Tag Archives: Final fantasy

Darryn Bonthuys

Here’s the first trailer for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster

March 25, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 62 Comments

I miss Final Fantasy. I’m not trying to sound like a fanboy here, but the latest attempts have felt like hollow shells of the original, wrapped up in some purdy visuals. The last Final Fantasy that really tugged at my heart-strings was X, and much like any other decent game from an older era, it’s making the transition to widescreen.


Darryn Bonthuys

Rumour – Is Final Fantasy Versus 13 becoming FF 15?

March 20, 2013 at 11:15 am | 21 Comments

What happened to you Square Enix? You used to be cool man. Remember the good ol’ days when we jammed Final Fantasies all through the night? But you changed man. You changed. Now, if you’re not making soulless button-mashing new FF games, you’re not even making them at all! I mean, whatever happened to Final Fantasy Versus 13?


Darryn Bonthuys

Rumour – Final Fantasy Versus XIII could be a next-gen title

February 5, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 45 Comments

I’ve been hating on the Final Fantasy franchise lately, and with good reason. Recent games have worn out the A button on my controller thanks to the auto-gameplay mechanics of the damn beast, while the iOS offering of All the bravest is nothing more than a genital-slap to the face that showcases the very worst of the free to play model of business. So while I’m on a hate-fuelled bender against that once legendary franchise, I can bring up another game from that stable, to vent on. Final Fantasy Versus XIII. That game has been in some kind of developmental hell for years now. But maybe, just maybe that’s all about to change with the imminent reveal of the Playstation 4.


Darryn Bonthuys

The top ten worst gaming cosplays…ever

January 18, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 47 Comments

Dressing up as your favourite video game/manga/anime/movie/my little pony character can be a fun and challenging experience. It doesn’t matter what you look like though, because putting some time and effort into a project pays off handsomely in the end. There’s nothing like good cosplay, but unfortunately, these following images are nothing like good cosplay.


Geoffrey Tim

Square trolls final Fantasy fans

September 3, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 7 Comments

Street Fighter’s not the only franchise to be celebrating its 25th birthday. This weekend, Square Enix celebrated the 25th anniversary of its enduring Final Fantasy series. We don’t have a lengthy retrospective of the series like we did with street fighter, because there’s not enough space on the whole internet for that. anyway, Square took the opportunity to announce a bunch of Final Fantasy related stuff…and also troll the hell out of the audience.


Geoffrey Tim

Square’s next-gen engine demo is indeed real-time

August 29, 2012 at 9:00 am | 9 Comments

Hey! Remember that ridiculously impressive next-generation engine that Square showed off at E3? Yeah, the one with the dusty village , and the old bearded codger. It looked so damned good, that many doubted it possibly being real-time. Well, you can wipe that doubt right now.


Darryn Bonthuys

Final Fantasy Versus XIII lives!

July 24, 2012 at 9:00 am | 8 Comments

Hey, remember Final Fantasy Versus XIII? You don’t? Blame that on the fact that the game has been in development for six years now. It’s been a period of time that has seen little more than a few screenshots, and some promotional videos. The industry thought the game was dead, buried and forgotten, but much like my leftover lasagne which I tried to kill with fire, it has risen once more. Only with less of a killer tomato attitude.


Darryn Bonthuys

Retro Review – Final Fantasy 8

July 12, 2012 at 3:30 pm | 37 Comments

  

Final Fantasy has been around for what must be eons now, in gaming terms of life, a franchise that has had ups and downs, while expanding in too all manner of media at the same time. Not every game released by its developers, Square-Enix has been a license to print cash, but back in the summer of 99, the eighth proper instalment in that legacy-building series was a breath of fresh air, taking the advances that the iconic seventh game had made, and expanding on them greatly.


Darryn Bonthuys

Final Fantasy 7 returns to PC.

July 5, 2012 at 10:45 am | 21 Comments

So you’ve played the original game, you’ve watched the rad film, busted your bank account with the PSP games and wailed in despair after realising how much time and cash you wasted on Dirge of Cerebus. What’s next for the hardcore Final Fantasy 7 player?

Why not play that game all over again? On PC!


Darryn Bonthuys

Remaking Final Fantasy 7 could kill the entire franchise

June 26, 2012 at 2:00 pm | 19 Comments

Final Fantasy 7, possibly the most treasured game in the entire franchise (Even though personally, FF8 was far superior yo), will most likely never ever see a remake. It’s not because the game would be a massive task to recreate in a new HD aspect ratio, but more simply, because it set such a high benchmark, that doing so would murder the entire future of the franchise.


Darryn Bonthuys

E3 2012: Square Enix unveils the next-gen future of Final Fantasy graphics

June 6, 2012 at 11:30 am | 17 Comments

Much to the relief of our wallets, this year at E3 has seen no mention of next generation consoles from either Sony or Microsoft. But while we may not be seeing any future successor hardware for at least another year, that doesn’t mean that software is lagging behind as well.

Square Enix recently unveiled their own new game-building software, and using Final Fantasy as an example, they showed what exactly they’re going to be capable of in the future.


Darryn Bonthuys

Square Enix, you just got served with an awesome rap video full of great suggestions

March 8, 2012 at 12:15 pm | 9 Comments

 

I miss Square. Not Square Enix, who seem to pump out mediocre hits with only a rare, and exceptional hit every now and then, but the Square that made me want to play games. I’m talking about the developer who took a massive risk when developing the first Final Fantasy, intending for that game to be a grand swansong should it tank.


Darryn Bonthuys

Lazygamer TV – The five hardest bosses ever encountered in gaming

February 7, 2012 at 3:30 pm | 55 Comments

 

Picture the scene. You’ve just cleared a room of nameless soldiers who were henching on the side to feed their families, and as you walk into the next room, the big bad appears. Ok, that’s fine, lets put our skills to the test in a match of such high machismo levels, we’ll have to wear black belts on our instant beards that have just sprouted.

And then ten seconds later, you’re doing your very best to jam a white cube with a red cross symbol into your chest as the villain behind you plays Batman with your face. We’ve all been there, flinging many a controller through the window, or lodging a foot through the TV in a fit of rage.

We had a look at several such bosses, and after we managed to get past those crippling memories of failure and doom, we narrowed the field down to five of them. Here they are. At least this video ends with a bit of sexy instead of shame.


Darryn Bonthuys

Collectors edition round up: Bullets, iron fists and final editions

November 22, 2011 at 1:00 pm | 7 Comments

Ah, good old collectors editions. They’re not just a great method of combating piracy and giving players a little extra bang for their buck, but also a sign that production on an upcoming game is going smoothly and that the title will be delivered on time.

Publishers are continuing the collectors edition practice for 2012, offering players some substantial goodies for their hard-earned cash, so lets have a look at what will be available.


Darryn Bonthuys

New Final Fantasy XIII-2 new screenshots – Here be Crystarium!

November 14, 2011 at 4:00 pm | 0 Comments

A lot of us were disappointed with Final Fantasy XIII. Sure, it looked pretty and the scope of the storyline was bigger than that morbidly obese guy you find waiting at McDonalds every morning. But it didn’t feel like a Final Fantasy game, something which was seen in the lacklustre combat.

With a sequel getting ready to launch next year, developer Square Enix is assuring us that all these issues have been ironed out, and that fans will get the Final Fantasy game that they want and deserve. So while we wait for the next chapter in the unique franchise to redeem itself, we’ve got some brand new screenshots to share with you. More after the jump.

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