Square Enix VP Hiromichi Tanaka was asked at the recent Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival, if they eventually plan on moving on from Final Fantasy XI, and developing a whole new Final Fantasy MMO? their answer was:
“As you might already know, members from the current Final Fantasy XI [PC, PS2, Xbox 360] team are working on a next generation MMO, but it still hasn’t been decided whether that’s going to be a game in the Final Fantasy series, a continuation, or a totally new game. We are working on it, but it hasn’t been decided that far yet.” — From Gamasutra, via Kotaku
Most of Square Enix’s promising upcoming games are either from the Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest series. Aside from Last Remnant and Infinite Undiscovery that is. Still, most of the sequels aren’t a surprise and so QJ made a list of great games, from console generations long ago, that deserve a sequel nowadays.
10. Einhander (PlayStation); a 2D space shooter. 9. Live a Live (Super Famicom); a turn-based strategy elements game with a time travel story. 8. Threads of Fate (PlayStation); an action game with platforming, an adventure with monster collecting. 6. Chocobo Racing (PlayStation); exactly what it sounds like, a Mario Kart clone. 5. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES); everyone wants Square to do another star-studded RPG sequel. 4. Parasite Eve (PlayStation); ignoring the upcoming mobile game, the survival horror game should get a console release. 3. Chrono Trigger (Super NES); ignoring Chrono Cross, a full sequel is wanted on the scale of the original. 2. Vagrant Story (PlayStation); an action-adventure RPG fixing lots of different genres together. 1. Xenogears (PlayStation); with the RPG’s director unsure if the Xenosaga trilogy was a direct sequel or prequel, a full sequel is a must.
Final Fantasy fans have a whole lot to look forward to in this brand new real-time tactical approach to the Ivalice world. Final Fantasy 12: Revenant Wings for Nintendo DS sold 421,000 units in Japan in over two months, and is sure to make a splash in America as well after this week’s release there, it won’t appear in Europe until Q1 2008.
In the game the player controls massive armies, unleashes special moves and activates Gambits, all with the use of the stylus.
Watch a collection of clips, both in-game and pre-rendered, that will get Final Fantasy fans excited for this DS sequel.
See more of how it works in this Revenant Wings video preview.
I tried to login into Second Life just now but an error message greeted me.
The error message was “Login Failed. The inventory system is currently unavailable!” Before I was only freezing but now I can’t login and reading through Second Life’s official blog it seems that I’m not the only one who experienced this error. Many residents are experiencing this login error and according to the blog that this error “is likely to last until tomorrow”!!!
A few residents are saying that the problem is with the user or with the computer running the client and not Second Life. Now, this is untrue because if it was true then why would Linden Labs post updates regarding these errors. There is a problem within the internal system of Second Life and they should find long term solutions for it and not short term ones. Informing the public about these errors or problems is one thing but actually fixing it is another.
Every week we see the same problems and every week it get fixed only to happen again in another week.
Second Life is very lucky because there is no real competition for them and it could take a few more years before an actual competition emerges. Right now, you either love it or leave it but I don’t think that’s a very good way to attract new residents.
We all want Second Life to grow because as it grows, opportunities grows with it but with too many problems affecting logins, inventory, support, network failures, asset failures, etc. are not going to help it.
I guess there’s nothing much anyone can do except wait it out and while I’m waiting I think I’ll have another crack at Final Fantasy VII…
I’m still having problems with Second Life and because of that I am not able to do my regular Second Life routine like exploring and looking for Camping spots. Not only that, I plan to create a lot of Christmas Cards but can’t because Second Life won’t let me. Second Life still freezes on me. In fact, I have to use another computer just to give away the prizes.
Well, since I can’t login to Second Life without freezing, I played another game instead and that game is Final Fantasy VII for the PlayStation. I won’t be earning Linden Dollars from this game but at least I’ll have some good old fun. LOL!
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to save my game. Now, I’ll have to repeat everything again. Darn!
I think Linden Labs should stabilize the regular or the standard viewer first than spending too much time hyping their Windlight First Look Viewer where not everyone will be able to enjoy because not everyone has a cutting edge gaming machine. Yeah, Windlight looks great but can your machine handle it without spending $$$ upgrading it?
Also, it is nice to have something to pass your time while Second Life is down or when it’s under maintenance. I might even re-install Rakion Online. I have WarRock installed and it’s a Counter-Strike wannabe. The graphics are good but still Counter-Strike is better.
For the time being, I’ll stick with Final Fantasy VII.
It’s been a long road in coming, but the last Final Fantasy Retrospective is finally complete. If you missed the Final Fantasy Retrospective Part 12, it looked at the remakes in the series.
For the final installment in this 13 part video retrospective, they take a look at the parts and themes of Final Fantasy that make the whole. In other words, what makes a Final Fantasy game a Final Fantasy game? What separates it from the plethora of other RPGs?
While the answer is long-winded and complex, there’s quite a bit of fun tidbits contained in this FF Retrospective soundoff. A great closing to an outstanding series of retrospectives.
Final Fantasy IV is a new RPG port of the popular SNES game Final Fantasy II, but this time renamed for a the Nintendo DS release.The game features: 3D characters, voiceovers, and new episodes.
So far it’s only been confirmed for release in Japan on December 20th 2007, so expect a Western release (like Final Fantasy III before it on DS) in 2008. The game will be developed by Matrix Software, the same team responsible for the Final Fantasy III remake, and will be supervised by members of the original development team: Takashi Tokita will serve as executive producer and director, Tomoya Asano as producer and Hiroyuki It? as battle designer. Animator Yoshinori Kanada will storyboard the new cut scenes.
The story of the Dark Knight Cecil begins anew on DS.
The History of Final Fantasy Retrospective Part 11 takes an in-depth look at three Final Fantasy-related spin-off games (like the Final Fantasy Retrospective Part 10, which looked at the Chocobo titles, FF: Mystic Quest, and every other FF-related piece of media).
First up is Final Fantasy Legend I, II and III for the Game Boy. An offshoot series that really has nothing to do with Final Fantasy and were actually the first games in the “Saga” franchise, which finally got it’s original name back in the United States when the 7th installment, for the PS1, was released in the US as “Saga Frontier” (the last game in the series being Unlimited Saga on the PS2, which received mixed reviews).
They then look at Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2004 (US). Created by Game Developers Studio, a company made specifically to work on the game, it marked Square’s glorious return to Nintendo systems. Square had entirely skipped the Nintendo 64 era for Sony exclusivity when the cartridge-based N64 format became a limitation to game-development. But with the power and disc-based GameCube system, Square could once again unleash their creativity to the joy of Nintendo consumers.
Finally, the retrospective takes an in-depth look at the Kingdom Hearts games, including the original, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories on the Game Boy Advance, Kingdom Hearts II, and the three upcoming Kingdom Hearts games in development.
Overall, once again a great, great retrospective that no fan of the Final Fantasy titles or any of these games should miss! Enjoy.
Monday:
Master Jin Jin’s IQ Challenge (DS)
Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull (PC)
Tuesday: Bleach: Shattered Blade (Wii)
Bleach: The Blade of Fate (DS)
Cheetah Girls: Pop Star Sensations, The (DS)
FIFA Soccer 08 (PC, PS2, DS, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP)
Flipper Critters (DS)
Folklore (PS3)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two (PC)
Half-Life 2: The Orange Box includes Half-Life 2, Episode One, Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 (PC, Xbox 360)
Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal (PS2, Xbox 360, Wii)
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer (PC)
Mountain Bike Adrenaline (PS2) Sega Rally Revo (PC, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3)
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron (PSP)
Sony PSP Slim - Star Wars Battlefront Edition (PSP)
Thrillville: Off the Rails (PC, DS, PSP)
Touch Detective 2 1/2 (DS)
Wednesday:
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - $15 (Xbox Live Arcade)
Square Enix VP Hiromichi Tanaka was asked at the recent Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival, if they eventually plan on moving on from Final Fantasy XI, and developing a whole new Final Fantasy MMO? their answer was:
It’s been a long road in coming, but the last Final Fantasy Retrospective is finally complete. If you missed the 
