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Square Enix Confirms the Existence of Final Fantasy Versus XIII
The rumor, it seems, was wrong! Today, Square Enix head Yoichi Wada confirmed that he just came out of a Final Fantasy Versus XIII meeting. According to Wada’s tweet, “There’s someone making a false rumor that Versus was cancelled. Haha…Just a minute ago, the regular Versus meeting ended. If you saw the presentation of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2012 -
Final Fantasy‘s Creator Trades Swords for Surfboards
Hironobu Sakaguchi is a big surfer. He also makes video games. Party Wave is Sakaguchi bringing his love for both together. But is the result a party? Or a bust? Going into Party Wave, I only had one thing in mind: T&C Surf Designs is the greatest surfing game I’ve ever played—or rather, it sure…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2012 -
The Next Final Fantasy XIII Game (Or DLC) Will Be Announced In September
Square Enix will announce news about the future of Final Fantasy XIII on September 1, Andriasang reports today Presumably this will be a Final Fantasy XIII-3 that continues where Final Fantasy XIII-2 (and its DLC) left off, but Square Enix has not specified. They’ve only said more is coming, promising what’s called the “Final Fantasy…
By Jason Schreier Published July 20, 2012 -
Forget Mystic Quest. This Is The Worst Final Fantasy Game.
You know how people like to use the word “rehash” to describe games? “Oh, that Call of Duty 44 is such a rehash.” “Can’t believe they’re rehashing Halo again.” That sort of thing? In the wake of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, I think it’s time to find a new word. Final Fantasy IV:…
By Jason Schreier Published July 20, 2012 -
Kotaku EastRumor: Final Fantasy Versus XIII Is Dead [Update]
It’s been six years since Square Enix first showed Final Fantasy Versus XIII’s debut trailer. Six long years. When that trailer premiered, George W. Bush was president, Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden were alive, and the global financial crisis had not yet hit. 2006 was a different world, a long, long time ago. Now…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2012 -
Why Stressed-Out Final Fantasy Characters Probably Love Theatrhythm
Evan’s Note: Zac Gorman returns with another awesome motion cartoon, this time pointing out a curious tonal shift that Theatrhythm brings to established Final Fantasy characters. When you think about it, the characters of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy games must be incredibly stressed. Their worlds get threatened by logic-defying threats and the games’ heroes have…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 17, 2012 -
Turn Your Fridge Into an RPG With Custom Dialogue Box Magnets
For the surprisingly generous price of just $8 a pop, you can order one of these cool-as-hell custom fridge magnets, designed to look like the dialogue boxes from Final Fantasy III on the SNES. Those who care deeply about authenticity should know that “The dialog box shape and border match the source measurements perfectly”, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 17, 2012 -
Birds and Bears! Fireflies and Overpriced Final Fantasy! Must Be The Week In Gaming Apps
It’s the height of summer, which means that you’re hopefully going to be spending some time out on the town. And when you do, you’ll surely be taking your mobile device out with you, playing some portable video games. It means that animals will be romping about in the sunshine—bears, bees, birds, and maybe some…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 13, 2012 -
How To Break Final Fantasy VI
If you’ve played Final Fantasy VI, you’ve probably seen some weird glitches. Maybe you killed a boss by casting the spells Vanish and X-Zone. Maybe you realized that certain stats don’t actually work as advertised. Or maybe you used Relm’s Sketch ability on an invisible enemy and accidentally wiped out your Super Nintendo cartridge. Oops.…
By Jason Schreier Published July 13, 2012 -
Dyad, Rhythm Thief and Theatrhythm: Three New Music Games For Three Different Audiences
Just over the halfway mark, 2012 has already provided an embarrassment of riches for music game fans. We’ve had music games of every shape and color, with many more on the horizon. If you like gaming and you can keep a beat, chances are there’s a game out there that you’ll enjoy. Over the past…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 12, 2012 -
New Final Fantasy Songs, Get Your New Final Fantasy Songs
Square Enix released the DLC schedule for lovely rhythm game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy this morning. It features songs from a whole bunch of Final Fantasy games, oddly enough including Final Fantasy Versus XIII, which is Square’s attempt to re-create Duke Nukem Forever Each song costs $1. Here’s the schedule: July 12, 2012 1. “Somnus” (FINAL…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2012 -
You’ll Be Able To Play The Next Game From The Creator Of Final Fantasy On August 14
Wii action-role-playing game The Last Story will arrive on August 14, XSEED said today on its Twitter account. Developed by Mistwalker in conjunction with Marvelous AQL, The Last Story is the work of Hironobu Sakaguchi, best known as the mustachioed creator of Final Fantasy For more on The Last Story, check out my preview and…
By Jason Schreier Published July 11, 2012 -
Final Fantasy VII‘s PC Re-Release Won’t Have Microtransactions
The upcoming PC re-release of Final Fantasy VII will not use any sort of microtransaction-based system, publisher Square Enix told me today. Last week, when Square Enix announced the upcoming Final Fantasy VII re-release, the company said it would introduce a new feature called the Character Booster that allows players to boost their characters’ stats…
By Jason Schreier Published July 9, 2012 -
Expect More Final Fantasy XIII. But Don’t Expect Final Fantasy X HD Any Time Soon.
The ending of role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII-2 was a little unsatisfying. And by “a little unsatisfying,” I mean it made me want to throw a keyblade at my television. Then there was DLC. And by all reports it was just as unsatisfying. Bummer. So will a Final Fantasy XIII-3 come along to tie up…
By Jason Schreier Published July 5, 2012 -
Ten Achievements I’d Like To See In The Final Fantasy VII Re-Release
Yesterday, Square Enix confirmed that it will re-release Final Fantasy VII on PC at some point in the near future. What’s most interesting about this re-release is that it adds new features to the seminal role-playing game, like achievements. But Square hasn’t shared any details on exactly what these achievements will comprise. So I’m offering…
By Jason Schreier Published July 5, 2012 -
Final Fantasy VII Is Coming To PC… Again
Following a month or two of rumors, Square Enix has confirmed that it will re-release Final Fantasy VII for PC. With achievements. And cloud saves (not to be confused with Cloud saves). And… a character booster, which it seems will allow you to pay real money to boost your characters’ stats. (“Find yourself stuck on…
By Jason Schreier Published July 4, 2012 -
The 3DS Now Officially Has DLC
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy launches today, and with it comes the Nintendo 3DS’s first-ever batch of downloadable content. Here’s the list of tracks you can get, each for a buck: 1. “Battle Theme 1” (FINAL FANTASY II) 2. “The Final Battle” (FINAL FANTASY IV) 3. “Fighters of the Crystal” (FINAL FANTASY XI) 4. “Fighting Fate” (FINAL…
By Jason Schreier Published July 3, 2012 -
Reviews
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: The Kotaku Review
During a recent interview, Ichiro Hazama, producer and main mind behind Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, was asked by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata to sum up his game in a few words “Hmm, that’s a difficult one,” Hazama said. “I suppose I’d say it’s basically a Final Fantasy music game.” Can’t put it much better than that.…
By Jason Schreier Published July 3, 2012
