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Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival

Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival was a free downloadable content event for Final Fantasy XV in collaboration with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series. It ran between August 31, 2017–January 31, 2018. The…

31 August 2017

Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Square Enix Business Division 2, released 31 August 2017 on PlayStation 4.

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What Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival is

Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Square Enix Business Division 2 and released in 2017. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 4 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The party arrives to Lestallum during the Assassin's Festival. They meet Holly and Cindy, and change into assassins' robes to blend into the crowd and to take part in the festivities. While Gladiolus and Ignis head off, not being much interested in the assassins, Noctis and Prompto explore the festivities together, as Assassin's Creed is their favorite game series. Within Lestallum, The Assassin is a figure of legend in its history, regarded as a vigilante hero from a far off nation who fought against oppression that once ruled over the city in an age long ago. As they return to the hotel to meet with the others, they learn the Niflheim Empire has made its rounds into Lestallum. Noctis and…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are comedy and drama. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series

Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival is the 241st of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. The next entry was King's Knight: Wrath of the Dark Dragon in 2017.

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What it launched against

Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival launched on 31 August 2017, within three weeks of Destiny 2, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Divinity: Original Sin II and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Destiny 2, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Divinity: Original Sin II, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

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When did Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival come out?
Final Fantasy XV: Assassin's Festival was released on 31 August 2017 for PlayStation 4.

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