It\u2019s official – Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy is Square Enix\u2019s latest installment in the brawler spin-off series, and it\u2019s coming sooner than you think. The studio revealed details about the mobile game\u2019s combat system, characters, and closed beta test in a two-minute title reveal trailer this morning, and we\u2019re intrigued.<\/p>\n
While it doesn\u2019t look like Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy is tied to Kingdom Hearts 4\u2019s cityscape setting like I first assumed, the new Dissidia game is still a completely fresh take on the series, plucking iconic Final Fantasy characters from across the timeline and gathering them all in modern-day Tokyo, with stylish new outfits to boot. The game\u2019s story follows these heroes, known as Ghosts, as they fight off monsters that are spawning from a giant crystal in the heart of the city that has somehow become a part of everyday life. Plus, it\u2019s fully voice-acted in Japanese.<\/p>\n
In line with the basic DNA of the original PSP game, Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy is a 3D brawler where you control a team of three heroes and fight to take down familiar enemies from the series. Team members fulfill either the melee, ranged, agile, or support role, and you equip them with abilities of various rarities. Given that this is a free mobile game with in-app purchases, and the abilities pictured have rarity markers (R, UR, etc), I imagine that Square Enix is taking a leaf from Final Fantasy Ever Crisis\u2019 book and using gacha game mechanics once more.<\/p>\n