Fabula Nova Crystallis | Final Fantasy Series

Final Fantasy IV Latest Trailer

The North American website for the upcoming Final Fantasy 4 DS remake has finally been updated and a trailer amongst the new additions! The trailer is a subtitled version of older promotional footage, which has been tied together to make the video you can see here.

Final Fantasy XIII is coming to Xbox 360!

Yoichi Wada has announced that Final Fantasty XIII is coming to the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version of the game will be released the same day as the Playstation 3. No doubt Final Fantasy Versus XIII will follow suit.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Full Review

The following link reveals a full review of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII which includes the questions such as whether Crisis Core is a Pre-rendered cut-scene masterclass or just another desperate playstation portable attempt...

Yoshinori Kitase on Final Fantasy VII remake

We at Final Fantasy Series stumbled across a recent interview with Final Fantasy VII’s original director Yoshinori Kitase. Within this Interview he comments on whether a remake of Final Fantasy VII is possible or not.

Playboy Girl loves Final Fantasy

Jo Garcia, Playboy’s “Cyber Girl Of The Year” is apparently a big gamer and Final Fantasy fan. She recently became Playboy’s “Cyber Girl Of The Year” by beating out 52 weeks of rival models in an online-only competition. Click here to read more!

Posted by Dean on

March 27, 2008

Final Fantasy XIII to hit Xbox 360?

The question on many Final Fantasy fans lips is when, rather than if Final Fantasy XIII will hit Microsoft’s Xbox.

Personally I believe Final Fantasy XIII and its later games will hit sooner rather than later.
Why? - Well you just have to look at how popular the series has become. The Final Fantasy franchise is currently positioned 4th in the best selling video game franchise’s table with an estimated 80 million sales. Mario (200 million), Pokemon (165 million) and The Sims (98 million) all sit above respectably.

Created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix. Final Fantasy includes twelve main released video games and a number of spin-offs — mostly role-playing games, motion pictures, and other merchandise. These games have appeared on various platforms under a Sony/Nintendo relationship. However since the dawn of Microsoft in the console’s war, their Xbox hasn’t been a walkover.
Microsoft’s latest console, the Xbox 360 has been sold an estimated 18 million times, while Sony’s PS3 has only managed a small 10.5 million. Nintendo’s Wii surprised everyone selling a huge 20.13 million. This is proberly all down to its intensive advertising schemes.

Although Square Enix claim Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII will remain a PS3 exclusive, we can only question why?! The obvious reason is graphics, however the Xbox 360 isn’t that far behind. After all the Nintendo DS has achieved many popular Final Fantasy releases, and more are on the way. I therefore suspect that the Xbox 360 will achieve a spin off title around 2011 that is part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII series.

Square Enix as a result of allowing Final Fantasy to grow even more will gain more fans, and more importantly - more cash!

Don’t be surprised if rumours start flying around about a Final Fantasy XIII title hitting the Xbox 360 earlier this decade.

Posted by Dean on

March 12, 2008

Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy XIII

The compilation appears to revolve around “Crystals that lead the world towards the future.” Appearing as normal objects, the Crystals are an integral part of each world as represented in the games, although they will not be the central focus; instead, they will provide a background to other, more specific plots. However, the functionality of the Crystals has led the series’ designers to pay special attention in creating the visual look of these worlds.

Coproducer Shinji Hashimoto says “Consider that development is simultaneously ongoing for three FFXIII’s—each not only on different platforms (advertised as PS3 for FF Versus XIII and FFXIII, and Mobile for FF Agito XIII), but different worlds and stories that are bound by a common mythology. By gaining inspiration from the mythology, these independent FFXIIIs evolve uniquely. The Fabula Nova Crystallis project is not a collection of sequels or ports but several original titles that exist alongside each other”.

The current games in development within Fabula Nova Crystallis are; Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Agito XIII & Final Fantasy Versus XIII.

The development for each title is being handled within Square-Enix through separate teams. This is reflected in the approach to making each title independent from the others while sharing a common backdrop. However, the character designs for the three officially revealed games are by Tetsuya Nomura, who is also the director of Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Each title will have its own style of gameplay: Final Fantasy XIII is a turn-based RPG, Final Fantasy Versus XIII is more action-oriented like Kingdom Hearts, and Final Fantasy Agito XIII is an online mobile phone game. A possible fourth title, Final Fantasy Haeresis XIII may be in the works, which was trademarked on May 1, 2006. (Haeresis is Greek for “the act of thinking differently” and is the derivative of the word “heresy.”) A ‘logo’ for Haeresis, done by Yoshitaka Amano, the image illustrator and title logo designer for Fabula Nova Crystallis, has now been published, although no additional artwork pertaining to the title has been officially released as of yet.

Square Enix president Yōichi Wada likened the Fabula Nova Crystallis compilation to that of the likes of Star Wars and has stated that it could span a decade. Toriyama stated in the Playstation Magazine Australia that the Fabula Nova Crystallis series is slated to be a multi-platform series, not exclusive only to the PlayStation 3 and mobile phones.

At E3 2006, Square Enix called the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, which at this moment includes 6 games, 1 film, 1 OVA and 2 novels, a “50 billion yen project” (roughly 420 million USD) and said it would span until the 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy VII (2017). In turn, they called the new Fabula Nova Crystallis project a “100 billion yen project” (roughly 840 million USD) which gives the impression that Fabula Nova Crystallis would span quite a number of years and include many more titles, possibly including films, books, anime, manga, toys, etc.