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

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 Two-Cents: ‘Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion’ More Than a Remake?!

Recently, it was announced that 2007 PSP game, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, is going to be remade for modern consoles. With this announcement, it quickly took fans by storm, aside from the other reveal being Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the Playstation 5. However, after looking at the trailer, I have come to believe that this remake is more than what it seems. Now, what I mean is that this Crisis Core remake will be similar to how the Final Fantasy VII Remake has been produced. So, this Two-Cents…

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Square Enix Announces Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin

Square Enix recently held their E3 2021 Square Enix Presents presentation and among their reveals was a brand new Final Fantasy spin-off game from Team Ninja. The game will be titled, “Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin.” Not much was shown about the game, although the trailer features a look at the “Warriors of Light” finding Garland as they pursue “Chaos.” The game will be released for the Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC in 2022. A demo for the game will be available for…

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RRPG’s Final Fantasy Retrospective – Episode 12 (Final Fantasy XV)

In this the newest installment of RRPG’s Final Fantasy Retrospective, Tetsuya Nomura would originally helm a project that was supposed to be a part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis – Final Fantasy project that Final Fantasy XIII lead the way with. However, its size and scope grew out of proportion that it would force the Japanese RPG company to rebrand the game as the next mainline entry. Passing the torch to the director of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy Type-0, Hajime Tabata would restructure the game to become…

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TGS 2019: Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailer Streamed

Square Enix has recently updated their official Youtube channel with the Tokyo Game Show 2019 trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake. The latest trailer features a deeper look at the game’s story and showcases several of the big events that happened on Midgar. Some of the highlights include showing a first full look of the Turks as well as two of the summonings, Ifrit and Shiva. Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be released for the Playstation 4 worldwide on March 3, 2020.  I am really impressed with the presentation of this trailer and it does a good…

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RRPG Final Fantasy Retrospective – Episode 10 (Final Fantasy XIII & Fabula Nova Crystallis)

Today, Hero Club is proud to present the next installment of RRPG’s Final Fantasy Retrospective, Episode 10: Final Fantasy XIII & Fabula Nova Crystallis. Now, this episode features a look at how Yoshinori Kitase and his team got in charge of bringing forth the official, thirteenth installment to Square Enix’s flagship franchise. This installment would also be the start of a new compilation project called Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy. However, the project eventually became overly ambitious with the core Final Fantasy XIII game, its pair of sequels, the many…

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E3 2019: Final Fantasy VII Remake Trailers Streamed

Square Enix recently unveiled two new trailers for the Final Fantasy VII Remake. The first is an extended version of the trailer that was unveiled earlier during the Final Fantasy concert. The latest trailer delves deeper in the game’s story and also reveals a first in game look at Tifa Lockheart.  Square Enix also revealed a preview video of one of the game’s bosses known as the Scorpion Sentinel. The video was mirrored on IGN’s official Youtube channel. Square Enix also unveiled two “Special Editions” for the game. The first version is the Final Fantasy VII Remake Deluxe…

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Release Date Announcement Trailer Streamed

Square Enix recently released a release date announcement trailer for the Final Fantasy VII Remake. The release date was initially announced by the game’s director Tetsuya Nomura, at the Final Fantasy concert that was being held in Los Angeles.The latest trailer features some more gameplay footage and another short teaser to the story of the game. Final Fantasy 7 Remake will be released for the Playstation 4 worldwide on March 3, 2020. Expect more details for the game to be unveiled during Square Enix’s presentation at E3 2019, which will be held this Monday at 6:00 PM PT /…

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trailer Streamed

Sony recently held their official State of Play presentation where they revealed some details for some of their upcoming releases. During the presentation they revealed a brand new trailer for the HD remake of Final Fantasy 7, which will not surprisingly called Final Fantasy 7 Remake. The latest trailer features another minor look at the story of the game as well as taking a better look at some of the combat. The trailer also reveals a sneak peak at the new English voice dub of the game. More update details will be revealed this June. No other details…

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RRPG Side-Quests – Square Enix Starts a New AAA Development Studio?!

Yeah that is right, Square Enix is looking to take globalization with their games, more seriously, as they open up a brand new game development studio; one that focuses on creating AAA games along with innovative gaming experiences that are aimed and targeted toward gamers on a global scale. Believe it or not, it is actually being lead by Final Fantasy XV director; Hajime Tabata. What does this all mean? Does it mean that he is on the road to work on newer IPs outside of the Final Fantasy brand?…

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