Final Fantasy Archives

Final Fantasy XIV's Zenos yae Galvus is now available as a downloadable character for Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Free Edition on Steam and PlayStation 4. Zenos yae Galvus is the Prince of the Garlean Empire as well as the Legatus of the XIIth legion, which is an elite combat unit for the[...]

Square Enix has released a new trailer for the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster today to re-introduce fans to both Tidus and Yuna, as well as the world of Spira. In Final Fantasy  X/X-2 HD Remaster, players will get to experience two unique tales of adventure and excitement As always in the Final Fantasy series, heroes Tidus and Yuna[...]

We're due to receive Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster on April 16th, but before that, Square Enix had a new trailer for the game The crux of the trailer focuses on the bond between Tidus and Yuna as we explore aspects of their relationship and how it's woven into the fabric of the greater story[...]

credit// Square Enix [rwp_box_recap id="0"] The last content update for Final Fantasy XIV's Stormblood cycle released at the end of March, which means its time for me to sit here and tell you all about why Stormblood is the best content cycle in the game so far To be fair, that was my immediate reaction to SB when it launched[...]

Flare is a common black mage ability in the wider Final Fantasy series, but there are more powerful variants of the spell seen in the games. Flare is a high level magic spell Megaflare is Bahamut's signature ability Gigaflare is Neo-Bahamut's attack Terraflare is Bahamut Zero's attack, it is also the attack used by Bahamut to reset the world[...]

Battle royale games are big right now, and the evergrowing behemoth that is Fortnite seems like it won't ever stop, but having Final Fantasy XIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida talk about making a battle royale game is going a bit too far. In an interview with GameSpot, Yoshida enthused that one of his dream projects would be a[...]

According to a recent interview with GameSpot, Final Fantasy XIV Director Naoki Yoshida has confirmed that Square Enix is in talks with various platform holders to bring the MMORPG to new platforms. From GameSpot: "Talks with platform-holders has been going on The fundamental philosophy with Final Fantasy XIV is we want it on labels with cross-platform play with any devices, hardware[...]

Square Enix's Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is hosting a collaboration event with classic RPG series Xenogears for the first time in the global version of the game The event is going on now, and grants players new character summons and raid boss rewards. The first part of the Xenogears collaboration sees fan-favorite characters from the classic game including Fei, Elly,[...]

credit// Square Enix At last weekend's Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Tokyo, Square Enix released a ton of information on the new areas, raids, jobs, and races coming to the game with the Shadowbringers expansion this summer One of the new areas revealed was The Crystarium, which might look familiar. If you paid attention to game tech demos back[...]

credit// Square Enix The climatic end of the Stormblood storyline aarrived in Final Fantasy XIV Online today with the release of Patch 4.56. This finale will set the stage for the next expansion, Shadowbringers, in which players hop dimensions to the First World and visit  Norvrandt Essentially this makes all players take on the role of Warriors of Darkness as seen during theHeavensward[...]

Final Fantasy VII has finally come to the Nintendo Switch today, but before you go try it out, Square Enix has released a launch trailer for it Probably one of the most celebrated games in the series, you're getting a pretty cleaned up version of the original in all its glory The trailer doesn't show[...]

A new character episode has been added to Final Fantasy XV this week as we get to explore Episode Ardyn and delve into his past Sadly, this is the last episode that will be added to the game, and most likely the last of the content outside of costumes and other cosmetic add-ons We have[...]

During Fan Festival 2019 in Tokyo, it was revealed that the antagonist from Final Fantasy XIV, Zenos yae Galvus, will be a Dissidia Final Fantasy NT DLC character He will officially be added to the arcade edition on March 26th, and then the PS4 as DLC on April 11th Not a lot of details have[...]

Square Enix has released a new interesting video taking fans inside some of their favorite Final Fantasy titles, starting with Final Fantasy IX The 20-minute video offers interviews with Shinji Hashimoto (Producer), Toshiyuki Itahana (Artist), Kazuhiko Aoki (Event Designer), and Nobuaki Komoto (Event Planner) as they discuss the development of the game and the planning that[...]

credit// Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 4.56 will release on March 26, 2019, and a week ahead of the launch, Square Enix unveiled some details on what fans can expect from the final Stormblood patch Patch 4.56 will set up this summer's Shadowbringers expansion with a final set of Main Scenario quests. 4.56 picks up where Patch[...]

Just in case you needed some extra Final Fantasy in your life in the form of food and drink, you can now buy a special drink at Kung Fu Tea From March 25th until April 20th, the company will be selling a new drink specific to Final Fantasy X/X-2 called Tidus & Yuna's Grape Elixir[...]

After regeneration, a Time Lord has a new face and body, as well as slight changes in personality, but all of their previous memories. As we continue along "The Year Without Who," a determined team of Bleeding Cool reporters and I are wrapping up our expose on "hidden Time Lords" who have been living under our noses for years[...]

Or Final Fantasy in general. The four new flavors are really just puntastic takes on existing flavors: White Mage's Healing Vanilla, Scholar's Book-ies n' Cream, Red Mage's Sweet Strawberry Spell, and Dancer's Banana Split. The Dippin' Dots Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! sweepstakes will run from today, March 1st, through March 31st Prizes include Nintendo Switch systems, digital copies[...]

A little bit of an update on Final Fantasy VII's modern port as it appears we'll be seeing the game on the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in about a month Today a couple of listings were updated for the game that caught people's attention, the first being on the Mircosoft Store which officially has the[...]

Sad news for anyone on mobile still playing Final Fantasy Grandmasters' Adventure, as the game is going to be shut down on April 25th Square Enix made the announcement this week, as the game will continue to receive updates and more all the way through March as planned But as you can see from the translated[...]

Square Enix announced that two classic Final Fantasy titles are now available for pre-order on the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch Those would be Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age There's not a lot to say about the first as it's pretty much the game you remember with all of the added[...]

credit// Square Enix We've talked about the Final Fantasy XIV real-life wedding service before, but we've got some new details to share Square Enix's partnership with Japanese wedding service Bridal Hearts will let players take part in a real-world simulacrum of the in-game Ceremony of Eternal Bonding This includes a tux and gown designed to mirror the[...]

credit// Square Enix Snow Villiers from Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is joining Dissidia Final Fantasy NT as the final DLC character for the game's season pass Players can pick up Snow today as a standalone purchase if they don't own the season pass, otherwise, he should be fully playable. Snow first appeared in the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy alongside[...]

Square Enix had to shelve most of their ambitious expansion plans for Final Fantasy XV, however the Episode Ardyn DLC is still going ahead The company released a teaser trailer for the expansion, which is a bit confusing if you don't know the basics. The DLC serves a dual purpose as the game's prologue, explaining the somewhat convoluted[...]

Final Fantasy XIV Online and Sydney Gaymers are collaborating to make the MMO the first video game to march as part of a float in Sydney's Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Which is a win for Gaymers everywhere, really. The collaboration will see members of Australia's 2,600-strong Sydney Gaymer community join forces with Australian FFXIV players[...]

credit// Square Enix The wait is nearly over, folks! Okay, so it isn't the Final Fantasy VII Remake we've all been waiting for since E3 2015, but a version of FFVII is at least releasing this year This version of the game is the one you can pick up on nearly every current generation platform imaginable: PS4, PC, and[...]

Square Enix announced that, next month, Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy! will launch on both the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon is a rework of 2007's Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon with new unique dungeons, a new buddy system to recruit monsters and other characters as allies, and a local co-op system to play with[...]

Square Enix has released Final Fantasy IX on even more platforms, as the game has launched on both Nintendo Switch and Xbox one already The game was released in conjunction with a massive Nintendo Direct. Final Fantasy IX was originally released in 2000, making it just 19 years old, and like most games in the series it[...]

credit// Square Enix Final Fantasy XIV's Patch 4.55 is live today, and brings a new campaign to the 48-man PvP mode Rival Wings along with the final version of the Forbidden Lands of Eureka. The new Rival Wings map, "Hidden Gorge," sees two teams of 24 players compete to destroy the core in their opponent's base, however[...]

Twenty years ago today, Final Fantasy VIII released in Japan Within days of its release in the United States, FFVIII became the best selling game in the US, a position it held for three weeks It was a best seller in both America and Japan, and has been pretty fondly remembered by fans of the series[...]