The SQ line of remix albums by Square Enix continues with “Battle SQ” featuring popular artists in Japan remixing songs from Final Fantasy, Chrono, SaGa, Mana, and more. A teaser for the new album went up today, check it out below!
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Battle SQ compilation album coming soon
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012SE trademarks for Final Fantasy Dimensions
Saturday, January 21st, 2012Square Enix has filed a new trademark just this week for “Final Fantasy Dimensions”, including various worldwide domain names. What’s interesting about this filing is that it wasn’t done via a proxy company name (to generally throw people off or be more discreet about high-profile filings) but Square Enix proper. You can view more information about the patent filing by clicking here.
Via: miladesn (NeoGAF)
Weekend Backlog: What are you playing?
Saturday, January 14th, 2012I find myself sneaking in time for videogames every day of the workweek, but it’s when the weekend arrives that I truly put some respectable hours in. This is especially dedicated to tackling the backlog of games in my collection, as many gamers often wrestle with.
Today I’ve been delving back into the PC version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, unfinished after the modicum of hours I put into it before the Holidays came in full force. I’ve killed a handful of dragons to unlock a few shouts, but most of the main overarching quests have yet to see some fulfillment.
To balance the player character power fantasy style gameplay of Skyrim with a party and teamwork-focused RPG, I’ve jumped back into Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together for the PSP. Anyone who’s played Final Fantasy Tactics will feel right at home with Tactics Ogre, being that development team Quest is responsible for both games. Without rambling on too much, the title is an excellent homage to the original game, with an upgraded script that will make any fan of Smith and Reeder happy. (You know who you are, bless you.)
Looks like someone’s devised a Lightning mod… I’ll forgo any “jokes” involving arrows and knees.
A sampling of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together‘s exemplary script.
The Final Fantasy series saw some action this week, with the release of the Final Fantasy XIII-2 demo on PSN and Xbox Live and Final Fantasy Origins for PSN. If you’ve had a chance to play either title, leave us a comment with your thoughts! Any other games sneaking into your weekend playlist? Tell us!
Still More Surfing: Zombies Are a Thing Now
Monday, January 9th, 2012Zombies are no stranger to the videogame-o-sphere, and the influx of zombie survival games (as well as zombie movies, zombie television) it’s a fad that hasn’t entirely worn out it’s welcome yet. Yours truly took advantage of a Steam deal to check out Dead Island this recent holiday, and my neglected copy of Undead Nightmare for Red Dead Redemption got some overdue attention.
While playing these games, I couldn’t help but think what this sort of genre would be like in a Final Fantasy setting. (I get the image of Lightning & Co. fighting off hordes of Cie’th in some-such fashion.) Spare the blood, guts, and general macabre and it might just work out! Whether the burgeoning zombie game sub-genre is pleasing or pernicious to your tastes: consider the idea of a Final Fantasy game of this type.
I’ll await your spirited responses.
But in the mean-time, we might entertain ourselves with the possibility…
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Happy Holidays from Final Fantasy Network!
Sunday, December 25th, 2011Tis the season and so on, a time to enjoy the company of family and friends and acquaintances. Perhaps some long overdue time off from school or work (or whatever trappings keep you bustling throughout the year). It’s also a great time relax — to enjoy a Final Fantasy game or two perhaps.
2012 will be a very interesting for the franchise, what with Final Fantasy XIII-2 just over the bend and a Final Fantasy Type-0 localization to anticipate. (Let’s hope Theatrhythm joins their ranks.) And who knows, we might just get some Final Fantasy Versus XIII information along the way!
In the mean-time, tell us: what games are you playing this holiday? Gift or get any games as presents? Any unusual holiday videogame stories? Leave a comment below!
Have a great holiday season on behalf of the staff and community of Final Fantasy Network!
Square-Enix recruiting for new PDD1 project
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011Square-Enix is hiring. Big whoop, right? Well, the details reveal that Square-Enix is developing a new game in their 1st Production Department for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. PDD1 (as some, namely me, call them) is Square-Enix’s flagship team that works on mainline Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts games.
This new project will use the Unity engine, and developers are being sought for the game’s planning stages. Specifics of what the positions entail include designing with a 3D world, developing RPG mechanics like a job and ability growth system as well as inns and airship travel. The game will be an action RPG.
A project pops into mind here, and that is a sequel to Final Fantasy Type-0, as the developers have openly admitted that they’d like to turn into a sub-franchise. Thoughts?
Via: Esuteru Blog
Podcast Hiatus Update, Episode 2
Thursday, November 10th, 2011Following the release of Final Fantasy Network’s first podcast episode, you may have notice the podcast series has silently gone on hiatus. For clarification this was due to personal circumstances of the show’s host (myself), and for the time being the show will continue on hiatus, with hopes of starting fresh in the new year.
In the mean time if you would like to still hear the missing second episode, you can find it with the link below. This episode covers the events of September’s Tokyo Game Show, and even features FinalFantasy.net administrator, Tony.
Direct Link: Final Fantasy Network E02 | iTunes Page | RSS Feed
The mid-show music for this episode was Inspector Strago by AeroZ
Cafe SQ serves up more classic Square remixes
Monday, October 10th, 2011Following in the tradition of previous incarnations of the SQ series, Cafe SQ takes classic music from some of Square’s franchises and remixes them with Japan’s trending talent. Cafe SQ includes music from the Final Fantasy series, including “Suteki Da Ne”, “Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII” and “Johnny C. Bad”. Square-Enix has provided a sample of the new album, which you can hear below.
Cafe SQ will available November 23rd for ¥2100.
01: FINAL FANTASY V “Music Box ~ My Home, Sweet Home” / Pesama
02: FINAL FANTASY “Chocobo’s Theme ~ Fat Chocobo Appears” / RÄFVEN
03: CHRONO TRIGGER “Jolly Ol’ Spekkio” / Little Fats
04: CHRONO TRIGGER “Corridors of Time” / kous
05: DEWPRISM (THREADS OF FATE) “Last Dungeon ~ Theme of Dewprism” / millstones
06: FINAL FANTASY VI “Johnny C. Bad” / KING COLUMBIA
07: FINAL FANTASY “Matoya’s Cave” / Deadball P
08: FINAL FANTASY IX “Over the Hill” / yuxuki waga
09: CHRONO CROSS “The Dream That Time Dreams” / Manami Morita
10: ROMANCING SAGA 2 “Seven Heroes Battle” / sasakure.UK
11: XENOGEARS “Suite Xenogears” / Pianito Koshaku
12: FINAL FANTASY IX “Rose of May” / Serph
13: FINAL FANTASY X “Suteki da ne” / SmileR feat. Miina (Sayonara Ponytail)
14: FINAL FANTASY VII “F.F.VII Main Theme” / The Reign Of Kindo
15: FINAL FANTASY IV “Troian Beauty” / Schroeder-Headz
SQ Chips album features classic Square tunes
Monday, October 3rd, 2011Available now, the SQ Chips album takes classic music from the Squaresoft games of the past, remixing them with a new (or modern, rather) chiptune flavor. This includes music from the Final Fantasy series, SaGa series, Chrono Trigger, and more. Sample some of the music in the video below, courtesy of Square-Enix!
Final Fantasy Network: Episode 1 Debuts
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
The very first episode of Final Fantasy Network is here, and hosts Kyle, Francesca, and Jamie are joined by special guest, Kenley Kristofferson! Naturally the new crew kick things off with Final Fantasy Type-0 demo impressions, then jump all over recent news of Final Fantasy XIII-2 rumours, Moogles, Tokyo Game Show 2011, and more! Following up news the discussion turns to debate over new generation portables influencing the future of Final Fantasy, and turn again with “While We Wait” where the crew make their games recommendations to all us impatient Final Fantasy fans.
Of course that’s not it, everyone from FinalFantasy.net that called in before the show was recorded made it onto this episode for the show’s final segment, “Listener Call-ins!” At a whopping two hours long, the show is absolutely packed with debate, discussion, and wild speculation, just how we like it.
Listen / Subscribe to Final Fantasy Network on iTunes
RSS Feed | Direct Link: Final Fantasy Network E01
If you’d like to hear yourself on the show, again the phone number is 1-888-361-7770. Podcast music, “Vessel of the Void” by Zircon can be found at OCRemix. Kenley’s podcast series, Into the Score can be found at IntotheScore.com, check it out!
