Tag: Hiroshi Minagawa

RRPG’s Final Fantasy Retrospective – Finale (The Present & Future)

Kyle R. Smith

With Final Fantasy existing for over 35 years, several amazing designers came and left having built this franchise to prosper. Whereas, for those that remain with Square Enix, they continue to help shape the franchise in stronger and newer ways. Yet, for series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, he was the driving force behind what the franchise has come to stand for. In addition, from his supervision he brought about several versatile innovations to broaden Final Fantasy’s appeal around the world. Although, Sakaguchi no longer works for Square Enix, having departed the…

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RRPG’s Final Fantasy Retrospective – Episode 11 (Final Fantasy XIV)

Kyle R. Smith

In this the newest installment of RRPG’s Final Fantasy Retrospective, Square Enix returns to the genre of massive multiplayer online role-playing games to bring the next big game in the Final Fantasy franchise. Being originally conceived by the team who worked on Final Fantasy XI, what was to first arrive for Final Fantasy XIV would continue to attribute to terrible and tragic woes within the Japanese RPG company. However, a young man named Naoki Yoshida would be placed in charge with revitalizing the game into something completely different.   Final…

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RRPG’s Final Fantasy Retrospective – Episode 9 Final Fantasy XII & Ivalice

Kyle R. Smith

Hero Club is proud to present the newest installment of RRPG’s Final Fantasy Retrospective! In Episode 9, I, RRPG talk about the game designer named Yasumi Matsuno who would become one of the most prolific individuals in the Japanese video game industry. For those unaware, Mr. Matsuno is responsible for creating a mythology that surrounds a world he would conceive called Ivalice.   Alternate titles in the franchise like Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story, and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance highlighted how much potential that the world of Ivalice featured. With…

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Octopath Traveler: Wayfarer’s Edition Unboxing (RRPG Reviews)

Kyle R. Smith

From the minds that brought about the Tenchu franchise, Acquire teams up with Square Enix and Nintendo to bring forth a new Japanese Role-Playing game. Now, Octopath Traveler pays more of an homage to JRPGs of old like the early Final Fantasy games, and Dragon Quest! Of course, RRPG could not pass up on the opportunity to get the game’s own collector’s edition, so he is coming out to do an unboxing of that! Please enjoy the unboxing of this special, and please leave feedback on its content or the…

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Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age – Collector’s Edition Unboxing (RRPG Reviews)

Kyle R. Smith

For fans of the world of Ivalice in the Final Fantasy franchise who are ready to head back into that world, then fear no more! Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has finally arrived on the PlayStation 4 in an HD Remaster of Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System which never left Japan until now! As excited as I am for giving myself a second chance to experience this game after skipping it mostly the first time around, I have decided to pick up the Collector’s Edition just to…

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TGS 2016 – Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Trailer Streamed

Pak Hanu

Recently the trailer for Final Fantasy XII : The Zodiac Age  that was shown at this year’s Tokyo Game Show was recently added to the official Playstation Japan Youtube channel.  For those who aren’t aware, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is an HD remaster of the original game that was released on the Playstation 2.   Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age will be released in Japan, North America, and Europe in 2017. Source: Playstation Japan

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