That's right, "books". The Ultimania has been split into two books, one detailing the scenario and world while the other deals with the battle system. Together, they come to 1,360 pages, making them one of the beefiest Ultimania's to be released for any single entry in the series. ...

So, that Humbaba kicked our asses royally at the end of the last episode. Not wanting to seem like they're too terrible, The Shaunas sorted their lives out a bit and leveled up. Now with their new found level ups, they face off against their old nemesis. Spoilers - they lose again.

Following this, they move on and wrap up a few other episodes that don't require fighting a stupid buttface that 100% cheats. ...

Or that other thing. Completely on the other side of the spectrum. The Shaunas are rusty at this game, but not rusty enough at being terrible Let's Players. We take on the Thunder Plains, if you can even call it "taking on"

Apologies for the game sound cutting out every time we talk, we are still practising with our new capture program, it won't happen again! ...

In what seems to be turning into a trend, Square Enix announced today that their popular smartphone game, Mobius Final Fantasy, will be arriving to PC's via Steam this November! Check out the Announcement trailer if you aren't familiar with this game.So far this will only be for Japan. The original game is currently available on iOS and Android on the western front so it may not be long until steam gets a Western localization too. No word as of yet when we'll see it on this side of the world.

Have you played Mobius Final Fantasy? Will you be interested in getting this on steam? Maybe this has spurred you to get it on your smartphone! ...

At the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Las Vegas today, Naoki Yoshida announced Final Fantasy XIV's next expansion, Stormblood. Slated for a release in summer 2017, we have a few details about 4.0. Before we go into that, check out the Teaser Trailer!


Thanks to Siliconera we have some more details:

• The Monk job will be a focus in Stormblood just like how Dragoon was a focus in the previous expansion, Heavensward.
• While it wasn’t officially announced, Yoshi-P wore a “Scarlet Witch” shirt, teasing a possible Red Mage job as one of the new ones for 4.0. He previously wore a Batman shirt to tease the Dark Knight job, and a 007 shirt to tease a new gunner class which ended up being Machinist.
• The level cap will be raised from 60 to 70.
• Stormblood will usher in a revamped battle system which will include an additional skill system overhaul and a reassessment of ineffective, unused actions.
• The size and number of new areas will not be less than Heavensward
• All new Primals will feature

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Final Fantasy has some great tracks over the years, and while creep and horror are not exactly the first words that come to mind when thinking of Final Fantasy, let alone it's sweeping scores of passion and adventure, the series has had it's fair share of tracks meant to unsettle the player.

To make this more interesting, I plan on taking only one track per game. ...

Final Fantasy XV drops in little over a month and Square keeps dripping information for the game. Today, we have four minute gameplay video of Noctis casting this iteration's Death spell. Death in this game works a bit differently than what we're used to seeing in the series. A purple light emerges from Noctis's hand and the enemy's health is slowly drained and converted to Noctis while it grows thin and eventually disappears. It's definitely different and seems to be more accurate than its appearances in other games with the downside being that it isn't instantaneous.
You can watch the gameplay trailer below. Final Fantasy XV hits PlayStation 4 and PC on November 29.

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Today, we are treated to a new character trailer for Dissidia Final Fantasy. Today's character is Ace from Final Fantasy Type-0. He is a member of Class Zero and like Setzer from Final Fantasy VI, he uses cards for weapons. He appears to be a range based character. He will playable in Japanese arcades on September 28. There is currently no word on a North American release date.


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Square Enix's followup to NieR made it to Tokyo Game Show this year and with a new demo showing off the tech and stylized combat that the developer Platinum Games is known for. The two gameplay videos were released from these demos showed off some impressive feats. The first displaying a story segment of the game that blends this action game with 2D side scrolling with a bit of platforming ensuring that the game will always give you new ways to keep your attention.



The second video shows off the High Score Challenge Mode which is basic arena battle mode where you attempt to rack up as most points as possible within the time limit. Here we can witness the high speed intense combat in all it's glory. The attacks are viscous and visceral and even from the video you can feel the blows being delivered on each enemy. The combat appears very smooth and intuitive. In this gif we can see YoRHa switching from gauntlets to katanna halfway into the air combo flawlessly.
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Getting a head start on celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Final Fantasy Franchise next year, Square Enix has opened a site dedicated to it at http://www.finalfantasy.jp/30th/. Unfortunately, the site is entirely in Japanese, so unless you plan on brushing up on your Nihongo, then the most you'll get out of it is watching the promo video and listening to the sweet tunes that play in the background. There's no word yet (in English anyway) on what they plan on doing to celebrate the big 3-0, or if they plan on celebrating it world wide (they may wait for the western release anniversary to do that, however, that won't be until 2020). ...

Square Enix release yet another video promoting the upcoming Chibi Fantasy... I mean World of Final Fantasy. This time, they're showcasing the ever adorable Sephiroth. Wait, Sephiroth adorable? Yes, in World of Final Fantasy, Sephiroth has been chibi-fied into an adorable, yet hell-raising special summon, available to those who pre-order. World of Final Fantasy is expected for release on the Playstation 4 and Vita on October 25 (North America), October 27 (Japan), and October 28 (Europe). ...

Tokyo Gameshow is in full swing! You thought we were only going to hear about Final Fantasy XV huh? Nope! They granted us with the first trailer showing off the remastered content for Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age.

Check it out!


What are your thoughts? No Release date yet but this is great news to see it actually coming to life! ...

It was announced that the featured exclusive Final Fantasy XV Playstaion 4 will be coming to North America and Europe! We've got the details for you thanks to Siliconera!

The Luna Edition PS4 model will come with a Limited Deluxe Edition Bundle, featuring the new slimmer, lighter PS4 model with a 1TB HDD, and a large illustration on the front of the system.

Also included in the bundle is a copy of Final Fantasy XV with the exclusive Steelbook case, a DualShock 4 controller with a Final Fantasy XV graphic, and a Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Blu-ray. It’ll also include several DLC pieces, with the Royal Raiment Outfit, Masamune Weapon, and Leviathan Regalia Skin.
This baby will be an exclusive for Gamestop and EBGames. The Luna Edition Limited Deluxe PS4 Bundle will be $449 USD/$549 CAD. Europe will also get a standard edition bundle, which features the standard PlayStation 4 Slim model with a 1TB HDD, and Final Fantasy XV. Both will be available on the release day, November 29th, 2016!
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Kingdom Hearts II.8: Final Chapter Prologue was shown off that this year's Tokyo Game Show and it was presented with a new trailer showing off a new remix of Utada Hikaru's "Simple and Clean", more of the animal mask wearing people of X Back Cover, and more action from Aqua from Birth By Sleep: Fragments of Passage. In addition, the box art for the compilation was shown:




Kingdom Hearts II. 8: Final Chapter Prologue includes Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance originally released for the 3DS, Kingdom Hearts X Back Cover, a cutscene prologue, and Kingdom Hearts 02: Birth By Sleep - Fragmentary Passage a new game featuring Aqua that takes place before KHIII. Kingdom Hearts II. 8: Final Chapter Prologue is scheduled to release January 24, 2017 for PlayStation 4. You can check out both the Japanese and English trailers below:



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