Apologies if you read that headline and spat piping hot tea all over your computer screen, but it looks like Final Fantasy VII – the series’ finest hour – is heading back to the PC by way of Valve’s online vestibule Steam. Time to break out the Materia? Seems that way… Read more
It’s not often we get to write a sentence with “Windows Phone” and “gaming landmark” in it, but here goes: Windows Phone owners will get a chance to play a gaming landmark, as Square Enix has released classic RPG Final Fantasy for the Microsoft mobile platform.
Before I get to Final Fantasy 13-2, let me explain a few things.
There are three things I don’t understand in life. Economics is the most gaping chasm in my knowledge: if Greece is bankrupt, why doesn’t it just print more money?
The second is why Square-Enix keeps refusing to remake Final Fantasy 7, the best video game of the 1990s, but is happy to rehash Chrono Trigger, the second best game of the 1990s, on Nintendo DS and iPhone.
The third, by coincidence, also relates to the Japanese gaming giant. I can’t comprehend why it would amalgamate elements from both these iconic titles, then try and staple them on to the sequel of the worst single player entry in the Final Fantasy series so far.
It’s been such a long wait for Final Fantasy Versus 13 that it almost feels mythical now. The game has been on the cards since 2006 and we heard in August last year that the Final Fantasy Versus 13 release date was unlikely to fall in 2011. Now, game director and Final Fantasy character artist, Tetsuya Nomura, has raised the game in an interview.
Speaking to Dengeki PlayStation in Japan, Nomura says Final Fantasy Versus 13 will not be shown at this year’s Tokyo Game Show in September which is disappointing. However, he confirms that a date has been set to show the game in public, once again raising the prospect of a release. Thankfully with Square Enix celebrating Final Fantasy’s 25th birthday this year, we can still expect plenty of announcements at the Tokyo Game Show to distract us.
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The last time we heard about Final Fantasy Type-O, it was among a clutch of Final Fantasy titles with mysterious English phrases mixed into their promo material. Now a video trailer for the PSP title has been released and it’s five minutes of frenetic action to feast your eyes on.
While the dialogue in the Final Fantasy Type-O trailer is all in Japanese, it’s still well worth a watch for any Final Fantasy fan with a good look at the game’s real time battle system and all the usual Square Enix character types on show. Click through to take a look and cross your fingers that Final Fantasy Type-O will make its way west some time after its October 13 release in Japan…
It seems Square Enix is getting serious about iPhone, iPad and Android development with a brand new studio called Hippos Lab which is dedicated entirely to developing games for mobile platforms.
Hippos Lab kicked off on March 7 and has been working on a title since then with a release due soon. Square Enix has had plenty of success in the iTunes App Store with Final Fantasy titles and their real-time strategy title Sliding Heroes. There’s also lots of price cuts on Square Enix titles in the App Store right now which is good news for Final Fantasy fans.
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As usual the Final Fantasy series has a scad of new titles on the blocks but some interesting elements are popping up in teaser images for Final Fantasy 13 part 2, Final Fantasy Versus 13 and Final Fantasy Type-0. Mysterious English phrases are being added to the Japanese promo material…
The Final Fantasy factory Square Enix has released the map of its booth for next week’s Jump Festa conference and teased a mystery game in the process. The Square Enix booth lists previously announced games like Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest Monsters Wanted! but there’s also a game flagged ???. Could it be yet more Final Fantasy? Perhaps it will be glimpse of Final Fantasy VXIII. We’ll find out on December 18 when Jump Festa opens its doors but in the meantime click the headline and hit the comments to tell us what you want…
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