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MMO Video Games (Massively Multiplayer Online)

Final Fantasy XIV Developers’ Commentary on the PlayStation 3 User Interface

Square’s development of the FFXIV reboot continues with a targeted launch in August of this year. Here the developers discuss the challenges faced in developing the interface for the Playstation 3 console so that console gamers and traditional PC mmo gamers have a similar quality experience when playing A Realm Reborn.

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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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JRPG Video Games (Japanese Role-Playing Games)

Hot Games of 2013: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix

While we’ve yet to experience the magic that is a Kingdom Hearts game that doesn’t take away from the anticipation surrounding this game. A blending of Disney and Square universes is an almost irresistible combination for those who are fans of either brand and the top notch story telling and presentation do nothing but add […]

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MMO Video Games (Massively Multiplayer Online)

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Character Classes Demo Video

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s character classes and their unique game play is demonstrated in this video released by Square. Hopes are high that the reboot will fix the broken-from-day-one FFXIV. Classes shown include the Paladin, the Warrior, the Monk, the White Mage, the Bard, the Dragoon, and the Black Mage – all of […]

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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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Video Games

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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Music
Video Game Music

Temple of Drifting Sands, NieR Gestalt & NieR Replicant (Original Soundtrack)

Composed by Keiichi Okabe, 2010’s NiER from Square Enix is one of the finer examples of the type of quality soundtrack one expects to hear on a Japanese game. Ethereal echoing voices and sonorous vocals help convey the sentiment of wandering through a vast and lonely desert. The ability to paint images in the mind with […]

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Video Games

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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