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Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'' (pronounced as ) is a 2011 fighting game published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable as part of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. It was developed by the company's 1st Production Department and released in Japan on March 3, 2011. The game is both a prequel and remake of ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'', revealing what occurred before the events of its predecessor, and was released on March 22, 2011, in North America. The game initially focuses on the twelfth war between the gods Chaos and Cosmos who have summoned several warriors from parallel worlds to fight for them. Upon ending the twelfth cycle, the game remakes the thirteenth war from the original ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and adds multiple sidestories. Fights in ''Dissidia 012'' were given the ability to counteract enemies' strongest attacks by using assisting characters, while navigation is now done through a traditional-styled ''Final Fantasy'' world map. Development of the game started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Square Enix
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game franchises, among numerous others. Outside of video game publishing and development, it is also in the business of merchandise, Arcade game, arcade facilities, and manga publication under its Gangan Comics brand. The original Square Enix Co., Ltd. was formed in April 2003 from a mergers and acquisitions, merger between Square (video game company), Square and Enix, with the latter as the surviving company. Each share of Square's common stock was stock swap, exchanged for 0.85 shares of Enix's common stock. At the time, 80% of Square Enix staff were made up of former Square employees. As part of the merger, former Square president Yoichi Wada was appointed the president of the new corporation, while former Enix president Keiji Honda was name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaan (Final Fantasy)
is a fictional character in the ''Final Fantasy'' series from Square Enix. Created by Yasumi Matsuno and designed by Akihiko Yoshida, he first appeared in ''Itadaki Street Special'' and then appeared in ''Final Fantasy XII'' as the protagonist. ''Final Fantasy XII'' establishes Vaan as an orphaned teenager from Rabanastre who dreams of becoming a sky pirate. He and his best friend Penelo join Dalmasca Princess Ashe in her fight against the tyranny of the Archadian Empire. Vaan also takes a more active role in the sequel '' Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings'' and has also been featured in few ''Final Fantasy'' crossover games. Vaan was conceptualized as the main character for ''Final Fantasy XII'' in order to contrast the older hero from Square's previous title ''Vagrant Story'' as a result of negative feedback received by fans. Critical reception to Vaan's character has been mixed as a result of his lack of involvement with ''Final Fantasy XII''s plot, although various video ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy XI
also known as ''Final Fantasy XI Online'', is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), originally developed and published by Squaresoft and then published by Square Enix as the eleventh main installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Designed and produced by Hiromichi Tanaka, it was released in Japan on May 16, 2002, for PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows-based personal computers in November of that year. The game was the first MMORPG to offer cross-platform play between PlayStation 2 and PC. It was later released for the Xbox 360 in April 2006. All versions of the game require a monthly subscription to play. The story is set in the fantasy world of Vana'diel, where player-created Avatar (computing), avatars can both compete and cooperate in a variety of objectives to develop an assortment of jobs, skills, and earn in-game item rewards. Players can undertake an array of quests and progress through the in-game hierarchy and through the major plot of the game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy VII
is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Square for the PlayStation console. It is the seventh main installment in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Published in Japan by Square, it was released in other regions by Sony Computer Entertainment and is the first in the main series with a PAL release. The game's story follows Cloud Strife, a mercenary who joins an eco-terrorist organization to stop a world-controlling megacorporation from using the planet's life essence as an energy source. Events send Cloud and his allies in pursuit of Sephiroth, a former member of the corporation who seeks to destroy the planet. During the journey, Cloud builds close friendships with his party members, including Aerith Gainsborough, who holds the secret to saving their world. Development began in 1994, originally for the Super Famicom. After delays and technical difficulties from experimenting on several real-time rendering platforms, Square moved production to pre-rendered video, necessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloud Strife
is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Square's (now Square Enix's) 1997 role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy VII'', its high-definition remake, and several of its sequels and spinoffs. In ''Final Fantasy VII'', Cloud is a mercenary claiming to be formerly of SOLDIER, a group of elite supersoldiers employed by the Shinra Electric Power Company, a megacorporation responsible for draining the life from the planet. Cloud joins the resistance group AVALANCHE in the fight against Shinra, and driven by a feud with his former superior, the primary antagonist Sephiroth, Cloud learns to accept his troubled past and adapts to his role as a leader. Cloud reappears as the protagonist in the 2005 computer-animated sequel film, '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'', in which he fights a new threat composed of a trio attacking his allies while also dealing with his own terminal illness, "Geostigma". He acts in a supporting role in other ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tifa Lockhart
is a character (arts), character who debuted in Square (video game company), Square's (now Square Enix) 1997 role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy VII''. She was created as a foil to her teammate Aerith Gainsborough by members of the development team including director Yoshinori Kitase and writers Kazushige Nojima and Tetsuya Nomura; Nomura additionally contributed her visual design. She has since appeared as a playable fighter in ''Ehrgeiz'' and the ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' series and made cameo appearances in several other titles, such as ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and ''Itadaki Street''. Beginning in 2005, she has featured in sequels and spinoffs as part of the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'' series, including the Computer-generated imagery, computer-animated film ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Advent Children'' and the ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' project. Tifa is the childhood friend of Cloud Strife, the protagonist of ''Final Fantasy VII''. She is owner of the 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy IV
known as ''Final Fantasy II'' for its initial North American release, is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in 1991, it is the fourth main installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. The game's story follows Cecil, a dark knight, as he tries to prevent the sorcerer Golbez from seizing powerful crystals and destroying the world. He is joined on this quest by a frequently changing group of allies. ''Final Fantasy IV'' introduced innovations that became staples of the ''Final Fantasy'' series and role-playing games in general. Its "Active Time Battle" system was used in five subsequent ''Final Fantasy'' games, and unlike prior games in the series, ''IV'' gave each character their own unchangeable character class. ''Final Fantasy IV'' has been ported to several other platforms with varying differences. An enhanced remake, also called ''Final Fantasy IV'', with 3D graphics was relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Of Final Fantasy IV
''Final Fantasy IV'', a role-playing video game released by Square in 1991, revolves around Cecil Harvey, a knight of Baron who embarks on a quest to defeat Golbez, a man that is controlling the king of Baron. During Cecil's quest, he is joined by his childhood friends Kain Highwind and Rosa Farrell, as well as other warriors from around the world who also seek to stop Golbez. The visuals of the characters were designed by Yoshitaka Amano. After its initial release, ''Final Fantasy IV'' was later ported to multiple consoles. In 2007, Square Enix released an enhanced remake for the Nintendo DS that added voice acting to both the Japanese and English versions. The game's 2008 sequel, '' Final Fantasy IV: The After Years'' is set seventeen years after ''Final Fantasy IV'' and includes most of the characters from the original game as well as introducing several new characters. The story of ''The After Years'' primarily revolves around Ceodore Harvey, the son of Cecil and Rosa. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy X
is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square as the tenth main entry in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Originally released in 2001 for PlayStation 2, the game was re-released as ''Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster'' for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in 2013, for PlayStation 4 in 2015, Microsoft Windows in 2016, and for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in 2019. The game marks the ''Final Fantasy'' series transition from entirely pre-rendered backdrops to fully three-dimensional areas (though some areas were still pre-rendered), and is also the first in the series to feature voice acting. ''Final Fantasy X'' replaces the Active Time Battle (ATB) system with the "Conditional Turn-Based Battle" (CTB) system, and uses a new leveling system called the "Sphere Grid". Set in the fantasy world of Spira, a setting influenced by the South Pacific, Thailand and Japan, the game's story revolves around a group of adventurers and their quest to defeat a rampaging monster kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tidus
is a character (arts), fictional player character, character in Square Enix's ''Final Fantasy'' series and the main protagonist of the 2001 role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy X''. Tidus is a 17-year-old from the city of Spira (Final Fantasy)#Geography, Zanarkand who is transported to the world of Spira (Final Fantasy), Spira following an attack by the creature Sin. Shortly after his arrival he meets and joins Yuna (Final Fantasy), Yuna, a mage and her Spira (Final Fantasy)#Militant factions, guardians in a pilgrimage to kill Sin after learning that he is actually his missing abusive father Jecht. He has appeared in other video games, including the ''Final Fantasy X'' sequel ''Final Fantasy X-2'', the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and several Square Enix crossover games. Tidus was designed by Tetsuya Nomura with a cheerful appearance, in contrast to previous ''Final Fantasy'' protagonists. Scenario writer Kazushige Nojima wanted to expand the relationship between player and cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuna (Final Fantasy)
is a fictional character from Square Enix's ''Final Fantasy'' series. She was introduced as the female protagonist, and one of the main playable characters of the 2001 role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy X''. She appears as a summoner embarking on a journey to defeat the world-threatening monster, Sin, alongside her companions, including the male protagonist, Tidus. Yuna reappears in ''Final Fantasy X-2'', where she becomes the protagonist, searching for a way to find Tidus two years after his disappearance. Other Square Enix games have featured Yuna, notably ''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy''. Tetsuya Nomura based Yuna's overall design on hakama, but also wanted to give her outfit something that would flow and so gave her a furisode. Nomura said that her name means "night" in the Okinawan language, which contrasts with Tidus's name, which is Okinawan for "sun." For ''Final Fantasy X-2'', the game's staff wanted Tetsu Tsukamoto to redesign her costume to reflect her personality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy VIII
is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console. Released in 1999, it is the eighth main installment in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Set on an unnamed fantasy world with science fiction elements, the game follows a group of young mercenaries, led by Squall Leonhart, as they are drawn into a conflict sparked by a sorceress who seized control of a powerful military state. During the quest to defeat the sorceress and the forces manipulating her, Squall struggles with his role as leader and develops a romance with one of his comrades, Rinoa Heartilly. Development began in 1997, during the English localization of '' Final Fantasy VII''. The game builds on the visual changes brought to the series by ''Final Fantasy VII'', including the use of 3D graphics and pre-rendered backgrounds, while also departing from many ''Final Fantasy'' traditions. It is the first ''Final Fantasy'' to use realistically proportioned characters consistently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
