Final Fantasy

Just Because A Game Is Old Doesn’t Mean It Must Be Cheap

I’m nuts for Secret of Mana. That blend of Final Fantasy RPG gameplay with Zelda-style action combat was the game that made me a fan of what we used to call “Squaresoft” back in the day. Today, all Square Enix has to do is put up a website that auto-plays one of the tunes off…

Final Fantasy XV‘s First DLC Pits Gladio Against Gilgamesh

If you, like many Final Fantasy XV players, have been wondering just what happened to Gladiolus when he mysteriously left your party in Chapter 6, here’s your answer: Episode Gladiolus, which comes out on March 28. Over the weekend, the developers at Square Enix released more info about the DLC as well as a new…

Final Fantasy XV Fan Scrapbooks Her Adventure

The majority of Final Fantasy XV is a road trip with friends. In real life, it’s the kind of thing you’d make a scrapbook out of. So one fan did. Huge FFXV fan Lithmire has been making a physical scrapbook of their Final Fantasy FFX playthrough. This means: printing out Prompto’s photos and putting them…

Final Fantasy X-2‘s Songstress Outfit Is A Time Capsule Of 2003

Final Fantasy X-2 introduced “dresspheres,” which were a callback to the Jobs system of Final Fantasy’s past. As a 13 year old in 2003, I thought Yuna looked amazing in her Songstress outfit, but as an adult I can’t help but think it’s a little bit over the top. Despite that, the Songstress dressphere’s 2003-ness…

And Now, A Cute Story From The Development Of Final Fantasy XV

One day during the development of Final Fantasy XV, as director Hajime Tabata was leaving for work, his six-year-old daughter came up to him and gave him a hug. “Without letting go,” Tabata said at a panel during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this morning, “she asked me, ‘How much longer will you…

First Look At The Final Fantasy XIV Themed TV Show’s Opening Credits 

In Japan, there’s an upcoming TV drama centered around Final Fantasy XIV. Previously, all we’ve seen were stills from the show. Now, we have the show’s intro sequence. Called Final Fantasy XIV: Daddy Of Light, the show follows the bond that develops between a son and a father while playing the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy…

A Wild Theory About Final Fantasy XV‘s Secret Dungeon

I have fallen into the rabbit hole of deep dives into Final Fantasy XV lore and I don’t think I’ll ever escape. Please send help. Spoiler warning, etc.  As many of you have already discovered, Final Fantasy XV has a secret dungeon called the Pitioss Ruins that’s one of the best things in the game. It’s very…

Final Fantasy XV’s User Interface Is So Bad

I like plenty of things about Final Fantasy XV, but the map and menus are not among them. This game’s interface is a mess of nonsense so carelessly taped together that it defies logic or comprehension. Final Fantasy XV introduces itself as “A Final Fantasy for fans and first-timers.” Over the fifty-odd hours I’ve spent…

Final Fantasy VI Retrospective: Simply The Best

In the first few minutes of Final Fantasy VI, just when you think you’ve got a sense of the game’s rhythm, everything changes. Your amnesiac hero Terra, who you’ve been controlling for half an hour and are probably assuming will be your protagonist for the long haul, falls down a hole and passes out. And…

Final Fantasy XIV‘s Interface Made Futuristic Thanks To HoloLens

We’ve already seen what Microsoft’s HoloLenscan do to Portal. Now, let’s picture what it can do to Final Fantasy XIV Japanese Twitter user Tanufuku created this mock-up to see how it could handle the MMORPG’s interface.  Tanufuku thinks this actually might make the game even more immersive as well as make it possible to play…

Final Fantasy VII Remade As A Huge Snow Sculpture 

TheSapporo Snow Festival is now underway in Japan’s northern most prefecture Hokkaido. One of this year’s main sculptures is Final Fantasy VII themed, featuring Cloud and Sephiroth. Impressive, no? Each year, theJapanese military moves all this snow to make these huge sculptures.  Lots of detail if you get closer. These TV news images might give…

The Director Of Dissidia Final Fantasy Thinks It Could Be An Esport

Dissidia Final Fantasy came out over a year ago in Japan as an arcade game, but a console version is apparently still in the works. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu the game’s producer, Ichirou Hazama, and director, Takeo Kujiraoka, said that the only reason a console version of Dissidia Final Fantasy wasn’t shown…

Square Enix Is Fixing FFXV Costumes Because Of The Power Rangers

During Square Enix’s big Final Fantasy anniversary event, the Tokyo-based game maker revealed “muteki suits” (invincible suits) as an upcoming free Final Fantasy XV download. If you thought the outfits (above) looked like Power Ranger costumes, you were not alone.  The costumes were slated for a February 21 release and would give players invincibility for…

Final Fantasy XV Voice Actors Playing Their Own Game Is Excellent

Last night the voices of Ignis, Prompto and Noctis streamed the game they star in, Final Fantasy XV, on Twitch. Unsurprisingly, it was adorable Adam Croasdell (Ignis), Robbie Daymond (Prompto) and Ray Chase (Noctis) were also joined by fellow voice actor Max Mittelman. While the stream hasn’t been archived, fans have clipped the highlights. Of…

Square Enix Is Treating Final Fantasy XV Like A Live Game 

Final Fantasy XV just won’t stop changing. We already knew that Square Enix was adding new cutscenes and overhauling Chapter 13, and now, director Hajime Tabata says they’re adding a free-drive mode for the car, among other things. In an Active Time Report video presentation last night, as translated by Gematsu (which you can watch…

Look At This God Damn Final Fantasy Fork

This is being given away as part of a promo for Final Fantasy x Cup Noodles in Japan, meaning you’ll (probably) never get one, so for now just gaze upon the possibility of eating a cup of noodles with a God damn Final Fantasy sword. Why are they showing the GIANT FORK (FWORD? SWORK?) eating…

Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Celebration Has No FF7 News, But Pretty Art

In case you were wondering how the Final Fantasy VII remake was coming along, here’s the only bit of the game shown at the Final Fantasy 30th anniversary event in Japan earlier today. Looks like the key art department is on point.

A Final Fantasy Wine Set For Only $950

Forget about Final Fantasy VII Remake! Square Enix has something else for you: wine and crystal wine glasses. Please be excited. Tonight in Tokyo, Square Enix revealedthe “Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Ultimate Wine Crystal Edition.” It includes a thirty year-old bottle of Chateau Meyney red wine and two Final Fantasy inscribed glasses with Swarovski. Isn’t…

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, the HD remaster of FFXII, will be released on July 11 in North America and Europe, Square Enix announced today. The game will also be out on July 13 in Japan and elsewhere in Asia.

Final Fantasy XIV Inspires Live-Action TV Drama In Japan

It’s called Final Fantasy XIV: Daddy Of Light and is apparently the first time that FF has been the basis of a live-action TV show. According to Model Press, the show is about the bond that develops between a son and a father while playing the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV It’s inspired by a Japanese…