Final Fantasy Meets Zelda in Steam's Best New RPG
Final Fantasy meets Zelda in Zenonia, the mobile-first RPG that's finally on PC.
Final Fantasy meets Zelda in Zenonia, the mobile-first RPG that's finally on PC.
The short version
- Years before the iPhone debuted in 2007, Square Enix began developing Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games for Japanese mobile phone networks.
- Games like Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII were built for Japan's then-advanced flip phones, with gameplay mechanics reliant on hardware like a camera phone.
- It took only a few years for touchscreen smartphones to eclipse the popularity and viability of flip phones for video games.
What happened
RPG franchises like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Fire Emblem all have wildly popular mobile entries. But one RPG franchise, developed natively for mobile phones, is often overlooked.
Why it matters
Over 15 years ago, Zenonia proved that mobile phones could run complete, console-worthy games — without ties to an outside IP.
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