Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is the talk of JRPG town post-Summer Game Fest 2026, but as much as I am looking forward to it, the third installment in a remake of an old JRPG is less interesting to me than fresher experiences. This is one reason that Final Fantasy Resonance, due October 22 and based on the Brave Exvius side game but retooled as a complete package, is at the top of my mind instead.
Resonance represents Final Fantasy's return to turn-based combat and its introduction to the HD-2D style that's come to define some of the best games from Square Enix, from Octopath Traveler to several Dragon Quest remakes. Ever since I first played Octopath Traveler in 2018, I've been hungry for a full-fat Final Fantasy game in the same style, and that hunger's only grown over the years thanks to the likes of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales.
