Final Fantasy

A Final Fantasy Statue So Good I’d Stick It In A Gallery And Charge People Money To Look

Sadly, this isn’t something you can buy. It’s a garage kit, which means it’s basically a home-made piece, so the astonishing detail you’re seeing here is a one-of-a-kind. As something so beautiful deserves to be. It’s Ultima, a summon from Final Fantasy XII, and the impressive statue stands an enormous 20″ tall. I’ve included some…

Final Fantasy Blamed for Brutal Murder

A grisly killing in Munich left a 31 year-old woman dead. Katrin M. (last name withheld) was stabbed 18 times with a katana, and now some members of the German press are pointing the finger at Final Fantasy German press, like Munich tabloid TZ, is running photos of the alleged killer, 18 (or 19, depending…

The Hidden Beauty Of Skill Trees

The recent launch of Path Of Exile‘s open beta—a new hack & slash action RPG known especially for its enormous skill tree, as you can see in the pic above—inspired us to collect some of the best looking skill and research trees spanning a variety of genres. It’s interesting to see how creatively devs can…

The Most Atmospheric Post-Apocalyptic Video Game Worlds

Post-apocalyptic worlds in video games don’t necessarily have to be grimdark, depressing or colorless. There are many fine examples where the game’s design either moves beyond these tropes, or develops them to perfection. We have collected a few of them below. Enslaved: Odyssey To The West source: Enslaved.uk World Of Ruin In Final Fantasy VI…

The Most Badass Dragons In Gaming

Whether they’re allies or foes, tiny or towering beasts, robotic, undead or living, the kings of reptiles will always represent brutal power in any game. When they make their appearance, you can be certain that devastation, destruction, and, well, probably the end of the game, will follow. We have collected below some of the most…

Forget Final Fantasy for a Minute, These Vegetable Fairies Are Magical

Yoshitaka Amano has an impressive resume that’s a lot more than just Final Fantasy. Before joining Square Enix, he designed characters for a slew of classic anime, such as Gatchaman. And since stepping down as lead character creator after Final Fantasy VI, Amano has teamed up with a variety of folks, including Neil Gaiman. But…

More Hope for Final Fantasy Versus XIII. I Guess?

Back in 2006, Square Enix unveiled three games: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Agito XIII and Final Fantasy Versus XIII. All three were linked by a mythos centered on crystals, and the series was dubbed “Fabula Nova Crystallis”. And somewhere along the way to 2013, Final Fantasy Agito XIII was renamed Final Fantasy Type-0, while…

The Slow, Excruciating Death Of Final Fantasy

Civilization creator Sid Meier once famously said that a game is “a series of interesting decisions.” Final Fantasy All The Bravest, a new game that came out for iOS on Thursday, has one interesting decision: How much money would you like to give Square Enix? All The Bravest, a series of micro-transactions disguised as a…

Yeaaaaahhh! Final Fantasy‘s Lightning Has A CSI Moment

Every time someone puts on sunglasses and utters a pithy remark, a “Won’t Get Fooled Again” scream gets its wings. This video Chris made may have required reverse-engineering a clip from the latest trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, but hey, the clip was kind of begging for it. For full effect, picture David…

Tell Us Your Favorite Final Fantasy Music

Last week, we asked you all to tell us your favorite Zelda music. The ensuing playlist was outstanding. This week, I thought I’d keep the idea going with another storied video game series: Final Fantasy. Between the lackluster preview event for Lightning Returns and the bizarre new Final Fantasy mobile game, it’s easy to forget…

6 GIFs From That Semi-New Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Trailer

You won’t get many answers to your questions about Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII today, but we will happily supply you with some new GIFs. Enjoy! Here’s that “new,” extended trailer. The game will be out this fall for Xbox 360 and PS3.

If There’s One Reason to Play Final Fantasy: All the Bravest, It’s The Hilarious Flavor Text

While I’m not too keen on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest‘s copious amounts of in-app purchases and incredibly basic gameplay, a quick flip through the game’s character, enemy and weapons collection pages is good for a fair amount of giggles, possibly even a guffaw or two. Take the basilisk, for instance. If my mother had…

You Get To Ask The People Making Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Two Questions, They Said. Good Luck.

Yesterday, I attended a press junket for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, the latest in the megaseries and our first chance to see the game in action. The game, from what little we saw, could be cool. The press junket, on the other hand, wasn’t great. We got very little new info that isn’t already…

Final Fantasy: All the Bravest is $46 of In-App Purchases Looking for a Game

If you’re looking for a mildly interactive trip through the history of the Final Fantasy franchise and don’t mind shelling out a little more than $50 for the complete experience, Final Fantasy: All the Bravest might be a justifiable purchase. If you’re just in it for the gameplay you can save a lot of time…

This Week’s Windows Phone Charts: In With the Old, Out With the New

It’s not that the Windows Phone platform isn’t getting new games—it’s just that the older ones are just that good. We’ll run with that as the weekly Windows Phone charts return sleeker, sexier and more 5-hittier than ever before. Getting rid of the extraneous images and wonky formatting that previously made the weekly charts such…

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will be out worldwide some time this fall on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Final Fantasy: All the Bravest‘s special brand of insanity is now available on U.S. iTunes for a down payment of $3.99.

The Newest Final Fantasy Game Looks Absolutely Insane

As mentioned earlier, Final Fantasy All The Bravest is strictly combat. Square Enix just released this launch trailer for the iOS game showing how insane that can get in parties this size. The trailer also gives you a look at how the old-school jobs, sprites and music are integrated into the game. My advice: Use…

It’s Official: Final Fantasy All the Bravest Comes to iOS Tomorrow

The new Final Fantasy game is indeed Final Fantasy All the Bravest, for iOS devices, a spinoff combat-only title. It hit the New Zealand iTunes store a couple hours ago. Square Enix had said to expect an announcement on this tomorrow. Well, it’s already tomorrow in New Zealand. All the Bravest uses the Active Time…

Square Enix Will Probably Announce A New, Original Final Fantasy Game For iOS On Thursday

So Square Enix has a new teaser up for a game that they’ll announce on Thursday. The most plausible theory: it’s a totally new, original iOS game called Final Fantasy: All The Bravest Some have theorized that this is a remake or mobile port of Final Fantasy V or Final Fantasy VI, but the sprite…