Final Fantasy Archives

"Octopath Traveler" Ventures Into "Final Fantasy Brave Exvius"
A new crossover event is taking place in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius today as four party members from Octopath Traveler make their way into the game Primrose, Olberic, Therion, and Tressa will all be in the game for a limited-time raid event where you can snag some special rewards We have some of the details[...]
"Final Fantasy IX's" Freya and Beatrix Join Figure Line by Square Enix
Final Fantasy is a cult classic coming out of the early days of video games and lets us gamers carry on quests filled with a team of our favorite characters This time Square Enix is releasing a new two-pack of characters from Final Fantasy IX First, we have Freya Crescent, the Dragon Knight she comes styling[...]
FFXIV Shadowbringers Finally has its First Savage Raids
The Eden raid series has expanded today with Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers' Patch 5.05 which introduces the Savage difficulty iterations of the raids as well as a new set of treasure map instances, battle system changes, crafting recipes, and items. Patch 5.05 includes the following new content and updates: High-Level Raid: Eden's Gate (Savage) – Players seeking[...]
[REVIEW] Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Plays it too Safe
[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Final Fantasy XIV's brand new expansion, Shadowbringers, does a whole hell of a lot for the game to move its central story forward, which is a double-edged sword The game's central conflict is between the Warrior of Light, Scions of the Seventh Dawn and their immortal adversaries The Ascians The expansion brings that conflict back[...]
Tifa Lockhart Officially Joins "Dissidia Final Fantasy NT" Today
After being teased about two weeks ago, Square Enix and Koei Tecmo have officially added Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart into Dissidia Final Fantasy NT As we previously talked about, this is the FF7 Remake version of Tifa, so you're getting what may be a bit of an early preview of what she can do[...]
Tifa Lockhart From "Final Fantasy VII" To Join "Dissidia Final Fantasy NT"
Final Fantasy VII fans are going to get a small taste of things to come as Tifa Lockhart will join the roster of Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Square Enix made the announcement this week by releasing a short trailer of the character, but so far, we've only seen a Japanese version The character will be[...]
Time to Get on the "Final Fantasy VII Remake" Hype Train
Square Enix revealed the release date for the Final Fantasy VII Remake just before E3 this year, and spent a decent chunk of their press conference showing off an early mission for Cloud and Barrett that sees the duo taking on a Scorpion mech That mission was playable as a demo for lucky fans and media[...]
E3: Is Nintendo Winning Back Hardcore Gamers? [OPINION]
With Microsoft teasing Scarlett and Sony likely to release information on the Playstation 5 soon, third parties are starting to port a few of their back end signature titles to the Nintendo Switch. https://youtu.be/wpx2Z2CCjPsVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: FINAL FANTASY VIII Remastered – Official E3 Announcement 2019 Trailer (Closed Captions) (https://youtu.be/wpx2Z2CCjPs) With Nintendo's E3[...]
"Final Fantasy Brave Exvius" has a Spin-Off Game "War of the Visions"
Square Enix's mobile game, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, is celebrating it's third anniversary While the main game is getting a livestream event on June 29th to celebrate, it's also getting a spinoff titled "War of the Visions Final Fantasy Brave Exvius" which is a strategy RPG that ties into the FFBE universe. War of the Visions lets players[...]
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered is Coming This Winter
One of the surprise announcements to come out of the Square Enix E3 Showcase was the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles remastered edition. SE is bringing back Crystal Chronicles and releasing the updated version on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, as well as on mobile for both iOS and Android. The game's story can be summed up pretty easy, just[...]
Square Enix Announce SE Music Library at E3 2019
Starting today you can listen to complete soundtracks from the Final Fantasy series across multiple streaming music platforms Here are some additional details along with the trailer. credit//Square Enix Music from the legendary Final Fantasy series marks the first of the Square Enix music catalogue to arrive on streaming platforms Starting today, listeners around the world can[...]
"Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers" is Equivalent to a "Whole New RPG"
Final Fantasy XIV fans shouldn't be disappointed in the Square Enix E3 showcase, as it gave us a hilarious new trailer about the Shadowbringers expansion Even if the info given at the show was just a wrap-up of everything we know so far, the trailer itself is a nice treat. And Game Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida confirmed[...]
Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Release in March 2020
While Square Enix may have announced the release date for the Final Fantasy VII Remake last night, they took a decent portion out of their E3 showcase to focus on the game SE brought out producer Yoshinori Kitase to share some info on the game, after they ran a nice new CGI hype reel. Kitase started out by[...]
Final Fantasy VII Remake Will Release in March 2020
Square Enix announced at the Final Fantasy VII concert tonight that the FFVII Remake will release on PS4 on March 3, 2020. The announcement came tonight during the Final Fantasy VII: A Symphonic Reunion orchestra concert in Los Angeles While the game will come to other platforms, it will debut first on the PS4. Square also released an updated description[...]
Several "Final Fantasy" Soundtracks Dropped on Apple Music and Spotify
The Final Fantasy games have some of the most compelling soundtracks in video games, hands down Sure, there are plenty of other game soundtracks that come to mind when you think of "best game soundtrack" but the Final Fantasy series doesn't slack on that front at all Pretty much every one of their soundtracks can hijack[...]
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers' Job Changes are a Bit Risky
In last week's "Letter from the Producer," we got a preview of some of the battle system changes coming to Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Some of those changes are great The mechanist rework is brilliant, the charge actions work wonderfully, bards' skills are more streamlined, and most jobs feel exactly like they do right now, just[...]
The Final Fantasy VII Symphony is Coming to LA for E3
Called Final Fantasy VII: a Symphonic Reunion, the Final Fantasy orchestra is coming to Los Angeles, on June 9th at 6pm As is typical with video game orchestra performances, there will be a video sequence of game highlight moments to go along with the music. The FFVII performance is called a "reunion" as it brings together the original game[...]
Square Enix May Be Announcing a New Dragon Quest at E3
It probably isn't a Dragon Quest X announcement, as that game just received a major content update a few days back. We'll have to wait until June 10th to find out, but for now, enjoy speculating just what exactly the announcement could be. For now, all we know about the Square Enix show is that it will likely[...]
Many Changes are Coming to FFXIV's Battle System with Shadowbringers
You can preview the new job actions below. https://youtu.be/jaGxC7wnBDoVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: FINAL FANTASY XIV: SHADOWBRINGERS – Job Actions (https://youtu.be/jaGxC7wnBDo) As for the DPS role balancing changes, Summoner and Bard are getting slight reworks Bard will see some actions removed in game version 5.0 so that the job is more traditional, focusing more[...]
Final Fantasy XI Still Hoping for New Players, 17 Years Later
Square Enix's original Final Fantasy MMORPG, Final Fantasy XI is celebrating it's 17th anniversary with a new update that adds features designed to help new players enjoy the game Yes, almost two decades later, and FFXI is still welcoming new players. The major fix Square Enix is working on is making the game faster to download, update, and set-up[...]
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers is Not About Darkness or Light, But Balance
Final Fantasy XIV's Producer and Director, Naoki Yoshida, sat down with Forbes for an interview about the MMORPG's upcoming expansion, Shadowbringers Like many JRPGs, and the rest of the Final Fantasy series in particular, FFXIV deals with the duality of light and darkness throughout it's campaign The player character is called the Warrior of Light, after all[...]
Final Fantasy XIV's Hrothgar and Viera Will Be The Last New Playable Races
In the latest "Letter from the Producer" stream for Final Fantasy XIV, Game Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida revealed that, due to the difficulties of developing new races for the MMO, the gender-locked Hrothgar and Viera races will be the final races added to FFXIV. While it may not seem like it, adding a new race to the game[...]
Final Fantasy VII Remake is Still an Episodic Game
Square Enix and Sony revealed the first Final Fantasy VII Remake trailer in four years yesterday during the second State of Play stream While the game has been pretty quiet since it was announced back at E3 2015, the trailer yesterday did a lot to ease fans' minds about the game. After all, when the remake was[...]
Final Fantasy 7 Remake VII city pose
However, Sony did indicate that we'd be getting a "first look at a new title" and thanks to some cryptic tweets by Square Enix, it looks like that title just might be the Final Fantasy VII Remake. After all, any possible indication that the highly anticipated remake could appear is bound to get traction. credit//Square Enix The first[...]
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age is Available Now on Xbox One and Switch
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age has released today on the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One today, bringing all new features and remastered graphics to the classic JRPG. The various quality of life improvements in the Zodiac Age remaster of the title include a fast forward mode to make the turn-based combat go a bit quicker, the[...]
Final Fantasy XIV and FF Tactics: Just Who is Elidibus?
During the Stormblood story cycle of Final Fantasy XIV, the "Return to Ivalice" raid series has combined the lore of the Tactics games and Final Fantasy XII into the MMO In fact, FFXIV and FFXII just might be concurrent stories Which brings up the question, could Elidibus from Final Fantasy Tactics be the same Elidibus as FFXIV's[...]
The Canceled Final Fantasy XV DLC Live on as a Novel
credit// Square Enix Square Enix may have canceled the Final Fantasy XV A New Dawn DLC series comprising of episodes Noctis, Aranea, and Lunafreya, but the stories will continue in a novel called The Dawn of the Future The DLC were cancelled around the same time that Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata left to start his own development studio,[...]
Final Fantasy VII on Switch Has An Old PC Game-Crashing Bug
It appears that the Nintendo Switch version of Final Fantasy VII has a game-crashing bug that people already knew about from the PC version The news on the bug comes from Game Informer, who wrote up a piece today about how one of their staff purchased the game and were enjoying it until they ran[...]
Final Fantasy X/X-2 Remaster is Now Available on the Switch
Two classic JRPGs arrive on two new platforms for the first time as Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is now available for the Nintendo Switch system and the Xbox One. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster brings both beloved titles to long-time fans of the series and a new generation of players in stunning high definition, complete with new[...]
Square Enix Releases an In-Depth Look at the Original Final Fantasy VII
The original development team of Final Fantasy VII has released a new video detailing the legendary JRPG's development process The video features various interviews, anecdotes, and behind-the-scenes peeks at the game with Art Director Yusuke Naora, Writer/Director Yoshinori Kitase, and Publicity Producer Shinji Hashimoto. The video, titled "Inside Final Fantasy VII" is the third installment in the ongoing "Inside[...]