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The ZERO Missions challenge!
Since corruption took me up on this, I decided to make an official thread to challenge you owners of Crisis Core who have played the game and done everything. You've gotten all the items, killed Minerva and made incredible Materia. But how far can you get WITHOUT playing the Missions? yup. That's...

Final Fantasy Versus XIII To Be More "Traditional"
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- [ READ | READ & RATE ] One thing that almost all final fantasy fans have wanted ever since FFX was released was a more traditional Final Fantasy game. But what do I mean by traditional? Well, I mean a world map through which the character goes through and enters c...

Who defeated all 300 missions?
I didn't. I'm very close though!...

FFX Scenes and Music
What is your favorite Music or Movie Sphere....

Add a Job Contest 11 [Free Round!] Judging- 30th!
A dd a J ob Welcome to Add a Job, this is where you can freely create jobs accoriding to the current contest and have them judges so you can earn point and work your way up the highscores. Remember to follow our rules and neoseeker rules. Thanks! R ules 1. Follow all Neoseeke...

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Dec 13 2007 - Cloud Released... Well the Website For it

To mark the release of the Cloud Art Book (and DVD which comes with it containing trailers of FFXIII) Media Works have opened up an official website for the book which contains extract from the book, as well as confirms the existence of the trailers relating to FFXIII and FFvsXIII.

Visit the website here: Cloud @ Dengeki Online

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Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus [PS2]
Final Fantasy Chronicles [PSX]
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy I (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy II (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy VII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy VIII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy IX [PSX]
Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX]
Final Fantasy Origins [PSX]
Final Fantasy Tactics [PSX]
Final Fantasy X [PS2]
Final Fantasy X-2 [PS2]
Final Fantasy XI [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy III (Import) [DS, NES]
Final Fantasy II [GBA, SNES]
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls [GBA]
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire [DS]
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy V (Import) [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy III [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Movie]
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core [PSP]
Final Fantasy V Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within [Movie]

Oct 02 2007 - [ TGS2007 ] Final Fantasy IV Trailer

Although the Tokyo Game Show has come and gone, what seems like weeks ago, we are still waiting for many trailers that were shown at the event. One of which is the Final Fantasy IV trailer, which has finally been released and is now available for download:

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Final Fantasy Chronicles [PSX]
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy I (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy II (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy VII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy VIII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy IX [PSX]
Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX]
Final Fantasy Origins [PSX]
Final Fantasy Tactics [PSX]
Final Fantasy X [PS2]
Final Fantasy X-2 [PS2]
Final Fantasy XI [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy III (Import) [DS, NES]
Final Fantasy II [GBA, SNES]
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls [GBA]
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire [DS]
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy V (Import) [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy III [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Movie]
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core [PSP]
Final Fantasy V Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within [Movie]

Sep 20 2007 - [ TGS2007 ] More Final Fantasy Screenshots

A huge number of Screenshots here, well I might as well put these lot together:

Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core

Dissidia: Final Fantasy

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Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus [PS2]
Final Fantasy Chronicles [PSX]
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Final Fantasy I (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy II (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy VII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy VIII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy IX [PSX]
Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX]
Final Fantasy Origins [PSX]
Final Fantasy Tactics [PSX]
Final Fantasy X [PS2]
Final Fantasy X-2 [PS2]
Final Fantasy XI [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy III (Import) [DS, NES]
Final Fantasy II [GBA, SNES]
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls [GBA]
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire [DS]
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy V (Import) [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy III [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Movie]
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core [PSP]
Final Fantasy V Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within [Movie]

Sep 19 2007 - Screenshots Galore [ Chocobo Dungeon, FFTA2, FFIV ]

Chocobo's are most definitely cute and Square know that all Final Fantasy fans would hate not to see Chocobo's in an FF game, and realising this, they've created many Chocobo related games. Well here are scans from the upcoming Chocobo Game (along with scans from Tactics Advanced 2 and FFIV DS).

Chocobo's Dungeon

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2

Final Fantasy IV DS

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Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus [PS2]
Final Fantasy Chronicles [PSX]
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy I (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy II (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy VII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy VIII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy IX [PSX]
Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX]
Final Fantasy Origins [PSX]
Final Fantasy Tactics [PSX]
Final Fantasy X [PS2]
Final Fantasy X-2 [PS2]
Final Fantasy XI [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy III (Import) [DS, NES]
Final Fantasy II [GBA, SNES]
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls [GBA]
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire [DS]
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy V (Import) [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy III [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Movie]
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core [PSP]
Final Fantasy V Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within [Movie]

Aug 14 2007 - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicals: RoF Japanese Commercials Aired

Coming soon to a DS near you is Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicals: Rings of Fates. Whilst we have to wait a bit longer, the game is nearing release in Japan, and to mark this event have released two TV Adverts to promote to game. Why not take a look for yourselves via our sister site GameGrep.

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Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus [PS2]
Final Fantasy Chronicles [PSX]
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy I (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy II (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy VII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy VIII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy IX [PSX]
Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX]
Final Fantasy Origins [PSX]
Final Fantasy Tactics [PSX]
Final Fantasy X [PS2]
Final Fantasy X-2 [PS2]
Final Fantasy XI [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy III (Import) [DS, NES]
Final Fantasy II [GBA, SNES]
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls [GBA]
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire [DS]
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy V (Import) [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy III [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Movie]
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core [PSP]
Final Fantasy V Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within [Movie]

Jun 28 2007 - Wanted: Singer for Final Fantasy IV Remake

Square Enix is currently auditioning people to sing the song “Theme of Love” in the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy IV. According to Weekly Famitsu, the company is only looking at Japanese citizens of at least 18 years of age. Applications can be sent until July 31 and further details can be found on the DS game’s website.

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Final Fantasy Chronicles [PSX]
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy I (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy II (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy VII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy VIII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy IX [PSX]
Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX]
Final Fantasy Origins [PSX]
Final Fantasy Tactics [PSX]
Final Fantasy X [PS2]
Final Fantasy X-2 [PS2]
Final Fantasy XI [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy III (Import) [DS, NES]
Final Fantasy II [GBA, SNES]
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls [GBA]
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire [DS]
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy V (Import) [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy III [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Movie]
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core [PSP]
Final Fantasy V Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within [Movie]

May 16 2007 - Dissidia First Impressions From 1Up

Final Fantasy: Dissidia was a surprise for many people when it was announced as a one on one fighting game to mark the 20th year (yes, the big 2-0!) of Final Fantasy, containing, much like Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the remnants of many of the heroes, and villians, from past popular Final Fantasy games. Unfortunately, only a few have been mentioned, but one of them is the ever popular Sephiroth, who seems to return with every reincarnation of the infamous Final Fantasy VII game.

Crisis Core is mentioned to seem to have better graphics, with the premise of the game being to fight in a 3D environment in what is described as "over-the-top fisticuffs and dazzling displays of magical prowess."

So early on, we can't expect much news, but just give us a little time, and hopefully soon the Final Fantasy portal will be able to report more!

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Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus [PS2]
Final Fantasy Chronicles [PSX]
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy I (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy II (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy VII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy VIII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy IX [PSX]
Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX]
Final Fantasy Origins [PSX]
Final Fantasy Tactics [PSX]
Final Fantasy X [PS2]
Final Fantasy X-2 [PS2]
Final Fantasy XI [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy III (Import) [DS, NES]
Final Fantasy II [GBA, SNES]
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls [GBA]
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire [DS]
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy V (Import) [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy III [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Movie]
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core [PSP]
Final Fantasy V Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within [Movie]

May 12 2007 - Square Enix Party 2007 Pamphlet Scans

With the Square Enix Party 2007 having started today, in preparation for much Final Fantasy related news, here are the scans of the Pamphlet relating to various Final Fantasy games that are in development:

Final Fantasy IV

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Rings of Fate

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2

Final Fantasy XII: International Zodiac Job System

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core

Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy Versus XIII

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Final Fantasy II [GBA, SNES]
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: The Sealed Grimoire [DS]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core [PSP]
Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]

Apr 03 2007 - A Near Perfect Score - Final Fantasy Takes a 99!

I must be dreaming. I'm dreaming about a game. I can't remember this happening before. Which game? The game you're reading about. It's a classic. The best Final Fantasy in ages. The emperor reigns back in his RPG empire. It's all true

I thought I was dreaming too when I came across this review! While Final Fantasy games have been raking in incredibly positive reviews for decades now, it's rare that you ever come across anything which actually leaves you shocked when reading it, and that has happened now -- Final Fantasy XII has gotten 99% as a score from Fragland, with only one component, the Audio quality of the game in the form of the soundtracks, taking away from the score.

It was made all the more fantastic in the fact that the reviewer had found some of the Final Fantasy series past games to have been a series of failures. Final Fantasy XI did not bring massive online play to the people, for example, and he disliked all the women running around with guns.

While he is impressed with the game, what he notes most is the positive changes to the game. As he says, he enjoyed the many shades of gray which are within the game, the change from Random Encounters, the gambit system and the change from the sphere grid to the License Board.

Ivalice is an atmospheric world. Your new virtual environment is breathtaking. Square-Enix worked hard on the world they created with Tactics to make it even nicer. XII really takes the last bit of power left in the old PS2 and uses it to the max. I don't know how they did it. The architecturale masterpieces are rapidly followed by another. The cities are so big you can lost. This is never irritating because Ivalice lives. There's always something to do. Final Fantasy is a mixture between good old fashioned romance and cutting-edge technology. That's no different with XII. Technik, magic, dusty old Persian villages and flying islands. It's all in the game, EA would say.

Read the entire review, here.

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Feb 27 2007 - Fastest Selling Game of the Series...

After many years of waiting, Final Fantasy XII was finally released in Europe and Australia, and it has already risen to the top of UK sales. With 53.5 percent of all full price PlayStation 2 sales being made from FFXII, it has also become the fastest selling game of the series.

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Feb 16 2007 - Patrick Stewart voicing FFXII ads

With Final Fantasy XII just a week away, news has surfaced that Star Trek veteran, Patrick Stewart, will be the voice of Final Fantasy XII, well as far as the adverts go. Starting Feb 19th, the adverts will be shown all over Europe and Australia and will be in a downloadable form from Neoseeker.

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Jan 12 2007 - Final Fantasy, Eighth In The Top Ten

Gauntlet Entertainment, out of the University of Calgary's news site, recently released their list of the top ten games in 2006, ranking such games as Gears of War for the Xbox 360 highly, while reserving the lower spots for Bethesda's continuation of the world famous The Elder Scrolls, dropping Square Enix's creation, Final Fantasy XII, closer to the end of the spectrum in eighth spot, beating out both Oblivion for the Xbox 360 and Trauma Center: Second Opinion for the Wii.

8. Final Fantasy XII- PS2

In the mid '80s the Final Fantasy series began and has since become the most easily recognized RPG franchise in history. With a multitude of spin-off games, this marks the 12th in the Square Enix numbered series. With each new and fantastic story there's just enough common ground shared with predecessors to keep franchise fans coming back. A huge innovation in this newest installment is a real time battle system, remnicent of popular online "massively multiplayer" games. This change makes this the most innovative Final Fantasy since the release of Tactics. Giving the player this new battle system, a deep upgrade system, and a number of characters going up against an impossible evil make this a great addition to Final Fantasy and RPGs in general

Congratulations to Final Fantasy!

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Jan 12 2007 - ...And finally it's confirmed

Our last article made an attempt to guess the release date for Final Fantasy XII based on sites around the net, and finally it has been confirmed to be launching on 23^rd> Feb 2007. What's more is that like the US release, there will also be a midnight launch event. More details about the event will be given as we get closer to the release.

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Dec 23 2006 - FFXII European Release

Coming up to two months since the US release of Final Fantasy XII, many fans that are still without a copy of the game, have been eagerly been waiting for some news regarding the European release. Whilst there seems to be no official announcement regarding the game, 23^rd Febuary 2007 seems to be the date chosen by most if not all sites, including Gamespot and IGN.

You can also start preordering the game for the European release from Play.com and Amazon UK.

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Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]

Nov 01 2006 - Final Fantasy XII Shipping

Square Enix announces that Final Fantasy XII. the latest installment of its acclaimed console RPG series, has begun shipping to retailers and should be making its way to stores by the time you read this. Gamers who shop at GameStop/EB have bonus option of purchasing a special Collector's Edition of the game featuring a bonus DVD with all sorts of goodies.

"FINAL FANTASY XII is the most accessible RPG yet, allowing casual and hardcore gamers to truly customize the complexity of the game to their playing style," said Daishiro Okada, President and COO, Square Enix, Inc. "We're also very pleased to be able to provide several exclusives for the North American release including true 16:9 functionality, additional voiced CG sequences and a truly special Collector's Edition. The Collector's Edition comes with completely unique packaging, in-depth interviews with the development staff, special trailers, a history of the FINAL FANTASY series and several other features. We are extremely proud of both versions of FINAL FANTASY XII and hope gamers will enjoy our efforts."

Early reviews of the final retail build highlight a remarkably different experience FF fans can expect, right down to the all-new battle system.

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Oct 27 2006 - FFXII ready to ship to the UK

In a recent Question and Answer session with Gamespot, Final Fantasy XII's producer, Akitoshi Kawazu mentioned

We can release the UK version first because the English is already done, then yeah, it might be possible to release it a little bit sooner, but they really want to release it simultaneously over here, so...

With the English version done, it seems the only thing keeping Final Fantasy fans in the UK from getting their hands on the version is the localisation for the game into the various other languages.

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Oct 23 2006 - Official FFXII Site Updated

With only a little over a week left till the release of this much awaited game, it seems that the official site has finally been updated with more information regarding the game although most fans of the game will know the details of the game from the Japanese release, those that have kept themselves spoiler free, or have simply been waiting for information that hasn't have to be translated will be happy to see the information available.

Along with the information the Summons section of the site has also been updated along with a couple others.

[ OFFICIAL SITE ]

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Oct 11 2006 - Final Fantasy Day Celebrated in New York!

Square Enix has declared that October 11th is now officially Final Fantasy Day, celebrating the event in the Big Apple today, showing off some superb game graphics today, which you can check out here (click 'Play Video'). After, of course, a lengthly QA session with Final Fantasy Executive Producer Akitoshi Kawazu and Square Enix President Daishiro Okada, providing some insight into the game for delighted fans waiting nearby.

Turn out for the event was better than expected, as was the overall event itself being run at better than expected levels. Hit the source below to get a look at some of the crazy costumes people showed up in, including a woman in a wedding dress, and a man dressed in a complete suit of armour!

Final Fantasy will also be making a show at Digital Life expo, where they will have a working preview of the game available for play. Only 2 weeks left 'til the release, folks!

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Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus [PS2]
Final Fantasy Chronicles [PSX]
Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy I (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy II (Import) [PSX]
Final Fantasy VII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis [Misc]
Final Fantasy VIII [PC, PSX]
Final Fantasy IX [PSX]
Final Fantasy Anthology [PSX]
Final Fantasy Origins [PSX]
Final Fantasy Tactics [PSX]
Final Fantasy X [PS2]
Final Fantasy X-2 [PS2]
Final Fantasy XI [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy III (Import) [DS, NES]
Final Fantasy II [GBA, SNES]
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls [GBA]
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy V (Import) [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy Versus XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy III [PSX, SNES]
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Movie]
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core [PSP]
Final Fantasy V Advance [GBA]
Final Fantasy XII [PS2]
Final Fantasy XIII [PS3]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings [DS]
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia [PC, PS2]
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan [PC, XBOX360, PS2]
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within [Movie]

Oct 08 2006 - GameDaily Gives Us Some Impressions

Final Fantasy XII gets it's first lookover from GameDaily, focusing mainly on the battle system and game world that have been used in the game, remarking on the Gambit system and how it works in general.

Chris Faylor, the author, points out several things when it comes down to the battle system, and that is that a good bit has changed consmetically to it overall. The old way of switching screens into a combat mode, where everyone lines up in a nice, neat line, has been remodeled into a new random encounters system. Depending on range, you will have characters up close and personal, or you will have some standing back and dealing out massive damage at a distance, all in an environment which you can rotate at any time with the camera.

While speculation had been running on whether or not free camera control would change this into an action game, Faylor wrote that it does not. An action bar fills up, which at the end, causes that attack or such to be used. You can't dodge techniques just by throwing the analog stick to the side, keeping much of the core gameplay which was Final Fantasy within the game. The battle menu continues to be there as your main interface during combat, although now it can be pulled up at any time.

Faylor also goes into some discussion on Gambits. While some previews have mentioned that this may take some of the interest out of the boss battles, Faylor mentions that this is not the case, as some boss battles require that the gambit system be weakened, or, indeed, even removed entirely for the match, so as to not get characters killed when no clear strategy for the fight is evident.

One of things that really stand out in this incarnation of Final Fantasy, is the game world and the plot. Both are huge and complicated, requiring hours to figure it out or piece them together. While other games make the world look large, the sheer amount of people wandering around show the true size of this game's, and the wilderness is supposed to be extremely vast. The diversity of the species is also easily recognizable, with Humes, or humans, not totally dominating the fore-front, with several other races also wandering around the game place.

The plot, on the other hand, is supposed to be complex, and not easy to figure out early on. The writers played for ten hours, and by then had met no person which could be the leader of evil, although has met several evil people.

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Oct 05 2006 - Final Fantasy XII: Leaked and Pirated

These days, piracy happens quite often around the world, and has become a problem that the game industry has yet been able to handle. However, it's rare that a game is leaked out illegally onto the internet, with apparent full playability and in English, as with what happened yesterday with the RPG-series giant Final Fantasy and it's newest incarnation, Final Fantasy XII.

Last night, several articles on the news sharing site Digg.com came up, mentioning that the hit RPG game to hit the world in thirty days had been leaked onto the internet, and was being downloaded freely.

The pirated version had been up on the internet for several days, although there has been no given estimates to how many supposedly loyal Final Fantasy fans decided to skip around the law and download the game without legal consent. Square Enix has also not commented on the matter.

Whether or not this pushes back the release date or how it could effect the sales figures for the game remains a mystery, although the hope is that it will not be too draining overall.

While the previous rumour of Gears of War being leaked have been proven false, Final Fantasy has been confirmed to have been leaked.

As for legal action, last night Square Enix managed to have the entire Torrent listings of the supposed original site removed, which caused thousands to rush and try and get it before all copies disappeared. What Square Enix plans to do to the offenders who are known to have downloaded this content is unknown.

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