Square Enix Confirms Turn-Based Blockchain Strategy Title ‘Symbiogenesis’
Square Enix has revealed more details about its turn-based strategy game Symbiogenesiswhich will use blockchain technology.
Announced last November, Symbiogenesis was originally described as a new NFT project, with the “digital collectible art project designed from the ground up for Web3 fans.”
Square Enix has now revealed more details about the blockchain host Symbiogenesis.
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According to a press release, Symbiogenesis is a “unique” Web3 experience built around 10,000 pieces of digital, collectible art that is “tied to a story that players will unfold in a virtual (turn-based) adventure.”
“The art evolves with every strategic move a player makes,” Square Enix continued. “The project is set on a mysterious floating continent where unique storylines unravel based on information obtained by holding digital collectibles representing various characters.”
“Players can unlock many engaging stories about this secretive world and its inhabitants by holding or trading digital collectibles and can earn them by completing various quests.”
Players will be able to “replicate and sell digital art” via Polygon. “NFT collectibles can also be used as profile pictures and other ways by exploring the world and finding different items,” Square Enix confirmed.
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SYMBIOGENESIS NFT Collectible Art will be Ethereum based and the game tool will be polygon based.#SYMBIOGENESIS #symgeNFT #NFT— SYMBIOGENESIS (@symbiogenesisPR) 15 February 2023
Symbiogenesis will apparently have multiple endings, though only three players who “meet specific conditions” will be chosen to participate in a final “World Mission” to determine the conclusion of the ongoing narrative.
“Our latest collaboration only shows that Web3 is gaining more and more traction among the world’s largest developers, proving once again that this innovative stack of technologies and the benefits they provide have enormous potential when it comes to gaming,” said Urvit Goel , vice president of global games and platform business development at Polygon Labs.
Symbiogenesis to be launched in spring 2023.
Back in 2021, Square Enix confirmed that they planned to invest in blockchain and NFTs after the successful release of a series of Million Arthur tokens.
In early 2022, Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda once again reiterated plans to explore blockchain, NFT, and metaverse-based games. Despite backlash from gamers, Square Enix’s share price increased by eight percent.
Last June, Matsuda said: “It is still too early to consider making Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy blockchain games,” but kicked off 2023 by saying that Square Enix would be “most focused” on blockchain entertainment this year, describing the next twelve months as one of “great evolution and transformation.” Symbiogenesis appears to be the first step in that shift for the company.
However, according to the annual State Of The Game Industry survey, interest in blockchain technology had not grown in the past year, and over 70 percent of surveyed developers did not care about Web3 technology.
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