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Mar 8, 2007

Final Fantasy week, day 4

PS2 Feature | Final Fantasy 10

As we near the end of our weeklong countdown, it's time to look at one of the biggest parts of any Final Fantasy - the music. Each game in the series features an astonishing number of quality tracks, from burning guitar rock, to tear-jerking ballad, to rave-friendly electronica. There's probably no other game series in the world that's had as many full-blown concerts in its honor, be they garage bands cranking out angsty riffs or a legitimate orchestra performing for a crowd of thousands. But ...
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Mar 7, 2007

Final Fantasy week, day 3

PS2 Feature | Final Fantasy 10

With each new Final Fantasy, a tweaked battle system is revealed. Here, we consider how much each affected the series' gameplay as a whole. When most people think RPG, they think turn-based menu surfing. Final Fantasy IV finally got it right - but later games added on to it. We don't stop there - we also take into account the supporting gameplay systems that directly affect your fighting style. 5. Final Fantasy VII The game that brought RPGs to the masses did so with a very clever evolution ...
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Mar 6, 2007

Final Fantasy week, day 2

PS2 Feature | Final Fantasy 10

Yesterday we decided, once and for all, who was the best Final Fantasy hero. Today we're going to have a bit more fun and sift through the oceans of bodies and broken realms to determine the baddest villain in the series' history. We're not necessarily gunning for the final boss though - they have a tendency to come out of left field. No, we're considering which character causes the most trouble throughout the quest, how much damage he inflicted and the scope of his crimes. 5. Kefka (Final ...
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Mar 5, 2007

Final Fantasy week, day 1

PS2 Feature | Final Fantasy 10

The central character of any game defines it. It goes double for Final Fantasy. Some characters blend compelling personalities with a tale of personal growth; some simply fade into the background and let a grand adventure take place around them. Obviously, nobody from the second category is going to make this list. No, it's a place only for the most dashing, the most troubled, the most likable of Final Fantasy leads. Away we go. 5. Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII) No hero in the history ...
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Feb 15, 2008

The 5 worst Final Fantasy couples

PS1 Feature | Final Fantasy 7

Final Fantasy might have given us some of the most memorable romances in videogame history - as you can see in yesterday's Top 10 Square Enix Couples feature - but not all of them have been memorable for the right reasons. Whether intentional or simply misguided, the series has always been host to some of the most awkward pairings imaginable. ...

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May 14, 2007

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - interview

Wii Feature | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers

The interviews continue! We had a chance to sit down with the creators of the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series and briefly pump them for info on the upcoming Wii game: FFCC: Crystal Bearers. Executive Producer Akitoshi Kawazu and Director Toshiyuki Itahana, as well as FFCC Ring of Fates (DS) Director Mitsuru Kamiyama were happy to answer some of our questions - more so than we might expect. We learned that,k for the Wii game, seamless movement and attacking will be possible using the ...
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May 10, 2007

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and more

Wii Feature | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers

We had the opportunity to visit Square Enix's offices in Tokyo today to get a glimpse of several new games for the first time. We've already posted coverage of new next-generation RPG The Last Remnant and news about the future of the Star Ocean series. But here we bring you the rest of the slate of new titles, including the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series and the future of the FF's most popular mascot, the Chocobo. The presentation began with this statement from Yoichi Wada, president ...
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Nov 10, 2006

Final Fantasy III vs Final Fantasy V - which one...

DS Feature | Final Fantasy III

As if you aren't already spending gobs of time filling out your license boards in Final Fantasy XII, now we've got two more Final Fantasy games coming in the span of a week. These revamped re-releases, Final Fantasy V Advance and Final Fantasy III, will soon be appearing on store shelves, both in handy-dandy portable format for you to get your RPG on anywhere you please. Neither game is very well-known among western audiences. Final Fantasy V has been neglected since its 1992 release in Japan, ...
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Nov 9, 2006

Final Fantasy III - secondary characters

DS Feature | Final Fantasy III

The extensive remake of Final Fantasy III will be in your hot little hands in a matter of days. You know all about the class-swapping job system and how the game still plays like an old-school, hard-nosed RPG bastard, but you're probably still in the dark when it comes to knowing your support group. As you set out to save the world, special characters will join up and randomly lend their aid in battles, only to leave once their own agenda has been met. The next few pages reveal those very ...
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Sep 22, 2006

Final Fantasy III - Q&A

DS Feature | Final Fantasy III

At TGS, we had an opportunity to sit down with Hiromichi Tanaka, Senior Vice President of Software Development and Tomoya Asano, Producer and talk about a title they both worked on: Final Fantasy III. Unlike last year's enhanced port of Final Fantasy IV to the GBA, FFIII is a full-on remake, and there's a lot to talk about, particularly as it has never been released in the US before. Back when we last spoke about this game it hadn't been finished yet but now it has come out in Japan to great ...
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