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Final Fantasy dips back into the SNES golden era with Resonance
Resonance is built on the first season of a mobile game that ended in twenty twenty-five, and OpenCritic has ninety percent of critics recommending it.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on this story, from The Five O'Clock at 5:22 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Verge's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The Verge: “Final Fantasy dips back into the SNES golden era with Resonance”, with reporting from Game Informer, Push Square, RPGFan, OpenCritic and RPGamer.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 5:22 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- The VergeFinal Fantasy dips back into the SNES golden era with Resonance
- Game InformerFinal Fantasy Resonance Review: On Its Own Wavelength - Game Informer October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- Push SquareReview: Final Fantasy Resonance (PS5) - Square's Series Returns to Its Roots to Fantastic Effect October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- RPGFanFinal Fantasy Resonance Review October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- OpenCriticFinal Fantasy Resonance Reviews - OpenCritic October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- RPGamerFinal Fantasy Resonance Review - RPGamer October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFinal Fantasy Resonance is out, and it's an old-style role-playing game built on the first season of the Final Fantasy Brave Exvius mobile game, The Verge reports.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrave Exvius ran four chapters from two thousand sixteen to twenty twenty-five, according to Game Informer.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo somebody dug up a switched-off phone game and gave it a body.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSquare Enix has been doing that. Octopath Traveler Zero was one example, Game Informer says.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDoes it look any good, though?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's the first Final Fantasy with the HD-2D look, RPGamer says. And the battle screen shows who attacks next, like Final Fantasy Ten.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorCritics love it. OpenCritic has fifty-two reviews averaging eighty-five, and Game Informer gave it nine out of ten.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPush Square gave the PlayStation Five version eight and listed a very predictable plot and cliche characters.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRPGFan says it isn't even interested in doing anything new, and that's why it works. I've never felt so understood.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a dead mobile game, Dale. It's allowed one comeback.
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