Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin followers thought they have been getting a DLC trailer and as a substitute received Rick Astley

Final Fantasy followers are by no means gonna give this up

The Warrior of Light appears during the Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin DLC trailer
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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin followers thought they have been getting a trailer for the ‘Trials of the Dragon King’ DLC however as a substitute received rickrolled. 

Earlier at present, June 30, Square Enix revealed that Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is getting some DLC within the type of the Trials of the Dragon King enlargement. After heading straight to the official Strangers of Paradise website (opens in new tab) although, one games journalist observed that there was a video embedded into the location, but it surely wasn’t the trailer they – or others (opens in new tab)– have been anticipating. 

Straight after this VG24/7 and RPGSite’s Alex Donaldson put out a tweet (opens in new tab) urging Final Fantasy followers to test the web site. One particular person responded to Donaldson (opens in new tab) with a video of themselves accessing the web site revealing that as a substitute of a DLC trailer, Square Enix had really simply linked to Rick Astley’s iconic Never Gonna Give You Up music video. Meaning Square Enix actually simply rickrolled a bunch of Final Fantasy followers. 

Whether this was intentional or just only a placeholder continues to be up for debate however we’re unhappy to report that the web site has since been up to date, and now really incorporates the right Trials of the Dragon King DLC teaser trailer – which you’ll look ahead to your self beneath. The first ever enlargement for the game will add three new missions titled Trials of the Dragon King, Wanderer of the Rift, and Different Future and is because of launch on July 20, 2022.

Stranger of Paradise and Rick Astley apart, It’s by no means been a greater time to be a Final Fantasy fan. Not solely is Square Enix nonetheless usually rolling out updates for Final Fantasy 14 – together with the soon-to-be revealed 6.2 patch – however the developer additionally lately introduced that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2: Rebirth is due to launch in winter 2023.

But that wasn’t all that Square Enix needed us to know in regards to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake because it was additionally revealed that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 is now in active development. If you don’t suppose you possibly can wait that lengthy to dive again into Midgar although, the excellent news is that we’re additionally getting a Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core remake this winter, in addition to Final Fantasy 16 which is due next summer. Phew, that’s loads of Final Fantasy information. 

Need one thing to play while you look forward to the Stranger of Paradise DLC? Take a take a look at our listing of games like Final Fantasy for inspiration. 


 

Source: gamesradar.com

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