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Chrono Trigger Arrives Tuesday on PSN
Square Enix confirmed on the PlayStation Blog yesterday that Chrono Trigger will be available on PlayStation Network beginning Oct. 4. Pricing was not mentioned. What’s more, in response to a commenter who said he’d “Rather be playing Chrono Cross,” Square Enix’s Charles McCarter said “Well, you might not have to wait that much longer…” [h/t…
By Owen Good Published September 30, 2011 -
Square Enix and Yahoo! Teaming Up for *Something* (Something Disappointing?)
Square Enix, maker of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, is joining forces with Yahoo! Japan’s mobile game division for a new project. Smart money says it’s a some sort of social or browser game, sure. According to the teaser site, which will reveal the new work on Oct. 5, the two are collaborating on a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 28, 2011 -
Culture
More of Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s Amazing Concept Art
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a game that’s art direction was so memorable, and so well-loved, that I figured it was worth a second round of concept art. Whereas last time we looked at a little bit of everything from a whole bunch of the game’s artists, today we’re looking at some new stuff from…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2011 -
Final Fantasy XIV “Damaged” Final Fantasy
For a game with grand ambitious, Final Fantasy XIV has been a grand disappointment. Today in Tokyo, Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada once again addressed the game’s shortcomings. “The Final Fantasy brand was damaged,” Wada said, adding that the game was being “substantially reworked” so that the game can be revived as the FFXIV that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 27, 2011 -
Will There Ever Be a New Dragon Quest Anime?
Dragon Quest, one of Japan’s most beloved role-playing games, spawned more than sequel after sequel. A manga version ran for around seven years, and there was an anime in the early 1990s. That doesn’t necessarily mean there’s going to be a Dragon Quest anime in the future. It also doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t. “The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 27, 2011 -
When Pokémon Comparisons Don’t Piss You Off
The idea of raising monsters and then having them fight didn’t start with Pokémon. In 1992’s Dragon Quest V, players could select monsters and have them duke it out. That was years before Pocket Monsters came out. Yet, Dragon Quest spin-off Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker, which focuses on capturing and breeding monsters for battles, is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2011 -
Let’s Take a Walk Through Deus Ex‘s Missing Link
Due out in October, the Missing Link downloadable content for Deus Ex: Human Revolution sees players navigating an augmentation-stripped Adam Jensen through a mysterious freighter. Here’s lead narrative designer Mary DeMarle to show us how that works. Man, Jensen does not look good as this demonstration starts up. It turns out removing augmentations is more…
By Mike Fahey Published September 23, 2011 -
This Dragon Quest X Train Sure Looks Familiar
In the latest Dragon Quest X trailer, there’s a train. It has several headlights and a curved shaft, and it looks like a train in another game. You can see it above. A similar train appeared in 2003’s Sakura Taisen ~Atsuki Chishio ni~. It was spotted by Japanese netizens, and it looks, well, like the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2011 -
This Vita Game Is Metal Up Your Ass
I’m not normally a man to carry around regret, but last week, I didn’t get a chance to play this game. The lines, as we’ve told you, were too damn long. But if ever Square Enix were going to make a game that spoke directly to my heart, it would be this. Army Corps of…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 22, 2011 -
Should the Kingdom Hearts Games That Suck Still Count?
In today’s continuity-shattering installment of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Yoshi Salcedo wants us to settle an argument he’s having with his girlfriend over Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts series. Should we disregard the DS games because they suck? My girlfriend and I are both Kingdom Hearts fans, and as usual we argued over who was…
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2011 -
I, For One, Welcome Our New Final Fantasy Rhythm Game for 3DS
While some of my colleagues may not be fans of the first Final Fantasy-based rhythm game for the Nintendo 3DS, I continue to hold out hope for Square Enix’s Theatrhythm Final Fantasy It’s not that I’m a Final Fantasy fan or obsessive about its music. It’s that I just love a good touchscreen-based rhythm game,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 20, 2011 -
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Sure Looks Dreamy
Upcoming 3DS title Kingdom Hearts 3D got a new trailer at the Tokyo Game Show. It’s beautiful. The game is a new KH entry, and it will be compatible with the new 3DS Expansion Slide Pad. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance will be released next spring. Kingdom Hearts 3D [YouTube] You can contact Brian…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2011 -
No, I Do Not Want To Eat This
Starting this November, Dragon Quest‘s cute blue Slime character is getting its own meat buns. The blue buns will go on sale at convenience stores across the country. This week Japanese television showed off the Slime meat buns and did a taste test. The slightly sad Slime face combined with the meaty filling make this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2011 -
Those Horribad Deus Ex: Human Revolution Boss Battles Were Outsourced
A month after release, popular opinion holds firm that Deus Ex: Human Revolution was a well-made game. And yet one niggling flaw stands out, an issue that has been highlighted in countless blog posts, tweets, and video game forums. Those accursed boss battles. They were, in a word, bad. As I played the game for…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 19, 2011 -
Reviews
Dead Island: The Kotaku Review
This is the part where I’d try to artfully describe how I meticulously took apart a zombie with an electrified fire axe on a pristine beach, sky-blue waters lapping at my knees. I even took notes. I’d probably explain that on my second play-through of Dead Island I switched from the Xbox 360 button-pushing attacks…
By Brian Crecente Published September 16, 2011 -
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is you and Your Friends Against the Galaxy’s Biggest Floating Hand
Final Fantasy XIII, for all its money and marketing, rang hollow with many gamers (even serious fans of the franchise), standing accused of being everything from linear to, well, just boring Playing Final Fantasy XIII for around ten minutes at TGS this morning, all I could think of was how much this played like FFXIII…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2011 -
Wanna See More of Dragon Quest X In Action?
Square Enix’s wildly popular (in Japan) role-playing game series is coming to the Wii and Wii U as Dragon Quest X. Only this one’s an online multiplayer RPG, a decision that’s not sitting well with some Dragon Quest fans. Watch some new footage of DQX right here and judge for yourself. The above footage—part pre-rendered…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 15, 2011 -
The Beautiful and the Badass Toys of the Tokyo Game Show
Some come to Tokyo in September to play games. More come to buy crap associated with them, though, as some of the most popular stalls at TGS aren’t the ones with demo units, but stacks of t-shirts, action figures and art books. In the gallery above you’ll find the best of the gear available at…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011 -
Dead Island Nears 2M
Buggy, but fun hack-and-slash zombie role-playing game Dead Island shipped more than a million copies to stores in the first few days of release and expects to send out 2 million globally by the end of week, the publishers say. Of course, these aren’t sold to gamers numbers, but it is still pretty impressive.
By Brian Crecente Published September 15, 2011 -
Square Enix’s Tokyo Game Show Booth Is…Look Out, Giant Chocobo!
As you’d expect, Square Enix’s booth at this year’s Tokyo Game Show is one of the biggest and most popular, even on this first day, which should be quiet. Which it wasn’t. At least at the place where you could play Final Fantasy games. Also on-hand were some Western games that Square Enix is helping…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2011