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Final Fantasy X Gave Me Control, After Spinal Surgery Took It Away
I owe a lot to Final Fantasy X. It was the first game to end up meaning a lot to me. It was the first game I poured over obsessively, thumbing through a thick guidebook to make sure I’d discovered all the celestial weapons for every character. The first game I would start right back…
By Tina Amini Published March 20, 2014 -
13 Years Later, Final Fantasy X Is Still Great
I have spent ~20 hours playing the HD remake of Final Fantasy X—out today for PS3 and Vita. In short, it’s wonderful. Play it. To try to capture what my experience has been like, here are the notes I took while playing FFX on PS3, presented with no edits whatsoever: Wow this game looks great.…
By Jason Schreier Published March 18, 2014 -
CultureThe Most Badass Weapons In Final Fantasy
As cool as the Buster sword and Gunblades are, they’re not the only memorable weapons in Final Fantasy, you know. IGN here walks us through their pick of the 15 coolest weapons in Final Fantasy, though I’m curious as to what y’all would vote as the best weapons in the game. Mind, I don’t mean…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 17, 2014 -
Final Fantasy Artwork Auction At Gallery Nucleus
Gallery Nucleus is hosting a Final Fantasy art exhibition and online auction: FINAL FANTASY X/X2 HD GAME LAUNCH EXHIBITION / SIGNING March 15, 2014 – March 26, 2014 Opening Reception / Mar 15, 2:00PM – 8:00PM TODAY! Online Bidding Opens / Mar 15, 2:00PM Bidding Closes / Mar 26, 11:00PM
By John Struan Published March 15, 2014 -
Final Fantasy XIV’s 2.2 update is upon us. The changes are outlined in this eight-minute video, but the gist is this: new dungeons, new quests, a raid that’s supposed to be hard (the hardest the game has ever seen), and a way to swap armor stats that looks similar to Guild Wars 2’s transmutation system.…
By András Neltz Published March 14, 2014 -
The Final Fantasy Type-0 Fan Translation Comes Out In August
The story of Final Fantasy Type-0 is long and depressing: released for PSP in 2011, Square Enix’s role-playing game never made it outside of Japan, despite being announced at E3 in North America, and for years now, fans have been wondering whether we’ll ever get to play it in English. (Adding insult to injury: I’ve…
By Jason Schreier Published March 13, 2014 -
Tetsuya Nomura Picks The Three Best Lightning Fanart
Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy character designer Tetsuya Nomura recently judged a fanart contest at deviantART, which featured the Final Fantasy XIII series’ recurring protagonist and costume aficionado, Lightning. After looking through literally thousands of submissions, he picked three. Here they are. The press release announcing the winners also had comments from Nomura for each…
By András Neltz Published March 11, 2014 -
Kotaku EastFinal Fantasy Themed Weddings Sure Are Romantic
Sweet and adorable, too! If you plan on getting married, may I suggest doing something like this? While the bride and groom dressed as Final Fantasy characters White Mage and Squall, those attending the wedding were encouraged to dress as their favorite characters—Final Fantasy or not. “Not all guests and relatives know Final Fantasy so…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2014 -
All The New Features In Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD
HD visuals, new dress-spheres, a crazy new tower dungeon in which every action is turn-based… these are the new features in the upcoming remakes of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2, which are out on March 18 for PS3 and Vita. Really, the only thing not to be excited about here is that you…
By Jason Schreier Published February 19, 2014 -
Do Final Fantasy Fans Really Want More Lightning?
Square Enix believes that Lightning, the main character of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, has a lot of fans. In fact, according to FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama, Lightning is so beloved that she might start getting Square Enix Cameo Treatment. “We know that Lightning is an extremely popular character, even when compared to other Final…
By Jason Schreier Published February 17, 2014 -
Final Fantasy XIV PS4 Beta Begins February 22. See How Pretty It Is.
Last month Square Enix announced an April 14 release date for the PlayStation 4 version of Final Fantasy XIV, but that’s not the date players were waiting for. It’s almost beta time, kids, and the game is looking fantastic on PS4. The PlayStation 3 version of the best MMO of 2013 is lovely and all,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 12, 2014 -
Final Fantasy VII’s Boss Music, Played By Floppy Drives
Anything can be an instrument, people—including a whole bunch of floppy drives! Sixteen, in this case, to be exact. (You remember floppy drives, right?) You might recognize this tune as “Those Who Fight Further,” which is the boss theme in Final Fantasy VII. Here’s the original, for comparison’s sake. Pretty close, right? Kudos to MrSolidSnake745…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 10, 2014 -
Final Fantasy Tactics Wasn’t Supposed To Have Casting Times
You know how in Final Fantasy Tactics—the wonderful strategy-RPG released for the PlayStation in 1998—your wizards and summoners all had to deal with charging times? And how if you wanted to cast a spell, you’d have to wait X number of turns before it went through? Here’s a bombshell for you: creator Yasumi Matsuno says…
By Jason Schreier Published February 10, 2014 -
Happy Valentine’s Day Week—here is a beautiful new romantic trailer for Final Fantasy X, a video game about an athlete’s illicit love affair with a woman who’s just trying to save the world. The HD remakes of FFX/FFX-2 are out on PS3 and Vita next month.
By Jason Schreier Published February 10, 2014 -
Final Fantasy VI Is Out On iOS Today
One of the greatest RPGs ever made is out on iOS today. It’ll cost you $15.99, and it’s got touchscreen-adapted controls and a brand new coat of paint. Check it out on iTunes if you’re interested, and pick a side: Team Cool Remake or Team This Shit Is Gross. Or, if you’ve never played FFVI…
By Jason Schreier Published February 6, 2014 -
How Bravely Default Became A Classic ‘Old-School’ JRPG
On Friday, Americans will finally get to start experiencing Bravely Default, a new role-playing game by Square Enix that’s really quite great. (Look out for my review of the game by the end of the week.) Last week I hopped on the phone for a chat with producer Tomoya Asano and assistant producer Shinji Takahashi.…
By Jason Schreier Published February 5, 2014
