Hands-on with Square Enix games at E3
By Heath | July 5, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Ace Casino hit up E3 and worked the Square booth. He gives his thoughts on all of the games, RPG or not, below:
I had the honor of working as a Square Enix kiosk floater. That means I work as a grunt who watches the demo booths and makes sure no one attempts to pilfer a PSP or a headphone. As a person working the booths, I had the opportunity to play the demos to formulate my own opinions on them.
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Final Fantasy XIV release date, system requirements
By Heath | June 30, 2010 at 12:27 pm
The PC collector’s edition of Final Fantasy XIV will ship on Sept. 22, while the regular PC version will arrive on Sept. 30. The PS3 version will have to wait until March of 2011. And hey, here are the beta’s system requirements:
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RPG Land Called It: Square Enix Announcement Not Shocking
By Heath | May 29, 2010 at 5:55 pm
The internet was abuzz with rumors, theories, dreams, and speculation about Square Enix USA’s next announcement, which an employee discussed on her Twitter, saying many people would be “shocked and stoked.” RPG Land, ever the voice of reason, told people it was not going to be a new game, but that the most likely game to be revealed would be a North American release of Four Warriors of Light. Well, we were right. Final Fantasy: The Four Heroes of Light, selling for $35, will arrive in North America Oct.5 , 2010, almost a year after its Japanese release. See Janelle’s review of the game here. Also dig its official website. This is a solid game, but appeared on incredibly few of the dream lists that were popping up. Next time, be careful not to overhype yourself, internet. Furthermore, don’t let your romantic fantasies of not-yet-existant games blur your vision to the good titles that are right in front of you. …Which might be hard, with the other yet-mysterious Project X still looming on the horizon.
Square Enix prez notes Versus XIII not necessarily PS3 exclusive, internet needs breather
By Heath | May 19, 2010 at 9:47 am
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada, in discussing company finance, made a note of something internet readers might declare a “megaton” of sorts. It seems that Final Fantasy Versus XIII ‘s status as a PS3 exclusive is not set in stone.
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Square conceives Sept release for Birth by Sleep
By Heath | May 18, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Squre Enix USA has announced that the PSP action RPG Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep will ship to North American retailers on Sept. 7, 2010. Dig the official site right here. From my play experience, this is the best Kingdom Hearts game since the original. That is all.
Professionals out, Twitter in: Square Enix tweets more news
By Heath | May 11, 2010 at 11:17 am
Hey, why use a middle man when you can have the internet foaming at its collective mouth just by your text-only blog posts? Square Enix tweets have recently noted that the Final Fantsy IX PSN version is coming in English some time after its May 20 Japanese launch, as well as Threads of Fate being the next PSX game to get PSN treatement.
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2: 21 screenshots
By Heath | April 25, 2010 at 10:21 am
Keep Your Eye on the Blog: April 16 edition
By Janelle | April 16, 2010 at 9:34 am
In case you’ve missed them over time, here’s a rundown of blog posts by RPG companies and people about all kinds of cool stuff. Also, we’re expanding this to social media, like Twitter and Facebook (and whatever ADD app will emerge in the future). This week, among other things, we’ve got a bittersweet post from Sega about the closing of Phantasy Star Universe servers, daily Chaos Rings info from Square Enix DLG, and XSeed’s brand-new Twitter.
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Signs point to 4 Warriors of Light being translated
By Heath | April 14, 2010 at 12:32 am
Per Joystiq, Square Enix has reportedly trademarked, “The 4 Heroes of Light” in North America, which is almost certainly relating to Hikari no 4 Senshi: Final Fantasy Gaiden and indicating an stateside release. It should come as no surprise, given that it’s a Final Fantasy title, but perhaps the long wait since its October release in Japan has caused some to wonder. Janelle completed and reviewed this game: check out her remarks here.
Nier soundtrack sampler online
By Janelle | April 8, 2010 at 4:21 am
The Japanese website for Nier Replicant/Gestalt updated today to include the track listing of the game’s soundtrack, as well as a link to 45-second samplers of the soundtrack on the Japanese Square Enix Youtube channel. The playlist looks like it gets a few new clips every day or two, including two that just went up less than an hour ago. The soundtrack will go on sale in Japan April 21, while both games release the day after.
“Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack – PLUS -” on sale May 26
By Janelle | April 6, 2010 at 6:56 am
For players who can’t get enough of Final Fantasy XIII‘s six-disc regular soundtrack, Square Enix will release a two-disc collection in Japan called “Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack – PLUS -” on May 26. It will feature music tracks from international versions of the game, as well as brand-new arrangements by composer Masashi Hamauzu, and will retail for 2500 yen.
Final Fantasy XIV channel launches on Youtube
By Janelle | March 31, 2010 at 9:59 am
Hot on the heels of the recent Japanese official site update, a Final Fantasy XIV channel has launched on Youtube. The first video, called “Life in Eorzea #1” has been posted to the channel a few hours ago, and features several players taking a tour of Limsa Lominsa and remarking on the scenery. “Fish! A guy making a hamburg! That character is dancing!” is the basic gist of it.
Final Fantasy IX coming to Japanese PSN
By Heath | March 31, 2010 at 8:00 am
Japanese Square Enix executives, in various ways, have said that Final Fantasy IX is headed towards teh PlayStation Network. According to a new twitblog thing, there are “two days till the greenlight of FF9 on PSN in Japan.” This does not necessarily mean it will be released at that time; that much is not yet 100 per cent clear.
Information on Final Fantasy XIV’s races and tribes
By Heath | March 30, 2010 at 5:49 am
The Final Fantasy XIV official website updated today with new lore about the game’s races. Each of the five races (Hyuran, Miqo’te, Lalafel, Elezen and Roegadyn) have two tribes, with distinct physical and cultural features. First is the most numerous tribe, the Hyuran Midlanders:
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New NieR Replicant/NieR Gestalt screens introduce new character
By Heath | March 20, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 multiplayer screens, scans
By Heath | March 19, 2010 at 7:33 am
Square Enix’s new iPhone RPG, Chaos Rings, unveiled
By Janelle | March 18, 2010 at 2:16 am
Today, Square Enix has revealed a brand new RPG, called Chaos Rings, for the iPhone. It’s a brand new IP, and has no release date or price as of yet, but does have a teaser site. The game is being developed by Media Vision, and includes Takehiro Andou producing, Yuusuke Naora designing the characters, Yukinori Kitajima taking the story, and Noriyasu Agematsu composing the music.
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Japan gets Final Fantasy XIII image gallery app for iPhone
By Janelle | March 17, 2010 at 10:23 am
Today, Square Enix has released a Final Fantasy XIII app for the iPhone and iPod touch, in the Japanese iTunes store, called the “Final Fantasy XIII Larger-than-life Gallery.” It features “super high-quality” images from the character designs, promotional posters, and so forth that can be viewed in a gallery. Favorite pictures can also be converted into clock or calendar backgrounds. The gallery will set fans back 1000 yen.
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep in NA this summer, English screenshots
By Heath | March 16, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Final Fantasy XIV: info about classes, skills in battle
By Janelle | March 14, 2010 at 9:26 am
The recent issue of Famitsu details some of the classes of Final Fantasy XIV, the skills they can use, and some battle strategies for handling those characters. In order, they are Gladiator, Lancer, Pugilist, Marauder, Archer, Conjurer, Thaumaturge, Blacksmith, and Miner.
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