
And is isn't wrong-without a Guild you can't partake in Guild quests, request help from members to build your buildings, and a bunch of other perks. However, after building maybe two buildings, A New Empire alerts you that joining a Guild is more of less the only way to make progress in this mobile title.

Buildings take time, resources, and in-game funds to build, but for the beginning bit the game allows you to skip the time investment with free speed ups that make the buildings done immediately. When the game boots up, you're greeted with a picture of Noctis and immediately start building some buildings via his command. Before we even start let me tell you: you shouldn't.Ī New Empire reminds me a bit of the hit title Clash of Clans, but stripped of any of the strategy and base building that makes that game so satisfying in the first place. And I played it just so you wouldn't have to. After all, this wasn't Square's first foray into the mobile realm, and I enjoyed my time with Record Keeper and Brave Exvius, for what it's worth.īut no, really, A New Empire is just that bad. When I found out that A New Empire was a legitimate, Square Enix endorsed release, curiosity got the better of me.Įven based on the screenshots the game seemed entirely shoddy - but maybe, just maybe, there's something worthwhile in A New Empire.


You know, the ones that clearly rip off Sonic or Mario or another popular series to get unsuspecting people to download it and then bombard them with premium purchases and banner ads until they uninstall the app. When I first saw Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire in the Google Play Store, I immediately wrote it off as one of those weird scam apps.
