FINAL FANTASY 16: A NEW GAME+ BUG BREAKS THE GAME, SQUARE-ENIX’S MESSAGE
Apparently some users of Final Fantasy 16 are experiencing a serious technical problem that is jeopardizing the progression of the adventure in New Game Plus. Square-Enix is already aware of the bug, and has released a public communication about it via the its social channels.
The players who are experiencing this problem are those who decided to skip the prologue once New Game Plus started . It would seem that, due to this game breaking bug , there is no one to support Clive after the introductory phase of the game.
As specified in the post below, “there is a small possibility that, under certain conditions, party members may not appear on the screen , preventing you from continuing with the main campaign” . Square-Enix has proposed a temporary solution to players, which essentially consists of starting a previous New Game Plus save file and playing the prologue regularly. However, the development team has set to work to try to find a definitive fix , which will be distributed with an upcoming patch of the game.
Final Fantasy 16 was updated just recently on PlayStation 5 , with patch 1.31 which introduced some new features within the JRPG experience.