Did I mention that there’s new Final Fantasy XV screens? But before we get to them, let’s not forget the “Dawn” trailer that Square Enix showed off at Gamescom last week: The wonderful thing about this trailer is that’s it’s essentially a prequel to the game. The trailer’s description reads:…
Read MoreIf the Final Fantasy franchise mated with the Monster Hunter franchise, the resulting baby would be Final Fantasy Explorers. The game was released in Asia last year, but now it’s going global with Square Enix confirming it will be released on 3DS in North America and Europe on next January.…
Read MoreDragon Quest Heroes is surely one of our most anticipated games at Digitally Downloaded. Half Dragon Quest, half Warriors game, it promises to be much like Hyrule Warriors on the Nintendo Wii U: a truly entertaining bit of fan service for existing fans of the venerable series. Luckily for us…
Read MoreSquare Enix has been bouncing its Dragon Quest franchise around for some time, which each game being exclusive to a console. Originally with Nintendo, Dragon Quest VII moved to PlayStation. Dragon Quest IX moved back to Nintendo. Now – for the first time – the iconic JRPG series is going…
Read MorePreviously announced at its E3 2015 press conference, Square Enix has begun giving fans small tastes of what it to come from the upcoming RPG, Project Setsuna. In an interview with Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu, Square Enix producer, Yosuke Matsuda, confirmed that the working title (Project Setsuna) comes from the Japanese…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s newest weekly feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us! Dragon Quest VII and VIII…
Read MoreSquare Enix really does take risks with Dragon Quest. Whereas Final Fantasy has always been carefully controlled and curated, Dragon Quest has seen MMOs, Pokemon clones, Warriors games, a board game in collaboration with Mario, an on-rails shooter, a little digital tactics game on the DSiWare platform. And, now, Dragon…
Read MoreMost people know the story of Final Fantasy XIV by now. The original game was a bomb, but because it’s Final Fantasy and Square Enix couldn’t afford to let it die the company brought its MMO superstar, Naoki Yoshida, on to the project to completely reboot it and effectively start…
Read MoreThe Mac version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn was launched on June 23 to coincide with the release of Heavensward, the latest expansion for the game. But in the weeks since then, there has been a steady stream of complaints regarding the game’s performance on Apple computers. Now,…
Read MoreThe first major expansion to Square Enix’s revitalised Final Fantasy XIV, Heavensward, has now landed. This expansion continues one of the most fascinating MMOs that we’ve ever seen. Originally released as Final Fantasy XIV, the game was a critical and commercial bomb, with player numbers dropping off a cliff almost…
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