rss feeds
@gamegrep
Facebook
Within the past several years, Square Enix has been on the ball with remakes of their classic Final Fantasy games. And rumors of a remake for the huge and popular Final Fantasy 7 have been been buzzing around the net.
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada explains how there has been a remake boom lately, "The price of games is high, and consumers tend to be wary of buying games they are unfamiliar with".
That's an interesting reason for the increase of remake talk, but SE fans hope they do...
In the latest issue of the V-Jump magazine, Square Enix revealed some new screenshots of Chocobo and the Magic Storybook: The Witch and the Girl and the Five Heroes. Chocobo and the Magic Storybook is a sequel to Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales. The game will be coming out sometime in the winter for Japan on the DS.
At the Square Enix Members Virtual World Special Preview Event last night, the RPG powerhouse Square Enix announced two new games for the Nintendo DS. Both will star everyone's favorite little bird, Chocobo, which will no doubt become quality additions to the DS library.
The first game revealed is Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Maze of Time DS+, which will be a port of the Wii title Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon. Like the original, this game is a roguelike, and will feat...
"The allure just isn't there anymore for the Final Fantasy titles and we have to ask why. Loyal fans try to create hype, but the games are just not combining new and old expectations. Maybe it's because every game, we have to warm up to new characters and worlds. Square sets itself up for hit and miss titles with no character regularity. The only motif running through the series I can identify is a blond guy and clueless protagonists. Most of the recent Final Fantasy games (dare I say Square ..."
1UP had a chance to speak with Square Enix over the design process behind cooking up the box art for localized game titles. While the box art for the recently released Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales was used as the springboard for discussion with Square Enix's manager of marketing communications, the company's pointers are applicable to many of their other key franchises like Final Fantasy.
A video review from the folks at Gametrailers.com of Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales.
![Box shot of Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales [Europe]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvTmludGVuZG9fRFMvUm9sZS1QbGF5aW5nL0ZhbnRhc3k=/final_fantasy_fables_chocobo_tales_frontcover_small_nxW4fVqPUlh2i0A.jpg)