Review by Matt C. By now, there’s a certain comfortable rhythm to Final Fantasy XIV’s expansions. You know what to expect: a new arc of the game’s ever-expanding story, six new zones, a couple of new jobs, a new dungeon every other level and two more “expert” ones at the…
Read MoreBy Matt C. Being an MMO hasn’t stopped Final Fantasy XIV from delivering one of the best stories we’ve seen from the Final Fantasy in a long time. This much has been at least since the game’s relaunch in 2013, and each new expansion has taken it from strength to…
Read MoreRetro by Matt S. Retro collections are all the rage at the moment. Looking at the Nintendo Switch alone, Capcom’s thrown out two, Konami three, SNK’s got one and so does SEGA. Square Enix has also got in on the action with the Collection of Mana package. So allow me…
Read MoreBy Matt C. I can remember, in the first few days of World of Warcraft’s first expansion, logging in before going to school in the mornings. That way, if I was lucky, I might be almost at the front of the login queue when I got home at the end…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you’re a fan of Final Fantasy, a good part of the reason that you love the series so much no doubt has to do with the music. Soaring, epic soundtracks, one an all, Square – and later Square Enix – has always had the brilliant…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. With Final Fantasy XII now released on Nintendo Switch, there is a lot of Square Enix goodness to enjoy on the console. A lot of it has come close to one another, too, and if you relatively new to the series, it might be difficult to…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. Now that the release of Final Fantasy VII, IX, X and X-2 is out of the way on the Nintendo Switch (with Chocobo Mystery Dungeon as a bonus), it’s time to look to the next Final Fantasy that will release on the console; a port of…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. The direct sequel to Final Fantasy X (Final Fantasy X-2) was re-released on the Nintendo Switch this week. To say it has been a game that has generated some substantial debate over the years would be an understatement. It’s a complete departure from its predecessor on…
Read MoreIt’s been such a big couple of weeks for Final Fantasy, with IX, VII, X and X-2 releasing on the Nintendo Switch within weeks of one another… and FFXII just around the corner. So this week on the podcast we talk about those games. Additionally, we chat about remakes –…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. Square Enix has re-released Final Fantasy X on more platforms than I care to count. Now it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. We’ve already written about those ports (here, and here, and here), so there’s not much value in doing yet another review of yet another port…
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