Final Fantasy Origins of Strangers in Heaven Trial Play Experience: Shaved an inch, Still Handsome

When I played the latest Final Fantasy, I didn't expect it to be such a scene.

As the sun sets, the determined young man abandons his killer hairstyle and shaves his head. He wears a burial style leather jacket and carries a cosplay sword that seems to have been bought with all his possessions, standing in the center of the swaying grass in the wind... It seems that the game has already reached its end.

I can't help but think of the time when the public beta of "Ren Wang" was also at sunset. In such a map full of grass, players tried everything possible to brainlessly pierce through the unparalleled chrysanthemum of the Western world:

In one ending of "Only Wolf", the protagonist and the legendary swordsman Wei Ming are also engaged in a fierce battle on the hillside of Zhongman Mangcao. After their victory, in order to ensure that there is no more immortality in the world, they commit suicide with their swords, turning into a little light and disappearing into the sunset.

This is just an experiential teaching level! The official also said that the content of the trial version and the official version will be different.

After playing the experience version, you should find that this game has the shadow of Square Enix and Koei Tecmo, as well as some other works, but it is not just a "sewing monster", with its own ideas and attitudes.

Hurry up the work, it's still up to standard

As is well known, on the day of the release and download of Final Fantasy Origins, there was an uproar and the game could not be started no matter how it was played.

After the official fix, the visuals we see when opening the game are not as beautiful as described at the beginning, but rather the visuals of the PS3. The map of Mangcao is particularly frightening.

Players who choose frame rate priority can experience 1080P graphics and relatively sufficient frame rates, while choosing frame rate priority can experience 1080P graphics and relatively insufficient frame rates, as well as... 4K UI. This operation is suffocating.

Of course, aside from the visuals, the overall experience of the trial version was still good.

A combat system that combines risk and reward

The basic operations of the game are not complicated. R1 regular attacks, R2 action skills, L1 defense, and L2+0x△ □ are used to release the corresponding skills of equipment in the corresponding column. The remaining operations include * avoidance, joystick positioning, etc., which will not be repeated.

However, the key to this game actually lies in its unique Break system. You can think of it as a design similar to the posture system in "Wolf Only", where players can clear the enemy's Break slot through normal attacks, action skills, and other operations, and press 0 to launch a "Soul Burst" that ignores HP's one hit kill.

At this moment, transforms into the God of War

This setting may seem to encourage players to attack fiercely, but it is actually very restrained, and the relationship between it is roughly as follows:

The break damage of R1 regular attacks is very small, and it is often impossible to clear the break slot even when the health is depleted.

• Using R2's action skills can significantly reduce Break slots.
• Action skills require MP consumption.
• Using "Soul Shield" can restore MP.

The so-called "Soul Shield" is an anti reverse operation after pressing 0. After successfully launching it, players can bounce off the enemy's attack and make it appear stiff. When using Soul Shield, you need to consume a Break slot, but in addition to the MP recovery and hard effects mentioned above, there is also an effect of reducing enemy Break slots. Through this move, players can create more attack opportunities while restoring MP to use action skills to break enemies faster.

By the way, in the early stages of the game, there were only 2 MP slots, but after Break, "Soul Burst" also had the effect of restoring MP and increasing the MP limit. So as long as you actively use Soul Shield, Break, and Soul Burst, you can make the battle increasingly beneficial to yourself.

I didn't grasp the meaning of "Soul Shield" from the beginning, but after learning it, the whole game became relaxed and enjoyable.

Easy and enjoyable, teaching you how to be a good person

What's even more interesting is that some moves of miscellaneous soldiers and even bosses can be used as "instant skills" for their own use after being defended with Soul Shield. It's like a fireball from a bomb monster, and after throwing it back, it can directly trigger a self explosion. In close combat, it's difficult to defeat and I happily eliminate it in minutes.

self explosion

For example, if the boss has a weak fire in the second state, we can also collect its fireballs in the first stage and return them to him in the second stage.

Of course, the Soul Shield is so useful that it won't come at any cost. Every time you use it, you need to consume the Break slot. Basically, if the timing is not appropriate, the Break slot will run out after 5 attempts, and when attacked again, it will fall into a hard spot and become a live target.

But it's okay, after all, we are warriors of light. Just press L2+0 and use "Illumination". In this state, the Break slot will not be consumed, and the damage caused by attacks will also increase. It can also reduce the enemy's Break slot limit. Even when facing a boss, it can create an advantage. When the state is over and the Break slot is full, Jack will be a hero again.

3 weapons, 6 professions, and more to explore

There are 3 weapons, 3 basic professions and 3 advanced professions to choose from in the game, which is quite rich in awesome in terms of the experience version.

Each profession in the game has its own unique "action skills", and the corresponding professions for the Great Sword are the Great Swordsman and Warrior. Most moves are range attacks, which are relatively more suitable for group battles. I believe that players who have played the experience version will also be like me, liking to use the R2 rotation of the Great Swordsman, even in melee, they can open up gaps in one go. And the warrior's "roar" can also instantly shake off the enemy and help the player escape from the surrounded situation.

Zhuanzhuan Le

The spear sorcerer and dragon knight corresponding to the spear are more suitable for individual combat, although the attack range is small, the distance is slightly longer. The Gun Warlock has the only long-range attack method for melee weapons in the experience version, which is "throwing the gun". Although I don't like to use a long gun when browsing maps, this weapon excels in its long attack range, which has helped me a lot in battles against bosses.

has a long attack range, controlling the boss's Break slot

The most special ones should be the magicians and black magic Taoist corresponding to the one handed stick.

After pressing R2, players can use magic with attributes such as fire, ice, thunder, water, earth, and wind. They can also accumulate energy to use advanced magic and consume the same MP. The power of the big fireball is quite impressive. On this basis, the Black Demon Taoist can also use more powerful magic - nuclear explosion, which can be quickly killed by miscellaneous soldiers, and also comes with the effect of adsorption.

Of course, this is not the most powerful. If you train the Black Demon Taoist to near the highest level and learn various passive skills to enhance magic, playing the Experience version of Boss is as easy as chopping melons and vegetables

, charge up all the damage, and even the boss can't bear it

Of course, the skill tree content for ordinary and advanced professions in the experience version is not very rich, and there are no special combos for advanced professions. Moreover, as can be seen from the Combo list, the second derivative has not been unlocked yet. In addition, the speed of career level improvement is exceptionally rapid, and we can foresee that there will be significant adjustments and additions to the official version content.

The second derivative of has not been unlocked yet

Perhaps referring to other works?

As I mentioned at the beginning of the article, there are actually many works in this work that have shadows. In addition to the Break system, which roughly refers to the posture slot system of "Only Wolf", there are also many shadows of the "King of Humanity" and "Final Fantasy" series.

, for example, the posture of touching the shining point is similar to that of "Ren Wang"

For example, the "instant skill" that absorbs enemy moves for counterattacks is similar to the concept of monster skills in King Ren 2, except that the design of "instant skills" is more immersive, while monster skills are just a cold part of building.

is a dropped object, and the damage and effects of monster skills are also random

For example, the tactic of using fireballs to detonate bomb monsters, although there was a similar setting in Final Fantasy (bomb monsters were originally specifically designed to counter wizards, so flame magic would be absorbed by them), the miscellaneous "ghost fire" in King Ren will also be detonated with the same attribute, which may also have some reference elements.

The ghostly fire in Renwang will also explode when attacked with the same attribute. Perhaps other attribute bomb monsters will also appear in Origin in the future?

In addition, the professional aspect of the game should also refer to the works of the Final Fantasy series. For example, the well-known Dragon Knight's iconic skill "Jump" appears in this game.

jumps and falls

For example, magicians and higher-level professional black sorcerers also have some connections with the magicians and black sorcerers in Final Fantasy 14. For example, the skill to release attribute free magic attacks under the mage skill tree corresponds to "Collapse" in Final Fantasy 14 (both in Japanese are コラプス), while the exclusive skill of the black mage, "Nuclear Explosion", can be learned by the black mage Taoist at level 50 in Final Fantasy 14.

Of course, just like the combat system mentioned above, the content revealed by the experience version may only be the tip of the iceberg.

An intriguing plot

In addition to the first glimpse of the combat system, this experience version also has two cutscenes, the opening and the pre battle boss animations, to watch.

The title of the game "Origins" reminds people of the first installment "Final Fantasy", and the official introduction also confirms that the game is based on the first installment. The protagonist's partner called out the name "Garland" of the boss and even said lines like "We might be the Warriors of Light".

, just talk too much

In this way, both the protagonist (Warrior of Light) and villain (Garland) of Final Fantasy are together, and players who have played the series may have unexpected surprises.

epilogue

In recent generations, Final Fantasy is always popular, so people often complain about "killing Matt". And the combat systems of the series mostly lean towards turn based, or simply turn based, with a small number of players feeling bored.

Now, with the help of Team NINJA, Final Fantasy Origins has become an ARPG with strong action elements. While referencing other works, there have also been many developments and extensions - for example, many players may not have noticed that switching professions will restore their Break slots.

Just like how the protagonist, who always looks like a killer Matt, also got a plain little haircut, this is truly a unique Final Fantasy.

After playing the trial version, I feel that the shaved version of Final Fantasy is still impressive and worth looking forward to. What about you?