![]() ![]() In order to cast spells, you need to hold down R2 when wielding a summoning club, and then choose the element you want to use. It actually makes boss battles unbelievably trivial, but hey, to each their own. I particularly didn’t think this game was as hard as any Dark Souls game, Nioh, or even The Surge 2, but if you want to properly follow its story (more on that later) without wanting to grind for hours on end, you can do so. Plus, you can actually lower them during a mission, whenever you hit a checkpoint. One thing I’m sure a LOT of people and outlets will praise Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin for, especially right after the exhaustive (and frankly, pointless) social media debacle surrounding Elden Ring and its level of difficulty, is the fact that this game has different difficulty settings. The game’s main “penalty” for dying is having your MP meter reverse back to its initial minuscule size. ![]() If you deplete your foe’s poise bar, you can kill it with a Doom-like finishing move, complete with over-the-top killing animations and a whole lot of edge, which also recovers a bit of your MP meter, and even momentarily extends it. ![]() If you’re wondering, yes, it works exactly like Sekiro. Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin wants you to go aggro on almost every enemy in front of you, but be aware that they all have two different bars: one for health and one for poise. The guy’s katana is as big as his hatred for Chaos. Time to finally kill Chaos and have fun with Jack and his cringy bros. I couldn’t wait to put my hands on the final product… and here we are. Team Ninja and Square Enix were developing something special. A ridiculously fast-paced Soulslike, with a focus on looting, completing missions, all while casting traditional Final Fantasy-esque spells and upgrading your character’s skill tree based on which classic job you had chosen. The demo showed us that the game was basically what would happen if Nioh and Final Fantasy had a baby. That demo, available not long after its reveal, did wonders to prove the world that you SHOULD take Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin seriously, at least gameplay-wise. It looked like it was going to be either something completely bonkers in a fun way, or something so utterly stupid, so freaking idiotic, I’d laugh at it while playing. I have no idea why, but the damn thing clicked with me right away. Others were puzzled, who could blame them? Some were revolted with the idea of an uber-violent Final Fantasy spinoff starring Eminem’s long lost brother. That initial Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin reveal trailer, back at Square Enix’s E3 2021 presentation… boy oh boy, that was something indeed. ![]()
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