Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
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Developer(s)Team Ninja
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Director(s)
  • Daisuke Inoue
  • Hiroya Usuda
  • Nobumichi Kumabe
Producer(s)
Artist(s)Tetsuya Nomura
Writer(s)Kazushige Nojima
Composer(s)
SeriesFinal Fantasy
Platform(s)
Release2022
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin[a] is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by Team Ninja and published by Square Enix. A spin-off of Square Enix's Final Fantasy series, the storyline follows a set of characters brought into a fantasy world to face the malevolent Chaos.

Premise[]

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is an action role-playing game in which players explore environments and fight monsters of the Final Fantasy series. Combat takes place in real-time, with Jack being able to switch between two assigned jobs and use physical and magical attacks. Once an enemy's "break gauge" is depleted, Jack can perform a finishing blow that crystallizes the enemy, allowing Jack to harvest them and restore a portion of his magic meter.[1][2]

It is set in a dark fantasy interpretation of the setting for the original Final Fantasy game, with a group of people drawn into it from another world. The main character is Jack, a man consumed by a need to destroy Chaos. He is accompanied by other companions, including similar newcomers Ash and Jed, and during the journey faces the knight Garland who has taken on the role of Chaos; while seemingly the foretold Warriors of Light, each has doubts as to whether that is their role.[2][3][4]

Development[]

Final Fantasy Origin is being co-developed by franchise creator Square Enix and Koei Tecmo division Team Ninja. It is being co-directed by Daisuke Inoue from Square Enix and Hiroya Usuda and Nobumichi Kumabe from Team Ninja; co-produced by Jin Fujiwara from Square Enix and Fumihiko Yasuda from Team Ninja. The story and scenario are being written by Satellaview freelancer scriptwriter Kazushige Nojima. Longtime Square Enix employee Tetsuya Nomura created the original concept, and acts as character designer and creative producer in the game.[2][5] The music is being composed by Naoshi Mizuta, with additional contributions by Hidenori Iwasaki and Ryo Yamazaki.[4] Nomura created the initial idea for Origin after production finished on Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, imagining an action-focused game about conquering locations. When later approached for a new Final Fantasy concept, he combined this initial concept with a different concept of a game series focusing on an angry older protagonist to create the final concept.[2] Due to the shift in tone, Nomura originally thought it would be an original title, but Inoue and Fujiwara pushed for its inclusion in the franchise.[4]

The aim behind the title was a mature, "brutal" take on the Final Fantasy series that would separate it from the rest of the franchise while retaining connections to it. The gameplay was designed to emulate Team Ninja's known style of challenging action combat; Team Ninja had previously worked with Square Enix on Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.[2] Rather than a remake of the first Final Fantasy, Origin was a new storyline using the original as inspiration, focusing on the themes of examining the role and goals of Warriors of Light. In contrast to the pale crystals used across most of the series, the red crystals and blood-colored elements of artwork emphasised the darker tone.[4] Commenting on the scenario, Nojima highlighted one line, "it's not a hope or a dream. It's like a hunger. A thirst", as the mainspring of the story.[2] The subtitle had a dual meaning of the party literally being strangers in the game world, and the party being unwelcome in the game's "paradise".[4]

The game's existence was leaked by industry insiders in May 2021[6] and was shown during a Square Enix livestream forming part of E3 2021; its platforms are PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.[3] A limited time trial version was also launched alongside the announcement, intended as a standalone demo to elicit feedback from players to finetune the game prior to release.[2] During this early promotional stage, Square Enix decided to focus only on the opening section and early premise of the game, keeping other details secret.[4] The trailer met with a mixed response from journalists and fans due to its tone and characters designs.[7][8][9] The demo was balanced so it was approachable using different playstyles, incorporating different job types and difficulty levels.[2] At release, the demo was found to not launch due to corrupted files, prompting Square Enix to work on a fix.[7][10] A patch was released on June 15, fixing the corrupted files and allowing the demo to be played. The patch came included with first-time downloads.[11] Due to the initial troubles, the demo's availability was extended by two days.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Hashimoto, Kazuma (2021-06-14). "Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Gameplay Will Feature Unique Skills and Job System". Siliconera. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Romano, Sal (2021-06-13). "Square Enix and Team Ninja announce Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b 『ストレンジャー オブ パラダイス ファイナルファンタジー オリジン』スクリーンショットや開発スタッフコメントが到着。PS5体験版が本日（6/14）より配信！【E3 2021】. Famitsu (in Japanese). 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g 『FFオリジン』開発スタッフインタビュー！ 『FFI』に絡んだ世界観やジャックたちの秘密、バトルなどについて直撃【E3 2021】. Famitsu (in Japanese). 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  5. ^ Carson, John (2021-06-13). "Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Announced". Game Informer. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  6. ^ McWhertor, Michael (2021-05-21). "Report: Team Ninja making a Final Fantasy 'Souls-like' action game". Polygon. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Philips, Tom (2021-06-14). "The Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins demo is broken". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  8. ^ "Dear god, we have to talk about that Final Fantasy Origin trailer". PC Gamer. 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  9. ^ McWhertor, Michael (2021-06-14). "Fans are roasting Final Fantasy's new hero for showing up in a T-shirt". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  10. ^ Robinson, Andy (2021-06-13). "Final Fantasy Origin demo launches with 'data corrupted' error". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  11. ^ Hashimoto, Kazuma (2021-06-15). "Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Demo Now Available". Siliconera. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Sutorenjā Obu Paradaisu: Fainaru Fantajī Orijin (Japanese: ストレンジャー オブ パラダイス ファイナルファンタジー オリジン)

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