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more about #finalfantasyxii Sarcasmancer: Fascinating read. I agree with your 2 hour and 10 minute deadline for super cool RPG and FPS plot point policy. I'm a little bit nervous about the ba... more » Friedhamster: How many people read all of what you write Tim? I get the feeling it's like... 5% from looking at the comments. I'm pretty new here but since that C... more » Random J: Cool read!! It made me think "Oh God...this game is going to suck..." at one point. But after I read the whole thing: I just had to admit "This is ho... more » LEOpirate: I cannot tell if Tim Rogers' verbosity is being used for good or evil: to act as a metaphor for how bloated the game's story is, or to show off his in... more » Friedhamster: I'm tempted to import. more » zeroshark: I really, REALLY enjoyed reading that. The world is lacking in intelligent, almost-but-not-quite pretentious humour, and Tim has brought it shining in... more » ryancoke: good writing Tim! more » totalnewbie: Good article. I think you made your point perfectly when you talked about how it's a good game but doesn't draw you in like FFVI did. I feel quite s... more » Covertghost: Kotaku needs to let you post reviews more often Tim. more » Master Update Exception: One of the best things to ever happen to Kotaku Tower was letting Tim in. If there's ever an article he's written, even if the subject is over somethi... more » skaven: Please Tim... I ask kindly. No more using the word 'lol' in your articles/stories. I can tell you like to use a very conversational tone with your epi... more » Gaff: As another "Real Adult" on the wrong side of thirty I'm actually excited that Square Enix trimmed the fat off this entry in the Final Fantasy series. ... more » bangbangblah: This sounds like a video game version of "The Road." But in all seriousness, it sounds like a lot was inspired by Crisis Core. This lack of towns is ... more » TrueCrime: So I clicked on this thinking, "Great! Someone at Kotaku has played through enough of FFXIII to tell us what the game is like!" Then I realized, "Oh, ... more » excel_excel: Well done Tim, brilliant article. Looking forward to XIII a lot more now! more » Pretty Sneaky Sis: That was a monster of a read, Tim. I'm looking forward to this game a lot, but it's hurting my soul to know there's no such overworld or no "town" dow... more » Soniking: Fantastic preview. You cleared up a lot of what I was asking about the game. Although when you look for answers sometimes you end up with more questi... more » Friedhamster: Tim, what does it feel like having over 62,000 people look at and read your article? Or that over 600 have commented. more » ForkInSocket: Great review for anyone who wasn't a zygote 15 years ago. FFVI and Chrono Trigger were special games, and this review captured some of that. I think... more » expansionsss - the jaded gamer: If theres no overworld map, its not a good FF, IMO. more » -
#impressions
Final Fantasy XIII Impressions: 15 Years Later, 25 Hours In
Well, I've played twenty-five hours of Final Fantasy XIII in the past few days, and the one thing I can say with confidence is that I sure have played twenty-five hours of Final Fantasy XIII in a few days. -
#toileting
Final Fantasy XIII Toilet Water is Coming Soon
What? What?! That's what "eau detoilettoilette," means, right? Oh, fine, it's perfume, specifically a fragrant homage to Final Fantasy XIII, and it'll be available a month after the game's release in North America. More » -
#japan
Final Fantasy XIII Drink Dated
For those who enjoy drinking questionable Final Fantasy beverages (and who doesn't), listen up. The latest tie-up between Square Enix and Japanese beverage maker Suntory will be out this December. More » -
#rumor
GRIN Were Working On A Final Fantasy Game
There were the faintest of rumblings about this a couple of months ago, but now that GRIN are officially out of business, it can come to light that they'd been working on...a Final Fantasy game. More » -
#mawidge
Gorgeous Wedding Gowns In (Or Inspired By) Video Games
Weddings are a summer thing. June brides find happiness, there's good weather for an outdoor wedding and the most popular month in America to get hitched is August, according to some sources. More » -
#videogamesummer
And Now For The Games Inspired By Summer Blockbusters...
We took a look yesterday at the games based on Summer's biggest blockbuster movies. Today, let's switch things up, and look at the games inspired by the movies.
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#squareenix
Square Enix Dives Into MySpace Gaming
Square Enix sinks to the very depths of casual gaming with the launch of Dive II Hunt: Sorbet's Great Adventure, a java-based game on the company's MySpace page. More » -
#criticism
Final Fantasy: The Battleship Yamato of Gaming?
When I saw this comparison between the Final Fantasy and the battleship Yamato (the largest battleship ever made), I was wondering how the comparison would be drawn: the spectacular demise, perhaps? Not quite. -

