Square Enix is plunging deeper into the goldmine with a mobile spin-off. There’s no release window for Final Fantasy 14 Mobile as yet, but playtests will “soon” get underway in China, “followed by a global launch soon after.”
Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida said in that developer Lightspeed Studios is working to “faithfully recreate the story, duties, battle content and other aspects of the original game.” It seems that “duties” is a reference to the jobs system. A teaser trailer shows off the scope, grandeur and lived-in atmosphere of the mobile version of Eorzea, all set to typically absorbing music from FF14 sound director Masayoshi Soken.
It’s not yet clear if there will be cross-progression with the PC and console version of Final Fantasy 14. While the mobile game is said to provide players with a “new adventure,” the story bears at least some similarities to the original.
“You are beckoned by the Mothercrystal, carrying the light of hope to the world of Hydaelyn,” according to the FF14 Mobile website. “Heed the Mothercrystal’s call, embrace your destiny as an adventurer, and confront the primals to deliver Eorzea from certain destruction.” For what it’s worth, a was added to Final Fantasy 14 as part of the 2021 expansion, Endwalker, so the plot of the mobile game may not exactly follow the one from the original title.
Square Enix says you’ll have a number of playable races to choose from. At the outset, there will be nine jobs, which you can switch between on the fly. You’ll initially have access to 11 crafting and gathering classes, so you can be a miner, alchemist or, of course, a fisher.
Combat controls are being tuned for mobile devices. Outside of battles, you can customize your home and character, race chocobos, play the Triple Triad card game and enjoy seasonal events. You’ll be able to play alongside friends and strangers, while there are more than 600 different weather patterns in the game.
Tencent’s Lightspeed Studios is behind mobile hits like PUBG Mobile. Dragon’s Dogma creator Hideaki Itsuno to head up a new studio.
