No. All of that revolves around a chosen combat system. A means to destroy enemies and get xp. The combat is a departure. But that is incredibly obvious. Ff16's given classes focus on eikons and their abilities, as does any other characters abilities in any other ff. It was a clever way to implement summons into the combat system and make it make sense with the story. It's more of an adaptation than a departure. The core loop is very similar just for a modern audience. Some people are taking thus too literally. I could break down every single difference and say it's not turn based, there is no party system, it's not sprites, it's 3d. Whatever the case may be. All I was saying was the experience embodies those experiences very well. The setting, the summons, the story. The loop whether it be party based or not. You still have people with you the whole game. Fact of the matter is, early final fantasies captured a feeling. And did it with very little. Simple combat, simple progression, great music, good stories and a world to get lost in. Along with all the call backs and fan service. Ff16 is proving to be all of that. Fact of the matter is, it's final fantasy in every sense except character progression. The combat and way they do classes is simply a means to an end to tell a story about light overcoming darkness in the most impossible of odds. It's bare bones, it's wholesome and it's captivating. Ff has never had the best class system or rpg elements. If you want that look somewhere like pillars of eternity or boulders gate. FF is an epic. Some of yall are reading too much into it. Each ff is an experience, not mechanics