Final Fantasy XIII-2 is launching in Japan in about a month. Its US release will follow in late January. The fact that Final Fantasy has been topping the sales charts around the world for two decades makes it a rare and hallowed creation in the transitory medium of video gaming. But who's playing it these days? Are today's Final Fantasy fans the ones who started with the original game, or did those guys get tired of the whole thing along the way only to be replaced by youngsters who started playing more recently?
According to a Square Enix feature in Japanese publication Famitsu, Final Fantasy XI director Hiromichi Tanaka made a nod at a potential PlayStation Vita port of Final Fantasy XI, albeit a basic port of the MMO.
Tanaka says that there are no plans for a PS3 port, especially with the situation that FFXIV is currently in. He clarifies that using the PS3 hardware is difficult for creating a simple port. FFXIV was announced for both PC and PS3, but has only seen release on PC with no word about the PS3 version in the foreseeable future.
A portable version of an MMO game would certainly be a neat concept and players will be able to stay constantly connected thanks to the Vita's 3G capabilities. What do you ladies and gents think?
Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI, and all its expansion packs and add-on scenarios, are now be available in one download in North America and Europe. This is the first time Square Enix has done this, and considering how many add-ons and expansion packs there are for Final Fantasy XI, the one download will certainly be an extremely large amount of content for anyone new to the game.
Called The Ultimate Collection, the download includes the original Final Fantasy XI, and the game's four expansion packs. Those expansion packs being Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promathia, Treasures of Aht Urhgan and Wings of the Goddess. The three recently released add-on scenarios include "A Crystalline Prophecy - Ode of Life Bestowing," "A Moogle Kupo d'Etat - Evil in Small Doses," and "A Shantotto Ascension - The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born."
Sanctuary, the long awaited second album from The Star Onions, was released today in Japan. Unlike the original album, which featured 10, Sanctuary features 11 tracks that have been arranged from the various Final Fantasy XI soundtracks that have been produced throughout the game's duration.
This time, Takahito Eguchi has been drafted in to help with some of the arrangements, and fans might remember him as the composer of the Final Fantasy X-2 and The Bouncer.
Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel was an incredibly unique arrangement album, as the Star Onions applied their own unique style to the music from Final Fantasy XI. Many fans considered it a very love/hate album though, as the diversity was so strong; fortunately, we here at Final Fantasy Union absolutely loved the album!
That's why we're incredibly excited about the news that the Star Onions are planning to release a second album, which they're calling Sanctuary.
As yet, there have been no tracks announced for the album, but it is scheduled to be released on the 20th of May 2009. Final Fantasy XI fans, get ready for some fast importing!
The 2008 edition of the Tokyo Game Show is almost upon us and Square Enix have seen fit to announce which games they will be showcasing at the event. They will actually be showing a total of 32 games, but only 7 of them are related to the Final Fantasy brand.
Here is a list of the titles:-
* Final Fantasy XIII (Playstation 3)
* Final Fantasy Versus XIII (Playstation 3)
* Final Fantasy Agito XIII (Playstation Portable)
* Final Fantasy Dissidia (Playstation Portable)
* Final Fantasy XI (Playstation 2, PC, XBox 360)
* Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray)
* Final Fantasy IV: The After (DS)
It's interesting to note that while Final Fantasy Agito XIII has been updated for the PSP, Final Fantasy XIII has the Xbox 360 noticably missing.
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