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First Image of Brand New Square Enix RPG. Do You Give a Hoot?

Square Enix is working on a brand new role-playing game that isn’t Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. Pointing that out makes it sure seem like Square Enix only makes FF and DQ. It doesn’t. The new role-playing game is an action RPG and is apparently aimed at Westerners. If you are a Westerner, well, what…

By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2011

Pink Chocobos and the Phoenix Down Woman of My Dreams in the Latest Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens

Oh Chocolina, with your modest demeanor and your adorable Phoenix Down outfit; who cares what the other 27 new screenshots have on them, as long as you’re here with me. I don’t know wehy Square Enix decided that a Vegas showgirl was the appropriate choice for a shopkeeper in Final Fantasy XIII-2; I’ve stopped asking…

By Mike Fahey Published December 1, 2011

Check Out Final Fantasy XIII-2’s Tweaked Battle System in This New Trailer

Paradigm Shifts? Cinematic Action? Sounds pretty but what does it all look like? You’ll get to see some of the features that I discussed in my hands-on preview of Final Fantasy XIII-2 in the new teaser released today by Square Enix. Will these features change the way you approach the game when it hits in…

By Evan Narcisse Published December 1, 2011

Legendary Final Fantasy Translator Brings You Math Girls

If you’ve played Final Fantasy in English, you know translator Alexander Smith‘s work. His latest? Smith started a digital book publisher, Bento Books, which is releasing its first title: Math Girls, the English translation of Japan’s popular best-seller. [Bento Books]

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 30, 2011

Square Enix Working on New RPG. It’s Not Final Fantasy

Nor is it Dragon Quest. As mentioned in an upcoming issue of Famitsu, the Tokyo-based game company is working on a new action role-playing game. The game currently does not have a title. While info has leaked from Famitsu, the full article has yet to hit newsstands. Helming the game will be Ryutaro Ichimura, who…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

The Most Disgusting Thing Square Enix Has Ever Done

Square Enix, the studio behind role-playing games Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, is allowing one of its most iconic characters, a Dragon Quest Slime, to be sold as a meat bun. The results are horrific and disgusting. Back in September, Japanese television clued me into the fact that, no, I do not want to put…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 29, 2011

Gaze Into the Mystery of These New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Screens… Hey, A Chicken Lady!

In my hands-on preview, I talked about how Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s trying to shake things up a bit. You’ll find some new things in these screens, including a bizarre new character who’ll be popping up throughout the game. The woman in the feathered suit is Chocolina, a flamboyant chicken woman who’s a traveling merchant in…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 28, 2011

The Thing About American Accents In Video Games

American accents are everywhere in video games. Even when something is developed in Canada, or Britain, or Japan, the principal characters usually speak with one kind of American accent or another. Ever wonder what the significance of that is? As in, why they’re often used when they’re used, and in what context? You probably haven’t,…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 24, 2011

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Might Remind You of Mass Effect, Pokemon

There was a collective sigh from the JRPG faithful when Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIII-2 earlier this year. Some wanted more FFVII or more Kingdom Hearts. Instead, a return to Gran Pulse was in the offing. But, based on my recent hands-on with FFXIII-2, the sequel holds some intriguing changes to the formula set…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2011

The New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer Proves Square Enix Still Knows How to Make a Scene

While the Final Fantasy name may have lost a bit of its drool-inducing powers over the past two entries in the series, the Final Fantasy XIII-2 cinematic team keep the excitement alive in this latest trailer, “Battle of Valhalla”. If the team behind the sequel to one of the most polarizing entries in the series…

By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2011

Walk Softly. Carry a Big Sword. Look Badass

You are looking at a cosplay that was 8 months in the making. Eight months that were totally worth it. You are looking at cosplayer NealBomBad’s Cecil Harvey from Final Fantasy IV. You are looking at greatness. NealBomBad created Cecil Harvey’s Dark Knight version using 3D modeling software and then printed the armor on his…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 16, 2011

The Next Final Fantasy Might Not Be the Same Old RPG

No, according to Final Fantasy XIII-2 producer Yoshinori Kitase, it could be an action-RPG Calling a surge in the popularity of action-RPGs “a trend…you ignore at your peril”, Kitase told Edge, “I think the nature of the franchise is to present something new each time. In the global market we see many players moving away…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 16, 2011

Amazing Drawings Aren’t Needed To Design Final Fantasy Costumes

You just need to be famous. Really famous. Like this lady, Yuko Oshima. Not only is pop idol Yuko Oshima testing Final Fantasy XIII-2, she’s also designing costumes. One of these outfits will be selected by fans as DLC for the game. One of them looks like Little Red Riding Hood. The other does not.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2011

Here’s What Eighty Dollars Gets You in The Final Fantasy XIII-2 Collectors Edition

We’re still a few months away from the release of the Moogle-riffic sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, but that ain’t stopping Square Enix from tantalizing fans with a beefy Collectors Edition. Plunking down the extra $20 dollars gets you a fancy sleeve illustrated by the legendary Yoshitaka Amano, along with a high-end concept art book…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 10, 2011

Final Fantasy Type-0 is Obsessed With Underpants

Honestly, I’m not quite sure if this is the first g-string in the series or not. Final Fantasy XII‘s Fran gets dangerously close, but that’s ultimately outerwear. This, unfortunately, is underwear. Other than it being fan service, I’ve never quite understood why upskirts are added—heck, even Nintendo does this kind of thing. I’ve always thought…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2011

Watch This Lady Transform Final Fantasy VIII‘s Rinoa Before Your Eyes

Internet person Michelle Phan is a make-up wizard—a magician! In this video, she shows the power of make-up as she gives a walkthrough on how to transform yourself into FFVIII‘s Riona Heartilly Besides make-up, Phan completes the look with contacts and a Riona costume, proving that there’s more to cosplay than costumes. If you are…

By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2011

Prisoner Builds Swords. Final Fantasy Swords.

A prisoner serving a sentence in Monmouthshire, Wales has been found to be in possession of an extensive arsenal of bladed weapons. The thing is, they’re all fake. All made out of matchsticks. And some are based on the weapons of the Final Fantasy universe. The Governor of the prison, Steve Cross, told The Sun,…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2011

Final Fantasy Versus XIII Dude, You’ve Changed

Back in 2009, Square Enix showed a Final Fantasy Versus XIII trailer. In it, FF Versus XIII hero Noctis Lucis Caelum sported a silly name and some magnificent hair. His name is still silly and his hair is still amazing, but dude’s changed. Over the weekend, screens from Final Fantasy Versus XIII appeared on Japanese…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 24, 2011

Does This Lady Love Final Fantasy XI More Than You?

Emiri Kato doesn’t just play Final Fantasy XI, she lives there. The voice actress has an impressive resume of anime and game titles she’s worked on, but that’s nothing compared to her FFXI playtime. As pointed out on website 4Gamer, Kato has played FFXI for 557 days and 18 hours. That’s 13,386 hours. Before you…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2011

Rap Music, Final Fantasy VII and Some Pretty Visuals

It’s a wonderful world we live in when rappers can release singles from albums devoted entirely to Final Fantasy VII Nerd rap superstar Mega Ran, who we’ve featured before, has with Jon Louden put together this video for the track Absolute, which can be found on his Black Materia album If you like what you…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2011