Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is one of Square Enix's first big new game releases of 2022, and it's looking to take the Final Fantasy series in a bold new direction. Narratively tied to the very first Final Fantasy game, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin drops the traditional turn-based battle system that the franchise is known for in favor of a more action-oriented approach, drawing comparisons to games like Dark Souls and Nioh in the process.
The Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Nioh comparisons make sense as the game is actually being developed by Team Ninja, the same studio behind the Nioh games. Team Ninja and Square Enix have already let fans get their hands on the game through limited-time demos that have let them try out the single-player content as well as the game's multiplayer component. Now the only thing left for Final Fantasy fans to do is wait for Stranger of Paradise's release date to roll around, with the game set to launch a couple of months from now.
When Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin does launch, fans should know that they may need to clear out some storage space for it. Twitter account PlayStation Game Size, which prowls for information on unreleased games, has found evidence that Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin's file size will be a whopping 71.5 GB, and that's not even taking into account a likely day one patch. There's no word yet on if the PS4 version will be the same size, but one has to imagine that it will be roughly the same.
71.5 GB is rather large, but not unheard of for the Final Fantasy series. In fact, Final Fantasy 7 Remake's PS5 file size is even larger, so fans shouldn't be all that surprised to learn that Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is going to take up a significant chunk of the PS5's SSD space.
PlayStation Game Size also discovered the likely day that that fans will be able to start pre-loading Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, so at the very least they'll have some time to get the game downloaded before launch. According to PlayStation Game Size, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin pre-loads will start on March 13, which is a couple of days before the game's early access launch on March 15.
Those that pre-order the digital deluxe edition of Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin will get three days early access to the game, three extra missions, and a handful of other goodies. Everyone else will have to wait a few days later to start their play-through.
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin launches March 18 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.