It looks like the advertising for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is in full swing in Japan!
Quite an interesting commercial - a lot more interesting than the leaked one (which eventually turned out to be the actual one!
What I thought was pretty cool was this shot of some armor...
On a Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn group I follow, someone suggested it was the Paladin AF+1 gear. It's looking pretty snazzy.
The Japanese commercial is advertising the release/launch date which is the 27th August and the Open Beta/Phase 4 dates which is 17th August until the 19th August.
Exciting stuff. Personally... I can't wait! I genuinely feel sorry for this blog... It will either turn into an FFXIV blog or I'll never update it.
SOME MORE INFORMATION ON FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD: 30 MINUTE AUDIO CLIP AND NEW SCREENS *squee*
Breathes out...
I'm bad at headlines, ok?
A little background: Square Enix announced a HD remaster (Note: not remake - there is an important difference. I think.) of the most amazing game to ever grace the PS2Final Fantasy X and the not so greatFinal Fantasy X-2.
It's not a remake because it's not being completely remade. They are essentially just remastering it. Updating the textures, audio and cleaning off a few cobwebs (it has been 12 years since it was released. Bet that makes you feel old!).
Square Enix recently released a sample of a 30 min audio "episode", to give you an idea of how it's all going to sound.
As you can hear - doesn't it sound different? It's totally brand new. And we finally hear how they pronounce Tidus (it took 12 years!).
It has also been confirmed that the Western release of this will feature all the extra content the Japanese games got... so essentially it's the international version. If that makes sense. Dark Aeons, Penance and I think the "Last Mission" from FFX-2 is included on there as well.
There has also been a ton of new screens released showcasing what it looks like... and it's looking great.
Menus have been updated and there's trophies!
There hasn't been an release date announced yet, but I think it's safe to assume it will be dropping later this year. It will be available on PS3 and PS Vita.
Square Enix trademarked "A World of the VERSUS Epic" ... What do they have up their sleeve?
It has been reported that Square Enix have trademarked "A World of the VERSUS Epic". This spells one thing. Sequels. A lot of sequels. Set out in a compilation. Yipee.
The reason I am not so excited for this is... look at Final Fantasy XIII. From the start we all knew that they wanted to do more than just one game with it, and I thought that came in the form of Final Fantasy Versus XIII. I mean they showed off images of Lightning and Noctis contrasting with one another, and it looked like it was going to be something awesome.
Then, the years go by, Versus disappears off the face of the earth and we are left with XIII, XIII-2 and Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns. Final Fantasy Versus XIII reappears at this years E3 but is now Final Fantasy XV, leaving fans who have been following it all like, "What the hell just happened?"
But that aside, Final Fantasy XV as a stand-alone game does look alright. They have said from the start the game play would be something different, so those who are waiting for a classic turn-based FF may have to wait a little longer. But even so, it looks fun. It looks promising. But that is the game play. The premise for the story is a "fantasy based on reality", and it looks like they have plans to squeeze a few more games out of it.
I mean, I cannot say anything now because we don't even know if the story/game is good yet. But I suppose what I'm trying to say is I'm worried that it's going to be just like what happened with FFXIII. Fans just saying, "Please stop milking XIII, we're done with it." - Will fans be saying that with XV?
I will be honest with you guys - I never finished XIII, I never played XIII-2 and I think Lightning Returns looks ridiculous. And I am someone who has loved Final Fantasy since I could hold a controller. It worries me that fans who have been around a long time like me, and even those who have been around even longer, are losing all faith in this series. What if this "epic" they have planned is the final nail in the coffin?
But alas, as I say, we cannot really say anything yet as we could all end up loving this game. But these are just my initial thoughts and feelings. It may be fun to go back and read this when the game is out. Ha.
To summarise, this will be a compilation, that will be a part of the Fabula Novis Crystallis compilation. We heard you like compilations, so we put a compilation in your compilation so you can compil-- yeah you get the joke.
Any way, here is some game-play footage of XV, so you can see for yourselves where they are going with this game.
Capcom are currently holding a "Network Game Conference" where it is reported they plan to announce 13 new game titles.
The event seems to be centered around online and smartphone games, as the full name of the event is something like, "Network Game Conference~Next Generation: From online to smartphone, introducing 13 games". (I'm bad at translating, don't shoot me for it!)
It is an update of Monster Hunter Frontier which is already available on PC and Xbox 360.
Announced for PS3 and WiiU
The PS3 and WiiU version will have new servers that are separate to the PC and Xbox 360 servers, and everyone will begin from Hunter Rank 1.
It will be available as a free download and as a physical copy, and the monthly fees will be around 1400 yen ($14, £9).
The PS3 version will be released on November 20th, and the WiiU version on December 11th.
Source/picture credit: 4Gamer
4Gamer are doing a live update of the conference here on Twitter.
Still working on that review. For now, enjoy some new exciting news about Angel Beats!...
Possible Angel Beats! game announcement?
Visual Arts' company director Baba Takahiro was recently asked by a fan on Twitter when they can expect the announcement about an Angel Beats! game, which was supposedly meant to be announced "before summer". The fan also mentioned that it had been 3 years since they first announced it.
Baba replied with "Before summer → after summer." Straight to the point.
A man of a few words - follow him at @vavasyatyou
So, it looks like we can expect some news about the Angel Beats! game "after summer" hopefully. Whenever that may be. I also think it's safe to assume that Key will be working on it as well.
Key, a company who are apart of Visual Arts, are mostly known for the their visual novel games, such as Kanon and Clannad. In the Japanese gamers community, their games are often described as "泣きゲー" (nakigee), games that make you cry.
