kula shakerz 2007-11-15 1 comment
Not exactly breaking news but a couple of weeks ago a new job was confirmed for the new Final Fantasy XI expansion pack, Wings of the Goddess. The new job is named "Scholar". During the Crystal Wars these military tacticians often served as high-ranking officers in allied forces across Vana'diel. They have extensive knowledge of ancient martial theory giving them...
kula shakerz 2007-11-06 0 comments
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker hit the North American shelves today. The game is a role playing game published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS, and its the latest installment of the Dragon Quest Monsters series. In Japan the title sold 593,994 copies in the first four days after its release, and in the first 4 weeks it reached 1...
kula shakerz 2007-11-05 0 comments
Not a lot of Square Enix news at the moment but here's a interview with video game music composer Hitoshi Sakimoto. He has recently completed soundtracks for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII as well as the MMORPG Fantasy Earth: ZERO. Check out the interview here.
Brendan 2007-11-01 4 comments
For all you North American folks celebrating Halloween, Final Fantasy XII is officially one year old. If you're too old or too disinterested to hit your neighbors up for some free candy, pull out the dusty copy and head on over to yesteryear, when we anxiously brought almost four years of impatient waiting to an end. By coincidence, this also...
Brendan 2007-10-28 0 comments
Final Fantasy Tactics A2, officially re-dubbed the Grimoire of the Rift for North America, hit store shelves in Japan this week. As per Square releases, it is dominating the sales charts. Tactics A2 scored 34/40 from Famitsu. The magazine cited camera issues and a poorly developed story as detractors, but praised the many jobs and customization options. No word on...
Can you completely tell it's a slow week for news? I thought so. Square's pumping out another FFVII Potion in Japan. Judging from the pictures Kotaku's posted, it looks to be like watered down Mountain Dew, but looks can be deceiving. Sadly, this is just another Square Enix product you won't see outside of Japan. Check the source link for...
kula shakerz 2007-10-18 0 comments
Square Enix has revealed a few more details about their upcoming remake of the Super Nintendo classic Star Ocean. The new game titled Star Ocean: First Departure will feature Star Ocean Second Story's "super skills". In addition to that they also revealed that Houko Kuwashima will lend her voice to Marvel Frozen, while Yukari Tamura will voice Perisie. The game...
kula shakerz 2007-10-16 1 comment
Square Enix registered the "Lord of Vermillion" trademark with the Japanese patent office on the 27th September. Is it a spin-off of an existing IP, a new IP? Only time will tell as everything at this point is speculation.
Brendan 2007-10-11 2 comments
Nintendo's Wii is soon to play host to yet another Crystal Chronicles title in the Final Fantasy franchise. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Little King and the Promised Land/Country of Promise will debut as a title on Wii Ware, the download service for the console. You can check out the trailer here!
kula shakerz 2007-10-05 6 comments
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions for the Sony PSP hit European shelves this morning! This is the first time Final Fantasy Tactics has been released in Europe (the game is a remake of the PlayStation 1 classic with the same name) so make sure to pick up a copy if you didn't import the North American or...
Chyeah. I went and bought myself and PSP and Crisis Core just so I could write a review for SI. Went totally wild. Anyway, check out my import review located here and leave a comment or two!
Brendan 2007-10-05 0 comments
It’s been 3 long years since Crisis Core, the prequel to Final Fantasy VII, was announced at E3 2004. Since I’m a nerd with almost no life to speak of, I did the unspeakable.But ways & means is not the point of this roughly penned import review. Long story short: it's a masterpiece. Gameplay Crisis Core’s gameplay is relative simple....
Brendan 2007-10-05 0 comments
A trailer for the NDS remake of Final Fantasy IV has debuted across the web, originally screened at the Tokyo Game Show. In it are cameos from all our favorite characters, complete with voice acting and beautiful music. Click me!
Brendan 2007-10-05 2 comments
Square Enix's PSP remake of Star Ocean, dubbed First Departure, will be landing in Japan on December 27th, 2007. Scans from Famitsu indicate that First Departure's release will take place in the wake of the holiday season--and as an added bonus for one of the 500,000 people who didn't buy a PSP Slim & Lite in Japan over the past...
Brendan 2007-10-01 2 comments
As a follow up to an earlier article, Crisis Core's official soundtrack is set to debut on October 10th. Luckily, fans across the world now have an official track listing for a soundtrack that is worth the import cash. Composed by Takeharu Ishimoto, the OST is a tad over 55 songs long, and while Ishimoto remixes a good number of...