“Using 2D grid-based movements, players are invited to lead an expedition charting the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth,” Square Enix say. “Plan and prepare to overcome numerous obstacles, battles, and defeat monsters in a bid to outwit the formidable game system and reach the deepest level of the Dungeon. Strategise to survive!” They note that it uses a “newly polished and refined iteration” of Final Fantasy’s ye olde Active Time Battle system, which Ito created way back when. Also familiar from FF is character designer Ryoma Ito, who did the characters for Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and its sequel. And musical director Nobuo Uematsu composed music for quite a few FF games. Plus producer Hiroaki Kato produced FFXII: The Zodiac Age. Dungeon Encounters is coming to Steam on October 14th. It’ll also be on Switch and PlayStation 4. Store pages aren’t all up yet, so here’s its website. The Switch version is £25 so yeah, I’d probably expect the same on PC. Square Enix also announced Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin’s release date during their Tokyo Game Show presentation today, but notably did not mention the long-awaited PC release of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Booo.
