Summary
Fans ofTheatrhythm: Final Bar Lineon the Nintendo Switch are finding themselves unable to play the popular Switch rhythm game for an odd reason. TheFinal Fantasyrhythm game spinoff series has received multiple iterations since the original game debuted on the 3DS in 2012, allowing players to play along with their favorite Final Fantasy tunes. The series saw multiple releases on 3DS and recently welcomed its first console launch withlast year’sTheatrhythm: Final Bar Lineon PS4 and Switch. Now, fans are finding themselves unable to log into the game for a curious reason.
Along with the game’s daily missions,Theatrhythm: Final Bar Linefeatures unique bonuses for players on a character’s birthday. On the birthdays ofFinal Fantasycharacters like Cloud or Tidus, players are rewarded with a Silver Growth Egg, which increases EXP within the game. Silver Growth Eggs are also rewarded to commemorate the anniversary of game releases within theFinal Fantasyfranchise. However, now, a strange bug with the game seems to have not taken leap years into account for its release.
As reported by IGN, fans ofTheatrhythm: Final Bar Linehave discovered unexpected difficulties with playing the game today, unable to connect to the game’s servers. While many were confused, some fans pointed out that the game checks with Square-Enix’s servers to see if any characters or games are celebrating a birthday. Fans have speculated that, due to not being able to find any data for February 29, the game “hangs” and gets stuck on a “Connecting” screen whenlaunchingTheatrhythm: Final Bar Line. Players have reported that the issue can be fixed by changing the date on their console’s internal clock.
Fans Unable to Play Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line
While fans find themselves unable to playTheatrhythm: Final Bar Line, the errors have seen plenty taking a jab at Square-Enix for the seemingly obvious error. Some fans initially believed the error may have been due to a corrupted save file, unaware that Square-Enix’s servers could be so easily thwarted by a leap year. Other fans humorously connected the inability to access the game as a marketing move by Square-Enix to entice players tothe newly-releasedFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
The unexpected error withTheatrhythm: Final Bar Linecomes as Square-Enix debuts one of its most highly-anticipated releases. February 29 marks the release date forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthafter years in development, with Square-Enix already giving fans plenty of reasons to be excited about the game.Rebirthhas featured multiple demos allowing players to try out the RPG early and even recently featured in a humorousRed Bull ad starring Cloud and Sephiroth. The unexpected break fromFinalBar Linewill likely see many players diving intoRebirthwhile they wait for the rhythm game to work once again.
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line
WHERE TO PLAY
A rhythm action game packed with 385 carefully selected music tracks from across the whole FINAL FANTASY series.♪ The music of FINAL FANTASY comes together here includes popular tracks from a total of 46 different games, featuring the latest music from FFI through to FFXV 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 rhythmPush 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.♪ Online multiplayer for up to 8 playersIntroducing 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!
