World of Final Fantasy dumps realism for cute and opens the door for newer, younger players

LOS ANGELES — Final Fantasy is trying to be cute.

Square Enix wanted to make the world of its Final Fantasy role-playing game series more accessible to new and younger players, so it tasked producer Hiroki Chiba with creating a new game for the franchise. He is now heading up World of Final Fantasy, which as announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo industry tradeshow this week. It’s coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita next year. It mixes fan-favorite characters and settings with two new protagonists in a simplified RPG that Square Enix hopes everyone will enjoy.