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The Fabulous First Five Minutes Of Final Fantasy X-2

The Final Fantasy X-2 Remaster with Bonus Final Fantasy X hit the States this week, once again raising the all-important question, “How can you hate a game that opens with a dance number?” First off, sorry about the “singing”. I couldn’t help myself. Secondly, I completely understand why so many Final Fantasy fans hate this…

Dragon Quest VIII—an excellent JRPG that was first released in 2004 on the PS2—is being re-released (with improvements, like an orchestral score) on the 3DS in 2015. It’ll be out in Japan on August 27.

The Trailer for Star Ocean V with English Subtitles

Star Ocean V is a thing and it’s coming. Sadly, Square Enix hasn’t seen it fit to offer the announcement trailer in English for Western fans of the series. Fear not; that’s why I’m here. Star Ocean V: Integrity and Faithlessness, the fifth installment of the main Star Ocean series will take place between Star…

Square Enix’s Latest Tech Demo Looks Gorgeous

Square Enix teamed up with Microsoft to show what the upcoming DirectX 12 can do. How does 63 million polygons per scene sound? It sounds like a lot! Titled Witch Chapter 0 [cry], the demo was shown off at Microsoft Build and appears to feature Angi, the character who appeared in the previous tech demo…

The Trailer for the Newest SaGa JRPG with English Subtitles

Check out the trailer for Imperial SaGa, the newest game in Square Enix’s SaGa series, now with English. Yes, English! The game will apparently include characters and enemies from across the SaGa series which includes the Romancing SaGa series and SaGa Frontier series. The game will also have regular features from the series like the…

Square Addresses The Top XV Criticisms Of Final Fantasy XV

As it turns out, Final Fantasy fans have OPINIONS. And Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata is listening very closely to those opinions. In a presentation last night that was chock full of interesting details about the upcoming fifteenth Final Fantasy game (for Xbox One and PS4; no release date yet), Tabata and Square Enix…

The Final Fantasy XV Demo Reveals Cultural Differences

Square Enix released the Final Fantasy XV demo worldwide. People in different countries think, well, differently! Gamers are no exception. And the reaction to Episode Duscae is proof positive of that. Square Enix has asurveyfor players to give feedback on the demo. In the most recentFinal Fantasy XV Active Time Report, FFXV director Hajime Tabata…

Just Cause 3 Gameplay Sure Looks Bonkers

Are you ready to destroy cars, buildings, and…sunflowers? Here’s our first look at Just Cause 3 gameplay. Hope you like explosions! Just Cause 3 is slated to blow up the PS4, Xbox One, and PC later this year. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft

Final Fantasy XIV The Fake Fighting Game

Lacking anything better to do until the expansion pack arrives in June, the Final Fantasy XIV dev team transformed one of the game’s biggest boss battles into a fighting game I’d play in a heartbeat. It’s Yda’s fists of fury versus Livia Sas Junius of the Garlean Empire, complete with her custom white Magitek armor.…

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Is Coming To Steam–Too Bad It Sucks

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, the direct sequel to FFIV, will come to Steam on May 12, Square Enix announced today. This’ll be a 3D remake in the style of the FFIV port that’s also on Steam (and on DS). Too bad it’s terrible. I’ve already written a lot about why The After Years…

Square Enix has confirmed it’ll be holding an E3 press conference on June 16, which suggests the publisher has lots to show off in Los Angeles. We’re sure to hear more about Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (and maybe Final Fantasy XV?!) around then. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on…

Why Some Japanese Games Had Such Terrible English

It’s easy to make fun of classic Japanese video games (JRPGs especially) for their poor English, and assume the reason for this was simply one of neglect. Which is kinda true, but there are other reasons behind it as well, and they’re really interesting! In a big interview with Edge magazine last month, American Alexander…

Why People Say Dragon’s Dogma Online Looks Like Final Fantasy XIV 

As net users in Japan have pointed out, the Dragon’s Dogma Online interface seems to resemble the user interface in Final Fantasy XIV. That’s not surprising. Not at all. After an initial rocky rollout, a revamped Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn was released in 2013 and has become a success for Square Enix. Capcom…

Everything You Might Have Missed In The Final Fantasy XV Demo 

If you skipped the Final Fantasy XV demo last month, you can go on continuing to skip it, because this morning Square Enix released a three-minute video that sums up all the cool parts just for you. Of course, watching something is never quite the same as playing it, but this video will give you…

Tetsuya Nomura on Redesigning Characters for Dissidia Final Fantasy

With the release of the latest Dissidia Final Fantasy trailer, Kingdom Hearts director and zipper enthusiast*, Tetsuya Nomura sat down to talk about the newest addition to the character roster. *Not officially “With the two PSP games, I felt I’d ‘done all there is to do’ and took the stance that it was ‘completed,’ so…

Square Enix released a Star Ocean 5 teaser. Famitsu.com has also published some official screenshots (here), which we’ve also added to our earlier report.

I Can’t Believe It–One Of My Favorite Final Fantasy Games Is An MMO

I used to hate the idea of a massively-multiplayer Final Fantasy game. Then I finished the main story for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it’s become one of my favorite entries in the series. I remember sitting in the audience of the Sony E3 press conference where Final Fantasy XIV was announced—the swell…

That Final Fantasy Arcade Fighting Game Looks Bonkers

I wasn’t really that excited after seeing the Dissidia Final Fantasy debut trailer. Nor did the news that Team Ninja was developing the game do that much for me. But this latest trailer? You have my attention, Tecmo Koei. Make that, my full attention. The game will launch first only in arcades for a year…

Square Enix has shipped a million copies worldwide of Final Fantasy Type-O HD. Thank the Final Fantasy XV demo for that!

Watch The First Trailer For Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Undaunted by yesterday’s leak, Square Enix today released the first trailer for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, the sequel to 2011’s Human Revolution. It’s all CGI, sadly. There’s no release date or even year announced yet for the much-anticipated fourth Deus Ex game, which will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. In other words,…