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Off the Cuff | Forspoken writer's original pitch was apparently completely different from the final game
Much of the criticism over the game was related to its dialogue and story.
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PLUS MORE | February PlayStation Plus: Horizon, RE7, Borderlands 3 and Scarlet Nexus coming to game catalogue
A decent selection of PS Plus games in February.
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STILL TOO PRICEY? | How’s Forspoken doing? Well, you can already get it for under £30
Less than a month from release, Square Enix's latest AAA game is under half the launch price.
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BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY | Final Fantasy Theatrhythm Final Bar Line review: Long-awaited Switch and PS4 ensemble strikes a chord
The latest Switch and PS4 FF rhythm game creates some series high notes – but it’s not a totally flawless performance.
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UPDATE YOUR GAME | Forspoken PC patch addresses technical issues, graphics, and features
Luminous is on the case.
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Forspoken Resources Guide: Where to find Wild Musk, Nuggets, Feathers, Crag Grass and more
Take on the Tantas with a store cupboard full of powerful ingredients!
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THINKING OUT CLOUD | Final Fantasy 7 at 26: Kitase on being inspired by Nintendo, discarded concepts, and Rebirth changes to come
In an exclusive interview, Yoshinori Kitase sheds some light Final Fantasy 7's development – and hints at changes to come in the Remake series' future.
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SPRUCED UP | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.36: The best game that really needs a remake
Games tend to age badly, and sometimes that's a tragedy.
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New York, New York | Forspoken Best Ending: Which portal should you choose?
Which portal should you choose to start Frey's happily ever after?
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Hard as nails | Forspoken Best Gear and Nails: Where to find the best Cloaks, Necklaces and Nails in Forspoken
Accessorizing has never been so magical
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Magical fingertips | Here are 6 Forspoken tips I wish I knew before I started playing
Find your feet in the hostile realm of Athia with these helpful Forspoken tips
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Forspoken Best Spells: Which spells should you Spellcraft first in Forspoken?
With so many awesome spells to choose from in Forspoken, which should you focus on?
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WORTH IT? | Want to try Forspoken on PC? There's a demo for that
The demo's no longer exclusive to PS5.
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MAELSTROM PRIVILEGE | The best Life is Strange game is on PlayStation Plus right now – and it’s not what you think
There is a lot of prestige attributed to Dontnod its Life Is Strange, but perhaps one of the best games in the series comes from somewhere else entirely.
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LOAD OF OLD CUFF | Here’s how to make Forspoken less irritating
Just like High on Life last year, Forspoken relies a bit too much on inane chatter – but at least you can turn the frequency of it down.
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Not So Near | Nier: Automata Ver1.1a anime adaptation pauses production indefinitely
The anime is suffering from delays due to COVID-19.
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I'M A FREY'D KNOT | Forspoken review: Already on borrowed time
It stumbles out the block with a slow, awkward opening and barely manages to recover its footing – even 10 hours later. But there's something in Forspoken, somewhere.
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FORSPOILEN | The Forspoken final boss has leaked online, watch out for spoilers!
It's like, all over the place.
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ENDGAME | Marvel's Avengers development ceases with support to end this fall
Support will discontinue on September 30.
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I HATE TOMBS! | PowerWash Simulator is coming to PlayStation and Switch, with free Tomb Raider DLC
Clean up at Croft Manor.
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HELL IS FOR NEROS | If you want a taste of what Final Fantasy 16 will play like, you need to try this PlayStation Plus game right now
The Final Fantasy 16 dev team is packed with talent – and there’s one specific game that’s free to try for subscribers right now that really shows that off.
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CAN YOU RUN IT? | Forspoken PC specs and features announced alongside demo update
You won't need a magical, sentient PC to play it, but you may have to tweak things a bit.
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My SSD Is Spoken For | Let’s hope Forspoken is worth its generous PS5 file size
Maybe time to delete that one game you haven't played in a while.
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THE LAST SOLDIERS | The sadness and uncertainty of a destroyed community: The final days of Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier
With Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier’s servers being shut down this week, we talk to those left behind about their time with ill-fated FFVII experiment.
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GIRTH OF THE WILD | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.34: The best game that suffers from bloating
Whether it's mince pies or side-quests, you can always have too much of a good thing.
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CLIVE AND LET DIE | Final Fantasy 16 could be as great as the golden era FF games – if it fixes the mistakes of the modern era
The golden era of Final Fantasy games has gone, but the latest entry in the long-running series has what it takes to tickle the nostalgia glands.
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FINAL FIRST SOLDIER | Final Fantasy 7’s mobile battle royale, The First Soldier, has ended service
Fans are sad to see it go, and believe it could’ve been so much more.
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Together Again | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion mod brings back the original voice cast
Zack's back, although he never really left.
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FIGHT STEAL KILL | New NieR: Automata Ver1.1a anime trailer confirms January 7 release date
That's less than two weeks away!
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FINAL FANTASY XXX | Final Fantasy 16 is going to be at least a little bit horny
The latest game in the long-running Final Fantasy series is going to contain 'partial nudity' and 'sexual themes'. Ooh-err, matron.
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Probably, For Sure | It's official, the best Final Fantasy is none other than...
Potentially the most controversial top 10 of the year.
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For Honour | You can play Final Fantasy 7 Remake with an actual buster sword now
Anything's possible in Midgar.
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Don't Speak So Soon | Forspoken's demo has players worried, but Square Enix promises the final game is better
Don't worry too much about those side quests in the demo.
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Getting Off Steam | It looks like the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are finally coming to consoles
Currently the remasters are exclusive to Steam.
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OFF THE CUFF | "It just wouldn’t work on PS4": Forspoken devs on why the RPG had to come to PS5
Luminous Productions has been on quite the journey with PS5 console exclusive Forspoken - but it’ll hopefully be a journey with a happy ending.
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FREYED PATIENCE | Forspoken devs looked at two PlayStation exclusives to learn what open-world mistakes to avoid
The Final Fantasy 15 developer knows that open world games are starting to lose their sheen a bit, and is doing what it can to remedy that.
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CLIVE-A-CLIVE | Final Fantasy 16 release date set for June, 2023 on PS5
Square Enix showed off more from Final Fantasy 16 at The Game Awards 2022 – and it's certainly got the hype train moving again.
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FREY FOR MERCY | Forspoken is amazing on PS5, and you can see it for yourself right now
The PS5 Forspoken demo is now live, and this really is the sort of game you need to try for yourself to believe.
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THE WUTAI THAT BINDS | Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion review: One of the most impressive remasters ever, but still a PSP game at heart
With Final Fantasy 7 Remake reinvigorating the wider compilation, is this once-niche RPG spin-off ready for another shot at relevance?
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ROLE PLAY | Overwatch 2 has an on-boarding problem, and it should look to Final Fantasy 14 to fix it
When it comes to helping players understand and actually enjoy the game, Overwatch 2 has a lot to learn from Final Fantasy 14.
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LOTS OF SHARES | Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka arrested in Japan on suspicion of insider trading
Two Square Enix employees were also arrested for the same offence.
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Pun Not Intended | Crisis Core Reunion couldn't have been a cloud version because of "high expectations" from FF7 Remake fans
What do you mean, the PSP had great graphics?
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CLING ME THE HORIZON | Tactics Ogre: Reborn review – One of the best strategy games of all time gets even better
New features, gorgeous presentation, and a stone-cold classic in the middle? Yeah, Tactics Ogre: Reborn is essential.
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Harvestella Partnership Guide: All marriage candidates, and how to romance
You can go ahead and settle down in Harvestella, but only once the town is safe.
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Harvestella All Jobs: How to unlock every job role
From Fighter through to Shadow Walker, and more.
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Harvestella: How to change appearance
There aren’t all that many customisation options to choose from.