Month: May 2015

Near the end of April, Square-Enix held a series of location tests for Dissidia Final Fantasy’s upcoming arcade debut. While not a fighter in the most traditional sense, this uniquely competitive franchise laid down roots in the handheld market before Team NINJA was tapped to bring it to game centers across Japan.

The fine folks over at 4Gamer captured a decent chunk of gameplay footage during their visit to the public demonstrations, and were also able to gather further information concerning the title’s system mechanics.

While the original PlayStation Portable installments focused mainly on single competition, Dissidia Final Fantasy for arcades will pit two teams of three players against each other in similar arena combat. However, each cast member will now occupy one of three classes–Heavy, Speed, or Shoot–according to translated details from Siliconera.

That being said, there’s still a bit of deviation within each class. For instance, the original Final Fantasy’s Warrior of Light and Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII have been designated as Heavy characters, but the former will play more as a balanced character capable of fighting at both short- and mid-range while the latter looks quite a bit slower thanks to his humongous Buster Sword.

4Gamer’s footage also provides us with our very first in-game look at newcomer, who first appeared in Final Fantasy XIV. As a member of the Shoot class, the Miqo’te conjurer has a number of magical attacks at her disposal, making her a great asset at longer ranges. Her real strength though seems to be in support magic, giving her the ability to buff allies and debuff opponents, quickly turning the tide of battle.

For more details on characters like Final Fantasy VI’s Terra Branford, Lightning of Final Fantasy XIII, and more, be sure to check out the rest of Siliconera’s translations here.

Source: 4Gamer via Siliconera