A lot changes in gaming after 14 years. For Square Enix’s experimental action-RPG The World Ends With You, the way we play games and what current platforms offer ultimately left one of its most innovative features–a combat system that so closely integrated touch controls of the Nintendo DS–in the past. …
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In the Nier future, Nier Reincarnation will be in the hands of anyone who wants to download and play it on Android and iOS devices. Pre-registration for the closed beta test for this free-to-play gacha-style RPG opened up last week, and I think it’s fair to expect more than a …
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The second day of Final Fantasy Fan Fest 2021 kicked off with a Live Letter From the Producer that outlined the next major update to Final Fantasy XIV. Director and producer Naoki Yoshida led the presentation and detailed what’s coming to patch 5.55 with regards to the new main story …
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Many details for the upcoming expansion Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker were given during the keynote presentation for Final Fantasy Fan Fest 2021–including the new Reaper job, the official release date, new story details, and so much more. But let’s be honest, for some, the introduction of the playable male Viera …
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Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, the next expansion for the Square Enix MMORPG, will launch on November 23, 2021. However, those who preorder the expansion will have early access four days ahead of launch starting on Friday, November 19. Director and producer Naoki Yoshida led the opening keynote presentation for Final …
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In true Naoki Yoshida fashion, the Final Fantasy XIV director and producer kicked off a Fan Fest by giving the keynote presentation cosplaying as the next job featured in an upcoming expansion. For Fan Fest 2021, Yoshi-P came out in a Bloodborne-esque getup holding a huge scythe to represent the …
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Final Fantasy XIV players are thriving right now with Fan Fest 2021 kicking off and plenty of new details of the upcoming Endwalker expansion, which is set to launch on November 23 (and November 19 for those who preorder). The full intro cinematic trailer for Endwalker started the show and …
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Scarlet Nexus makes a good first impression: fast anime-style action with an attitude and wild visual flourishes to go along with it. There’s a bit of a Platinum Games vibe, and maybe you see a lot of Astral Chain in its aesthetic and premise. If you’re anything like me, that’s …
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The World Ends With You (TWEWY) was a lot of things–an innovative RPG that put the Nintendo DS’s touch screen to good use, a stylish experience that demonstrated youthful expression through fashion and music, and one of the most experimental games in Square Enix’s history. But despite the game’s cult …
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Lost Judgment, a full sequel to Judgment, has been officially announced. Judgment was itself a spin-off of the long-running Yakuza series, and in a livestream hosted by Sega’s creative director and series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, he and producer Kazuki Hosokawa gave many details on the new game. Lost Judgment is …
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