{"id":69781,"date":"2025-01-28T20:41:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/final-fantasy-16-players-discover-easter-egg-tribute-to-ff9-character-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T20:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:41:56","slug":"final-fantasy-16-players-discover-easter-egg-tribute-to-ff9-character-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/final-fantasy-16-players-discover-easter-egg-tribute-to-ff9-character-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 16 players discover Easter egg tribute to FF9 character &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Final Fantasy 16 players discover Easter egg tribute to FF9 character Square EnixFinal Fantasy 16 players have noticed quite the heartbreaking tribute to one iconic FF9 character. Following its June 22 release date, Final Fantasy 16 has earned overwhelmingly positive reviews from major gaming websites. The sheer praise stems from its stunning visuals and excellent action-oriented combat system. However, some lifelong Final Fantasy fans aren\u2019t impressed with the Square Enix franchise\u2019s latest installment. Specifically, several reviewers explained how the game \u201ccompletely betrays\u201d Final Fantasy due to its many differences from previous entries. Therefore, some players felt slightly emotional when they noticed an FF9 Easter egg in Final Fantasy 16. Final Fantasy 16 includes dreary FF9 reference A Reddit user revealed who they came across on the Final Fantasy 16 subreddit. During the beginning hours of FF16\u2019s main story, you can encounter a scarecrow chilling in a cornfield. However, the farm decoy resembles the black mage Vivi from Final Fantasy 9. \u201cIn this universe, he\u2019s a lifeless scarecrow. In another, he\u2019s a child wizard having an existential crisis,\u201d one fan wrote. \u201cThe fact he\u2019s beside a windmill is a really nice touch \u2013 IIRC Vivi was really excited to see a windmill in FFIX at Dali,\u201d another player remarked. If you haven\u2019t played Final Fantasy 9 \u2013 spoilers ahead \u2013 at the end of the game, Vivi dies after your team\u2019s final battle against Necron. Therefore, the FF16 tribute was a little depressing but, at the same time, sentimental. On the other hand, some players speculated the Easter egg could be a teaser for the Final Fantasy 9 remake. Recently, an industry insider claimed the title was still \u201chappening and real\u201d almost two years after the Nvidia GeForce Now ordeal. In September 2021, the huge Nvidia GeForce Now leak featured unannounced games \u2013 some of which already have release dates. Examples include Tekken 8, Mortal Kombat 1, and Helldivers 2. At the time of writing, Square Enix has not confirmed the development of a Final Fantasy 9 remake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final Fantasy 16 players discover Easter egg tribute to FF9 character Square EnixFinal Fantasy 16 players have noticed quite the heartbreaking tribute to one iconic FF9 character. Following its June 22 release date, Final Fantasy 16 has earned overwhelmingly positive reviews from major gaming websites. The sheer praise stems from its stunning visuals and excellent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69781\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}