Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origins Has Exclusive Digital Pre-Order Missions

If you’re excited to kill Chaos in Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origins, experiencing everything the adventure has to offer will require jumping through an extra hoop. Square Enix has announced that the game will feature additional, downloadable missions that won’t be available at launch. But here’s the catch: These can only be purchased digitally. 

These missions are known as Trials of the Dragon King and Wanderer of the Rift. There are no details on what they entail content-wise, only that they won’t be available to purchase separately. You can only access the Digital Deluxe Edition for $89.99. The digital edition is not available for pre-order. This will mean that fans who are on either side of this fence won’t have access to the additional missions. 

While tying DLC missions to pre-orders is nothing new, reading the replies to the embedded tweet shows that fans aren’t exactly pleased with this news. Those who have already thrown down cash on a physical pre-order (which has zero bonuses) are understandably up in arms, while some who have reserved the standard digital edition have reported an inability to upgrade to the Deluxe edition (on PlayStation at least). Since Square hasn’t divulged specifics of these missions, it’s unclear how vital they are to the game’s main narrative. One would assume they’re merely bonus missions that won’t impact the primary storyline, but Final Fantasy XV was semi-infamous for having glaring plot holes that were later filled in with DLC episodes. 

You will also get early access to any digital edition of the game 72 hours prior to launch. The Digital Deluxe Edition also tosses in a digital artbook/soundtrack. 

Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin will be available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on March 18.

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