Final Fantasy Union is back from the holiday break and is bringing the new year in with the demo of FF13. Darryl is joined by Colin and Lauren and after telling you about all of the new editions to FFU, they launch into their thoughts and analysis of the demo. Was it good or was it bad? You’ll have to listen to their in depth discussion to find out.
Afterwards, the gang jumps straight into your questions and this episode there are a LOT. The questions this time include which FF games are the most underrated, how many FF13 installments there will be, should Sakaguchi be re-hired, did you use your favorite characters in the games or replace them with the more powerful character, and whether or not the DLC for FF13-2 is a good thing or a bad thing.
The show rounds up with a great remix from FF7 and make sure you stick around to the end for the first bloopers of 2012. Get psyched, the new year of FFU is here! Final Fantasy Union is part of the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts Union podcast channel on Gaming Union/iTunes and releases an episode of FFU every four weeks.
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?
We are back with another fun episode of Final Fantasy Union with lots of news and questions. Darryl is joined by Colin and Lauren and they jump straight into the news from FF including FF13-2’s announced DLC, the European pre-order bonuses for FF13-2, and the new release dates and versions for FF14.
After the trio rants about how asinine FF14’s release dates are, they move into the burning question seamlessly which is “will you ever play Final Fantasy 14.” The answers are quite varied and may surprise you. After going through your responses, they transition into your questions. This week, the group covers three: what our younger selves would think about the current FF titles, why people want remakes of FF titles but then complain when they’re not getting new games, and how well with the FF10 HD remake sell.
And when they’re done talking about FF10, the show rounds out with a great remix from FF10. This show is positively full of craziness and fun, so don’t miss out! Final Fantasy Union is part of the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts Union podcast channel on Gaming Union/iTunes and releases an episode of FFU every three weeks.
There's been a lot of buzz surrounding Final Fantasy XIV lately. With the end of the PC version's free trial and the re-announcment of the PS3 version, it's hard to say whether or not it's been a good month for the title or not.
So we were wondering, do you think you will ever play Final Fantasy XIV?
Post your response in this thread or reply to us on our Twitter page and if you're lucky, your answer may get featured on Final Fantasy Union Episode 60.
Square Enix have released the recording of their special Final Fantasy XIV Letter from the Producer LIVE which was broadcast earlier this week on October 4 alongside the release of patch 1.19.
Producer-Director Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida is joined by the FFXIV community manager who goes by the name of Morbel. Together they answer quite a lot of questions regarding the state of the MMO, straight from Twitter no less, like the burning question of whether the team is working on a PS3 version; addition of new races like Demi-humans and Dragons; or why players can't adjust the bust size of their characters.
The video feature runs for about an hour and a half in Japanese, complete with English subtitles. You can read the entire transcription of the Q&A session over at The Lodestone.
The long awaited Patch 1.19 for Final Fantasy XIV was finally released earlier today, ushering in a slew of game changing content and features to the massively online multiplayer title.
You can check out the comprehensive patch notes over at The Lodestone, but to summarize some of the key features related to quests, the update adds several new ones, updates to Grand Company deeds and the introduction of Company leves.
As reported earlier last month, chocobo mounts and airships have been added alongside Caravan escorting quests where adventurers are tasked with protecting a caravan of chocobos from marauding bandits. Beastman Strongholds and a new non-instanced dungeon for low level players have been added. Of course, the Bowl of Embers instance has also been added, where adventurers will face of with the Lord of Inferno, Ifrit.
Patch 1.19 was recently announced to roll out on October 4, about five days later than originally planned. Mostly due to debugging and polishing to avoid "unnecessary player inconvenience."
"The main reason for the delay is the balancing and debugging needed to ensure the stability of both all-new content and the overhauls being made to battle algorithms," explained Producer Naoki Yoshida.
"Rather than rushing an earlier release and risking unnecessary player inconvenience, I’d rather spend a few more days balancing the combat and materia systems, and squashing as many bugs as possible."
On the bright side, Yoshi-P released a quick teaser of the upcoming Bowl of Embers, an instance featuring fan-favourite Ifrit. See the trailer after the jump.
The long awaited patch 1.19 for Final Fantasy XIV has finally been dated. It's currently scheduled to roll out on October 4, with patch notes to be released on the anniversary of the game, September 30.
In addition, Final Fantasy XIV Producer Naoki Yoshida will be conducting a live broadcast version of his series Letter from the Producer on YouTube Live, where he will be answering questions sent in by fans.
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