BY: LUKE KARMALI The director of Final Fantasy VII has admitted that while he “would love to” create a HD remake of the game, there are a number of obstacles standing in the way. Speaking to Eurogamer in his capacity as producer of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Yoshinori Kitase admitted that he would love to do a remake, but it would be an enormous undertaking… … Continue reading Final Fantasy 7 HD Remake Discussed by Director – IGN
By: Erren Van Duine Square Enix is returning to E3 this year with what can only be described as a Japanese-heavy lineup. In stark contrast to last year’s Eidos dominated showing, this year is headlined by Final Fantasy XIV and other titles out of the company’s domestic catalog. Square Enix reveals their E3 2013 lineup Their booth will play host to playable versions of Final … Continue reading Square Enix reveals their E3 2013 lineup
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
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
By: Erren Van Duine Last month media the world over got to catch a glimpse at Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII for the first time. While this month will largely focus on FFXIV, Square Enix UK has given Lightning fans another small taste of what’s to come. Much like our own encounter, the community team sat down with Producer Yoshinori Kitase and Director Motomu Toriyama – … Continue reading Lightning Returns Q&A video taps questions from the community
By: Darryl Kaye (@DarrylGU) Following the release of Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix created many different types of downloadable content to expand the experience. At first, this focussed on cosmetic changes, but it didn’t remain the case for long. Some of costumes were tied in with other game franchises such as Assassin’s Creed and Mass Effect, but there were also other types of DLC in the form … Continue reading Kitase: Final Fantasy XIII-2 DLC Story Episodes Disappointed Players
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?
By: Erren Van Duine For part two of our three part Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII first look, we’ll be focusing on the little things – that is, the finer details caught between the lines during our preview. Our hands-off preview with the live demo was followed up by a brief question and answer session with Producer Yoshinori Kitase and Director Motomu Toriyama. The pair … Continue reading Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Preview Part II: The developers explain the latest in the FFXIII saga
By: Erren Van Duine The Final Fantasy XIII series owes a lot of its success to the character Lightning, according to series producer Yoshinori Kitase. Her distinctive look has brought about an opportunity for not only a closing chapter to her saga, but also a brand new game in a brand new world. With this new gameplay experience, both Yoshinori Kitase and Director Motomu Toriyama … Continue reading Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Preview Part I: Demo Report
By: Erren Van Duine Lightning Returns VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL The Lightning Returns official Facebook page has updated once again with a new look at the game behind the scenes. Today’s update brings Kitase’s desk. While Kitase is looking forward, you can see a small glimpse of the title image for Lightning Returns on his monitor. Note that these images are from a product … Continue reading Yoshinori Kitase shows off the title screen for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
