

Over the past few hundred years, the four elements of fire, water, earth, and air have gone out of control, and the world's populace is also being ravaged by monsters. Four mysterious Warriors of Light appear in the kingdom of Cornelia holding unlit crystal Orbs. Generally speaking, the original Final Fantasy contains a very simple plot that doesn't take much time to explain.

RELATED: What a Soulslike Final Fantasy Game Looks Like There are some nuances there that could factor into Origin, however, so it pays to learn exactly what's happening in Final Fantasy 1. The gameplay part will be handily solved by Team Ninja giving it an action facelift, but what about the story? Those who know it will recall that it's a fairly bare-bones plot with an oddball plot twist thrown in near the end, essentially serving as a Dungeons & Dragons tabletop framing device for the heroes to go fight monsters, conquer dungeons, and get treasure.

While the old game is still solid and playable today, especially in its upgraded mobile iteration, it's rather simple in terms of its story and gameplay. This game is named Final Fantasy Origin, and is thus based on the original Final Fantasy. Finally, this game will have an alpha test run sometime this summer for PS5 owners, much like Nioh 1 and 2 before it.Īs exciting as all that sounds, one detail stands out rather starkly among the rest. According to reports, a mixture of the Dissidia NT staff and part of Nioh's development team is handling this game, which is said to be Souls-adjacent but not as hard. This intriguing title is planned to be an action game based around the original Final Fantasy. Apparently, the esteemed JRPG publisher has teamed up with Tecmo Koei's Team Ninja to create Final Fantasy Origin. According to several rumors and reports, Square Enix has a very interesting announcement planned for this E3.
