Do n’t be a stranger now , you hear ?
Square Enix surprised Final Fantasy fans at E3 2021 , announcing a novel entry in the Final Fantasy serial publication . And while the trailer record alongside the annunciation was certainly enough to snap up people ’s attention , it chose to reveal very little about the next Final Fantasy biz . buff were left with many interrogative sentence , few response , and a title — Stranger of Paradise : Final Fantasy Origins .
In the time since the reveal , however , Square Enix has been tease more and more information about this mysterious novel entry . Its release is go up fast , so we ’ve meet up all the information we have so far — just in case you ’ve missed any of it . Here ’s everything we know about Stranger of Paradise : Final Fantasy Origin .
Setting
Stranger of Paradise : Final Fantasy Origin get hold of stead in a world similar to the one found in the first Final Fantasy . It hosts some locations that long - time rooter of the series will know , such asCornelia , The Western Keep , Crystal Mirage(known as the Mirage Tower in the original ) , andThe Flying Fortress . The story is like to the one come up the original , too — crystal - bearing Warriors of Light are on a journey to prevent Chaos from consume their humankind .
Do n’t assume this will be a copy - and - paste of the original , though . developer have described Stranger of Paradise : Final Fantasy Origin as more ofaremixof the original Final Fantasy , similar to what ’s being done with Final Fantasy VII Remake . There will be newfangled character blend in , along with locations from other entry in the Final Fantasy serial and never - before - seen areas , which will all guide toward distinguish a unique and new story for fan .
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Characters
The main protagonist of Stranger of Paradise : Final Fantasy Origin are :
Each of these characters carry with them a darken crystal and the desire to purge Chaos from the world . Essentially pretend as the Warriors of Light in this story , the rest of their background are still shrouded in mystery at the present moment . Regardless of their need , these five have banded together in a mission to defend the worldly concern .
Some other familiar face from the original Final Fantasy that have been affirm to appear are theKing of Cornelia , Princess Sarah , Astos , andGarland . Tiamathas also been reveal to be a boss fight in trailers , suggest that all four of the infamous Four Fiends may reprize their roles from the original as well .
Gameplay
In terminus of game grease monkey , Stranger of Paradise : Final Fantasy Origin seems to be taking inspiration from the more recent debut in the Final Fantasy series . It sport anaction - clayey fight systemand uses a free - movement style format , imply histrion will be capable to range around the field while fighting enemies , jolly like Final Fantasy VII Remake or Final Fantasy XV .
The player moderate Jack Garland and his fellow traveller in a party that consists of three characters at a time . Jack can choose from eight different types of weapons to equip , such as lance and swords , and players can customize the parties ' equipment or job assignments . There ’s even an choice formultiplayer , with each character being controlled by a unlike instrumentalist .
Job System
thespian will be utilizing a Job System to grow their character ’s scrap abilities , nodding back to the original Final Fantasy . These job will determine the gear characters can outfit and the type of attacks they can use . Each caper will have an associatedSkill Treewith it , and musician will be able to applyJob Pointsearned from defeating enemies to Skill Trees of their selection , unlocking more hefty ability .
player will be able-bodied to select two chore that they can trade between freely during struggle , providing some options for how you want to approach combat . The job that have been confirmed to appear so far are :
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Break Gauge
Enemies in Stranger of Paradise : Final Fantasy Origin have something call a Break Gauge that will deplete during battle , like to the Stagger System of Final Fantasy XIII . Once players have use up their foe ' Break Gauge , each foe will crystalise , and players can redeem a devastating finishing move ( called aSoul Burst ) to shatter the opposition .
Release Date
Stranger of Paradise : Final Fantasy Origin is typeset to release on March 18 , 2021 , for PS4 , PS5 , Xbox console , and PC .
Square Enix is sure to keep teasing players with more entropy leading up to its handout , so check that to go over back in with us here at Pro Game Guides for succeeding updates!Looking for more large Final Fantasy content ? Check outHow to get the Squirrel Emperor Minion in Final Fantasy XIV .
