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Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Cracks Joke About Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC
Here’s Gilgamesh, the newest piece of downloadable content for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII-2 You might recognize Gilgamesh from his appearances in Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VIII, among other games in the longrunning RPG series. You might also recognize his ridiculous, fourth-wall-breaking sense of humor. Gilgamesh is out now for 320 Microsoft Points…
By Jason Schreier Published April 10, 2012 -
Kotaku EastFrench Presidential Candidate Goes Green with Final Fantasy
Above, French presidential candidate Eva Joly makes her pitch as the country’s Green Party representative. While she might not be familiar to Kotaku readers who do not follow European politics, the music playing underneath the campaign spot should be. It’s from Final Fantasy X If American presidential candidates can quote Japanese anime, why can’t French…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 10, 2012 -
Kotaku EastDressing Final Fantasy as Assassin’s Creed Still Looks Underwhelming
Yes, yes. Japanes role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII-2 is getting downloadable costumes that include Mass Effect and Assassin’s Creed outfits. If you didn’t find the screenshots thrilling, here is the AC trailer…you might find thrilling. I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again: I really don’t understand the point of these cross game costume…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 10, 2012 -
Will the Real Dakota Rose Please Stand Up?
Meet Dakota Ostrenga. You might know her by her by her online moniker, Dakota Rose. Or in Asia, she’s Kotakoti. In the last few months, she’s made a name with her photos and YouTube vids. She’s one of those Japan-inspired living dolls. Buzzfeed called her “The Real-Life Barbie”. Earlier this month, she made her debut…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 6, 2012 -
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Assassin’s Creed Dives into Final Fantasy. Here’s a First Look.
As Kotaku previously posted, Ezio Auditore da Firenze’s Assassin’s Creed outfit is coming to role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII-2 as downloadable content. Here are some screenshots that show Noel Kreiss, Final Fantasy XIII-2’s male protagonist, decked out in AC gear. Collaborations like this are neat and all, but they also seem off putting. Like, why…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 6, 2012 -
Theatrhythm and Kingdom Hearts 3D Hitting North America in July
Square Enix has announced that its two hybrid franchise extenders—music/RPG and Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy and Disney-centric action/RPG Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance—will both be summer releases. The two 3DS games come to retail in July, with Theatrhythm available on July 3rd and Kingdom Hearts 3D on July 31st.
By Evan Narcisse Published April 5, 2012 -
Final Fantasy Meets Assassin’s Creed in this DLC Crossover
Thought Square Enix was stopping with Mass Effect suits for Final Fantasy XIII-2 downloadable content crossovers? Nope! The latest issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu shows an Ezio Auditore da Firenze Assassin’s Creed outfit as DLC. The outfit apparently is available for Noel Kreiss, Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s male protagonist. It looks to be Ezio’s outfit…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2012 -
There’s No Wedding Proposal Like a Final Fantasy Wedding Proposal
When Seth Hay arrived at the “Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy” concert last weekend in Toronto, he was met with a lovely surprise. His girlfriend, Cheryl Murray, had bought him tickets to a meet-and-greet with legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu and conductor Arnie Roth. After the show, they would get to hang out…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2012 -
New Penny Arcade Game Looks a Lot Like Old Final Fantasy
No, the third Penny Arcade game will not be released on Super Nintendo. Despite its resemblance to 16-bit games of the early 90s, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode 3 is coming to PC, Mac, Xbox Live, iOS, and Android. Not SNES. The upcoming role-playing game will be playable at PAX…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
Kotaku EastFinal Fantasy Versus XIII Finally Emerges. On the 3DS. As Music Game DLC.
Where the hell is Final Fantasy Versus XIII? Who knows. Oddly, a song from the unreleased game is launching as paid DLC for Nintendo 3DS game Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy on April 4. Hopefully, this means that Square Enix will be talking more about Final Fantasy Versus XIII in the near future—instead of, you know, simply…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 -
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Is Theatrhythm a Miserable Medley or a Musical Masterpiece?
The Final Fantasy series as a whole has the best original soundtrack in gaming. While many series have a standout song or two, Final Fantasy has thirteen games—and many spin-off titles—brimming with instantly recognizable tunes. Whether written by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, or other composers, these memorable scores have captured the souls of gamers for…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 30, 2012 -
Final Fantasy Creator Hard at Work on a Surfing Game. For iOS.
Kotaku previously reported that Hironobu Sakaguchi was working on three iOS games. He’s revealed one of them: a surfing game with the temp title Party Wave. Sakaguchi, who lives in Hawaii, is a huge surfer himself. Above is the first concept art for the game. See that expression on the surfer girl’s face? That’s kind…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2012 -
Weekly RPG Series Wants To Be ‘Lost Meets Final Fantasy‘
Could a role-playing game like Final Fantasy work as an episodic series like Lost? That’s the driving question behind Tempus Chronicle, an upcoming Facebook RPG by a group of developers called Tista Games who say they want to make a game with characters compelling and relatable enough to keep you coming back week after week…
By Jason Schreier Published March 29, 2012 -
Kotaku EastFive Songs That Must Be Added to Theatrhythm
The Final Fantasy series has been renowned for excellent soundtracks since back in the 8-bit era. So it’s really no surprise that Square Enix would release a game like Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy. Despite hitting the streets in Japan back in February, it has only recently been announced for Western release. There are five songs from…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 27, 2012 -
Kotaku EastTheatrhythm‘s Three Types of Gameplay in Action
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a music game much like Oendan/Elite Beat Agents where you tap the 3DS’ pen on the touch screen in time with the beat. There are three different types of stages (four if you count the unfailable opening and ending bonus songs): 1) Event, where the song path can move anywhere on…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 27, 2012 -
The Dorkly Weekly: It’s Pronounced “Fee-null Fon-tisy”
Do you have problems pronouncing the people, places, and things of Final Fantasy VII? Just follow this simple rule and you can’t go wrong: the way I say it is always correct. This is a problem I’ve never encountered, at least not in a Final Fantasy game. The language Square Enix’s story-crafters use is my…
By Mike Fahey Published March 26, 2012 -
What If Final Fantasy VII‘s Villain Were a Lady?
Don’t let that long hair and fine features fool you; Final Fantasy VII‘s Sephiroth is definitely a dude. Crystal Graziano is definitely not. The cosplayer recently tried her hand (sword?) at Sephiroth. The result, above, is Lady Sephiroth. And it so works. OnPaperWings [DeviantArt] (Top photo: BigWhiteBazooka)
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2012 -
Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s Goofy Octopus DLC Is Straight Outta Final Fantasy VI
This is Ultros. And his buddy, Typhon. Be careful. They’ll blow you away. Ultros and Typhon are part of a new downloadable content pack for Final Fantasy XIII-2, the role-playing game that Square Enix released earlier this year for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. You might recognize the two goofy villains from Final Fantasy VI,…
By Jason Schreier Published March 22, 2012 -
That Final Fantasy Music Game Is Coming To The U.S.
The bizarrely titled Theatrhythm Final Fantasy will make its way to North America for Nintendo 3DS this summer, publisher Square Enix said today. For the uninitiated, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a rhythm game not unlike Elite Beat Agents or Guitar Hero. You’ll tap the touchscreen to the electric beat of Final Fantasy, rocking out to…
By Jason Schreier Published March 22, 2012 -
Final Fantasy Meets Mass Effect In This Amazing DLC Crossover
This is what happens when Final Fantasy XIII-2 characters wear Mass Effect space suits. The Japanese magazine Famitsu reports that the above pictures are part of a downloadable content pack that will bring armor from BioWare’s popular sci-fi role-playing game to Final Fantasy XIII-2 next week. No word on when or if this crossover will…
By Jason Schreier Published March 21, 2012