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Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy XI 20th Anniversary website: We Are Vana’diel

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Square Enix has just announced the “We Are Vana’diel” website in preparation for Final Fantasy XI‘s 20th Anniversary. It is a celebration of everything FFXI, and will feature:

  • We Remember Vana’diel: A complete timeline of FFXI‘s history, from pre-release to current day, with developer and player commentary.
  • We Illustrate Vana’diel: A collection of FFXI artwork, new and old, from Yoshitaka Amano, Tetsuya Nomura, and more.
  • We Discuss Vana’diel: Producer Akihiko Matsui will have interviews with guests that have deep ties to FFXI over the years. Starting with Hiromichi Tanaka, the original producer, who worked on the game until 2012.
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Reviews

Review: FFXV Episode Prompto has great music

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Episode Prompto is the second FFXV DLC scenario, focusing on the titular bro. It comes after Episode Gladiolus and continues the trend of including gameplay that’s entirely different from the main scenario. How does it work out? Let’s break it down with as little spoilers as possible. Continue reading Review: FFXV Episode Prompto has great music →

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Dissidia is returning, and this time, it’s on PS4

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In the wake of the new and previously unannounced Dissidia Final Fantasy game being listed on Amazon this morning, Square Enix has announced the third installment of the Dissidia Final Fantasy spin-off series, entitled Dissidia NT. Continue reading Dissidia is returning, and this time, it’s on PS4 →

Original Content

Final Fantasy VII Remake is going to be a disaster, isn’t it?

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Square Enix recently announced they had shifted the development of Final Fantasy VII Remake from CyberConnect2 to an in-house team headed by Naoki Hamaguchi, main programmer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, and the project lead for Mobius Final Fantasy. According to Hamaguchi: Continue reading Final Fantasy VII Remake is going to be a disaster, isn’t it? →

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Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age’s gambit system is the greatest

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One of the most controversial moves in the Final Fantasy series was  the implementation of Final Fantasy XII’s Gambit system. A good many fans absolutely hated it, saying “the game played itself” or that it “took skill out of the equation.” Those people are called fools, because the Gambit system is the best combat system to come from the mainline Final Fantasy franchise, barring Final Fantasy XI. Continue reading Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age’s gambit system is the greatest →

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Weekly Deals – Square Enix slips out a trick, but still has plenty of treats

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Oh, if only some pricing errors ended up not being errors at all and companies decided to grace our hype with that sweet preorder discount!

The sky pirates of Dalmasca had quite the pleasant surprise when they opened Square’s Online Store as soon as the “Spooky Sale” went up: Final Fantasy XII – The Zodiac Age (the upcoming remaster of the elusive Japan-only special version of FFXII) was already available at a generous discount of 50% off despite not even having a release date yet! However, not everything went according to the early birds’ expectations…

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The World of Final Fantasy demo is on PSN; Final Fantasy tries to Pokemon

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World of Final Fantasy’s demo is now on PlayStation Network. If the cutesy art style has put you off to the idea of buying the game, you may want to give this free demo a shot. It’s a risk-free way of gauging your tolerance for its saccharine visuals when  weighed against the gameplay it brings to the table: Continue reading The World of Final Fantasy demo is on PSN; Final Fantasy tries to Pokemon →

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New Final Fantasy XIV Expansion – Stormblood

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It has just been announced, along with a trailer, that the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion is called Stormblood and is stated to be released early summer 2017. The developers have confirmed that they’ve been working on the expansion for some time and that are quite a way through their development process, which will come as a welcome relief to many players after the Heavensward expansion was delayed with some features being worked on right into launch. Continue reading New Final Fantasy XIV Expansion – Stormblood →

Game Ranking

Game Rankings 2016: Final Fantasy Explorers

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Final Fantasy Explorers is Square Enix‘s take on the Monster Hunter genre. They make good use of the deep Final Fantasy history, letting players fight the series staple monsters, use familiar classes, and dress as your favorite characters. It’s everything you’d think a fan could want in a game of this pedigree. Continue reading Game Rankings 2016: Final Fantasy Explorers →