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Square Enix Party 2008 Announced; FF13 speculated

Today's Famitsu issue features first details about a private event Square Enix is going to have on the 2nd and 3rd of August called DK S 3713. If you'd like to be able to go you'll need to buy next week's Famitsu issue where there will be a link to the Square Enix Members site and more information. Some speculation onto the name:

D - Dragon Quest, Dissidia
K - Kingdom Hearts
S - Sigma Harmonics
3 - Kingdom Hearts 3, The 3rd Birthday
7 - Final Fantasy 7 (Advent Children Complete)
13 - Final Fantasy 13

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dimitry215790d ago

thats great news i hope we get a release date.i cant wait to get in college to start video game designs in work in tokyo this september babyyyyyyyyy

Tomdc5790d ago (Edited 5790d ago )

They are announcing the release of final fantasy a week on wednesday...

SUPRISE!!!!

I would kiss there funny shaped japanese heads if they did that =)

Edit: just saw the date of the event... I shuldav read the article before commenting huh?

pwnmaster30005790d ago (Edited 5790d ago )

omg i just shiited and cumed in the same time wen i heard this.

but why is this only ps3 imean yeah kingdom heart 3 and final fantasy
wats
Dragon Quest, Dissidia
Sigma Harmonics

lets hope its wat i think it is because if it isnt i just made a mess on myself for no reason

sunnygrg5790d ago

I almost crapped out. Love to see KH3 informations too.

PS: Give Cissnei some more screen time in your next game.

Fishy Fingers5790d ago (Edited 5790d ago )

Its a games console, designed by Microsoft.

Edit: who ever disagreed, please raise your hand so the class can point and laugh.

Doppy5790d ago

Where are the games for 360????? I guess they showed Microsoft some love at Microsoft's RPG party, so for this event it's all about Sony and Nintendo. I expect to hear release date for both FF 13's.

Maybe FF 13 December 08 - March 09

FF 13 vs. May 09 - November 09

timmyrulz5790d ago

Should it not be called ODKS 3713?
Our
Devs
Killed
Sony

3713, the year Final Fantsy 13 comes out :) Just kidding peeps, it was the 1st thing that sprang to mind, had to type it

kwicksandz5790d ago

made me laugh thats worth a bubble =)

tako20005790d ago

Not only we are hearing more about FF13, and this is the first time we have information on Kingdom Heart 3. Also at the same time, it's a Dead of alive date for PS3...will Squire-Enix go multi-platform on FF13 and KH3?

Fishy Fingers5790d ago (Edited 5790d ago )

I very much doubt FF will be going multiplat, Sony hold a large steak in S-Enix and this is one exclusive they would not let slip through their fingers. It's far to important.

tako20005790d ago

I truly hope so...Sony do hold a fair share of SE stock but I don't know if they had enough to effect company decision. Well, least Last Ramanet and SO4 can be a good head-up. There are still time for Sony to strike deal with SE.

Superfragilistic5790d ago (Edited 5790d ago )

Sony currently hold, as of the end of last financial year, 8.6% of Square Enix stock, compared to Enix founder and honorary chairman Yasuhiro Fukushima 21.3%, and his private company's additional 8.8%, giving him over 30% of the company. Square founder Masafumi Miyamoto owns approximately 7.1%, whilst the remaining 54%+ majority is controlled largely by American and Japanese financial institutions.

Full ownership details here: http://www.square-enix.com/...

In other words Sony does not own a significantly large enough stake of Square Enix to influence day to day operations. If FF remains exclusive it will be purely as a business decision by Square Enix and/or determined by exclusivity rights paid by Sony.

Superfragilistic5790d ago

I'd be mighty surprised if Square took FF multi platform, whilst a business possibility I don't beleive it to be a probable outcome.

After the Star Ocean 4 surprise however, Kingdom Hearts on the other hand may be a different story. It's perhaps telling that there's no information being given at Square Enix's party regarding KH3 for any platform.

mistertwoturbo5790d ago

FFXIII will not go multiplat. Come on, this is Square-Enix we're talking about here. They are the biggest hardware pushers with any console they lay they're fingers on. The PS3 with Blu-Ray and standard HDD = they're biggest challenge yet.

Even if it did, then expect a special edition 5 disc version for the 360.

JVIDICAN5789d ago (Edited 5789d ago )

the kingdom hearts team is working on versus so development on kh3 really wont start untill thats done

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The 7 Best Final Fantasy Characters: Unveiling the Legends

While FFVII ranks highly, there's more to the series than one game. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven best Final Fantasy characters.

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The older it gets, the more I respect Final Fantasy XIII

Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."

Einhander1972118d ago

FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.

I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.

I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.

Nyxus117d ago

I always liked this game, and I agree, a rerelease for current gen would be nice.

Shane Kim116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

Gotta take off the nostalgia glasses. It's the worst FF. Shiva as a bike, I mean come on.

Elda116d ago

Shiva as a bike is strange but saying FFXIII is the worst FF is not at all a fact, that's simply your opinion.

Terry_B116d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

When I got my series X a year ago, I bought FF13 for nostalgia reasons but ended up being disappointed. When I first played it around the time it launched, I didn't have a lot of experience with final fantasy games, so I enjoyed it. Fast forward to when I played it again, I found that the game had many unnecessary filler moments instead of just giving us meaningful content.

The game is also very linear and a quote on the article said it best. "It is like a sewage pipe that leads to the ocean until it opens up on Grand Pulse."

The story didn't make much sense either and I believe it is my mistake as I played the FF7 remake on PS5 prior which is a night and day difference in terms of pacing, storytelling and likeable characters even though cloud is aloof.

FinalFantasyFanatic116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

Probably was a mistake to play any of the golden era FFs first (e.g. FF6 through FF10), it makes it harder to enjoy some of the FFs that aren't as good. I think FF12 was where major issues with the series started becoming apparent, and it just got worse from there.

FinalFantasyFanatic116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

I didn't really care for it that much, the only saving grace was that it had a better story than 15 (overall it was better than 15) and possibly 12, and even then, you had to read some of it through primers, like reading a book. Plus the battle system was reasonably fun for what it was, even if it was more the spectacle that was exciting for me (e.g. summoning). And to be fair, the 13 trilogy got better with every games, I still don't like Snow though.

Gamingsince1981116d ago

Ff13 is only good if you haven't played a ff before, or any other games that are decent for that matter.

-Foxtrot116d ago

It is in fact no way the best Final Fantasy game, it's one of the worst

Linear corridors, Cutscene, Fight, Cutscene...rinse and repeat

Dialogue and characters are pretty bad, especially Lightning as the main FF hero, they literally said they tried to make a "Female Cloud" and they failed.

Story was pretty awful

I could go on

I think the only alright thing that came from the game was the music.

Elda115d ago

That's not a fact that's your personal opinion. The game sold 11 million copies between its 2009 release up until 2014 including critically reviewed as an 8 out of 10 or an 80 out of 100. The game does have some issues but it's not at all a fact as one of the worst FF games.

-Foxtrot115d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy115d ago

N4G commenters such as yourself aren't the majority. The game was well received.

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gold_drake117d ago (Edited 117d ago )

i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.

i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.

but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.

but i like 13-2 more :)

i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy

Eonjay116d ago

Xbox kinda did. Besides the video files of course which are still best on PS3 due to bluray.

Snookies12117d ago

XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!

Eonjay116d ago

Totally agree. FF 13 was okay but 13-2 is my favorite FF game ever.

shinoff2183117d ago (Edited 117d ago )

I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.

Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5

KillerB116d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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Interview: Making music with Masashi Hamauzu

Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."

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