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LIVE from the Tokyo Game Show 2011 Keynote, Starring Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada!
The main in charge of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and the many, many remakes of previous games in those series, Yoichi Wada, big bossman at Square Enix, is officially kicking off Tokyo Game Show 2011. What pearls of wisdom with Wada drop during his TGS keynote? Let’s find out! The topic of Wada’s talk is…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 14, 2011 -
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Gets Its Own PlayStation 3 and A Release Date
Square Enix is releasing the sequel to Final Fantasy XIII in Japan this December. It’s called Final Fantasy XIII-2. To commemorate that release, Sony will release a sequel to the PlayStation 3 Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Edition. Releasing alongside Final Fantasy XIII-2 in Japan will be the PlayStation 3 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Lightning Edition Ver.2,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 14, 2011 -
This PS Vita Game Sure Looks Hellish
Square Enix, makers of Final Fantasy, is coming out strong with PS Vita. Besides an HD Final Fantasy X remake, Square Enix is also working on original titles like Army Corps of Hell What a great title! It’s one of my favorite Square Enix titles in years—especially because Square Enix titles of late have been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2011 -
Final Fantasy X is Coming to PlayStation Vita and PS3 in HD
Square Enix will bring PlayStation 2 role-playing game Final Fantasy X to the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3, the company announced today, giving the 2001 video game a high definition makeover. The game’s publisher called the HD upgrade a “special 10th anniversary production” but did not show the Vita and PS3 version in action, only…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 14, 2011 -
Square Enix Has an Original Role-Playing Game (With A Goofy Name) Coming to Nintendo 3DS
Next year, role-playing game know-it-alls Square Enix will grace the Nintendo 3DS with a new, original RPG. It’s called Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, a silly name for a potentially intriguing game. Nintendo showed off snippets of gameplay from Bravely Default: Flying Fairy at its 3DS Conference today, revealing a game that looked visually close to…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 13, 2011 -
So That Final Fantasy Music Game Sure Looks Bad
Final Fantasy Versus XIII looks great. Heck, PSP title Final Fantasy Type-0 looks great, too. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, that Final Fantasy music game, doesn’t. Stuff like this might fly on the iPhone, but this is actually a 3DS title—meaning, it will cost more than US$0.99 to play this. You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2011 -
Final Fantasy Type-Pretty PSP Bundle
If you are planning on buying PSP title Final Fantasy Type-O and if you really, really love FF, do yourself a favor. Buy this. This being a limited edition FF Type-0 box set sold through Square Enix’s online shop. It’s pricey (¥12,760 or US$165), but comes in a beautiful box. It’s packed with a copy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 9, 2011 -
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Travels Through Time to Fix Past Missteps
Was Final Fantasy XIII too linear for you? Square Enix has heard the complaints, and answers them with a mechanic that’s about as non-linear as they come: Time travel. How does it work? Director Motomu Toriyama has the answers. At the heart of Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s story and gameplay progression is the Historia Crux, a…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
The Missing Link Adds Three Strange Days to Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s Adventure
The Human Revolution continues in October, as Adam Jensen finds himself stripped of his augmentations in The Missing Link downloadable content. Adam Jensen disappears for three days during the course of Deus Ex: Human Revolution‘s conspiracy-rich story. Where did he go? What did he do? What happened to his augmentations? The answer to that last…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2011 -
They’ve Been Making Dragon Quest X for Too Damn Long
Dragon Quest X was first revealed in December 2008—almost three years ago. If a former Square Enix employee is to be believed, the company has been working on it much longer than that. According to former Square Enix developer Takehiko Hoashi, the company’s been working on DQX for the past six years. If the title…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2011 -
When a Japanese Gamer Girl Speaks Her Mind
Haruna Anno is a retro gaming idol—the young girl who loves old games. She also speaks her mind, and that’s always good for an idol. When Dragon Quest X was revealed yesterday, some gamers were excited. Many, when they learned about the required online and subscription fees, groaned. Like many people, Anno took to Twitter…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 7, 2011 -
Turn Deus Ex: HR Into More of a PC Game
I played Deus Ex on PC. It was…OK, but didn’t run as nicely as I thought it would, and didn’t give me as much control over things as I would have liked. Know what it was missing? A debug mode. Know what we’ve got now? A debug mode! How’d you guess? A mod has been…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2011 -
What Is Holding Up Deus Ex in Japan?
Deus Ex: Human Revolution was supposed to be out Sept. 8 in Japan, but it’s now slated for sometime in Oct. The reason for the delay is that “prohibited images” were found in one place in the game. In its official statement, Square Enix did not clarify what the offending content was. In early August,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2011 -
If the Original Deus Ex Had Been More Like Human Revolution…
If you think the kind of people who say “games were better in the good old days” are bad, they’re even worse when they’re talking about PC games. Except, on rare occasions like this, they actually make a decent gag out of it. This clip blends the original Deus Ex, which is eleven years old,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2011 -
Dragon Quest X Needs the Internet And Extra Money, Too
Dragon Quest IX was the deal of the century. It had something like seventy hours of single player gameplay, checking off two things that Japanese gamers love: meaty RPGs and playing solo. DQX is a different beast. An official Square Enix FAQ regarding the game noted that while DQX can be played alone, it can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2011 -
This Final Fantasy Figure Excites Me More Than the Game
After the whole Final Fantasy XIII hullabaloo, a FF break was in order. The world didn’t get that. It got Final Fantasy XIII-2 Perhaps, FFXIII-2 is fantastic—I haven’t played it yet, so I wouldn’t know. There’s some much hanging over the title, like Final Fantasy‘s good name and the crushing disappointment of FFXIII This Lightning…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 -
Blue Slime, You Can Eat. But Will You?
Everyone loves the Dragon Quest slime. Meat buns are incredibly popular, too. But a meat bun Slime? More importantly, a blue meat bun? This November, meat bun Slime are coming soon to Family Mart convenience stores across Japan. One blue Slime bun for ¥170 (US$2.20). Even Japanese gamers seem to be a little weirded out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011 -
Deus Ex Was, at One Stage, Meant To Be Even Bigger
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is, by today’s standards at least, a pretty big game. It took me around 35 hours to finish it. But did you know at the planning stage it was meant to be even bigger? Much of your time spent with the game is running around its two “hub” worlds, the streets…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2011 -
Some Hate It, Some Love It. Here’s a Look at Dragon Quest X.
Years in development, and here it finally is, Dragon Quest X. It’s an online game. It’s for the Wii and Wii U. This is what it looks like. Dragon Quest VIII was dazzling. For 2004 and 2005, it was truly a beautiful game. DQVIII was a leap forward, it was a fresh take on an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 5, 2011