Gaming News Final Fantasy VII: Square Enix abandons one of its most recent games and admits its failure
The announcement comes less than a year after the game’s launch: the free-to-play battle royale, set in the town of Midgar before the events of Final Fantasy VII, is officially released by Square Enix, which admits it’s missing its mark to have their goals…
Final Fantasy VII: The First (and the Last) Soldier
It must be assumed that the appeal of the battle royale formula did not find a relevant echo among fans of the saga final fantasy. more or less foreseeable in the short term or not, The announcement of the final fantasy VII: The First Soldier game’s decommissioning for mobile less than a year after its launch remains a horrifying admission of failure for the editor.
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We regret to inform you that we will end service for FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER on January 11, 2023 at 07:00 UTC.
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End of Service Notice: We regret to inform you that we will be ending service for FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER on January 11, 2023 at 07:00 UTC. We would like to thank you all for your support over the past year.
Only a few months left to enjoy it
Launched on November 17, 2021, this spin-off of the hugely popular seventh installment of the Final Fantasy saga offered a whole new approach within the franchise: a mobile game that’s free to play and picks up the routines of a battle royal in arenas. A proposal that didn’t really appeal to fans of the series, who are more used to solo experiences and even take as a framework the well-known environments of Midgar, recreated for the occasion. In a detailed message Square Enix explains the reasons behind this decision, which will result in the retirement of the online service on January 11, 2023.
After nearly a year of jumping chocobos, melee combat, and shootouts from the rooftops of Midgar Undercity, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the end of service for FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER. We will end the service on January 11, 2023 at 07:00 UTC.
Despite our efforts to provide you with regular updates of fresh and exciting content, we have not been able to provide you with the experience that we were hoping for and that you all deserve. We have therefore made the extremely difficult decision to end the service of FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER. We would like to thank you all for your support over the past year.
Although there are just under 3 months left until the end of the service, we will continue to make updates during this period. So we hope that you will enjoy FINAL FANTASY VII THE FIRST SOLDIER to the end.
The editor will therefore remain present until the end to ensure the follow-up of the game up to the fateful date, which should lead to the deployment of some updates essential for the title to work properly. Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier will say goodbye to us on January 11, 2023 and it is unlikely that the publisher will undertake a project of this nature again. It has to be said that the news surrounding Final Fantasy VII continues to be sufficiently charged for Square Enix to have the time (and desire) to drip the most impractical suggestions. Fans have already set their eyes on the most promising Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, without forgetting Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier is available for iOS and Android until January 11, 2023.
