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Square Enix’s Latest: “Not Again!”

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Genjuu Shinwa Ardina, Square Enix’s latest magnum opus, continues to cement its new-found reputation for quality amongst gamers – delivering the best in Square Enix quality not to the PS4 but to their browsers…

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  • ntbxp commented on August 27, 2013 07:52

    >I wish they realize not everyone likes metrosexuals and a bunch of flashy action and no substance. Time to revisit some old territories. Wishful thinking but w/e. Nope. You should know how the Japanese people think... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 27, 2013 01:00

    Action-RPG isn't the problem, it's their methods of experimenting with it. Square wanted Action-RPG all along, that's apparent by looking at Chrono Trigger. It's just that they've spent so much time making their... More

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The team behind Square Enix’s latest Final Fantasy XIII rehash Lightning Returns have revealed the game’s open-world gameplay is intended to “beat Skyrim,” prompting much derision, and have also confirmed the important news that Lightning has officially been augmented to a D cup.

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  • Anonymous commented on June 7, 2014 04:36

    Hi great blog! Does running a blog similar to this take a large amount of work? I have virtually no understanding of programming but I had been hoping to start my own blog soon. Anyhow,... More

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Square Enix Announces New Star Ocean: “You Guessed It!”

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Loyal Star Ocean fans are the latest to be given the full Square Enix treatment, as the announcement of the latest and greatest title in the Star Ocean franchise seems to have left much to be desired in their eyes.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 8, 2014 16:16

    Ok I might seriously consider buying that if they can keep a good plot to accompany it (If not Hire Key)... More

  • ngocmai nguyen commented on January 3, 2014 18:57

    thanks for sharing friv girl game,friv adventure game... More

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Lightning’s return is yet again proving controversial, with Square Enix’s latest choice of ensemble for the long-suffering heroine almost as badly received as the last one…

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  • Anonymous commented on July 14, 2013 02:46

    Hows about, YOU end yourself!... More

  • Anonymous commented on July 9, 2013 20:51

    Go end yourself and stop whining... More

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Square Enix Names Wada New Chairman

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Square Enix has quietly named “sacked” ex-CEO Yoichi Wada as the new chairman of its board, the prospect of continuing without the benefit of his notorious business acumen evidently proving too much to bear.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 30, 2013 15:51

    You clearly haven't played FFXII. It's cheap and you'll enjoy it. Best on an emulator nowadays.... More

  • Mauvais commented on July 2, 2013 20:25

    But Parasite eve was a Squaresoft game, before their disastrous merger with Enix. It's important to separate the two!... More

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Final Fantasy fans are decrying the complete death of the franchise and the last vestiges of Square with it, after Nomura’s reassurances that “it may be an action game, but you mustn’t forget it is Final Fantasy!” provide unambiguous confirmation of it not even being an action RPG.

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  • Anonymous commented on September 23, 2014 03:02

    Having action combat doesn't mean it won't be an RPG. Having action combat, no exploration, no customization, and little character growth would be a greater signifier of that... I'll wait to see the rest of... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 23, 2014 03:00

    FFX was the ultra same linear garbage as FFXIII. It was barely an RPG.... More

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Naoki Yoshida interview

Square Enix’s latest pearls of gaming wisdom to be cast before gaming swine are the pronouncements that there is “no business merit in developing HD games for Japan” and that it will in any case take a long time for an unenticing console like the PS4 to become “widely accepted.”

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  • Anonymous commented on July 26, 2014 00:58

    Those of you who have owned (and built) computers for at least 20 years should have no excuse to bitch and whine about where the industry is heading and why it's doing so. Unless you... More

  • Anonymous commented on July 26, 2014 00:50

    ^ THIS All you kids bitching about boo-hoo-browsering-social don't get that the industry is about to make a major, paradigm-shift level of change. Because those of us who've been around long enough have already seen how things... More

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FF14: “Some Things Never Change”

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Between the enduring willingness of Japanese players to queue for hours in a virtual world, the ineptitude of Square Enix for still not having fixed the game to stop them having to, or the howls of rage echoing through Eorzea as the zone they were all queuing up to get into bugged and had to be taken down, Final Fantasy XIV’s rebirth is shaping up to be as controversial as ever.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 1, 2013 03:08

    you can clearly call this a bug can should be fixed :3... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 24, 2013 02:53

    I've been playing this since phase 2 beta. Is this for real? Never for once have I seen this happening. I am in the NA/EU server though. On the side note, for those who thinks... More

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Square Enix’s Fall “Because of Bad Feng Shui”

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Sacked Square Enix CEO Youichi Wada’s decision to relocate the company based on the advice of a feng shui (or “fuusui” as it is known in Japan) master is being blamed for the company’s precipitous declined.

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  • Anonymous commented on June 22, 2013 18:41

    Well, feng shui is a common believe in eastern asia so it's not *that* unusual to relocate because of bad feng shui.... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 21, 2013 17:15

    ROFLCOPTERS Link to legitimate study by non quacks proving "with physics" that the flow of magical energy is real.... More

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Square Enix’s decision to completely transform Final Fantasy XV into an “action RPG” by the simple expedient of renaming Versus XIII looks to have been the final straw for many fans of the series – as have the intensity of its Nomura designed characters.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 5, 2013 08:37

    Looks great. I don't see what people are complaining about... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 21, 2013 11:18

    The Crysallis series turned into the Lightning Trilogy because even Agito got renamed to Type-0. XIII is no longer an ivalice clone.... More

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Behold the Future of Final Fantasy Tactics

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Final Fantasy Tactics is the latest Square Enix property to to face up to its brave new future, in the form of the just-released Final Fantasy Tactics S – and even series fans who feared the worst have been surprised at what they got…

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  • Anonymous commented on June 7, 2013 05:31

    This game is based on the ADVANCE series so it wouldn't be fair to compare it to the ps1 and psp releases. The only thing i saw that may make the game very meh is... More

  • Anonymous commented on June 4, 2013 09:58

    do team formation and watch they autopilot attack? (and has chances to trigger their skill) seem like Blood Brothers... More

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Final Fantasy XIV “Marred By Total WTF UI”

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The endlessly incendiary Final Fantasy XIV’s relaunch and PS3 port is still proving controversial, with some rather convincing complaints about its overpowering UI being too much even for PC gamers, let alone those on the PS3.

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  • Arisu commented on August 28, 2013 23:29

    Plus, you have to remember that, when this was posted, it was in like stage 1 or 2 beta, so it really wasn't -supposed- to look good... More

  • Anonymous commented on August 17, 2013 10:33

    There are some intriguing points in time in this article but I don’t see whether I see these center to be able to heart. There is some truth but I will need hold view until... More

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