The Tokyo Olympics have officially started, and if you caught the opening ceremony, you might have thought the music sounded familiar. During the Parade of Nations a medley of music from Japanese video games was played. Here’s what you heard: “ Overture: Loto’s Theme” …Read more »
July 19 was a big day for Final Fantasy fans: a double anniversary! Game IV celebrated its 30th anniversary, and X turned 20, both on the same day. It’s a time for celebration… and what better way to celebrate than to remember how weird these series …Read more »
Square Enix has been making announcements during E3, including news related to the Final Fantasy franchise. They streamed a trailer for Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, which is scheduled to come out next year. Character designer Tetsuya Nomura said, “The announcement may have come …Read more »
The blog on the official PlayStation site posted an interview with Final Fantasy VII Remake director Tetsuya Nomura on the Yuffie Kisaragi chapter in the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade. Asked about his headspace when he designed Yuffie for the original 1997 game, he …Read more »
The website MMORPG recently interviewed Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida. Asked if the development team for Final Fantasy XIV felt the FFXIV Free Trial expansion was a success, Yoshia replied, “Yes, I definitely believe it was a big success. I’ve been an online gamer …Read more »
The results of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Science’s DICE Awards 2021 were recently revealed, and Final Fantasy VII Remake was among the big winners. Square Enix’s action-RPG took home the RPG of the Year honors, with the award coming one year after its …Read more »
Final Fantasy VII Remake already vastly improved the graphics from that of the original Final Fantasy VII, but Square Enix isn’t done tweaking its famous property. They’re coming out with Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade for PlayStation 5. A video shows the improvements of visuals, …Read more »
The trailer for the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI looks pretty serious, and according to producer Naoki Yoshida, that’s the point. During an interview with a radio talk show, he had this to say about the game (translation provided by SoraNews24): “I can’t say very much …Read more »
With the recent release of Final Fantasy VII Remake and announcement of Final Fantasy XVI, the world has Final Fantasy on the brain. In comes ranking site Goo, which has asked its readers that age-old question: who are Final Fantasy’s hottest babes, man? Well, 2,907 …Read more »
Final Fantasy XVI, the next game in the popular RPG series, is on its way. Developer Square Enix has officially announced the game and dropped its first trailer. It’s also revealed that the game will initially be available on two platforms: PC and PlayStation 5, …Read more »
Way back in 2016, we ran a story on how Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima had finished the newly-released Final Fantasy XV in just two days. Now the master has done it again, completing Final Fantasy VII Remake in under 24 hours. At 12:04AM, April …Read more »
Square Enix has been bouncing around between Final Fantasy games with its Inside Final Fantasy documentary series, and the latest is a series of its own. The first part of a line of Inside FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE videos made its way onto YouTube earlier …Read more »
As everyone waited for last night’s stream of The Game Awards 2019 to kick off, Square Enix went ahead and shared a brand new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake. This one is finally coming out on March 3, 2020, and will be exclusive to PS4 until …Read more »
Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger is an interesting metafictional take on traditional video-game-to-manga adaptations. While it could very easily cross over into the embarrassing world of self-insert wish fulfillment scenarios, instead it subverts expectations and turns into something much more exciting. Protagonist Shogo works at Square …Read more »
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered, a fresh new edition of the PS1 classic, is just weeks away. The remaster, which features enhanced graphics and other new features, is set to hit the PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC September 3, it was revealed today. The remastered …Read more »
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