Do I have to play any other Final Fantasy games before XVI?

Darren@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.world – 45 points –

The game looks fascinating to me, but I've never played any of the other FF games. I'm aware of the characters in VII, but outside of that, would I need to play any others to play XVI?

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I didn't know about the Cid thing, which FF is he in?

FF1

FF2

FF3

FF4

FF5

FF6

FF7 (also known as "captain badass")

FF8

FF9

FF10

FF11

FF12

FF13

FF14

FF15

FF16

So yeah, he's been in one or two.

Damn, thanks for listing it out.

What's the context behind the cid thing though, why cid in particular?

AFAIK, nobody knows why exactly, they just do this thing, that in each game there's a character named Cid who is (most of the time) related to tech in some way. Same for Biggs and Wedge - they aren't in each game, but they always come in pair. When there's Biggs - there's always Wedge. They could do completely random roles, usually not major ones, but it's just a recurring element

I'm immeasurably disappointed in XVI for naming a pair of characters Tyler and Wade rather than Biggs and Wedge.

Off note, but I didn’t realize until now that Cid from FF7 has a pack of cigarettes strapped on to his head with his goggles. Truly a captain badass.

Smoking isn't cool... But it is when cid does it. :P