Yes, Final Fantasy XIV is still running strong! It has a total of 27 million registered players, and expanded Free Trial makes it super easy to start the game despite the fact it first launched over a decade ago. What keeps players returning is these patches that involve lots of…
Read MoreI really wonder if there will ever be a time when I don’t leap at a re-release, remaster or remake of any of the first six Final Fantasy games. I already have all of these pixel remasters on my PC, and yet here I am playing them again on the…
Read MoreWhen I write about Yoko Taro, it’s generally centred around the NieR games. Considering DDNet’s editor-in-chief, Matt, considers the second game (NieR:Automata) to be the greatest game ever made, how could I not make that connection at every opportunity? This may be news to some, but Yoko Taro has also…
Read MoreDid you know there’s a free-to-play Octopath Traveler game on mobile devices? It’s a prequel to Octopath Traveler, which is quite a good game (series). Square Enix tends to do this with its properties; there is also a couple F2P Final Fantasy games. These mobile JRPGs actually aren’t that bad,…
Read MoreIt’s a rare treat when a major publisher like Square Enix produces a visual novel like Paranormasight. I can imagine how it happened, though: A small team within the publisher had a cracking idea for a spooky story and, after seeing just how great the concept really was, Square Enix…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy XIV is about to turn 10 years old, and it’s still going just as strong as ever. In celebration of the game’s anniversary, Square Enix has collaborated with Puma for a clothing collection inspired by the critically acclaimed MMORPG. In addition to that, Patch 6.35 launches this week,…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy VII is iconic (read Matt’s review of Remake here), and quite possibly the collective favourite from the 15-game (to date) series. Then there’s PowerWash Simulator, which still has people obsessed with simply making things clean. Since PowerWash Simulator is published by an arm of Square Enix, and Final…
Read MoreIt’s starting to feel like western Nintendo Directs are downright incomplete, because the games being shown off exclusively in the Japanese version are basically the games I need in my life. Last year, this was The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story. It turned out to be a great game (my…
Read MoreLife is Strange 2 is a bit of an anomaly in the Life is Strange series (including the spin-off) – it is the only one that features a male protagonist. I remember way back in 2018 (it seems like a decade ago) when the game was announced, I was hesitant…
Read MoreThere are few words that could actually express my excitement over being able to write this, and most and curses, so let’s just say that I’m extremely excited to finally be able to state that yes, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series is finally coming to consoles. Most importantly, it’s…
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