May 2, 2010

At the risk of over-saturating everyone with Final Fantasy related posts; here’s another! I teased you all with this a while back, so I thought it was only fair to keep you posted on what’s going on. “Naturally, don’t take this as any sign that the game will be out for our European PSN Store any time soon, but it’s encouraging to read...

May 2, 2010

If you’re a regular here (and if you’re not, WHY NOT??) you’ll know I posted a first impressions review of Final Fantasy XIII back in March. One and a half months and 69 save hours later, I’ve decided to write up a full review, while looking back to see if my first impressions were correct. So then, lets jump straight in, shall...

Apr 7, 2010

Unlike the majority of Final Fantasy games, Final Fantasy XIV will not be a traditional JRPG, but instead an MMO. This being said, we can see many differences in the both the gameplay and storyline when compared to Final Fantasy XIV’s counter parts. Despite it currently being prior to the closed Alpha testing, which will begin on Thursday, April 8th, quite...

Apr 5, 2010

From TheSixthAxis: Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto has tweeted that the Japanese company will reveal a “chisai saporasu” (small surprise) this week. The translated tweet: “Good morning. The week is beginning. In Tokyo, it’s starting to rain. This week I’m hoping to go out and socialise. Also this week, we’re preparing a small surprise. Looking...

Apr 1, 2010

Ahoy, and avast and ARRR! I’m here to let you all in on a nifty promotion going on. If you’re interested in MMORPG’s, and aren’t completely up Blizzard’s ass with World of Warcraft and a looming Starcraft 2, then I have some good news for you! Or if you can multi-task – it’s still good news! Square-Enix is offering a...

Mar 27, 2010

With the success of it’s predecessors, Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII it’s not really surprising that we could be seeing Final Fantasy IX heading to the PSOne Classics section of the Playstation Store in the near future. From Joystiq: ‘Square Enix producer Shinji Hashimoto Tweeted (translation by Andriasang) that “Regarding an...

Mar 23, 2010

As many JRPG fans may know, Final Fantasy VII was a huge staple in the genre. Many current fans had never picked up or even heard of the genre before Final Fantasy VII, and it is therefore known as the game that widely popularized the JRPGs. For many years Square Enix has been shaking it’s head and putting down any ideas of a remake of Final Fantasy VII,...

Mar 22, 2010

Square Enix don’t just make Final Fantasy games, you know. In the aftermath of the rush of FFXIII, a new trailer for Deus EX Human Evolution has stepped quietly into the public domain. And by quietly, I mean silently; seriously, there’s not even an accompanying press release. As much fun as it’d be to sit around and try and make up one, for...