Final Fantasy

Lightning Returns Video Shows A Different Class Of Final Fantasy

Got your skepticism goggles on? Okay. After months of gameplay footage and details, I’m ready to call it: Lightning Returns looks like the best single-player Final Fantasy we’ve seen in years That’s right. AsRandom Encounters fans undoubtedly know, I’m on record as disliking both previous games in the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, which will end…

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is dated for Japan. Out December 26, it will also include “The Eternal Calm” and “Last Mission.” No word about a Western release.

17 Minutes Of Hardcore Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Action

What’s that you say? You can’t wait for February, when Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII comes out, and you need to watch footage in Japanese just to get your fix? No worries. We’ve got you covered. Via Square Portal, here’s a ton of new gameplay from the next Final Fantasy game, which is out for…

Final Fantasy VI Is Coming To iOS and Android, VII Could Follow

Square Enix will be releasing a modified version of the beloved Final Fantasy VI, originally released in North America in 1994 as Final Fantasy III, this winter for iOS and Android, long-time Square director and producer Takashi Tokita told Kotaku today. The game won’t be a straight port. “It is basically like a remake of…

Square Enix just released new screenshots for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII You can catch a glimpse of Vanille, the battle screen and some insane costumes. Lightning’s shoes and dimension gate-looking shield, for example, are just mad stylish. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…

You Want Old-School Final Fantasy? Get This Game.

This is Bravely Default, a role-playing game for 3DS that will be out for North America in the first quarter of 2014. It’s Final Fantasy with a different name. Check out a new trailer above.

The Next Final Fantasy Comes With Cults, Cleavage, And Alcoholism

Cult murders. Revealing outfits. High-end booze. THIS IS FINAL FANTASY Thanks to the recently-released ESRB description for the upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, we’ve got some info on what may or may not be in Square Enix’s next RPG, which comes out in February for 360 and PS3. Light spoilers here, so stay away…

‘I’m an RPG-Kind-of-Girl’ Says Newly Crowned Miss World

Megan Young enjoys Assassin’s Creed, Fable, and especially Pokémon—her favorite is Blastoise (a “basic Pokémon with a lot of strength and spunk.”) Last night she was crowned Miss World 2013. If we’re ever in a beauty pageant with aliens from other galaxies, folks, this is the woman we want representing humankind. Young was crowned Miss…

We Already Know He’ll Have Mother Issues

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You’ve Got Lightning Returns In My Final Fantasy XIV

There is no greater power in the realm of Eorzea than cross-promotion, be it with Dragon Quest or the upcoming Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. The pink-haired paladin of justice makes a trip to MMO-land to drop off clothes in a special event. They’re called Fates, public quests that spawn all over the open-world areas…

Let’s Watch The Opening Of Lightning Returns And Make Oooo Noises

Square Enix has lost a substantial amount of mojo over the years, their ability to create spectacular cinematic game openings remains intact. Watch them open the hell out of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It’s not in English, but you don’t really need to know Japanese to get what’s going on here. Lightning has returned,…

One Of Gaming’s Most Iconic Swords Got A Massive Steampunk Replica

No wonder there’s no one in these pictures wielding the massive 6.5 feet tall Buster Sword, Cloud’s iconic weapon from Final Fantasy VII. It probably weighs a ton! More specifically it’s a slightly modified steampunk version of the weapon, made by the folks at Brick Replicas There’s a cog-wheel and an indicator attached, so we…

Final Fantasy XIV MMO Log Three: Play Us Out, PlayStation 3

Welcome to the third and final MMO Log before we slap a review on Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and call it the better part of a month. This week I’m taking a look at the PlayStation 3 version of the game, which is just like the PC version after three or four beers.…

Hey, Aeris Is Back (Well, Her Clothes Are) In The New Final Fantasy

Did you know Square Enix likes catering to its existing fanbase? Witness this preorder bonus for Japanese customers buying a certain strategy guide for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It gives star Lightning an Aeris outfit. Presumably as-new, with no holes or stains. No word yet on how, or if, it’ll be made available for…

The New Theatrhythm is More of the Same

Undoubtedly one of the best features of the Final Fantasy series is its amazing soundtrack—hence the creation of last year’s music game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Of course, even with over 70 songs in the game, that was just the tip of the iceberg: hence the creation of its upcoming sequel, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call…

Final Fantasy XV Sounds Different, But Traditional

Final Fantasy XV looks to be a different-style entry for the series. That was originally the point when the game was still Final Fantasy Versus XIII Even designer Tetsuya Nomura acknowledges that “Final Fantasy XV is the first action RPG in the series’ numbered titles,” but that doesn’t mean it’s not Final Fantasy In a…

Here, Have Two New Final Fantasy Trailers

Ladies and gentlemen, for your viewing convenience, two brand new Final Fantasy trailers. Exhibit A: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, a dress-up sim with RPG elements that’s out for PS3 and 360 in February. I’m psyched about this one—what I’ve played so far seems quite promising Exhibit B: Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2,…

Have A Few Seconds’ Worth Of Final Fantasy XV

Yeah, just a few seconds. But it’s still Final Fantasy XV! The Tokyo Game Show brings us a “new” (there’s lots of re-used footage) three-minute trailer for the upcoming PS4/XBO title Final Fantasy XV, wherein the hero faces Leviathan and smashes an armored soldier into a police car What a rascal!

Final Fantasy X Looks Beautiful in HD, X-2 Looks… Good

Today at the Tokyo Game Show 2013, I got some hands-on time with the HD remasters of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 As expected, the games of Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster play identically to their PS2 counterparts and the visuals are the sole area of improvement. In Final Fantasy X,…

Maybe Final Fantasy Type-0 Really Will Come Out In English

One of the only Final Fantasy games to never make it to North America could actually be headed our way. Final Fantasy Type-0, released for PSP in Japan way back in 2011, came at the worst possible time for American RPG fans. Thanks to Square Enix’s financial issues and the PSP’s lifecycle coming to an…