Final Fantasy

JRPG Video Games (Japanese Role-Playing Games)

Final Fantasy XV Gameplay Revealed

This game looks amazing already. Incorporating a more action-oriented battle style, Final Fantasy XV may eschew many of the series more traditional elements in favor of a gameplay style that, on appearance, looks like a cross of Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core and God of War.

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JRPG Video Games (Japanese Role-Playing Games)

Final Fantasy XV Announced at E3 2013

The follow-up to Final Fantasy XIII and the continuation of the Fabula Nova Crystallis saga, Final Fantasy XV was announced by Square Enix at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2013, revealing to fans that the long-await Final Fantasy versus XIII had now become Final Fantasy XV. Many have argued that the Final Fantasy series has lost its way […]

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MMO Video Games (Massively Multiplayer Online)

Hot Games of 2013: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

The reboot of beleaguered MMO Final Fantasy XIV, A Realm Reborn, promises updated gameplay, graphics, and loads of side activities for rpg gamers to engage in while questing in Eorzea. While a lot of pressure exists for this reboot to succeed, given the dedication of many Final Fantasy fans to the series as well as […]

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Awesome Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Artwork

Square was generous enough to release some gorgeous Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn artwork yesterday and it is a treat for fans and Japanese art lovers alike. The only downside? They are wallpaper advertisements for Windows 8. Eh, I don’t care nor should you. The artwork is quite awesome, after all. Demonstrating the classic […]

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MMO Video Games (Massively Multiplayer Online)

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Reintroduces Magitek Armour

Quality gameplay isn’t the only thing A Realm Reborn promises to bring to Final Fantasy XIV, the beleaguered MMO from Japanese RPG powerhouse Square Enix, but also Final Fantasy VI’s awesomely cool and dreadful Magitek Armour. Powered by magic, driven by soldiers of the Gestahlian Empire, the Magitek Armour were a common foe in FFVI […]

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From Cactuars to Kefka: Final Fantasy – All the Bravest Launch Trailer

Square Enix has released a new, traditional Final Fantasy game for the iOS that features a ‘greatest-hits’ of Final Fantasy characters from all of the numbered entries in the series as well as a different type of active time battle (ATB) system adapted for play on iOS devices. As the video above shows, character ATB gauges […]

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Music
Video Game Music

Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core Original Soundtrack, The Shrouded Village

Composer Takeharu Ishimoto began his career at Square Enix with his work on Legend of Mana in 1999. In addition to Legend of Mana, he has composed for The World Ends with You, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and Final Fantasy: Type-O. This track recalls Final Fantasy VII’s villages with their mellow, rundown industrial vibe. The violin really […]

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MMO Video Games (Massively Multiplayer Online)
Video Games

Final Fantasy XIV Final Hours Event This Weekend

Before the beleaguered MMO reboots itself as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, the makers of the game, Square Enix, have planned a  massive in-game event for past and current subscribers to the game, regardless of subscription status. The event precedes the coming of meteor, a violent event meant to symbolize the game’s rebooting from […]

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