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In 1997, Warren Spector told us the upcoming PC classic Deus Ex was inspired by Final Fantasy, Miyamoto, and 'the console guys'

Before it was a classic.

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Final Fantasy 14 Evercold sleuths think they've figured out the MMO's new jobs, and it's thanks to the new expansion's theme that Yoshi-P hoped we wouldn't notice yet

"Hammer has been a popular request," after all

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Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi praises AI slop trailer for a FF6 remake, earns himself a light ribbing from battle designer on the first 2 games

Fin-AI-l Fantasy.

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Dragon Quest lead doesn't think the JRPG series "must always feature turn-based combat," which makes me wonder if Dragon Quest 12 could follow in Final Fantasy's footsteps

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined director Masato Yagi thinks "what matters is the underlying theme of the game"

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After the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is done, its director wants to expand the long-running JRPG series for a whole new generation

Naoki Hamaguchi leaves the door open

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Yoshi-P teases new Final Fantasy 14 Evercold jobs, says fans have already guessed the weapon for one

"I will not say which one it is"

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Final Fantasy 14 director wants pitches for a single-player spinoff, though he's 'half-joking'

"If someone's passionate enough to want to helm that sort of project, we would love to hear from you."

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Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P has considered a single-player version of the MMO because some fans think "an online Final Fantasy is not a Final Fantasy"

But the only team capable of making it is preoccupied

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Final Fantasy 7 icon Tifa is rumored to join the Street Fighter 6 roster, stealing Tekken fans' most-requested guest fighter away from the already miserable fanbase

A grain of salt that could lead to mountains of it

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The 10 best story-driven RPGs as decided by a lifelong fan who lives for great storytelling

The best story-driven RPGs to explore in 2026, from Mass Effect to Final Fantasy 10

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77% of US Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players were 30 or older, analyst says, as Square Enix fights to get young people to care about the JRPG series again

62% were over 35

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Final Fantasy 14 boss man Yoshi-P says younger players "haven't really had the chance to connect" with the JRPG series as "the release intervals for new titles have gotten longer"

"The recent entries in the series may have been harder to engage with" for younger gamers, says Yoshi-P

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer says it's "crazy" to see Final Fantasy legends who are "essentially our heroes" praising Sandfall's game after the JRPG series was such a "huge influence"

"It still feels quite surreal"

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Putting FromSoftware challenge sickos to shame, one fan smashes Final Fantasy 9's infamous skip rope challenge entirely blindfolded

"Final Fantasy 9 has one of the hardest achievements in the entire franchise"

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Metal, pop punk, Final Fantasy and Miss World Chile: the list of new bands joining Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses, Linkin Park and more at Download this year has a lot going on

The UK's biggest rock festival just got bigger as day splits are officially announced

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Final Fantasy 7's Materia almost had a very different name before series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi "had brilliant foresight" and realized it'd be "difficult to understand" for Japanese players

Spheres would have their day in Final Fantasy 10

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy director had to consider how much to include from the various spin-offs because devs "didn't just want to make a remake"

Naoki Hamaguchi talks about juggling all the extra FF7 stories

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Xbox Game Pass Just Quietly Added The Most Important RPG Ever Made

The original 'Final Fantasy' is a charming trip down memory lane, and its stunning remaster is now on Xbox Game Pass.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 director blames Final Fantasy 10 for letting you nuke the RPG's final boss, but admits it might have been "a little bit too easy to get overpowered"

"We think it's OK – more or less what we wanted"

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'I'm a medieval otaku, after all': Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu says FF9's soundtrack is some of his best work—even if it's more popular overseas

It's not a phase!

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These are the gaming resolutions that we're bringing into 2026

These are the gaming resolutions that the TechRadar Gaming team want to bring into the New Year.

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New Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 update is seemingly full of references to JRPG influences like Persona, Xenoblade, and Final Fantasy

Game (of the year) recognizes game

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Former Square Enix exec says that's nothing new as major investor calls out the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest creator for high development costs and lackluster sales

Final Fantasy 16 reportedly cost around $58.3 million to make

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Aerith does not want to see your fanfic – Final Fantasy 7 Remake actor reminds fans "the meaning of the word inappropriate," asks them to stop tagging her in "smut"

Leave Aerith alone

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Final Fantasy 7 writer says Dragon Quest taught him that protagonists should be "self-insert for the player", but realized "I shouldn't be so set on the idea that a silent protagonist is the only way"

"Characters' actions were no longer solely dictated by the player, but also by their personalities"

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