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Final Fantasy Is 30 Years Old

Final Fantasy and I have a lot in common. We’re both charming, aging rapidly, and occasionally haunted by anime ladies. Also, we both turned 30 this year. On December 18, 1987, the company formerly known as Square released Final Fantasy, a desperate game that mixed Dragon Quest with Lord of the Rings and added a…

Dragon Quest Builders comes to the Switch on February 9. The Minecraft-style building RPG was one of several Kotaku writers’ favorite games of 2016, and we’re ready to play it all over again in 2018.

Episode Ignis Fills In More Of Final Fantasy XV‘s Blanks

Like Final Fantasy XV’s previous two pieces of downloadable content, Episode Ignis is short, action-packed, and exists to explain an unresolved plot point from the main game. This time, we get to learn how our boy Iggy got… changed. Episode Ignis, which takes place right in the middle of Final Fantasy XV’s Chapter 9, is…

I’m In Love With A Final Fantasy Trading Card Game I’ve Never Played

I can’t stop buying Final Fantasy Trading Card Game booster packs. The iconic artwork printed on high-quality card stock—I particularly love how the textured card backs feel on my fingers. And the gameplay, well… I’ve never actually played it. I’m sure it’s nice. It’s Square Enix’s fault. The company sent me a couple of starter…

Released outside of Japan for the first time last year on mobile devices, the remastered version of 1993 Super Famicom RPG Romancing Saga 2 is coming to consoles, PC and the PlayStation Vita on December 15.

Final Fantasy XV Gets Character Swapping

It’s the one-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XV’s launch, which means it’s nearly time for Square Enix to finish the game. Today, the studio announced plans to let you play it all as one of Noctis’s pals. The feature, which will be implemented at some point before the new downloadable content Episode Ignis drops on…

The 4K and full HD remaster of Star Ocean: The Last Hope is now available on PC and PS4 for the special launch price of $20.99. This might be my last hope of playing through one of the best 3D Star Ocean games, after my previous attempt wasthwarted 25 hours in by burglars.

Vagrant Story Is A Brutally Original JRPG

The PS1 had some of the most innovative JRPGs ever developed. Vagrant Story was at the top of its class. Directed and written by Yasumi Matsuno, it’s a role playing game that defied categorization, mixing genres while telling a complex story that blended seamlessly with the gameplay and art style. It’s by far the darkest…

World Of Final Fantasy‘s Meager PC Port Comes With Some Powerful Cheats

Former PlayStation 4 and Vita exclusive World of Final Fantasy arrived on PC this week, though don’t get too excited. It’s locked at 30fps, has next to no video options and those that are present can’t be accessed in game. Instead, PC players got some pretty powerful built-in cheats. Freshly downloaded from Steam, World of…

Square Enix Puts Sky Pirate’s Den Back In Final Fantasy XII Remaster

When Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age released this summer it came with a new set of PSN trophies instead of the game’s original, unique achievement system. Square Enix announced earlier today that the feature will be returning with the game’s November 22 patch 1.04. While some people were no doubt hoping for new content…

Players Are Creating Amazing Avatars For Final Fantasy XV‘s Multiplayer 

Final Fantasy XV’s multiplayer expansion, Comrades, launched this week, and players have been putting its ridiculously detailed character creator to good use. Because four pretty people wandering the countryside fighting monsters is never enough, Comrades gives players the chance to create their very own Glaives, elite soldiers tasked with looking pretty damn good. The character…

Noctis From Final Fantasy XV Is Coming To Tekken 7

First Injustice 2 gets the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and now Tekken 7 is getting Final Fantasy XV’s Prince Charming. Noctis Lucis Caelum joins the King of Iron Fist Tournament this spring. Originally published 11/12/2018 Judging by the announcement video, which debuted at the Tekken World Tour Finals earlier today, not only are we getting…

Look At These Nier Action Figures

It’s taken a little longer than I was expecting, but Nier: Automata’s first proper action figures are finally on the way, and they look great. There are two double packs coming for Square Enix’s Play Arts line in April 2018: one has 2B and a robot (which costs around $80), and the other has two…

Coming to iOS and Android later this fall, the chibi mobile version of Final Fantasy XV will cost between $20 and $30. The game’s split into 10 episodes. First one’s free, second and third are $.99 and the rest are $3.99 apiece. Or just buy the whole bundle for $19.99.

The Most Amazing Train Game To Hit Japanese Arcades This Year

Japan makes amazing train simulators. Densha de Go!, released in Japanese arcades this week, is no exception. The game was announced last year, and it’s packaged in a train-like cabinet. Inside, there are realistic controls, a touch screen and multiple monitors. It’s a simulator, so the point is to conduct the train from one station…

Taro Yoko’s producer at Square Enix says he wants the Nier director to make a Final Fantasy He let this brilliant idea fly during a recent interview with Wow Japan, saying he would want the game to feature a “similar strangeness” to Yoko’s other games. “I’m hoping for a big budget if I do work…

Final Fantasy Dimensions II Is Nothing Like The First

The first Final Fantasy Dimensions was a delightful old-school adventure reminiscent of the earliest entries in the storied series. Final Fantasy Dimensions II is an incredibly basic free-to-play mobile game that’s been stripped of its microtransactions and granted a premium price tag. The latest mobile RPG from Square Enix, released this week on Google Play…

The cutest Final Fantasy adventure ever comes to Steam on November 21. World of Final Fantasy hits PC with all the bonus creatures from the PS4 version, plus keyboard and mouse support. Folks who purchase the $39.99 game prior to November 28 get a mini-soundtrack and wallpaper. Oooo.

Final Fantasy XV’s ‘Episode Ignis’ downloadable content, which will explain what happened during Ignis’s disappearance in Chapter 9, will be out on December 13. You can check out the new trailer here.

Final Fantasy Dimensions II arrives on iOS and Android on November 1. The sequel to 2012’s all-new old-school Final Fantasy game, which we liked for the most part, this one is the standalone version of a game that was originally released in Japan in 2015 and then updated and rebranded in 2016.