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Summary
WhileFinal Fantasy 16players can see an unusually shaped tower in Rosaria, they can never visit or explore it, although a prior State of Player trailer indicated it would be possible. It’s clear that the location, in terms of gameplay and map representation, was removed between the two builds ofFinal Fantasy 16, leaving fans to speculate what this tower could have been.
Some fans seem a little upset about the removal of additional content, but as of this writing, it’s not clear if that’s exactly true. Others believe it was removed to be repackaged asDLC forFinal Fantasy 16, but that seems even less likely. For now, fans will have to wait and see if Square Enix ever comments on this.
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As seen below, screengrabs from the April 2023 State of Play trailer show the discrepancy was evident then as well. The trailer shows two different quest objectives that are part of the same quest inFinal Fantasy 16: Righting Wrongs. Despite these being parts of the same quest, the Tower can be seen on theFF16world map in one screenshot but not the other, indicating its presence in one of at least two builds used for the trailer. Notably, players will still get a camera focus on the tower when entering Three Reeds, which is unusual for a location that can’t be visited. It’s unclear what this tower is, as it appears to be crystalline in nature with several supporting beams near the bottom and a narrow top.
Debating this, fans believe that this was once a story location that was ultimately removed, perhaps originally being part of the Apothecary. That makes sense, while others posit that it could have been anow-removed Deep Dungeon or Bloody Palacethat could return as part of a free update or as DLC. Indeed, many fans are worried that this tower represents content that was removed fromFinal Fantasy 16to be brought back later as DLC. That feels unlikely, however.
Final Fantasy 16producer Yoshi-P was adamant that the new entry be perceived as a fully fleshed title at release; in fact, while there is room to expand on the title, it doesn’t seemSquare Enix has any concrete plans forFinal Fantasy 16DLCquite yet. The language pre-release indicated any DLC would be contingent on how the title was received, so it’s certainly more possible now. But that messaging, alongside the act of “removing content” from a game for DLC, would not line up well. If the game does get some expanded story down the line, it’ll be interesting to see if it involves this tower, and that would seal the deal on the whole thing.
