FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE

The premise

You follow Rain, a young knight of the Kingdom of Grandshelt who commands an airship squadron, and his childhood friend Lasswell. Their journey begins with a shattered crystal and grows into a threat to the whole world. Square Enix highlights classic series elements: crystals, espers, chocobos, moogles and airships, with a world map to explore.

Battles and Visions

Battles are turn-based. Exploiting an enemy's weaknesses staggers it: the enemy loses actions and the party gains extra turns. Each character can equip a Vision, an echo of a series hero such as Cloud, Tidus or the Warrior of Light. The Vision brings skills and bonuses and triggers a cinematic Resonance attack. Game Informer compares this transferable system to Final Fantasy V's jobs. Eurogamer notes that it takes more than ten hours for all the mechanics to come together, which makes them easy to learn.

Side content

The publisher lists optional bosses, a Colosseum, the Chamber of Arms with foes sealed inside legendary weapons, the wandering weapon master Gilgamesh and a fight against Ultima Weapon. A free demo covers Chapter 1, and save data carries over to the full game on every platform.

Versions and platforms

The game is sold digitally on PS5, Xbox Series X|S (Xbox Play Anywhere, also playable on PC and via cloud), Switch 2, Switch and Steam. According to Square Enix, physical editions exist only on Switch 2, Switch and PS5. On-screen text is available in French, and voices are in English or Japanese. On 10 Nov 2026, the standard digital edition costs €59.99 in France on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Store and Nintendo eShop, and €49.99 on Steam. The reviews cited here cover Switch 2. TheSixthAxis reports occasional frame-rate drops there in busy areas and on the overworld.

What the press says

On Switch 2, reviews are broadly positive, but critics disagree about the story. Game Informer (9/10) calls it an easy recommendation that builds on the series' history instead of pillaging it, though it finds the dungeons lacking pizzazz and misses an auto-battle option. TechRadar (4.5/5) praises beautiful HD-2D graphics, in-depth turn-based combat and a good amount of challenge, but finds the story predictable. GamesRadar+ (4/5) says HD-2D has never looked better and enjoys the generous cadence of side quests, but finds the structure safe and the CG sequences at odds with the presentation. TheSixthAxis (8/10) likes the visuals, the soundtrack and the old-school turn-based action, despite "off-kilter" CGI moments and an occasionally straightforward flow. Metro (7/10) finds it earnest and well voiced, but says the combat does nothing new, misses skill trees and notes a very long adventure. Eurogamer (3/5) praises the reworked combat but regrets the writing. The press average shown at the top of the page is calculated by the site from these Switch 2 reviews, with scores checked on 10 Nov 2026. It is not a review played by our team.

Who is it for?

It is aimed at players who miss turn-based 16-bit era Final Fantasy, fans of Octopath Traveler and anyone who enjoys customising a party. If you mainly want an original story, read the reservations from Eurogamer and TechRadar first.

Still to check

We found no sourced technical comparison between PS5, Xbox, PC and Switch 1. The Xbox Store page lists a "release date" of 5 Nov 2026, while the publisher announced an Xbox launch on 22 Oct 2026. The displayed score is a press average, not a TricknFix review.

PEGI 12 (violence, bad language; in-game purchases). Cover: © SQUARE ENIX — logo: © Yoshitaka Amano. Gallery: official Square Enix screenshots, Steam page.