![]() Luckily the game shines where it really counts and that is in the gameplay. The characters are honestly unlikable and dry but for a demo that is only a couple of hours long, I can let it slide. Tetsuya Nomura’s style of game almost always makes his games feel like they are in danger of becoming a parody of themselves and Stranger of Paradise seems like we are reaching the point where we should just drop all pretenses. ![]() At first, you find yourself as Jack in a ratty henley t-shirt delivering a very clear mission statement that anyone who has watched the reveal trailer is well acquitted with, they are there to destroy Chaos (proper noun). If you liked Final Fantasy XV’s motley crew dynamic then I’m sure Stranger of Paradise will appease you, or annoy you as these guys retain all the battle banter and hoorahs from XV. Joining his crew, banding together as the warriors of light are Ash and Jed. Joining the ever-expanding list of Final Fantasy protagonists such as Cloud Strife, Squall Leonheart, Zidane Tribal, and Noctis Caelum is a guy named Jack, a name that really knocks the wind out of the standard Final Fantasy grandiosity. ![]() Stranger of Paradise is seemingly set in the timeline of Final Fantasy I, which admittedly is pretty bold of Square Enix as Final Fantasy I released way back in 1987 and many people are not as well acquitted with that game in 2021 due to lack of ports and it is still unclear if this is a remake of the first game’s events or not, either way, it is neat to see this setting explored again. However, despite all the adversity surrounding it, the game is actually pretty darn good. Upon the trailer’s closing credits the E3 demo is released exclusively on PS5 and, as if this reveal could not get worse, the demo is physically unplayable and corrupted requiring a patch sometime later to let you play the game.Īs far as first impressions go, Stranger of Paradise could not have had a worse go at it. Initial reactions to the trailer were mostly negative as the game we were presented with seemed like a PS3-era game, not to mention the ever repetitive “Chaos!” voice line quickly spiraling to a point of embarrassment in the initial trailer. Rumored in the weeks leading up to E3 as a Final Fantasy game being developed by Team Ninja of Nioh acclaim, these rumors left me scratching my head about how a souls-like game can translate into a Final Fantasy setting and how they go about this implementation. But Square Enix did have one big announcement to appease us FF fans with Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. Square Enix’s 2021 E3 presentation came and went and if you’re anything like me and waiting on any news of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 or itching to see just one more second of Final Fantasy XVI, then you likely were left just as disappointed as I was.
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