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Wow, Final Fantasy XIV, You’ve Changed

Final Fantasy XIV’s launch was so terrible that Square Enix had to pull the game and promise to not bring it back until it was fixed. I don’t know if their gameplay tweaks have had any effect, but I do know the game is at least looking a lot nicer. Stay tuned later tonight for…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2012

Square Enix Confirms Fake-Seeming Final Fantasy XV Trailer is Indeed Fake

See, yesterday there was this trailer. A leaked trailer. And not just any leaked trailer… it was a leaked trailer for Final Fantasy XV “What??” you may say, knocking over your Cloud Strife action figure in excitement, “There’s a new numbered Final Fantasy game coming out??” Well, no. The footage in the video was from…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012

Square Enix’s E3 Line-Up Includes Agent 47, Lara Croft and Handheld Final Fantasy

The madness known as E3’s only one week away and publishers are starting to tip their hands as to what we will and won’t see at the big show. in heir own words, here’s what Square Enix will be displaying at this year’s E3. The list includes the big AAA titles we already know about,…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012

Sephiroth’s Bad Day at the Office

Final Fantasy villain Sephiroth wasn’t always a bad guy. Like Michael Douglas in Falling Down, all it takes is one bad day at the office to send him off the deep end. It gets a little corny in places, but then, that’s half the charm! One Winged Office: A Sephiroth Song [YouTube]

By Luke Plunkett Published May 23, 2012

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Your Favorite Games Get Anime Openings

Japanese video-sharing site NicoNico Douga is well known for having its own unique net culture and memes. One of the most interesting of these is the “tegaki” style of video. “Tegaki,” literally meaning “hand-drawn,” refers to a type of video where a popular clip —usually an anime or video game opening—is altered to portray a…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 18, 2012

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The Final Fantasy VII That Could’ve Been

Most modern-day gamers know or at least know ofFinal Fantasy 7. The monster hit that single-handedly brought the Playstation into the fore-ground and secured its place for years to come. Now, 15 years after its initial release, director Yoshinori Kitase has released some of the few remaining development notes to the Weekly Famitsu. Among the…

By Toshi Nakamura Published May 17, 2012

Remembering The Glory That Is Final Fantasy XI On Its 10-Year Anniversary

Can you believe it has been a decade since the release of Final Fantasy XI? Zasalamel certainly remembers Today is Final Fantasy XI’s tenth anniversary. I just wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to what is probably the game that has made the biggest impression on me in my lifetime. As a kid,…

Speak Up Published May 16, 2012

Right Now, a Final Fantasy VII Remake Isn’t The Most Important Thing

Not for Square Enix. Final Fantasy VII character designer and current Square Enix bigwig Tetsuya Nomura spoke with Japanese game magazine Famitsu about the much desired FFVII In the interview, Nomura stated that the Final Fantasy must surmount the old FF games. Nomura acknowledged that there was considerable fan interest in a Final Fantasy VII…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2012

A Night of Speed-Dating With Kingdom Hearts, Theatrhythm and Heroes of Ruin

I’m in California this week for the purpose of checking out a bunch of video games that will be shown at E3 next month. I’m a pre-E3 Judge*, you see, bouncing from one showcase with a game publisher to another, signing lots of paperwork in which I swear not to tell people about these games…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2012

Snow and Lightning Star in Final Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC

Final Fantasy XIII-2 has debuted quite a few bits of DLC since its early-year release. They’ve added Sazh, Lightning, N7 armor, an octopus homage, and more, to say nothing of the various alternate costumes. Now, though, Square Enix has announced that they will finally finish with Final Fantasy XIII-2 after one last burst of content.…

By Kate Cox Published May 15, 2012

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You Want Your Final Fantasy VII HD Remaster? Well Here It Is!

One of the greatest things about PC gaming is the ability to modify games. Since Doom, fan-made sprites, levels, and even tweeks to gameplay can be found for any number of classic and modern PC titles. Recently, games like Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age have received amazingly detailed texture packs for all their characters,…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 15, 2012

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That Sure Looks Like a Final Fantasy Logo

For the Final Fantasy role-playing games, the logos are iconic. You can spot them a mile away and immediately recognize them. Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII is no exception, which makes this kwinky-dink all the more noticeable. Level-5, which has developed several titles for Square Enix, is working on a new multi-platform game called Time…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2012

This is Not a My Little Pony T-Shirt, It’s a Final Fantasy T-Shirt

Look, I know there’s a very vocal segment of our readership that doesn’t appreciate the warmth and humor of My Little Pony. What if we changed them to something else? Something a bit more… Final Fantastic? What, those obviously aren’t ponies. That was the problem, right? Cute animals outside of the context of a video…

By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012

A Stunning Minecraft Rendition Of Final Fantasy VI

It’s hard not to get all wistful and teary-eyed when you watch these videos of Final Fantasy VI‘s various landmarks, faithfully recreated in Minecraft by builder Felix Trapper and set to glorious Nobuo Uematsu-composed music. The Narshe and Opera videos are particularly impressive (and tear-jerking) if you’ve played Final Fantasy VI. And if you haven’t,…

By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012

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Is This the Worst Video Game Laugh Ever? Maybe!

You thought Tidus from Final Fantasy X had an awful laugh? Have you heard the original Japanese version? CAWCAWCAWCAWCAWCAWCAWCAWCAWCAW In comparison, the English version is actually easy on the ears! The ten-minute remix version, though, is still utterly bonkers. Final Fantasy X was released way back in 2001. A remastered version is headed to the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2012

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Some of Japan’s Biggest Names Team Up for…an iOS Game

Famed role-playing game music composer Nobuo Uematsu. Scenario writer Kazushige Nojima (Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII). Art director Hideo Minaba (Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy IX). And character designer Nakaba Higurashi (Baten Kaitos). All are going forces for iOS role-playing game Borderwalker. In the game, your goal is to restore the world…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2012

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One Day Your Grandkids Might Play Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Final Fantasy Versus XIII is a game that exists. But for players, it exists only in screenshots and trailers. And has so for many, many years. That looks like it won’t be changing anytime soon for the game. Late last week, Square Enix confirmed which games it will be bringing to E3. Big, highly anticipated…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2012

Four Reasons You’re In Love With That JRPG Character

When I was a kid, I used to spend almost every summer at day camp. I’d ride the bus up across the Tappan Zee Bridge to upper-lowstate New York, where I was unceremoniously dumped on the grounds and told to go hang out with the other kids in my age group. We’d run around fields…

By Jason Schreier Published May 4, 2012

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It’s Like Final Fantasy, But with Adults-Only Scenes

Futsuno Fantasy might look like Final Fantasy—or maybe Dragon Quest The game’s initials, FF, echo Final Fantasy‘s. There are Chocobo-like characters called “Choko” and even Dragon Quest Slime characters called “Slimy” (“Metal Slimy”, too!). And the in-game sprite maps reek of DQ But make no mistake. Futsuno Fantasy is not Final Fantasy—nor is it Dragon…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 2, 2012

A Final Fantasy Tattoo, in Memory of a Fallen Soldier

Last June, the brother-in-law of reader Taylor was tragically killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. He had been due in September to return home and join Taylor in getting tattoos. While he never made it back, Taylor decided to go ahead and get a tattoo done anyway, only now it would be done as…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2012