Fantasy Earth Zero announces official launch date

by Eliot Lefebvre on May 7th 2010 9:00AM

Betas, Fantasy, Launches, News items, Free-to-play

Fantasy Earth Zero is an interesting (and long-arriving) import game, originally developed by the inimitable Square-Enix and brought over via Gamepot USA. The game has been moving through its beta testing phase rather smoothly, good news for fans of its action-focused gameplay and PvP territory wars. And now there's even more good news: the game has an official launch date. On May 18th, less than two weeks away, the game is moving out of the beta testing phase and into its full commercial launch.

To celebrate, a launch site has been set up specifically for special events, promotions, and other goodies in the days leading up to the launch proper. While there aren't many hints about what will come with the change from open beta to official launch (other than the expected launch of the cash shop), it's promised that there will be new opportunities for players to test their skills. And if you haven't yet gotten a chance to try Fantasy Earth Zero to see if it's a game that you want to stick with... well, what are you waiting for?

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Tags: cash-shops, f2p, fantasy-earth-zero, fez, free-to-play, gamepot, gamepot-usa, launch-events, launches, square, square-enix, territory, territory-control

Reader Comments (2)

It's actually a pretty interesting little game, chock full of that old school Square Enix feel (and sounds, Hitoshi Sakimoto, of FFT FF12 and Vagrant Story fame, did the music).

The problem for me was, surprisingly, the difficulty level. Landing hits is ridiculously hard, and with so many other unique elements, there's a very steep learning curve for everything from game mechanics to getting used to the crazy-hard combat. It was off-putting.

I do enjoy standing around with my blocky, PS1-2ish looking sprite and listening to the awesome Sakimoto tunes I would never have heard otherwise.

I should add that I'm only a very casual shooter fan, and more serious and capable shooter ppl will probably have an easier time.

Also, FF/SE fans should really take a look-see. It's interesting if nothing else.

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