{"id":45825,"date":"2025-03-19T16:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T07:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=45825"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T07:48:05","slug":"final-fantasy-16-voice-actor-ben-starr-tells-you-which-square-enix-rpgs-to-play-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/final-fantasy-16-voice-actor-ben-starr-tells-you-which-square-enix-rpgs-to-play-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy 16 voice actor Ben Starr tells you which Square Enix RPGs to play next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Aside from providing the English voice for protagonist Clive Rosfield in<strong> Final Fantasy XVI <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/final-fantasy\/final-fantasy-16-protagonist-clives-tekken-8-inclusion-meets-mixed-reception-as-players-lament-tifas-absence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tekken 8<\/a>, actor Ben Starr is also a massive fan of video games. Knowing this, Square Enix collaborated with Starr again to showcase all the RPGs they have released in recent years. The resulting video is hilarious, to say the least:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Starr on What RPG You Should Play Next | Square Enix Publisher Sale\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RZ7ZnJMYItg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Starr was quick to recommend Final Fantasy VIII as his go-to Final Fantasy title, it seems that Square Enix wanted the focus to be on newer releases and not just a single game. Starr followed up by recommending <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-wins-game-of-the-year-in-one-of-japans-biggest-user-voted-awards-ceremonies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the award-winning Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/netease-deletes-website-of-visions-of-mana-developer-ouka-studios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visions of Mana<\/a> (the fifth and latest title in the Mana franchise), and FF creator Hironobu Sakaguchi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/final-fantasy-creator-hironobu-sakaguchi-talks-about-new-unannounced-game-in-the-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fantasian: Neo Dimension<\/a> as games that players should check out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-001.jpg\" alt=\"Square Enix RPG recommendations Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth\" class=\"wp-image-45832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a fan of classic RPGs, Starr didn\u2019t forget to shed light on modern remasters and remakes that were not Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. He notes that <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211221-7791\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster<\/a> &#8211; a bundle that includes Final Fantasy\u00a0I through VI with new graphics and audio \u2013 is currently in the Square Enix Publisher Sale alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/reviews\/romancing-saga-2-revenge-of-the-seven-preview-5-pleasant-discoveries-remake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven<\/a>. Starr also mentions <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yuji-horii-encourages-players-to-lend-their-copies-of-dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-to-children-and-people-whove-never-played-the-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake<\/a> \u2013 a reworking of 1988\u2019s Dragon Quest III for current gen consoles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-002.jpg\" alt=\"Draagon Quest III HD 2D Remaster\" class=\"wp-image-45831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-003.jpg\" alt=\"Final Fantasy 16 Clive Rosfield\" class=\"wp-image-45830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250319-45825-003-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, no Ben Starr appearance would be complete without the mention of Final Fantasy XVI \u2013 the game in which Starr stars (pun intended). All of the aforementioned games, except\u00a0for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake can be picked up at a reduced price on <a href=\"https:\/\/deals.square-enix-games.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">various digital media outlets<\/a> as part of the Square Enix Publisher Sale.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Starr, voice of Clive Rosfield, recommends must-play Square Enix RPGs (no, it&#8217;s not just Starr&#8217;s beloved Final Fantasy VIII&#8230;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":45829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-45825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-final-fantasy","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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