Final Fantasy dips back into the SNES golden era with Resonance

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/ss_a5850396e3aaf971ce506069bb412e9deb805391.1920x1080-2.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Final Fantasy</em> is a lot different than it used to be. While many of the early <em>Final Fantasy</em> titles look and play similarly to each other, the series has since grown to encompass blockbuster games like <em>Final Fantasy XVI</em> and the gargantuan <em>Final Fantasy VII Remake</em> trilogy, which don't play much like the classics. But there's still an audience for retro RPGs and old-school <em>Final Fantasy</em> games, especially thanks to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/840080/square-enix-hd2d-games-octopath-dragon-quest">the HD-2D style</a> that mixes gorgeous pixel art with detailed 3D graphics to great effect. Square Enix has made a bunch of HD-2D games already, like the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24297436/dragon-quest-3-hd-2d-remake-review">remakes of</a> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/674848/dragon-quest-1-2-remake-release-date">early <em>Dragon Quest</em> titles</a>, but this week, it's launching the first HD-2D <em> …</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/1013958/final-fantasy-resonance-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>