Tetsuya Nomura Wanted Stranger of Paradise FF Origin to be About the "Story of an Angry Man"

The concept of Square Enix’s newStranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Originis still settling with fans of the franchise - amidst all that Chaos. However, Nomura’s vision was clear from the beginning, when he planned to have an “angry man” as the protagonist.

Square Enix Presents debuted our first look atStranger of Paradiseduring E3 weekend, and while the project is still in development, it didn’t quite manage to win viewers over.

In order to explain the stern-looking lead, the rougher environment in contrast toFinal Fantasy’sethereal past, and the apparent obsession to kill Chaos, Nomura and scenarist Kazushige Nojima shared their thought process.

Tetsuya Nomura’s Vision of an “Angry Man”

OnceStranger of Paradisehad been unveiled, Square Enix sent theofficial Japanese websitelive, where developers, including Nomura and Nojima, dissected the title’s origin.

Nomura explained howStranger of Paradisewas inspired byDissidia 012 Duodecim, and the savage nature of the fighting game. This evolved into a plot to create a challenging location for characters to find triumph.

Another idea involved Nomura’s desire to follow “a story focusing on an angry man”, andStranger of Paradisesoon mixed both concepts into one.

We translated all of the website comments from developershere.

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The Angry Man and His Plan to Kill Chaos

At the root of this angry man’s story, referencing the strong-jawed Jack we see in the trailer, is a compulsion to kill the game’s antagonist Chaos.

Nojima shared some of Jack’s inner thoughts, such as “I want to kill Chaos…it’s like a hunger…a thirst”, which clearly demonstrates the character’s revenge-fueled motive.

We will have to wait and see why Jack and his fellow Warriors of Light, Ash and Jed, are so hellbent on bringing about Chaos’ demise, but the game’s violent nature will also be heavily reflected in the combat Team Ninja has given to the origin title.

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When WillStranger of Paradise FF OriginRelease?

There may be a year’s wait for the full game to release, but fans have until June 24 to test the trial version on PS5.