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Final Fantasy XV‘s Prompto Sure Is Good At Photography
One of the best features of Final Fantasy XV are Prompto’s photos. Every time you rest for the night, the game will show you a roll of photos from that day’s adventures which you can save and share on social media. These randomly generated mementos are mostly unique to your particular game, giving it a…
By Gita Jackson Published January 5, 2017 -
Ariana Grande Final Fantasy Remix Is Weird, But Not Bad
As if adding Ariana Grande’s likeness to Square Enix’s free to play mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius wasn’t strange enough, her song “Touch It,” will also be given a fully orchestrated remix for the game. It’s kind of ….good? Music producer Nick Wood from SYN Productions, a music studio he co-founded with Simon LeBon…
By Gita Jackson Published January 5, 2017 -
YouTuber Beats Final Fantasy XV At Level One With No Items
A determined player has beaten Final Fantasy XV without gaining a single level or using items. YouTuber BOYvsVIDEOGAME played through the entire game with nothing other than his skills and obsessive perseverance to sustain him. This isn’t the first time that BOYvsVIDEOGAME has completed a game under extreme conditions. He’scleared Dragon Age: Inquisition solo on…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 3, 2017 -
Ariana Grande Is In A Final Fantasy Game
Welcome to 2017. The pop star will be a character in free-to-play mobile title Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, which was released on iOS and Android around six months ago. Here’s some footage of the character: And here is a very strange photo: And here’s Grande cosplaying as…herself, I guess. Note that this kind of cultural…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 1, 2017 -
The Parents Who Name Their Kids After Final Fantasy Characters
The people who fell for Final Fantasy in its glory years when it was huge on the NES, Super NES and then the PlayStation are now adults. They’re having kids, and they’re the kinds of people who just might name their daughter Aeris or their son Kain. Giving your kid the name of a Final…
Luke Winkie Published December 29, 2016 -
Final Fantasy V Retrospective: Wildly Underrated
Final Fantasy V, a video game about four warriors who get together and beat up a giant tree, doesn’t try particularly hard to be innovative. In fact, it doesn’t try at all. Final Fantasy V is essentially an enhanced version of Final Fantasy III, proving rather definitively that Final Fantasy games don’t have to be…
By Jason Schreier Published December 25, 2016 -
Final Fantasy XIV Gets A Raid In Ivalice
As if Final Fantasy XIV wasn’t rad enough already, last night Square Enix announced that one of the game’s next raids will head to Ivalice, the world of Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII. And, most importantly, the raid will be designed and written by Yasumi Matsuno, the director of those games The Return…
By Jason Schreier Published December 24, 2016 -
Final Fantasy XIV May Let You Pay To Catch Up
The biggest barrier for entry in Final Fantasy XIV, a tremendous video game, is that you have to catch up with the entire story to play each new expansion pack, which can take dozens and dozens of hours if you’re behind. Square Enix wants to change that. Over the weekend, FFXIV director Naoki Yoshida published…
By Jason Schreier Published December 19, 2016 -
What Makes Final Fantasy XV‘s Aranea Highwind Boss Fight Great
Final Fantasy XV has some wonderful boss fights. Aranea Highwind offers an memorable encounter thanks to an onslaught of smart design choices. We take a closer look in this video. Transcript: The combat system in Final Fantasy XV lends itself to some grand moments. More often than not, you’re battling hoards of monsters or clashing…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 16, 2016 -
Final Fantasy XV Gets New Game Plus Next Week
Square Enix will add a New Game Plus mode to Final Fantasy XV via patch on December 22 alongside a “Holiday Pack” DLC that will contain a bunch of goodies, the publisher announced today. Naturally, you’ll get more if you pay. The New Game Plus mode is free and will be available to everyone, although…
By Jason Schreier Published December 16, 2016 -
Final Fantasy XV‘s Trailers Gave Away Way Too Much
At E3 earlier this year, I asked Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata if he was worried that Square Enix had showed too much of the game. There had been two different demos and tons of footage, I pointed out, which was leading fans to worry that there were few surprises left. Here’s what he…
By Jason Schreier Published December 14, 2016 -
It’s Christmas In Final Fantasy‘s Midgar, Atop The Plate At Least
The shadow of the Shinra Corporation Headquarters is much less oppressive now that Second Life’s long-running Final Fantasy VII role-playing sim is lit with holiday cheer. But do the residents of Midgar’s slums know it’s Christmas? One of the first places I visited in Second Life when I first logged in back in 2007 was…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2016 -
Kotaku East
And Now, The Inevitable Final Fantasy XV Porn Parody
For a game that took so long to come out, the porn world had no problem shooting out a FFXV parody right quick. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. Of course, if it exists, there is a porn of it. Since Final Fantasy XV does exist, we have this, as noted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 14, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Very Good Final Fantasy VII Cosplay
Narcisseis one of the best Final Fantasy cosplayers on the internet, not just for the amount of work he and partner Lady Zero put into their costumes, but on stuff like his wigs and make-up as well. As you can see with this incredible Cloud Strife cosplay. Photos by Novii Photography. I don’t know what’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2016 -
Kotaku East
You Can’t Play Final Fantasy VII Remake Yet, So Here Are Some Figures
When will Final Fantasy VII Remake be out? Probably not next spring! But you know what will? These FFVII Remake figures, that’s what. So far, Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai line has announced two figures for an April and May 2017 release in Japan: Cloud Strife and Barret Wallace. They’re listing for 15,984 yen (US$139) each…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2016 -
CultureTotal Recall
That Time A Player Claimed Final Fantasy VI‘s Gogo Was The Governor Of Illinois
The identity of Gogo, Final Fantasy VI’s secretive mime, is one of the game’s best kept secrets. Over the years players have surmised that Gogo was Daryl, the dashing airship pilot who crashed without a trace, or Emperor Gestahl, looking for redemption after Kefka destroyed the world. But there’s a wild theory, based on false…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 12, 2016 -
Okay, Final Fantasy XV, Your Jump Button Is A Problem
Hi, Final Fantasy XV. You’re weird and I like you. But we need to talk about your jump button real quick. Specifically, the fact that your jump button is the same as your “interact” button. Do I need to jump? Press X. Need to open a door? Press X. Need to talk to an NPC…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 12, 2016 -
Yes, Final Fantasy XIV Really Was This Bad The First Time Around
Since its 2013 relaunch as A Realm Reborn, Final Fantasy XIV is one of the best massively multiplayer role-playing games going, but let’s not forget the poor performance, shoddy lighting effects and nightmarish copy-pasted landscapes from the original 2010 release that made the relaunch necessary in the first place. YouTube’sSpeakers Network has launched the first…
By Mike Fahey Published December 12, 2016 -
Patches We’d Like To See In Old Final Fantasy Games
In the wake of yesterday’s news that Final Fantasy XV will get patches to add cutscenes and fill in some plot holes, we started thinking: What if older Final Fantasy games got patches, too? Surely there are some things about old Final Fantasy games we could go back and fix, George Lucas style? Let’s brainstorm.…
By Jason Schreier Published December 8, 2016 -
Final Fantasy‘s Best Bromances
As we cruise down the highway with our bros in Final Fantasy XV, it’s worth reflecting on the notable bromances and friendships throughout the series. Final Fantasy has a strong lineage of bros and I’ve collected some of the best of the bunch so you can learn what it means to be a real bro.…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 7, 2016