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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 -
Ready to Pre-Order Some Solid Snake? How about Cyborg Ninja?
Spotted at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, there are Solid Snake and Cyborg Ninja figures incoming from Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai line. Pre-orders are now underway! The Solid Snake figure lists for ¥5,800—ditto for the Cyborg Ninja figure. Both are available at lower prices online, however. They’ll be released next February. That’s the future,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2011 -
This is How You Play Heroes of Ruin for the 3DS
There’s not much incoming to the Nintendo 3DS that I’m truly excited about, but after watching more than six minutes of this developer walkthrough of Square Enix’s Heroes of Ruin, the list might just get one title bigger. Having not attended any of the big industry events this year due to a pair of tiny…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2011 -
Xenogears Lives On In This Awesome Painting
Artist Jake Murray pays tribute to classic RPG series Xenogears in the best way possible: with heroic fan art of star Elly Van Houten. Isn’t it great? It’s like something you’d see on the cover of a sci-fi novel in the late 80’s, all giant robots and strong women and hair For reference, this isn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 28, 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 -
Is this Lady the Most Famous Final Fantasy Tester Ever?
Meet Yuko Oshima. She’s 23. She’s famous. And she’s testing Final Fantasy XIII-2 Make that “famous”, if you follow Japanese pop music. Oshima is a member of idol group AKB48. And “testing”, if you mean appearing in promotional clips. Testing video games is hard, gruelling and time-consuming work! Not that being an idol is a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 17, 2011 -
How Different Will Final Fantasy XIV Version 2.0 Be?
The original Final Fantasy XIV was a total bust. FFXIV Version 2.0 promises to be better. Much better. Version 2.0 will feature a complete redesign of the game’s current repetitive maps. “The current maps in Final Fantasy XIV are not only massive, but allow for seamless passage across wide expanses of the realm,” wrote the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2011 -
First Look at Final Fantasy XIV Version 2.0
Final Fantasy XIV Version 2.0 is Square Enix’s revamp of FFXIV. Today, the Tokyo-based game maker released images of what’s to come in Version 2.0 The concept screens and concept art show interface, world maps, characters, and weapons, among other things. Have a look and see how it stacks up to the current version of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2011 -
Beleaguered Final Fantasy XIV Reborn with Version 2.0
Online role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV‘s launch was an enormous disappointment. Not only did Square Enix president Yoichi Wada apologize for the game and boot the original team from the project, he also said FFXIV had damaged the Final Fantasy brand. That may change, because today, Square Enix is relaunching the game as with a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2011 -
Spend Your Next Seven Minutes Watching This New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer
Do you like Final Fantasy games? Do you like Square-Enix’s brand of role-playing game drama? Then spend seven minutes watching this new Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer. Over on YouTube, the commenters tried to derail things by demanding Kingdom Hearts 3. You wouldn’t do that here, would you? FFXIII-2 will be out in North America for…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 13, 2011 -
Square Enix’s New Engine Could Mean Photo-Real Games Faster
Square Enix, makers of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, is working on a next generation game engine. It’s called the Luminous Engine. During a recent press event in Tokyo attended by Game Watch Impress (via Edge), Square Enix detailed the Luminous Engine, which can simulate liquids and cloth as well as realtime reflections. It can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2011 -
Let These Cosplayers Bring Your JRPG Fantasies to Life
Good cosplay isn’t only about good costumes. It’s about good backgrounds. Kansai-based cosplay collective Akasha-Chronik nails both. The group, lead by cosplayer Mao Inumoto, focuses largely on Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy as well as sporting picturesque backgrounds that look straight out of Square Enix’s art department. In the above gallery, Mao and Akasha-Chronik take…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 12, 2011 -
Batman: Arkham Asylum Action Figures May Be Late, But They’re Still Great
We’re on the cusp of enjoying the next great Batman game, but if you’re a big, big fan of the last one, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Square Enix has some mighty fine action figures you might be interested in. We saw Batman and Joker in their highly articulated, nicely sculpted polyvinyl chloride at this year’s San…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 10, 2011 -
Square Enix, Tear Down This Final Fantasy XIV and Give Us Final Fantasy XV
In today’s final and fantastic episode of Speak up on Kotaku, commenter Paradox Me has an absolutely brilliant idea for Square Enix: Trash the failed MMO and recycle its assets for a new single player Final Fantasy game. Why is Final Fantasy XIV so goddamn pretty and why can’t we get this style in a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2011 -
This Square Enix RPG’s Name Sounds Terrible, Looks Just Fine
There’s a new Square Enix game on the way for the Nintendo 3DS called Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. Even going by Square’s ridiculous standards, it’s a ridiculous name. Lucky, then, it looks so damn good. Understand that this appears to be an incredibly “traditional” Japanese role-playing game, and that I’m talking about its visuals, not…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 5, 2011 -
Which Retailer Has the Best Final Fantasy XIII-2 Preorder Incentive?
When Final Fantasy XIII-2 hits North American shores on January 31, GameStop, Best Buy, and Amazon customers that preordered the game will walk away with some pretty spiffy bonus items, but which is the most enticing? This time around it’s not GameStop. In the world of retailer-exclusive preorder bonuses, dedicated video game retailer GameStop normally…
By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2011 -
What’s the Reaction When You Make Dragon Quest Games
As far as iconic games in Japan go, they don’t get any more iconic than Dragon Quest. It’s one of those rare games that still ensnares people who don’t game as much as they used to or don’t game at all. So in Japan, working on Dragon Quest must be a pretty big deal, no?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 3, 2011