Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

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Summary

Jack and his allies, Ash and Jed, burn with resolve to defeat Chaos as they throw open the gates to the Chaos Shrine. Yet doubts remain—are they truly the Warriors of Light the prophecy foretold?
Step into a world of dark fantasy and revel in the exhilarating, action-packed battles!


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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Reviews & Ratings

70
Review by Naedeslus [user]
August 7, 2022

+ Great combat and customization.+ Story’s last act is surprisingly great.+ 10-15 hours of gameplay that doesn’t overstay its welcome.++ Great combat and customization.+ Story’s last act is surprisingly great.+ 10-15 hours of gameplay that doesn’t overstay its welcome.+ Since post-launch, the game has had tons of QOL updates including a much more balanced gameplay experience. Combat feels balanced on both Action and Hard difficulties.+ Very accessible for the genre. It doesn’t feel too hard and is a good mix between Ninja Gaiden combat and Soulsborne elements.- While the music is pretty good, it’s hard to hear it. There is some sort of audio mixing issue where the music feels very quiet but the battle music is loud and overpowers everything. Would be nice to have this fixed and the option to turn the battle music off due to the OST not really being appreciated.- Story starts off pretty bad and it takes 75% of the game actually to go anywhere.- The level design is lacking and it needs a mini map, especially in some few but annoying later dungeons.- Graphics are PS3/Xbox 360 levels of dated with awful frame pacing in ‘Resolution mode’ for the Xbox Series X.This is a game that has gotten better with time. Strangers of Paradise had a rough launch, especially on PC but I decided to pick it up on Xbox Series X to give it a second chance and I’m glad I did. It didn’t do anything for the graphics but it did balance the game’s difficulty so it’s no longer as frustrating and now can be beaten on Action difficulty without too much frustration but it still left me with a challenge most of the time.All and all, if you held off on it and don’t mind some rough edges, such as level design that made you wish they had the foresight to put a mini-map and some graphical issues with frame pacing on resolution mode, or just a jagged edge filled mess on performance mode, it is a good game that I can recommend, just know that it could’ve been better considering who was behind it, but if you like Final Fantasy and combat that is familiar with the Soulsborne genre and other action games like Ninja Gaiden you’ll probably like it. The plot is a bit cringe in the first 8 or so hours but it does get surprisingly better in the final few hours. It’s also on sale quite often so I’d say for the price it’s well worth the price of admission. It could use a few more updates but as of now, it is a good time, just not a great time.

70
Review by RPGamer
July 12, 2022

Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin attempts to fuse the original’s sensibility into a fast-paced action RPG. For the most part, it is successful with intense action gameplay and beautiful music. Adjustable difficulty options and online co-op make the game accessible to a myriad of gamers without diminishing challenge or sacrificing replayability. It’s somewhat fitting that in this topsy-turvy action spin-off, the only thing that’s truly upside-down is the presentation of the original game’s story. Even as the narrative stumbles, the core gameplay is strong enough to motivate to see this story through to completion, no matter how chaotic.

80
Review by MeuPlayStation
May 11, 2022

Team Ninja delivered on Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. Maybe the visuals are not that good, but gameplay is good enough to keep the players hooked up to the game. You can truly feel the differences between the classes and the character progression. The multiplayer is also pretty fun.

90
Review by PSX Brasil
May 7, 2022

Delivering a cohesive game with addictive gameplay and mechanics, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin brings back classic characters in an honorable way. It is a good choice for fans of the franchise and lovers of the genre.

100
Review by wontf [user]
May 4, 2022

Wowza what a great game! Didn't have so much fun in a game for a long time, glad to have played it after being recommended by other fans.

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Game Information
Release Date March 18, 2022
Publisher Square Enix, Team NINJA, Square Enix Creative Business Unit I
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Player Perspectives Third person
Genres Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Themes Action, Fantasy
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S