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Posted by Joystiq Jun 09 2010 20:15 GMT
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Yes, we know you've already bought a small handful of discounted PS3 games over the past few days, but if you have any dollars left over in your checking account, you should check out Amazon's current Deal of the Day. This time around, it's the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIII, which is temporarily available for $36.99. If you've got the cash (and, well, the time) to invest in Square Enix's slow-starting RPG, this is probably the best deal you're going to see on it for a long, long time.

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Posted by Kotaku Jun 09 2010 06:15 GMT
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Want your Final Fantasy XIII experience to be a little more authentic? Import the Chinese version, which has Japanese vocals and English subtitles (and is even compatible with your US/PAL save game). More »

Posted by Kotaku Jun 05 2010 04:00 GMT
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#legal Daniel Wolf has filed a class-action lawsuit against both Sony and Square Enix, claiming that Final Fantasy XIII has caused "severe and widespread damage" to PlayStation 3 consoles. More »

Posted by IGN Jun 04 2010 22:12 GMT
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Square Enix and Sony taken to court.

Posted by Kotaku May 31 2010 12:00 GMT
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#finalfantasyvii Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama wants to remake role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. FFVII character designer Tetsuya Nomura doesn't think it'll happen any time soon. What about the company's president? More »

Posted by Kotaku May 28 2010 17:00 GMT
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#waiting The next Pokemon games will be released in the U.S. six month after it comes in Japan. Nintendo's still not doing simultaneous worldwide Pokemon releases. Let's see how trans-Pacific delays affect other games. More »
Nastasia
i think i want the black one
i wonder what types they'll be
MattTheSpratt
I thought I was looking at Eboshidori twice.

Posted by Joystiq May 19 2010 16:00 GMT
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During an investor meeting in Tokyo, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada indicated that the company is considering a multiplatform release for Final Fantasy Versus XIII. An attendee asked Wada about the possibility of putting the currently PS3-exclusive Fabula Nova Crystallis game on Xbox 360 like Final Fantasy XIII, in order to boost sales outside of Japan, to which Wada responded (according to Andriasang's translation) "We'll be looking into it internally until right before the formal announcement."

Wada did not mention when that "formal announcement" would take place. E3 is coming up, so it's entirely possible Wada is building up to that, having expressed his hope for an E3 unveil previously. But we've given up on expecting this game to become real any time soon. When it stops existing only in secret trailer form and becomes an actual, playable game, we'll be shocked, regardless of the platform (or platforms).

Posted by IGN May 18 2010 16:33 GMT
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Multiplatform RPG topped software sales in Square Enix's biggest year ever.

Posted by Joystiq May 18 2010 15:30 GMT
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Square Enix had a good fiscal year (ended March 31, 2010), but its games division had a very good year. Final Fantasy XIII sold over five million units globally during the period, with the Japan-only release of Dragon Quest IX coming in second with 4.26 million units. Thanks to the company's acquisition of Eidos last year, the company could count on some Batman: Arkham Asylum cash, with the pointy-eared detective's critically acclaimed title selling 3.24 million units -- it's a shame Square won't get a piece of the sequel.

Squenix's games division had sales of ¥109.9 billion ($1.18 billion) in the last fiscal year, up an impressive 128 percent over last year. With the Dark Knight out of the picture, Square Enix will have to depend on its other western franchises, including Kane & Lynch, Deus Ex and the games of Ms. Croft.

Source [PDF link] -- Results Briefing Session for the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2010

Posted by Kotaku May 18 2010 13:00 GMT
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#business Square Enix just reported its best year ever, on the back of super-strong sales of a handful of key titles. Like Final Fantasy XIII. And Batman: Arkham Asylum. And Dragon Quest IX. All of which sold millions. More »

Posted by Joystiq May 09 2010 16:30 GMT
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Posted by Kotaku Apr 28 2010 05:00 GMT
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#ps3 Japanese role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII might already be out in the West and Japan, but the localized version is not out in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Yet. More »

Posted by Joystiq Apr 24 2010 01:00 GMT
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Don't you wish you had a matching controller for that limited edition 250GB Lightning PS3 you bought from Japan? Well, if you go to Hong Kong or Taiwan, you'll be able to do just that. To celebrate the new Chinese language release of Final Fantasy XIII, a new special edition DualShock 3 controller will be released. For about $90, you'll be able to get a bundle that includes the Chinese language version of the game, a PSN card, and a special Lightning-branded white DualShock controller, featuring the same pink design as the LE console.

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Posted by Kotaku Apr 22 2010 19:20 GMT
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#playstationhome Let your Final Fantasy fanhood ring across the hallowed halls and cubbyholes of PlayStation Home today, as Final Fantasy XIII avatar items, costumes, and spaces make their way to North America. More »

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Posted by Kotaku Apr 20 2010 14:40 GMT
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#glitches It doesn't matter how many years Square-Enix spent making Final Fantasy XIII. They still wound up with glitches. Either that or they secretly programmed the character Hope to have the jumping ability of Super Mario and the indecision of Hamlet. More »

Posted by Kotaku Apr 15 2010 20:20 GMT
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#squareenix First month figures for Final Fantasy XIII are in, with the North American version of Square Enix's role-playing game epic moving more than 1.3 million copies in the United States. The vast majority of those were on the PlayStation 3. More »

Posted by IGN Apr 15 2010 23:07 GMT
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Square Enix's latest sells nearly double on Sony's platform.

Posted by Kotaku Apr 15 2010 22:20 GMT
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#squareenix First month figures for Final Fantasy XIII are in, with the North American version of Square Enix's role-playing game epic moving more than 1.3 million copies in the United States. The vast majority of those were on the PlayStation 3. More »

Posted by IGN Mar 25 2010 21:50 GMT
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The Neanderthal's spreadsheet; or do unicorns dream of dolphin meat?

Posted by IGN Mar 22 2010 23:02 GMT
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The IGN editors weigh in on the fastest-selling game in the RPG series' history.

Posted by Joystiq Mar 19 2010 21:30 GMT
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Great. We're pretty certain Square Enix is going to make another one of these videos now. With sales of "more than one million units in North America over the first five days," Square Enix has good reason for that smug look on its face. Taking into account European sales, Final Fantasy XIII has "recorded the largest first-week sales in franchise history."

A number of factors undoubtedly contributed to the record-breaking success of the latest iteration of the JRPG series. Not only is it the first numbered Final Fantasy game on a current generation system, but it's also the first game in the franchise to appear on two platforms -- and two continents -- simultaneously. Finally, it's been nearly four years since the release of Final Fantasy XII on PS2. Fans were clearly hungry for a real Final Fantasy fix.

Luckily for Square Enix, there's much, much more Final Fantasy in the works: Final Fantasy XIV is due this year and Final Fantasy Versus XIII should be ready by the time Square Enix is done counting all this money.

Posted by IGN Mar 19 2010 19:35 GMT
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Series reaches 96 million units sold since its debut.

Posted by Kotaku Mar 19 2010 11:00 GMT
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Here we go again! Final Fantasy developer Square Enix continuing mentioning "Final Fantasy VII" and "remake" in the same breath. More »

Posted by Kotaku Mar 17 2010 22:40 GMT
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#iphone Square Enix is no stranger to iPhone apps, but the Final Fantasy maker is doing something interesting for the recently released Final Fantasy XIII, turning your iPhone or iPod Touch into a digital artbook. More »

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Posted by Kotaku Mar 16 2010 12:30 GMT
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#ps3 In the West, role-playing game Final Fantasy XIII is a multi-platform game, getting a release on the Xbox 360 and the PS3. While the PS3 version might look better, individuals are claiming that there are freezing issues. More »

Posted by Lord Crump Mar 09 2010 17:50 GMT
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I'm about 3 hours in as of now. So far, it's all good; it raises the bar for videogame production values, acting as an "Avatar" of sorts for videogames.

As for the linearity, while it is more linear than FFIX and earlier games in the series, honestly, I think people may have been exaggerating, as the level design is no worse than FFX's (And FFX was an awesome game).

The battle system is just as I expected it to be; ATB perfected. This is, without a doubt, one of the most fun and engaging battle systems in the series; it is true that you can only control one character during battles, but that is a minor issue that really doesn't detract from the experience at all.

As for the cutscenes, some people were saying that the game was incredibly heavy with them, calling the game a "movie" of sorts; so far, this seems like bullshit. The game is no more cutscene heavy than FFX was (And FFX was an awesome game). I like the way the game handles cutscenes, as well; the cutscenes are shorter and more scattered around than other games that elect to just put out less, but far longer cutscenes (I'm looking at you, MGS4).

There aren't any towns, but honestly, I can't say that I miss them. Since when did an RPG need "towns," anyway? In some situtations, they just feel too artificial and non-fluid; in a game like FFXIII where you're seen as terrorists and pretty much hated by everyone, honestly, being able to walk around towns and in to random people's houses and shops would be stupid and completely take you out of the game's atmosphere and plot. Having no towns can really add to the atmosphere, as well; in Metroid Prime, there were no friendly NPCs and everything wanted to kill you, which made it feel special. In Demon's Souls, aside from the Nexus and the odd merchant placed here and there, there was little to no human interaction whatsoever (Adding to the overall feeling of hopelessness the game possessed). In FFXIII, you're outlaws being hunted down by an autocratic, highly religious government. It works.

Speaking of plot, so far, the game's narrative and characters (Save for Vanille, who is really starting to piss me the hell off) are far more interesting than XII's. This is a true step up, and a return to form for the series. And that's without mentioning the lore of the world of Coccoon and Pulse; overall, it's a very interesting setting. Let's see if the rest of FFXIII's plot can make the most out of the setting.

So yeah, overall, so far, so good. The way FFXIII is structured, however, brings to mind a theory that I've often considered; that the video RPG genre is slowly going to die as other genres adopt RPG elements and hold better-developed stories, making "true" RPGs harder to distinguish. FFXIII is a more streamlined experience, with a greater focus on combat than some of the previous FF titles in the series, which had the occasional puzzle in addition to combat. Overall, it's a very experimental title (Of course, then again, the FF series is a more experimental series than most other JRPG franchises).
 

Popple
I will probably get it, but I don't consider it the next step in JRPGs. You know what an example of a good RPG is? Persona 4. The Persona series have proved time and again that the classic RPG formula can still work, but Square refuses to listen.
As for the production values, well it's sad to say that it will only get to wear its crown until next week. Then God of War III is going to come in and slice its head off.
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Above poster has either only played one Final Fantasy or has never played any of them at all, seeing as he thinks the games are actually related to each-other plotwise.

Posted by Kotaku Mar 15 2010 21:40 GMT
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#gdc10 How does Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama explain the difference between Japanese-designed role-playing games and their western counterparts? By pointing out the divide between classic RPGs like Tomb Raider, Hitman and Final Fantasy. More »

Posted by Kotaku Mar 15 2010 18:40 GMT
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#roundup Come, brave adventurers, and witness the Final Fantasy XIII Frankenreview, a Franken so disparate we decided to run the graph right at the top of the post. More »