Article by Matt S. There’s no point in reviewing the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, right? We’re talking about a bunch of classics that have been written about to death over decades now, and you absolutely know whether you like them or not by now. However, Square Enix has done these…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the nicer (if smaller-scale) announcements that came out of E3 this year was that Square Enix was going to do new re-releases of the first six Final Fantasy games. This “Final Fantasy Pixel” remaster series was going to be closer in tone and aesthetic…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As I was playing Legend of Mana, I found myself constantly wondering at just how innovative and beautiful this game must have seemed back on the PlayStation, where it originally released in 1999 (2000 in North America). On its art and aesthetics alone, this is one…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Square Enix announced a bevvy of new Dragon Quest remakes and new projects today. Most of them are good, exciting announcements, suggesting that the series might be hitting a new purple patch. Rather than summarise them all, I’ll just link you to the various Gematsu stories,…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Check out my review of Final Fantasy VII Remake here. We are just days away from the release of Yuffie’s chapter (and the PlayStation 5 edition) of Final Fantasy VII Remake. I am very much looking forward to this game, and after seeing a chunk of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Over the weekend, Square Enix hosted the annual Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival for 2021, and like usual, they used it as an opportunity to share all the upcoming content that fans can look forward to from this already ridiculously massive MMO. First up is Patch…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. At its core, NieR is a story about identity. In creating it, director, Yoko Taro, who loves to joke about philosophy being nonsense but is clearly very cognizant of the big names in the field, took the infamous “I think therefore I am” from René Descartes…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Japanese players get all the best stuff. Square Enix over there is offering fans the chance to immortalise their adventures in the world of Final Fantasy XIV with a custom photobook. As reported on Siliconera, the book is available for either around 4,000 yen for the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Cult classic, SaGa Frontier, is getting the remaster treatment by Square Enix, and this game is a delight on every level. Superb characters, an excellent combat system, and some amazing art combine to create a game that is eclectic and always fascinating. In this video, I…
Read MoreSaGa has never been Square Enix’s biggest property. The first couple were even renamed as “Final Fantasy Legends” for release in the west, and SaGa Frontier, the game being remastered here, never even got a release in Europe and Australia. It did get a release in the US, but this…
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