Square Enix storefront at Tokyo Game Show 2021: the biggest announcements and reveals

Veteran voice actor Hiroki Yasumoto kicked off Square Enix’s Tokyo Game Show presentation by reiterating that there would be no new news on Final Fantasy 16, but it did show many other trailers and even a new RPG coming out in just two weeks.

To make sure you don’t miss a thing, we’ve included all the great showcase news (which you can see below):

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Gets Demo & Release Date

Today comes a new demo of the Final Fantasy spin-off being developed by Team Ninja. The demo is based on feedback from the trial version released earlier this year and will feature a new stage and give players the opportunity to test out the multiplayer elements of the game.

There was also a new action-packed trailer, announcing a release date of March 18, 2022. The trailer showcased more story elements, new characters, and some eye-catching fight scenes. It ended with a scene from Chaos and a voiceover that said, “My name is Jack Garland.” Given that the main character is Jack and the antagonist is Garland from FF1, it is clear that there is a connection between the two.

New RPG Dungeon Encounters Revealed

Hiroyuki Ito, who directed Final Fantasy VI, IX, XII and is the man behind the Active Time Battle System, revealed the latest game he’s working on: a “dungeon exploration RPG” called Dungeon Encounters, his first new project. in a while. . “It had been a while since I was directly involved in development, so I was trying to remember how I did it for a while there,” Ito said during the presentation.

The trailer showed characters walking on a grid, unlocking skill points to reach certain sections. A bar at the top left of the screen shows which floor the player is on, their position, and how many steps have been taken. Players occasionally have to fight monsters and the trailer also hints that there are multiple characters to choose from.

You won’t have to wait long to play this unique looking title. It will be released on October 14 and we already have a hands-on preview.

New Triangle Strategy Story Trailer

Square Enix’s upcoming tactical RPG has a new trailer that showcases more characters and background from the game. Each character was introduced with a short game scene, followed by a description of the game’s backstory and their warring factions that will soon be at war.

The game features a twisted plot in which the decision you make affects how the rest of the game unfolds. The title, which will be released on March 4, 2022, is a game in the vein of Final Fantasy Tactics and graphically resembles Octopath Traveler.

Lots of previews for other upcoming games

In addition to the trailers we’ve already seen for Forspoken, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Life Is Strange, we also got new looks at Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier, the company’s mobile Battle Royale title and kart racing spinoff Chocobo. GP. .

There was also a trailer for Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, Yoko Taro’s peculiar RPG that takes place completely like a card game. That game arrives on October 28 and a demo is currently available.

Jason Coskrey is a writer living in Tokyo. Find him on Twitter at @JCoskrey.