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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

Somebody Found Something Nice to Say About Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest

In today’s Speak Up on Kotaku side-story tailored especially for beginning readers, commenter Daemon_Gildas suggests Square Enix tap the most reviled entry in the storied Final Fantasy series for its next all-star fighting tournament. Man, if Square Enix ever does another Dissidia game, I *REALLY* hope they bring in Benjamin from Mystic Quest For one,…

Featuring Daemon_Gildas Published July 9, 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

Even Baby Cloud Strife Has Big Hair and a Deadly Cute Sword

D’wah. Now this is adowable. Baby Cloud Strife—hair, sword, and all. This photo was snapped by Jeriska at the recent Anime Expo 2012. Check out more of Jeriaska’s pics here as well as in the link below. Cloud Strife – Anime Expo 2012 [Flickr]

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 3, 2012

I Want To Play A Full Final Fantasy Game With Rhythm Combat

There’s a new Final Fantasy game coming out tomorrow. Don’t get too excited: this isn’t Final Fantasy XV. There are no next-gen graphics or melodramatic stories here. Instead, Square Enix will release Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, a 3DS game that is best described as “Elite Beat Agents with Final Fantasy music,” or “the game that makes…

By Jason Schreier Published July 2, 2012

Still Awake? Let’s Talk About Video Games!

Hey guys, you still awake? I am. Let’s put this new Kotaku discussion making machine to the test – by having a discussion, about video games! I’ll get it started. What is your favorite Final Fantasy and why? Mine is VI. It was VII as an angst filled teen (of course) but then VI grew…

By Dave Oshry Published July 1, 2012

Kotaku East

The Road to Final Fantasy XIII-2

At the GDC in Taipei held at the Taipei International Conference Center in Taiwan, Motomu Toriyama of Square Enix held a presentation on the development between Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2. Toriyama, who held the position of director for both games, took the podium and revealed the inner working of development on Final…

By Toshi Nakamura Published June 28, 2012

Kotaku East

Fifty Bucks? For This Final Fantasy Food? Really?

At the recent Decade of Final Fantasy XI Vana★Fest 2012, Square Enix and gamers celebrated ten years of FFXI. Ten years! That’s quite a milestone and definitely worthy of celebration. This meal, however, isn’t. The above lunch box cost ¥4,000 (US$50), which is shocking to people in pricey Japan. The meal looks like something you…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2012

You Think You Can Hold Up Tifa’s Suspenders?

While Square Enix still hems and haws over a Final Fantasy VII remake, cosplayers continue to don the duds of the game’s iconic heroine, Tifa Lockhart. A white t-shirt, suspenders, a mini skirt and red boots, Tifa’s character design is simple. It’s also one gaming’s most memorable and easily identifiable. Anyone can put together a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2012

Kotaku East

The Three Game Creators (And One Comedian) Behind Guild01

Level-5’s newest game, Guild01, isn’t really one game, but rather four games in one. Each of these games was created by a different director and have nothing in common other than the cartridge they come on. But what is most interesting about these games are the men behind them. Three of them are famous developers…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 26, 2012

Kotaku East

If There Were a Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy Would Be Finished

Another day, another request for a Final Fantasy VII remake. The game was released in early 1997, and there are still calls for a remake. Endless calls. At a Square Enix meeting today in Tokyo, honcho Yoichi Wada was asked about, wait for it, the possibility of a FFVII remake. He replied that even within…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2012