Square-Enix sent out a press release today concerning Final Fantasy XIV.
Here’s some of the relevant information on it:
PC version:
International release date: September 30th 2010 (Collector’s will get it 8 days early, the 22nd)
Two SKU, Regular ($49.99 SRP)Â and Collector’s ($74.99 SRP)
Languages: English, French, German and Japanese
PS3 Version:
Release date planned for March 2011.
Pricing to be announced.
Subscription price:
It will cost $12.99/30 days with an additional price of $3.00 per character ($2.00 more than FFXI).
8 characters maximum per account with each additional retainer at $1.00. (what is a retainer?! see below)
Retainers:
Since most people in FFXI had inventory issues most people would create new characters that would have the sole purpose of behaving as a item mule. A retainer will serve for this purpose. It is a non playable character that you store items on.
PS3 Code from FFXIII:
You can now apparently choose to apply this code to the PC. I’m not sure if this means that people who cashed this code in before will need to wait for PS3. The item you will get from this is called Asuran Armguards. It will enhance the equipped arm or tool.
A few nights ago, the Distant Worlds concert, which is a Final Fantasy music concert for those not in the know, played for the first time music from Final Fantasy XIV.
The first song is for one of the towns and the second one a battle song. Enjoy.
Distant Beliefs, from Final Fantasy XI was my favorite Final Fantasy song and I’m hoping to see a new favorite in XIII or XIV.
I really like Kingdom Hearts. The 2 PS2 titles were really fun to play, despite the kinda simplistic nature of the game and its controls, the story was really good and the crossovers were quite nice. I guess nostalgia has a lot to do with it, since I grew up with older Disney stuff.
The newest addition to the series is a 3D action RPG once again, like the PS2 titles. I was a little bit skeptical, since I wondered how well it could work on the DS.
Is it as fun as the PS2 games, or should Kingdom Hearts remain on consoles more powerful than the DS? Read on and see! Read more…
Give or take a few months, we’re one year away from Square-Enix’s next MMO project, Final Fantasy XIV. A lot of information was released, from what appears to be a magazine scan, Famitsu, most likely. There’s also a translation on Youtube of E3′s Q&As with the FFXIV team.
It’s not the first time we hear about this, no “level” and no “experience points”. Does this mean we’re going to see a grid system similar to FFX? I highly doubt so. The weapons and most likely armors in the game have been referred to be really important. So are we going to see something similar to FFIX? That sounds somewhat likely. Â The more you fight with one equipment piece, the more skills you’ll unlock related to that piece. That’d make sense, since there’s no level.
The other thing I’d see working in this way, then, would be if the game was similar in some ways to Monster Hunter. Â The E3 trailer was confirmed to be in-game footage, and the Galka-like character attacking a creature connects his weapon to damage it. Â So it seems, more skills and less experience grinding will be required. Â But at the same time, any Monster Hunter fan will tell you that there’s a lot of grinding to keep you busy in that kind of game too, as you’ll be wanting, most likely, drops from specific monsters to make some new weapons and armors. Â Well, that’s all my speculations, nothing proven, really.
After the jump, I’ll cover the magazine scans, which has a lot more interesting information. Read more…
Dissidia Final Fantasy was released in Japan on the 18th of December last year, shifting 350’000 units in three days and I was lucky enough to nab a copy for myself on the 29th. Will this be Final Fantasy’s greatest journey? Or is this merely a way for a desperate Square Enix to cling onto their fans and milk their biggest franchise yet?
Well, Christmas has passed, the new year is coming, and now it’s time to see what is coming for us next year.Â
After such a good gaming year in 2008, can 2009 top it?
I’ve compiled a list of the great games coming out next year, so check it out to see if it’s gonna be a good year for you.
Of course, some games are not confirmed for 2009, and there might be some games that haven’t been announced yet, so this is in no way a 100% complete list, but it should include enough to have interesting games for every gamer out there.
Well, without delay let’s jump into this! Read more…
Before I post the scans, I would like to thank ameblo.jp for supplying the world with the scans. Also, make sure to click the screens, as only the first and last ones aren’t linked to larger versions. I may be able to work on translating the scans over the coming week, time permitting, so make sure to keep popping back. Just click below to go to the scans!
I’ve been asked by a few people to divulge more information regarding a few games I played during the Tokyo Game Show… One of the games that have repeatedly recurred is Dissidia Final Fantasy. I guess it’s only fair that I preview one of the biggest games to land on handheld consoles since their inception, right?
