February 5, 2012

First Impressions of Final Fantasy XIII

Playing Final Fantasy 13 with the Final Fantasy 13 Hardback Collector's Edition Players Guide

I've played Final Fantasy 13 for roughly five or six hours now and it's starting to get good.  The only concern I have is that it is feeling really linear.  Part of the magic of the franchise is being able to take 20 hours and go do side quests, level up and get hidden summons, etc.  I hope they haven't taken that out because it took far too long to get this title on the market and after the utterly forgettable Final Fantasy XII, it would mean that Square-Enix is nothing compared to what it … [Read more...]

Mistwalker Studios Might Just Eclipse Square Enix

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For a long time, I wanted to be a video game programmer.  When I was still in elementary school, I saved up the $200 or so dollars for an entry-level version of Microsoft Visual Basic, went to trade shows to buy software on 5"+ floppy disks, and worked on creating my own version of the original Legend of Zelda in Microsoft Basic.  At some point, however, my obsession with finance overcame everything and the idea of sitting in a skyscraper, reading stock reports, and compounding money for the … [Read more...]

Video Game Sales Fall for 5th Straight Month and Wall Street Blames … the Recession?

It's not about the economy ... it's all about the games.

According to an AP Article, sales of video games have plunged 29% year-over-year and Wall Street is concerned that it is proof the video game market isn't as recession-resistant as everyone believed.  Seriously.  That's the crap that's coming out of these news rooms.  News flash: Look at the game release schedules.  Last year saw a host of relaunches of various Final Fantasy titles, new version of the Civilization franchise, another installment of Harvest Moon, and the updated Soul … [Read more...]