Posted by Zidane007nl on 18 August 2016, 23:32 - 0 comments
Square Enix has announced that NieR: Automata, their upcoming action-RPG from PlatinumGames, will also be launched on Steam next to the PlayStation 4 version early 2017.
NieR: Automata is the sequel to the cult-hit NieR and was announced in 2015 at the Square Enix's E3 press conference. The game tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim a machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful weapons known as machine lifeforms. First it was planned to be released in November, but Square Enix delayed the title due to concerns how the game might perform between other titles.
Posted by Zidane007nl on 16 August 2016, 23:50 - 0 comments
Yesterday, when the sad news arrived that Final Fantasy XV has been delayed till 29 November 2016, Hajime Tabata made a promise that today they will release a 30 minutes gameplay video. He keeped his promise and the gameplay video is not 30 minutes, but 53 minutes long!
This video contains gameplay from the master version of the game which has just been finished a few days ago. The video contains many cuts and switchesback and forth between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One version.
Please note that this video contains many spoilers!
Posted by Zidane007nl on 15 August 2016, 23:38 - 0 comments
Hajime Tabata, director of Final Fantasy XV, has announced today that Final Fantasy XV will not be released on 30 September 2016, but two months later on 29 November 2016 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The reason for this delay is to allow the development teams to have more time to further polish and conduct quality testing so that the reality of the game can match the expectations of both the fans and the creative teams.
Hajime Tabata had the following to say:
From the moment we joined this project, our vision was to create a level of freedom and realism previously unseen in the series. Regrettably, we need a little bit more time to deliver on this vision and are confident that this new release date will help us achieve this.
As the director and lead of this project, I wish to personally apologize for the additional wait. As a team, we want FINAL FANTASY XV to achieve a level of perfection that our fans deserve. We kindly ask for your understanding.
The team recently completed work on the master version of the game and they are currently working on a 'zero day patch'. He explains that when the game was released on 30 September 2016 with this patch, not everyone could download the patch due to not everyone having a good internet connection.
Tomorrow a 30 minutes gameplay video will be released of the master version and it will be playable at gamescom starting later this week.
Please note that you have to switch on subtitles (if you don't understand Japanese)
Posted by Zidane007nl on 9 August 2016, 23:26 - 0 comments
Manabu Daishima, graphics designer at Square Enix, has passed away on 30 July while diving at the age of 45. He was found unconscious 30 meters offshore from the Izo Kaiyū Kōen Diving Center in Ito, Shizuoka prefecture.
Manabu Daishima has worked on several (classic) titles for Square (later Square Enix):
Final Fantasy IV (special thanks)
Romancing SaGa (monster design)
Secret of Mana (map graphics design)
Chrono Trigger (field graphics)
Final Fantasy VI: The Interactive CG game (graphic design)
Radical Dreamers (graphics)
SaGa Frontier (background graphics)
Parasite Eve (battle effects and staff credits)
Final Fantasy IX (field map designer)
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (3D map and background design)
Final Fantasy XII (3D map and background design)
Seiken Densetsu 4 (background graphics)
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (background graphics)
The 3rd Birthday (background graphics)
Our thoughts and condolences are with Daishima’s family and friends at this sad time.
