Barnabas Tharmr rose through the ranks in Waloed and is skilled with a blade. Dion Lesage is the crown prince of Sanbreque and leads the dragoons.
The development team is focused on "debugging, tweaking, polishing, and optimization" en route to its Summer 2023 release.
The world is dying, and its various kingdoms, outlined in the new trailer, go to war to claim the "fading light" of the Crystals.
For the first time in a while, the majority of the games in the newest weekly top 10 are upcoming PS5 titles rather than the Switch.
Square Enix's upcoming RPG holds a healthy lead in the top spot, while upcoming Nintendo Switch exclusives Bayonetta 3 slots in at second place.
Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has confirmed once more that a new trailer for the upcoming RPG will be coming soon.
Meanwhile, fellow upcoming Final Fantasy title, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, has also climbed up to the No. 6 spot in the latest charts.
It's a Switch-dominated top 10 in Famitsu's weekly charts again, though a couple other notable PS5 titles are also featured.
Producer Naoki Yoshida confirms that a new trailer for the RPG will likely arrive in October, followed by information on its launch date.
The PS5 RPG retook the top spot in Famitsu's charts for the most highly anticipated games a couple weeks ago, and has held on to that position.
"All we can really do is create multiple games, and continue creating the best that we can at any given time," says Naoki Yoshida.
Square Enix's upcoming RPG is back on top of the charts, with Switch exclusive Splatoon 3 taking second place.
After reclaiming the top spot a couple of weeks ago, Final Fantasy 16 has been pushed back down, with Splatoon 3 now occupying the pole position.
Meanwhile, Splatoon 3 is still in second place, while fellow upcoming first party Switch exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles3 climbs back up to No. 3.
Square Enix's upcoming RPG has climbed back into pole position, with Splatoon 3 falling down to second place.
Producer Naoki Yoshida talks about how video game technology has moved towards featuring real-time action, and why the studio decided that it was the right call over turn-based action.
With its main aims in mind, producer Naoki Yoshida says it's "almost impossible in terms of time and cost to create a global story within an open world."
For the fourth week running, Nintendo's upcoming colourful shooter has topped Famitsu's most wanted charts, with Final Fantasy 16 settling for second place.
Square Enix's upcoming RPG has swapped places with the Nintendo Switch's Xenoblade Chronicles 3, while Splatoon 3 hangs on to the top spot.
Story Focus Mode is meant for less action-savvy players and allows for modifying combat - like easier blocking and combos - with special equipment.
