Square Enix ends a popular Final Fantasy game after more than 8 years

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Square Enix says goodbye to a Final Fantasy title. The community mourns and shares memories of the game.

What game is it? The game that Square Enix is ​​closing after more than 8 years is the mobile Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. As the developer reports in a post on Facebook, the game will close on October 30, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

As of today, the ability to purchase the in-game currency Lapis will be discontinued. Lapis that you have already purchased can still be spent until the app is finally closed.

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Another shard that disappeared into the void

Why is the game closed? In the post on Facebook, the team thanks the players for the support they have given the app. However, they feel compelled and apologize for the difficult decision to take this step.

As justification they write:

Since the launch of FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS on June 30, 2016, we have strived to provide our players with an incredible and fun gaming experience every day that could surpass the day before. However, we have come to the conclusion that it would be difficult to continue to maintain the app experience, so we have decided to discontinue the app service.

Square Enix on Facebook

Strong reviews in the App and Play Store: The game has so far received good reviews in the relevant mobile stores. In the Play Store, the game has an average rating of 4.1 stars with over 829,000 ratings. In addition, the app has been downloaded over 10,000,000 times.

In the App Store, the game even gets 4.6 stars from over 29,700 reviews.

The corresponding subreddit for the game also has a large community with over 85,000 members, who now have to say goodbye to the game.

What does the community say about this? In a post on Reddit, some fans of the game share their regrets about the end of Brave Exvius. Other commenters say that the game got worse over time. Some of the comments include:

  • Another shard that disappeared into the void, writes Redditor kiakro
  • I played it when it was first released and had a lot of fun with it. The soundtrack and story weren’t bad from what I remember. I’ve been wanting to play it again for ages. Now it’s too late for me, writes NightWind320
  • It’s crazy to think how much time and money you can invest in these things, only to see them disappear forever, notes user Jonny_Nash
  • The story of the first season was fantastic and for me was on a par with any FF in the main series. Then… it wasn’t anymore, says user Party-Special-7121
  • That’s good. Don’t get me wrong, it was funny when it came out, [..] Season 1 was great, then the story just fell from there, says user zacaholic

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