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Square Enix has revealed and dated Dungeon Encounters, a minimalistic dungeon crawling RPG set for launch on October 14.
The company revealed the game during their presentation at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Rather than concentrate on the usual epic scale of RPGs from the company, Dungeon Encounters takes an approach inspired by table-top games. Levels are simple, grid based boards, while battles take place on static painted backgrounds. Nevertheless, you’ll still have to contend with numerous obstacles, battles and styles – and plenty of monsters too.
The team behind the game certainly has pedigree too. First up, the director is Final Fantasy IX director Hiroyuki Ito, who also created the Active Time Battle system. Naturally, the ATB system returns here. Character art comes from former Final Fantasy X animation designer Ryoma Ito and the game’s producer is Hiroaki Kato. He previously worked on Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. If that wasn’t enough Final Fantasy connections, the game’s musical director is one of the series’ most frequently featured composers, Hiroaki Kato.
You can check out the announcement trailer for the game for yourself below. You won’t have to wait very long either, as Dungeon Encounters will launch on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC on October 14.
