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A complaint that some video game fans have with the current crop of mobile titles is their unambitious scale. Designed to played in short bursts, their aim is often limited to providing a way to enjoyably kill a few minutes of spare time, which can leave those looking for a more engaging experience feeling cold and uninterested.
But everyone who’s shunned mobile gaming for that reason might have to rethink their stance come October, with the launch of a new cloud gaming service from Square Enix, Japan’s most storied developer of grand adventures.
Scheduled to launch on October 9, Square Enix’s new iOS/Android service is called Dive In. It’s an apt name, considering that right off the bat, the publisher is offering some of its biggest hits and highest-profile recent releases.
On the same day the service begins, users will be able to play "Final Fantasy VII International," the definitive version of Square Enix’s most successful release ever. Also available will be "Final Fantasy XIII" and adventure game "Season of Mystery: The Cherry Blossom Murders."
Pricing varies depending on the title (with "Season of Mystery" the cheapest and "Final Fantasy XIII" the most expensive) and length of service, with three-day passes ranging from 150 to 250 yen, and one-year subscriptions topping out at 1,185 to 1,800 yen. Square Enix has also announced that all Dive In titles can be played as free-of-charge 30-minute trials.
"Final Fantasy VIII" and "The Last Remnant" will be joining the lineup in November, followed by "Final Fantasy XIII-2" and "Murdered;" "Soul Suspect" in December, and "Lightning Returns" sometime in 2015. In the future, Square Enix also plans to add video and music content to the service.
Making use of Dive In requires a Square Enix account (which you can sign up for here), and you’ll also need to download the free Dive In app for your smartphone or tablet. The app should be available shortly on Dive In’s front page, but if you’re feeling especially anxious you can head on over there now and enjoy the amazing trumpet rendition of the "Final Fantasy" theme that plays in the background.
Sources: Jin, Dengeki Online
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papigiulio
What a crap service. paying money for days to play? Who in their right mind would pay for that?
Why dont they just release separate apps for sale. Ill gladly buy Final fantasy 7.
Amidalism
So let's say you are paying the high end 250 yen for 3 day price, that gets you 21.6 days of playing for the 1,800 yen you could get the one-year subscription for. Can't see why anybody in their right mind would pay for the day passes unless they planned on sitting down for a couple of days and playing the game nonstop from start to finish. And who wants to do that on a smartphone screen? Square-Enix has a bunch of upgraded graphics releases of their older final fantasy games that retail for around 1200-1800 and you get to keep the game forever. I bought Final Fantasy III from them and it was great. However, unless they have a super huge library of games I don't see myself willing to pay 1,800 yen a year. You can get a Playstation emulator for a couple hundred yen in the Play Store that runs Playstation cd images (rip from copies you own or find them through other means...). I've already played Final Fantasy VII from start to finish on it and am almost done FFVIII. Think I'll have to pass on this one.