Final Fantasy Resonance almost ended up being a port of the mobile game

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Final Fantasy Resonance almost ended up being a port of the mobile game

The fate of Final Fantasy Resonance could have been very different. The pixel-art turn-based RPG has been extremely well-received by fans, but it almost ended up being nothing more than a port of Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, a free-to-play mobile game released in 2015.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Keisuke Nakashima, associate producer of Brave Exvius, explained that he originally wanted to create a PC port of the game by removing the gacha system and microtransactions. Some executives at Square Enix weren’t enthusiastic about this idea and preferred to create a simpler, less expensive port that would retain all the elements of the mobile version.

Nakashima said he then went on a world tour for Brave Exvius, which allowed him to meet people who were interested in the game but didn’t want to play it because of its random gameplay mechanics. This feedback helped him convince Square Enix to change the formula.

In the end, Final Fantasy Resonance has been a critical success. Sales are currently estimated at around 400,000 copies worldwide.

Source: bloomberg.com

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