Review Fix Exclusive: Inside ‘Final Fantasy Awakening’

March 26, 2018 Patrick Hickey Jr. Video Games 0

Review Fix chats with Oasis Games’ Tina Huang who lets us know why this Japanese-Only mobile Final Fantasy game is an awesome one.

About Final Fantasy Awakening:

Final Fantasy Awakening features high-speed, action-based combat and requires strategy based on the various moves and fighting styles of each of the original Type-0 fourteen warriors. Furthermore, there are other multiple characters for players to experience. Players can recruit or unlock new characters to add to their teams. By leveling up, players will also be able to claim in-game funds to enhance the skills and equipment of the whole team. The game inherited the original trinity battle form which three players out of the team can cast their ultimate strokes together on the enemy. Based on this, Final Fantasy Awakening extended the diverse 1+2+2 battle form, which players can switch two characters in the team to the rest two in order to cast their final skills. Specific to different battle scenarios and according to the current characters’ skills, players can flexibly adjust the battle formation time by time during battles to achieve the final victory. Players may even summon Eidolons to shift the course of an epic battle.

Review Fix: How was this game born?

Tina Huang: Final Fantasy Awakening is based on the original “Final Fantasy Type-0.” People really enjoyed that game, so we thought if they can play it on their mobile phone, then it will be great.

Review Fix: What makes this game special?

Huang: This is the sole SQUARE ENIX Official Licensed “Final Fantasy” action game.

Review Fix: What games from the past have influenced it?

Huang: Final Fantasy Type-0 is really our main influence.

Review Fix: What did you learn during the development process?

Huang: It’s hard work to make ideas tangible on the smartphone, but I think we accomplished it.

Review Fix: Why must someone play it?

Huang: It’s a MMOARPG game, so the player can control their own characters and enjoy it.

Review Fix: The game is beautiful. What inspired the art?

Huang: Thank you! We took our inspiration from the Second Industrial Revolution and science fiction.

Review Fix: The Switch has been a monster in 2017. Any hopes to ever release on the Switch?

Huang: The Switch is extremely popular this year, so you can’t deny it’s a land of opportunity, but we’ll see. We can’t say more about that at this time.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Huang: We’re proud of the game as it is, but we are still trying to provide more interesting things to the player, more updates.

Review Fix: How does it feel to work with the Final Fantasy license?

Huang: It’s fun and challenging.

Review Fix: Why should hardcore fans play it?

Huang: They can experience a true and original “Final Fantasy” game and change the outcome of a battle by summoning EIDOLONS.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d to add?

Huang: Don’t miss out, download and play it now, you will love it.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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