Square Enix surprised plenty of fans when the JRPG juggernaut announced that one of the developer’s flagship franchises would be receivingaFinal Fantasybattle royale titleinFinal Fantasy 7: The First Soldier. The seventh mainline entry in the long-running RPG series has seen renewed attention from Square Enix in recent years following the massive success ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. Now,The First Soldierwill honor another part of the classic RPG’s plethora of spinoffs with a new series of costumes.
The announcement ofFinal Fantasy 7: The First Soldiercame at a time when excitement for the future of the franchise was riding high, being announced alongsideFinal Fantasy 7 Remake’sIntergradere-release and a re-telling of thecanon inEver Crisis: Final Fantasy 7.The First Soldierwas announced to serve as a prequel to the original JRPG, shifting it into a battle royale shooter akin to popular titles likeFortniteandPUBG Battlegrounds. Now, the newest member ofFF7’s expansive library of spinoffs will be receiving a set of costumes based on another spinoff, the movieFinal Fantasy 7: Advent Children.
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The official Twitter account forThe First Soldierannounced on Tuesday that the game would be receiving several new skins based onFinal Fantasy 7: Advent Children. New “Premium Shinra Packs” will be added to the game featuring skins based on Cloud, Tifa, and Barret’s appearances inAdvent Children. The packs also have a chance of including a Fenrir Bike bike skin based on Cloud’s motorcycle in the movie as well as Fusion Sword cosmetics.
The skins, however, will be locked behind a limited-time gacha banner requiring players to spend their in-game currency to roll for a chance to acquire them. The bundle will be priced at 300 Shinra Currency or 5 Premium Shinra Tickets with the game currently running a promotion allowing players to earn a significant amount of tickets while playing.Gacha systems have seen significant criticismin recent years following the widespread success of games likeGenshin ImpactandRaid: Shadow Legends.
Final Fantasy 7 Remakehas helped to re-establish the seventh mainlineFinal Fantasyas one of the most iconic properties in gaming history. The remake has been a huge success for Square Enix withFF7Rrecently being ported to PCand Sony recently finally allowing PS Plus owners of the game to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version. WithEver Crisisset to arrive as a mobile re-telling and the second entry in theRemakeseries currently in development,Final Fantasy 7will look to continue its reign of dominance well into the future.
Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldieris available now for iOS and Android devices.
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