Locking to keep spoilers contained. If you want to discuss this and the spoilers within, go to the Demo Megathread.

Demo new available on the PS Store: https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP0082-PPSA08668_00-0886721485938168

With the impending release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, there could be a lot of discussion around the game. To ensure that we remain fair and open for people who either are still playing the game upon release or have yet had chance to play it, we’re going to introduce a period of embargo on new threads.

These rules for new threads will only apply to VII Rebirth and all other games will still be allowed to be discussed.

This will be how it works. Separate “Megathreads” will be created for the demo and final launch respectively. These threads will be your place to discuss the games and where spoilers will be permissible. If you do not want to see spoilers, avoid these threads, they will be labelled with [Spoilers]. These will be in place until 4 weeks after the release of the game, after which any new threads with spoilers should be labelled as such with [Spoiler] or [Spoilers]. Do not post spoilers in the titles of your posts, even if you do have the relevant labels.

Please be respectful of other gamers and community members during this time. Normal rules will still apply.

What if I post anyway?

Posts will be removed and repeat offenders will be deemed as flagrantly breaking rules and banned for increasing amounts of times. This includes with comments that aim to spoil the game for others.

We already know what happens, we’ve played the OG!

This is a new game where we’re not even certain how close it sticks to the OG game. There are going to be differences and new story elements regardless. We don’t even know how that scene will unfold.

TL;DR:

Embargo is in place from today until EOD 28th March to avoid spoilers. Megathreads will be created for demo and final release. From 29th March onwards, spoiler tags are required.

We may update this thread with more clarification and information in the future

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I was thinking how people are upset at Remake as they feel it deviates too much from og. The creators have said that it will remain true to the original but maybe they weren't referring to the ideas but to the core themes of og. Seeing Sephiroth introduced so early in FF7R, the whispers, different worlds etc. It got me thinking about what Sephiroth said at the Temple of the Ancients. He said "It's simple. Once the Planet is hurt, it gathers Spirit Energy to heal the injury. The amount of energy gathered depends on the size of the injury... What would happen if there was an injury that threatened the very life of the Planet? Think how much energy would be gathered! Ha ha ha. And at the center of that injury, will be me. All that boundless energy will be mine. By merging with all the energy of the Planet, I will become a new life form, a new existence.Melding with the Planet... I will cease to exist as I am now... Only to be reborn as a 'God' to rule over every soul." Remember he is in-between alive/dead as he has not be absorbed by the lifestream. The planet uses that to heal itself. If he casts Meteor he kills two birds with one stone. He kills people and mortally wounds the planet. When the planet goes to heal itself he will absorb the life energy. The worlds merging benefits him as maybe it takes two planets worth of life energy to become a god.

The sale is on these platforms now:

• PlayStation 4/5
• Switch
• Steam
• Android
• iOS

Lots of people go straight to the guard at the front gate or the Trepie in the cafeteria, but these two are so easy to beat when you only have the starting cards. If you need Elnoyle, Abyss Worm, Tonberry King, Adamantoise, etc. just head to the library as soon as you get your first cards. These two are seriously bad at Triple Triad and drop everything you need in the early game.

[Yoshida] and his team at Creative Business Unit 3 have a strong desire to use the experience gained from working on Final Fantasy XVI to make a completely different game

Today is the day for a number of Final Fantasy fans, no doubt many of which are part of this community. So here is a thread for those watching and wanting to discuss the event and what is shown here.

What's Fan Festival?

For those not familiar or players of FFXIV, before the launch of every new Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Square Enix hosts three in-person events across the NA, EU, and JP regions. These events bring together players (Warriors of Light) from across the globe to celebrate the game and learn about what's coming next. Often hosting keynotes, cosplay events and live gigs by The Primals - a band led by Masayoshi Soken and includes translator Michael-Christopher Koji Fox.

The three events are hosted in three key places, with different countries being the host for each EU event. This time around, these are the locations where they're happening:

• ~~NA: July 28-29, 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center~~
• ~~EU: Oct 21-22, 2023 at the ExCeL London Convention Center~~
• JP: Jan 7-8, 2024 at the Tokyo Dome

Fan Festival Schedules

You can find the schedule for each day on this page: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/0e4765e138f0823a63bec280840bab52066be87f

Unlike EU and NE events, the JP events will be presented in Japanese only! However the opening keynote will be translated to English.

Where can I watch?

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2ljmmUT_I
• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/finalfantasyxiv

created this video essay thing based on an essay i wrote for my website.

https://youtu.be/OBFZtIQYiiI?si=LDxjp-lfoh5cJ47s

if you happen to watch, let me know what you think

could post this in the SaGa forum as well but figured this would be a better spot.

covers some of the following:

0:00 (Introduction & Justification)

2:26 (CHAPTER I: History of Final Fantasy Legend II or: Richard Dean Anderson's Haircut in Season 6 of MacGyver)

5:11 (CHAPTER II: Presentation, Setting & Plot or: Smoke Dope, Go Bananas)

7:57 (CHAPTER III: Music or: Is this Emerson, Lake & Palmer?)

11:34 (INTERLUDE or: Artistic Gentrification)

13:15 (CHAPTER IV: Gameplay or: Nintendo Power Nominee for Hardest Game Boy Game of 1990)

20:58 (CONCLUSION or: SAVE THE WORLD or: If Richard Dean Anderson is the Peak 90s Action Celebrity ...)