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First Final Fantasy XII abilities revealed

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...

Star Ocean III Director's Cut New Battle Scene Movies Updates

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...

Trademark Applications For October

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


Advent Children Official Site Launch!

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...

FFXII Not A One Path Ride

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...

FFCC Takes Home The Grand Prize

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...


Jump Festa 2004 Footages

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...

Upcoming Famitsu DVD To Include FFXII Trailer

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,...

FFX-2 International + Last Mission OST

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...


Final Fantasy XI Christmas Event

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.

Official Site Update

Ikuzo    2003-12-12    0 comments

The official site for Final Fantasy XII was updated yesterday, revealing a little more information and images. The sections updated was: Characters, Specs, MovieShots, GameShots with two newly added sections: Topics and Access. Other than that, the movie that plays during your visit had been updated also. Firstly, in the Characters section. This section wasn't really updated with new information....

Two New Characters Revealed

Ikuzo    2003-12-11    0 comments

Thanks again to the ever leaking Japanese teens magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, two new characters were revealed. Now, these two characters aren't totally new to our eyes as we've already seen them in a trailer shown at the announcement meeting held last month. As previously posted, one of the new characters is "Fran". She is from the Viera tribe, which...


Chain of Memories Official Site Renewal

Ikuzo    2003-11-26    0 comments

Square Enix today renewed their official site for Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. It's been a while since Square Enix's last details on this title. In this news I will be reviewing the official site with details on the games. When the loading completes you are treated with the sound of "Dearly Beloved" from Kingdom Hearts OST. First up on...

Possibility of Clan Battles

Ikuzo    2003-11-26    0 comments

It's been a week since the exciting announcement of Final Fantasy 12. In the interview with Hideo Minaba and Akihiko Yoshida, some interesting information was revealed. According to GameOnline, Mr. Minaba and Mr. Yoshida commented on the possibility of involving "Clan Battles" in Final Fantasy 12. "Of course FFXII will have improvements from FFX. Although we cannot say in specific...

Final Fantasy XII trailer

kula shakerz    2003-11-22    0 comments

A one minute trailer of Final Fantasy XII has been released on the net. It begins with Vaan waking up in a place that looks like a prison, the next scene shows a soldier in front of a huge army. You will also see a Judge, some Bangaas and a few battle scenes in the trailer. It can take a...