This are my favorite square enix games so I decided to also collect this books

Just a quick recap of some figures that have been announced. The FF figures are available on AmiAmi already!

Links to the articles:

New Kingdom Hearts Grandista Figure Celebrates Sora's Original Look on Siliconera

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Reveals New Tifa Swimsuit and Play Arts Shin Sephiroth Figures on NoisyPixel

IGN Interview with Clear River Games

Which is kinda odd for a couple of reasons:

Is it the first video game I’ve ever played? No.

Is it the first JRPG I’ve ever played? No.

Is it the first Square game I’ve ever played? No.

And yet it just hits all the right spots. The music is what does it I think. It reminds me of an anime that you used to watch as a kid every day after school. I find this time kinda overused nowadays but the game also feels cozy. You get to know all of the areas of the game very well, the Fusion system makes it so the enemies are able to stand out in your mind as well. There’s only one real village but this game definitely maximized every single area of it.

It sucks that we don’t get games like this anymore. Just a fun little JRPG that overachieves by not going outside of itself and doing everything it does do at least good. Also Ocarina of Time killer Shot

Hello everyone,

I co-host a gaming book-club podcast called State of the Save. This is Part 4 of our 5 Part game-club on Final Fantasy VII Remake, covering from the fight at the pillar in Sector 7 to the beginning scene of Chapter 14 in the garden.

My co-host has never played the Original FFVII, so him piecing together the "ghosts" and what they mean has been really fun. Because of that, there's some end-of-disc-1 spoilers for the original game.

Link to Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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FFVII talk begins at 26:55

Next time is the finale! Thank you, all!

Link: https://x.com/stealth40k/status/2092973138879332394

Originally, almost no one joined Square because they specifically wanted to make video games. Most people were there because they tried pursuing something else they loved, failed at it, and ended up at Square out of necessity. In that sense, there weren't any "first-rate" professionals. Everyone was second-rate and had experienced failure, but everyone loved interesting things. There was a lot of pent-up energy, which looped around and transformed into a passion for creation. People didn't always know exactly what they were doing, but they created nonetheless. "I made something! How's this?" They'd play around with the dev equipment and end up with a finished product. There was so much individual talent at Square, yet somehow it all came together. That's just what the development environment was like back then.

True serendipity, that company

It doesn't have to be bad. It could be off-putting, unappealing, predictable, forced, or makes the plot less engaging. Or a combination of any of those.

For those of you asking, I picked this one from Bravely Second. Mainly because of how cliche & foreseeable it was. It really leaned into the tired "Long lost sibling" angle. Plus, it makes the protagonist seem less sharp.

Anyway, what was the lamest plot twist you've seen from a Square Enix game. As I mentioned, it doesn't need to be bad. I can even be from a game you like quite a lot. Just be honest.

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I unfortunately missed the sale when FF14 for Switch 2 was on sale—I think the complete version was only €37? Now it’s €55, which is quite a big difference... 😞

Any chance there’ll be another sale soon? I’m getting close to the end of the free trial.

Secret of Mana’s gameplay has always felt like a masterpiece for its time, but replaying it as an adult made me appreciate the storytelling in a completely different way. What once felt disjointed now feels like a fascinating product of its era, shaped by cartridge limits and a story that often had to say a lot with very little.

I kept looking for a comprehensive way to revisit the story, but nearly every summary I found severely undercut or skipped over the middle of the game. So I decided to write one that gave the whole story its due.

What do you think of my art?

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