Final Fantasy XVI - How To Unlock the Chocobo Mount
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Final Fantasy XVI isn’t an open world game but it does have large enough areas that take awhile to go from point A to point B, which is why hours into the game you will eventually get the option to unlock a Chocobo mount. It’s optional so there’s a small chance you might miss it, so here’s where you can unlock the feature.
Final Fantasy XVI - Unlocking the Chocobo mount
The side quest becomes available hours into the game. Don’t worry, this will be a spoiler-free guide but make sure you keep an eye out once you find yourself back at Martha’s Rest during the Gathering Storm main story chapter.
When the next task in the main story requires you to head back to the Hideaway don’t leave right away!
Look around town and you’ll see a new sidequest with a new plus symbol. This will be the first time you come across side quests like these as quests with a plus symbol signify unlocking upgrades and features, and in this case, the one you find in Martha’s Rest is the side quest that unlocks the ability to call and ride a Chocobo Mount.
The Side Quest is called ‘The White-Winged Wonder’ coming from a man right beside a bridge with a Chocobo called Rowan. He simply asks you to help a flock of Chocobos being hunted down. Accept the quest and simply follow the marker that eventually leads you to a battle that consists of fighting multiple waves of enemies.
Once it’s over, Rowan will appear and you’ll soon realize that Torgal is familiar with the leader of the Chocobo flock, and Clive slowly remembers as well. Once the cutscene ends and the quest is complete, you now have the ability to summon your Chocobo mount whenever you are roaming the open world by holding the R3 button.
Calling your mount has restrictions as you can’t call them in dungeon-like areas or while in town. While mounted, you can attack, but it doesn’t do much so it’s better to just get down and engage on foot. But if you want to skip all the unnecessary combat, riding your mount does the trick and the travel time is cut significantly, especially if you constantly use the sprint ability for even more speed.
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