{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9e28f695692e2e1b63044430","clusterId":"c_09ada3b18a7b38ac739aed8b","slug":"fourth-boundary-and-ffxiv-team-up-for-edda-s-bag-arg-at-fan-festival","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Fourth Boundary and FFXIV Team Up for Edda's Bag ARG at Fan Festival","summary":"Fourth Boundary announced on October 5 that it will run \"Edda's Bag,\" a collaboration ARG with Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV, as an advance implementation at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in TOKYO. The event runs October 31 to November 1 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 1-7. Participants receive a real \"Edda's Bag\" and walk the venue while accepting quests on their smartphones, an experience that carries FFXIV into the physical world. The work mixes elements of Fourth Boundary's Hito Series, such as Hito no Saifu, with tour-style content. Fourth Boundary warns that danger may befall players themselves and their characters, and that the piece contains horror elements on the level of the FFXIV dungeon The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) and related quests. To take part, attendees need a Fan Festival two-day pass plus a separately sold Edda's Bag experience ticket. Regular tickets cost 4,400 yen and PT tickets cost 11,000 yen, both tax included.","whyItMatters":"The crossover puts a horror-adjacent, real-world ARG inside a fan convention, and it asks players to have cleared a specific FFXIV dungeon before they can fully experience it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTwo ticket types split the experience. A regular ticket covers one participant and one Edda\u0026#39;s Bag, and attendees who want their own bag need one regular ticket each. The PT ticket is priced at 11,000 yen and lets up to four people take part, but the group receives a single bag. Advance reservations will open at a later date, and same-day tickets are planned for sale at the Fan Festival venue.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourth Boundary says the experience includes some puzzle-solving, with a hint function made extensive enough that people who are not good at puzzles can still take part. The announcement recommends playing The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard) and its related quests first, since Edda\u0026#39;s Bag contains expressions that touch on that content. An online version meant to be played from home is also in the works, with content and price planned to differ from the venue project. Tickets for the Fan Festival two-day pass have already sold out, and resale runs until around 23:59 on Sunday, October 18.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Edda's Bag gates entry behind a 4,400 yen two-day pass plus a separately sold experience ticket, so the ARG's physical run is limited to attendees who pay twice.","twitterPost":"Edda's Bag requires a Fan Festival two-day pass plus a separately sold experience ticket, a two-payment gate on the ARG.","threadsPost":"Edda's Bag needs a Fan Festival two-day pass plus a separately sold experience ticket before anyone can pick up the bag and run quests. The collaboration reaches the physical hall only for attendees who pay at both steps, which keeps the ARG's audience narrower than the event floor itself.","newsletterBlurb":"Fourth Boundary is bringing a roaming ARG to Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in TOKYO. Edda's Bag hands participants a physical bag and sends them around the venue accepting smartphone quests, with tickets at 4,400 yen and 11,000 yen on top of a two-day pass.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2145822.html\",\"title\":\"Fourth Boundary x FFXIV Collaboration ARG \\\"Edda's Bag\\\" Announced\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610052t\",\"title\":\"FF14 and Daiyon Kyokai Collaborate in a Surprise Crossover! 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