Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

StreamerHouse brought 411 viewers in 2022 to Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Team Ninja's edgelord take on Final Fantasy I. The March 2022 launch streams showcased Nioh combat in a Final Fantasy skin—fast, technical, and borrowing heavily from Team Ninja's previous work including enemy animations and particle effects. The house laughed at the cringe dialogue ("Chaos!"), appreciated the deep job system, but couldn't ignore the terrible graphics and weird aliasing that made 2022 cutscenes look like 2012. Critics called it "accessible Final Fantasy Nioh" which was both a compliment and a warning. The year was 2022, and StreamerHouse documented Square Enix's bizarre experiment in making Final Fantasy actively hostile, complete with edgy protagonist Jack punching his way through nostalgia.