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OpinionImpressionsFinal Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Log Four: Everything And Everyone Else
There are many ways to play through Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers expansion. I am playing as a goggle-wearing Viera Dancer, dancing and damaging my way toward the finish line. I can’t cover all of the job class changes, role-based questlines, and side content before my review drops. But other FFXIV players can certainly tell me…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2019 -
Final Fantasy IX Retrospective: The Final Fantasy‘s Final Fantasy
You know when you’re playing around with a new recipe and you fall in love with one particular spice? Call it cumin. You find every recipe that makes sense with cumin, and eventually, you grow so obsessed with it that you just keep adding it to all of your dinners for a month straight, until…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2019 -
Previously Japan-Only Iwata Asks Series Is Being Translated Into English
While Nintendo has an archive section where fans can revisit old installments of the popular Iwata Asks series, not every Q&A the former Nintendo president ever sat down for is there, because not all of them were translated into English by the company. One such example of that is an interview about Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles:…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Get Into Final Fantasy XIV In 2019
As Final Fantasy XIV’s new expansion “Shadowbringers” hits, I’ve seen a lot of curiosity from co-workers and friends about how to get started with the game. With hours and hours of content, tons of jobs to choose from, and multiple places to hop in, it can seem daunting, but it’s still well worth the time.…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 11, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Can’t Deal With People Getting Ahead Of Me In MMOs
Earlier today, my Kotaku coworker Heather Alexandra posted what I am sure was an amazing and insightful look at the end of Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers expansion. An ending that I’m still a level and a half and a whole bunch of quests away from experiencing. I am so damn jealous. It’s not just Heather.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 11, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe End of Final Fantasy XIV‘s ‘Shadowbringers’ Expansion Is The Emotional Spectacle I’ve Been Waiting For
It’s hard for any story to end well, and even harder when it’s set in the constantly changing world of an MMORPG. Lengthy questlines that require years’ worth of player investment are hard to sell. Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, ‘Shadowbringers,’ makes it work with an emotionally charged climax that helps create one of the…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 11, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFinal Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Log Three: All Pros, No Cons
It’s ridiculous. Every time I log in to work my way through Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, I find more things to gush over. Rather than spam my Twitter followers with GIFs and references to Shadowbringers, I’m using the third leg of my journey towards a full review to get all the goodness thus far…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFinal Fantasy XIV Lets You Run Dungeons With NPC Heroes Now, And It’s So Much Better Than Real People
Running through a brand-new dungeon in an online game with random strangers is nerve-wracking. I worry I will screw up and get us all killed. I fret about doing enough damage. I get grouped with jerks who know the run by heart and expect everyone else to as well. Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers expansion Iets…
By Mike Fahey Published July 8, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Love When Video Game Music Is So Good I Forget To Actually Play The Game
One of my favorite games of the last several years is Facepalm Games’ The Swapper.I like it for a lot of reasons: it’s got this beautiful stop-motion clay art style, an immediately compelling hook in the titular Swapper, a gun that lets you clone yourself and zap your consciousness between those clones, and a disconcerting…
By Joshua Rivera Published July 3, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFinal Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Log Two: Great Dancing, Bad Rabbits
When the early access period for Final Fantasy XIV’s Shadowbringers expansion went live on Friday, I did two things. I unlocked the new Dancer job and switched my character to Viera, the game’s new rabbit-eared race. I regret one of those choices. After three days of play, I’m finally venturing into Shadowbringers’ colorful new zones,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFinal Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Log One: There’s A Dancer In My Bunny
Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers launched in early access this morning, and as it is with every FFXIV expansion, players are of two minds. Half are flooding into the expansion’s new area, The First, eager to begin their journey as the Warrior of Darkness. I’m with the other half, a rolling horde of Gunblades and Dancers,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2019 -
Sony Announces Live-Action Final Fantasy XIV TV Series
Today, Sony Pictures Television and production company Hivemind Entertainment (the company behind Netflix’s forthcoming adaptation of The Witcher and Amazon’s The Expanse) announced a partnership with Square Enix to develop a live-action Final Fantasy TV series based on the online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV. The live-action television series will tell an original story set…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 27, 2019 -
Tifa Lockhart Is Coming To Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Another character is joining the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT fray: Tifa Lockhart. The news was just announced during a special Square Enix livestream Tifa will join a packed roster that already includes two other Final Fantasy VII characters, Cloud Strife and Sephiroth. In the game, she’ll be a speed-type fighter. Below is footage of her…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2019 -
What I’m Most Looking Forward To Re-Experiencing In The Final Fantasy VII Remake
I bought the original PlayStation just so I could play Final Fantasy VII. Until then, all I’d had was a SNES and a Genesis, so I was in awe when the opening cutscene for FFVII began. The rest of the game was equally stunning, the visuals beyond anything I’d thought possible in a game. I…
By Peter Tieryas Published June 23, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryFinal Fantasy V Reminds Me Of What I Loved About The Series
Talking about Final Fantasy has become complicated. A lot of my favorite Final Fantasy memories are from games in the series that are over a decade old. I’ve played through most of the main series Final Fantasy games, aside from FFV and the online ones. I genuinely enjoyed most of them (even XIII), though none…
By Peter Tieryas Published June 22, 2019 -
What Tetsuya Nomura Actually Said About Tifa’s Breasts In The Final Fantasy 7 Remake
This past Wednesday, like every Wednesday, summaries of the leaked Weekly Famitsu appeared online in Japanese. The magazine doesn’t go on sale until Thursday, and this week’s leaks, along with some insufficient translations, have created confusions of what exactly Tetsuya Nomura said regarding Tifa Lockhart’s body in the Final Fantasy 7 remake. As pointed out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 21, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCollection Of Mana Is 3 Amazing Games With Not Enough Extra Features
One of the first Switch games I bought, way back in the spring of 2017, was the Japanese version of Collection of Mana. It was a very simple package: emulated versions of the first three games in the Mana series, and little else. Two years later, the U.S. version is out, and not much has…
By Chris Kohler Published June 13, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiarySwitching From Healer To Tank Was Terrifying
If there’s one thing I love doing in Final Fantasy XIV, it’s healing. Saving teammates from huge attacks and making sure we survive to the end of the fight feels good. After playing some of the classes from the upcoming expansion Shadowbringers, I’ve opted for a change of pace. Now, I’m tanking and leading the…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 12, 2019 -
Final Fantasy VII Remake Renders Provide A Good Look At Cloud’s Pores
“Remaking Final Fantasy VII has allowed us to dive much deeper into the world and its characters than ever before,” producer Yoshinori Kitase said at E3. He wasn’t kidding! Check out the characters’ pores. Via website Hachima, the level of detail is staggering: Instead of smooth porcelain skin, the is real flesh, with little blemishes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 12, 2019 -
CultureE3Final Fantasy VII Remake Feels Great To Play, But The Project Might Not Be Finished For A While
This afternoon at E3 in Los Angeles, I watched an extended demo of the Final Fantasy VII remake and got my hands on a build for about 15 minutes. Here’s the good news: It could be really special. The bad news: We have no idea when the whole project will be completed. “We can’t reveal…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2019