Publisher Square Enix [5,097 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/square-enix”>Square Enix and developer indieszero [10 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/indieszero”>indieszero will release a demo for Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line [5 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/theatrhythm-final-bar-line”>Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line for PS4 [24,550 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/playstation/ps4″>PlayStation 4 and Switch [12,906 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/nintendo/switch”>Switch on February 1, the companies announced.
Here is an overview of the demo, via Square Enix:
Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line is the biggest rhythm Action [876 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/action”>action game in the series, with a massive 385 Final Fantasy [52 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/series/final-fantasy”>Final Fantasy tracks in the standard edition alone – plus 27 more in the Deluxe Editions. Plus, there will be multiple downloadable content packs featuring music from other Square Enix series, like NieR, Octopath Traveler [22 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/octopath-traveler”>Octopath Traveler, LIVE A LIVE [12 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/live-a-live”>LIVE A LIVE, Mana, SaGa, and more.
That’s a lot of music, and the demo gives you a generous selection of 30 tracks from that massive playlist.
Music Stages in the game fall into three types:
- Battle Music Stage (BMS) – Defeat waves of enemies in time to up-tempo battle themes.
- Field Music Stage (FMS) – Journey forth with a party across themed landscapes with relaxing field music.
- Event Music Stage (EMS) – Play to the beat against the backdrop of unforgettable scenes from each title.
Here’s which tracks are included in the demo – and the type of stage you’ll play through:
- Final Fantasy II (Pixel Remaster) [5 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/final-fantasy-ii-pixel-remaster”>Final Fantasy II
- “The Rebel Army” (BMS)
- “Battle 1” (BMS)
- “Town” (FMS)
- “Main Theme” (FMS)
- Final Fantasy V (Pixel Remaster) [5 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/final-fantasy-v-pixel-remaster”>Final Fantasy V
- “Main Theme of Final Fantasy V” (BMS)
- “Four Hearts” (FMS)
- “Battle 1” (BMS)
- “Battle 2” (BMS)
- “Mambo de Chocobo” (FMS)
- “Harvest” (FMS)
- Final Fantasy VII [68 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/final-fantasy-vii”>Final Fantasy VII
- “Opening – Bombing Mission” (BMS)
- “Let the Battles Begin!” (BMS)
- “Fight On!” (BMS)
- “The Chase” (FMS)
- “Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII” (FMS)
- Final Fantasy XIII
- “Defiers of Fate [36 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/series/fate”>Fate” (BMS)
- “Saber’s Edge” (BMS)
- “Blinded by Light” (BMS)
- “March of the Dreadnoughts” (FMS)
- “Desperate Struggle” (BMS)
- Final Fantasy XIV Online [2 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/final-fantasy-xiv-online”>Final Fantasy XIV
- “Hard to Miss” (BMS)
- “On Westerly Winds” (FMS)
- “The Land Breathes” (BMS)
- “Serenity” (FMS)
- “Torn from the Heavens” (BMS)
- “To the Sun” (FMS)
- “Nemesis” (BMS)
- Final Fantasy XV
- “Stand Your Ground” (BMS)
- “The Fight Is On!” (BMS)
- “APOCALYPSIS NOCTIS (Uncovered Trailer)” (BMS)
Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line is due out for PlayStation 4 and Switch on February 16 worldwide. Read more about the game here, here, here, here, and here.