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TGS 2016: Square Enix Puts All their Chips on Free-to-Play



To be honest, Square Enix's booth was pretty disappointing this year from a mobile perspective. Not only did they not have any playable games, but even their sizzle reel was largely made up of already-released Final Fantasy social RPGs. While premium mobile gamers got a couple of bones at the last two Tokyo Game Shows in the form of Adventures of Mana [$13.99] and Chaos Rings 3 [$19.99], this year there wasn't a hint of IAP-free gaming to be found. While I'm sure the company has plans for at least a few paid games in the next year, it's clear where Square Enix thinks the money is at the moment.
We've already done a separate story about King's Knight: Wrath of the Dark Dragon, a newly-announced tie-in to the upcoming Final Fantasy 15. Square Enix was also prominently featuring Justice Monsters Five [Free], another tie-in that released a couple of weeks back. Final Fantasy Grandmasters is celebrating its one-year anniversary with some special events and prizes. The upcoming Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia looks quite promising in its own right, though there wasn't much in the way of new information about it at the show. Mobius Final Fantasy is enjoying a collaboration with Dragon Quest right now in Japan, a rare enough cross-over that Square Enix was eager to promote it.
Besides Opera Omnia, Square Enix had little new to show with any promise of coming overseas. Flame x Blaze seems destined to stay in Japan, as do Gurumon and Akashic Re:cords. Square Enix has done a much...
Source: Touch Arcade
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