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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Get Lost In
7.7.2023
Well. What a week it’s been, huh? I don’t know about you, but I could definitely go for some good times mashing buttons to a moving image—especially since I basically threw out my neck and destroyed my voice at that Cynic concert last night; I ain’t goin’ anywhere for a couple of days, so I need...
Final Fantasy XVI Update Will Make You Less Nauseous While Playing
6.7.2023
Final Fantasy XVI’s first post-launch update just added one of its most requested features: the option to turn off motion blur. A new toggle in the settings menu will let players make the PlayStation 5 game look less dizzying, a boon to everyone who was getting motion sickness while trying...
PowerWash Simulator's New DLC Is Going To Clean Up (Not Sorry)
4.7.2023
The rise and rise of 2022's PowerWash Simulator is everything that’s right with video games. It’s a game about washing the dirt off stuff, delivered with absolute sincerity, and extremely well made. It got me through a horrible bout of Covid, as I meticulously scrubbed every fleck of dirt from...
Get Every Final Fantasy XIV Expansion For Dirt Cheap Right Now
30.6.2023
As we near the 10-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV’s transformative A Realm Reborn reboot, there’s perhaps never been a better time to hop into the only blockbuster MMORPG to rival World of Warcraft’s popularity and resilience. And it’s never been cheaper to do so thanks to a whopping...
Final Fantasy XVI’s Gay Romance Fails To Commit Where It Counts
29.6.2023
Back in May, it was announced Final Fantasy XVI would be banned in Saudi Arabia. Officially, it was because developer Square Enix refused to alter scenes in the game for the territory, which led to rumors and speculation that the 16th game in the long-running RPG series would have explicit gay...
Final Fantasy XVI už prodalo 3 miliony kopií
29.6.2023
Another Final Fantasy Character Is Finally As Powerful As Donald Duck
29.6.2023
Donald Duck is considered by many fans to be the most powerful mage in all of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. For a long time, his reign as the supreme magic user in the franchise was unchallenged. But that’s changed with the release of Final Fantasy XVI, because now there’s finally another mage...
Final Fantasy XVI's Clive Actor Has Read Your Thirsty Fan Fiction
28.6.2023
We’re not even a whole week out from the release of Square Enix’s latest entry in the Final Fantasy series, and yet the voice actor for Final Fantasy XVI’s protagonist has already found (and read) gamers’ thirsty fan fiction.Read more
Final Fantasy XVI’s Jill Should Be More Than Pretty
28.6.2023
I’m sure that I love Jill Warrick—Final Fantasy XVI’s female lead—because her hair is healthy and long, gathered at the end with a ribbon, with one delicate braid as ornament. I also love her, I think, because she wears a cream-color chemise under layers of blue leather, contrasting like the small...
Final Fantasy XVI Shouldn’t Be This Divisive
28.6.2023
Much like David Bowie, who was likely born of a Mothercrystal himself, Final Fantasy is constantly reimagining itself. Different battle systems, different aesthetics, different worlds, and a whole new story with every entry. Yet, the arrival of Final Fantasy XVI has been divisive among the...
10 Things Final Fantasy XVI Doesn’t Tell You
28.6.2023
Because Final Fantasy XVI is more of an action game than an RPG, a lot of Clive’s adventure can feel more straightforward than its predecessors. However, there’s still a lot the game doesn’t tell you upfront, and knowing these things can give you an overall better experience. That in mind, here...
The 11 Best Final Fantasy Spin-Offs, Ranked
28.6.2023
We recently ranked the mainline single-player Final Fantasy games, and noted just how much the series changed and experimented with its formula along the way. The series’ propensity for reinvention is why people are so divided on what even defines a Final Fantasy game.Read more
RECENZE: Final Fantasy XVI je epické fantasy, jaké tu nebylo roky
27.6.2023
Every Final Fantasy Moogle, Ranked
26.6.2023
When Final Fantasy III released in 1990, developer Square Enix had no idea that the pastille-shaped, cave-dwelling Moogles it introduced would inspire decades worth of commemorative figurines and nightlights on Etsy. These paunchy creatures existed for so long in designer Koichi Ishii’s...
How Long Is Final Fantasy XVI?
26.6.2023
Final Fantasy XVI is in some ways a radical departure from the hit Square Enix RPG series’ past and in other ways pulls from its rich history to create a very old-school feeling adventure. So where does it fall in the pantheon of Final Fantasy game lengths? The answer is somewhere in...
Final Fantasy XVI: Forging The Most Powerful Sword In The Game
26.6.2023
Most role-playing games don’t give you much of a chance to really get to know your blacksmith, but one of Final Fantasy XVI’s most charming multi-part quests has you investigate what’s bothering the smithy Blackthorne. Even more importantly, it’s vital to unlocking and crafting the single best...
Final Fantasy XVI Has Fans Wondering What The RPG Series Is (And Should Be)
26.6.2023
The first Final Fantasy came out in 1987. Ever since, each new game in the beloved role-playing series has pushed it to grow, change, and often subvert fans’ expectations of what it can be. Final Fantasy XVI might be the biggest test yet, in some ways harkening back to the medieval world-building...
Recenze hry Final Fantasy XVI. Zlomový díl dlouholeté série
26.6.2023
Zcela odlišný soubojový systém, nový svět s hlubokým příběhem a překrásná grafika. To je výčet pár věcí, na kterých stojí nový díl dlouholeté série Final Fantasy. Sice není dokonalý, ale Square Enix s ním ukázal potenciální směr, kterým se může ubírat i do budoucna
Final Fantasy XVI Has A Neat Neon Genesis Evangelion Anime Nod
23.6.2023
Final Fantasy XVI, a more action-focused take on the RPG franchise, clearly pulls inspiration from a lot of other popular media. As Game Informer reported back in May, Square Enix was inspired by blockbuster films and hit series like Game of Thrones, Godzilla, and Neon Genesis Evangelion during...
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: 9 Awesome Games To Play
23.6.2023
Another weekend is upon us. And perhaps in these next few days you’ll find yourself facing an Xbox, PlayStation, gaming PC, or other such contraption and staring into a blank screen of endless, unlit pixels wondering, “What should I play?”Read more