Whether it’s really a bad thing or not is up for debate, but it now been confirmed by Square that Final Fantasy Explorers won’t be utilizing the 3DS’s stereoscopic 3D. While certainly strange for a 3DS title, it’s not unheard of. Many games on the system utilize the 3D only to the bear minimum where it’s not even worth the time spent on making it work correctly. We may even see more games in the future simply ignore the 3D feature to focus more on the 3DS’s other capabilities (like social ones, for example).

However, don’t be scared off by their lack of 3D support! The game has also been confirmed to work with the New 3DS’s extra c-stick as well as the circle pad pro add-on. The official FFEX twitter even tweeted what the game will do with the new shoulder buttons (Monster lock-ons). Despite the lack of 3D support, FFEX is certainly not skimping on the other 3DS functions.

The game is due out in Japan on December 18th, but still has no NA or EU release date as of yet.

Anyone else out there hoping this will be like the original crystal chronicles? I know I do…