-
Kotaku East
Tetsuya Nomura Is Busy with More than Kingdom Hearts III
Now that he’s no longer helmingFinal Fantasy XV, Tetsuya Nomura seems to have a lot of free time to work on other projects. The Nomura version of Japanese virtual idol, Hatsune Miku, is currently on display in New York until the 19th as part of a Hatsune Miku art exhibit. Asked by Weekly Famitsu in…
By Toshi Nakamura Published October 16, 2014 -
Final Fantasy XV… As A PlayStation 1 Game
If you’re one of those Final Fantasy fans who believed the series peaked with VII and that things have all been downhill since then, THIS IS FOR YOU. Freelance animator Mark Jenkins re-imagined Final Fantasy XV as a PS1 game, and the results, chronicled on his Tumblr, are just wonderful. I mean, just picture going…
By Jason Schreier Published October 13, 2014 -
Final Fantasy XIII Is 60 GB On Steam
Hope you’ve got a big hard drive! Final Fantasy XIII, which came out today on Steam, will take up a whopping 60 GB of disk space—probably because of all of those cut-scenes. Check it out: It’s locked at 720p, too, so you might want to wait for someone to conjure up an HD patchbefore you…
By Jason Schreier Published October 9, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Tetsuya Nomura’s Take on Hatsune Miku Looks So Final Fantasy
You might know Square Enix game creator Tetsuya Nomura best for his Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts character designs. Recently, his version of virtual idol Hatsune Miku was revealed in New York. Via Sega, here is what Hatsune Miku usually looks like. Or this. And as Famitsu shows, this is Tetsuya Nomura’s take, which was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2014 -
Final Fantasy’s Gunblade, Forged By Master Blacksmiths
You might not be able to fire blanks from this Gunblade recreation like Squall does, but that sure doesn’t make the weapon any less deadly. It is, after all, still a sharp blade! You can watch the entire creation process by AWE me in the video above, and it’s a pretty interesting watch thanks to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 6, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Square Enix Makes Better Final Fantasy XV Photoshops Possible
The game company behind Final Fantasy just released hi-res assets so people can make their own silly FFXV Photoshops. Thanks, Square Enix! As previously reported, it became a thing online for people to grab Final Fantasy XV screens and rework them for internet fun under the hashtag #FF15クソコラグランプリ (The FF15 Shitty Photoshop Gran Prix). When…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2014 -
Our Best Look Yet At Final Fantasy XV‘s Combat
In just one month, Final Fantasy XV has somehow transformed from assumed vaporware to a genuine game that feels like it’s actually going to come out. After a year and a half of radio silence, today it seems like there’s FFXV news every week. Last night in Japan, FFXV director Hajime Tabata and crew broadcasted…
By Jason Schreier Published October 2, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Undressing This Hug Pillow Is No Final Fantasy
Musician Gackt is the closest we’ll get to a real-life Final Fantasy character. And this hug pillow might be the closest you get to Gackt. He really looks like a Final Fantasy character! And according to Gackt, FFVIII‘s Squall Leonhart was based on his appearance. What’s more, Gackt not only did the theme songs for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Iconic Final Fantasy Characters Made All Big-Headed and Cute
Square Enix just released character art and images of how iconic Final Fantasy characters will appear in upcoming 3DS title Final Fantasy Explorers The Explorers version of characters like Lightning, Cloud, Squall, and Tina (AKA Terra) look big-headed, slightly squat, and apparently cute. Here are images via 4Gamer: In Explorers, you can temporarily “transform” into…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Tetsuya Nomura Talks Kingdom Hearts III, But Is Quiet on FFXV
Square Enix recently revealed that Tetsuya Nomura is no longer helming Final Fantasy XV. Now he can work on getting Kingdom Hearts III out quickly. “We’re regularly meeting schedule deadlines.” Nomura said in an interview with Weekly Famitsu. “Unfortunately, due to the engine, there are areas on the visual side where we’re struggling.” Talking about…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 25, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Final Fantasy Character Sure Looks Strange Undressed
Not everyone looks good undressed, that’s for sure. Take this Final Fantasy Explorers character, for example. Get him a shirt and some pants! And then, Photoshops. As pointed out on My Game News Flash and 2ch, this avatar from Final Fantasy Explorers‘ character creator has been amusing some people online in Japan. That, of course,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 24, 2014 -
Kotaku East
The Men of Final Fantasy XV Are Making Some Unhappy
It looks like Final Fantasy XV will have lots of fellas. For some folks online, this is a problem. In an interview with 4Gamer, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata said, “The party is men only. That hasn’t changed since Final Fantasy Versus XIII.” That’s why, for years now, we have been seeing images like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 23, 2014 -
Final Fantasy XV’s Road Trip, As Imagined By The Internet
The dudes of Final Fantasy XV have a sweet ride in the TGS trailer and they’re clearly gonna use it. And while the internet reacted to it, there’s always room for photoshops of them gawking at various things. Oh the places they will go! In this hashtag, Twitter has taken upon itself to ‘shop the…
By Chris Person Published September 22, 2014 -
The Man Who Saved Final Fantasy XV
“This is my first numbered Final Fantasy game,” FFXV director Hajime Tabata told me at Square Enix’s Tokyo headquarters early last week. And what a numbered Final Fantasy game this is. Tabata sat comfortably in a leather chair. “I don’t feel much pressure,” he said. Final Fantasy XV, he explained, was something they were proud…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Adds Easy Mode, Cuts Co-op
This past week in Tokyo, Kotaku was able to sit down with Final Fantasy Type-0 director Hajime Tabata and talk with him about the game’s upcoming HD remaster—what’s new, what’s cut, and why the game is so damned hard. In the West, there is no doubt Final Fantasy Type-0 is one of the most anticipated…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 21, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Finally Exploring Final Fantasy Explorers. Is It Fantastic?
Square Enix offered a playable demo of the new Final Fantasy Explorers at this year’s Tokyo Game Show and I got a chance to give it a whirl. It’s a solid game. It’s a Final Fantasy game. But I’m not sure it’s a solid Final Fantasy game. The basic game format is your standard mission-based…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 20, 2014 -
Behold, Final Fantasy XV‘s First Live Gameplay Footage
Today, Square Enix showed off the first live gameplay footage of the eagerly awaited Final Fantasy XV. There’s also a look at the fancy tech that powers the game and a cute frog in the rain. FFXV director Hajime Tabata said he wanted to show off live gameplay, because some people online seemed to think…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2014 -
First Details about the Final Fantasy XV Demo
When Final Fantasy Type-0 HD goes on sale next year, it will include a demo voucher code for Final Fantasy XV. Today at the Tokyo Game Show, director Hajime Tabata explained what players can expect. The demo’s title is Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae with “Duscae” referring to an area within the world. Online in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2014 -
The Latest Final Fantasy Music Game Is Totally Rad
Above: some hands-on impressions of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, the bizarrely-titled music game that Square Enix released for 3DS this week. If you don’t have the time or energy to watch the video, here’s the gist of it: Curtain Call, a sequel to 2012’s Theatrhythm, adds more songs, characters, and other goodies to an…
By Jason Schreier Published September 19, 2014 -
Square Enix’s New ‘Cloud’ Gaming Service Is Called ‘Shinra’
This is pretty much perfect. Last night Square Enix announced a cloud-gaming service called Shinra Technologies. They’re working with Avalanche Studios on the deal. The actual details of Shinra Technologies remain vague for now, though the tech seems pretty promising: Shinra Technologies, Inc. is a cloud gaming company whose business is based on its unique,…
By Jason Schreier Published September 19, 2014