Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light Announced
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Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light for NDS
Square Enix has just announced Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, which is the very first ORIGINAL Final Fantasy title developed for the Nintendo DS. And, while the NDS hasn’t had any new Final Fantasy titles for…well…ever! the remakes of old classics on the NDS have been nothing short of fantastic. What’s even more exciting is that the team behind the critical and commercially successful remakes of Final Fantasy III and IV for the NDS is the same team developing FF4HOL.
Pretty freakin’ awesome!
So, in short, New Final Fantasy adventure on the NDS this fall; same team who made the excellent FFIII and FFIV; new characters and tales; and, a really cool new “storybook” art style!
Without further ado, check out some of the new screens for FF4HOL:
ASTRO Gaming A30 Audio System Earns PC Gamer Editor’s Choice Award — 96%
Astro Gaming A30 Audio System in June PC Gamer
The hit parade for ASTRO Gaming’s latest on-ear headset the A30 Audio System continues with an Editor’s Choice Award from PC Gamer whose editor’s gave the new cans a phenomenal score of 96%.
Here’s are a few comments from the reviewer at PC Gamer:
Astro’s A40 Audio System (97 % April 2008) might have been improved by including a small pet goat that coughed up wads of $20 bills every time you spanked it; other than that, they were-and are perfect for gamers who want a headset that does more than just reproduce great sound in games.
The earcups still rotate flat against your Chest when not in use, and the new “supra-aural” earcups rest gently on top of your ears rather than around them; they’re comfy, even after hours of continuous troubadour-stabbing in Assasssins Creed 2 , and leave your ears drier as well.
And, the sound is just about as good as you’ll ever get without actually being aboard the SSV Normandy while the ship is buzz-sawed into pieces by the Collectors.
And, while they’re both expensive, the way I see it, nothing’s more expensive than money spent on hardware you don’t love.
The review appeared in the June issue of PC Gamer, which is on shelves now.
NIER Rolls On, Continuing to Surprise & Please Reviewers
NY Times, NY Post, G4TV, Tech-Gaming, Kotaku All Agree The Experience of NIER is Unique and A Trip Worth Taking
Seth Schiesel's NIER Review in NY Times Dove Deep Into Story and Mature Content
NIER continues to surprise and delight reviewers across all levels and genres of media from the New York Times to Kotaku to GamePro to G4TV. We’re really excited to see all of the great coverage coming out and also to see that reviewers are taking the time to evaluate the game on its entire experience, rather than getting hung up on individual points of contention.
Let’s face it, this is just a highlight reel of some cool reviews, so let’s get to it…
The New York Times, as seen above, said: “…if you reduce Nier to its constituent parts, there are plenty of games that surpass it in each area. But Nier never feels disjointed and it stands as an achievement in using many different styles of gaming in the service of a coherent, compelling whole.”
The NY Post weighed in with a B+, saying: “On its surface, Nier is just an action RPG. Below that, however, is a wonderfully complex tale with characters you’ll root for.”
G4TV came through with a 4/5 in their review that went on X-Play. Is this because of someone’s dashing face appearing on that show earlier this year? Decidedly yes, in my humble opinion… but it could just be the game too…
GamePro joined the fray, judging the game to be a “…fun title in its own right, creatively melding hack-n-slash gameplay with traditional RPG elements, and topped off with a bizarre, yet engrossing story.” 3.5/5 stars
Kotaku, which doesn’t assign scores, agreed, saying in their very positive review: “As I played, I was pleasantly surprised to find a complex action role-playing game with some big ideas, a daring storyline, flashy combat, and enough extra content to satisfy even the most obsessive compulsive role-playing fan.”
Tech-Gaming agreed, awarding NIER with a B and saying: “While the title does have a few niggling faults, it is also delightfully compelling as hours evaporate with each subsequent dungeon.”
This is all great news for NIER. Have you tried the game yet? You should. Learn more at www.NIERGame.com or go ahead and find out more right where you spend your day hiding from work responsibilities at www.facebook.com/NIERgame.
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NIER Emerges As A Sleeper
Square Enix’s Latest Action-RPG Surprises Reviewers With Story and Depth
We’ve been really excited for the past few months as we continued to work on NIER with Square Enix. The game had so many spoilers and so much content to hide it presented quite a challenge when it came time to demo and show it off. It was so fun to take it on tour twice and never mention key plot points like the Shadowlord, multiple books and critical story arcs. The goal? To leave people wanting more and create some suspense during review playthroughs.
And we couldn’t be happier to see that the reviewers have enjoyed it as well. While some express consternation over not being fully briefed prior to review, others have embraced what the game has to offer – namely an engaging story, multiple endings (one of which is truly epic), and unique characters.
As with any game, it has its strong points and weak points, but the overall experience has proven to be more than the sum of its parts for most reviewers. As a result, it’s fair to say that NIER is rolling into “sleeper” territory. Just check out some of the reviews: Strategy Informer, GamingUnion, Bitbag, and PSXExtreme all weigh in with 8/10 scores. Other outlets like Zeitgeist apply no score but talk about the amazing story and characters.
If you haven’t checked out NIER, you really should!
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