How to Start FFXVI Echoes of the Fallen DLC
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How to Start FFXVI Echoes of the Fallen DLC

The FFXVI Echoes of the Fallen DLC is now available, but those wondering how to start it need to get to the very end of the game. This is because, as Square Enix noted, you need to have completed some end-game quests tied to certain characters.

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How do I start the FFXVI Echoes of the Fallen DLC?

Editorā€™s Note: There will be spoilers for late-game FFXVI quests.

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Basically, you need to be in the endgame if you want to begin the FFXVI Echoes of the Fallen DLC. This is right before you hit the ā€œpoint of no returnā€ that takes you into the last quests and locks you out of returning to Cidā€™s Hideaway. As Square Enix pointed out, this is the quest ā€œBack to their Origin.ā€ That quest needs to be unlocked, but you canā€™t start or be in the middle of it. This quest unlocks after ā€œStreets of Madnessā€ and the events in Waloed. 

However, there is another requirement that must be fulfilled to see the option to start Echoes of the Fallen when talking to Charon at Cidā€™s Hideaway. You need to have unlocked and finished the Jill sidequest ā€œPriceless.ā€ This is because getting to that optional mission means you also completed one for Joshua called ā€œWhere Thereā€™s a Will.ā€ If youā€™ve been doing all side quests as they come up, these should automatically be available around the same time as ā€œBack to Their Origin.ā€ If you havenā€™t, Square Enix pointed out completing ā€œCut from the Clothā€ and ā€œPhoenix, Heal Thyselfā€ are prerequisites. 

If those quests are all done and youā€™re at that point, go talk to Charon at her stall. Thatā€™s right outside Cliveā€™s room at Cidā€™s Hideaway. When you talk to her, youā€™ll find thereā€™s an ā€œEchoes of the Fallenā€ dialogue option between the Browse Charonā€™s Toll one that lets you shop and ā€œAsk about Goetzā€ option. This gives you the ā€œEchoes of the Fallenā€ quest and lets you face new enemies, like Omega, and get new accessories.

Final Fantasy XVI is available for the PS5, with the Echoes of the Fallen DLC out now. The Rising Tide DLC will appear in Spring 2024. A PC version of the game is also on the way.


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