Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy Resonance, First HD-2D Entry in the Series
The announcement marks the first time Square Enix has applied the HD-2D visual style-previously used in Octopath Traveler and Triangle Strategy-to a mainline Final Fantasy title, reimagining the Brave Exvius story as a standalone console release.
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Square Enix revealed Final Fantasy Resonance, a new RPG based on the first season of mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, rebuilt as a console title. It launches October 22, 2026 on PC, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch. The game is the first Final Fantasy to use HD-2D visuals, with turn-based battles, break gauges, and a Vision system for equipping character abilities.
Square Enix is bringing the first season of its mobile RPG Final Fantasy Brave Exvius to consoles as Final Fantasy Resonance, a full rebuild that uses HD-2D graphics for the first time in the series. The game launches October 22, 2026 on PC, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch. A playable prologue was shown to press, revealing turn-based combat with break gauges that immobilize enemies and trigger extra actions, plus a Vision system that lets characters inherit abilities from story figures. The cast includes Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rain, Yusuke Kobayashi as Lasswell, Akari Fujita as Fina, Akio Otsuka as the villain Velius of Eternal Darkness, and Inori Minase as a mysterious woman tied to him.
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