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Is Square Enix on the cusp of a new golden age, or is it still swimming upstream? Right now, it’s honestly hard to tell.
On one hand, Final Fantasy 16 looks absolutely balls-to-the-wall incredible. You’ve also got the company putting out a wide variety of games that really play to its strengths. There’s much-anticipated remasters like Chrono Cross, Crisis Core, and Live A Live. There’s series continuations and revivals for the likes of Valkyrie, SaGa, and Star Ocean. And there’s fascinating new bets ranging from the nichely obscure like Voice of Cards and Paranormasight to interesting new takes on some of the concepts the company is best known for, like Harvestella and Diofield Chronicle.
On the flip side, it seems barely anybody played a lot of these games. Some of them launched with little fanfare; it was easy to miss that something like Star Ocean: The Divine Force had even released. But the quality and breadth is a badge of honor, at least. As a buddy of mine argued, even if a failure, that line-up was a breath of fresh air.
Square Enix shows off Final Fantasy 16’s big and beautiful world
Square Enix has released a new Final Fantasy 16 trailer focused on showing off its incredibly gorgeous looking landscapes and locales.
Final Fantasy 16 is obviously leaning more into its fantasy elements compared to the last few numbered entries, but that hasn’t hurt how it’s looking. Square Enix gave us a new look at the game yesterday (March 25) during its PAX East panel, offering a brief tour of some of the different locations we’ll be visiting throughout our time spent with it. Personally, the reveal trailer didn’t inspire confidence, but the way the world is looking has me eating my words.
Earlier this year, producer Naoki Yoshida noted that Final Fantasy 16 won’t be an open world game, though also made the point that it won’t be exactly linear either. This feels a lot more evident with this latest trailer, showing off some pretty big, open spaces that look like they should have some opportunities to explore.
Blundering tourist, 43, fined £415 for driving bright-red Ferrari into world famous Italian square
A BLUNDERING tourist has been fined £415 after driving their bright red Ferrari into a world famous Italian square.
The American holidaymaker drove across the landmark, which is pedestrianised, much to the anger of locals.
The bumbling tourist was fined after driving across a historic square in Florence, Italy[/caption]
The owner of the flash sports car, 43, was apprehended after casually cruising across the Piazza della Signoria, which sits in the historic centre of Florence, Italy.
It is usually packed with tourists, often visiting the Uffizi Gallery, which is home to some of the country’s most famous artwork, particularly a substantial collection of ancient sculptures and paintings.
Cops caught him after he parked up in the nearby Via dei Gondi after driving down the street in what locals officials described as a “nonsensical” manner.
He was fined €470, equivalent to around £415, for the embarrassing gaffe.
The fine was particularly large as a police check revealed that he did not have the correct paperwork to drive the Swiss-registered Ferrari in Italy, let alone on the Piazza.
A spokesperson for the Municipality of Florence said: “Checks revealed that the 43-year-old driver had an American driving license that did not comply with international conventions and did not have an international driving permit or official translation.
“A report was taken for parking in the pedestrian area, driving against the direction and having non-compliant foreign license, the fine was a total of €470, which he paid directly to the agents.”
It comes after an American tourist was fined last year for causing £20,000 worth of damage to Rome’s iconic Spanish Steps by throwing an e-scooter down them.
The unnamed woman was caught on camera hurling the scooter onto the Unesco monument in an apparent tantrum, before throwing it a further two times.
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Square Enix Says There Will Be 10,000 Characters In Its NFT Game
Square Enix revealed that its upcoming NFT game, Symbiogenesis, will feature 10,000 characters with unique designs across various races and professions. Their portraits can also be used as profile pictures.
In a new trailer for Symbiogenesis, Square Enix showed off some footage of a floating landmass, but didn’t really show much else, including what these 10,000 characters would look like. The description below the trailer notes that the game will be split into a total of six chapters and that the characters will be sold as each chapter is unveiled.
Symbiogenesis’s official website will launch on March 17. The game’s trademark appeared online last year, hinting at a possible Parasite Eve revival. However, it was eventually announced as a blockchain game, much to the chagrin of fans.
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Forspoken’s reviews “challenging” and sales “lackluster”, says Square Enix
“It already seems inevitable that there will be stories two weeks from now about how Forspoken failed to meet Square Enix’s sales expectations,” I wrote as the demo for the Isekai romp arrived on PC. How wrong I was! It took six and a half weeks.
“Reviews of Forspoken… have been challenging,” says Square Enix’s latest financial report, and its sales have been “lackluster”.