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CultureThe Final Fantasy VII Remake Opening Is A Little Longer And A Lot Prettier
The opening movie for Final Fantasy VII starts with a field of stars, fades into Aeris, pulls back to reveal the city of Midgar, and then follows Cloud and Barret’s train to its destination. The Final Fantasy VII Remake opening does that too, only prettier and with a lot more Midgar. As iconic as it…
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2020 -
Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s Chocobo Chick Looks So Dragon Ball
While it’s unclear what the hell happened to Carbuncle in Final Fantasy VII Remake, the Chocobo summon looks like it’s taking a page out of Dragon Ball. Chocobo appearance has varied over the years with different twists on the design, but the Final Fantasy VII Remake Chocobo looks like it has a Super Saiyan ’do:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanSquare Enix Cafes Are Covered In Final Fantasy VII Remake
Square Enix has rolled out a handful of cafes to serve food, sling drinks and showcase its games. There are no better places to cover with Final Fantasy VII Remake decor It’s not only the Square Enix Cafe in Tokyo and Osaka but also the Artnia Square Enix restaurant in Shinjuku that is covered in FFVII.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 14, 2020 -
CultureWhat The Hell Has Final Fantasy VII Remake Done To Carbuncle
Square Enix released a big batch of new Final Fantasy VII Remake screenshots today, including one of Carbuncle, who is usually one of the Final Fantasy series’ cutest summons. It now looks like an alien from a 1950s science fiction B-movie. Is it a fox or a dog? Why is its head so big? Why…
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2020 -
Outriders, the coop RPG shooter revealed at last year’s E3, has been delayed until this holiday and will be coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X as well as current consoles according to a new trailer. It’s by People Can Fly, the studio behind Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgement
By Ethan Gach Published February 11, 2020 -
Final Fantasy XIV‘s Next Big Patch Will Let You Ride This Adorable Snek
Final Fantasy XIV’s recent expansion “Shadowbringers’ delivered some of the game’s best stories and challenges. But expansions don’t really end right away, and the next patch is stuffed with content and drama. A new trailer and developer livestream outlines giant robot battles, creepy villains, and maybe the most adorable and important mount ever placed in…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 6, 2020 -
CultureCloud Strife Looks Great In A Dress In Final Fantasy VII Remake
In the original Final Fantasy VII, Cloud Strife dons a dress as part of a rescue mission. Way back in 2015, Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura said the character would once again wear a dress in the remake, and now the character finally shows off those threads. The original Honey Bee Inn looked like it was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2020 -
Why Everybody Loves Final Fantasy Tactics
Boy, do people love Final Fantasy Tactics. They love it so much they’d marry it, if human-video-game marriage were legal. It’s a desert-island game for approximately 70% of the video gaming population; it’s been replayed more often than The White Album This piece was first published on January 7, 2013. We’re bumping it today for…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 28, 2020 -
Kingdom Hearts III‘s New Secret Ending Is Breaking My Brain
Kingdom Hearts III’s new DLC Re:Mind remixes the game’s finale into a series of altered events with additional boss fights and story beats. It also adds an additional chapter in which players can face off against highly difficult “data” versions of defeated villains. Diehard fans who push through these fights will find one final challenge…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 27, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsKingdom Hearts III‘s New DLC Is My Kind Of Anime Nonsense, On Steroids
Kingdom Hearts has two modes: cheerful Disney reveries and the most extreme of anime bullshit. Both have their merits, but the latter is where the series shines its brightest and is most captivating. Kingdom Hearts III’s new DLC, Re:Mind, embraces this. There’s time travel and scheming villains, dramatic clashes between light and dark, difficult new…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 24, 2020 -
New Kingdom Hearts Game Is Coming To Mobile
Square Enix tonight announced Project Xehanort, the working title for a new game coming this Spring for iOS, Android, and Amazon. In true bullshit Square Enix fashion, though, absolutely nothing was shown or described about the game, and the only online presence it has is a single screenshot and a competition for fans to try…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2020 -
CultureMobius Final Fantasy Ends Service On June 30
Mobius Final Fantasy, one of the prettiest and most unique mobile FF spin-offs, will soon be no more. Today Square Enix announced the game will be going down for good at the end of March in Japan, with the global version continuing until June 30. Mobius Final Fantasy is a free-to-play turn-based role-playing game for…
By Mike Fahey Published January 15, 2020 -
Wait, I Played Dragon Quest Builders 2 And Need To Change My GOTY List
I made a mistake. Last month I wrote up my top ten games of 2019. I still stand by that list. I love those games and Control is still my favorite game of last year. But last week I started playing Dragon Quest Builders 2 and I need to change my list. I need to…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 12, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsThor’s Avengers Game Comic Book Is A Fresh Take On A Classic Brawl
Last month’s Marvel Avengers: Iron Man comic established the Avengers in Square Enix’ upcoming video game as a superhero team rife with internal tension. In Marvel Avengers: Thor #1, out this week, Thor’s trickster brother Loki amplifies that tension into all-out brawl between two of Earth’s mightiest heroes. It feels more like a classic reprint…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2020 -
Kotaku EastA New Final Fantasy XV MMORPG For Mobile Is Coming
Square Enix is teaming up with South Korean developer JSC Games and Chinese game maker GAEA Mobile to develop a Final Fantasy XV massively multiplayer online role-playing game for mobile. Tentatively titled, well, Final Fantasy 15 Mobile, the game has been in the works for a few years. It’s being developed with Unreal Engine 4…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2020 -
Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo Leaks Online, Dataminers Unveil More Details
Apparently the Final Fantasy VII Remake is going to release a demo soon, because some very credible leaks of a demo for the game have popped up online. After initial reports from tracking sites that a listing for a Final Fantasy VII Remake demo had been sneakily added to the Playstation Network, it appears that…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 2, 2020 -
CultureLife Is Strange 2 Is About Finding The Meaning Of ‘Family’
Life Is Strange 2 is a game about finding your family, as well as figuring out what “family” means. “It’s a question that I, myself, don’t have an answer to,” Dontnod lead writer Jean-Luc Cano told Kotaku over the phone. “But [the game] is showing that family is where you love to be.” In Life…
By Gita Jackson Published December 17, 2019 -
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition was supposed to be out this year, but has now been delayed to summer 2020. “We’ve made the decision to adjust the release date to allow the development team some extra time to make final adjustments to the game to make this the best experience possible,” writes Square Enix.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 12, 2019