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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Has Transforming Moogles, Recruitable Monsters and Rap

I’ve always thought that Final Fantasy XIII didn’t get a fair shake. Admittedly, it was an overwhelmingly linear journey—player agency wasn’t topmost among the priorities incorporated into its development. But it was an extraordinarily intentional game; nothing about it ever felt accidental or unplanned. It did a few things, but it did them exceedingly well:…

By Drew Cohen Published June 8, 2011

Don’t Worry, in Deus Ex’s Dark Future, There Is Still Final Fantasy

Deus Ex is being published by Square Enix. You wouldn’t know it from first appearances, what with it not being called Deus Ex Cerebellum Equilibrium Perineum XIV-2 or starring teenagers with big hair, but a closer look in this screenshot gives the game away. Final Fantasy XXVII coming 2027! (Deus Ex:HR) [Reddit]

By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2011

Bankrupted Studio Says Square Enix Demanded Code by Fax, Didn’t Recognize FFXII Screenshots

In a feature story published today in Sweden, the founders of GRIN lay their studio’s precipitous demise at Square Enix’s feet, saying the publisher reneged on payments during the development of a Final Fantasy game and saddled them with ridiculous requirements as the project went sour. This is according a story (translated via Google) published…

By Owen Good Published May 28, 2011

You Can Now Buy Almost Every Final Fantasy Game Ever Made (For $15,000)

A guy from Thailand is selling his collection of Final Fantasy games. Normally, not so big a deal, but this isn’t your average collection, since it includes over 70 titles. eBay seller undkodlor is offloading Final Fantasy games from the Famicom, Super Famicom, Game Boy, DS, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, GameCube, Wii, Xbox 360, PC,…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2011

A Planet Without Square-Enix

It has come to my attention that we might, within a few short years, find ourselves living on a planet devoid of Square-Enix. Square-Enix, for those who don’t know, is a suit-wearing organization whose members enjoy excellent health benefits in addition to an opportunity to get paid to do things that, as God as their…

Tim Rogers Published May 19, 2011

Japan’s Oldest (And Most Famous) Hardcore Dragon Quest Player

Actress Keiko Awaji is proof of two things: video games have no age limit and even pretty ladies get old. Getting old is not a bad thing! It’s even better when you have something to look forward to, like new Dragon Quest games. Awaji is a giant of Japanese cinema, but best known in the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2011

We Knew Samus Was a Girl, but Master Chief? Black Mage?

This clip from The Game Station is pretty great. Once it’s wearing out its welcome taking the piss out of secret game gender reveals, it turns into a never-ending shampoo commercial and gets funny all over again.

By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2011

Bringing Mass Effect To Life Before Your Very Eyes

Most of these “Fancy Pants” galleries we run are full of great photos of people in great costumes, but a few of this week’s pictures go the extra mile. Leading the charge is this Aria T’Loak, which is not just an amazing piece of costume play, but an amazing choice of character. Joining her this…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2011

The Clever Art Of Stealing

The quote “Good artists borrow, great artists steal” is often attributed to Pablo Picasso. There doesn’t seem to be solid evidence that he actually said it, but the quote is often misinterpreted anyway. It’s not that stealing is okay, but rather, stealing implies taking something and making it your own. What’s more, not every artist…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2011

Is This Game Ripping Off Final Fantasy?

Pandora’s Tower, an upcoming Nintendo-published role-playing game, looks great. It also looks a lot like Final Fantasy. Japanese netizens are quick to point out that images on the box art for Pandora’s Tower look incredibly similar to character art for Square Enix’s most recent role-playing games, Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy XIII. Pandora’s…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2011

Japan Sure Loves Those Role-Playing Games

Bookmark this post. Because, if you ever need proof that Japan loves role-playing games, you’ll have this to refer to. CESA, the group that organizes the Tokyo Game Show, polls visitors year after year about their gaming preferences. And since 1997, TGS attendees listed role-playing games as their favorite genres. CESA began organizing the Tokyo…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2011

Ryu, Ken, Yoshi, Sheik And Some Creepers Star In Convention Fighter II

Remember, remember, the Lara Croft in poor weather, and the girl who loved Aion a lot. I see no reason why Star Wars or Creepers should ever be forgot. There’s been plenty of great cosplay going on over the past week or so, some of it in the US, some of it in Australia, all…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2011

Final Fantasy Gets Its Own Holy Shit Moment

While AR Games might be the 3DS’s holy shit moment, there are plenty of holy shit moments to go around. Final Fantasy has its own on the iPhone. New app Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy AR allows folks to downloaded AR models of Final Fantasy XIII’s Lightning, Final Fantasy VII’s Cloud, Warrior of Light from the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2011

It’s Not A Real Adventuring Party Until The Cover Bard Shows Up

In Dorkly’s latest Final Fantasy-inspired short, the oft-maligned bard is oft-maligned once again, and Sugar Ray is sung with great gusto. When I first started playing Dungeons & Dragons way back in the day, bards were the laughingstock of our adventuring group. Back then, being a bard took a tremendous amount of hard work and…

By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2011

Why Do Our Role-Playing Games Still Need Numbers Everywhere?

I understand that role-playing video games owe their existence to role-playing tabletop games, and as a result, share many of their predecessor’s customs and traditions. After all, if tabletop games need to simulate action via numeric values, then it was natural for the first video game RPGs to do the same. But, uh, why are…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2011

A Japan Relief Song That Doesn’t Want Donations, Just Encouragement

Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi has posted a tune called “Pray For You” on his tumblr page. The song is his contribution for Japan’s disaster relief, but he doesn’t want donations. “What I can make is a humble contribution but I hope I can help to encourage someone and make difference,” adds Sakaguchi. “Hanging there…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 21, 2011

Power Concerns After Japan Quake Take Down Multiplayer Servers [Updated]

At 6 p.m. EST/3 p.m. PST, servers for Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI will be taken offline for at least one week as Square-Enix cooperates with a Japanese power company’s request to conserve power while it restores services severely damaged by Thursday’s monster earthquake. [Update] Servers for Metal Gear Online also have been…

By Owen Good Published March 13, 2011

This Lady Is A Walking Screenshot

Cosplay, the art of dressing up like somebody else, is normally happy just looking like the character. Canadian Sheila isn’t happy just looking like the character. She has to look like screenshots When you look at the pictures individually, they look like…a girl standing around in a fairly basic costume. No big deal. But take…

By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2011

‘NEStalgia’ Takes The MMO Beautifully Back To 1987

What if Dragon Warrior or Final Fantasy were playable online with other role-playing heroes? We’d have something like NEStalgia, the newly released multiplayer online RPG that looks old school, but plays modern. NEStalgia’s creators describe their free-to-play game as “Dragon Warrior 3 meets World of Warcraft,” complete with quests, “epic loot,” player-versus-player action, an auction…

By Michael McWhertor Published February 23, 2011

Final Fantasy Maker’s Embarrassing Sports Clone

Inazuma Eleven (“Lightning Eleven”) is a soccer role-playing game from Level-5. Samurai Eleven is a soccer sim from Square Enix. You’d think if someone was going to make a clone, they’d at least change the sport. And the font. You’d think. Level-5 is the studio responsible for games like Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2011