FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE

A new FINAL FANTASY title that returns to the series' roots with pixel-art turn-based combat and evokes nostalgia through heroes from across the series; reviews are overwhelmingly positive with very few negatives.

What players love

• Solid, strategically layered turn-based combat—weaknesses, break, and team building make players want to keep experimenting

  It's absolutely beautiful, has a wonderful soundtrack, and the turn based combat is a nice love letter to the old style RPGs in every way except for one. The game is absolutely terrified that you'll need to think. Every …

  Recommended · 10 h played · 2026-10-22

• The pixel visuals blend beautifully with 3D presentation; the soundtrack and battle direction are seen as highlights

  Square Enix cooked SO HARD with this one! Crazy how they went back to Final Fantasy’s roots and delivered one of the best FF games we’ve had in a while. The classic turn-based combat, gorgeous HD-2D visuals, nostalgic at…

  Recommended · 41 h played · 2026-10-25

• The Visions system offers build freedom and puts heroes from across the series on the same stage, with strong nostalgia appeal

  This game is an overhaul of the no longer in service game called: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. As someone who played the mobile version from launch until its end of service I must say I was pleasently shocked to my core w…

  Recommended · 79 h played · 2026-10-25

• Removing gacha and microtransactions in favor of a complete single-player release drew considerable praise

  Final Fantasy IV used to be my favorite Final Fantasy. Now Resonance is. As someone who grew up playing each new FF game as they came out, I got accustomed to the pixel art/sprite style that the older FF games used. Howe…

  Recommended · 48 h played · 2026-10-28

• The world map, side quests, and hidden challenges make the content feel substantial, with a sense of anticipation while exploring

  So. After playing the demo and now spending a few hours with Resonance, I just have one thing to say: Square-Enix, I want more of THIS. It's honestly baffling to me how a studio that was once synonymous with groundbreaki…

  Recommended · 50 h played · 2026-10-22

What players complain about

• The story is criticized as too simple, lacking logic and originality, and hard to match the polished production

  好久没玩过剧情这么愚蠢的jrpg了

  Not recommended · 30 h played · 2026-11-04

• Some negative reviews consider the full price too expensive and complain about excessive random battles in dungeons, betraying its mobile-game origins

  Not a bad game but absolutely not worth the full price. It's a 20 bucks game at most. The combat system is not, but overall the game is not even comparable to the quality of the original FF7 and FF7, it doesn't convey th…

  Not recommended · 26 h played · 2026-11-04

Why it might be taking off

These are hypotheses drawn from reviews and data, not confirmed facts.

• Medium confidenceEngagement may be heavily concentrated around launch: 842 positive and 17 negative reviews on October 23, declining day by day to 111 positive and 7 negative by November 4.
• Medium confidenceTags like pixel art, turn-based, and JRPG may be more likely to attract players who prefer retro styles.
• Medium confidenceThe $49.99 full-price tier may be one factor influencing purchase decisions.
• Medium confidenceNostalgia elements—resonating with heroes from across the series and revisiting memories of past titles—may be a direct source of many positive reviews.
• Medium confidenceConverting from a mobile game to a single-player release without gacha may have reduced some players' resistance to this kind of adaptation.
• Medium confidenceA good demo experience may have driven purchase intent for some players.

This is not the full dataset; up to 2 pages each of toprated and mostrecent were taken per language. The reviews collected here are overwhelmingly positive, with only 4 negative ones.