kula shakerz 2004-01-04 0 comments
New details regarding the upcoming Kingdom Hearts sequel, Kingdom Hearts II, have been released. The gameplay of the sequel will be similar to the one found in the original, although some parts like the summoning system have been modified to ease it's use. The Gummi ships (in a reworked version), Malificent and her army of Heartless will also be make...
sifar 2004-01-03 0 comments
G4TV, a channel dedicated to covering nothing but games, is going to have a 30 minute history lesson about the Final Fantasy series on its show titled "Icons". The video will air on January 15, 2004 at 10pm EST. It will also contain behind the scenes footage of Square Enix's new headquarters in Tokyo, and have brand new interviews with...
sifar 2004-01-03 0 comments
Square Enix has confirmed that it will be releasing an album that features vocals from the very first Final Fantasy to the eleventh installment. Many of the tracks will contain brand new vocals, while others will be rearranged. The album's composition and arrangement is being worked on by Nobuo Uematsu. Previous Final Fantasy based vocal albums included "Pray" and "Love...
kula shakerz 2004-01-02 0 comments
The official Final Fantasy XII site has been updated. The new coverage is in the character section where the "coming soon" placeholder from the last site update has been replaced by Fran's profile. For those of you that didn't know, Fran is as previously reported a female archer from the Vierra race. Update (4th January 2004): According to Square Enix...
sifar 2004-01-01 0 comments
Famitsu shed some light on the details of Final Fantasy X-2 International's Last Mission. It mentioned how the mission would last 20 hours long, consist of 80 floors, have a new battle system, and be the closing chapter of the Final Fantasy X series. It was also mentioned that there would be a new dress sphere hidden somewhere in the...
sifar 2003-12-30 0 comments
A user on a Japanese forum was able to stop one of the FFXII trailers at the right time to spot a list of abilities. The abilities can be found below, but be aware that these are still unconfirmed as Square Enix has yet to mention anything of the game's battle system. 1000 Needles Anti (removes MP from an enemy...
Ikuzo 2003-12-27 0 comments
Star Ocean III: Till the End of Time was released in Februrary this year in Japan. Turned out it had a minor bug which froze the game while the cut scene was in display. Now Square Enix has announced the Director's Cut which will be the complete version of the original, includes new systems, new characters, new costumes and new...
Ikuzo 2003-12-26 0 comments
Industrial Property Digital Library (IPDL) run by the Japan Patent Office shows that Square Enix has applied four trademarks in the month of October. Everything seems to be new except for Depth Fantasia. 20 October: Chou Kakutou Slave 16 October: Depth Fantasia 10 October: Pocket Action 10 October: Pocket Puzzle
Ikuzo 2003-12-25 0 comments
Square Enix launched its official site for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children yesterday, after a long wait since its announcement late this year. The site contents include: Story, Characters and Media section for wallpaper and trailer downloads. What caught the visitors eyes is the section called "Shinra Company" where you can apply to join the Shinra Company to gain access...
Ikuzo 2003-12-25 0 comments
A popular Japanese gaming magazine, Doremaga, did an interview with Square Enix, revealing new information on the current status of the development including the fact that the game will not have a one path story like it was in FFX. The current status of the game's development is at 70% with more to be adjusted to the actual screens in...
Ikuzo 2003-12-25 0 comments
Agency of Cultural Affairs held its 7th annual Media Art Festival in Japan yesterday, 24th December 2003. The festival awards prizes to the most respectful pieces of art in different categories and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle was awarded the grand prize in the Entertainment category. The judging comittee commented, "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicle has a first class finishing with outstanding...
Ikuzo 2003-12-20 0 comments
Thanks again to Quiter, a Japanese gaming news site, for uploading movies of the latest footages of Final Fantasy XII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. The footages were shown at Jump Festa 2004 yesterday. Final Fantasy XII footage was roughly about seven minutes long, containing scenes of the new and the old. The highlight of the footage was Balflear's...
Ikuzo 2003-12-17 0 comments
In this week's edition of Weekly Famitsu, some information regarding the upcoming FF title was revealed through the mouths of the creators. Also, the upcoming Famitsu DVD due out 27th of this month is to include a new trailer of FFXII. As revealed last week, Mr.Yoshida, responsible for the character designs, talked about the two new characters, Fran and Balflear,...
kula shakerz 2003-12-14 0 comments
One day before the game's February 19th release, a Final Fantasy X-2 International + Last Mission original soundtrack CD will be released in Japan. The soundtrack will include the North American versions of real Emotion and 1000 Words (both the Final Fantasy X-2 mix and the orchestra version) performed by Jade from sweetbox. The CD will also contain the song...
kula shakerz 2003-12-13 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that there will be an Christmas event in the world of Vana'diel. It's not known what will happen but it will probably bring the Christmas spirit to the players. The event is rumoured to begin on December the 16th, the same day as Square Enix releases a new patch.