Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Final Fantasy XVI has finally been revealed and also received its own website with a lot if interesting additional information. In this first of multiple analysis videos (if Square Enix doesn't reveal new info first...), we'll take a detailed look at the world, the crystals, the realms, the conflicts from the past and present and the world map. Enjoy!

Analysis & Script: Vyzzuvazzadth
Voice over: Kutakuma & PeepsNibbles
Video editing: MrsRimavelle & Vyzzuvazzadth

00:00 Intro
00:59 Nature of the Crystals
04:22 The Grand Duchy of Rosaria
08:09 The Holy Empire of Sanbreque
11:20 The Kingdom of Waloed
13:16 The Dhalmekian Republic
15:44 The Iron Kingdom
17:39 The Crystalline Dominion
20:09 Realm Banner Mini-Symbols
20:57 The Northern Territories
21:30 Rosaria vs the Northern Territories
22:31 Rosaria vs the Iron Kingdom
23:17 Battle of the Twin Realms
25:45 Battle over the Crystalline Dominion
27:14 Battle in the Trailer
32:05 Violence
33:26 World Map
34:22 Travel
36:19 Fog of War
39:17 Icon Visibility
40:10 Location Icons
41:31 Vortex
41:51 Conclusion
42:20 Outro

#finalfantasyxvi #awakening #analysis #FFXVI

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|| REFERENCES

FFXVI JP to EN Translation: youtube.com/watch?v=f4EQYB9bA5k
Official PS Blog Entry: blog.playstation.com/2020/10/29/introducing-the-world-and-characters-of-final-fantasy-xvi
Official Website, World: eu.finalfantasyxvi.com/world
Official Website, Character: eu.finalfantasyxvi.com/character
Artwork of unannounced “core title”: psu.com/news/square-enix-reveals-new-concept-art-for-ps5-core-title
Godai: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godai_(Japanese_philosophy)

|| FOOTAGE USED (not self-recorded)

FFXVI English Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=yr6PtdY0i7M
FFXII:TZA (Skyferry by dansg08): youtube.com/watch?v=KZtB1_EhVYw
FFXII:TZA (Phon Coast by dansg08): youtube.com/watch?v=vQ2cMmXqVo8
FFXII:TZA (Using the Strahl by dansg08): youtube.com/watch?v=KllJKYvAO0o
FFIX PS4 (Blue Narciss by angelo noctis): youtube.com/watch?v=g2AEKPzOcS8

|| MUSIC USED

Final Fantasy XIV Soundtrack:
- Prelude - Remembrance (Before Meteor)
- Beyond the Unknown (A Realm Reborn)
- Blind to the Dark (Before the Fall)
- On Westerly Winds (A Realm Reborn)
- Nobility Obliges (Heavensward)
- Brothers in Arms (A Realm Reborn)
- To the Sun (A Realm Reborn)
- Cradle (Stormblood)
- Revelation (Stormblood)
- At Both Ends (Stormblood)
- The Seventh Sun (A Realm Reborn)
- Decisions (Stormblood)
- Force Your Way (Shadowbringers)
- The Heavens' Ward (Heavensward)
- A Sailor Never Sleeps (A Realm Reborn)
- I Am the Sea (A Realm Reborn)
- Hubris (A Realm Reborn)