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Square Enix Showing Final Fantasy Fans Some Love
Showing dedication to the series As much grief as I’ve given Square Enix over the years, it’s good to see that their signature series is finally getting treated well. Final Fantasy is one of my top three favorite JRPG series of all time. Dragon Quest and Suikoden are the other two, and I’m not sure how I’d rank them. Final Fantasy went through a really rough patch for a while. Final Fantasy X-2, w...[Read More]
Retro Review: Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Release Date: April 2, 1994 Developer: Square Co., Ltd. Publisher: Square Co., Ltd. This Retro Review felt like a cop-out when I decided to write this. I love this game, and it is one of my all-time favorite games. But it’s also a game many 16-bit JRPG lovers already hold in high regard. I had to write it, though, because Final Fantasy XV stuck it in my head. Because of the newer game, I re...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV Review
Final Fantasy XV Review Developer: Square Enix Holdings, XPEC Entertainment, HexaDrive, Streamline Studios, Umbra Publisher: Square Enix Platform Reviewed: PlayStation 4 Release Date: November 29, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer After 10 years, a name change, a direction change, and going through more hands than found in a football huddle, Final Fantasy XV has finally arrived. As a ...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV Review
Developer: Square Enix Holdings, XPEC Entertainment, HexaDrive, Streamline Studios, Umbra Publisher: Square Enix Platform Reviewed: PlayStation 4 Release Date: November 29, 2016 Acquired via: Purchase by Reviewer After 10 years, a name change, a direction change, and going through more hands than found in a football huddle, Final Fantasy XV has finally arrived. As a fan of the series dating back t...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV Director Explains Delay
When Final Fantasy XV was delayed earlier this month, there were little to no specifics as to why Square Enix chose to delay the game’s release. In an interview with Famitsu magazine, director Hajime Tabata explained the reasons for the delay. “For starters,” Tabata said, “the optimization isn’t [yet] sufficient. There are also various bugs as well as places in which the frame rate drops.” Most bu...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV Getting More DLC, Season Pass Holders are Screwed
When Square Enix peddled the Season Pass for Final Fantasy XV, it made sure to harp on the fact that the Season Pass would feature SIX DLCs. That’s a pretty good amount of DLC for a game. Well, it turns out SquEnix wants to add even more DLC to the game. That’s great, except Season Pass holders won’t grab the extra DLC as part of their purchase. Speaking to Famitsu magazine, Final Fantasy XV direc...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV only Half Open World
The recently-delayed Final Fantasy XV is reversing the gameplay of Final Fantasy XIII, according to director Hajime Tabata. In the game, only the first half was open-world. In an interview with Famitsu, Tabata-san discussed the game’s structure. Keeping the numbering theme in-game, he said the chapters would progress from zero to fifteen. When it came to discussing the game’s structure, Tabata-san...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV Reportedly Delayed until November
Final Fantasy XV hopefuls have been waiting ten years for the game to release. What’s two more months? According to a Gamnesia report, Square Enix is pushing the release date of the game to November 29th. The report cites a source within GameStop management that they say has accurately leaked other stories. As further proof, Gamenesia posted an image showing instructions on how to apply a sticker ...[Read More]
E3 Impressions: Sony VR Games
In the race to bring VR to the gaming masses, I feel Sony has the most to lose. Based on the VR titles they revealed during their E3 conference, I think they may know that. That last paragraph is totally my opinion, but I will do my best to explain myself. Of the current console manufacturers, only Sony has fully hitched itself to the VR wagon. They did so by being the only one to actually announc...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XV: I’ve Got A Disease!
I think Hajime Tabata has diagnosed me correctly. I got a disease. When Tekken producer Katsushiro Harada, representing Japanese gaming site 4Gamer, sat down with Tabata-san, director of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XV, Tabata-san mentioned having to combat what he termed “Final Fantasy disease”. Tabata-san uses the term to describe the backlash during his work on the upcoming Japanese-themed Role-...[Read More]