Posted by Zidane007nl on 15 August 2016, 23:38 - 0 comments
Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV, has announced today that Final Fantasy XV will not be released on 30 September 2016, but two months later on 29 November 2016 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The reason for this delay is to allow the development teams to have more time to further polish and conduct quality testing so that the reality of the game can match the expectations of both the fans and the creative teams.
Hajime Tabata had the following to say:
From the moment we joined this project, our vision was to create a level of freedom and realism previously unseen in the series. Regrettably, we need a little bit more time to deliver on this vision and are confident that this new release date will help us achieve this.
As the director and lead of this project, I wish to personally apologize for the additional wait. As a team, we want FINAL FANTASY XV to achieve a level of perfection that our fans deserve. We kindly ask for your understanding.
The team recently completed work on the master version of the game and they are currently working on a 'zero day patch'. He explains that when the game was released on 30 September 2016 with this patch, not everyone could download the patch due to not everyone having a good internet connection.
Tomorrow a 30 minutes gameplay video will be released of the master version and it will be playable at gamescom starting later this week.
Please note that you have to switch on subtitles (if you don't understand Japanese)
Posted by Zidane007nl on 9 August 2016, 23:26 - 0 comments
Manabu Daishima, graphics designer at Square Enix, has passed away on 30 July while diving at the age of 45. He was found unconscious 30 meters offshore from the Izo Kaiyū Kōen Diving Center in Ito, Shizuoka prefecture.
Manabu Daishima has worked on several (classic) titles for Square (later Square Enix):
Final Fantasy IV (special thanks)
Romancing SaGa (monster design)
Secret of Mana (map graphics design)
Chrono Trigger (field graphics)
Final Fantasy VI: The Interactive CG game (graphic design)
Radical Dreamers (graphics)
SaGa Frontier (background graphics)
Parasite Eve (battle effects and staff credits)
Final Fantasy IX (field map designer)
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (3D map and background design)
Final Fantasy XII (3D map and background design)
Seiken Densetsu 4 (background graphics)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (background graphics)
The 3rd Birthday (background graphics)
Our thoughts and condolences are with Daishima’s family and friends at this sad time.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 1 July 2016, 23:21 - 0 comments
Today is the day that Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness is available in Europe after North America got the game last Tuesday. Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness is the fifth game in the main Star Ocean series developed by tri-Ace for the PlayStation 4 (and PlayStation 3 in Japan only).
The story takes place between Star Ocean: The Second Story and Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, taking place centuries after humans have left Earth for the distant Faykreed star system. The swordsman Fidel Camuze and his childhood friend, Miki Sauvester, set out to protect their village from being swallowed in the tides of civil unrest. Together with a diverse group of companions, Fidel and Miki are tasked with protecting the Kingdom of Resulia while also being drawn into battle with outside forces.
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 6 June 2016, 23:14 - 0 comments
Hiroaki Kato, producer at Square Enix, has announced today that Final Fantasy XII (released back in 2006 on PlayStation 2) will receive a remastered version called Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age and it will be released on PlayStation 4 in 2017.
This version is based on Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System, the international version that was only released in Japan which includes the Zodiac Job System, New Game+, New Game- and a Trail Mode. A top of that this remastered version will feature the following:
Updated graphics
Visuals, including the environments, characters, and movie scenes will be updated to full HD resolution
New soundtrack
Re-recorded the soundtrack using the current generation of sound generation, now in true 7.1 surround. You can also switch back to the original soundtrack.
Modern advancements
PlayStation 4 Trophy support and Share functionality, auto-save, shortened loading times and overlaid location map.
The game will be playable at E3 2016. Expect more news from it soon.
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 10 May 2016, 22:27 - 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster will be available on Steam this Thursday, 12 May. This after the HD upgrade of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 has been released on PlayStation 3 and Vita in 2014 and PlayStation 4 last year.
The Steam version will feature auto-save, 5 game-boosters (Turbo, Supercharge, Eneny encounter settings, Auto battle mode and Hide HUD) and 3 parameters that can not be turned off when activated (99 of each item excluding Key Items, Unlock all skills and Max Gil).
You can check out the Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster Steam page here.
Update: Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster is now available 20% off (€ 19.99 / £ 15.99 / $ 23.99) the first week.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 30 March 2016, 23:03 - 0 comments
In about 5 hours Square Enix will hold the big Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event, where the game's release date will be announced. According to a news update video from GameSpot, that has been taken down, Final Fantasy XV will be released on 30 September.
The other announcement in the news update video is that a new demo will be released featuring a younger Noctis. No footage of the demo was shown in the video, however a Chinese trailer has also hit the internet today showing footage of the demo.
In the Chinese trailer you enter the dream of young Noctis and you meet a new friend, the summon Carbuncle. This demo part will not be playable in the final game.
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.
