Final Fantasy Resonance launches today, October 22, bringing the first story arc of mobile RPG Final Fantasy Brave Exvius to consoles and PC as a rebuilt HD-2D adventure. It is the first Final Fantasy game to use Square Enix's HD-2D presentation, pairing pixel art with three-dimensional environments.
This is an adaptation of Brave Exvius's opening story, not a new numbered Final Fantasy or a port of the entire mobile game. In its launch announcement, Square Enix describes an extensive rebuild for consoles. Rain, a knight from the Kingdom of Grandshelt, leads the adventure alongside his childhood friend Lasswell.
The mobile connection gives Resonance a different starting point from a remake of one of the older console entries. It puts Rain's story in front of an audience that may know Cloud or Tidus but never played Brave Exvius. Those familiar faces appear as Visions, echoes of Final Fantasy characters who fight alongside the party and contribute their own abilities. They support this game's cast rather than replace it.
Combat is turn-based. The Steam listing describes exploiting weaknesses to stagger enemies, break their defenses and earn extra turns, alongside powerful Resonance attacks. That puts party composition and the order of attacks at the center of battles, with Visions adding another set of skills to consider. Steam credits Square Enix and Lancarse as developers, with Square Enix publishing.
Square Enix lists PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S and PC through Steam and Xbox on PC for the October 22 launch. Despite the PlayStation-branded trailer, this is a multiplatform release. Steam lists the game at $49.99 in the US, though it was still marked as coming soon when checked ahead of publication.
A free demo is available, and Square Enix says demo save data carries into the full game on all platforms. It offers a way to try the combat and Rain's adventure without having to restart after buying the game.