We are in the final stretch of the gaming announcement season—a stage previously occupied by the now-defunct E3—and a Nintendo Direct has just closed the curtains. I was expecting some good announcements, but not ones that would almost give me a heart attack. The best among them was a brand-new HD-2D Final Fantasy spinoff called Final Fantasy Resonance, which was not only announced for all platforms but is already just around the corner, with a release planned for 22 October 2026, on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Windows.
In case any of you saw the announcement and recognized some of the sprites, rest assured that you are not going crazy. Final Fantasy Resonance can be considered an offline version of the mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, which ended its service on 31 October 2025. This new version will adapt the first story arc of Brave Exvius, which is practically a quarter of the full game. Does this mean we will get sequels to Final Fantasy Resonance in the future? Only time will tell.
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