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Friday27th Jan 2023
News Stranger of Paradise Producer Open to Sequel, Provided You Do the Legwork
Please be excited for more Chaos
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is kind of an odd duck. We didn't exactly love it in our review, but it resonated with some players and certainly stands out if nothing else. The jury is still out as to whether there is enough demand for a sequel, but legendary producer Tetsuya Nomura says he would be open...
Wednesday21st Dec 2022
News Silly Spin-Off Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Ushers a Different Future in PS5, PS4 DLC
Moogles make their first appearance
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin’s post-release content will conclude with DLC expansion Different Future on 27th January, 2023. The teaser trailer – embedded above but inexplicably age restricted by YouTube – includes a glimpse of the spin-off’s first Moogle appearance, as well as a few clips of...
Tuesday18th Oct 2022
News Gilgamesh Is Unleashed in Stranger of Paradise's Wanderer of the Rift DLC
Not all those who wander are lost
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin has an expansion coming, it's called Wanderer of the Rift, and it looks like it's going to be as bizarre as the base game. It's due on 26th October, and we got a new trailer showing off the new content coming to the game. Wanderer of the Rift primarily concerns Gilgamesh,...
Friday9th Sep 2022
News Stranger of Paradise's Crusade Against Chaos Continues in Wanderer of the Rift DLC
You don't know Jack
The next expansion for chaotic action RPG Stranger of Paradise has been revealed, it's called Wanderer of the Rift, and it's coming to PS5 and PS4 on 26th October. Wanderer of the Rift will continue Jack and company's quest to fight the darkness, introducing the new Blue Mage job class, which is capable of capturing and...
Thursday30th Jun 2022
News First Stranger of Paradise DLC Brings More Chaos to PS5, PS4 on 20th July
Named Trials of the Dragon King
The first of three Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin expansions has today been dated on PS5, PS4 for 20th July 2022. Named Trials of the Dragon King, you can gain access through the season pass which was bundled in with the Digital Deluxe Edition. It doesn't look like the DLC will be available standalone, and...
Tuesday17th May 2022
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin's New Patch Improves Visuals and Performance
Chaos control
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin has a new patch on PS5 and PS4, which promises improvements to both the game's visuals and its technical performance. It also makes various gameplay adjustments, and even adds a battle simulator where you can try out different jobs and weapon types. The latter sounds especially useful...
Monday14th Mar 2022
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin PS5, PS4 Trophies Ask That You Defeat Chaos
Fire up those crystals
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is just a few days out from release, and so it's almost time to kill Chaos for ourselves. This action RPG from Team Ninja looks like a daft spinoff, but we're absolutely here for its ridiculous edgy energy. Whether we unlock the Platinum Trophy is another thing entirely, after taking...
Thursday10th Mar 2022
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Demo Out Now on PS5, PS4 for a Limited Time
Experience chaos for yourself
Update: The rumoured demo for Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is real, and it's available to download right now from the PlayStation Store. What's more, any progress that you make in the demo can be carried over to the main game when it releases in a couple of weeks — but only on the same platform (PS5 or...
Tuesday25th Jan 2022
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Is So PS2 It Hurts
My way or the highway
Frank Sinatra’s My Way is a Final Fantasy song now, and you’ve got Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin to thank for that. The PlayStation 5 and PS4 game – which, honestly, has the style and spirit of a long-lost PS2 title – is mere months away from release, and Square Enix has cut loose a bunch of new assets for...
Thursday13th Jan 2022
News Stranger of Paradise Brings Chaos to PS5 SSDs
71GB without day one patch
PlayStation 5 owners might want to consider buying that extra internal SSD or deleting some currently installed games because Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is tipped for a hefty file size. According to the PlayStation Game Size Twitter account, which scrubs the PSN backend for details on upcoming titles, we...
Thursday30th Dec 2021
News Confusion Over Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin's Extra Missions
Task force
There was confusion overnight when the official Twitter account for action spin-off Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin revealed a trio of missions allegedly exclusive to the Digital Deluxe Edition of the upcoming Team Ninja title. This, as it turns out, was merely a miscommunication by the account, so you can put your pitchforks...
