FF Odyssey will be posting a review of FFXIII and hope to have the section completed shortly.  We will keep you posted once it is finished.  The game is indeed quite different from previous FF titles and you can expect a lot of interesting opinions/comments on the final review.

The release date of Dissidia 012 (Follow-up for Dissidia) for the PSP has been unveiled as March 3rd, 2011 in Japan and Spring 2011 for North America.  As well, Square-Enix also released a trailer of the game from their recent Jump Festa.  The trailer shows all of the characters revealed at this point.  Check it out!

Square Enix has recently announced that they will be launching "Final Fantasy The Card Game" in Japan on February 25th.  There is not much information on the game itself and how it will play out.  As well, no official English-language release of the game has been confirmed yet.  You can check out the Japanese site below.  Keep you posted on more details as it comes out.

Official Final Fantasy TCG Japanese Site

As you may already know, information on this highly anticipated title has been limited due to a lack of details revealed by the development team and Square Enix.  The director of the game, Hajime Tabata, mentions that new information will be shown in the new year with more solid details.  The game is a mix of different concepts as the battles are a clash between weapons and magic, the world a collision between four fantasies and the game in general as a confrontation between the two realities of ordinary and unordinary.  No release date has been given for this title.

New screenshots for Square-Enix's mobile title, FF Legends have recently surfaced.  The game has the look and feel of the older SNES Final Fantasy titles.  The latest scenario, exclusive only for iMode users, contains a portion of the game's Light chapter and called The Last Dragoon.  This is a free scenario but others are usually between 315 and 525 yen.  These are released about once per month.  Users can select and choose their scenarios and do not need to download each one.  Unfortunately, this title is only available in Japan.

Screenshots and artwork below:

Recent information has surfaced which confirms that FF XIV will have 18 different classes to choose from.  The classes are a solid mix of combat, magic, gathering and crafting roles. Combatants are called the Disciples of War and include the Pugilist, Gladiator, Marauder, Archer and Lancer. The magi are  named the Disciples of Magic and there only two of them, the Conjurer and Thaumaturge. Gatherers, Disciples of The Land, also consist of the Miner, Botanist and Fisherman. The crafters are also known as the Disciples of The Hand, adding up to a total of eight different branches: Carpenter, Blacksmith, Armourer, Goldsmith, Leather Worker, Weaver, Alchemist and Culinarian.  As of now, the beta version only allows usage of a few of these classes.

Final Fantasy XIV's Armoury system will enable players the ability to specialize in either a single skill or mixing them up to meet their desires. These 18 classes should be plenty to keep people occupied once the game releases on September 30.

It looks like FF XIII Versus is back in the spotlight.  Tetsuya Nomura has recently revealed some interesting details about the game in Famitsu magazine.  New scans and images are shown in the issue, including a Behemoth battle.  All of this is captured in real-time and confirmed to be using the PlayStation 3 hardware.  Nomura revealed that battles are seamless transitions, battle encounters are both random and symbol-based (able to see enemies in advance), cloud effects use real physics calculations and the world will be an open field for freedom and exploration (except for mountains).  There should be more news on this anticipated title at this year's upcoming Tokyo Game Show.

There is an interesting concert entitled "Fantasy Comes Alive", which will feature live orchestrated performances from all of your favourite classic game series, including Super Mario Bros, Megaman, Final Fantasy and Chrono Cross.  The concert will also play pieces from critically acclaimed animation series such as Totoro, Evangelion and Howl's Moving Castle.  The special guest is none other than composer Hitoshi Sakimoto from Final Fantasy XII and Tactics fame.

See below for more information and details of this concert.  Don't miss out on this unforgettable experience in Singapore for two nights only!

FANTASY COMES ALIVE! celebrates the rich musical legacy of video games and anime, bringing the greatest soundtracks from console and screen into the concert hall for a ‘live’ performance by a symphonic chamber orchestra.

Experience your favourite soundtracks from classic 8-bit video game series to today's greatest, including music from Granado Espada, Final Fantasy, Echochrome, Chrono Cross, Super Mario Brothers, Tetris, Megaman as well as masterpieces from anime such as My Neighbour Totoro, Tsubasa Chronicle, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Howl's Moving Castle just to name a few! Accompanied by on screen footage from the games and anime, FANTASY COMES ALIVE! promises to be a nostalgic and unforgettable concert experience for the young and the young at heart.

Our special guest is renowned video game and anime composer HITOSHI SAKIMOTO, best known for scoring the games Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy Tactics, Valkyria Chronicles, Odin Sphere as well as the animes Romeo x Juliet and The Tower of Druaga.

For ticketing and more information please visit: www.fantasycomesalive.com

TWO SHOWS ONLY
April 30 & May 1 2010, 8:00pm
University Cultural Centre Hall (NUS Centre For The Arts)
Singapore

Relive the magic of video games and anime through the soul of music ... FANTASY COMES ALIVE!