Posted by Zidane007nl on 8 June 2016, 23:59 - 0 comments
After Final Fatasy XII: Zodiac Age and World of Final Fantasy, Square Enix and Disney have revealed today a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and announced that it will be available this December on PlayStation 4.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue includes the HD version of the Nintendo 3DS version of Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance, Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A fragmentary passage, which runs on the same engine as Kingdom Hearts III and KINGDOM HEARTS χ[chi] Back Cover, a new tale that sheds light on the mysterious foretellers.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 8 June 2016, 23:46 - 0 comments
Squsre Enix has announced that World of Final Fantasy will be released on 25 October in North America and 28 October in Europe for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.
In World of Final Fantasy, players lead a pair of twins, Reynn and Lann, through the land of Grymoire on a search to rediscover their lost memories. Throughout their adventure, players will collect, raise and battle adorable beings of classic Final Fantasy lore, including cactuar, chocobo and behemoth, to create customizable, strategic tower combinations to take on the most challenging of opponents.
Fans who preorder the day one edition of World of Final Fantasy will receive the legendary Sephiroth as a summon to aid them in battle.
With this announcement they've also released the E3 2016 trailer.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 27 May 2016, 23:14 - 0 comments
Today, on the 30th anniversary of the Draqon Quest series, Square Enix has announced that they will release Dragon Quest Builders in North America and Europe this October. The game will be released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita (digital only).
In Dragon Quest Builders players will use their creativity to gather and combine a variety of unique tools and materials in order to rebuild Alefgard, a realm destroyed by the menacing ruler of the monsters, the Dragonlord.
Seems to me this game is a clone of the Minecraft and Square Enix wants to take advantage of the hipe.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 23 March 2016, 23:32 - 0 comments
Yesterday the first Star Log has been broadcasted on YouTube and Twitch about the upcoming Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, the fifth game in the Star Ocean series. During the stream the story trailer has been revealed and two characters profiles were shown from Fidel Camuze (the protagonist) and Miki Sauvester.
What also has been revealed is that Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness will feature dual audio. You can select Japanese and English voice overs and English subtitles.
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness will be released in North America and Europe on PlayStation 4 this Summer. Japan will get the PlayStation 4 version on 31 March and the PlayStation 3 version on 28 April.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 29 January 2016, 23:26 - 0 comments
After more than one year Final Fantasy Explorers is now finally available in the United States and Europe exclusively for Nintendo 3DS. Players can venture solo or in a party of up to four members via the Nintendo 3DS system’s wireless communication functions to collect materials and advance through dungeons. This all-new action role-playing adventure mixes beloved elements of the Final Fantasy franchise with modern battle mechanics.
The world is on the brink of war over its reserves of crystals, the planet’s chief source of power. Players must band together to form an elite squad of Explorers on an island rich in crystals, braving hordes of monsters in hopes of conquering a newly discovered Grand Crystal – every Explorer’s dream.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 11 September 2015, 23:18 - 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy V will be released on Steam on 24 September. Final Fantasy V was originally released in 1992 in Japan and weaves a classic tale of magic, monsters and friendship as players follow four unlikely heroes tied together by fate who embark on a journey to restore life to the world's four elemental crystals.
The Steam version will be based on the mobile version that was released in 2013 on iOS and Android and include the following features:
Veteran character designer, Kazuko Shibuya, has returned to recreate the characters and graphics from the Game Boy Advance version for an enhanced experience;
Updated controls and a newly optimized active-time battle system for an even more fluid PC experience;
·A job and ability system featuring 26 unique classes that allows players to freely customize their four heroes to fit their unique play style;
The Sealed Temple, an additional dungeon originally featured in the 2006 version of Final Fantasy V for Game Boy Advance;
Enuo, an optional boss created by renowned designer Tetsuya Nomura;
Loads of obtainable Steam trading cards and achievements.
The Steam version will be available for $ 15.99 / £ 10.99 / € 14.49. Players who pre-order the game before launch will receive a 10% discount.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 3 August 2015, 19:30 - 0 comments
Recently Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy Explorers, the action role playing game for the Nintendo 3DS that has been released in Japan last December, is coming to the west and will be released in North America on 26 January 2016 and Europe 29 January 2016.
Final Fantasy Explorers focuses on cooperative play with friends and utilizes a refined party system allowing Explorers to master over 20 new and familiar jobs—including Knight, Monk, Black Mage and White Mage—to defeat the realm’s mightiest monsters and even recruit them for battle. Players will have the ability to call upon the powers of eidolons like Ifrit and Bahamut, as well as transform into other legendary characters from the Final Fantasy series via the Trance feature.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 28 July 2015, 23:15 - 0 comments
During Square Enix's new Dragon Quest title presentation that was streamed live on YouTube they've announced the next mainline entry in the Dragon Quest series. Dragon Quest XI is currently in development and will be released on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS. Producer of both versions will be Saito Yosuke. The soundtrack will be written by Koichi Sugiyama.
The PlayStation 4 version is being developed with the Unreal Engine 4 and they said that they will use the console at it's full potential [Footage PlayStation 4 version]. The Nintendo 3DS version will be developed by the same core members and will feature full 3D on the top screen and the classic retro look at the bottom screen [Footage Nintendo 3DS version].
They are aiming to release both versions sometime next year with the 30th anniversary of the series. At the end of the presentation they said that a version for the Nintendo NX is also in consideration.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 23 July 2015, 23:07 - 0 comments
Square Enix has recently announced their biggest line-up ever for Gamescom 2015 that will take place in Cologne, Germany from 5 to 9 August. Square Enix has 1,100 square meters of booth space featuring more than 200 hands-on stations for gamers eager to try out Square Enix’s upcoming releases. Their main booth is located in hall 9: B31/B41.
The following games are present:
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Live theatre demonstrations (in German) in the Square Enix cinema;
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below - playable;
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavenward - MMO fans are called to arms at the Final Fantasy XIV: Battle Arena (hall 9, C51), where gamers face-off against all the powerful primals (Ravana and Bismarck) featured in the game in order to win attractive prizes. Returning to comment on the Final Fantasy XIV action live are the experienced ESL commentators Mori, Hendrik and A1m.
Final Fantasy XV - Big stage of the booth. Visitors will be treated to a number of exciting stage presentations with many well-known guests and new insights into the much-awaited game – a few select fans will even get the chance to play Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae v2.0 at the booth.
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD - playable PC version;
Hitman- Live theatre demonstrations (in German) in the Square Enix cinema;
Hitman Go - playable;
Just Cause 3 - playable;
Life is Strange - playable;
Lara Croft: Relic Run - playable.
More information regarding the Final Fantasy XV stage schedule and more new announcements and reveals at Gamescom 2015 will be released in the coming weeks.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 16 June 2015, 23:02 - 0 comments
During Square Enix's E3 2015 press conference they've announced that Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness will be released in North America and Europe. Also a new trailer was revealed showing gameplay footage of the game.
Square Enix is also trying to make it more game-like than movie-like by replacing some static cutscenes with dynamic ones. The above video was captured at 30 fps, but Square Enix said that the finished game will be running at 60 fps.
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness will hit North America and Europe somewhere in 2016 and Japan in Winter 2015.
