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Twenty years ago this month Square released Chrono Cross, a big, beautiful mess of a game bursting at the seams with…
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In a lovely video Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano dishes on his distinctive art. Confessing a love for Western fantasy, he traces his creative evolution from anime to fine art and explains why inspiration is never in short supply. A truly serene watch, just long enough to enjoy with a cup of tea.
I love weird games, ones full of FMV cutscenes, mix-and-matched RPG battle systems, and nonsensical science fiction…
The identity of Gogo, Final Fantasy VI’s secretive mime, is one of the game’s best kept secrets. Over the years…
Thanksgiving is tomorrow. It is a day of stuffing, gravy, and turkey. A glorious day where we yell at each other…
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While the story and the setting are always different, the main Final Fantasy games have a lot of reoccurring…
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The flowery home of Final Fantasy VII’s Aeris, a tiny, fragile island of peace in the middle of the Sector 5 Slums,…
Artist ZedEdge’s making a series of Final Fantasy VII character redesigns, mostly inspired by Big Hero 6 and other…
LEGO builder Matt De Lanoy picked an unexpected theme for his latest creation: Chrono Trigger! He built the classic…
Final Fantasy VII’s Cosmo Canyon, the home of Red XIII and his tribe, has been redrawn beautifully by Tumblr user hot-fish. Here’s the full pic below, with Bugenhagen’s observatory on top of the staircase labyrinth looking at the moon in the distance. Read more
Artist Lap Pun Cheung created a speed painting series featuring Final Fantasy VII’s most memorable moments. It was a 6-month-long project and he only finished it recently with Cloud & Co. finally facing Sepiroth. You can check all 130 paintings here. It’s quite the ride. Read more
Square Enix has trademarked "Square Soft" and "Enix" in Japan. It's unclear if this is to prevent other companies from using them (highly likely!) or if Square Enix will use them for branding (perhaps!).
This could have been superb even with just the clothes and the makeup, but cosplayers Malindachan and Ex-Shadow…