Quick quotes: Kitase on Lighting & Serah’s “sisterly love” in FFXIII-2
“As far as how the sisterly love is depicted, I think that you will have a better sense of it once you play the game. As far as the differences between how they express their affections for each other,...
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Kitase on FF VII Remake: “I would be really tempted to delete things and add...
Speaking to OXM, Final Fantasy XIII-2′s producer Yoshinori Kitase said he’d find it difficult to develop a remake of Final Fantasy VII without making significant changes. Kitase clarified that it...
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Lightning Strikes Twice: Yoshinori Kitase on FFXIII-2
With Final Fantasy XIII-2 arriving in the west early next year, Johnny Cullen talks to producer Yoshinori Kitase on how Square picked up the pace and the lessons learnt from FFXIII. [Major FFXIII...
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Kitase: Final Fantasy X for PS3 and Vita a “remake,” still early in development
Square Enix producer Yoshinori Kitase has said the PS3 and Vita re-releases of Final Fantasy X aren’t HD remasters of the original PS2 release, but rather a “remake”. In an interview with German mag M!...
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FFXIII-2 producer drops more hints at story DLC
New comments from the game’s producer have added weight to reports of upcoming story-driven DLC for Final Fantasy XIII-2. “There is more DLC items coming that we’ll reveal when the time is...
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Square hints at downloadable story “volumes” for FFXIII-2
Square Enix has teased downloadable story “volumes” for Final Fantasy XIII-2. This comes by way of the Ultimania Guides that launched for the RPG in Japan that launched on Tuesday. According to...
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Sakaguchi has “a lot of trust” in Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase
The Last Story’s Hironobu Sakaguchi has said he can get a bit tired of people asking him about Final Fantasy, which he created, and that he completely trusts what producer Yoshinori Kitase is doing...
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Square Enix more interested in new games than FFVII remake
In an anniversary feature on Final Fantasy VII in this week’s Famitsu, Final Fantasy VII character designer turned director Tetsuya Nomura said a remake of the classic PSOne-era game isn’t the...
View ArticleNext Final Fantasy XIII game to be announced at anniversary event
This week’s Famitsu, via Andriasang, has a few more slim details regarding a promised announcement at a Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary event. Producer Yoshinori Kitase said Square Enix will announce a...
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Final Fantasy X HD’s struggles & Lightning Returns: FF13′s ‘world driven’...
Final Fantasy X & X-2 HD is a neat release if you’re a fan of the original games, but it hasn’t been an entirely smooth project for Square-Enix, while Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13′s ‘world...
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Final Fantasy producer can’t tell the difference between European and...
Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase has suggested that European games are confined to an American style, and would like to see games from different regions defined by their own culture and styles....
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Final Fantasy Committee formed to oversee franchise’s quality – report
Square Enix has reportedly put together an all-star team to oversee the Final Fantasy series as a whole, protecting the brand from disaster by keeping quality high. According to Japanese fansite...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy 15 “quite far into development” says Square
Final Fantasy 15 developer Square Enix has confirmed that the project is quite far into development and is being given the highest priority at the company. It follows these official Final Fantasy 15...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy 7 remake: “would take a lot to happen,” says series producer
Final Fantasy 7 producer Yoshinori Kitase has poured cold water on remake hopes, stressing that it’d be a tall order. It follows my massive Final Fantasy anniversary interview with Square’s Motomu...
View ArticleSquare Enix keen to bring more Final Fantasy games to PC in future
Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn is doing well on PC right now, and series producer Yoshinori Kitase has expressed interest in bringing more games from the franchise to PC down the line. It follows...
View ArticleFinal Fantasy 7 remake is happening, according to insider – rumour
Final Fantasy 7 remake rumours continue, and one insider has claimed that Square is going to go ahead with the new treatment, despite recent shows of trepidation around the project from Yoshinori...
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