This famous online game, enjoying the glory of its studio Square Enix, conquers a new platform again. This time it’s coming to smartphones. We’ll tell you all about wearing it Final Fantasy XIV on Android and iOS.
Final Fantasy has been among the most lucrative licenses in history for many years. By being part of the first RPG franchises (A game of heroes) history (1987) quickly established itself as an essential and reference genre. And although the latest opus do not meet with the expected success – Final Fantasy XV AND XVI deviated from the original concept and thus from their intended audience – MMO (Massively multiplayer online game) Final Fantasy XIV will not stop its rise and will soon even expand its audience by landing on Android AND iOS.
The first MMORPG of this scale on mobile
The announcement is not trivial, as Final Fantasy XIV is neither more nor less than one of the greatest MMORPG the world at present. As for the number of active players, it ranks first with the colossi of the type World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls Online or even Guild Wars 2. Square Enix, which has already developed a few mobile games from its most lucrative license, intends to deliver a big blow with this port.
What will Final Fantasy XIV look like on mobile?
Obviously, adapting a game of this scale doesn’t come without some compromises. Although we don’t have official information on this topic yet, players shouldn’t expect to find the character they’ve been playing for 10 years. smartphone. While the latest smartphone technology is pushing the limits of portable gaming, it would be more likely that mobile gaming is an adaptation of PC gaming and that the two are not really connected.
However, from the little information we know, the game seems very similar to the original. We already know that there will be 9 roles from the start of the game, which will certainly be divided between the 3 main roles (healer, tank and DPS). The social dimension will also be the same (find groups, chat, dungeons, etc.). Good news, the game will be completely free and without any gacha mechanics, a feature that is increasingly rare on Android and iOS.
Square Enix really wants to make the game accessible to everyone who didn’t have a chance to get it on PC and consoles. New players will be able to discover everything that made the game successful, be it its own art direction, rich story content, but also a dynamic combat system. We think of him too gameplay dense worthy of its title MMORPG at the peak of the moment: crafting, harvesting, Chocobo races, Triple Triad card game, freedom to build, PvP (Players versus players) various…
When will Final Fantasy XIV Mobile be available?
There is no official release date at this time. However, we already know that a beta test is planned soon in China – the world’s largest market for mobile games. We can legitimately think that if the latter is successful, its global deployment should not take long.
source: Gameblog