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Final Fantasy lost its way. The creative experimentation seen in Final Fantasy XII and XIII, while admirable, steered the series in a direction that many devoted fans openly lament. Even Final Fantasy XIII-2 appears reactionary; it exists to advance a story, yes, but also to address numerous consumer complaints leveled at its predecessor. I enjoyed both Final Fantasy XII and XIII, though I can    .. more …

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 3, 2011) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced preorder programs for FINAL FANTASY XIII-2. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is developed for the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and will be available in North America on January 31,    .. more …

It should’ve launched with a bang, but it seems Valve’s crazy-AI physics-puzzler Portal 2 (PC, Mac, PS3, Xbox 360) could emerge later than expected. Valve teased an early release and set gamers to work crunching an ahead-of-schedule game launch, but the game may only beat its original release time by a few hours , emerging in the wee morning hours when no one’s around to care. Still, the early    .. more …

FFVI was originally a Super Nintendo game released in 1994. As it was only the third FF game to be released in North America, it was known as Final Fantasy III here before regaining its proper name in subsequent releases. Those included a PlayStation 1 port in 1999 as a part of Final Fantasy Anthology . It’ll presumably be that version that is released on the PlayStation Store in Japan on April    .. more …

PROS: Loads of unlockables and massive level-up capabilities keep you interested, game is a visual feast, interesting characters. CONS: You’ll fight enemies and an annoying camera, story hardly does Final Fantasy proud. “Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy.”The title of the newest game in the lengthy and storied Final Fantasy canon is a mouthful. That’s rather fitting, because “Dissidia 012″ is    .. more …

Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be less linear, tell a clearer story, and take its players down darker paths according to an interview with head members of the Final Fantasy XIII-2 team in Japanese game magazine Dengeki.In the mag’s latest issue, Producer’s Yoshinori Kitase and director Motomu Toriyama talk about the upcoming sequel and the many ways in which Square Enix plans to show that they’ve been    .. more …

There has been some recent activity coming from the company and the timing is just too perfect to not be about readying announcements for tomorrow’s event. I’m going to go through that activity and what we should be hearing about tomorrow. Keep your expectations in check as whatever SQEX has to say may stay Japan-exclusive for at least six months. The company is not exactly known for rushing    .. more …

Final Fantasy VIII is the second best Final Fantasy game after Final Fantasy VI in my opinion.It also was the second Final Fantasy game I played (FFVI was the first one) The things I liked best about it were the story and the characters… the battle system was awesome too… I loved the Guardian Forces and the Limit Breaks… specially Squall’s Lion Heart!The game had a pretty good soundtrack    .. more …

The Japanese Mario Sports Mix website has been This isn’t the first time that the Mario franchise has crossed over with Square’s franchises. Mario Hoops 3-on-3 for the DS, also developed by Square Enix, included the same Final Fantasy characters. Itadaki Street DS had the Mario characters interacting with Dragon Quest characters in a board game-like style.In addition to the character reveal, the    .. more …

Others will tell you that I’m a bitter man with a lousy PC, and while Final Fantasy XIV is by no means a fantastic game, it doesn’t quite deserve the barely-restrained kicking I’m about to give it. These are the people you probably should be listening to and, to be honest, they’re probably right. Still, they ain’t around to argue with me right now, so pull up a pew, settle yourself down, and let    .. more …