InFinal Fantasy 10, players take on the role of Tidus, a famous Blitzball player who plays for the Zanarkand Abes. Blitzball is a fictional sport Square Enix imagined forFinal Fantasy 10, where the basic concept is that it’s like underwater soccer. Teams play against each other in giant, floating spheres of water, and while Blitzball is first introduced in a cut-scene,Final Fantasy 10eventually gives players the opportunity to try the sport for themselves.
Final Fantasy 10fans have had a mixed reaction to Blitzball, with some enjoying it and others criticizing it as an unnecessary distraction from the core gameplay. Regardless of how one feels aboutBlitzball, though, it’s certainly one ofFinal Fantasy 10’s most iconic and recognizable features. And now Blitzball has crossed over into the world ofStar Wars, thanks to a new novel that essentially makes a version of Blitzball “canon” in Disney’s sci-fi universe.
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Author Mike Chen penned aStar Warsnovel calledBrotherhood, which recently hit bookstore shelves. As explained by Chen on Twitter, the novel includes a nod to a sport called Blitzball that’s “played in a local lake.” Chen claims that he used to spend “hours” playingFinal Fantasy 10Blitzball, and “freaking loved” the mini-game. So much so, it seems, to make it officialStar Warscanon. However, it’s unclear how similar theFinal Fantasy 10Blitzball would be to theStar WarsBlitzball.
Square Enix hasn’t revisited theFinal Fantasy 10universe for quite some time, so Blitzball hasn’t been given another opportunity in the spotlight. The latestFinal Fantasy 10release saw Square Enixremaster bothFinal Fantasy 10andFinal Fantasy 10-2for modern consoles, but there is some hope that the world ofFF10could make a comeback at some point down the line.
Developers at Square Enix have left the door open to the possibility that aFinal Fantasy 10-3could still happen, even though it’s been decades sinceFinal Fantasy 10-2’s release.Final Fantasy 10remains one of the most popular games in the series, and so it would make sense for Square Enix to revisit it at some point down the line. It may never get as much attention asFinal Fantasy 7, but there could still be a lot of value in revisiting that world.
While fans wait for a potentialFinal Fantasy 10-3, they may have some majorFinal Fantasy 7news soon. Square Enix has announced aspecialFinal Fantasy 7anniversary livestreamfor June 16 at 3pm PT, which many assume will see the reveal ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2, though fans may want to keep their expectations in check just in case.
Final Fantasy 10/10-2 HD Remasteris available for PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Vita, and Xbox One.
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