I’m pleasantly surprised at how much I’m enjoying Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. I wasn’t a big fan of the previous Dissidia games, and this one’s 3-on-3 focus certainly didn’t fit with my general dislike for team-based multiplayer games. Perhaps more significantly, I have a weird bias against Dissidia at a …
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It’s been only a couple of months since Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood launched, but for some of us it feels like a lot longer. As good as this expansion is, some of the most anticipated content wasn’t due until the first major patch. Patch 4.1 hasn’t taken any longer than …
Final Fantasy XII polarised fans when it came out a decade ago, but it’s undoubtedly one of the series’ best. The Zodiac Age gives it a new lease on life. When Final Fantasy XII first came out in 2006, I was one of the many people who really didn’t like …
A couple of months ago, with Stormblood fast approaching, I decided to dive back into Final Fantasy XIV in an effort to catch up and see what I’d been missing out on. Now, I hadn’t played since before version 3.1 – the first major update after Heavensward’s launch – so …
As much talk as there is about 2016 being terrible, it was a fantastic year for games. There was an abundance of fantastic releases, and plenty of good surprises – against all odds, Watch Dogs 2 turned out to be good, and Final Fantasy XV actually came out and was better than anyone could …
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Now Playing post. What better time than with the holidays kicking off? Here’s what I am playing, and will be playing, over the break. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (PS4) I was a latecomer to the Shantae phenomenon, so I didn’t get a chance to back Shantae: …
October 2016 will see the launch of not one but two Final Fantasy games that I’ve wanted for decades, since long before they were ever in development; since they were just childhood daydreams that I never thought I’d see come to life. One of these is World of Final Fantasy, the other is the Final …
Later this year, Nintendo will release the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System, a “mini replica of Nintendo’s original home console.” This mini NES is a little microconsole loaded up with 30 NES classics, dressed up like a Nintendo Entertainment System. I guess it’s a neat idea as a way of …
Last month, Warner Bros. and TT Games announced Year 2 expansion plans for LEGO Dimensions, with another 16 franchises due to join the game: The A-Team, Adventure Time, Beetlejuice, ET, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Ghostbusters (2016), The Goonies, Gremlins, Harry Potter, Knight Rider, The LEGO Batman Movie, LEGO City Undercover, Mission: …
Earlier this month, Square Enix Japan released a new mobile game, Samurai Rising. While the title certainly make any allusion to Final Fantasy, there’s enough throwback to Square’s flagship to make it a Final Fantasy game in all but name. Familiar character jobs, like the Black Mage, White Mage, Dragoon, and so on. Recognisable monsters like …