This recent Nintendo Direct has been quite the showcase, offering sneak peeks and first looks at all sorts of exciting titles – including Final Fantasy Resonance, a new JRPG from Square Enix that feels a whole lot like Octopath Traveler.Final Fantasy Resonance is set to arrive on October 22, 2026, and it’s stunning. Unveiled as “the first Final Fantasy game in HD-2D” – the very same art style that Octopath Traveler and its sequel use, the new entry in Square Enix’s decades-old series will be
available to play on both the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.It features the same turn-based battles folks know and love Final Fantasy for, as well as recurring iconic characters like Cloud Strife himself. As for the setting – Lapis, it shares a world with Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, the now-dead free-to-play mobile RPG. This story is still developing.Searching for something else to wishlist? Here are the best new games coming this year and beyond to look forward to.
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