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Japanese Game Hardware and Software Sales for 2011

IGN: Now that we're in the year 2012, we can look back with some clarity on what happened in the gaming space in 2011. Indeed, fresh on the heels of the 2011 NPD report that shed light on how gaming hardware and software sold Stateside, new details have emerged about how that same hardware and software did across the Pacific in Japan.

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How Final Fantasy’s First M-Rated Game Laid the Foundation for XVI’s Dark Tone

Final Fantasy XVI demonstrates how the franchise has matured since the release of its first M-rated installment, Final Fantasy Type-0.

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Type-0 Is The Darkest Final Fantasy Ever Made

DS: “I hate that Type-0 is forgotten among the Final Fantasy games. While not the strongest entry, its mature story makes it stand out from the others. And even though Final Fantasy now has three rated M games — including Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin and Final Fantasy XVI, — Type-0 will always have the crown of being the first, and arguably the darkest.”

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gold_drake320d ago

i agree that it is indeed dark, but it has its issues.

and i feel like the ending is what makes it really a dark final fantasy game.

the rest is more or less war where teenagers fight.

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fsfsxii319d ago

This game was the epitome of the FF dark age pretty much, was hella boring and the gameplay was tedious. I'm glad SE got the series back on track

gold_drake318d ago

well, it was more of a spin off rly.
especially after they dropped the fabula nova crystalis stuff

H9319d ago

I actually really love this game, the main problem however was that the entire story and personality of the characters, was in the lore that you need to dig very deep to find and external materials outside of the game, honestly it has my favorite lore in the franchise, I wish they had made the game more story focused, god it would have been a masterpiece

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Mario Kart 7 Has Been Updated After 10 Years

Mario Kart 7 has been unexpectedly updated for the first time in more than a decade.

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