other types of adult content, such as partial nudity, references to prostitution and even profanity. In this way, it is very clear why the next release from Square Enix earned the M rating, something that is not entirely common in final fantasy.

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final fantasy 16 It will be the first adult game in the main saga

In fact, final fantasy 16 It will be the first adult game in the main saga, or at least one of those that are numbered installments. For decades, the Square Enix franchise has aimed for ratings like E (for all ages) or T (suitable for teens).

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But then what are the other final fantasy who have received M rating? There are only 2: the first was Final Fantasy Type-0, a title that debuted on PSP in 2011 as an exclusive for Japan and that reached the entire world in 2015 with its port for consoles and PC. This is a game that strove to show the brutality of war with all its blood.

The second final fantasy that received an M rating from the ESRB was Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy, the spin-off developed by Koei Tecmo. This is a game with intense combat and a lot of brutality, so since it was announced it was clear that it would miss receiving a T rating.

And you, what did you think of this news? are you excited about final fantasy 16? Tell us in the comments.

final fantasy 16 will arrive on June 22, 2023 on PlayStation 5. You can know more about the new final fantasy if you click here.

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