Babylon's Fall didn't rip off Final Fantasy 14's assets—it was given them

Babylon's Fall is the next big project from Platinum Games, a live service hack-and-slash RPG that can be played in teams of four, and boasts a gorgeous art style. It's recently been running a closed beta test and, after the embargo dropped, certain players accused it of ripping off some of its in-game outfits from Final Fantasy 14.

The game is being published by Square Enix, and therein lies the explanation. Yosuke Saito, producer of the game, addressed the controversy in a new blog post...