What would you list has a “must have” character personalisation option on a CRPG? Gender? Clothes? Hair style? Colour? Should that really matter? Here’s one – how important is boob size selection to you? If it’s important then you’ll have to sign up for a pre-order of Final Fantasy 14. As this Livedoor blog points […]
Spot the difference: Final Fantasy XIV alpha verus Final Fantasy XIV beta
Square Enix have been showing off some more of Final Fantasy XIV. In particular, they’ve addressed some initial concerns that the game looked a bit bland. I would agree that the lighting differences between the alpha test and beta test versions are more dramatic. I do worry about the combat though. I used to perfer […]
Geek proposed via hacked Chrono Trigger
This is a great story. Phill wanted to propose to Anna. He found a fantastically romantic and geeky way to do it. He hacked Chrono Trigger. He created a whole new area in the game which re-created some of their most fond memories. The new area contained the actual proposal. Long ago I met someone […]
Final Fantasy XIV teaser
Square have published a short (around three minutes) video of Final Fantasy XIV. It looks good. It looks more Final Fantasy than Final Fantasy XIII feels (so far; not finished it). In fact; we know that Square want to bring back some the clans from FFXI for FFXIV so that shouldn’t surprise us. It’ll be […]
Not happy with how Final Fantasy XIII is being advertised in the UK? Blame OMD
Square Enix UK have engaged in a bit of agency shuffling prior to the promotion of Final Fantasy XIII this year. The account is worth 6 figures – that’s a lot of money to the agency involved. Square Enix had been with MJ Media but Eidos, which Square Enix bought last year, had been using […]
Sexy line up rumours for X10 and #X10Xbox
Microsoft will be running its own gaming event today – X10. It’s a chance for the software monster to show off some of its titles. The line up is pretty sexy and the speculation is better yet. Putting rumours together with tweets, I get a list that looks like: Halo Reach – should get the […]
Social Media fail: LinkedIn profile confirms Final Fantasy XIV for the Xbox
The surprise console news around Final Fantasy XIII was that it would be available on the Xbox 360. This isn’t the case in Japan, where it remains a PS3 exclusive but if you read some Japanese blogs shops can’t even give away the Xbox 360 any more. There are reports that the PS3 is a […]
Final Fantasy: Fortress – the game that didn’t make it
Previously on Geek Native I’ve covered the speculation that Square Enix would consider letting a Western development house have a crack at Final Fantasy. Now; according to info a blog at Livedoor has turned up that’s already been and gone. Although there’s nothing stopping Square Enix from trying again, indeed, they seem keen. From what […]
Square Enix and Gamepot bring Fantasy Earth Zero (beta access)
Square Enix have been talking about letting Western developers continue the Final Fantasy franchise. Shocking? Perhaps – but it’s an illustration of how necessary it is for the RPG giant to crack the western market. Another step towards the West is the news that Square Enix to bring their free to play MMO Fantasy Earth […]
English language trailer for Final Fantasy XIII
There are a number of good things about this trailer; the Leona Lewis song isn’t one of them though. I’m more interested in the character dialog than a reality TV show star’s mantra in the background. They need to turn it down. It’s also worth noting that, shockingly, Final Fantasy XIII won’t be exclusive on […]
