{"id":68023,"date":"2026-06-09T23:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=68023"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:25:08","slug":"square-enix-announces-final-fantasy-resonance-the-ff-series-first-hd-2d-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/square-enix-announces-final-fantasy-resonance-the-ff-series-first-hd-2d-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix announces Final Fantasy Resonance, the FF series&#8217; first HD-2D title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced <strong>Final Fantasy Resonance<\/strong>, set to release on October 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The title is described as a return to the Final Fantasy series&#8217; roots, featuring cinematic pixel art in the HD-2D style seen in Dragon Quest and Octopath Traveler titles. The protagonist is a knight tasked with the mission of protecting the eight magic crystals that sustain the world from a vengeful dark warrior. You&#8217;ll explore the world with a party of allies and fight seemingly turn-based battles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prepare for an adventure brought to life through magic and crystals, and fight alongside Visions of beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FinalFantasy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FINALFANTASY<\/a> characters. FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE launches Oct 22 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/NintendoDirect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoDirect<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x5ntn9yIKo\">pic.twitter.com\/x5ntn9yIKo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/2064357063770161384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final Fantasy Resonance<\/strong> is set to launch on October 22, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the June 9 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced Final Fantasy Resonance, set to release on October 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":68024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-68023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Square Enix announces Final Fantasy Resonance, the FF series&#039; 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