Square Enix revealed Samurai Rising as the “ultimate action RPG” which released on smartphone last June, and it actually looked pretty cool with its Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles-style action as well as many familiar Final Fantasy elements and jobs such as Dragoon, White Mage, Black Mage, and more.
Fast forward a little less than a year to today, Square Enix announced that Samurai Rising is terminating its service on July 14, 2017 at 3:00pm JST. The company says the effort to bring good service for the game was there, but after facing difficulties in maintaining what they would consider satisfactory service, the company decided it would be in their best interest to bring it to an end.
Information on its micro-transaction and schedule until service termination will be announced via the official website on a later date.
If you’re wondering what exactly went wrong with the game, Square Enix actually went as far as “dissing” themselves in a series of rap videos about the problems for the smartphone title, which you can check out in our earlier report. The termination will be just one of the many we’ve already seen so far in 2017.
The first track is called “Tomurai Rising” (Tomurai meaning “mourning”).
Rapper: We waited, and expected, and the time finally arrived. Square Enix is about the big masterpieces, but Samurai Rising was just a big letdown. What are you going to do about it, Mr. boss? What’s with this rarity of a shit game? The damage to our expectations isn’t away. I’m not letting go until I know your solution, so why don’t we hear your word right here and right now?
Square Enix: I’m very sorry!
The second track is titled “Uncute Rising.”
Rapper: The characters aren’t even cute, not even a bit. Just a bunch of ruggedness, not even cool. When you say “samurai,” “Japanese spirit” comes to mind, but all I see is 90% decoration. Of course that’ll make us want to blame you, inhumanly as can be. A dark past, more like dark history. You made it cheaply with your satisfied ego, right?
Square Enix: So we changed the appearances of the characters. Cuter, and cooler! We made them into characters that can be loved by everyone! We’re doing our best. Um, we also added 2D illustrations! So please try it out again! Ace-san! Yo…
The video ends with a message saying “Can’t even rap or make characters. Samurai Rising currently in the midst of self-remorse.”
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