Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy Typo Is So Fantsy

As seen on Game Watch These are official screenshots for X and X-2’s impendingre-release on PS4. Chin up Square, it’s only a partial mistake: Yuna’s pants are pretty fantsy.

Square Enix have announced that the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD remasters for the PS4 will be out on May 12.

The free-to-play mobile game Final Fantasy Record Keeper is coming westward this spring, Square Enix just announced. This is another partnership with Japanese social gaming giant DeNA; here’s hoping it’s better than that cashgrab All The Bravest

Fan-Made Final Fantasy Mystic Quest ‘Remake’ Seems Like A Scam

Over the past few days, you might have seen rumblings that Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, a game released for the Super Nintendo back in 1992, is getting an official remake. Turns out that’s not entirely true. This purported remake—created by a company calling themselves Dark Design Games—got a fair bit of buzz yesterday. The folks…

A Guided Tour Of Final Fantasy XIV‘s Gold Saucer

The Manderville Gold Saucer is now live in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it’s every bit as joyful as I imagined. Join me as I participate in mini-game gambling, Chocobo races, the Triple Triad card game and some impromptu beatboxing. Join me as I transport myself via semi-feline avatar to the happiest place…

Here Comes Final Fantasy XIV‘s Most Entertaining Update Yet

Final Fantasy XIV‘s servers go down tonight at midnight Eastern time. When they come back one of the MMO’s most anticipated features comes with them. Are you ready for the Chocobo races, Triple Triad and mini-games of the Manderville Gold Saucer? Leveling a character and experiencing the story of the game is nice and all,…

Watch Close To A Full Hour Of Final Fantasy XV Gameplay

Today, Square Enix gave us our longest look yet at Final Fantasy XV, a game that I now believe actually exists and will come out within the next two years. You undoubtedly know the long, storied history behind the game once called Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and if you’ve been following along with news on…

How Final Fantasy XV‘s Combat Works

Last December, Kotaku reported on Final Fantasy XV‘s combat. At the time, details were somewhat abstract. Today, we have a detailed list of how exactly the controls function. Square Enix showed off the basic controls in tonights FFXV walkthrough, and the images below are from the demo (via Japanese site Hachima Kikou). Perhaps seeing how…

Final Fantasy XV Is 60 Percent Finished

Well, we’ve waited this long. I guess we’ll be waiting a little longer. In FFXV demo tonight, director Hajime Tabata was asked how much of the game is currently finished. Tabata replied, “We’re now at 60 percent.” Last September, Tabata told Kotaku the game was 55 percent done. Honestly, I imagine the team has been…

Hot on the heels of Puzzle & Dragon‘s Super Mario Bros. edition is a Final Fantasy collaboration for Japan. As noted on Otanew, expect more details at a later date. No word yet about an international release.

In Final Fantasy XV, Cooking is Important

Camping is a big part of Final Fantasy XV. And what is camping, without some campfire cooking? As previously explained by director Hajime Tabata, is part of the core gameplay of FFXV, and plays a vital role in adventuring the vast open world. To recap, camping in FFXV converts exp gained through battles into levels.…

Why Final Fantasy XV Has Fantastic Hair

As a rule, Final Fantasy games have amazing hair. But the ‘dos in Final Fantasy XV look especially good. Thank fancy tech, professional hair stylists, and wigs for that. During the last console generation, a glut of characters had buzz cuts or sported coifs that looked like they were drenched in hairspray. Those bad hair…

Final Fantasy Speedrun Includes 28 Minutes Of Walking Up Stairs

This video features about half an hour of a guy doing nothing but walking up and down stairs in Final Fantasy for the NES. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Speedrunner gyre_, who set a new “any%” world record on Sunday by “completing” Final Fantasy in 59 minutes and 10 seconds, used a save-corrupting glitch…

The Iconic Final Fantasy Art Of Tetsuya Nomura

From Final Fantasy VII through to XIII (and Kingdom Hearts in between), one man has stood as a beacon of everything people love — and loathe — about Square Enix. And that man is Tetsuya Nomura. Joining Square over twenty years ago as an artist, Nomura had his first big break designing many of the…

Dissidia Final Fantasy Takes The Fight To Japanese Arcades

Announced this weekend at the Japanese Amusement Expo, Dissidia Final Fantasy takes Square Enix’s franchise-wide fighting game from the PSP to the arcade with three-on-three battles between a horde of iconic characters. While more information is expected later this year, the first trailer (thanks Kev!) gives us a good idea of what Japanese arcade goers…

Final Fantasy Bosses Make For Great 3D Fanart

Three Eidolons from Final Fantasy XIII, Brynhildr, Bahamut and Odin, looking all amazing as custom 3D models. The 3D-rendered summon beast-slash-boss trio comes courtesy of NemoriS from model sharing site SketchFab. They’re embedded below—if you’re gonna zoom in a lot, make sure to use the more straightforward first-person viewing mode (the little eye icon) for…

Guy Turns His PS1 Into Final Fantasy VII‘s Midgar

Well, that’s one way to play the classic JRPG: With a miniature version of Final Fantasy VII‘s capital city on top of the console. MakoMod‘s creation, which took 10 months to complete, might look rusty and dark, just like Midgar, but the modified PlayStation and reads discs perfectly. The creator shared a gallery on his…

How Final Fantasy XV Does Pre-Render and Real-Time

In Final Fantasy XV, pre-rendered and real-time graphics do look different. Not that different, apparently. Recent Japanese magazine scans show a pre-render and real-time comparison for FFXV character Cidney, the first female Cid While she’s not a playable character, Cidney appears as an in-game mechanic. Below, you can see the images via GermanFFBlog and website…

Final Fantasy XV Sure Knows How To Do Nostalgia

Look, Square Enix—you can keep your fancy graphics and high-octane magic swordfights or whatever else you’re shoving into the next Final Fantasy. You guys know that all it really takes to reel back your old fanbase is a few bars of Uematsu. I mean, listen to this. LISTEN. This is the newly-released trailer for the…

Final Fantasy XV, The Cat Simulator

Just as Square Enix used a “Dog Cam” to show off FFXV, it’s now using a “Cat Cam” to do the same. At the recent Taipei Game Show, a feline friend explored an in-game train station. The below video is from ETtoday: Here’s the same footage, but at a slightly higher resolution: While right now…