Jennifer Allen of Gamezebo criticized the gameplay as 'soullessly exploitative' and 'repetitive to the extreme'. Overall, the app elicited a variety of responses from reviewers that critiqued the game’s use of the Final Fantasy XV franchise, the base-building gameplay, and the marketing of purchasable add-ons. The game's marketing campaign featured American model Alexis Ren. įinal Fantasy XV: A New Empire released worldwide on June 28, 2017. Reviewers have remarked on the similarity of A New Empire to Game of War: Fire Age, another game developed by MZ, with some calling it ' a blatant clone' of the latter. Square Enix provided a 'crash course' on art direction for the game to developers from MZ. As a free-to-play title, the game contains in-app purchases.įinal Fantasy XV: A New Empire was developed by MZ through a subsidiary company called Epic Action LLC. Guilds also have their own quests, or timed progress bars, that reward players further. Guild members can help each other complete building projects to upgrade their structures faster. Upon joining a guild, players can accumulate Loyalty that is used to purchase special items. The game employs a guild system as its social component. They train armies to defend against attacking players and can set wall defenses.
Players build a base and upgrade their structures by mining resources.
The game plays as a strategy video game with city-building elements.
