GamingUnion.net, our parent site, has published its review of Final Fantasy XIII-2 after being given the opportunity to play through the game before its official release in North America on the 31st of January.
Here's a lovely special trailer of Square Enix's upcoming 3DS rhythm game Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy. The trailer showcases the game's various modes, which are Field, Battle and Event respectively.
Each mode features a number of classic Final Fantasy music tracks and unique game mechanics. As seen in the trailer, Field mode is the calmest of all three modes, with Battle looking to be the most intense and Event being a special mode featuring each Final Fantasy's character and story themes.
The game is being developed by indieszero and it shares a lot of similarities to other popular rhythm games on the market such as Ouendan (Elite Beat Agents), DJ Max and Project Diva to a certain extent. It's certainly an interesting branch and, combined with Final Fantasy's top quality scores, may prove to be a fun experience.
Square Enix Members have released a video interview with Final Fantasy XIII-2 Producer Yoshinori Kitase and Director Motomu Toriyama where the duo talk about the reception and what it was like developing the game. They also touch on the topic of downloadable content.
Here's a quick rundown of the pre-order goods Square Enix has in store for you. Depending on where you make your purchase, you'll be in for a number of collectible treats, including downloadable items or collectibles of the more tangible kind.
I'm almost certain everyone here enjoys the music of Final Fantasy – midi, synth, orchestrated or otherwise, so it's high time our favourite classics actually top the charts. The Classic FM Hall of Fame is taking votes for the best pieces of classical music and we're joining in by going with Aerith's Theme from Final Fantasy VII.
Aerith's (or Aeris) Theme is a beautifully orchestrated piece scored by the legendary Nobuo Uematsu and has seen many an arrangement in a number of releases, including the original FFVII soundtrack, Crisis Core, Advent Children, Reunion Tracks, FFVII Piano Collections and as an additional vocal arrangement in RIKKI's Suteki Da Ne single, titled Pure Heart ~ Aerith's Theme.
The Classic FM Hall of Fame runs annually and selects 300 of the greatest classical music scored by amazing composers, including scores from films, but to our knowledge have yet to feature any music from video games.
Japanese publication Famitsu recently interviewed Tetsuya Nomura, who revealed some elegantly sparse details concerning the projects under Square Enix's 1st Production Department wing, including Final Fantasy Versus XIII and the Final Fantasy X HD remake.
With only a few weeks before its release, Square Enix has confirmed a demo for Final Fantasy XIII-2.
The demo will be available for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The PlayStation 3 demo will be out on January 10 in North America and January 11 in Europe. Xbox 360 users will be able to get the demo on January 11.
Getting this demo is a great way to get a taste of Final Fantasy XIII-2 for yourself before the game's release. And if you do decide to get the game, then you can find out how to pre-order it via amazon here. By pre-ordering it through Amazon, not only will you be helping out Gaming Union but you'll be getting either the Omega boss battle (US) or an exclusive weapon for Noel (UK).
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is available in North America on January 31 and in Europe on February 3.
Given our track record with Final Fantasy releases in the last decade, it's hard to believe Final Fantasy XIII-2 is actually releasing in less than a month now!
I for one actually rather enjoyed Final Fantasy XIII for what it was, and although I haven't played it properly, I've got full faith that Final Fantasy XIII-2 will right all the wrongs of the original. Hopefully you guys all agree *fingers crossed*.
Anyway, if you haven't pre-ordered the game yet, why not? It's probably the biggest Final Fantasy game you're going to be seeing for a while. Plus, if you pre-order through us, we get a little cut to help lessen our expenses!
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