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New Final Fantasy XV Details: Weapons, Crafting, Opening Chapter & More


Posted on April 8, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

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Game Informer has a huge Final Fantasy XV cover story in this month’s issue and the folks over at NeoGaf have already provided a handy synopsis of all of the latest information for our reading pleasure. New details on the game’s plot, quest system, opening chapter, combat, weapons, crafting and more were revealed in this lengthy post by user Philippo. There’s lots of ground to cover, perhaps more ground to cover than Notcus and crew did when hunting down that Behemoth in Episode Duscae! So why don’t we jump right In?

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Final Fantasy XV will have a number of different weapon types available, not just the ones we’ve seen in the Platinum Demo and Episode Duscae. Swords, shields, lances, firearms and an unrevealed “machine” class of weaponry make up the weapon classes revealed thus far. The weapons your party members use can be crafted and upgraded during the story with materials that you find in battle.

Each member of your party has their own “special talent” which can impact gameplay and adds character growth / development. Noctus can learn how to fish, Ignis can learn how to cook, Prompto can become killed with a camera and Gladiolus can learn how to hone his survival instincts.

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Remember the opening scene the starts off Episode Duscase with the groups car, the Regalia, breaking down? That is actually the beginning of the game’s opening chapter – but unlike Duscae there is no hunt for the Behmoth! Speaking of the Regalia, its trunk is used as an extended inventory for the entire party.

Currently the devs at Square Enix have designed over 200 quests into the games but are working on more. Right now there are four different kinds of quests in the game – Main scenario, side quests (think Chocobos, fishing etc.), regional quests and monster hunts.  You won’t be tripping over quests – the GI article specifically mentions that FFXV doesn’t have as much questing as other open world games like The Witcher III or Skyrim but that the quests that do exist in the game feel like they carry real weight, they aren’t insignificant.

There are tons of juicy story tidbits that I just don’t want to spoil in this news post, go ahead and read them for yourself if you don’t mind minor story spoilers. Surprisingly the game also has an Episode 0 prequel chapter but Game Informer wasn’t allowed to play it during their preview session.

Final Fantasy XV releases on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 30th.


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New Playable Final Fantasy XV Demo Released, Full Game Releases September 30th


Posted on March 31, 2016 by Rae Michelle Richards

In case you haven’t heard the earth shattering news, Final Fantasy XV – the now decades long in development entry in the FF series, formerly known as Versus XIII – has a release date! As announced during the Final Fantasy XV Uncovered event, retail / digital copies will be playable on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 30th of this year.

Alongside of the reveal of the release date, and a whole pile of tie-in multimedia projects, Square Enix also unleashed a brand new playable demo for the game. Titled Platinum Demo, this short glimpse into the world of the 15th Final Fantasy game is actually a stand-alone story staring a young Noctus.

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Here’s the official game synopsis from the PlayStation Store:

PLATINUM DEMO — FINAL FANTASY XV whisks players away to a fragmented dreamscape, introducing an original story with a few unique twists. Join young Noctis and his magical guide as you explore the fantastical world of his dreams.

Surely fans will be tearing this demo apart for the coming days.. Or weeks… or months until the full game’s release. You can watch a trail for the Platinum Demo in the embedded player below.

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Sony and Square Enix Unveil new Final Fantasy Movie


Posted on March 31, 2016 by Jason Nason

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and SQUARE ENIX last night unveiled Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, a fully CG animated movie slated to premiere this fall. The movie will be released worldwide as a cross-media collaboration with Final Fantasy XV, the upcoming Final Fantasy sequel.

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV features an all-star cast, including Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones) as King Regis, Lena Headey (300, Game of Thrones) as Princess Luna and Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) as Kingsglaive soldier Nyx.

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Final Fantasy XV PS4 Version Slated For June Release By Amazon Japan


Posted on December 27, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

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Amazon Japan has created an entry for Final Fantasy XV that may reveal that the game is scheduled for a June 2016 in that country.

We already know that Square Enix is planning to announce the release date of XV sometime this coming March so perhaps a early summer release in Japan and a Fall 2016 release in North America and Europe isn’t too shocking.

I also noticed while viewing this page that price is listed as 18,000 Yen or $149.99 USD – could this signal a possible collector’s edition? There’s no further information on the page and in all likelihood all of this information could purely be placeholder data.Read More


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Is Square Enix’s Marketing Department Just Trolling Us With Kingdom Hearts III At This Point?


Posted on November 3, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

This afternoon as I sat down at my desk to write up some news I was elated to find that one of the gaming PR wires that aggregates new press releases and media featured brand new media for Kingdom Hearts III. Considering the anemic level of marketing the game has received surely Square Enix knew that releasing event a single screenshot would create immense amounts of coverage except a single Kingdom Hearts III screenshot wasn’t what I found when I loaded their press site.Read More


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Final Fantasy XV TGS Trailer Showcases Chocobos


Posted on September 19, 2015 by Rae Michelle Richards

During their Final Fantasy XV reveal for this year’s Tokyo Games Show Square Enix has released a brand new 5 minute game-play segment for their upcoming RPG. This latest slice of game-play showcases Noctus and crew stepping out of their car to spend some time with everyone’s favorite yellow birds, the chocobos.  Near the end of the trailer a brand new fishing minigame is also showcased.

Square Enix’s official Youtube channel offers this description of the trailer:

In gameplay footage revealed at TGS 2015, Noctis and his crew explore a new area on the backs of chocobos, showing off some of the ways the classic series mount can move in FINAL FANTASY XV. The party then dismounts and heads to a pier for some fishing, a new mini-game players can explore. The fish you can catch can even be taken back to camp and cooked!

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Final Fantasy Type-0 Arrives…In Cinemas?


Posted on November 21, 2014 by Rae Michelle Richards

A brand new trailer for Final Fantasy Type-0 HD is set to be released in North American cinemas in front of some the biggest holiday blockbusters but you can watch an extended version of the trailer online right now! This trailer originally debuted on a segment of “Square Enix Presents” during an interview with game director  Hajime Tabata.

Final Fantasy Type-0 was originally released on the PlayStation Portable in October 2011 but has yet to make it to North America or Europe. At this past E3 Square Enix confirmed that a current-generation version of the game with up-scaled graphics and cinematics would be released in March of 2015 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Not only does this HD version include some shinier visuals and the adventures of Class Zero but it also includes access to the demo of Final Fantasy XIV.

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will be released on March 17th in North American and March 20th in Europe. Check out the trailer after the break! Read More


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Square Enix Confirms Next Gen Tomb Raider


Posted on August 1, 2013 by Jason Nason

Square Enix confirmed that the company is working on a sequel to the recently released Tomb Raider reboot with the game slated to hit next-gen consoles.

Phil Rogers, CEO of Square Enix for the Americas and Europe, made the confirmation in a blog post earlier today. In addition to the development of already confirmed next gen titles Final Fantasy XV, Kingdom Hearts III and Thief, Lara Croft will be back.

Darrell Gallagher, Head of Product Development and Studios, expanded on the blog in a statement.

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