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Final Fantasy XIV Gets A World From Final Fantasy III On March XIII
Based on the optional dungeon in Final Fantasy III where the game’s most robust equipment can be found, the Forbidden Land of Eureka comes to Final Fantasy XIV in patch 4.25 on March 13, bringing with it brand new gameplay mechanics and powerful new equipment to acquire and enhance. In Final Fantasy XIV, Eureka is…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2018 -
That Time The Final Fantasy Team Made An Aliens Game
The name Square is closely associated with RPGs, and for good reason. But in the days before it had its first huge hit with Final Fantasy, Square tried all kinds of different things, including licensing the rights to the 1986 film Aliens and producing an action game with some now-familiar names in the credits. There’s…
By Chris Kohler Published February 28, 2018 -
Final Fantasy VII Is Going To Kill Me
This is the ninth episode of my ongoing video series scrutinizing the tiniest, most minuscule, most arguably insignificant differences of tone and nuance between the Japanese original script and the official English translation of the 1997 role-playing game Final Fantasy VII As in previous episodes, we’ll unearth scraps of evidence that Aeris and her “first…
By Tim Rogers Published February 26, 2018 -
Square Enix Will Still Be Releasing Final Fantasy XV DLC In 2019
Originally, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata said he wanted to add at least three more add-ons in 2018. That was the plan. Now Tabata is saying there are four more in-coming and all the DLC might not come out this year. In a recent 4Gamer interview (via Hachima), Tabata discussed the DLC, saying, “There…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2018 -
People Are Still Trying To Make Final Fantasy VI Look Less Awful On PC
One of the biggest shames in modern gaming is how badly Square Enix mangled its ports of Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI to the PC. Fortunately, modders are still working overtime to try to fix them. “A World Reborn,” for example, is an in-progress mod by ESN23 that adds more character to the…
By Jason Schreier Published February 23, 2018 -
Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light Star Ren Osugi Has Died
Veteran actor Ren Osugi has passed away from sudden heart failure. Osugi starred in last year’s Final Fantasy XIV: Dad of Light TV drama, which told the story of a father and son’s relationship in Final Fantasy XIV. Osugi was a highly respected and versatile actor in Japan. He appeared in Beat Takeshi films, such…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 21, 2018 -
People Are Already Making Silly Mods For Final Fantasy XII On PC
If you have ever wanted to play all of Final Fantasy XII as Reks, the character who dies in the opening tutorial, you’re now in luck, thanks to the power of PC modding. “Play as Reks fully” is just one of many substantial PC mods that has popped up over the past couple of weeks,…
By Jason Schreier Published February 20, 2018 -
Yuzuru Hanyu Would Be A Good Final Fantasy Character [Update]
This weekend, Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won Olympic gold. In Japan, people were excited and online, they quickly pointed out that Hanyu’s dramatic poses and intense stares look like something straight from Final Fantasy Update February 20 – 2:00am: An earlier version of this story included clips of Hanyu apparently skating to Final Fantasy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2018 -
CultureCosplay
Cosplay From A Con That’s Just For Final Fantasy Fans
Most cons are for all kinds of fans of all kinds of stuff, but not KupoCon: it’s a festival for fans of Final Fantasy, put on by fans of Final Fantasy The idea behind the show is that it travels around the world, both in the US and Canada but also in the UK. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 15, 2018 -
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Is Like Doing Your Taxes On The Moon
In 2008, I wrote the Kotaku review of Dissidia Final Fantasy for the Sony PlayStation Portable. Well, now it’s 2018. I made a video about Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, which is available now for the PlayStation 4. In 2008, I said Dissidia Final Fantasy was “like doing your taxes on the moon.” I meant that…
By Tim Rogers Published February 12, 2018 -
Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition Keeps Things Nice And Simple
Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition is an abridged Final Fantasy XV for players without the time, patience or attention span for the full game. What a brilliant idea. I am one of those players. I own the original version of Final Fantasy XV on two different consoles, and I’ve launched into the early moments of…
By Mike Fahey Published February 8, 2018 -
Final Fantasy XIV’s Almost Got Its Player Housing Problem Under Control
The release of new player housing in Final Fantasy XIV has traditionally meant a mad dash for sparse land followed by angry forum posts about how bad the housing system is. Thanks to new guidelines and restrictions limiting the amount of land players can own, today’s land expansion went relatively smoothly. Previously, when new housing…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2018 -
Final Fantasy XIV: A Snow Sculpture Reborn
At this year’s Sapporo Snow Festival, the centerpiece is an enormous Final Fantasy XIV snow sculpture. FFXIV producer Naoki Yoshida appeared on stage, giving a speech during the festival’s opening ceremony. The sculpture is lit up with projection mapping during the evening. This isn’t a first for Final Fantasy. Last year, Final Fantasy VII was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2018 -
Final Fantasy XII Runs Pretty Well On PC
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, a remastered version of the 2006 PS2 classic, came out on PC yesterday. Good news: the port is pretty solid. As a brand new PC Expert, I spent an hour this afternoon playing through the opening of FFXII on PC. After switching the framerate cap to 60—it starts at…
By Jason Schreier Published February 2, 2018 -
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Is Pretty Bad At Telling Players How To Play
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is a highly technical online fighting game featuring 28 different characters. Each character has their own special moves and abilities, none of which are referenced in the game whatsoever. That’s not good. Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is a console port of a Japanese arcade game, so an amount of console unfriendliness…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2018 -
Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Whether you’re visiting Ivalice for the first time or you’re already an expert at being Captain Basch fon Ronsenburg of Dalmasca, Final Fantasy XII can be an intimidating game. Fear not—we’ve got lots of tips. Here are some helpful suggestions for playing Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, which is now out for PS4. [UPDATE…
By Jason Schreier Published February 1, 2018 -
My Final Fantasy XIV Character, From 2010-2018
The Rise of a New Sun update hit Final Fantasy XIV this week, and for the umpteenth time since the launch of the ill-fated original version back in 2010, I’ve transformed my Warrior of Light into someone new. Being able to change my character’s look, race and gender on the fly for a nominal fee…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2018 -
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT‘s Mobile Spin-Off Is Pretty Chill
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT for the PlayStation 4 is a competitive real-time action game in which two teams of three players each do battle with an assortment of Final Fantasy characters. Dissida Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, NT’s mobile counterpart, is a just a regular old turn-based RPG. Characters from throughout Final Fantasy history converge in…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2018 -
Players Have To Fight To Unlock Dissidia Final Fantasy NT‘s Story Mode
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, out today for the PlayStation 4, is a game primarily built for competitive online play. It has a story mode, but each chapter has to be earned in battle. When I hear “story mode” in regards to a fighting game, I imagine a short-ish narrative dotted with battles against AI opponents,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 30, 2018 -
You Can Now Battle Kefka In Final Fantasy XIV
Everyone’s favorite demonic clown is now a boss in Final Fantasy XIV, a hodgepodge of Final Fantasy fanfiction that also substitutes as an MMO. Today’s patch 4.2 adds a bunch of new content to the game, including our lord and savior Kefka. Of course, people have already found and defeated FFXIV’s version of Final Fantasy…
By Jason Schreier Published January 30, 2018