Video by Matt S. Check out my review of Final Fantasy VII Remake here. We are just days away from the release of Yuffie’s chapter (and the PlayStation 5 edition) of Final Fantasy VII Remake. I am very much looking forward to this game, and after seeing a chunk of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Over the weekend, Square Enix hosted the annual Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival for 2021, and like usual, they used it as an opportunity to share all the upcoming content that fans can look forward to from this already ridiculously massive MMO. First up is Patch…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. At its core, NieR is a story about identity. In creating it, director, Yoko Taro, who loves to joke about philosophy being nonsense but is clearly very cognizant of the big names in the field, took the infamous “I think therefore I am” from René Descartes…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Japanese players get all the best stuff. Square Enix over there is offering fans the chance to immortalise their adventures in the world of Final Fantasy XIV with a custom photobook. As reported on Siliconera, the book is available for either around 4,000 yen for the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Cult classic, SaGa Frontier, is getting the remaster treatment by Square Enix, and this game is a delight on every level. Superb characters, an excellent combat system, and some amazing art combine to create a game that is eclectic and always fascinating. In this video, I…
Read MoreSaGa has never been Square Enix’s biggest property. The first couple were even renamed as “Final Fantasy Legends” for release in the west, and SaGa Frontier, the game being remastered here, never even got a release in Europe and Australia. It did get a release in the US, but this…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It’s the sequel that no one thought would happen, but it is so tantalisingly close now. NEO: The World Ends With You will land on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on July 27, and then PC (via Epic Games Store) at a later date in “Summer”…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Okay. Here we go. I’m about to say something that, if Balan Wonderworld’s reputation on social media is to be believed, is a cardinal sin: I like Balan Wonderworld. I like it because here is a platformer that isn’t really interested in being a platformer. For…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. NieR Gestalt is – or at least was – my favourite game of all time. I’ve had the opportunity to get hands-on time with NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 and… well, unless something catastrophic happens with the stuff I haven’t seen yet, it is the perfect remaster of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Square Enix hosted the first of its “Presents” shows overnight (for Aussies), giving us an update on everything that the company is working on. Or, at least, what its western publishing arm and developers are working on. The overall event overlooked the Japanese games in development,…
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