Stranger of Paradise’s Story’s foreshadowing is satisfying

Games don’t always have to be artistic achievements with elements of legend. Sometimes, you need the interactive equivalent of popcorn. This is not to say that there are no layers to the story in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. Instead, Kazushige Nojima, Tetsuya Nomura and Tomoco Kanemaki put together something interesting on many levels. It often gives a sense of humor both intentionally and unintentionally. Likewise, the story actually does some interesting things. But what really helps is that this is one of those games that conveys very clearly what it is. As a result, it feels quite satisfying.

Editor’s Note: There will be Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin reveal the story below.

So right away, we have an idea of ​​what’s going on with Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Originof the story. That’s because, it was drawn from the very first time Final Fantasy. People have an idea of ​​what is happening in the world. Even if they don’t play the game, there is a cultural awareness about it. There is evil in the world. There are crystals to visit. Four heroes set out to save today. While this story offers a different perspective on that, it is kicking things off with a similar background. Four warriors bring crystals of light to Cornelia. They are dark, can be damaged. The same four monsters were there. Chaos is our enemy. It all fits, this is comfortable the way it is. Familiarity gives us a sense that something is coming. It puts us in competition to predict everything.

Especially since we also know that Jack, our hero, is an icon. Before the game was released, Square Enix told us he was Jack Garland. As in Garland, the person who kidnapped Princess Sarah of Cornelia in the original game, is connected to Chaos, and responsible for the time loop appearing there. We go in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin know how the story will unfold. That means the mystery will become what makes him the villain we know they will be.

Again, this becomes satisfying as time goes on, because we see people implying that they know what’s going on. Jack is as forgotten as the rest of us. We’re finding out what’s going on with him. But immediately, King of the Dark Elves Astos recognized the group. He knows what’s going on. Although it seems a bit confusing, he is clearly a friend. And when we see him interact, he opens his heart. We understand how the time loop has also hurt him. He also objected to Lufenian’s actions and was willing to help. About the time he tried to support.

But the opening of Astos is not the only harbinger of keeping Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins interesting. There are also four monsters there. Going into the game, people may have doubts. Not long before it appeared, I said to a colleague, “Ash, Jed, Neon, and Sophia are total monsters.” And as expected, they are. We see them start to get their memories back as we play. They get deja vu. They realized what was happening. They realize when Jack begins to return to the person they recognized. It’s starting to become clearer that each of them is also a Lich, Kracken, Marilith, and Tiamat, and that they are supporting this Garland even before he becomes a Garland player. Final Fantasy. So even before we revealed, we were expecting. Which means someone can find a clue before it’s published. For example, like how Kraken’s tentacles match Jed’s hair.

There’s a road Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin handle its explicit “isekai” element. From the moment we saw the first trailers, which featured Jack, Ash and Jed in modern costumes and Jack playing Limp Bizkit on his phone, it seemed like a case of real people being brought in. an imaginary world. The real Lufenian plot involves sending its agents, the Strangers, to continue using Cornelia and this other world for their own purposes. It uses them to maintain a time loop and continue the constant battle between light and darkness.

This means that when someone reaches the end, we reach the most satisfying part. We see Jack as the villain. And because the game is so over-the-top and even hot, the moments when he’s snacking in the background become all the more satisfying. We understand why this man and his allies, whom we may have loved, have turned their faces towards each other. We understand what made anti-Chaos accept it the way he did. We see how to break the Lufenia time loop to create the situation Final Fantasy is a “better” situation in the end.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC.