One of the most important surprises of September’s Nintendo Direct was Square Enix’s Theatrhythm sequence’ return to consoles! Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is coming to Switch on sixteenth February 2023, and the corporate has now shared a number of gameplay particulars on its weblog, whereas additionally unveiling a model new mode for the sport — Series Quests.

Series Quests are the easiest way to unlock songs and playable characters within the sport and, because the identify suggests, they will have you ever play by songs from a number of video games within the Final Fantasy sequence and “previous titles”. There are 29 completely different titles to play by, and you may want to finish a lot of quests.

It will not be only a easy case of beating every music and advancing by a sport’s map — and we recognize Square Enix selecting Final Fantasy VI, right here — however each music could have a distinct goal, resembling “Defeat 10 Bombs” or survive a stage with a certain quantity of well being. Every time you clear a music, you may unlock it in the usual Music Stages mode, and for those who unlock a brand new title, you may additionally unlock all related characters.

Another mode, new to Western audiences a minimum of, is Endless World. First showing within the Japan-only Theatrhythm Dragon Quest, Endless World is unlocked when you full a particular title, and is a steady sport of “play the music, pray you do not fail” primarily. Songs are chosen randomly, and the problem step by step will increase. You should play by every music and full numerous quests alongside the way in which. And, for those who fail thrice, it is sport over.

Online multiplayer can be returning, and you can tackle others with Multi Battle. Create your individual room or be part of one other particular person’s room — or arrange a password-protected one to play with your folks. The extra profitable hits you get, the faster your Burst Gauge fills, which then will unleash a particular assault to hinder your opponents. Fat Chocobo may flip up, Moogle Dance may impede Trigger Marks and notes, and Points Freeze will cease rivals from getting factors except they’re pitch-perfect.

There are a ton of returning options coming to Final Bar Line in February — all earlier music phases (Battle Music Stages, Field Music Stages, and Event Music Stages) are all coming again, as are the CollectaCards, the Museum, and lots of returning songs.

The earlier Theatrhythm sport, All-Star Carnival, was an arcade-only sport which by no means made it to consoles. Before Final Bar Line, the final style we obtained of Theatrhythm was Curtain Call on the 3DS. So, given the seven-year hole, there’s tons of recent music to faucet alongside to. Songs from Final Fantasy VII Remake, many Final Fantasy XIV growth tracks, Record Keeper, and Mobius, amongst many different video games, preparations, and new songs.

While the bottom sport could have a whopping 385 songs, that is solely the start. The Digital Deluxe Edition presents 27 extra songs plus Season Pass 1, taking the full as much as 442. Or there’s the Premium Digital Deluxe Edition, which takes the full as much as 502. All of the Season Passes are composed of packs of songs from different Square Enix video games together with NieR:Automata and Replicant/Gestalt, SaGa sequence, Live A Live, and The World Ends With You.

Check out all your choices over on the Nintendo eShop, or for extra data on the sport, try the newest Square Enix weblog put up.

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