Tag: Square Enix - Page 14
News Marvel's Avengers Will Rework War Table in PS5, PS4 Patch Next Week
Command centre
Marvel’s Avengers is not dead… Well, not yet. Crystal Dynamics has committed a new patch for the PlayStation 5 and PS4 brawler, which is due out on 24th March. This was previously communicated, and will revise the way the War Table works. For those of you unfamiliar with the superhero game, the War Table is what you use to launch...
Poll Did You Buy Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin?
CHAOS is here
Arise, Jack Garland and your weird friends — the time has come to embark on a potentially hilarious adventure named Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. The action RPG is out now on PlayStation 5 and PS4, but as always, we want to know if you've snagged a copy. Honestly, it's hard to judge just how well Stranger of Paradise...
News Babylon's Fall Survey Asks for Player Feedback to Offer a 'Better Game Experience'
Focuses on graphics and presentation
Babylon's Fall has sadly gotten off to a very rocky start. It's been critically panned, and judging by Steam player numbers, it's not holding the attention of its audience, either. No one ever wants a game to fail, of course, and there have been some miraculous revivals through the years. It seems Square Enix...
Review Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (PS5) - Utterly Ridiculous Final Fantasy Spin-Off
Elixer? I hardly knew her!
The first four minutes of the ludicrously titled Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin set the scene perfectly. There’s a cutscene of a dark knight annihilating a platoon of soldiers while he carries an unconscious princess on his shoulder. Then you’re in a boss battle against a multi-headed creature without...
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin PS5, PS4 Trophies Ask That You Defeat Chaos
Fire up those crystals
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is just a few days out from release, and so it's almost time to kill Chaos for ourselves. This action RPG from Team Ninja looks like a daft spinoff, but we're absolutely here for its ridiculous edgy energy. Whether we unlock the Platinum Trophy is another thing entirely, after taking...
Review Babylon's Fall (PS5) - This Limp, Confusing Service Game Has Nothing Going for It
Babylon's Fail
Let’s begin the review with a stark personal story. We promise this is 100 per cent true: we fell asleep playing Babylon’s Fall. Multiple times. Sat there in an office chair, DualSense in hand, fast asleep. That could almost be the end of the review, surely? A new game from Platinum of all people, patron saints of hardcore gaming...
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Demo Out Now on PS5, PS4 for a Limited Time
Experience chaos for yourself
Update: The rumoured demo for Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is real, and it's available to download right now from the PlayStation Store. What's more, any progress that you make in the demo can be carried over to the main game when it releases in a couple of weeks — but only on the same platform (PS5 or...
News Valkyrie Elysium Revives the RPG Series on PS5, PS4 in 2022
Take flight
Hey, it actually happened! For quite a while now, there have been rumours going around about Square Enix working on a new instalment in its oft forgotten Valkyrie Profile series — and here we are...kind of. Valkyrie Elysium was announced during Sony's latest State of Play — it ended the show, in fact — and it's coming to...
News From Triangle Strategy to The DioField Chronicle, Square Enix Never Changes
Strategy RPG coming to PS5, PS4
If you’re Square Enix, how do you follow the release of Triangle Strategy? Well, you announce another bafflingly named strategy RPG for PlayStation consoles, of course. The DioField Chronicles is SQUARE ENIX with caps-lock on: it’s got the confusing user interface, dreadful English dub, and cliché fantasy plot...
News PS5's Forspoken May Be Delayed, But It's Not Forgotten
Contractual obligations will do that
State of Play seems to exist primarily for PlayStation to fulfil contractual obligations, so there’s absolutely no way the format holder would forgo an opportunity to flog Forspoken. That’s right, the game may have been delayed this week, but here’s an unnecessary – albeit appealing – clip showing...
News Square Enix Opens Massive YouTube Music Channel for Final Fantasy, NieR, and Much More
RPG soundtrack heaven
Square Enix has opened an absolutely huge YouTube channel called Square Enix Music overnight. It features a massive amount of music from all kinds of games, with many tracks conveniently sorted into game-by-game playlists. You've got Final Fantasy, NieR, Mana — even Chrono Trigger. Given how many utterly superb soundtracks...
News Forspoken Delayed from May to October 2022 on PS5
Dev wants to "get it right"
Forspoken, the Square Enix RPG from studio Luminous Productions, has been delayed. The studio made the announcement on social media earlier today, confirming the release date has been changed. Initially planned for launch on 24th May, the game will now release on 11th October 2022 — a delay of nearly five months. As...
News PS5, PS4 Live Service Game Babylon's Fall Doesn't Look Good
What went wrong?
PlatinumGames wants to make more live service software – doesn’t everyone right now? – but it’s going to have to do better than Babylon’s Fall, which is off to a pathetic start. We’re still putting together our review – look out for that soon – but early indications are awful for the Square Enix published...
Mini Review Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden (PS4) - Reshuffled RPG Is Largely the Same
Another round?
Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is a bit like playing a tabletop game with a slightly altered deck; there are some noticeable differences, but you're ultimately still playing the same thing. This follow-up to The Isle Dragon Roars is extremely similar for the most part — including its faults — but small gameplay changes and a...
News The Batman's Robert Pattinson Really Loves PS1 Classic Final Fantasy VII
"This is how every guy figures out what love is"
Robert Pattinson may be poised to play the darkest, grittiest Batman yet – but he’s also just like us. As part of a French interview, the British actor digs deep into his love of Final Fantasy VII, explaining the plot to an increasingly bemused Zoë Kravitz. The Cedric Diggory star outlined the...
News In Traditional Square Enix Style, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Underperformed
But it's back on track
It’s a shock that Square Enix greenlights any games anymore, as it almost always announces its projects have underperformed afterwards. This is perhaps best evidenced by its Tomb Raider reboot, which sold millions of copies at launch, and was still dubbed a failure by upper-management. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy has...
News Babylon's Fall Demo Makes or Breaks on PS5, PS4 Later This Month
Last chance to impress
Babylon's Fall has really struggled to find any traction since its re-reveal back in June of last year. You would think that a Platinum-developed, fantasy action RPG is an easy win, but said re-reveal was torn to pieces by potential players. The gameplay itself looked surprisingly jank, and the character m
News Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition Remaster Is Real, Adventures to PS4 in April
Has loads of improvements
And there it is; the long rumoured Chrono Cross remaster is real. Its official title is Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (pfffft) and it's coming to PlayStation 4 on 7th April. This is a pretty big deal considering that the original Chrono Cross on PS1 never actually released in Europe, and many would argue that...
News Yoko Taro's Voice of Cards Is Already Getting a Sequel
Out in less than two weeks
Feel free to correct us with a better example, but this has to be one of the quickest turnarounds from the original game to a sequel ever, right? Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, which only just launched for PlayStation 4 in late October 2021, is getting a follow-up in less than two weeks. Voice of Cards: The...
A Cloudy forecast
Believe it or not, Final Fantasy VII is 25 years old today, and the classic PlayStation RPG is still being milked by Square Enix two and a half decades later. Snark aside, it sounds like 2022 could be a big year for Cloud and company. The Japanese publisher has revealed two brand new logos for the game's 25th anniversary —...
News Unsurprisingly, Life Is Strange PS4's Remaster for PS4 Looks Familiar
A remaster for the same system
What do you get when you remaster a game for the same console? Life Is Strange Remastered Collection, apparently. You may remember that Life Is Strange originally launched for the PlayStation 4 earlier in the generation, and it’s being remastered for, well, the PS4 as part of this re-release. The changes are subtle,...
Jacking in
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin remains something of an enigma. We've known about the action RPG for ages, but between it being an alternate timeline origin story for the first Final Fantasy, the modern main characters, and all of the inescapable "Chaos!" memes, we've been dying to get some insight into what is one of Square...
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Is So PS2 It Hurts
My way or the highway
Frank Sinatra’s My Way is a Final Fantasy song now, and you’ve got Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin to thank for that. The PlayStation 5 and PS4 game – which, honestly, has the style and spirit of a long-lost PS2 title – is mere months away from release, and Square Enix has cut loose a bunch of new assets for...
News Long Rumoured Chrono Cross Remaster Could Be Revealed in February
About time
It's getting to the point now where we're almost sick of hearing about this long, long, long rumoured Chrono Cross remaster. Many were expecting it to be revealed during The Game Awards back in December since that's when all of the speculation was at its peak, but we're now in 2022 and the refreshed RPG still hasn't been confirmed...
News Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Event Set for 10th April
No livestream to watch
Square Enix will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts with a live event in Tokyo on 10th April 2022. There won't be a livestream for fans to watch, but a VOD will be available "at a later date", the official Twitter account says. It will play host to "a mini concert, a chat and Q&A with the development team, an...
News Final Fantasy 16 Missing from Square Enix 2022 Lineup Article
But promises "some surprises"
Square Enix recently shared an article on its official website detailing the games we should expect the Japanese firm to release throughout 2022, and Final Fantasy XVI is nowhere to be seen. Instead, Life Is Strange Remastered Collection, Babylon's Fall,
News Stunning Rise of the Tomb Raider Boxart Shared to Mark Series' 25th Anniversary
From Final Fantasy artist Akihiko Yoshida
Square Enix has been celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Tomb Raider series for a while now, bringing the heroine to the likes of Fortnite and even announcing a cookbook based on the franchise. However, it's collaborations such as this one that really makes the occasion feel a
News Final Fantasy 14 Will Finally Return to the PS Store Later This Month
The Endwalker is in sight
In case you didn't already know, Final Fantasy XIV was removed from sale on digital storefronts — including the PlayStation Store — in December 2021, following the release of Endwalker, the MMO's latest expansion. Why? Well, it was because of sheer popularity. Endwalker was such a colossal hit that the game's servers...
News Stranger of Paradise Brings Chaos to PS5 SSDs
71GB without day one patch
PlayStation 5 owners might want to consider buying that extra internal SSD or deleting some currently installed games because Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is tipped for a hefty file size. According to the PlayStation Game Size Twitter account, which scrubs the PSN backend for details on upcoming titles, we...
News PS5, PS4 Action RPG Babylon's Fall Goes Gold Ahead of March Release
The tower awaits
Babylon's Fall has travelled a bit of a bumpy road up until this point. The action RPG was first announced with a brief teaser trailer that certainly caught the eye — especially with Platinum Games involved — but following a lacklustre gameplay reveal months later, it's fair to say that the title has struggled to maintain any...
News She-Hulk Seemingly Marvel's Avengers' Next Heroic Addition on PS5, PS4
Smashing
Many felt that Crystal Dynamics may disassemble development of the oft-maligned Marvel’s Avengers following the fulfilment of its contractually obligated Spider-Man add-on earlier this year, but it seems the studio is busy beavering away on a new addition: She-Hulk. The character was first teased by a Twitter insider, and before you roll...
News Confusion Over Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin's Extra Missions
Task force
There was confusion overnight when the official Twitter account for action spin-off Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin revealed a trio of missions allegedly exclusive to the Digital Deluxe Edition of the upcoming Team Ninja title. This, as it turns out, was merely a miscommunication by the account, so you can put your pitchforks...
Soapbox Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars, the Most Relaxing RPG I've Ever Played
Yoko Taro's latest is super chill, says Stephen
By all accounts, I shouldn't really like Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars. As a rule, I shy away from JRPGs, because I often find them to be too complicated, too long, too insane, or some combination of the three. I've certainly tried to get into the genre, and my longstanding attachment to...
News Final Fantasy 16 News in the Spring, Development Delayed by Half a Year
Update pushed back
The next time we hear from Square Enix on Final Fantasy XVI will be in the spring of 2022, the company has confirmed. An update had been planned for the remainder of this year, but the effects of the coronavirus pandemic have delayed development by up to six months. In turn, the update has also been put on the back burner...
News PS5 Upgrade for Final Fantasy VII Remake Now Available with PS Plus
Limit break
As previously promised, the PlayStation 5 upgrade for Final Fantasy VII Remake is now available for PS Plus owners. All you need to do is find the PS4 version in your collection, click the ellipsis to see the different versions available, and select the ‘PS4 Upgrade’ option from the menu. From there, you’ll be able to add the...
News Voice of Cards Free Update Adds High Speed Mode for Faster Gameplay
The Isle Dragon Roars goes turbo mode
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is a fun JRPG presented like a tabletop game, but some have been put off by its absolutely glacial pace. Whether it's moving around the environments, engaging in battles, or even just opening up the menus, everything moves deliberately slowly. Feedback from fans saw Square...
News Impressive Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Billboard Goes Viral in Japan
That'll shift a few copies
Square Enix is trying to wring a few more sales out of PlayStation 5 re-release Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and this billboard in Japan is certainly doing the trick. Spotted in Omotesando in Tokyo, it shows Red XIII atop Midgar’s skyline, before getting chased by a Shinra helicopter. He eventually falls into a...
Yuffie DLC also discounted
Square Enix has an early Christmas present in store for anyone who grabbed Final Fantasy VII Remake via PlayStation Plus earlier this year: you can upgrade this version of the game to the enhanced PlayStation 5 version for free starting this Wednesday. When Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade released in June, only
News Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin to Be Shown During Series Anniversary Live Stream
Japanese stream to include Square Enix staff
Dying to see more of Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin? Square Enix has announced an upcoming live stream in which the game is set to feature. On 18th December, the publisher will be celebrating the franchise's anniversary, as this is the date upon which the first game launched in Japan some 34...
News PS5's Forspoken Has a 60 Frames-Per-Second Option, Raytracing Also Available
Three configurations at launch
As has become common with most major PlayStation 5 releases, Forspoken will have a number of visual configurations for you to choose from at launch. The default Graphics Mode will run at a full 4K resolution at 30 frames-per-second, while its alternative Performance Mode will target 1440p at 60 frames-per-second. That...
News Raw Forspoken Gameplay Features Combat, Menus
Four minutes of action
PlayStation 5 console exclusive Forspoken is out on 24th May 2022, and now that Square Enix got that important detail out of the way at The Game Awards last week, it's time for the publisher to share actual gameplay with the world. What we have here is four minutes of action that focuses on protagonist Frey Holland as she...
News Forspoken Offering Early Access to Prequel DLC in Digital Deluxe Edition
In Tanta We Trust
Square Enix already has plans for Forspoken beyond its PlayStation 5 launch in May 2022: the Digital Deluxe Edition is advertising a prequel DLC named In Tanta We Trust that you'll gain access to if you choose to pre-order that particular version. Currently slated to arrive in winter 2022, you'll be able to play the expansion...
News Babylon's Fall Brings Hack and Slash Co-Op to PS5, PS4 in March 2022
Watch the new trailer
Babylon's Fall has been on an interesting trajectory since its announcement. Unveiled in 2018 for PlayStation 4, the game is now launching on PS5 too, and the action game has received a very mixed response over the years. Square Enix and PlatinumGames are back, though, with a brand new gameplay trailer — and, crucially, a...
News It's Forspoken That Square Enix's New Action RPG Will Launch 24th May
Not long to wait
We’ve been seeing Forspoken for some time now, but the PlayStation 5 console exclusive now has a release date: 24th May. A new trailer showcased during The Game Awards reveals a number of new powers and abilities, and some brief snippets of traversal gameplay. This one’s a looker, make no mistake about it – it’s certainly a...
News Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade No Longer PlayStation Exclusive from 16th December
Epic Games Store exclusive
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is hitting the Epic Games Store on the 16th December, meaning that it'll no longer be a PlayStation exclusive title. It's arriving a lot more suddenly than we thought it would, but this news doesn't come as any surprise. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade — along with the original...
News Final Fantasy 14 Endwalker Out Now on PS5, PS4
The MMO continues
There's no stopping MMO Final Fantasy XIV, and its latest expansion Endwalker will surely be its biggest yet. The latest batch of content is now available on PlayStation 5 and PS4, priced at £36.99/$39.99. This is pitched as the conclusion to Hydaelyn and Zodiark's story, and you also get to go to the moon, which is pretty cool...
Rumour PS1 JRPG Chrono Cross Really Is Getting a Remaster
It's that time again
Today in rumours that simply refuse to die: PlayStation JRPG Chrono Cross is being remastered, presumably for current or last-gen consoles — or both. Indeed, this gossip has being doing the rounds for months, but the ever-reliable Gematsu has added some much needed weight to the reports. The publication has heard that a...
News Spider-Man, Raid Arrive in Enormous Marvel's Avengers Update
Dropping on 30th November
A new War Table for Marvel’s Avengers has been published, outlining everything you can expect to be added to the game in its massive 30th November update. This, of course, is the one that adds Spider-Man for PlayStation 5 and PS4 players, and despite what you may have thought previously, he looks fantastic in this new...
News NEO: The World Ends With You Didn't Meet Square Enix's Sales Expectations
The end?
Square Enix's latest financial report makes for rather standard reading, but one detail is already being passed around online. NEO: The World Ends With You released back in July, and the stylish JRPG sequel was a hit with players. However, Square Enix notes that the game failed to meet its sales expectations. The report reads: "While NEO:...
News Spider-Man Gameplay Shared in New Marvel's Avengers Hands On
I came in like a wrecking ball
There might be $3,317 worth of Marvel's Avengers cosmetics to buy, but it's because of that you get the likes of Spider-Man's upcoming expansion for completely free. Arriving on 30th November 2021, IGN was lucky enough to go hands on with the web-slinger for two hours, except the video above isn't a result of that.
