Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is Square Enix’s Latest Lousy PC Port

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is Square Enix’s Latest Lousy PC Port

2 years ago
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https://wccftech.com/stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin-pc-port-issues-lousy/

Square Enix doesn’t have a great track record with PC versions of their games, with years of mediocre to downright lousy ports, including recent disappointments like NieR: Automata and Final Fantasy VII Remake. Well, whoops, it seems Square Enix did it again, because there are widespread reports the PC version of Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is not very good. There were hints this may be the case, as Square Enix didn’t offer a demo for the PC version of SoP, but some foolishly held out hope.

According to numerous reports from players who got early access to Stranger of Paradise, even those with very capable PCs are struggling to achieve any sort of consistent performance, even when running the game on low-ish settings. Here’s a typical example from Twitter (many more can be found on the Stranger of Paradise subreddit).