A rhythm action game packed with 385 carefully selected music tracks from across the whole Final Fantasy series.
Key Features
The Music of Final Fantasy Comes Together Here – Includes popular tracks from a total of 46 different games, featuring the latest music from Final Fantasy I through to Final Fantasy XV in the main series, as well as remakes, spin-offs and various different soundtrack CDs. Relive the thrilling battles and soaring emotions alongside beautiful music and video.
Throw Yourself into the Rhythm – Push the buttons in time with the music to match triggers moving across the screen on 3 different types of stage. With easy to learn controls and four different difficulty settings, anyone can jump in and have fun straight away. Also supports controller sharing play using a Joy-Con controller.
Online Multiplayer for up to Eight Players – Introducing riotous online Multi Battles where everyone plays together! Interfere with the other players plans and make clever use of your Burst abilities to turn the tables and grasp victory. Don’t forget to exchange ProfiCards once the battle is over!
Put Together the Party of Your Dreams with a Total of 104 Characters to Choose From – Meet cute versions of many classic characters and monsters from the series as exciting RPG battles play out alongside the rhythm action. Gather and power up your team to beat the next stage.
Enjoy the Music and Video at Your Leisure – The game also features music player and theatre modes that let you sit back and enjoy the tracks and movies you have collected without the rhythm game action.
■ The Theatrhythm Series
Memories of Final Fantasy Revived through Music
In 2012, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy was released as the first music game in the Final Fantasy series. This rhythm action game is packed with musical gems carefully selected from titles ranging from Final Fantasy I to the latest numbered title, as well as remakes, side stories and spin-offs, and even various soundtrack CDs. The Theatrhythm series is characterized by its simple controls where players press buttons in time with moving Triggers, as well as its cute stylized FF characters, rhythm action-driven RPG battles, and beautiful cut scenes. Since the first game, many songs have been added to the series, expanding the scope of play and bringing the series to a variety of platforms. In 2023, Theatrhythm will make a new appearance on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 with the largest number of songs in its history!
Series History
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (February 16, 2012) – 130 songs total
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy for iOS (December 13, 2012) – 110 songs total
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (April 24, 2014) – 330 songs total
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: All-Star Carnival (September 27, 2016) – 335 songs total
Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line (February 16, 2023) – 502 songs total
■ Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line Features
With 385 in-game songs, this installment has the highest volume of tracks in the history of the series! The total jumps to 502 when including the DX version and add-ons!
Songs Included In-Game: 385 songs
DX Version Exclusive: 27 songs
Downloadable Content Add-Ons: 90 songs
Total Songs: 502 songs
Includes 167 New Songs *Compared to Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Cal, 3DS, released in 2014.
“Tifa’s Theme – Seventh Heaven” (Final Fantasy VII Remake)
Add-on content includes various tracks from popular Square Enix titles!
104 characters appear from throughout the Final Fantasy series.
■ Gameplay Basics
Press and Tilt to the Rhythm!
When the Triggers on screen overlap with a Trigger Mark, make your move!
The red, yellow, and green circles are called “Triggers.” When they overlap with the white circles to the right of the screen called “Trigger Marks,” make a well-timed move with a button or stick!
Simple controls make for intuitive gameplay that anyone can pick up.
—Difficulty Options
There are three difficulty levels to choose from for each piece of music: Basic / Expert / Ultimate.
In addition, about one-third of the songs offer the highest difficulty level, “Supreme”!
—Additional Information
Touch Trigger: Press a button.
Slide Trigger: Move the stick in the direction of the arrow. Use two sticks for two arrows.
Hold Trigger: Hold a button for the duration of the trigger and let go at the end.
Hold-Slide Trigger: Hold a button for the duration of the trigger, and move the stick in the direction of the arrow at the end.
Enjoy Three Kinds of Music Stages
Different songs play in different ways with three Music Stage types: Battle Music Stage, Field Music Stage, and Event Music Stage.
—Battle Music Stage
Defeat waves of enemies in time with up-tempo battle music! (Song: “Veiled in Black” from Final Fantasy XV.)
—Field Music Stage
Journey forth with your party to relaxing field music! (Song: “The Dalmasca Estersand” from Final Fantasy XIII)
—Event Music Stage
Play to the beat against a backdrop of unforgettable scenes from each title! (Song: “Hollow” from Final Fantasy VII Remake)
■ A Wide Variety of Music
The game features 385 songs, the most in the series!
—“Opening Theme” from Final Fantasy
—“Suteki da Ne (Isn’t It Wonderful?)” from Final Fantasy X
—“Song of the Ancients / Fate” from NieR Gestalt / RepliCant
—“Octopath Traveler -Main Theme-” from Octopath Traveler
—“Ardent Rhythm” from Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song
■ Game Modes
Choose from a variety of modes to shake things up!
Hone your skills and aim for a high score, have fun with friends, or try to complete your CollectaCard collection!
Main Modes
Series Quests – Advance through a total of 29 titles, clearing quests and unlocking characters and playable songs.
Music Stages – Play the music you’ve acquired to your heart’s content, and try out Simple Style using only one button or Pair Style with two players on one screen.
Multi Battle – Up to four players can face off in online multiplayer matches.
Museum – Peruse and enjoy the music, videos, and various collections you’ve acquired. You can also check detailed play records.
■ Game Mode: Series Quests
Complete stages while adventuring through the Final Fantasy series!
Start with this all-new mode to collect songs and characters!
—Choose from your favorite titles.
Relive a total of 29 past titles and unlock their songs as you go.
When you unlock a title, you’ll also unlock its associated characters. You can also obtain enemy characters by clearing all stages.
—Advance through the map by clearing each song’s stage!
It’s not just about clearing the songs; each song has its own quest, such as “Defeat 10 ‘Bomb’ enemies,” to test your party formation skills. Songs cleared in this mode are unlocked to play in Music Stages!
Endless World
Once you complete a special title, Endless World will be unlocked! In this stage, a random song is chosen each time, and quest difficulty increases gradually as you progress. Fail three quests and it’s over! Your ingenuity and technique will be tested to see how far you can advance in a single attempt.
■ Game Mode: Multi Battle
Online multiplayer matches with up to four players!
Uses bursts to fight for victory.
—Enter a room and choose a song.
Join another player’s room or create your own and wait for opponents to come to you. If you want to play with just your friends, you can set a password to enter the room. Once everyone is ready, select which song you want to play, and the battle song will be selected at random from among the songs chosen by the players.
—Let the battle begin!
Fill the Burst Gauge to unleash Bursts, which are special moves that can hinder other players or turn the tables to your advantage. The battle heats up in the second half, where two Burst techniques are activated at the same time!
—Choose a CollectaCard based on your ranking!
After Multi Battles, you can obtain a CollectaCard to add to your collection. Players take turns choosing one CollectaCard from a random set, starting with the first place winner. At the end, the players also exchange ProfiCards.
Burst Examples
Fat Chocobo Time: A Fat Chocobo will appear on the lanes, hiding them from view and getting in your way.
Moogle Dance: A Moogle will appear near the Trigger Marks and hide the Triggers from view.
Point Freeze: Points will be frozen for a period of time and the player’s score will not increase unless they get a rainbow CRITICAL or CRITICAL.
■ Product Overview
Title: Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Switch
Genre: Rhythm Action
Release Date: February 16, 2023 (Thursday)
SRP:
Standard Version: $49.99 / €59.99 (physical and digital)
Digital Deluxe Edition: $79.99 / €89.99 (digital-only)
Premium Digital Deluxe Edition: $99.99 / €109.99 (digital-only)
90 songs in downloadable content Season Pass 1 to 3
Downloadable Content
The Music Packs in each Season Pass will be released sequentially, approximately every two to three weeks after the release of the main game. Please check the official Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line website for the songs included and release schedule.
