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A cute little artwork from @ryoma_ito on Twitter ( https://x.com/FFRS\_JP/status/2108844989002510390 )

Quite a different artstyle today, but a very cool one nonetheless. Vaan and Rain look cute here.

I noticed this firstly when i played the demo but i wasn't sure if i had just imagined it or not. Now, since i'm capturing the espers videos again, i clearly have seen that the espers had a slight new look. Siren got a new emo haircut and Bahamut, if i'm not mistaken, got some changes with his horns.

I really like how siren looks now. The paler skin with the bang before her eye is pretty cool with the red part. I hope we will be able to upgrade them like in FFBE by fighting them again and unlock new stronger skills (and animations). I already can't wait to get Golem we could see in the demo, even if he is supposed to be unlocked later on.

Edit : another useless fun fact. FFBE had up to 21 playable espers and 24 if we count the unplayable ones (Helltrain, Madeen and Atomos).

I'm not the creator of this pixel art. The were made by Square Enix team for collabs between Mana games and Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, the mobile game. I just made them infinite loops.

Back then, they were "vision cards", items only certain characters could provide and that gave big stat boosts. Those cards used those cute little animations.

Someone asked me to post them here.

Part 1 here :

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFBraveExvius/s/eeNzqHXmpv

Since i made a second post with more GIFs for r/FinalFantasy , i figured i would do the same for the main FFBE sub. Don't worry, i won't spam the sub about this topic anymore. I already made way too many posts in the last 3 weeks.

Now, i will just upload the new ones to my FFBE google drive folder. You just have to click on "Vision Cards" to see them. Here's the link :

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/127xLwQ-EyKLkwueJD1MPleWop2ujjeiO

Anyway, if you have any cards you would like to see next, feel free to ask. I may do them in the future. When i'm making this post, Xenogears cards crash when opening them.

Part 1 right here :

https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasy/s/Dc2kdQxLPj

I want to point out that, again, the pixel art is from FFBE, not me. I'm just a mere editer who is having fun with a screen recorder.

So, people liked the first wave of those artworks and asked for more, so here there are ! I included a bit more of 11 to 16 as multiple people ask for them. Sorry for 14's fans, the game's director disliked gachas and almost never collaborated with FFBE, so no vision cards for you. I also included FFT and FFType-o in the pack alongside a small bonus at the end (KH).

I will end this post by saying that i won't make more posts like this to avoid spamming the sub. However, it doesn't mean i will stop making those loops. Rather than spamming it here, i will add them to my google drive folder over time. It's focused on FFBE/Resonance, but you can just ignore the folders if you are not interested and just click on "Vision Cards" to see those. Here's the link : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/127xLwQ-EyKLkwueJD1MPleWop2ujjeiO

(Ignore this, i'm just mentionning people who asked for new GIFs : u/bvanvolk u/octavifdez u/Baithin u/grieve2believe u/WayToTheDawn3582 u/AetaCapella )

I want to point out that the pixel art is NOT from me. It comes from Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, the mobile game. More specifically, the neo vision cards you could equip. Most were iconic moments of their character (Cecil's job change, FFVI intro, etc...), but we also had some more fun ones like Ardyn driving with the boys for FFXV. I personally just made the loops match so it can go on endlessly and i'm clearly not capable of producing such pixel art.

Since it takes a bit of time to "create" them, i focused on my tastes first. However, there are a lot more of animations i could reuse. Feel free to ask for other FFs, even Tactics and Type-0, if you are interested.

Edit : i'm happy to see those vision cards are popular. Please, let me know if you want more, especially from FFs i didn't include. I could make a new post with more of them since i can't post them in the comments and imgur doesn't work. There are cards for every FFs except FFXIV. You can choose from the following : FF1->16, FFT, FF Type-0, FFBE (of course) and some other collabs like Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest and Tomb Raider. There are some more like Xenogears or Mana games, but they are bugged for now.

Edit 2 : since it got popular, i figured people may be interested to see more of those over time. Since i don't want to flood the sub with posts every days, i will just share my google drive folder below. It's dedicated to FFBE/Resonance, but you just need to click on "vision cards" and you will find every loops.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/127xLwQ-EyKLkwueJD1MPleWop2ujjeiO

Edit 3 : part 2 is here !

https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasy/s/gLskJqZmQG

I got insipred by this post and wanted to make one too :

https://www.reddit.com/r/FFBraveExvius/s/E1DxtvjQ2u

Since we have access to a fan made translated memorial app (https://www.reddit.com/r/FFBraveExvius/s/bu7FAqMvXF), i've been browsing it a lot recently and it made me remember tons of units i've used back then, and some i never knew because i left before they arrived.

I'm not going to talk about each of them one by one because i know nobody would read my long ass text, but i'm more than eager to remind people how those characters worked back then.

Anyway, what were yours ? I'm curious and want to hear people's favorites units (outside of classics like Esther, Elena, Ibara, etc...).

They are offcial artworks coming from the now unusable app FFBE Ultimania. I also have Chloe and Charlotte if people are interested in those two and i have a bad quality art of Zile too.

(Put in fanart tag as we don't have any official art tag)

Small warning : I obviously will spoil the demo's content. Both the main story and the side quests. Try it yourself, it's worth the 8ish hours.

So, like many people, i was amazed by the quality of Resonance. Since it carries the hopes and dreams of turn-based and HD-2D Final Fantasy games, i thought pointing out the qualities of the game would be interesting to do. Also, i want to point out that i'm a fan of FFBE too, so i may see the game through rose-tinted glasses.

First off, let's talk about the most obvious quality : the HD-2D. While i was scared during the intro with the archsorceress, Bahamut and the Veritas due to the weird 3D and pixel mix, the graphics quickly grew into me and i would even say i like the artstyle. The character sprites are expressive, the decors are detailed, the skills are spectacular and the whole thing interlock pretty well. Even the artworks for the important characters are well-drawn and various.

Next, the gameplay (tried on normal). I was happy to see they took FFX's take on turns and not ATB as i'm not a fan of it. The shock system is simple yet very fun, especially when paired with the visions special skills. You find the weakness, get Lasswell to match it and start to roll. It's even better if you use Scan from Leah or Cloud to simplify the process. Having an acrual tank role is also a big plus to me, because i feel like a lot of tanks in JRPGs are just HP pools.

Then, the visions and the fan service. I won't lie, i loved it. Is it a cheesy way to bring fans of main FFs in and to have simple fan service ? For sure, but it's god samn satisfying. I would have liked a short sequence in the characters world to introduce them, but a short dialogue where you talk about their life decisions is fun too. It's the same thing for the visions CGs. They are full fan service and technically reused videos, but, let's be honest, seeing Cloud's signature move or the WoL original atttack is epic (you can skip them too). The skill inheritance is also quite interesting. You should level them up for a lot of characters. For example, giving the first level of Terra to Fina give you access to boosted light magic, which is a big advantage for the whole demo. The summon system, from what we could see (Sirene and Bahamut), is a good bonus and it gives a bit more of passive dps to Fina while she heals Rain. My only pet peave is that we my be forced to always use Rain/Lasswell/Fina in the active group as their roles are essential to the team while the others are less important. If i'm not mistaken, we will have a breaker, a buffer, a physical dps and a magical dps later on.

Talking about the jobs, let's get into the characters. I for sure am not objective here, but i would say the 3 protagonists we have seen are worth the time. Rain is close to Tidus as an optimistic and positive man that want to help as much people as he can. I also like that the main character is the tank, not the dps or the all-rounder. For Lasswell, he is closer to Noctis or Cloud. The edgy and calm guy who hides a soft spot. Fina, well, she is pure innocence and, obviously, very important to the plot. She may be a bit too "kawai-nee" at times though. The side characters are simple but fun to meet. Big up to Gilgamesh encounter that caught me off guard and really made me chuckles when he left.

Finally, the world and its interaction. I'm happy to see that sidequests are not empty and boring. There are some midly interesting one like Chloe's fetch quest, but some like Scott's, the thief in Grandport or Zile's shows more lore and backstory for our characters. The unmarked quests are also very well implemented with hints. The banter that randomly happens when you explore is a big bonus as it gives off a real adventuring party feeling. The princess tablets also are a good add-on for completionists.

Overall, i think the game could become a classic if it manages to keep this magic feeling during the whole story and outside of Grandshelt. Thanks for reading everything ! Please, if you have an opinion on this topic, write it in the comments. I'm curious to see what people could say. If you have any questions about the game, feel free to ask too. I may be able to anwer it. Also, if you are looking for artworks of the main characters or some of the side characters, i have a big stock of pics from FFBE years that i'm willing to share if asked. Have a good day !

I was searching for fan arts of FFBE online and here's a very cool one of Hyoh !

The artist was active back then and i think they even created one of the units we were able to use later on. The bloodmancer woman. Check their account :

https://andyface.artstation.com/projects/LQgAR

Following my previous post about season 1's protagonists and who they could resemble in other FFs, here's season 2 characters. There will be some spoilers about Akstar, Hyoh and Sol. You're warned.

(Link to previous post : https://www.reddit.com/r/FFBraveExvius/s/VaKmV5YBeO )

Let's dive right into it :

- Akstar/Auron : it was mandatory to pair those two. The resemblance was even a joke for a good while back then. However, they are far closer that just look. Both are the party's mentor, especially for the protagonist, and will push him toward adventure while protecting him. Both also >!already know what will happen next as Auron made the pilgrimage already and Akstar is just future Rain.!< They are even both >!walking corpses as Auron is dead since a long time and Asktar accepts death soon after finishing his goal.!<

- Hyoh/Cecil : This is a bit funny, as i would say Hyoh is a reverse Cecil. Cecil starts as a dark knight under Baron's orders before his redemption arc and turning to light. For Hyoh, >!he starts as a positive and optimistic Rain and, after seeing Aldore's truth, decide to get in the ennemies ranks and work for them. Of course, he does it to stop the emperor, but he still did some nad things too.!<

- Citra/Kain : They share a strong unrequited love theme as Citra loves Raegen while Kain loves Rosa. They also will try to navigate those feelings as much as they can while staying true to their values.

- Ignacio/Zack : Weird choice, i know. However, both are likeable people who looks for fights and whose weapons will be inherited through multiple people (buster sword and purple lightning)

- Folka/Vanille : simply because both are kind, sweet girls. Not much more to add.

- Cid/Tellah : I chose those two because they both share infinitely powerful knowledge (meteor and the airships) while their most important goal is to keep their family alive.

- Sieghard/Seifer : Loud and arrogant blond men whose story revolve around a rivalty with another protagonist (Dark Fina and Squall).

- Sol/Seymour : i feel like Sol is what Seymour could have been if he had a redemption arc. He starts off as an emotionless monster before going back to his roots and helping Hyoh to reapy his kindness.

- Physalis/Iris : The two are light-hearted, optimistic and innocent girls who wouldn't hurt a fly.

I hope this post entertained you a bit. I won't lie, this one was a bit harder than for season 1, as the Veritas are a bit less developed than the other party members. The season 2 had two large groups, so some shone more than the others. If you want to say anything, feel free to comment ! I'm not sure if i will continue as season 3 is the enxt one now.

!PSA! : It's probably obvious, but this is just a fan idea, not actual news. I would love for it to be reality but, as far as i know, i still don't work for Square Enix. Also, those speculations will be based on former FFBE story and the small informations we had of Resonance.

TL;DR :

- Short quest helping Rain find Lasswell and saving people imprisoned in ice

- A fight against Rain's brother because of the Frostlord

- FF Resonance version of the Invincible airship as a mount (in the pic)

- Rain's clothes as an armor for both body types (in the pic)

- small Rain, Lasswell or Fina minion (in the pic)

As you may have heard, a new Final Fantasy in HD-2D will soon comes out (22 October 2026), Final Fantasy Resonance. You may also not know that FFR takes inspiration from Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, a mobile JRPG gacha game that lasted 10 years, to rewrite its story and make it a real classic turn-based JRPG. Since it will come out soonly, i thought a collab similar to FFXV and FFXVI's collabs would be interesting to imagine. FFR is going to be the flag bearer of retro FFs, so its destiny will seal the possibility of any retro style games, and an event in FFXIV would help its case a lot. Due to this, i will explain a whole walkthrough of what the event could be in details.

Now, onto the actual topic, the event ! As a lot of collabs, they would start off in one of 3 main city. This time, i thought of Gridania. You would find a citizen looking for the help of an adventurer to rescue someone. Luckily, they found the Warrior of Light ! You follow them out of the city and onto the North Shroud. There, you would find a blond-haired man unconscious and monsters around him. After defeating them, the young man wakes up and introduces himself as Rain, a knight of Grandshelt. As he still weak, you take him to Fallgourd Float to rest and he asks you if you may have seen his brother, Lasswell. Obviously, you did not and you start to ask around the settlement for informations. People gives you samples of informations : a purple coat, long black hair, an azure blade, a man in armor and the direction of the Coerthas. You come back to Rain and gives him your informations. He instantly recognizes his brother aside from the armor and the two of you leave the place for the cold lands.

Once the two of you arrive, you are met with a villager struck in ice. After examination, you try to make it melt with Rain's fire spells, but it doesn't work. Of course, you try to track the source of this and find more villagers imprisoned. However, this time, one of them is only partially frozen, and you have the time to ash him what is happening. He doesn't gives you much informations aside from the fact that a person in armor passed by recently and he put a spell on them. He was followed shortly after by a man which fits Lasswell's description.

Once again, you follow the directions given by the person and end up to the top of the Weeping Saint. The landscape is even colder than usual and the snow has been replaced by a fine layer of ice. Near the edge, you catch sight of a figure : a purple coat with an azure blade and long black hair. With no doubt, you have found Lasswell, and he is not alone. The person in armor is facing him, and notices you. As you and Rain get closer, Lasswell turns around and draws his blade.

Now, onto the boss fight ! Similarly to FFXVI's event, you will fight alongside Rain to defeat Lasswell and the armored man. Lasswell fights similarly to a Samurai with his own skills, while the Frostlord focuses on Blizzard spells. The fight introduces a "shock" mechanic, which stuns the ennemies for a moment after enough damages. After a while, the Frostlord leave the battle and you are left with only Lasswell who is preparing a special technique. Both you and Rain takes it upfront and fall on the ground. However, Rain gets back up, unleash a golden aura and gives a motivational speech about accepting his powers before jumping towards Lasswell. In an instant, he defeats his brother and you are back on your feet and notice that the Frostlord is no where to be seen. The layer of ice is also slowly melting and you go up to Lasswell.

He explains that he had to fight Rain at full strength to free the villagers because the Forstlord was the only one able to. Rain calls him out on not accepting the help of his friends and makes it clear he consider you as one too. The two of them thank you for your help, compliment you on your strength and leave to stop the Frostlord.

Once this sequence finished, you go back to the first person who gave you the quest and explain what happened. He can't help but tell you how he has never heard of Grandshelt and that this knight's outfit was as unknown as his birthplace. Afterwards, you have a final scene with Rain and Lasswell side by side, their swords drawn and facing the Forstlord.

God damn, this was long ! I hope it wasn't too awful to read. I did my best to make it comprehensible while keeping a sense of mystery. Now, onto the trinkets you would acquire thanks to this quest :

First of all, Rain's clothes. Boots, pants, armbands and top. Up to you to like them or not.

Then, a scaled version of the game's Invincible airship where you sit on the main deck. Depending on the species, it changes in size. It could have one the 3 following OSTs or new theme unique to FFR :

FFBE main theme : https://youtu.be/pwFPg\_5fc3g?si=Iq2TbY1S5Py8gfAl

FFBE world map theme: https://youtu.be/YeY-5IFJDoE?si=FNeESP9acI4mOA1r

FFBE battle theme : https://youtu.be/UgfbO\_HcSsk?is=EJs-IXKoqzdMXFly

You could also acquire a minion with either Rain, Lawwsell or Fina's (another major character of FFR) appearance, but chibi.

Finally, you could also buy the usual card and some of the important themes for you to play at will.

So, what do you think of all of this ? Would this push you toward Final Fantasy Resonance or would you just finish it once in FFXIV and forget it ? If you have any ideas, comments, questions or just if you want to discuss about any of this, please do ! As you have seen, I'm more than willing to talk about it in length (and in shorter comments too).

Since FF Resonance will let us pair the protagonists with older FFs characters visions, i wanted to give ideas of which characters would fit together for each of the playable characters. I mostly focused on the personality more than their look, even if some of them fit both. Here's a little explanation for each of them :

- Rain/Tidus : Both are cheerful guys who discover the world while trying to protect as much people as possible. They also are both gifted in sword wielding.

- Lasswell/Clive : They are the calm, mindful and tormented brother of the gifted child who had to put tons of efforts to get up to their sibling's level before finally getting on their own quest due to the loss of the said sibling.

- Fina/Aerith : Pretty simple. They are the pure and innocent healers which everyone love and that secretely have a magic heritage in their ancestry.

- Jake/Zidane : The flirty rebel who fights for freedom while trying to do what's best for everyone, even their ennemies.

- Lid/Prompto : Both are the cheerful mechanics who will cracks jokes to lights up the mood of the party.

- Nichol/Ignis : The attractive and sophisticated strategist who wears glasses even if they don't have to.

- Sakura/Quistis (I'm a bit less sure about this one) : Both are mentors figures for the party as they will grant their knowledge of the universe when needed.

- Dark Fina/Lulu : both are sultry black mages who are the healer's big sister and would die to protect her. They also both have a weird flirting with the protagonist at least once.

- Raegen/Cidolfus : The tired old men who still fight for what they think is best for the world and who will soonly find an heir for their mission.

If you're still here after all of this, thank you for reading ! The choices probably weren't exact for each party members, but i tried my best to pair each of them with characters i knew enough about. If you have better ideas or you want to add anything, please let me know in the comments !

(If you want me to do the same with season 2, 3 and 4's protagonists, please let me know. I personally found it fun pairing characters and wouldn't mind doing it again.)

I'm not hating by the way. There are tons of far more sexualized characters than FFBE, both in term of (J)RPG and in term of gacha. I even liked some of those characters, like Regina, because of her story and unique gameplay.

I just found it funny how a lot of the female characters in season 1 and 2 were either in skimpy clothes or in bodysuits. I wonder if they will change any of them, like Mercedes for example (the 3rd pic) as she is one of the character the group encounter during the story.

There also was all of the summer units with the fanservice CGs. Probably sime of the bestsellers units. I remember how Fina and Daisy were amazing as a magical tank.

By the way, i chose the worst examples. There were some less obvious ones like clothes with short skirts, no pants or very obvious cleavages.

I had a pretty good run too. A lot of crit items and good spells, but i'm still not used to Sura's moves, ironically.

I recently played Final Fantasy XVI (i liked it a lot, even if it's far from perfect) and, thanks to an artwork i've seen online, i realized how similar Clive and Velvet from Tales of Berseria are similar. Due to this, i wanted to be slightly creative and made this shart for fun.

I know that people already made this comparison, but i wanted to do it myself. I for sure wasn't exhaustive but it already was pretty long so didn't want to push more into one pic.

I had this idea because i previously made two posts about a dream event with CP event 10 months ago, and it happened. Not exactly as i imagined, but it still happenned. If you're curious, i will add the links to the old posts at the end of my post. Due to this, i wanted to create another one for a smaller game which i love just as much if not more than CP : Dispatch ! (I'm calling it CP because any mention of the current event, even the game's name, get the post deleted.)

For people who don't know Dispatch, it is an interactive movie/serie set in a superhero world with, as the name suggests, a dispatching gameplay. It's pretty short but the story is good and the characters are memorable. Its devs are Adhoc Studio, which are partially from Telltale Games.

Now, onto the actual collab itself. First of all, i will keep it spoiler free as the story is probably the best aspect of Dispatch, and i don't want to ruin it for you. I will add succinct explanations on why i chose those characters to go with its pair.

Characters :

-Robert a.k.a. Mecha Man/Crypto : both are nonchalant hackers with a tragic past and a mechanic ally (Drone/Mecha). Robert even has a jacket in one of his costume so Crypto could have his hands in pockets like all of his collab skins.

- Blonde Blazer/Wattson : i'm not satisfied of this pair, but i don't really see any other character who fits Blazer, and she is too important to be forgotten. At best, both are beacons of hope in their world and are blonde. Valkyrie could make a good Blazer to me.

- Prism/Lifeline : Outside of the obvious color schemes, both are musicians (Prism : singer and Lifeline : drummer) and they have a pretty similar personality. Prism is just a bit more bitchy.

-Invisigal/Wraith : both have "invisibility powers" and have a loner/traumatized mindset even if their yearn for friends at the end of the day.

- Malevola/Alter : pretty obvious, but both have a demonic appearance (Malevona is a demon), but they also share the portal power as visible on the pic. Their personalities aren't very different either.

- Coupé/Valkyrie : this is mostly for look more than anything as Coupé is an Assassin while Valk is care free most of the time. Ash would fit her personality way more, but not her look.

- Flambae/Mirage : Both are flamboyant (ba dum tss) and funny characters who show themselves as confident. Mirage also had a similar skin some seasons ago, and it fit him quite well.

- Shroud/Caustic : both are calculating and cold scientist who wears masks. They also tend to be surrounded by smoke/gas a lot. (For anyone saying Revenant, this is a mask, not a robot)

Quick ideas i couldn't add due to the lack of space and they felt less logical :

- Royd/Gibraltar; Golem/Newcastle; Chase/Octane; Mr. Whiskey/Bloodhound; Sonar/Revenant; Punch-up/Fuse; Phenomaman/Ballistic; Waterboy/Vantage

Mythic item :

- The Astral Pulse : in Dispatch, this little item is what powers Robert's mecha and is the Macguffin during most of the story. It easily is the most iconic item after Robert's shirt, but it would be hard to make the Astral Pulse into a real "weapon", even if used like Wattson's heirloom.

- Malevola's sword (Demon's Garble) : It's a giant greatsword, pretty similar to Cloud's Buster Sword, but it doesn't have the same moveset. Malevola uses it much more as a big hammer rather than sword. It could also cool drawing animations as it comes out of one of her portals.

Spoiler mythic items : click down on the two items at your own risk. It spoils the last episode of Dispatch and one of the plot twist/reveal.

- >!Blonde Blazer's necklace : As shown during the game, she can take it off and give it to someone else and that person get her powers, so it could be a really cool universal that use light powers as attacks and have a bouncing animation as you run.!<

- >!Mecha Man Blue's sword : in the last episode, Robert get his mecha back with several upgrades, and one of them is a very cool energy sword. It's a mix of a large greatsword and a lightsaber, and it has a very cool green and blue color.!<

Possible merchandising opportunity :

- Beef as Nessie : Beef is Robert's dog and a bit of a mascot during the game, so a Nessie with his look could work. It could also be a paired plush.

-Nessie with the character clothes : a Mecha Man Nessie or a Blonde Blazer Nessie would look very cool.

Here we go, you got to the end of this looooong post. Sorry for this, i tend to get lengthy with topics like this. Anyway, what is your opinion on this idea ? I'm curious to hear about it, both from people who played Dispatch and those who didn't.

Links to old posts :

https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/s/kSIlwv2bED

https://www.reddit.com/r/apexlegends/s/bhBXN1DjWm

I noticed that Raf mentionned Paige, Jodi and Imani while i went to the Kortz Center from the mansion. All 3 of them were mentionned with the same preps, for the same objective, so i'm not sure what they actually do outside of a cool reference. He also doesn't say what they will help with, only that they asked for services. Raf also mentions Micheal, but it's logical as he came in with the mansion.

Is there any noticable difference or is it just for fun ?

I noticed way too late that we would have the 1M reduction if we bought the mansion before the update, so i farmed Dre, Cayo and the night club to be able to buy it just in time.

Now, i really need to farm again to get the upgrades (got none outside of furnitures and the animals). I also really have to change that Angel AI, it's really cringe ("Daddy").

Also, i was pleasantly surprised by >!Michael showing up two times and helping us defend our home. Now, i really want to fuck Faber up as he clearly is not innocent in this.!<

Edit : for anyone interested, i bought Richman. It has the worst view out of the 3 but i like its location and the pond in the garden.