3DS's First Final Fantasy is... a Rhythm Game

The first Final Fantasy game for 3DS is in the works, but it's not an RPG, as one would expect. It will instead take the form of a rhythm game.

As revealed in this week's issue of Japanese publication Jump, the game is called Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. It's classified as a "theater rhythm action" game (hence the name), according to a translation by Andriasang, and will include much of what you'd expect to see in a FF game -- exploring dungeons, visiting towns, battling enemies -- except you'll interact with the game through tapping and holding notes. Music is pulled from previous Final Fantasy games, as are characters, such as Cloud.

If any of this sound vaguely familiar, you might remember the April Fools' joke pulled off way back in 2001 by the Gaming Intelligence Agency.

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