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Hirun Cryer

Final Fantasy 16 inspired one of Final Fantasy 14's coolest fights before it was even revealed

A mech appears in the sky during a FFXIV sidequest

Final Fantasy 16 has been influencing Final Fantasy 14 since before the new game was even revealed.

In a new interview with Inverse, Final Fantasy 14 director and Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida sheds some light on the shared history between the two games. August 2020 saw the launch of patch 5.3 for Final Fantasy 14, where players would take on the Sapphire Weapon in a mech called the G-Warrior, as part of the post-Shadowbringers patches. 

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