Final Fantasy Artniks
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| Final Fantasy Artniks | |
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 Game logo | |
| Publisher | Square Enix |
| Director | Kazunari Itakura |
| Producer | Ichiro Hazama |
| Series | Final Fantasy |
| Platforms | Mobile phone, GREE |
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| Genre | Social role-playing |
| Mode | Multiplayer |
Final Fantasy Artniks was a Japanese video game developed by Square Enix and the GREE social network. It is the second Final Fantasy social game and the second game developed with GREE.
The game is a card game using art assets, characters and battle systems from previous Final Fantasy titles. Players could either fight series of battles against enemies and bosses for rewards and rankings, or engage other players.
The game was released on November 30, 2012, and in just over a month, one million players had joined. Square Enix reported in 2013 that social games like Artniks were producing "acceptable profits".
A sequel to the game, titled Final Fantasy Artniks Dive, was released in June 2014.[1] Both titles have since been discontinued.
Features
Players began the game by choosing a main card. They also utilized equipment cards that enhanced all characters in play.[2] Ability cards were also used to make attacks stronger and hit points higher.[3] Defeating enemies and completing quests filled a meter that when full made players to enter "Burst Mode", releasing treasure chests.[2][3] Boss combat used Final Fantasy's active time battle system.[3] Player versus player combat was also possible, and involved eleven cards instead of the five used in boss battles.[3] Winners got points toward the game's leaderboard, and also "Mog Medals" that were used to access a mini-game.[2]
Characters, monsters and items from all the main Final Fantasy games appeared, as well as Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Type-0, and others.[4] Well known events from previous Final Fantasy titles were occasionally encountered. The game received updates periodically in the form of "Most Wanted" villains for players to share information about to find and defeat to earn rewards.[4] The first update featured Kefka Palazzo from Final Fantasy VI and the second being Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII.[4]
