Square Enix has made it well known that it’s going for Game of Thrones with Final Fantasy XVI, and we can see a bit of that show’s extreme violence and intrigue in the game’s latest trailer, shown during today’s PlayStation showcase. Final Fantasy XVI hits the PlayStation June 22nd.
The Talos Principle, a super philosophical puzzle game wherein you meditate on the nature of life and sentience while dodging laser turrets is getting a sequel. The Talos Principle II looks to be just a cerebral and difficult as its predecessor and it doesn’t seem like we’ll wait long, as its slated for a 2023 release.
Today Ubisoft announced that it is once again resetting the hourglass on its Prince of Persia remake. In an FAQ on its website, Ubisoft wrote that the game, which was delayed from its 2021 release date, is still in the conception phase with no new release date and that all pre-orders would be cancelled and refunded. (h/t to Ethan Gach at Kotaku.)
Turns out Midgar is actually somewhere in Hyrule. An enterprising Tears of the Kingdom player has manage to craft the Sister Ray, Final Fantasy VII’s huge Weapon-destroying gun, out of an assortment of fans, wheels, treasure chests, carts, and exactly one (1) cannon.
Broke: Torturing Koroks
Woke: Torturing Bokoblins
Bespoke: Creating absurdly complex, Rube Goldberg-ian devices for the sole purpose of ruining a Bokoblin’s day.
I have to cover my face whenever I see Koroks strapped to contraptions in Tears of the Kingdom because some people are maniacs. But I was delightfully surprised to see this machine cross my timeline. No explosions, no fires, just harmless, innocent fun.
