WARNING: The following article contains MAJOR spoilers for Final Fantasy 16.AFinal Fantasy 16player discovers that one of the denizens of the Hideaway, named Asta, regularly changes her outfit throughout the game. The player also noted that her outfit corresponds to the cast member that she is currently attracted to, with up to 10 possible outfits. Following the post, otherFinal Fantasy 16players stated that it was a detail that they missed and thanked the OP for their discovery.
Since its June 2023 release,Final Fantasy 16went on to sell over three million units and became one of the top-selling PS5 games of 2023. The success ofFinal Fantasy 16prompted game producer Naoki Yoshida to announce thatFinal Fantasy 16would receive two paid DLCsand confirmed that a PC port had entered development. While Yoshida gave no timetable for when the PC port ofFF16would be released, he thanked players for their continued feedback and hoped to share more details about the DLC by the end of 2023. In the meantime,FF16players have combed through the game to see what sort of Easter eggs remained, and one player found out the clever method that a character used to express herself.
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A Redditor named YugoChiba pointed out on the r/FFXIV subreddit that Asta, the hopeless romantic of the Hideaway, changes her outfit depending on the character she was infatuated with. These characters are Otto, Cole, Gaute, Blackthorne, Goetz, Gave, Dion, Lukhahn the Bard, Joshua, and even Clive. In addition, during the time when Asta feels attracted to Joshua, her outfit mimicks Jote, his traveling companion and member of the Undying Flames. ThoughClive and Joshua received new outfitsas part of a free update in August 2023, Asta’s outfit changes were part ofFinal Fantasy 16from the start. YugoChiba’s post on r/FFXVI received over 800 upvotes in three days.
The Easter egg surrounding Asta was further corroborated by Aitai Japan CEO Audrey Lamsam on Twitter. Lamsam added that the outfits that Asta changed into depended on how much story progress was made, and that Asta started with Otto before fixing her eyes and her attire on the older Rosfield brother. ThoughtheFinal Fantasy 16Ultimaniabook listed the agesof all the game’s major characters, Asta’s age was not among them.
Between the Easter eggs and the hype surrounding the DLC,Final Fantasy 16’s momentum has not slowed down yet. It remains to be seen ifFF16news will arrive during the 2023 Tokyo Game Showor not.
Final Fantasy 16is available now for PS5, with a PC version in development.
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