Final Fantasy 16’s story will feature Eikon summons and a Mother Crystal, which producer Naoki Yoshida has likened to n…
Final Fantasy 16’s story will feature Eikon summons and a Mother Crystal, which producer Naoki Yoshida has likened to nuclear weapons and oil-rich countries. The news comes from a Famitsu interview, translated by streamer and Final Fantasy fan Aitai Kimochi. If you want to avoid story spoilers, click away now. In the interview, Yoshida gives more details about the role of the Mother Crystal.
«The various countries within the world of Valisthea were built under the Mother Crystal. In modern day terms, it’s basically the equivalent of a land that is abundant with oil. The aether flows out from the Mother Crystals, and that is where the countries are formed. From there, based on the rules of each land, the Eikons form within a Dominant, and this has continued on for generations. The Eikons are used in a similar way to modern day nuclear weapons.
«However, the aether from the Mother Crystal has been drying up, and this in turn has caused the lands to rage war against each other to claim more of the aether for themselves. It is at that time when a clash of Eikons that was once previously forbidden happens.
