Final Fantasy

Completionist Speedruns Of Final Fantasy VII Are No Joke

In September of last year, Caleb Hart first streamed a completionist run of Final Fantasy VII. The PS1-era JRPG is notoriously involved, filled with hyper-difficult extra bosses and complicated sidequests. When it released in 1997 it shocked people by being too big to fit on one disc, instead requiring three. In recent weeks though, Hart…

This Is The Best Final Fantasy V Merch

As a well-known appreciator of Final Fantasy V, to the point where I wrote a whole book about it, I love that Japan feels the same way to the point that there’s actually a market for this very specific merch based on this 1992 Super Famicom game. In the grand Japanese tradition of “blind boxes,”…

Final Fantasy VIII Is MIA

Last night, Nintendo and Square Enix delighted Final Fantasy fans by announcing a whole bunch of new Switch ports. There’s Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy X/X-2, Final Fantasy XII, and even the adorable pocket edition of Final Fantasy XV. But where’s Final Fantasy VIII? It’s not clear why the adventures of Squall…

All The Ports Announced Today For Nintendo Switch

The Nintendo Switch continues to be a powerhouse console for ports. From Final Fantasy to Katamari Damacy, here’s all of the new ports that we announced during tonight’s Nintendo Direct. New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe New Super Mario Bros U is some good Mario. The Switch port adds Nabbit, who doesn’t take damage and…

Classic Final Fantasy PlayStation Games Are Coming To Switch [Update: And Xbox One]

Decades after Square split from Nintendo to go to PlayStation, the classic Final Fantasy games of that era are heading to the Switch. Final Fantasy VII, IX, X, X-2, and XII are all coming to Switch in 2019. Update, 7:12 PM Eastern: Square Enix has now said that several of these games are also on…

My Favorite Final Fantasy Taught Me Some Bad Lessons About Love

Final Fantasy VIII, the sorceress epic about a hormone-fueled romance, has been my favorite game in the series ever since I was 12 years old. I beat it almost that many times before I unlearned the lessons that Squall and Rinoa’s relationship taught me about trying to fix sad, broken guys, like the game’s gunblade-brandishing…

Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu is cancelling a live music performance and talk scheduled for October 7 in Kanazawa, Japan for health reasons. In his apology, Uematsu said he hopes he can regain his health to perform in the future with the Kanazawa ensemble

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Is Coming To The PS4 And Nintendo Switch

Action role-playing game Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is getting a remastered version for both the PS4 and the Nintendo Switch Crystal Chronicles was first released in Japan on the Game Cube in 2003. Titled Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition, the game will be released in Japan next year with global multiplayer. Watch the announcement trailers below:…

Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition Coming To PS4, Xbox One, Switch

Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition, the shrunk-down version of Square Enix’s RPG with adorable characters and streamlined game play, is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, the publisher said today. The episodic game was released earlier this year on iOS and Android phones, with a Windows 10 edition following later. Kotaku’s Mike…

 Delightfully Strange Final Fantasy XV Mods

Final Fantasy XV’s PC version brings the inevitable mods. Some are just as kooky as one would hope! In June, Kotaku previously reported on the PC patch that brought mod tools to the game. Since then, creators have whipped up all sorts of things to entertain themselves and us. I thank them for that.

Monster Hunter: World‘s New Behemoth Fight Requires A Different Mindset

I was recently on vacation and away from Monster Hunter: World while I enjoyed the wonders of California, and now that I’m home, I’m catching up on new quests. The largest and, to me, the most exciting of the game’s recent developments is the addition of Final Fantasy XIV’s Behemoth. While the fight can be…

Here is the latest game footage from Lost Soul Aside, the indie game that was inspired by Final Fantasy XV This trailer was recently shown during the Sony presentation at China Joy, which is the country’s biggest game expo.

Karaoke Parlor With Official Final Fantasy And Evangelion Themed Rooms 

Karaoke parlor Pasela Akiba Showadorikan in Tokyo’s Akihabara has a handful of seriously cool themed rooms. There are official themed rooms for Neon Genesis Evangelion, Sengoku Basara, Final Fantasy XIV and Hakuoki

LEGO Final Fantasy Build Used Over 10,000 Pieces

This Bahamut from Final Fantasy X, built by Marius Herrmann, is an enormous one metre (3.2 feet) wide. Via Brothers Brick, it’s got some interesting composition, having been built from pieces as varied as shields, plant stems, a rip cord and even a grill in a colour that hasn’t been available for a decade. Herrmann…

Monster Hunter World’s Final Fantasy crossover event kicks off at 8 PM EDT on August 1st. It adds a fight against the massive Behemoth and armor based on Final Fantasy’s spear-wielding Dragoons.

Octopath Traveler Is Nothing Like Final Fantasy VI

The producer of the gorgeous upcoming Switch game Octopath Traveler made waves this week with a quote in which he said that mechanically it was a spiritual successor to Final Fantasy VI. Other people have made similar comparisons. But Octopath is nothing like Final Fantasy VI—it’s more like a SaGa game, with some experimental ideas…

Final Fantasy VI Speedrun Is A Seven-Hour Master Class

If you think you know just about everything there is to know about the seminal role-playing game Final Fantasy VI, watch this beautiful speedrun and prepare to be proven wrong. I didn’t have much time to watch last week’s Summer Games Done Quick, but I did carve out a chunk of yesterday for the finale, which…

Cosplayer Becomes Final Fantasy XIII’s Lightning

Lady Zero and her partner Narcisse are, as we’ve established, two of the best Square Enix cosplayers on the planet. A fact we’re reminded of tonight with Lady’s absolutely perfect take on FFXIII’s Lightning. Lady Zero did pretty much everything here (though the wig was styled by Narcisse), crafting it all over a five-month period.…

How Final Fantasy XIV‘s Giant Moogle Boss Came To Be

One of Final Fantasy XIV’s most memorable bosses is Good King Moggle Mog, a giant demonic moogle whose Tim Burton-inspired theme song has been haunting players since the game’s earliest days. As it turns out, the king of the Moogles has an unlikely origin: one of Japan’s biggest natural disasters. At E3 in Los Angeles…

Four Job Fiesta, the Final Fantasy V challenge run event, is happening through August 31st. It’s all about beating the game with randomly assigned jobs. Read up on the event at the official site and check out some Twitch streams of runners doing their thing