Final Fantasy XVI How do Timely Accessories Work and Which are the Right Ones For You?

Final Fantasy XVI rethinks a lot of things about Square Enix’s long-running series, including its approach to difficulty. The game does offer two traditional difficulty options right off the bat – Action-Focused and Story-Focused – but the game also allows you to fine-tune your challenge with a variety of “Timely Accessories.” These are equippable items that allow you to make certain aspects of the game easier, but what exactly do they do, and are they something you’ll want to use? Here’s everything you need to know about Timely Accessories…

Ring of Timely Strikes

Equipping this allows you to perform melee combos by simply mashing the square button.

Should I use it?

• Basic melee combos aren’t actually that important in Final Fantasy XVI, so you’re not going to change your experience that much one way or another by using this.

Ring of Timely Focus

This one causes time to slow down briefly before enemy attacks, giving you a larger window to evade them.

Should I use it?

• If you have trouble timing your dodges in action games, by all means. This is one of the more significant Timely Accessories as dodging and parrying is a key to Final Fantasy XVI’s combat, so be aware you’ll be significantly reducing the game’s difficulty by turning it on.

Ring of Timely Evasion

This is a more extreme version of the previous accessory, which completely automates attack dodging.

Should I use it?

• Only if you want to completely trivialize battle. But if you just want to waste enemies without having to worry about being hurt, have at it.

Ring of Timely Healing

Potions will be automatically used once your life bar falls below a certain point.

Should I use it?

• Yeah, just go for it. Using potions doesn’t require any real skill and is actually kind of annoying at times as both your potion shortcuts and controls for Torgal share the d-pad. This accessory frees you up to think about more important things.

Ring of Timely Assistance

Automates Torgal’s attacks for those who don’t want to play doggy babysitter.

Should I use it?

• There’s no particular reason to, particularly if your do use Ring of Timely Healing and thus don’t have to worry about switching between potion use and Torgal controls on the d-pad. Commanding Torgal is fun and can be key to pulling off some cool combos, but I suppose some folks aren’t dog people.

So, that’s the rundown on Timely Accessories. Plan to make use of any of these? Or are you sticking to standard combat?

Final Fantasy XVI is out now on PS5. You can check out Wccftech’s other Final Fantasy XVI guides here.

Written by Nathan Birch