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An Update on the Western Release of Final Fantasy Type-0 Could be On the Horizon

Square has been consistently quiet and indecisive about releasing Type-0 in the west, but this could change soon if Square Enix’s CEO of the Americas and Europe Phil Rogers has his way.

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chaos_mechanica3918d ago

YEEEEEEEEESSS.

I need this in my life.

HammadTheBeast3918d ago

If you have the chance, play the Japanese version with the fan translated English.

This Final Fantasy game puts all the others since IX to shame.

It's downright amazing, what I'm hoping XV will be like.

-Gespenst-3918d ago

As much as I'm sure it's a fantastic game, I don't trust people with a IX bias. Mainly because it's far from my favourite in the series (it is good though, don't get me wrong).

HammadTheBeast3918d ago

It's not the best, but it's the "last good one" IMO.

AirJohnston3918d ago

Considering X is my favorite game ever (tied with TLoU), I doubt that's true for me. Lol but if it really is that great then we need this to come over, at least an HD Vita port

SonyPS43918d ago

It's one of my favorites. I actually like it as much as I did VII. Even VIII was great, IMO.

belac093918d ago

its not out yet is it? i know there was one with the disk 2 menu translated but sk....de isnt done right?

trenso13917d ago

last i checked the translation wasnt finished and i on my second play through on the Japanese version it certainly is one of the best ff

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Abriael3918d ago

Better not get hopes up too erly...

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DragonKnight3918d ago

Don't count on it. This is Square-Enix. Unless they change the name, I wouldn't get my hopes up.

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DragonKnight3918d ago

@disagrees: You can pout all you want to and disagree with what I'm saying but Square-Enix's track record speaks for itself. Last Remnant anyone? Versus XIII becoming FFXV and multiplat ring a bell? Any of you that trust SE to actually listen to what fans want (and before Abriael chimes in, FFXIV is not SE listening to what fans want because if it were they'd have got it right the first time) are forgetting the way they've been for 8 straight years.

Naivety is your prerogative, realism is mine.

Hicken3918d ago

It's a shame, but you can't always get what you want. Square-Enix has made some questionable choices this gen, but you and lots of others make it seem like they haven't made a good game in a decade or something.

They just haven't pleased everybody, and it's a bigger deal than ever before because internet and social media and everything else is so much bigger than it was back when even XII came out. So many of the people hating on XIII, for example, have never even played the game.

I'd argue taking a reserved approach to Square-Enix and anything they do- they DID give us TWEWY and Nier this gen, two superb titles- but I don't think too many WANT to give them much of a chance.

DragonKnight3918d ago (Edited 3918d ago )

Well I played FFXIII. I hated FFXIII. Before FFXIII was released, my personal worse FF title was FFII. Now, FFII is by far a superior game to FFXIII. Square-Enix have earned the ire of their userbase. Foregoing logic, they took inspiration from shooters to make a Final Fantasy game. There are no two genres that are more disparate than JRPGs like Final Fantasy and FPS' like Call of Duty.

So arrogant were they, they believed they were the dictators of console success due to their success during the PS1 and PS2 eras, completely forgetting that their success was directly attributed to the fact that they put out high quality games that the majority of JRPG fans loved.

They rested on their laurels, thought they could mishandle a franchise and mistreat the fans without consequence, they foolishly offered exclusive content to a fanbase that showed no interest in said content, they lied, they delayed, and they kept using closed mega theatres to keep information away from gamers while making backdoor deals that didn't help anyone in the end.

Churning out some decent handheld games does not sound like the same company responsible for masterpieces like Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy Tactics, or Chrono Trigger.

When the company was Squaresoft, the games gracefully handled the delicate balance between story and gameplay so that even if a game technically was linear, it never felt like it was because you were still given enough freedom to poke around searching for things, talking to people, and just exploring. Now, Square-Enix are synonymous with linearity, repetition, and most recently boob jiggle. Boob jiggle. From a company that created 2 of the most long lasting JRPG masterpieces in the world in Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.

Square-Enix have squandered their chances. They don't deserve the benefit of the doubt until they can show us that skill and talent that brought us the aforementioned masterpieces of gaming history.

rainslacker3918d ago

No one should get their hopes up for this game I agree. Still it's nice someone addressed it.

Hell, I say do an HD upgrade on it and release it on Vita/PS3/PS4. Otherwise a digital PSP download will suffice. The longer they wait though, the less they'll make off that route.

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Run_bare3918d ago

release on vita and I will buy vita.

DEATHxTHExKIDx3918d ago

HEll yea an exclusive Final fantasy would definitely push me to get a Vita.

Gamesgbkiller3918d ago

This game makes me want to learn Japanese.

Dan_scruggs3918d ago

Blows my mind that this hasn't gotten released yet.

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How Final Fantasy’s First M-Rated Game Laid the Foundation for XVI’s Dark Tone

Final Fantasy XVI demonstrates how the franchise has matured since the release of its first M-rated installment, Final Fantasy Type-0.

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Type-0 Is The Darkest Final Fantasy Ever Made

DS: “I hate that Type-0 is forgotten among the Final Fantasy games. While not the strongest entry, its mature story makes it stand out from the others. And even though Final Fantasy now has three rated M games — including Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin and Final Fantasy XVI, — Type-0 will always have the crown of being the first, and arguably the darkest.”

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gold_drake331d ago

i agree that it is indeed dark, but it has its issues.

and i feel like the ending is what makes it really a dark final fantasy game.

the rest is more or less war where teenagers fight.

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fsfsxii330d ago

This game was the epitome of the FF dark age pretty much, was hella boring and the gameplay was tedious. I'm glad SE got the series back on track

gold_drake330d ago

well, it was more of a spin off rly.
especially after they dropped the fabula nova crystalis stuff

H9330d ago

I actually really love this game, the main problem however was that the entire story and personality of the characters, was in the lore that you need to dig very deep to find and external materials outside of the game, honestly it has my favorite lore in the franchise, I wish they had made the game more story focused, god it would have been a masterpiece

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The Best Final Fantasy Spin-Off Titles Ever Released

Xfire writes "The Final Fantasy franchise is nearly as old as the video game industry itself.

First released way back in 1987, what initially started as a hail mary title has since turned into a media franchise that has spawned more than a dozen mainline titles and been featured in other forms of media, making hundreds of millions of dollars along the way.

But while the mainline titles get all of the attention -- all eyes are currently on Final Fantasy 16 -- the franchise also has a handful of spin-off titles that are just as good as the mainline titles."

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Knightofelemia1169d ago (Edited 1169d ago )

I enjoyed World of Final Fantasy and I love Crisis Core

SDuck1168d ago

Do you even know what a spinoff is?

FallenAngel19841168d ago

Do you? if you even have to ask that

FallenAngel19841167d ago (Edited 1167d ago )

@ cool

It’s more than just having characters. KH uses various gameplay mechanics, themes, terminology, & aesthetics from FF.

It just happens to be a spin-off that’s also a crossover, similar to fellow spin-off crossover titles such as Pokémon Conquest, Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle, & Warriors All Stars

coolfool1168d ago

Does including characters from a game make it a spin off? If so, is Smash Bros a spinoff of Metal Gear Solid? 😕

Nerdmaster1168d ago (Edited 1168d ago )

I would put Bravely Default as the best Final Fantasy spin off, even though it doesn't carry the Final Fantasy name (although the japanese version does have the subtitle Flying Fairy so it could carry the FF acronym).

About the games in the list, I like Dissidia 012 a lot, but my favorite is Theatrhythm. I still turn on my old 3DS from time to time to play a few songs.
I wish it had some remixed or orchestrated versions of the old songs, though. NES/SNES songs are nostalgic, but when played by an orchestra they're taken to another level. Strange that some people complained that Theatrhythm Dragon Quest did exactly that... I guess nostalgia does speak loudly.

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