Combat runs on a timeline system that previews upcoming turns, and staggering enemies grants bonus actions — chain enough of them into a “sweeping stagger” and you unlock a devastating Resonance attack. Outside of battle, players equip Visions, playable versions of legacy Final Fantasy heroes like Cloud and Terra, for extra stats and abilities that can be mixed and matched across the party, on top of summonable espers and airship exploration.

The story is set in the Kingdom of Grandshelt, where the knight Rain and his friend Lasswell investigate a shattered crystal and end up chasing the armored villain Veritas of the Dark, eventually joined by an amnesiac girl named Fina.