Review by Matt S. The Tomb Raider reboot is worthy of a great deal of praise. It was quality entertainment when it was originally released on last-gen consoles, and the same remains true for the upscaled PlayStation 4 game. If you are a console-orientated person, and don’t have a high-spec…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. There was so much that could have ruined Lightning Returns, but as far as I’m concerned Square Enix absolutely nailed everything that it set out to achieve. Let’s say for the sake of argument that the majority of the concerns with the game, based on previews…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. It’s been nearly four years since the release of Final Fantasy XIII, and while it won’t mark the end of the ‘Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy’ series, the upcoming release of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is set to conclude the story arc of the titular Lightning.…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. Square Enix has made a very noticeable effort to break into the mobile market over the past few years, and its latest title has just arrived on the Android marketplace, in the form of the much beloved Final Fantasy VI. While some hardcore fans might not…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. A developer/ publisher with the history that Square Enix has needs to be careful when its goal is to pull on the nostalgia strings. It’s a fine idea in principle to give your longest fans something that reminds them why they loved your games in the…
Read MoreSome good news for Square Enix fans, but some bad news for the ‘fans’ that want Square Enix to stick to the same business models that were clearly not working for it; the company is again profitable, and it’s thanks to its new business model that is focused on online…
Read MoreDrakengard 3 is one of the more anticipated titles around here lately, with its similarities to Nier appealing to several of us. Here we get to see Square Enix’s upcoming title showing off some of the dragon-against-dragon airborne combat. The similarities to Nier are not surprising – that game is…
Read MoreEarlier today Square Enix announced its own crowdfunding initiative; Square Enix Collective. In partnership with Indiegogo, Square Enix is offering independent developers the ability to post up their game ideas, and if they’re popular enough they’ll gain funding via Indiegogo, and publishing support via Square Enix. If it was just…
Read MoreA convention is never a good environment to trial a game that is likely to last 50 or so hours. If I had played a random 20 minutes of Final Fantasy XIII I would never have been inspired to pick up the final game, and that would have been a…
Read MoreDragon Quest X was initially a Nintendo Wii game. Then it was ported to the Wii U and PC. Now it’s being released on the iPad. Is this our best chance for the game to finally be localised in English? For those who aren’t familiar with the game, Dragon Quest…
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