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FFXIV

1. FFXIV Random Complaint Thread II: DPS can't count to potato
2. Patch 3.5 Info - Is this game dead yet?
3. FFXIV Accomplishments Thread - Yay I did it!
4. Stormblood (4.0) General discussion
5. FFXIV Random Praise Thread: ninja ninja ninja ninja dark knight ninja ninja dark knight
6. Floor 100+ info/Q&A
7. Bardmage 3.0
8. Alexander Creator (Savage): Is that boss a plane??
9. The Official Forum fail thread: This game wasn't meant for alts.
10. Patch 3.4 Info - Soul Surrender - 27th September

After 3 years we can fin…

That sounds like a cool theme name, eh? "Spoiler Break".

Sadly, that's not a theme. It's me, telling you guys there won't be a MF today. And no, it's not a holiday here.

Yesterday, while browsing Youtube I found myself spoiled the identity of the final boss in Final Fantasy XV. Therefore, I am not going there until at least next week. And I wouldn't want any of you to accidentally see a thumbnail that could spoil something important.

On the bright side, I had my suspicions on what the spoi…

With today's official "sampler" of Final Fantasy XV songs released by Squeenix we now know the official name of the battle music from the recent "Judgment Disc" demo: Stand Your Ground. It was previously circulated as "Careening Into Danger" but now we know the truth.
Final Fantasy XV apparently has battle themes per enemy type (just kidding... maybe) and this is, if Judgment is to be believed, the first one you'll hear when fighting regular monsters on the early stages of the game. I don'…

Have you noticed that I seem to have a preference for battle themes in Music Friday? No particular reason other than battle/boss music having the responsibility of inspiring a sense of urgency and danger that is crucial to set the mood of battle. Since last week I was on a holiday, I owe you a post, and thus bring today two neat boss themes from two fun games!
First up, "Eyes Up", the theme of Aksis, Archon Prime and final boss in Wrath of the Machine - Destiny's Rise of Iron raid. The mut…

FFXIV

1. Info from NA Fanfest (Vegas)
2. Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood - Early Summer 2017
3. Alexander Creator (Savage): Is that boss a plane??
4. Stormblood (4.0) General discussion
5. GC Squadron training

FFXI

1. October 2016 Version Update
2. Gearswap Help Thread!
3. Dev Tracker: Discussion
4. Trusts
5. Windower 4 - Discussion and Support

Check here for the October update info.



Games

1. Destiny - 9/9/14 (PS3/PS4/X360/XB1)
2. Final Fantasy: Record Keeper 2016 Advancilate Twins
3. FFRK Drop Thread : 100 gems trash exep…

Halloween is upon us! Well, not yet but soon! So I was thinking of a spooky theme for the season and... didn't quite recall anything too seasonal at the moment. But then it hit me: a spooky theme that borders on mischievous - Slam Shuffle!
Final Fantasy VI's Zozo is a town of thieves, wrongdoers, liars and general nasty people.... well, except for just one guy. Your party must go there to follow the trail of an important person who you believe is here, but in order to traverse its rainy st…

Have you tried World of Final Fantasy's demo? It's up now on PS4 and PSVita (if you can actually access them due to the bloody DDOS attack that's making the rounds today).
The game that at first made everyone cringe at its cuteness and announced right before the Final Fantasy VII remake (which obviously gathered all the attention), WoFF has slowly been catching the eyes of people due to its colorful world and characters, and a long forgotten sense of humor. The music seems to be a combinatio…

Goodbye, Nintendo NX, we hardly knew you. Hello, Nintendo Switch...
We... pretty much hardly know you, too.

The veil of secrecy is lifted. Nintendo's new console is called the Switch and is, at least in concept, a very cool idea. We had leaks, sure, but it's always nice to see the actual thing working (in a PR video, at least). The concept of a portable console experience has been talked about for a long time. The Playstation Vita was pretty much an attempt at making a portable device with …

We will take a break from our regular Music Friday to talk about the biggest news of the day: Final Fantasy XIV has revealed some details about the next expansion coming in early summer 2017: Stormblood.
Stormblood will see us take the fight to the Empire by helping the Resistance in taking back the city-state of Ala Mhigo, under Garlean rule for years. The events that lead us to this started in the latest live patch (3.4, Soul Surrender) but will still be further explained in the next one (…

I am tired of Alexander - - - freezing time and - - - messing up with my - - - Enochian! At this rate - - - this post will come - - - out *days* later than - - - intended!
Alexander's final encounter is Alexander Prime, the Soul of the Creator, deep inside a time bubble at the very core of the time-altering Primal. The battle begins with an orchestrated version of Metal (the theme from the final boss of Gordias) but after Alexander's Divine Judgment it switches to the real fight, with a mu…

As the summer wraps up and the weather starts to cool, we’re reminded that fall is here. There are certain things you can count on to coincide with the arrival of fall -- the leaves start to change, football season returns, pumpkin-flavored everything permeates everwhere, and gamers get to enjoy the annual release cycle for numerous major franchises. For me, this means it is time for the latest Destiny expansion, Rise of Iron. Rise of Iron was created by a smaller team and is definitely not …

FFXIV

1. Patch 3.4 Info - Soul Surrender - 27th September
2. The Official Forum fail thread: This game wasn't meant for alts.
3. FFXIV Random Complaint Thread II: DPS can't count to potato
4. Alexander Creator (Savage): Is that boss a plane??
5. Possibly returning - Questions

Be sure to check that thread if you're going to the Fanfest this year.



FFXI

1. Dev Tracker: Discussion
2. September 2016 Version Update
3. Gearswap Help Thread!
4. New or Returning Players Discussion 2: SoA Homeless Veterans Edition
5. Sparks to…

An in-depth analysis of Final Fantasy XIV's latest raid hit. Spoilers, obviously.
Forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back, and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back, and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and back and forward and b…

I have returned from my vacations! What did I do, you ask? Play Rise of Iron, of course! It's not often a vacation period coincides with the launch of a much anticipated game for me so I made the most out of it. And yes, it was a coincidence... I did not plan it that way!
Destiny's last expansion is full of exciting moments, even if it is a bit on the short side. There's only a few main quests to do and they are easily soloable, but the content is extended by the usual round of post-story qu…

Are you ready for Destiny's next expansion? Or are you letting a bunch of tech mites just flutter around your head?
Rise of Iron is coming up next week (hype!) but we got an early treat: the title screen changed in the last patch to what is gonna be our welcome to the expansion for the next year. Hmmm... these stuff tends to happen in MMOs, eh? *ahem* The theme proper starts at about 3 minutes in, but if you let it go you'll even find the original theme, some Tower tracks and more.

We hav…

I just found out today that Parasite Eve's soundtrack was composed by Yoko Shimomura, the very same who made the music for Kingdom Hearts and the upcoming Final Fantasy XV.
Parasite Eve was an RPG released around the time when Squaresoft was at its peak during the PlayStation era. Main protagonist is NYPD cop Aya Brea who is suddenly involved in a bizarre series of events with a mysterious creature that seems human but sports incredible powers, while struggling with these very same powers …

I continue my short musical journey through the Crystal Tower raid, but I am suddenly facing huge bosses! On the upside, the tempo kicks ass.
All three "wings" of the Crystal Tower series end with encounters with big bosses with mechanic-heavy fights (within the confines of a 24-man difficulty raid). They also share a common battle theme: Tumbling Down. It's a powerful theme and one of my favorite battle themes in Final Fantasy XIV. Whats-his-name from Labyrinth, Emperor Xande from Crystal…

FFXIV

1. FFXIV Random Complaint Thread II: DPS can't count to potato
2. The Official Forum fail thread: This game wasn't meant for alts.
3. Alexander's Future
4. Patch 3.35 Notes
5. Raiding servers
6. Palace of the Dead weapon question
7. Patch 3.38 - Relic Nerf, 240 Lore Weapons, Uncapped Midan Gears
8. Possibly returning - Questions
9. Famitsu Chats with Yoshi-P - Weekly Famitsu Translation
10. Patch 3.4 Info - Soul Surrender - 27th September

We still got some translated interviews by Slycer that was supposed to be on v…

I had a strange revelation a few weeks ago. Actually, two strange revelations. One, I was about to spend a lot of time at airports and away from home. And two, as if wasn’t already, my gaming time was about to consist of a single, overwhelming, and emphatically suffocating entity -- Granblue Fantasy. This put me in a predicament. Do I write a review on a topic of interest (perhaps on rankings in gaming..), or do I admit that mobile games can be both fun and addicting? Given the number of …

I finally watched it! Kingsglaive is our first tangible taste of the world to come with Final Fantasy XV. An entirely CGI movie - like Advent Children - that is neither prequel nor sequel, but rather happens in parallel to the events of the game's early moments.
Final Fantasy XV begins with Noctis' group pushing his car after it had a…