I wasn’t expecting to get through my first New Year’s Resolution this early, relatively speaking – this is going up partway through January, but I was close enough to the end of Final Fantasy IV that I was able to finish the game before the full the first full week of the month. This is a game that I had been trying to beat off and on since I was in Middle School. So, I’m glad that I’ve finally gotten to beat the game – so now the question becomes, was it worth the wait.
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Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: Video Game Review
I never really played the 1.0 version of Final Fantasy XIV. I did, however, play the original open beta test of the game, and got turned off by some of the interface elements, along with the use of a software cursor, and various parts that felt like it made the game difficult for the player to switch between windows to check information, so I ended up not subscribing to the game. Cut to several years later – and A Realm Reborn comes out, and the game sounds like it’s turned around considerably. Combine that with some serious sugar about the game being talked up on the Axe of the Blood God podcast, and Noclip putting out an excellent two–part documentary on how Final Fantasy XIV got turned around, and this ultimately sells me on subscribing – the first MMO I’ve paid an actual recurring subscription to.
Except I ended up taking a while to get through the A Realm Reborn content – to the point that my New Year’s Resolutions were the thing that finally pushed me through into hitting Heavensward this year. I’ve gotten through the original part of the game, so it’s time to give my thoughts on it.
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Book (Video) Review: Final Fantasy XV – Dawn of the Future
It’s time to look at the book adaptation of the DLC for Final Fantasy XV that we didn’t get (and a little bit that we did)
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Final Fantasy XV: Video Game Video Review
As part of the build-up for Final Fantasy XVI, it’s time to give my thoughts on the past couple main Final Fantasy games.
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Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn of the Future – Book Review
Final Fantasy XV had a lot of DLC planned, to expand on the game’s story by providing additional plot details during the big time skip before the game’s final act, expanding on the game’s backstory, and even providing an alternate ending. We got… some of it. We got the backstory expansion. We got some elaboration on what characters were doing when they were off-camera at certain parts of the game. However, we didn’t get the whole story – we didn’t get the expansion discussing the time skip, and we didn’t get the alternate ending. However, the game’s writers wanted to make sure that story was told, leading to The Dawn of the Future – which adapts one released episode, and the plots of a bunch of unreleased ones, to give an alternate ending.
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Final Fantasy XV: Video Game Review
Final Fantasy XV is, technically, not the most recent Final Fantasy Game (that would be VII Remake: Part 1) but it is the most recent mainline little in the series. With the next game, XVI, having been announced, I decided now was a good time to focus my attention on beating XV.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake: Video Game Review
The Final Fantasy VII Remake has been something that people had been craving for an incredibly long time, arguably starting on the PS3. Last year (2020) the game came out on the PS4, and this past year I’ve finally beaten the game and would like to give my thoughts on it.
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This month I have another special book review episode, as I give my thoughts on a book from Dark Horse that covers the making of the NES and SNES era Final Fantasy games. Continue reading
I went to see Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds on the latest concert tour, so here are my thoughts on the show
Distant Worlds 1: MP3 – http://amzn.to/2BUkKjA, CD – http://amzn.to/2EDeu2M
Distant Worlds 2: MP3 – http://amzn.to/2nJ7b1l, CD – http://amzn.to/2FHKbas
Distant Worlds 3: MP3 – http://amzn.to/2FJ0dkk, CD – http://amzn.to/2FIIRnX
Distant Worlds 4: MP3 – http://amzn.to/2FIlVF5, CD – http://amzn.to/2nL8qxl
All 4 albums are also currently available for free streaming via Amazon Prime (as of 2/4/2018). Also, as of this recording, all 4 albums are in print, and were available for purchase at the concert for $15-20, so keep that in mind when shopping on-line.
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Video Game Review: Final Fantasy III (DS)
Final Fantasy III had never gotten an official US release prior to the release of the DS remake of the game. The Famicom version had received an unofficial fan-translation, but there was no way to play it legally, until the DS release of the game. Even the somewhat controversial sophomore outing of the series had gotten by that point two updated remakes, for the Playstation as part of the Final Fantasy Origins collection, and for the GBA as part of Dawn of Souls. Continue reading
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This week I’m taking a look at Nintendo Power #17, for November of 1990, covering Final Fantasy.
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