SinceStranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin’s announcement and demo, little more has been said about the game. Fortunately, Square Enix will be revealing of Paradisethis weekend at Tokyo Game Show Online 2021.
Recently,Square Enix released its lineup for TGS 2021whereStranger of Paradiseappeared alongside otherFinal Fantasytitles likeThe First SoldierandBrave Exvius.Stranger of Paradisewas announced during Square Enix’s E3 2021 event, which, despite leaking beforehand, was still a shocking development. The game is a reimagining of sorts, of the events prior to the originalFinal Fantasy, where the four Warriors of Light set off on a quest to “kill Chaos,” an utterance made by the protagonist Jack many times. Rather than a turn-based RPG,Stranger of Paradiseplays similar toNioh, with a fast, hack n’slash-style of gameplay.
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Square Enix announced on Twitter its plan for aStranger of Paradiseevent this weekend at TGS 2021. This is not a new announcement, per se, because, as mentioned, it was known the game would be at TGS 2021. That said, as the first tweet since July from the English Twitter account for the game, this post is likely intended for those who were following the game and missed the more general Square Enix announcement of the upcoming event. Fans can tune into theStranger of Paradisespecial event on October 2 at 9pm JST.
According to Square Enix’s TGS 2021 schedule, this will be the first game shown during Part 2 of Saturday’s broadcasting. For English audiences, the broadcast will thankfully have full English subtitles, which hopefully extends to Square Enix’s other presentations as well. Although no time has officially been disclosed, theStranger of Paradiseevent and the following show, Square Enix Jazz Live Painting, are an hour apart, meaning fans might get at most an hour ofStranger of Paradiseinformation. WithFinal Fantasy 16being absent from TGS 2021, that leaves plenty of room for the other majorFinal Fantasytitle to shine.
Reception ofStranger of Paradisehas been mixed by those who got to try the demo back in June.Quick comparisons were made toFinal Fantasy 7 Remakedue to both game’s reimagined gameplay and plots of the games they are based on. While the gameplay was solid, it wasStranger of Paradise’s scenario that received the most attention, the grizzled, angry protagonist standing out amongst his companions (both aesthetically and personality-wise) feels very strange here. Here is an opportunity for Square Enix to flip the script (maybe even literally) before the game’s release next year.
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Originreleases in 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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