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Square Thinks They Can Get The FF7 Trilogy Done By 2027
As I’ve been progressing through FF7 Rebirth these past few weeks, one thing has become clear: a ton of work went into it. The game contains way more content than I’ll probably ever see or complete. It took four years to get this to us, so does that mean we can expect the third and final part of the FF7 trilogy in another four? Series director Tetsuya Nomura thinks it can actually be done in three. This bit of information comes from the new behind-the-scenes book Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Ultimania. The book isn’t out yet but Twitter user aitaikimochi has obtained an advance copy. Nomura said that, at the time of the interview, the story outline for Part 3 had been locked down and they were about to start recording voices. He revealed the development time for FF7 Rebirth was actually three years, not four, but that extra year was spent creating DLC content (which we guess will be revealed soon). So he figures the third and final chapter
Nintendo Switch Online Surprise Drops Three SNES Obscurities
With no announcement, Nintendo silently updated the SNES department of Nintendo Switch Online this afternoon with three games, two of which have never been released in the US before. The biggest surprise of the three is Wrecking Crew 98, which if you can’t tell by the year cited in its name, came out at a time when the SNES was just about dead everywhere except Japan. You could still technically buy the “reduced fat” model (and a Frogger game came out that year), but overall Nintendo didn’t feel the market was really there anymore. It’s a remake of the NES game where Mario was tasked with breaking down walls on multiple floors in multiple screens while avoiding hazards. This portion of Mario’s career was made a canon part of the Super Mario Bros Movie (Mario’s “boss” is from that game). Super R-Type is the second game, a brilliant space shooter from early in the SNES’ lifecycle. It’s not an easy game (and if you can master it, you’ll see it’s
Forecasting Love and Weather: Two Losers and Two Winners
“Forecasting Love and Weather” is a Korean drama series, released in 2022, has 16 episodes, and is categorized as a Romance and Comedy, (Rom-Com). It’s streaming on Netflix and dubbed in English. Viewers who enjoyed watching Park Min-Young (“Marry My Husband” 2024) and Song Kang (“My Demon” 2023) will likely be happy to see them as a couple in this K-drama. No surprise it was on Collider’s list of “Best K-Dramas Featuring Workplace Romances”. ♦ Two Losers and Two Winners In “Forecasting Love and Weather”, Jin Ha-Kyung is already successful in her professional life. She is the Director of Team A at the Korea Meteorological Administration, headquarters office. Now if she has a successful marriage, her life will be perfect. She and her fiancé, Han Ki-Jun, are making wedding plans but his future mother-in-law, Jin Ha-Kyung’s mother, already has complaints that make her suspicious of him. What is the future mother-in-law’s complaint? Her complaint is that … HE NEVER COMPLAINS!! For that reason, she is extremely suspicious. She says when
Does Anyone Want More Heroes?
Yikes, Heroes creator Tim Kring is back and he’s once again trying to restart the once-popular series that burned bright and flamed out just as quickly in the 2000s. Deadline reports that he’s now currently shopping a proposed revival (the second, for those keeping score) to prospective buyers. When the show premiered on NBC in 2006 it started as a more grounded take on X-Men, about ordinary people around the world discovering they have latent superpowers, seemingly awakened by an eclipse. The eclipse was referenced in the logo, repeated throughout the series and, like a lot of things about it, never fully explained. Kring was likely waiting for the recent real-life eclipse to make this announcement. The proposed revival is called “Heroes Eclipsed.” Heroes started out pretty great, with a fascinating cast of characters including a cheerleader with super-healing powers that make her immortal, a quirky Japanese man who can blink his way through time and space, and a supervillain that grows more powerful the longer it takes for the
Missing You: He Killed Them, He Killed Them Not!
“Missing You” is a Korean drama movie, released in 2016, categorized as Crime, Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense. ♦ He Killed Them, He Killed Them Not! In “Missing You”, a young girl named Nam Hee Joo, who is 7 years old, slowly backs out of a courtroom. She is in shock. A man named Kim Ki Bum was tried as a serial killer of several victims. But he was only convicted for one murder; the murder of his cheating girlfriend. For that crime, the police and prosecution were able to present sufficient evidence to get a conviction. However, because there was insufficient evidence to connect him to the other murders, he was only given a sentence of 15 years. Yes, the families of the murdered victims were visibly upset at such a light sentence. Only 15 years? For all of those brutal murders? One of the victims was a homicide detective, Nam Hee Joo’s father. He was a single parent and the night he died he was happy to get off
Kingdom Hearts Goes Emo In New Cover Album
The suggestion of an “emo” take on the Kingdom Hearts soundtrack started as a complete joke. Game music label GameGrooves posted the “announcement” on April Fools Day three years ago, but…there’s an apparent demand for such a thing, and they felt like really making it, so….here it is. If you don’t like it, you only have yourself to blame. The full title is XIII Cheers for Sweet Revenge: Kingdom Hearts Goes Emo (long and convoluted, like a KH title should be). Everything is rendered in the angsty style of a My Chemical Romance album, including “Dearly Beloved” from Kingdom Hearts II, “Hikari” and “Simple and Clean” from the original Kingdom Hearts, “Face my Fears” from the most recent third game, and many others. “What started as an April Fool’s Day joke three years ago has culminated in one of my favorite GameGrooves albums to date,” says GameGrooves producer Allen Brasch. “Given the genre, we decided to open the album to both Disney songs as well as Kingdom Hearts tracks. The
Night in Paradise: Jeju Island is Paradise Unless …
“Night in Paradise” is a Korean drama movie, released in 2020, categorized as a neo-noir crime film, and the setting is Jeju Island, a place viewed by many (tourists and natives) as paradise in South Korea. It’s streaming on Netflix and dubbed in English. ♦ Gangsters Sure Do Know How to Turn Paradise into HELL!! In “Night in Paradise”, Tae-Gu is a typical gangster. What is a typical gangster? A typical gangster is a person who chooses to live a violent life of crime, knowing full well the kind of people he associates with and that they have no heart. Yet they foolishly believe their sins won’t adversely impact the innocent people who have the misfortune of being associated with them by bloodline. Tae-Gu is loyal and won’t change sides to work for another crime family. The head of the crime family he refused to work for – so he was told – killed his sister and his niece. He got revenge by killing the head of the crime family.
Massacre At The Mirage Announced For PC
Publisher Assemble Entertainment has announced the first-person horror adventure Massacre at the Mirage is now in development for PC. It’s going to be a blockbuster night at Crimson Ridge’s most popular entertainment destination: the Mirage theater! Everyone’s in line to see the latest horror thriller, unaware it’s going to get more REAL than they planned! One of the guests happens to be some maniac in a jester outfit, who starts stabbing the customers and staff. You will play as several characters, from the side of both staff and visitors, as you figure out how to survive. You can’t escape the Mirage until you take down this guy! Eclectic Ensemble: Play as different characters, each with a unique perspective, including theater staff and unsuspecting visitors, offering a well-rounded experience. Unsettling and Nail-Biting Atmosphere: Experience the eerie ambiance of an old, run-down movie theater while a crazy killer is on the loose, lurking around every corner. Brutality At Its Finest: The crazed killer certainly pulls no punches, Manage the Mirage Cinema: Help
We’re In The Middle Of Crunchyroll’s Big Premiere Week
Crunchyroll sent the press a reminder today that this is their biggest week of the month of April, a month already packed with premieres and returns. This morning KONOSUBA kicked off its third season, flanked on both sides by the premieres of Date A Live V and Viral Hit. The week will be capped with the arrival of Kaiju No. 8 this Saturday, which will be the first anime to have its entire season globally simulcast at the exact same time it airs in Japan. The Public School Arc of Black Butler will also make its debut on the same day. Monday, April 8 Tadaima, Okaeri – 9:00 AM PT Tuesday, April 9 Oblivion Battery – 9:00 AM PT Wednesday, April 10 Date A Live V – 7:30 AM PT KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 – 8:00 AM PT Viral Hit – 10:25 AM PT Friday, April 12 The Misfit of Demon King Academy Ⅱ – Cour 2 – 10:00 AM PT Saturday, April 13 Kaiju No. 8 – 7:00 AM PT (Live
Joker: Folie à Deux, A twisted love story
“Joker: Folie à Deux” drops its first trailer, with Joaquin Phoenix reprising his award-winning supervillain role. Lady Gaga will be playing Dr. Harleen Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn. Given Gaga’s New York roots, I expected her to have a Brooklyn accent, but she didn’t. Don’t expect her to sound like Arleen Sorkin, Tara Strong, or Margot Robbie’s version. Perhaps the accent isn’t present yet because she hasn’t fully transitioned into Harley; she’s still the psychiatric doctor. Zazie Beetz who is Joker’s love interest Sophie Dumond in the first film will also return. Are we going to have a love triangle? The first film finally gave Joaquin Phoenix his flowers because it won him Best Actor at the Oscars and other Award Winning bodies. It is hard to top the first movie so they decided to try something new with this sequel. It is going to be a musical. What the World Needs Now Is Love by Jackie DeShannon was featured in the trailer. It is probably one of the songs to be sung
Metaphor ReFantazio Releases October 11
Looks like Atlus is almost ready to release Metaphor ReFantazio, the fantasy RPG from the creators of Persona. The game was given an Ocrober release date and a new trailer this afternoon. In case you’ve been wondering why there hasn’t even been a hint of Persona 6 in years, it’s because we’re getting this instead. The presentation and aesthetic feels a lot like Persona and so do the battle mechanics. Socializing with NPCs is also said to be an important part of the game (just like Persona). The only major difference is the setting, trading Persona’s more modern locale for a series of fantastical areas. The king is dead. Long live….who? Maybe it’ll be you. The throne is up for anyone to take, provided they can make a good enough impression to voters. This, of course, is easier for the rich and aristocratic than it is for your lower-class character, who will have to travel all over the country drumming up support. One way to earn a lot of favor
Transformers One Is A Different Kind Of Adventure
At this point the Transformers are just as well-known around the multiplex as they are around the toy aisle. There have been endless Autobot and Decepticon films of varying quality since the original came out in 1986. There has been nothing, though, quite like the animated picture Transformers One, which Paramount and Hasbro unveiled today with its first trailer. How do you feel about this: a wacky buddy comedy starring Optimus Prime and Megatron, in the days before they were enemies? That’s where this goes, and though there are adventure and action elements hinted at in the trailer, this is a comedy through and through. Every scene is punctuated by a “whoa, did THAT happen?” remark, which isn’t exactly sophisticated humor, but better than what Bay came up with. Seems Optimus wasn’t always as powerful as we know him to be….he started out as Orion Pax, an average civilian of Cybertron who could not transform. Megatron was known as D-16, and was considerably less sinister. They lived in an underground
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