NFT, oh no. This is how large parts of the player community think about the non-fungible tokens, which has already caused some developers to row back. Square Enix, on the other hand, is still sticking to blockchain technology. The 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy VII is being celebrated with a digital and physical trading card collection.
Final Fantasy VII is still one of the great classics in the JRPG area. Even if the game is more than 25 years old, it is considered a blueprint for good storytelling and a well thought-out combat system. The technology may now be getting on in years, but with the Final Fantasy VII Remake, which is split into several parts, Square Enix is also able to remedy this point.
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Although it’s been a while since the title’s 25th anniversary, the studio still wants to celebrate the birthday. As a gift for the fans, a controversial technology is used: non-fungible tokens, or NFTs for short.
Digital trading cards are available for purchase, there are a total of 207, divided into 102 normal, 102 foiled and 3 secret cards. Characters, scenes and artwork from Final Fantasy VII are shown. They are available in packs of six, which of course contain random motifs. They are priced at around three dollars and you get an NFT exchange ticket on top, which you can use to exchange for another digital card if you don’t like it.
If blockchain isn’t your thing, Square Enix also offers a physical version of the collection. For 79.99 dollars you get a display in which there are 20 packs with six cards each. The studio gives the date for the cards roughly at the end of March, so it should be ready soon.
This birthday promotion does not mark the first contact between Square Enix and NFTs. With Symbiogenesis, for example, the developers announced a complete blockchain game that should be released sometime this year. The reactions of the community were rather restrained, but the studio doesn’t seem to care much.
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