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An Open Letter To The Creators Of Final Fantasy

Dear Square Enix, How you doing? It’s been a while. Last I heard, you guys had some money issues. Hope you’ve bounced back. Sold off some of those extra records in the attic. Took out a second mortgage on your airship. Made some Facebook games. Whatever. I’m writing today because you’re the vanguard of role-playing…

By Jason Schreier Published June 22, 2012

Hey Square Enix, Please Bring This RPG To The U.S.

This is Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. It’s a role-playing game made by some of the people who made 3D Dot Game Heroes and some of the people who made Final Fantasy: The Four Heroes of Light. Nintendo showed it off during its Japanese livestream last night. And it looks wonderful. Let’s try to ignore the…

By Jason Schreier Published June 22, 2012

The Case for Video Games as Music

If you’re a regular Kotaku Melodic reader, you’re no stranger to the idea that despite many developers’ cinematic aspirations, video games have more in common with music than they do with film. It’s an idea that I’ve been pushing at Kotaku for a while now, starting with my first article as a Kotaku columnist last…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 21, 2012

May The Incredible Music of Final Fantasy Live On Forever

No matter how you feel about the current state of Final Fantasy—and if you’re a fan of role-playing games at all, you likely have some sort of unshakeable conviction about which was the best, which was the worst, and how Square Enix has ruined everything—there’s one fact you can’t deny: It’s got some awesome jams.…

By Jason Schreier Published June 21, 2012

Celebrate 25 Years of Final Fantasy With One Insane Free Remix Album

I’ve heard plenty of Final Fantasy music remixes in my time, but OCRemix’s 35th free album release, Final Fantasy Random Encounter, is the first one I’ve heard that combines metal guitars with vocals in the style of “Airplanes” as made famous by Haley Williams of Paramore. Project director Brandon Strader sent us a link to…

By Mike Fahey Published June 19, 2012

Kotaku East

The Free-to-Play Square Enix Online Game You’ve Never Heard Of

When people think of Square Enix and online games, Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV—and perhaps the upcoming Dragon Quest X—are probably the games that come to mind. But late last year, Square Enix tried its hand at a free-to-play browser game by the name of MONSTERxDRAGON. MONSTERxDRAGON is a strategy RPG/card game hybrid…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 19, 2012

Kotaku East

Final Fantasy Creator’s Surfing Game Almost Done

Hot off The Last Story, Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy, is working on a new game called Party Wave. It’s an iOS game. With surfing. And rainbows. And sky. Finally the surfing game ‘Party Wave’ with iOS is nearly completion [Twitter]

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 18, 2012

Kotaku East

Final Fantasy Airships Go Well with Japanese Businessmen

A new series of Final Fantasy ads feature big name Japanese actors Eita and Kenichi Endo and a tagline that asks if you’ll board an airship. The spots are for a Final Fantasy social game called Final Fantasy Brigade, which might not be the most exciting thing in the world for FF diehards. However, the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 18, 2012

Kotaku East

Final Fantasy, King of Fighters, and Magic: The Gathering Collide in This Arcade Game

Trading card games are big in Japan—from Yu-Gi-Oh! to Pokémon to Magic: The Gathering. And given the popularity of video games also, it’s really not surprising that videogame makers figured out how to combine the two. Today, outside of fighting games and medal games, these card/video games are the most popular thing you’ll see in…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 15, 2012

Kotaku East

See How the Amazing Final Fantasy Tech Demo Stands Up to Pre-Rendered Graphics

Square Enix, the folks behind Final Fantasy, are working on a new game engine. And hot damn, it looks fantastic Recently, Square Enix showed a real time demo of the tech in action. In the above gallery, you can see how a pre-rendered version stacks up with a real-time version. This shows just how stunning…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 14, 2012

Culture

The Beautiful Final Fantasy Art of Yoshitaka Amano

Say the name “Yoshitaka Amano” to a longtime Final Fantasy fan and they may well go all weird behind the eyes, before telling you how much better the games were when he was designing things. I don’t know about that – the current “buckles on EVERYTHING” aesthetic has its fans as well – but there’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2012

Great Moments in Gaming Humor: A Romantic Evening with Barret Wallace

Cloud Strife has it tough. Not only does he have to help prevent the end of the world, he’s got to do it while juggling the affections of three women, and one incredibly manly man. Who should Cloud choose? The strong and independent Tifa? The mysterious and innocent Aeris? The mischievous Yuffie? Or will he…

By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2012

Kotaku East

Final Fantasy III Has Chocobos Fit for the PSP

Have a look at the upcoming PSP version of Final Fantasy III. The game, which hit both the DS and the iOS, will allow players to play through FFIII with the game’s original music. It’s also has an “auto battle” feature that doubles the speed of the battles for automatic fighting. It’ll be out in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2012

Here’s Proof That Final Fantasy VII Will Actually Run On Your Vita

In case you were worried that the Vita couldn’t handle your PSOne Classics version of Final Fantasy VII or something, here it is in action. It looks great, too! You might not be able to tell from the video, but the graphics are really slick. Square’s classic role-playing game will be available this summer when…

By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2012

Square Enix Is Releasing A Brand New, Original, Old-School Final Fantasy Game

It’s called Final Fantasy Dimensions, and it will be out for iOS and Android this summer. Looks like Final Fantasy IV or Final Fantasy V, no? It’s not: it’s a nostalgia-themed original game with touchscreen controls and some seriously classic gameplay. It was also released in Japan two years ago under the name Final Fantasy…

By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2012

Kotaku East

That Stunning New Final Fantasy Tech? That’s Not for Sale.

Square Enix caused a lot of jaws to drop at E3 with the unveiling of its new Luminous Studio engine. The new game engine offers a whole new world in high quality graphic content for the creators of Final Fantasy. Square Enix CEO Youichi Wada spoke in an interview with Famitsu about the creation and…

By Toshi Nakamura Published June 7, 2012

Here’s How I Told Square Enix To Fix Final Fantasy

In the wake of the euphoria surrounding Square Enix latest (and stunning) tech demo, the Tokyo-based game company launched a website for the demo. On it, there is a survey in which Square Enix asks people to give their opinions. You know, be honest. And honest I was. The first questions in the survey were…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2012

I Saw Square Enix’s Jaw-Dropping Luminous Studio Engine Running. It’s for Real

Unreal 4 better watch its back. Square Enix pulled off what may be E3’s biggest surprise tonight when they unveiled an incredible real-time demo of their new Luminous Studio engine. I shot video of the reel as it was first shown and you can see that the after-hours crowd took in the whole four-minute-plus demo…

By Evan Narcisse Published June 6, 2012

Next-Gen Engine Shows What Future Final Fantasy Games Could Look Like

Using a Final Fantasy motif as a showcase, Square Enix has revealed at E3 its Luminous Engine, which it describes as being for “next generation quality games”. The next generation of consoles may not be at this show, but their graphics certainly are. Everything you see in this video – dubbed Agni’s Philosophy – and…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Producer Wants To Make Music Games For Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger

The producer of the Final Fantasy music game wants to make a Dragon Quest music game. And a Saga music game. And maybe even a Chrono Trigger music game. Theathrythm Final Fantasy, a Square Enix-helmed 3DS game that blends the button-tapping rhythm of Elite Beat Agents with the gorgeous soundtracks of Final Fantasy, has earned…

By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012