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Missing Person | Wondering why Final Fantasy 7's Cloud is oddly absent from Astro Bot? "It's difficult to comment on that" says Team Asobi's head

I'm sure he'll be there in the Astro Bot remake.

Sept. 29, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Try Again | Former Sephiroth voice actor - oh, and NSYNC member - says he's never been able to beat the Kingdom Hearts secret boss fight

"Yeah, I'm kinda badass as Sephiroth."

Aug. 4, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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DESTINY'S CROSSROADS | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's ending was never going to please everyone, and that's fine

Sometimes some things aren't meant for everyone.

April 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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TESTING, TESTING | Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has a reference that's such a deepcut not even its devs get it

Truly committed to remaking every last detail.

March 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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GARDEN VARIETY | 25 years later, Final Fantasy 8 remains the best love story told in gaming

I'll be waiting for you. If you come here, you'll find me. I promise.

Feb. 11, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

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CROW-NING GLORY | What do you get when you mix Final Fantasy 7 and Resident Evil? My favourite Steam Next fest demo

Crow Country has quickly hit the top of my most anticipated releases.

Feb. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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TELL ME A GOOD ONE | The best story games to play in 2024

If you're looking for a game with a story that will captivate you, check some of these out.

Feb. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

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CALLED OUT | Tekken 8 fans desperately want a guest spot for FF7's Tifa, Harada responds: "We all know she is attractive"

Tekken has previously featured a Final Fantasy character before.

Jan. 28, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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BORN AGAIN | Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children is coming to US cinemas, but not for long

Sure, it's not a great film, but why not, you know?

Jan. 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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First For Everything | Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis is reviving a game you can't play any more, kind of

Smart way of saving development costs, honestly.

Aug. 21, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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HOT SPOT | Parasite Eve has the energy that Square Enix needs to bring to new IP in 2023

Parasite Eve might be turning 25 years old, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still a template Square Enix could easily follow for modern success.

March 29, 2023 Alex Donaldson

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THINKING OUT CLOUD | Final Fantasy 7 at 26: Kitase on being inspired by Nintendo, discarded concepts, and Rebirth changes to come

In an exclusive interview, Yoshinori Kitase sheds some light Final Fantasy 7's development – and hints at changes to come in the Remake series' future.

Jan. 31, 2023 Alex Donaldson

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head like a role | Live A Live and Xenoblade 3 showcase Nintendo’s new RPG golden age

Through exclusivity deals and first party bangers, Nintendo is circling the RPG throne once again.

July 7, 2022 Alex Donaldson

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Can't Win 'Em All | Final Fantasy 14's iconic producer Naoki Yoshida's first game at Square Enix apparently got cancelled

The producer is quite the name now, but his start at Square Enix wasn't so smooth.

May 22, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke

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Final Fantasy Tactics 2 Was Real, and Here's What it Would Have Looked Like

Maybe one day.

May 21, 2018 Matt Kim

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Final Fantasy VI, the Essence of a Franchise Distilled for SNES

Though perhaps not the best of the series, FFVI was definitely the most Final Fantasy-ish of the lot.

Aug. 24, 2016 Jeremy Parish

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OverClocked ReMix Releases Chronology: A Jazz Tribute to Chrono Trigger

Relax to some smooth JRPG jams with OC Remix's 60th free community arrangement album.

Aug. 23, 2016 Bob Mackey

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How an Unexpected Pairing Gave Super Mario RPG a 20-Year Legacy

Square and Nintendo's 1996 experiment might have seemed strange at the time, but it birthed a long line of weird and wonderful RPGs.

May 13, 2016 Bob Mackey

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Daily Classic: The Final Fantasy Legend, Portable Role-Playing's Esoteric Start

25 years ago, the world's first handheld RPG was also Squaresoft's most daring creation.

Aug. 23, 2014 Jeremy Parish

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Daily Classic: How Chrono Cross Triumphed Over Destiny

As a sequel to upbeat Chrono Trigger, this gloomy RPG should have been a wreck... yet somehow, it wasn't.

Feb. 21, 2014 Jeremy Parish