When playing Final Fantasy XVI, you may notice that a chat log will pop up on the left side of the screen when a non-playable character is talking. If you want to turn off this feature in the Japanese role-playing game, then you can check out this tutorial to see how you can properly do so.

1. For the first step, open the System Menu in the game. You can do so by selecting the Config option if you are in the Title Screen.

If you have loaded into your save file, then you first need to bring up the Main Menu by pressing the Options button of the DualSense controller. You then need to use the L2 and R2 buttons to switch over to the System Menu.

2. After arriving at the System menu, you have to switch over to the Language Settings tab. You can change tabs by using the L1 and R1 buttons of the controller.

3. From the Language Settings tab, scroll all the way down to the NPC Chatter Log setting, which has the following description:

• “Toggle NPC chatter log window on/off.”

4. By default, NPC Chatter Log is enabled. Select it with the X button to turn off this feature. You can also use the left directional pad button to disable it.

5. Once you are done, press the Circle button to back out of the System Menu.

When you return to Final Fantasy 16, you should no longer see any chat log appear on the left side of the screen when a non-playable character is talking.

Final Fantasy 16 supports multiple voice over languages. If you want to change the voice acting to a different language (such as Japanese) for this role-playing game, then you can check out this guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can properly do so.

1. Before we start, it is important to note that you can only change the voice language from the Title Screen.

If you have already loaded into your save file, then you first need to press the Options button on the DualSense in order to bring up the Main Menu. From there, use the L2 and R2 buttons to navigate towards the System Menu.

Next, make sure you are in the System Settings tab; if you aren’t, then use the L1 and R1 buttons until you get there. Finally, select the Return to Title option and then Yes to return to the Title Screen.

2. In the Title Screen, you need to select Config.

3. Once you get to the System menu, use the L1 and R1 buttons to switch over to the Language Settings tab.

4. You should then move the cursor over to the Voice-over Language setting, which has the following description:

• “Assign voice-over language.”

5. Use the right or left directional pad button to change the voice language to any of the following:

• English
• Japanese
• German
• Latin American Spanish
• Italian

It is important to note that the cut scenes in the game have been designed for English voice overs. Therefore, the mouth movement will only sync with the audio from the voice acting when you are using English as the language. Otherwise, the lip sync won’t match.

6. Once you are done changing the voice language, exit out of the System Menu and then load into your save file from the Title Screen.

The new settings should automatically be applied as you should now be able to hear your preferred language in the dialogue and cut scenes.

By default, you simply have to press a button to stay locked on to a target in Final Fantasy XVI. If you would rather change the controls so that you need to hold the button in order to stay locked-on, then you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can properly do so.

1. To start off, you need to head into the System menu. This can be done by selecting the Config option from the Title Menu.

If you already loaded into your save file, then you can still get to the System menu by first pressing the Options button to open the Main Menu. From there, use the L2 and R2 shoulder buttons of the DualSense to switch over to the System menu.

2. In the System menu, you should be in the Game Settings tab by default. If you are viewing another tab, then you can sue the L1 and R1 shoulder buttons to change tabs until you get there.

3. From the Game Settings tab, move the cursor down to Target Lock, which should have the following description:

• “Select target lock mode.”

4. Use the left directional button of the DualSense to change the Target Lock mode from Toggle to Hold.

5. Exit the System menu and the return to the game.

The next time you encounter a battle in Final Fantasy 16, you should notice that you now have to hold on to the target lock button to stay locked onto a target.

For the uninformed, the lock on button is L1 if you are using the Type A or Type B controller layouts. For the Type C controller layout, you have to use the L2 button instead.

Final Fantasy XVI takes place from a third-person perspective as you are able to move the camera around your character. By default, the camera controls are non-inverted as the in-game camera will move in the same directions as where you are pointing with the right analog stick of the DualSense.

If you want to invert the camera, as well as change its sensitivity settings, then you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can properly do so.

1. For the first step, you need to open the System menu, which you can do so by selecting Config from the title screen.

If you have already loaded into your save file, then you can press the Options button on the DualSense to open the Main Menu. From there, use the L2 and R2 buttons to make your way towards the System tab.

2. In the System tab, use the L1 and R1 buttons to change tabs until you get to Camera Settings.

3. From the Camera Settings menu, you should see the Camera Sensitivity (Horizontal) slider with the following description:

• “Adjust x-axis camera speed.”

By default, this is set to 2. You will be able to change it, in increments of 1, from 1 to 10.

4. From the same screen, you will also see the Camera Sensitivity (Vertical) slider with the following description:

• “Adjust y-axis camera speed.”

This is set to a value 2 by default and can be changed to anywhere from 1 to 10.

5. You will also find the Invert Horizontal setting from the same menu with the following description:

• “Invert x-axis camera controls.”

Turn this on if you want the camera to move left when you push the right analog to the right and move right when you move the right analog to the left.

6. Finally, you should also be able to change the Invert Vertical setting, which has the following description:

• “Invert y-axis camera controls.”

By enabling this setting, the camera will move upwards when you move the right analog stick down and downwards when you move the same stick up.

7. After you are done making the changes to the camera controls, exit out of the System Menu.

When you load back into your game in Final Fantasy 16, the new in-game camera settings should be active.

Final Fantasy XIV features ability points that you can use to unlock new moves. Fortunately, you are able to easily respec your character if you find that the ability you previously unlocked is not too helpful with your current play style in this action role-playing game.

You can check out this guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can properly reset the abilities of your character in Final Fantasy 16.

1. If you haven’t done so already, make sure you head over to the Abilities menu.

In order to do so, load into your save file. Once you are outside of combat, press the Options button on the DualSense to open the Main Menu. Afterwards, use the L2 and R2 buttons to maneuver your way over to Abilities.

If you try to change abilities while in combat, then the game will block you from doing so with the following message:

• “Unable to change or acquire abilities while in combat.”

2. From the Abilities menu, move the cursor to an ability that you want to remove in order to get a refund of ability points. Keep in mind that you won’t be able to reset basic abilities in Final Fantasy XVI.

3. With the ability that you want to remove highlighted, press and hold the Square button.

4. You should see a message asking if you want to unlearn the ability as well as showing the amount of ability points that will be refunded. Here, you need to select the Yes option.

5. If you want to reset all of the abilities you previously unlocked, then you have to press and hold the touch pad button while you are viewing the Abilities menu.

Afterwards, you should see the “Unlearn abilities?” notification that will also show the amount of ability points that will be given back to you.

Select Yes to completely respec your character.

You are able to parry an incoming attack in Final Fantasy XVI. To see how you can properly perform this counterattack, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

What are the benefits of parrying?

By performing a successful parry, time will temporarily slowdown while your target will be left open to your attacks.

How to parry in Final Fantasy 16

In order to parry you should first make sure that you remove the Ring of Timely Focus and Ring of Timely Evasion.

The Ring of Timely Focus will slow down time when an enemy is about to attack. This accessory will let you evade but not parry.

The Ring of Timely Evasion makes it so that your character will automatically dodge any incoming attacks. As a result, you won’t be able to parry.

To remove these rights, press the Options button while playing Final Fantasy 16 in order to open the Main Menu. From there, use the L2 and R2 buttons to navigate over to Gear & Eikons. In the Gear section, press the Triangle button to remove these rings from your equipment.

For the uninformed, the Ring of Timely Focus and Ring of Timely Evasion are already included in your inventory if you switch over to the Story Focused difficulty at any point. You can check out this comparison to see what the two difficultly modes are for the JRPG.

In order to perform a parry, you need to time your attack in order to interrupt an incoming attack. To attack, you have to press the Square button if you are using the Type A or Type C controller layout. If you are using the Type B controller layout, then you have to press the R1 button.

In terms of timing, the parry window is pretty small. You won’t be able to parry at the very last second. If you attack too early, then you may not be able to parry the enemy’s incoming attack as well.

Since each enemy type has different attack animation, it may take some time to learn the parry windows for each of them. Not to mention that parrying may not work with some enemy attacks.

If you need a short video guide on parrying, then you need to press the Options button to open the Main Menu. Next, use the L2 and R2 buttons to head over to the System menu. From there, select Tutorial Messages from the System Settings tab. Finally, you should be able to find the Parry tutorial from the Battle section of the Tutorial Messages menu.

If you want to change the difficulty setting in Final Fantasy XVI, then you can check out this tutorial from Seeking Tech to find out how you can properly do so.

1. If you already started your game, then the only way to change the difficulty is from the title screen. So, for the first step, you should make sure you load into your save file.

2. Once you are inside of the game, press the options button on the DualSense in order to open the Main Menu.

3. From the Main Menu, make your way to the System menu by using the L2 and R2 buttons on the controller.

4. Once you get to the System menu, use the L1 and R1 buttons to navigate over to the Game Settings tab.

5. From there, you should fine the Gameplay setting. Here, you are able to switch between the Story Focused and Action Focused difficulty modes. You can learn more about the differences between these two difficulties with this post.

6. It is important to note that your equipment won’t change even if you change difficulties.

If you have accessibility rings equipped before, then they will stay equipped even when you switch from Story Focused to Action Focused. If the rings haven’t been equipped, then they will remain unequipped when you switch from Action Focused to Story Focused.

To check to see if you have the right accessibility settings, open the Main Menu by pressing the Options button. Afterwards, use the L2 and R2 buttons to make your way to the Gear & Eikons menu. In the Gear section, you should be able to find whether or not you have accessibility rings equipped.

When playing Final Fantasy XVI, you may notice that there is a border surrounding the screen. Depending on the scenario, the border could turn red, blue and/or green in addition to moving around in protruding outwards.

If you find that this visual effect to be too distracting, then you can check out this guide from Seeking Tech to see how you can turn it off.

1. First off, you need to head over to the System menu.

If you are still in the title screen, then you can select the Config option from there.

If you already loaded into your save file, then you need to bring up the Main Menu by pressing the Options button. From there, switch over to the System by using the L2 and R2 buttons.

2. Once you arrived in the System menu, use the L1 and R1 buttons to make your way over to the Sound Settings tab.

3. Next, you need to scroll down and then move the cursor over to Visual Alerts. This setting has the following description:

“Enable an on-screen waveform that provides visual representation of in-game sounds and music.”

4. Select the Visual Alerts setting in order to completely disable it.

Alternatively, you can leave this setting turned on and then adjust the Visual Alert Size and Visual Alert Opacity sliders underneath it in order to make the red, blue and/or green borders less noticeable during gameplay.

5. Once you are done, press the Circle button to exit out of the System menu and return to your game.

If you disabled Visual Alerts, then you should no longer see any borders when you load back into your save file in Final Fantasy 16.

In Final Fantasy XVI, you can choose between two difficulty modes. So, what are the major differences between Story Focused and Action Focused? You can find out in this article from Seeking Tech.

Official Descriptions

You can find Square Enix’s description of the Story Focused difficulty from the in-game menu:

Begin the game equipped with several accessories that simplify gameplay. Recommended for those players who are less comfortable with action games and wish to focus more on the game’s story elements.

You can also check out the official description for the Action Focused difficulty below:

Begin the game with standard equipment. Recommended for those players who are comfortable with action games.

Accessibility Rings

If you decided to go with the Story Focused difficulty mode at the beginning of the game, or switch over to it later on, then you will have access to five accessibility rings that makes the game easier. You will be able to equip the following:

Ring of Timely Focus – Time will automatically slow time, giving you plenty of time to dodge an evadable attack.

Ring of Timely Evasion – Your character will automatically dodge any evadable attacks. Since there is no need to manually dodge, there is no need for you to also equip the aforementioned Ring of Timely Focus.

Ring of Timely Strikes – This simplifies complex attack combinations so that you only have to press the Square button a few times.

Ring of Timely Healing – This ring will make it so that the character will automatically heal once their HP drops to a specific point. Potions will be used up before High Potions and other effective healing potions are used.

Ring of Timely Assistance – By equipping this ring, Torgal will automatically help out your character during combat and will adapt to their action. If you already have the Ring of Timely Strikes equipped, then you don’t have to equip the Ring of Timely Assistance as well since the Ring of Timely Strikes already comes with the assistance benefit.

Our Recommendations

We recommend starting with the Action Focused difficulty mode in Final Fantasy XVI as this is how the game is intended to be played.

If you find yourself constantly struggling during combat, then you should be able to switch to Story Focused mode in order to get the five accessibility rings added to your equipment.

From there, you can customize the difficulty settings to your liking. To make dodging easier, you can equip the Ring of Timely Focus or Ring of Timely Evasion. To automatically healing, you can also equip Ring of Timely Healing. To easily pull off complex attack combinations, you should consider equipping the Ring of Timely Strikes as well.