High-Def Digest: The Bonus ViewFinal Fantasy Archives - High-Def Digest: The Bonus View https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/tag/final-fantasy/ A High-Def Digest Blog Wed, 13 May 2020 15:26:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Videogame Releases: Week of April 13th, 2014 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-apr-13-2014/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-apr-13-2014/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:00:01 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=61805 One of gaming’s biggest franchises comes to the PS4, while World Cup fever starts in earnest. Come see it all in this week’s videogame releases. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PS4) Amazingly, Square Enix has gone from the lumbering disappointment of the ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ MMO, to ‘Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn‘. This...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-apr-13-2014/feed/ 4 Videogame Releases: Week of March 16th, 2014 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-mar-16-2014/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-mar-16-2014/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:00:49 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=61195 March powers on as the PS4 gets ‘Infamous’, and the legend of Big Boss continues to grow. It’s all here to see in this week’s videogame releases. Infamous: Second Son (PS4) Make no mistake, Sucker Punch’s ‘Infamous: Second Son‘ is Sony’s PS4 exclusive heavy hitter. The open-world rendition of Seattle lets players take on a...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-mar-16-2014/feed/ 2 Videogame Releases: Week of February 9th, 2014 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-feb-9-2014/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-feb-9-2014/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2014 17:00:41 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=60094 This week, Naughty Dog’s award winner gets an encore, and a trio of uniquely Japanese titles makes for some great genre choices, especially for Vita owners. Come have a look at this week’s promising videogame releases. The Last of Us: Left Behind (PS3) Naughty Dog hit it out of the park with the expertly realized...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-feb-9-2014/feed/ 4 Videogame Releases: Week of July 1st, 2012 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jul-1-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jul-1-2012/#respond Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:00:36 +0000 Brian Hoss http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=37461 At last, videogame players can enter ‘The Secret World’, or the not-so-secret world of Ferraris. Plus, this week sees one of the worst-named games to ever make it to release. The Secret World (PC) ‘The Secret World‘ is an ambitious MMO from Funcom. Funcom has been around for some time and was responsible the excellent...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jul-1-2012/feed/ 0 Videogame Releases: Week of January 29th, 2012 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jan-29-2012/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jan-29-2012/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:13 +0000 Dick Ward http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=29329 January’s just about over, and that means we can finally get back to talking about new videogames! This week kicks off with two blockbuster sequels. That’s not a bad way to break the slump. Soulcalibur V (360, PS3) Welcome back to the stage of history! ‘Soulcalibur V’ is an exciting release for plenty of reasons,...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-jan-29-2012/feed/ 4 Weekend Roundtable: Recent Videogames Played https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-last-videogame-played/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/roundtable-last-videogame-played/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:00:39 +0000 Josh Zyber http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=25403 It’s been quite a while since we’ve done a videogame-themed Roundtable around here. For this week’s topic, let’s take a look at what games that you’re either currently in the middle or, or have recently spent a good amount of time with. Wayne Rowe What videogame am I in the middle of? If you play...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/mega-ran-black-materia/feed/ 8 Videogame Releases: Week of September 26, 2010 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-sept-26-2010/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-sept-26-2010/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:00:31 +0000 Dick Ward http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=6749 Who’d have guessed that the last week of September would be so packed full of videogame releases? ‘Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light’ finally comes to PS3, ‘Sid Meier’s Pirates’ hits the Wii, and ‘Front Mission Evolved’ hits both high-def systems. But even those are small change compared to the really big titles being...

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogames-sept-26-2010/feed/ 0 Videogame Releases: Week of September 5th, 2010 https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogame-releases-sep-5-2010/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogame-releases-sep-5-2010/#respond Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:00:23 +0000 Dick Ward http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=6102 It’s not a bad week to be a gamer. Xbox fans get a great arcade title and just about every system around gets a potentially great ‘Spider-Man’ game. However, the biggest stuff this week is for the PSP. Plants vs. Zombies (360) You know how I feel about zombies, especially when it comes to videogames....

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]]> https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/videogame-releases-sep-5-2010/feed/ 0 The Top 5 Videogame References in ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/scott-pilgrim-game-references/ https://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/scott-pilgrim-game-references/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:00:22 +0000 Dick Ward http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/?p=5296 I know that I’m not alone in saying this, but I loved ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.’ Forget whatever else you had planned to watch and check it out. It’s easily the best film I’ve seen this year without question. It helps, of course, that the movie is replete with videogame references. While it should...

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