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I have played many Final Fantasy games, and have enjoyed many hundreds of hours of them. The series has made some serious changes that didn\u2019t initially gel. Looking at you Final Fantasy XII, well that was until I played it again 10 years later and realised it was amazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So a souls-like merged with Final Fantasy? I was as open minded as I could be going into Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Stranger to both<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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This is a soulsy thing, and that means you have to be sparing with your use of saving at times. Especially if you are using enemies as a way to tell which path you haven\u2019t used yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.igdb.com\/igdb\/image\/upload\/t_original\/scahzd.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So what is so different to a souls game I hear you ask. You have the option to choose the&nbsp; difficulty level. That\u2019s it. I mean it\u2019s a little thing, but that is the reason I beat the game so it\u2019s a pretty damn big deal. There are easy to hard options, but also a casual option that is more generous with things like the MP you drop when you die, and I\u2019m not ashamed to say I casualled it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in casual I had my ass kicked a few times, but if you want it to be brutal then you absolutely can. Options are the spices of life. Or was it Variety? Who cares, you can play it in easy mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Strange yet familiar<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ntQ-utIdWWE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-NZ&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the massive amount it borrows from the souls series, it is a Final Fantasy game in so many ways. 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It doesn\u2019t matter what level the enemies were or how kitted up I am, these beasties could slaughter me in seconds. In these moments I had to take the timing and dodging down or I would be smoked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>A bit Strange, a bit familiar<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.igdb.com\/igdb\/image\/upload\/t_original\/scahzg.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One aspect of the game I found interesting was the leveling which is split across the gear and the job system. The jobs system has you earning skill points to spend in a tree, and regularly at the end of a tree you unlock new job types. The jobs bring different skills and you can equip two at a time to switch between.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This becomes helpful as you start using different melee jobs with different magic types to smash your enemies. There are more nuances like jobs that use more than one, but I never got too into the weeds of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.igdb.com\/igdb\/image\/upload\/t_original\/scahzh.jpg?w=1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The equipment levels are what will gauge if you are strong enough to tackle a mission. Basically every enemy you beat drops gear. You can get into the detail of each drop and decide which stats you wanted to boost. Because of the frequency I opened the menu every so often and used the auto-equip system. You can get into this if you want, I did not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Final Fantasy Origin<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been focussed on what makes this game feel like a souls inspired Final Fantasy game, but with any of these there is of course a story. The majority of this story is told with cut scenes at the start and end of each mission. 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It doesn\u2019t have the exciting breadth of a normal Final Fantasy game, but given it is based on the first Final Fantasy game I may have been asking a bit much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>Don\u2019t be a Stranger<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0WvpMw0Sko?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-NZ&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The early stages of the game feel a bit all over the place, but when it gets going it becomes engaging. 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