Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano’s Kickstarter for first European exhibition reaches target in just 3 hours
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A Kickstarter for a retrospective art exhibition in Italy celebrating Yoshitaka Amano has already surpassed its 50,000 euro goal.
Sephiroth and Kirby stop motion video shows what the Super Smash Bros characters do during their downtime
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Charming fanmade stop motion video has Final Fantasy 7 bad guy Sephiroth playing some basketball with Kirby.
Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura has a huge stock of game proposals “lying dormant”
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Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura talks about how he makes a new IP from scratch and his "stock" of potential game projects.
Final Fantasy 14 fans in Japan are getting horny for Bakool Ja Ja too
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Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail's new character Bakool Ja Ja has some thirsty Japanese fans too, with his "ugly erotic" charm and "kitty" comments...
Final Fantasy creator looks back on Square’s genius programmer Nasir Gebelli
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Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi looks back on Nasir Gebelli, the talented programmer who worked on Square's NES games.
Final Fantasy 14’s low-poly grapes still have a low polygon count following the Dawntrail update, thankfully
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Final Fantasy 14's iconic low-poly grapes still maintain their low-poly beauty, despite recent graphics updates.
Final Fantasy 7 art director reminisces about the game’s early days as a 2D pixel art prototype
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"An FF7 like this would have been possible in an alternate timeline," art director Yusuke Naora looks back on a very early Final Fantasy 7 prototype.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy’s ending will surpass the original’s, director reveals
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth co-director Motomu Toriyama reveals that the FF7R trilogy's ending will provide answers and exceed the 1997 original.
Final Fantasy 14’s battles have become too samey and safe, but that’s about to change, Yoshi-P says
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Final Fantasy XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida says players will be able to feel clear changes in battle gimmicks with Dawntrail.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s hidden Sephiroth sighting is like something out of a horror movie
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A particularly creepy glimpse of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's Chapter 1 is just one of many small details you may have missed in Nibelheim.
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi enjoys the FF14 Imp Attire he specially requested from Yoshi P
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Hironobu Sakaguchi has been wandering around Final Fantasy 14 in his Kappa/Imp Attire taking screenshots with and chatting to fellow players.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake team wants to give players more freedom and new gameplay in the trilogy’s final part
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Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy developers hint at how the final game will build upon Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Kingdom Hearts might want to consider adding explorable Final Fantasy worlds
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Although the Kingdom Hearts RPG series combines Disney and Final Fantasy, it has yet to feature explorable Final Fantasy worlds.
Final Fantasy XIV director Yoshi-P’s Rolex scrutinized (and approved) by fans
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Three big names in Japanese gaming have a dinner date, but some users focus in on Final Fantasy XVI director Naoki Yoshida’s Rolex wristwatch.
Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura explains launch of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts pet product line
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SQEX Pets features Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Kingdom Hearts accessories for dogs and cats, but what's the inspiration behind this line?
Final Fantasy 14 lost 300,000 players because of one boss fight, reveals Yoshi-P
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Final Fantasy 14's director Naoki Yoshida revealed that Titan boss fight's difficulty caused at least 300k players to drop the game.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director responds to yellow paint issue – it’s not a “yes or no” question
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's director Naoki Hamaguchi is aware of the yellow paint discourse and plans to take feedback seriously.
Final Fantasy Tactics director wants you to play Unicorn Overlord
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Final Fantasy Tactics director Yasumi Matsuno recently took to X to encourage people to play Vanillaware’s tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord.
Final Fantasy XIV director regrets making the game “too stress-free” for players
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Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida regrets going too far in making the game comfortable, a problem he plans to address.
Final Fantasy VII writer vowed to portray Aerith and Tifa as true friends in remake
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With the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Kazushige Nojima was determined to show the friendship between perceived rivals Aerith and Tifa.
How Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s open world is inspired by games like the Witcher 3 and Ghost of Tsushima
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How Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's open world skillfully incorporates elements from the Witcher 3, Ghost of Tsushima, and Horizon Zero Dawn.
Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu finds recent game music “boring” – here’s why
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Final Fantasy series composer Nobuo Uematsu discusses how composing game music has advanced over the years, and gives his thoughts on AI.