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?
Final Fantasy fans in the west have been raging about the fact that Type-0 has yet to be released anywhere other than Japan, especially since the game has received mostly favorable reviews and still has managed to stick itself in the number one spot on Japan's video game charts.
So, we want to know, What would you give up to have Type-0? Think about it like giving up something for Lent, if you do that kind of thing. Maybe you'd give up eating chocolate for a year, or you'd give up the ability to speak!
Post your most epic responses in this thread or reply to us on our Twitter page and your answer may get featured on Final Fantasy Union Episode 61.
If you haven't yet, check out Final Fantasy Union Episode 60 for answers to our previous question, Are you ever going to play FFXIV?
Jump Festa is open at the Makuhari Messe and Square Enix has a large lineup of games to wet our appetites to. Just as the doors opened, Square Enix updated their event lineup with two more titles.
In Final Fantasies VIII and IX, there was a trading card game in which players could play NPCs to win more cards. Square Enix have taken this idea and are applying it to the real world by creating a Final Fantasy Trading Game, although they look anything like the Triple Triad or Tetra Master games we’re used to.
Those wanting to see more of Final Fantasy XIII and happen to be attending the Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy concert this Saturday are in luck, as a new video will be showcased at the event.
According to the latest update to the concert's Facebook page, the video will be shown in the main lobby at 7PM. The update doesn't mention that it will be a trailer, instead using the term "video preview", so it could be some in-game footage instead of the long trailers that have been released in the past.
This is the second concert performance for the Distant Worlds concert in Chicago. It will be showcasing some never-before-heard music from Square Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy XIV, in addition to other Final Fantasy music.
On this past Friday the 13th, Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIII's North American and European release date in a promotional video featuring an unnamed host. Of everything the unnamed host said, one line was particularly interesting to hear, especially on the heels of Modern Warfare 2 having the largest launch sales of any video game ever, "...Final Fantasy XIII, quite possibly the most anticipated gaming experience of all time."
Yoichi Wada, CEO and President of Square Enix headlined the first day of the Montreal International Game Summit, and GamingUnion.net caught up with Wada-san for a brief interview to ask if the supposed highest anticipation for a game will reflect in the game's sales.
GamingUnion.net: In Friday's announcement of Final Fantasy XIII's release date it mentioned that Final Fantasy XIII is possibly the most anticipated game of all time. Do you think Final Fantasy XIII will be the best selling Final Fantasy ever?
For Yoichi Wada's response, check out the full story.
In a keynote at the Montreal International Game Summit, Yoichi Wada, CEO and President of Square Enix, spoke to the possibility of Final Fantasy IP being exhausted, specifically Final Fantasy XIII's compilation Fabula Nova Crystallis, and how Square Enix keep the Final Fantasy series as a whole from becoming exhausted.
"Too much IP use is not good." Wada stated, "Having memorable characters and back story is crucial to having a powerful IP."
Wada followed up with a statement referring to Mickey Mouse and how his character has not become exhausted, and people still see the character everywhere after over sixty years.
Just in from the Square Enix press conference at E3 2009, when asked about release dates, Square Enix confirmed that the game would launch at the same time in every territory, on every platform and in four different languages.
Many people were concerned, because Final Fantasy XI was initially released first in Japan, and then it took some time before the game was available in North America; Europe had to wait even longer.
This is however, good news, as gamers around the world will be able to enjoy the game at the same time when the game is released in 2010.
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