Paradox Endings may influence the story of Lightning Returns

By: Ehren Rivers A few weeks ago the website FFDream got to send someone over to Japan for a live interview with Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase about several upcoming games, including Lightning Returns. Their team got to ask seven questions about Lightning Returns, two of which were questions we all already know the answers to (Why do you only play as Lightning, is this really … Continue reading Paradox Endings may influence the story of Lightning Returns

The Coliseum is back in Lightning Returns

By: Ehren Rivers An article at FFDream posted earlier today confirms the return of the Coliseum in the final Lightning Saga game, albeit in a ‘different form’.The people over at FFDream actually got a chance to pop over to the Square Enix Tokyo location and speak directly to the game’s producer (although they refer to him as ‘a director’), Yoshinori Kitase, and among the questions they … Continue reading The Coliseum is back in Lightning Returns

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Preview Part III: Bold new ideas for the series, but are they for the best?

By: Erren Van Duine With the final entry in the Final Fantasy XIII saga, Square Enix has surprisingly and decidedly broken the tried and true mould set by previous games with that number attached with a strikingly different effort in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Rounding out the finale to an unplanned trilogy, they’ve a lot of work ahead of them to try and recapture fans who may … Continue reading Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Preview Part III: Bold new ideas for the series, but are they for the best?

Square Enix opens “Lightning Room” -Presentation for New Direction of Lightning Saga- twitter account

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has readied an all new Twitter account in anticipation of Friday’s 25th anniversary stage event. With the next entry in the FFXIII series being revealed, the first tweet comes from Producer Yoshinori Kitase. He explains that the account was made for this week’s reveal, which will provide a variety of updates during the presentation and Final Fantasy 25th anniversary … Continue reading Square Enix opens “Lightning Room” -Presentation for New Direction of Lightning Saga- twitter account

Final Fantasy 25th anniversary stage events to be live streamed via Nico Nico

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has revealed the streaming line-up for next week’s Final Fantasy 25th anniversary event, which goes from September 1 through the 2nd. Via an update on the 25th anniversary portal site, each stage event now has a direct Nico Nico Video link you can click to view for each corresponding time slot and day. For a quick rundown, you can … Continue reading Final Fantasy 25th anniversary stage events to be live streamed via Nico Nico

European Final Fantasy XIII official site teases “A Storm Gathers”

By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix has uploaded a new teaser over at the official Final Fantasy XIII website. Headlined with the caption “A storm gathers,” we know that the main reveal for the next project in the Lightning Saga will be revealed on September 1st during the company’s 25th anniversary event in Japan. The “Lightning Saga” that started with the release of FINAL FANTASY … Continue reading European Final Fantasy XIII official site teases “A Storm Gathers”

Square Enix: The next Final Fantasy XIII project has “just recently started”

By: Erren Van Duine As previously reported, Square Enix will be hosting a special Lightning Saga stage at their upcoming anniversary event on September 1st. Speaking in this week’s Famitsu, producer Yoshinori Kitase shed a little more light on the situation to come. Kitase says that the project has “just recently started,” and that the project’s official title will be named at the event. This … Continue reading Square Enix: The next Final Fantasy XIII project has “just recently started”