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Tag: Square Enix

Final Fantasy XVI

A Version of Final Fantasy XVI for the PS4 Existed at One Point

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Samuel Rivera

Given Square Enix’s recent financial woes, Final Fantasy XVI’s PS5 exclusivity was questioned by some. The game’s confinement to a single platform was bound to hurt its sales. In our review of the game we remarked that some of the texture work, and effects present in the game were of last generation quality. The confirmed…

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Final Fantasy Continues its Struggle to Find an Identity: Creative Business Unit 3’s FFXVI Team Has Been Disbanded

Posted on December 20, 2023January 1, 2024 by Samuel Rivera

Identity, who you are, is essential to success in life, sports, and yes, video games. Final Fantasy hasn’t settled in an identity of its own as a franchise since series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi was forced to walk away from Square Enix two decades ago.  The first nine Final Fantasy games followed a similar template, despite…

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The Top 5 Most Memorable Storylines in 1990s Turn-Based JRPGs

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Samuel Rivera

So, given that I spent the last month writing a The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time piece for its 25th anniversary, I decided to give other 1990s games some love. Today, I am remembering, and listing the most memorable Storylines from turn-based RPGs that I played during the magical 16 bit – 32 bit…

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Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth’s Big Surprise: Aerith Lives?

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Samuel Rivera

This is a Pseudo News/Opinionated article. The news part is that FFVII: Rebirth’s director confirmed what we all have speculated since the end of Final Fantasy VII: Remake…Which is that Final Fantasy VII: “Remake” was more of a sequel with a “remade” timeline, as he let it slip that Rebirth’s take on the events that…

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Final Fantasy VII’s Cast Depth Helped in Improving the Writing of Baldur Gate 2’s Companions

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Samuel Rivera

While it might be hard to believe now, before the Witchers, Elder Scrolls, Mass Effects of the world, Japanese RPGs were known for their great stories, and writing focused on deep character development. No game was more popular, and did those things better than Final Fantasy VII (Xenogears fans might disagree). How influential was Final…

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PS4/5 and PC FFVII: Remake Hits 7 Million Units Shipped-Can Rebirth Right The Ship?

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Samuel Rivera

Square Enix announced this week (after terrible market value news last week) that it has shipped 7 million Final Fantasy VII: Remake/Intergrade copies for PS4, PS5 and PC. The number also includes digital sales. This are hopeful news for a company that lost close to $2 billion in market value over the last few months….

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Square Enix Loses Close to $2bn in Market Value Since Final Fantasy XVI’s Release

Posted on September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 by Samuel Rivera

According to the Video Game Chronicle, Square Enix’s stock has dropped 30% from its peak value this year. The slump took place in the months following Final Fantasy XVI’s release, and it closed at its lowest value (since May 2022) on Wednesday. Square Enix’s downfall since its the release of its biggest AAA title of…

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News Round-Up: Baldur’s Gate 3 Challenges Zelda, FFXVI Falls Short in Sales Expectations, and is Xbox Series S Holding Back the Series X?

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Samuel Rivera

Regrettably, I might have underestimated Baldur’s Gate 3’s potential as a GotY contender when I proclaimed a few weeks ago that only Starfield remained – as a yet to be released title – posing a serious challenge to Nintendo’s Masterpiece (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom). Baldur’s Gate has arrived on PC, and…

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Yoshida: There is Negativity and Malice From a Segment of Final Fantasy Fans

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Samuel Rivera

Producer Naoki Yoshida, has read your (or at least from some fans) responses regarding his latest game, Final Fantasy XVI. Needless to say, he is not pleased. According to tweets from Audrey (who translated Yoshida’s comments from a mini documentary), Yoshida is frustrated by the ‘hate’ that he has received from a segment of the…

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Final Fantasy XVI Review: The Most Entertaining Final Fantasy in Decades

Posted on July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 by Samuel Rivera

Yoshida, and Creative Business Unit III, crafted an experience in Final Fantasy XVI, that in my opinion, delivers a storyline, and audio/visual presentation on par with some of Sakaguchi’s best work. Yes, in my opinion, Final Fantasy XVI is a worthy successor to Final Fantasy X (XI, and XIV were online entries, FFXII was great,…

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