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Final Fantasy XIII’s Battle System Detailed
Final Fantasy XIII is due out this year in Japan. For those who are unfamiliar with its battle system, let’s learn about it. Everyday you should learn about something, you know. • Command Stock: Players selection which action they’d like to from a cluster of five “Action” slots. • Cost: Each of these five actions…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009 -
Square Brings Disgaea 3 To Europe In February
For the Disgaea fans to cheap to import or too unversed on the English language to read this article, Square Enix is delivering Disgaea 3 to European PlayStation 3 owners next month. Squeenix plans on liberally distributing the latest Nppon Ichi prinnyfest, Disgaea 3, throughout PAL territories come February 20th. The latest game in the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 7, 2009 -
High Quality In-Game Final Fantasy XIII Gameplay Images
While these Famitsu images themselves are not brand new, the high quality scans of them are. They’re the best FFXIII images you’ll get until Square Enix releases them officially. Thank website Final Fantasy-XIII.net for that! Famitsu PS3: High Quality FFXIII Gameplay Screenshots [Final Fantasy-XIII.net via CVG]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2009 -
This Early Copy of Dragon Quest IX Is So Not Real
Dragon Quest IX might be out until March, but someone on the Japanese internet claims to have obtained an early copy. Thing is, it’s totally fake for two reasons. They are: • The cover art illustration has already been released by Square Enix as previous promotional material. • The package’s barcode is the same as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 5, 2009 -
New Dragon Quest IX Screens
Dragon Quest IX is coming. Japan shall quake upon its release. While we wait out these last few months before it’s out, then, let’s take a look at about a gazillion new screenshots! Oh, and some new details as well. The game’s main character starts off as an angel. And that tanned girl? She’s tanned…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2009 -
Square Enix President Sends New Years Greeting In Poetic Prose (No, Really)
Doom! Gloom!! Bittersweet optimism!!! Square Enix president Yoichi Wada rallies the troops with a New Years message titled “Riding The Current.” It’s corporate poetry. Riding the Current Season’s Greetings to everyone and a Happy New Year. This year has begun with a torrent of economic difficulty. A continuous cycle of recession will accelerate the process…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 5, 2009 -
Famitsu Editor-In-Chief Makes Lofty Dragon Quest IX Sales Estimate
Famitsu Editor-in-Chief Hirokazu Hamamura has looked into his crystal ball and has opinions about how Dragon Quest IX will do in 2009. And it’ll do mega, he forecasts. According to Hamamura, “March [DQIX‘s launch month] will be bigger than the year-end sales war. Even side-stories (such as Dragon Quest Monsters) have sold a million copies,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 5, 2009 -
Square Enix Says Future Unreal Engine Use Will be “Case-By-Case”
Instead of using an in-house engine Square Enix used the Unreal Engine for The Last Remnant. This was a first for the company, and how was that? The game’s art director Yusuke Naora said it was “certainly slow going at first,” but the team got the hang of using the engine. “We were able to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 31, 2008 -
Reviews
Dissidia: Final Fantasy Import Review: The [Evil] Emperor’s New [Suit of Armor]
When we were children, we wanted two things: a Super Mario Bros. movie and a Final Fantasy fighting game; we got one of those things, and it made us wish we were dead. Today, fifteen years later, we have the other one. Does it make us wish we were dead — or does it make…
By Tim Rogers Published December 29, 2008