The STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN Speedrun Challenge

How quickly can you defeat the darkness? Win awesome prizes in our new Speedrun Challenge - read on for all the details!
By Duncan Heaney

Jack Garland is out to kill Chaos - and he’s pretty good at it.

The protagonist of STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN has so many options for taking down the forces of darkness, from multiple job classes to an arsenal of powerful (and awesome looking) weapons.

Now that you’ve all had some time to get to grips with them all, it’s time to put your skills to the test… and win prizes in the process!

Our new STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN Speedrun Challenge presents three tantalizing tasks for you to take on. We’ll be looking for how quickly you can achieve these goals, so fight fast, efficiently, and with resolve!

Be the fastest, and you could win amazing STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN prizes! Read on for all the details:

Jack fighting the fiend of fire in STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

The Challenges

There are three challenges to compete in. You must record your attempts, as we’ll be watching the videos to determine the winners!


1. Speedrun

It’s your classic speedrun challenge! How quickly can you get through each of the game’s levels? Fight, dodge and soul burst your way to a top time!

  • The Challenge: Complete the game from the “Illusion at Journey’s End” level at Chaos Shrine through the boss battle in Terra Tortura as quickly as possible in action mode.

  • Entry period: Friday, March 25 - Monday, March 28 from 6:00 pm GMT / 11:00 am PDT

  • The Prize: The winner of the challenge will receive a STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN Bomber Jacket.


2. Unlock 27 job classes

How quickly can you become a Jack of all trades? There are 27 job classes to unlock - so that seems like a pretty big task, right?

(Oh, and we’re not counting any secret ones. Also… shh - spoilers!)

  • The Challenge: This one’s pretty simple: be the fastest person to unlock all 27 jobs in the game. Complete levels, earn anima… the choice is yours. Just be quick!

  • Entry period: Monday, March 28 - Tuesday, March 29 from 6:00 pm BST / 10:00 am PDT

  • The Prize: The winner of this challenge will receive a STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN Bomber Jacket.


3. One-Hour Run

How far can you get in 60 minutes? This challenge tasks you with completing as many stages as possible as quickly as possible.

  • The Challenge: Get as far as possible within one hour of gameplay, starting from the ‘Illusion at Journey’s End’ level at the Chaos Shrine in ACTION mode. We will be checking for how many stages you can complete in that timeframe - so fight fast and efficiently!

  • Entry period: Tuesday, March 29 - Wednesday, March 30 from 6:00 pm BST / 10:00 am PDT

  • The Prize: The winner of this challenge will receive a STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN Bomber Jacket. The second-place winner will receive a STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN Crystal-making kit!

Marilith from STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

How to submit your entry

All entries must be submitted and verified by Twitter. To enter your run, you must do the following:

  • Send a link to a Twitch, Facebook, or YouTube video or VOD to @fforigin and @gamesight on Twitter. Make sure you include both accounts, or your entry won’t be registered!

Your runs will be confirmed and verified by the Gamesight analytics team and when winners are selected, they’ll be announced on game’s official social media accounts.

For full terms and conditions, click here:


That’s basically all there is to it. Will your run be precise, efficient and fast, or will it just descend into chaos?

We can’t wait to find out - good luck everyone!

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