Square Enix showed off a new scene of Final Fantasy VIII Remastered in a recent tweet. The scene in question was that of Rinoa talking to Squall during the Balamb Garden graduation ball. In the original scene, she told Squall he was the “best looking guy” there. While the sentiment is sweet, the issue is that we couldn’t tell.
Whether you like the games or not, you have to admit that by today’s standards, the faces were hard to define, especially with Squall. This led to the player probably not seeing what Rinoa saw in him. Nevertheless, the remake has mended this by giving Squall a much-deserved face.
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered is coming out sometime this year for the PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Xbox One.
Despite releasing all the way back in 2016, Square Enix isn’t yet done supporting Final Fantasy XV. Not surprising, as the game took almost ten years to develop and Square clearly wants to get the most bang for its buck, but it’s nice to see even more content coming our way, this time in the form of additional updates to the Comrades multiplayer mode and more.
So what can we expect going forward? Apparently, at least four more updates, including one for Comrades set to hit this summer, and some additional character-centric episodes to follow in the months beyond:
Episode I: Ardyn — “The Conflict of the Sage”
Episode Side Story: Aranea — “The Beginning of the End”
Episode II: Lunafreya — “The Choice of Freedom”
Episode III: Noctis — “The Final Strike”
Ultimately Square Enix plans to release a “grand alternate finale” to the entire Final Fantasy XV saga. We’ll have more details as information is released in the upcoming weeks.
Final Fantasy XV is no stranger to weird collaborations. Square Enix has offered some wacky combinations with other games, including Assassin’s Creed outfits and a Half-Life pack for the Windows Version of the game. At a panel during today’s PAX East, Square Enix announced that another collaboration is in the works, this time with the upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Square Enix owns the rights to both the Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider franchises at this point, so it’s not entirely surprising that this would happen, given FFXV’s previous history of teaming up with other titles. No other information has been released just yet, other than a simple “coming soon” image (seen above) at the end of the panel announcing the collaboration.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is set to launch this fall, with a full reveal later this month. We’ll provide more details on that game and this new development as they surface. In the meantime, let us know what you think in the comments!
If you haven't already seen it, Playstation made a post for the "March Event" for Final Fantasy XV and they released all kinds of goodies (I highly suggest going there and checking it out). Including a release date. As of September 30th, we'll be able to get our hands on a game that has been in the works for quite a long time.
They also announced an anime, a cg movie, and a demo that was released today on the Playstation store. Along with all that they showed what versions you can nab if you're willing to make the investment. The collector in me was definitely eyeballing those.
Besides all that information, I discovered something else that I wasn't expecting. Interest. I haven't really been interested in a Final Fantasy game since, I would say, FFX. And I'm not entirely sure what happened. I tried playing other Final Fantasy games and I just couldn't get into them. And I know I'm not the only one.
I got into Final Fantasy when FFVIII came out. Shortly after I went back and played FFVII. Later on I played both IX and X. I even remember playing the very first Final Fantasy when I was a kid. So I'm no stranger to the series by any means. I've noticed a lot of other people had similar experiences though. A falling out of sorts with the series.
That's why I find it a bit strange that I'm actually interested in XV. I'm not entirely sure why but it seems like it has a lot going for it. The summons look amazingly epic. The graphics look great. And the characters even seem appealing.
Chances are I'm just buying into the hype of it all. I could be all wrong. This game may turn out terribly. But what if it does bring Final Fantasy back into the limelight? It'd be nice to see a classic series return to the forefront of gaming without being another FFVII rendition.
What do you think? Can FFXV make Final Fantasy good again? I think I'll go play the demo and get a taste of it and see what happens.
It has been Square Enix's goal for years: Get as many Western gamers interested in their products as possible.
It's why they snagged Eidos and why so many titles they publish today are of great interest to the Western crowd. But they've also been "Westernizing" Final Fantasy , at least to some extent.
There's no doubt that the upcoming Final Fantasy XV shows evidence of a development team that hopes to cater to both Japanese and Western gamers. The old-school JRPG anime influence has been toned down and altered significantly, and the style of gameplay should also appeal more to those who like standard action/adventure games . In other words, the hardcore JRPG aficionado may not care much about FFXV.
I mean, this person is far more likely to be interested in the likes of Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom and Star Ocean 5 , right? And of the long-running JRPG series, there are multiple installments in the Atelier , Tales and Ys franchises that typically appeal to this niche crowd. I'm starting to wonder if that crowd has long since started to ignore Final Fantasy ever since hearing the details of FFXV. Are they?
Don't forget that gamers who live in Japan have been losing faith in FF over the years as well; the last few FF installments haven't fared particularly well in any region. And yet, a few of these JRPGs really seem to be going strong and I think I know why…it's because they actually feel like JRPGs.
Lighting as a model? Sure, that could work. Maybe her strawberry blonde hair makes her a unique candidate.
A recent Louis Vuitton campaign ad actually uses the Final Fantasy character as a model for the French fashion company's latest campaign (as cited by DualShockers ).
Nicolas Ghesquiere shared a "Series 4" promotional video featuring Lightning (see it through the link above); and as Ghesquiere stated:
"Reality and fantasy become one. Lightning a genuine heroine in the new @louisvuitton series 4 ad campaign."
Square Enix's Visual Works CG division produced the video under the direction of long-time franchise boss Tetsuya Nomura. And these outfits were actually shown off earlier this year at the Louis Vuitton Women's Spring-Summer Fashion Show. If you're interested, check it out right here:
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