Square Enix today announced the release date for Final Fantasy Dimensions. The game will launch on August 31 for both iOS and Android.
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Some users on the official Square Enix blog have already expressed their dissatisfaction with pricing. One such post reads “Way too expensive for an iOS game, your buggin…i [sic] would of [sic] paid 10 for the entire game butnot [sic] half or 1/3 of it….”
Another said, “I’m sure it [sic] a pretty good game, but does it really have to be that expensive?”
Some community members seemed okay with the game’s pricing, one said, “Now i (sic) just have to decide on WHICH version to get!”
This isn’t the first time Square Enix prices titles higher than the typical game on the App Store. Chaos Rings 2 for iPhone is $17.99, while the iPad version is $19.99. A remake of the Super Nintendo (SNES) classic Chrono Trigger goes for $9.99.
Meanwhile, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto (GTA) Chinatown Wars sells for $9.99. Also on the higher end of mobile pricing is Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition, which will release for $9.99. However, it’s hard to find even top-tier iOS or Android games selling for more than $5 or $10.
Square also released a handful of new screens, which can be viewed below:
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