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Final Fantasy Tactics Concert To Feature Nearly Every Track From The Game (News)

3 Nov 2009

A group of performers from every corner of Japan is coming together on November 22, 2009 for a concert featuring nearly every song from the game, arranged and performed live. The organizers put the word out over a year ago for players, conductors, and production staff, and have tailored their arrangements to whatever they could get together. The show will feature 61 of the game's 71 songs.

10 great Japan-only PSN games and how to download them (Feature)

15 Sep 2009

North American gamers have it pretty good. We pay less for our games and often see them on store shelves earlier than our European and Oceanic counterparts. We’re spoiled, really. But despite our privileged geographic position, we always want more. We envy Japanese gamers, the ones who play the real thing on day one and don’t have to wait for the localization of highly anticipated titles like Final Fantasy XIII. ...

Dissidia Final Fantasy Not Releasing for PSP Go? (News)

27 Aug 2009

With the much anticipated release of the PSP go, many can't wait to get it on with the Powerful Bite Size Portable. However, the PSP go provides some restrictions for developers that may hinder the release of some of your most sought after PSP games.

411mania: The Release List for the Week of August 24, 2009 (News)

26 Aug 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Cursed Mountain, and Harvest Moon: Magical Melody.

30 rules every RPG must follow (Feature)

3 Mar 2009

We wouldn’t expect any of you to have noticed, but there are recurring elements in many role-playing games. They're cleverly disguised from game to game; often, similar characters may wear different outfits or you'll use a gunblade instead of a sword, but once you learn to identify similarities, you can usually predict what’s going to happen in about any RPG you want. ...

"Mature" games that are actually mature (Feature)

14 Oct 2008

Real world definition of "mature": Showing the mental, emotional, or physical characteristics associated with a fully developed person; involving serious thought. Videogame definition of "mature": Shits, tits and gibs. ...

Dissidia: Final Fantasy at 50 percent; gameplay details dropped (News)

2 Jul 2008

Dissidia Final Fantasy details have once again been spotted and this time, they're coming from Japanese game magazine Famitsu. the game's producer Tetsuya Nomura, director Takeshi Arakawa, and planning director Mitsunori Takahashi all sat down with the publication and answered a few questions.

First on the agenda was the question of why the game is taking so long to finish. The devs answered that the team doing it is pretty young and adjusting was one of the most time-consuming parts of development. As for how far along into completion the team has gone, they said they're at about 50 percent and that character models are almost completely sealed.

Plenty more at the source!

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Review)

8 Oct 2007

Oct 8, 2007 Nine years ago Final Fantasy Tactics chronicled the life of Ramza Beoulve, one of the sons of the late king Balbanes, and his role in The Lion War. Today it does the same thing by keeping the core of the game the same, while carefully adding features that keep with the original tone. There are a couple of new character classes, several beautiful cutscenes, the game is displayed in eye-catching widescreen (16:9) and just about every line of dialogue has been retranslated to give a ...

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions Q&A (Feature)

5 Oct 2007

Oct 5, 2007 Next week, one of the greatest RPGs to grace the PlayStation will arrive on the PSP. Given that it's been a full nine years(!) since the original stomped into stores, though, it wouldn't do to just serve up the same old game and call it a day - that's why Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions will feature a host of improvements to lure back fans when it hits stores on Oct. 9. To get to the bottom of exactly how much has changed, we grilled the game's co-producer, Shingo ...

The faces of Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Feature)

3 Oct 2007

Oct 3, 2007 When Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions hits the PSP next week, it'll bring one of the greatest strategy-RPGs of the PSone era to Sony's handheld. It'll also bring a large cast of complex, semi-identical characters along for the ride; to get you acquainted (or re-acquainted, if you've already played the original), publisher Square-Enix has given us bios for some of the story's key figures - as well as for its new, PSP-only additions. We'll start with a few of the game's ...

Win Final Fantasy Tactics figurines! (News)

1 Oct 2007

Oct 1, 2007 Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions hits stores next Tuesday, and we've got a week's worth of exclusive coverage to celebrate. Before we start it up, however, we've got a set of four Final Fantasy Tactics figurines to give away to one lucky fan of Square Enix's seminal strategy-RPG. Want to make them yours? Then read on: The prize: Winning will net you these handsome devils: That's a set of four Final Fantasy Tactics Trading Arts figurines, featuring Delita, Ramza, ...

FFXII's Balthier raids Final Fantasy Tactics! (Feature)

21 Sep 2007

Sept 21, 2007 Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions is only a few weeks away, and unlike some PSP remakes, this one packs in plenty of surprises for those who played the original on PSone. One of these is Balthier, the gun-wielding sky pirate from Final Fantasy XII, who's just waiting for you to find him and add his dashing wiles to your ranks. You'll need to ferret him out first, naturally enough, and that takes a little footwork on your part. Luckily, we can tell you exactly how to ...

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions - Ifrit 09-10-07 (Video)

10 Sep 2007

An enhanced remake of the strategy classic from the PSone.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions - Blizzaga 09-10-07 (Video)

10 Sep 2007

An enhanced remake of the strategy classic from the PSone.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions - Curaga 09-10-07 (Video)

10 Sep 2007

An enhanced remake of the strategy classic from the PSone.

Final Fantasy Tactics: Lion War (Screenshots)

10 Sep 2007

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions - hands-on (Preview)

7 Sep 2007

Sept 7, 2007 Even if you've already played the original Final Fantasy Tactics for PSone, at first glance you may not recognize Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions as a remake. The gameplay is more or less the same as the original, but the story has received a huge facelift in the form of new, cel-shaded cutscenes. Ivalice seems more real than ever here, and the hand-drawn art complements the story and overall feel of the game perfectly. From the opening scene of Chocobo riders racing ...

World of Final Fantasy (Feature)

11 Jun 2007

As the most popular “cult” game series around, Final Fantasy has more spin-offs, merchandise, collectable whatnots and inspired curiosities than practically anything but Mario. If money was no object, heres what would be in our shopping ...

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions - interview (Feature)

13 May 2007

Our final Square Enix interview of the entire SE Party 2007 was with team members working on the to-be-released remake of Final Fantasy Tactics, now subtitled The War of the Lions, which was released last week in Japan. This game, which originally came to the PSone in 1998, is beloved by fans but is something of a lost classic in the US market. Thanks to this interview, we've learned that the US version will have voice during the cutscenes, where the Japanese version does not. Executive ...

The Dark side of Final Fantasy (Feature)

10 Apr 2007

You thought Final Fantasy was all about cute cat-things named “moogles” and some brooding teens that save the world, right? Oh, you couldnt be more wrong. Little did you know that the pinnacle RPG franchise will tear your life to shit and make you a depraved maniac. Think were bluffing? Go ahead tough guy, read on about the dark side of Final Fantasy. Addiction Medical research shows that thousands of gamers worldwide cant operate without their daily fix of Final Fantasy. What do ...

New Final Fantasy games revealed (News)

18 Jan 2007

Three Final Fantasy games are in the works for PSP, with Square Enix bringing Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition, Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition, and enhanced remake Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War to Sony's gleaming handheld. The two Anniversary Edition titles will be remakes of the original Final Fantasy adventures, with the first game's Anniversary Edition including the new dungeon featured in the recent GBA release. Both will still be in 2D, but enhanced for PSP's high-contrast ...

Two Final Fantasy Tactics games appear on the horizon (News)

13 Dec 2006

Today, via Shonen Jump magazine (and thanks to our friends at NeoGAF) we bring you info on two new games in the Final Fantasy Tactics series. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War is being released for the PSP system. It's a port of the original classic PSone game, but with the addition of new cinemas and new job classes (including the Onion Knight which recently made its appearance in Final Fantasy III for DS.) We hope this makes it worth spending (a likely) $40 on, considering that ...

Better Way to kill the Undead (Hint)

4 Aug 2008