Square Enix bids farewell to a Final Fantasy title. The community mourns and shares memories of the game.
Which game is it? The game that Square Enix will close after over 8 years is the mobile Final Fantasy Brave Exvius. As the developer reports in a post on Facebook, the game will shut down on October 30, 2024, at 11:59 PM.
As of today, the opportunity to purchase the in-game currency Lapis has been discontinued. Lapis, which you have already acquired, can still be spent until the final closure of the app.
Another shard that has vanished into the void
Why is the game closing? In the post on Facebook, the team thanks players for their support of the app. However, they feel compelled and apologize for the difficult decision to take this step.
They write to justify this:
Since the launch of FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS on June 30, 2016, we have strived to provide our players with an incredible and entertaining gaming experience every day that could surpass the day before. However, we have come to the conclusion that it would be difficult to maintain the app experience and have therefore decided to discontinue the app service.
Square Enix on Facebook
Strong reviews in the app and play store: The game has received good reviews in the respective mobile stores so far. In the Play Store, the game has an average rating of 4.1 stars from over 829,000 ratings. Additionally, there are over 10,000,000 downloads of the app.
In the App Store, the game even has 4.6 stars from over 29,700 ratings.
The related subreddit for the game has a large community with over 85,000 members, who now have to say goodbye to the game.
What does the community say about it? In a post on Reddit, some fans of the game share their regret about the end of Brave Exvius. Other commentators believe that the game deteriorated over time. Some of the comments include:
Another shard that has vanished into the void
, writes Redditor kiakroI played it when it first released and had a lot of fun with it. The soundtrack and the story weren’t bad, as far as I remember. I wanted to play it again for ages. Now it’s too late for me
, writes NightWind320It’s crazy when you think about how much time and money you can invest in these things just to see them disappear forever
, notes user Jonny_NashThe story of the first season was fantastic and was on par with any mainline FF for me. Then… it just wasn’t anymore
, states user Party-Special-7121That’s good. Don’t get me wrong, it was fun when it came out, [..] Season 1 was great, then the story just fell off from there
, finds user zacaholic
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