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Tuesday1st Aug 2023
News Fans Vote Clive the Second Best Final Fantasy Protagonist
Guess the winner
Wow, people really like Clive Rosfield. The main character of the recently released Final Fantasy 16, the leather-clad hero seems to have really struck a chord with players, as he was voted the second best protagonist in Square Enix's mainline series. That's according to several thousand Final Fantasy fans, all of whom voted in our...
Tuesday7th Feb 2023
News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Producer Says Narrative Changes 'Necessary' to Keep Players Interested
Be careful what you wish for
Final Fantasy VII Remake really could have gone either way, looking back. Remaking a game as iconic and important as the original Final Fantasy VII was no small feat, but thankfully Square Enix delivered the goods, and we got the outrageous Honey Bee Inn dance scene we deserved. As anyone who played through to the end...
Thursday21st Jul 2022
News Square Enix Spits on the Spirit of Final Fantasy 7 with Cloud NFT Figure
The planet's dyin', Cloud!
Remember back in May when Square Enix sold off a bunch of its studios and properties to Embracer Group, and the Japanese company declared that it would be using its newfound funds to invest in things like blockchain technology? Well this seems to be the kind of thing that the publisher was talking about. A new Final...
Tuesday9th Nov 2021
News Glorious Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9 Bestiary Galleries Remind Us of Amazing Monster Designs
The best bestiaries
When we reminisce about old Final Fantasy games, we don't tend to think about the monsters — the strange and often wonderful beasts that inhabit the overworld map and numerous dungeons. But thanks to VGCatrography (DeviantArt and Twitter), we've been reminded of just how amazing these monster designs still are. VGCartography...
Wednesday28th Apr 2021
News Final Fantasy VII's CG Cutscenes Look Better than Ever in This Impressive Fan Remaster
Final fantastic
The original Final Fantasy VII was a grand adventure, punctuated by a number of high quality CG cutscenes. At the time, they were a big deal, but like most CG from the 1990s, they haven't aged especially well. There's still an artistic flair to them, but by today's standards they're obviously very limited on a technical level. And...
Monday18th May 2020
News PlayStation Boss Didn't Know About Final Fantasy VII Remake When Square Enix Trolled the World
You jokers
We all remember where we were when Square Enix announced Final Fantasy VII for PlayStation 4, don't we? No, that's not Final Fantasy VII Remake, that's the PC port of 1997's Final Fantasy VII. When speculation and hype were at their highest for the supposed remake project, Shinji Hashimoto took to the stage at PlayStation Experience 2014...
Wednesday18th Dec 2019
News Final Fantasy VII on PS4 Just Got Its Most Important Patch Four Years After Launch
It's been 84 years
This is a bit weird. We're here to tell you about a PlayStation 4 patch for Final Fantasy VII, but it's not for the version still a couple of months away from launch. Yes, that's right, the PS4 port of the original Final Fantasy VII which Square Enix trolled the world over with four years ago just received what is probably its...
Tuesday31st Jan 2017
News Final Fantasy VII Is 20 Years Old Today
Still one of the best
Final Fantasy VII launched for the original PlayStation on the 31st January 1997 in Japan - which means that it's 20 years old today. Time certainly flies, doesn't it? The series' first foray into 3D was a masterpiece then and it's still a masterpiece now - albeit a rather ugly one. You can read our review of Final Fantasy...
