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Final Fantasy Retrospective: The Super Famicom Years

We continue our journey with the "Golden Age" of Final Fantasy

Welcome to the second part of our exhaustive look at the history of Final Fantasy! In the first edition, we looked at the birth of a role playing series that would go on to capture the hearts and minds of millions of gamers worldwide and the man behind that idea-Hironobu Sakaguchi. This time we move into the 16 bit era, a time when the Final Fantasy franchise truly took its place on the world stage of RPGs. So please join us as we delve into the Super Famicom Years.

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Final Fantasy Retrospective: The Famicom Years

Join PixlBit as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy in style!

Final Fantasy is 25 years old! With Square Enix celebrating all year long through various events, game releases, and products, we decided it was the perfect time to take a look at the RPG franchise that brought us moogles, chocobos, and spoony bards. Considering that each major console generation has had three games released for it, we’ll be breaking down the entire series from I-XIV. Enjoy our first installment with The Famicom Years!

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Backloggers Anonymous Too Human Part 2

Ticknology...

Welcome back to Backloggers Anonymous for part two of our three part series on Too Human. At this point, we've finished half of the game (the first two missions) and have gotten a pretty good feel for what the title has to offer.

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Backloggers Anonymous Too Human Part 1

The first step is admitting you have a problem.

We call it our library, our collection, our pile of shame. They are games we meant to play, meant to finish, or even just meant to take out of the shrink wrap. We had to own them, had to experience them, and yet there they sit collecting dust. Gamers call it their backlog. We call it a problem, and we aim to deal with this problem one meeting at a time. 

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Papo & Yo Review

Gaming’s boundaries and purpose have been redefined.

Straddling the line between video game and interactive experience, Papo & Yo explores some very mature subject matter through an innocent façade. Through the eyes of Quico, a young South American boy, players take a journey through a unique and abstract world in order to cure companion Monster of his frog addiction. Portrayed in no uncertain terms, Monster represents Quico’s abusive alcoholic father who is a friend and tremendous burden. While Papo & Yo’s gameplay is certainly rough around the edges, its presentation, story, and delivery are unparalleled in the medium.

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Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Producer Leaves Sony

Is The Last Guardian in for even more delays?

Producer of both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, Kenji Kaido, announced today via Twitter that he is no longer with Sony.  He also is remaining tight lipped about what he is doing next - outside of enjoying his summer vacation, that is.  This is one more big shift for Team Ico who is struggling to get The Last Guardian out the door.

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Jury Rules in Favor of Epic in Silicon Knights Lawsuit

Epic awarded $4.45 million.

The lengthy lawsuit between Silicon Knights and Epic Games finally came to a close on May 30 2012, with the Jury finding in favor of Epic on all counts.

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The PSN Boss Has Left the Building

Susan Panico will no longer lead the Playstation Network in North America.

The head of the Playstation Network is no longer a part of Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA). Susan Panico became a part of the company in 1994, and was promoted to Senior Director of Playstation Network in February 2007.

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Fumito Uedo No Longer With Sony

The father of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus leaves Sony.

After weeks of speculation Gamasutra has now confirmed that Ico and Shadow of the Collosus creator Fumito Ueda is no longer employed at Sony.

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Last Guardian Executive Producer Leaves

This follows rumors of the head of Team Ico leaving.

Yoshifusa Hayama, the executive producer of the hotly anticipated Playstation 3 release The Last Guardian, has left Sony to work for a Facebook game developer, IGN is reporting. After four years with the company, Yoshifusa will join Bossa Studios as creative director.

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