10 Tips And Tricks To Help You Excel In Final Fantasy 16’s Combat

Okay, so obviously FFXVI isn’t a fighting game – it’s an action RPG. But because its action is so dependent on combos, you’ll quickly find that the way to victory is min-maxing the time Clive spends wailing on enemies vs. getting wailed on. After 65 hours, I’m able to use my favourite combo of all the abilities I have available, along with standard attacks, even when my eyes are closed. And that’s because it’s the combo that worked best for me.

Like fighting games, you’ll find that specific enemies have certain tells, openings, and moves that you can directly counter with your own combos. You’ll want to make mental notes of this and take advantage of it whenever possible, especially against tougher enemies with stagger bars. If an opponent gives me the perfect opening, then I can use a combo which includes a set of specific moves and all Eikonic abilities. It’s awesome. However, it’s not something I could pull off on the fly, so memorizing it (like I’d learn a specific combo in a fighting game) was crucial to my combat success.