Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

Overview

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja and published by Square Enix. A celebration of the Final Fantasy series' 35th anniversary, Stranger of Paradise takes concepts from the original Final Fantasy on the NES and follows a set of characters brought into a fantasy world to face the malevolent Chaos. The game was released in March 2022 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is an action role-playing game in which players take on the role of protagonist Jack, exploring environments and fighting monsters of the Final Fantasy series. Combat takes place in real-time, with Jack being able to switch between two assigned jobs and use physical and magical attacks. Once an enemy's "break gauge" is depleted, Jack can perform a finishing blow that crystallizes the enemy, allowing Jack to harvest them and restore a portion of his magic meter.

Stranger of Paradise is set in a dark fantasy interpretation of the setting for the original Final Fantasy game. The main character is Jack, a man consumed by a need to destroy Chaos. Jack is accompanied by other companions, including newcomers Ash and Jed. During the journey they face a knight who has taken on the role of Chaos; while seemingly the foretold Warriors of Light, each has doubts as to whether that is their role.

Stranger of Paradise is co-developed by franchise creator Square Enix and Koei Tecmo division Team Ninja. It is co-directed by Daisuke Inoue from Square Enix and Hiroya Usuda and Nobumichi Kumabe from Team Ninja; co-produced by Jin Fujiwara from Square Enix and Fumihiko Yasuda from Team Ninja. The story and scenario were written by Stellavista Ltd. freelancer scriptwriter Kazushige Nojima. Longtime Square Enix employee Tetsuya Nomura created the original concept, and acts as character designer and creative producer in the game. The music is composed by Naoshi Mizuta, with additional contributions by Hidenori Iwasaki and Ryo Yamazaki.

The game's existence was leaked by industry insiders in May 2021 and was shown during a Square Enix livestream forming part of E3 2021; its platforms are PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows via the Epic Games Store, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. A limited time trial version was also launched alongside the announcement, intended as a standalone demo to elicit feedback from players to finetune the game prior to release. During this early promotional stage, Square Enix decided to focus only on the opening section and early premise of the game, keeping other details secret. The trailer met with a mixed response from journalists and fans due to its tone and character designs.

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin received "mixed or average" reviews, on review aggregator Metacritic.

Official trailer

Release Date Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Developer

Team NINJA

Publisher

Square Enix

Series

Final Fantasy

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

CERO

D

ACB

MA 15+

CLASS IND

14

PEGI

16

GRAC

19+

USK

16

ESRB

M

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies83

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

3

Silver

9

Bronze

70

Total

83

Points

1890

• A Tale of Origins and Endings Acquired all trophies. Platinum 20.83% of players
• Hopes and Dreams Completed "Illusion at Journey's End." Bronze 27.18% of players
• The Pirate's Way Completed "The Journey Begins." Bronze 26.17% of players
• The King of the Dark Elves Completed "Audience with the Dark Elf." Bronze 25.65% of players
• Distortion's Progeny Completed "Natural Distortion." Bronze 25.32% of players
• A Landscape of Memory Completed "A Familiar Place." Bronze 24.94% of players
• The Wind's Light Completed "Memories of Wind." Bronze 24.69% of players
• Vague Remembrances Completed "Memories of Poison." Bronze 24.39% of players
• The Fire's Light Completed "Memories of Fire." Bronze 24.3% of players
• Phantom Memories Completed "Phantoms of the Past." Bronze 24.24% of players
• The Earth's Light Completed "Memories of Earth." Bronze 24.16% of players
• Shared Recollections Completed "To Remember." Bronze 24% of players
• The Water's Light Completed "Memories of Water." Bronze 23.86% of players
• Malice Takes Root Completed "Schemes of the Past." Bronze 23.64% of players
• Duty's Course Completed "Remembering Home." Bronze 23.55% of players
• Led by the Nose Completed "The Suffering of Fools." Bronze 23.41% of players
• Terminus of Fate Completed "A Fraught Journey." Silver 23.32% of players
• Origin of True Chaos Completed the game on CHAOS difficulty. Silver 21.77% of players
• Cycle of Darkness Completed a level 200 mission or higher on CHAOS difficulty. Gold 21.51% of players
• Memories of the Distant Past Completed a side mission. Bronze 25.9% of players
• Strangers' Memories Completed every side mission. Gold 21.32% of players
• Manifestation of the Soul Used soul burst for the first time. Bronze 29.4% of players
• Imbued Memories Used a weapon ability for the first time. Bronze 23.24% of players
• No Escape Defeated a cactuar. Bronze 27.57% of players
• Lantern Smasher Defeated a tonberry. Bronze 26.69% of players
• Seeker of Power Acquired an anima shard. Bronze 27.36% of players
• Seeker of Ultimate Power Acquired an anima crystal. Bronze 22.5% of players
• Artifact Collector Acquired an artifact. Bronze 22.33% of players
• Crest Bearer Used a job crest at the smithy. Bronze 21.45% of players
• True Potential Fully upgraded the special effect of a piece of equipment. Silver 23.02% of players
• Polymath Unlocked every job affinity bonus for a single job. Silver 22.04% of players
• Savant Unlocked every panel in the job tree for a single job. Silver 25.36% of players
• Master's Awakening Used a master point. Bronze 22.07% of players
• Job Master Achieved MASTER★★★★ rank for a job. Gold 20.91% of players
• Dark Crystal, Warrior's Heart Unlocked an advanced job. Bronze 25.31% of players
• Jack-of-All-Trades Unlocked all jobs. Silver 22.3% of players
• Path of the Dark Knight Unlocked the dark knight. Bronze 23.07% of players
• Path of the Paladin Unlocked the paladin. Bronze 23.23% of players
• Path of the Ninja Unlocked the ninja. Bronze 22.9% of players
• Path of the Assassin Unlocked the assassin. Bronze 22.79% of players
• Path of the Liberator Unlocked the liberator. Bronze 23.03% of players
• Path of the Breaker Unlocked the breaker. Bronze 22.79% of players
• Path of the Void Knight Unlocked the void knight. Bronze 22.95% of players
• Path of the Tyrant Unlocked the tyrant. Bronze 22.82% of players
• Path of the Sage Unlocked the sage. Bronze 23.15% of players
• His Name Is Garland Unlocked the cyclic warrior. Silver 23.32% of players
• Light of Possibility Completed the mission "Light of Possibility." Bronze 9.72% of players
• Cornelia's Hope Completed the mission "Cornelia's Hope." Silver 8.24% of players
• Hope and Despair Completed the additional mission: "Ebon Memories: Hope Within Despair." Bronze 7.94% of players
• Bahamut's Admonition Talked to Bahamut via Conversations with Bahamut. Bronze 9.48% of players
• The Triumphant Completed a mission with a dragon king trial enabled. Bronze 9.08% of players
• Rat Tail Acquired a rat tail. Bronze 8.97% of players
• Decked Out Equipped a ★4 or better accessory. Bronze 9.3% of players
• Path of the Staff Equipped a staff. Bronze 9.76% of players
• Courage Proven, Strength Displayed Unlocked the class tree. Bronze 8.93% of players
• Beyond Power Unlocked the entirety of the evocation or ultima tree for any job. Bronze 8.09% of players
• Path of the Summoner Unlocked the summoner. Bronze 8.55% of players
• Path of the Evoker Unlocked the evoker. Bronze 9.58% of players
• Challenger of the Rift Completed a floor of the rift labyrinth. Bronze 7.68% of players
• Deep Delver Completed over thirty rift labyrinth floors. Bronze 5.88% of players
• Monster Summoner Summoned your first monster. Bronze 7.41% of players
• His Name Is Cid Tonberrini Maxed out your affinity with the Tonberry Blacksmith. Bronze 5.92% of players
• I'll Never Forget Maxed out your affinity with the discarded organic reconnaissance unit. Bronze 6.89% of players
• Extradimensional Gift Received an accessory from Gilgamesh. Bronze 5.85% of players
• The Blessings of the Summoned Obtained a relic with blessings from 12 different summons. Bronze 6.14% of players
• The Laws of the Universe Are In Chaos! Used dimension bringer. Bronze 6.61% of players
• Elixir Please! Gave an elixir to a magic pot. Bronze 6.24% of players
• The Chaos In the Rift Encountered a chaos event. Bronze 7.44% of players
• Path of the Blue Mage Unlocked the blue mage. Bronze 7.21% of players
• Battle on the Big Bridge Completed the additional mission: "Chaos Rift - Battle on the Big Bridge." Bronze 6.81% of players
• Interdimensional Interference Defeated death machine in the rift labyrinth. Bronze 6.94% of players
• Pull the Trigger Equipped a gun. Bronze 9.15% of players
• Peerless Marksman Unlocked every panel in the marksman job tree. Bronze 8.58% of players
• On the Hunter's Path Unlocked the hunter. Bronze 8.87% of players
• Take a Chance Unlocked the gambler. Bronze 8.58% of players
• Life Imitated Defeated a manikin. Bronze 6.79% of players
• Such Splendid Armor... Acquired Garland's armor. Bronze 6.71% of players
• The Technology of Lufenia Used replication at the smithy for the first time. Bronze 6.54% of players
• Battle Across Time and Space Completed the additional mission "Distant Memories: Supreme Illusions." Bronze 6.3% of players
• Path to Legend Defeated the Transcendent. Bronze 6.72% of players
• Path to a Different Future Defeated From Hell Risen. Bronze 6.68% of players
• On the Way to a Brighter Future Defeated Light of Order. Bronze 6.64% of players
• The Cycle Ends Defeated Jack Garland. Silver 6.59% of players

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Square Enix

Developer

Team NINJA

Released

2022-03-18

Age rating

ESRB M

Region

US

Time to beat

about 25 hours