{{Short description|2012 video game}} {{Infobox video game |image=Final Fantasy Brigade.jpg |caption= |developer=[[Square Enix#Production teams|Square Enix 1st Production Department]] |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |director= |producer= |designer= |programmer= |artist= |writer= |composer= |series=''[[Final Fantasy]]'' |engine= |platforms=[[Mobile phone]]s, [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]<ref name="jobss"/> |released={{Video game release|JP|January 6, 2012|NA|December 14, 2012}} |genre=[[Social network game|Social]] [[role-playing video game]] |modes=[[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]] }}
'''''Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Final Fantasy Brigade'''''|ファイナルファンタジー ブリゲイド|Fainaru Fantajī Burigeido}} and later {{nihongo|'''''Final Fantasy Brigade Break the Seal'''''|ファイナルファンタジー ブリゲイド ブレイク ザ シール|Fainaru Fantajī Burigeido Bureiku za Shīru}},<ref name="rebrand"/> was a ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' [[video game]] developed and published by [[Square Enix]] for [[Mobage]] compatible [[mobile phone]]s. The game was similar to other traditional ''Final Fantasy'' games with an overworld and dungeons, but was socially oriented. There were over 2.5 million players just in Japan, though reviews have commented on the game's lack of polish and sound.
The North American version officially ended its service on December 1, 2014. Service for the Japanese version ended per customary closure protocol on March 31, 2020.
== Gameplay == The game is a role-playing game in the vein of the traditional ''Final Fantasy'' installments, but with a focus on social interactions.<ref name="landing"/> The player could play with friends through multiplayer. [[Final Fantasy character jobs|Jobs]], [[Gameplay of Final Fantasy|airships, equipment, and summon monsters]] typical of the ''Final Fantasy'' series were featured.<ref name="4Gamer"/> Basic job classes are fighter, monk, thief, white mage, black mage, and red mage, which can all develop into many different types of advanced classes.<ref name="jobss"/> Players could team up each other to complete missions, obtain items, grow stronger, and defeat villains.<ref name="free2play"/>
==Plot== Long ago, the country was protected by two crystals. However, one was broken and scattered throughout the world following a monster invasion. The other lost its glow. Only the ancient summon beasts can return the crystals to their original shine, and the player must travel the world by air ship and defeat the summon beasts.<ref name="adriasang-story"/> Updates to the game in Japan allowed players to match custom made characters and classic heroes from ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' against villains Sin and Jecht.<ref name="updates"/> Various crossover characters from other ''Final Fantasy'' games appeared, including Paradox from ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'', which took place in a special event, and success brought a special reward.<ref name="paradox"/> [[Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)|Sephiroth]] was introduced in the "Cloudy Wolf" event in February 2013.<ref name="advent"/>
== Development == The game was initially hinted when Square Enix opened a teaser site as a collaboration between mobage and Square Enix.<ref name="teaser site"/> [[Yoichi Wada]] unveiled ''Final Fantasy Brigade'' in December 2011. It was [[Square Enix]]s first free to play mobile game associated with the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series.<ref name="free2play"/> The game was in development by [[Square Enix#Production teams|Square Enix 1st Production Department]]. A closed beta started in mid-December, before the game's official release on January 6, 2012.<ref name="4Gamer"/> A smartphone version was also announced, although it had no release date.<ref name="4Gamer"/> The art style of the game is similar to the one from ''[[Theatrhythm Final Fantasy]]''.<ref name="style"/> It was distributed through DeNA in Japan and Korea: in Korea it was localized by Daum Communications and released in August 2012.<ref name="style"/><ref name="Korea"/> The game came to North American [[IOS]] devices on December 14.<ref name="free2play"/> Registering at the game's official site for the North American launch informed players when the game would come out, and also gave them a character card that summoned Cloud from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' for a three-month period.<ref name="free2play"/><ref name="style"/>
==Reception== The game reached over 500,000 members thirteen days afters its release.<ref name="adriasang-members"/> Within one month, this figure had increased to 1 million registered members. By March 2012, the game had 2 million registered members, and that July crested over 2.5 million registered users in Japan alone.<ref name="Korea"/><ref name="financials"/> In Japan, ''Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade'' Mobicoin cards were sold.<ref name="jobss"/>
''[[Kotaku]]'' described the game as "pretty disappointing", citing the lack of features, including the lack of any sound or music, and very little polish.<ref name="kotakuattack"/>
== References == {{reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="advent">{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Cloud Summoned For FF Airborne Brigade|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/02/28/final-fantasy-vii-advent-children-cloud-summoned-for-ff-airborne-brigade/|author=Spencer|publisher=Siliconera|date=February 28, 2013|access-date=April 30, 2013|archive-date=October 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006031044/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/02/28/final-fantasy-vii-advent-children-cloud-summoned-for-ff-airborne-brigade/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="adriasang-story">{{cite web|title=First Pics of Final Fantasy Brigade|url=http://andriasang.com/comz6f/ff_brigade_first_look/|publisher=Adriasang|date=January 6, 2012|access-date=December 2, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052948/http://andriasang.com/comz6f/ff_brigade_first_look/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="paradox">{{cite web|title=It's A Paradox! Atlas From Final Fantasy XIII-2 Is In Social Final Fantasy Game|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/25/its-a-paradox-atlas-from-final-fantasy-xiii-2-is-in-social-final-fantasy-game/|author=Spencer|publisher=Siliconera|date=February 25, 2012|access-date=March 4, 2013|archive-date=November 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130180853/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/25/its-a-paradox-atlas-from-final-fantasy-xiii-2-is-in-social-final-fantasy-game/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="style">{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade brings cute social airship battles to iOS, Android|url=http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/29/3708016/final-fantasy-airborne-brigade-social-airship-battles-ios-android|author=Michael McWhertor|publisher=Polygon|date=November 29, 2012|access-date=March 4, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050714/http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/29/3708016/final-fantasy-airborne-brigade-social-airship-battles-ios-android|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="free2play">{{cite web|title=Free-to-Play Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade Landing in North America|url=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/11/30/free-to-play-final-fantasy-airborne-brigade-landing-in-north-america/|author=Joseph Leray|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=November 30, 2012|access-date=March 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909142453/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/11/30/free-to-play-final-fantasy-airborne-brigade-landing-in-north-america/|archive-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref>
<ref name="kotakuattack">{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade is Live and Pretty Disappointing|url=https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-airborne-brigade-is-live-and-pretty-disap-5968436|author=Mike Fahey|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=December 14, 2012|access-date=March 4, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="updates">{{cite web|title=Sin Has Been Resurrected For Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/02/15/sin-has-been-resurrected-for-final-fantasy-airborne-brigade/|author=Spencer|publisher=Siliconera|date=February 15, 2013|access-date=March 4, 2013|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119091806/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/02/15/sin-has-been-resurrected-for-final-fantasy-airborne-brigade/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Korea">{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Brigade Hops On Airship, Lands In Korea|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/07/25/final-fantasy-brigade-hops-on-airship-lands-in-korea/|publisher=Siliconera|date=July 25, 2012|access-date=August 7, 2012|archive-date=August 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816110902/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/07/25/final-fantasy-brigade-hops-on-airship-lands-in-korea/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="landing">{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade Landing on North American Shores|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/11/29/final-fantasy-airborne-brigade-landing-on-north-american-shores.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202011321/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/11/29/final-fantasy-airborne-brigade-landing-on-north-american-shores.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=December 2, 2012|publisher=Gameinformer|date=November 29, 2012|access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="4Gamer">{{cite web|title=【速報】ついに「ファイナルファンタジー」がソーシャルゲームとしてMobageに登場。そのタイトルは「FINAL FANTASY BRIGADE」。12月下旬にサービス開始予定|url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/144/G014446/20111202039/|author=oNo|publisher=4Gamer.net|date=December 2, 2011|access-date=December 2, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=September 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908200040/https://www.4gamer.net/games/144/G014446/20111202039/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="teaser site">{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Goes Social on Mobage|url=http://andriasang.com/comys3/|publisher=Adriasang|date=October 27, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2012|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230554/http://andriasang.com/comys3/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="adriasang-members">{{cite web|title=Final Fantasy Brigade Tops 500,000 Members|url=http://andriasang.com/comzpt/ff_brigade_members/|publisher=Adriasang|date=January 20, 2012|access-date=January 22, 2012|archive-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514190334/http://andriasang.com/comzpt/ff_brigade_members/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="financials">{{cite web|title=Financial Results Briefing Session: Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012|url=http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/12q4slides.pdf|publisher=[[Square Enix]]|access-date=March 28, 2013|page=7|date=May 14, 2012|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626164856/https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/pdf/12q4slides.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="jobss">{{cite web|author=Spencer|title=Which Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade Suits You?|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/14/which-final-fantasy-airborne-brigade-suits-you/|publisher=Siliconera|date=January 14, 2013|access-date=March 4, 2013|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119052940/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/14/which-final-fantasy-airborne-brigade-suits-you/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="rebrand">{{cite web|title=「FINAL FANTASY BRIGADE」がリニューアル。新たな「FINAL FANTASY BRIGADE BREAK THE SEAL」には「モーグリ酒場」「ワールドマップ」が実装|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/144/G014446/20130401019/|author=iriguchi|publisher=4Gamer.net|date=April 1, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2024|language=ja}}</ref> }}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.square-enix.co.jp/mobile/etc/ff_b}} {{in lang|ja}}
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