Publisher Square Enix
Developer In-house (Luminous Productions)
Format PC, PS5
Origin Japan
Release January 24
As Frey prepares to slip out on to the streets of Cipal – the final bastion of humanity, a walled town where Frey’s magical powers and outsider status are enough to mark her as a fugitive – her one ally in this world offers a change of clothes. Frey wraps herself in a dun leather cloak to hide the ripped jeans and waist-tied flannel shirt that would give away her identity to the locals. One thing, though, sticks out: the pair of battered white trainers on her feet. The ally points this out, but Frey won’t be parted from her beloved kicks. Not because they’re magic (they are) but because they’re an essential part of her style.
It’s a moment that leaves us considering the
