‘Final Fantasy’ now on Android

Final Fantasy has made its way into the Play store. You can pick up the classic, that started it all, for $6.99. This is not your fathers Final Fantasy. Much like its iOS counterpart the game has been updated with a touch-optimized control layout and has slight graphical updates.

Currently the game is pulling a 3.6 out of 5 on the review scale in the Play store. Lets see what some of the comments have said.

From the Comments: Under User Reviews on the Google Play Store

Hey what can I say, its FF. I hate the license check which means I can’t play it w/o wifi. but w/e. - Pete

I Bought this game in hopes of building my game library since I have a long flight from Afghanistan going back to america in a few day. But unfortunately this great game was ruined by two simple facts. One, it requires a connection everytime you, and sometimes itll tell you that you didn’t purchase the game. So there goes my hope of playing this game on the 14 hour flight. Two the screen is cropped down to the size of an iphone game. I was hoping to see it take advantage of the Galaxy Note’s huge screen. Would be 5 stars if it wasn’t for these simple facts, but the connection issue alone takes away 4 stars. Square Enix you know better, but i guess they just wanted to hurry and release something, but please update. - Darren

Definitely disappointed like several others that this is just a lazy iOS port. I have this fancy new Galaxy S3 with a pretty screen, and i got these awesome 1 inch black borders on the right and left side to remind me the game wasn’t meant for my phone. My biggest gripe with the app (almost made me get a refund) is the stupid license check when starting it up!!! Great, so when im on an airplane and have no access to data or wifi connection, guess im not playing this huh? You can do better than this SE….. - Jason

I have a few questions that I would like you to answer:

  • Do you think older games should be ported into current generation handheld?
  • Do you believe it is the game developers task to build a game for the obnoxious amounts of displays that can be found on an Android device?

The least they could have done is fill that “black border” with a nice graphic. Though I would personally rather play this than Angry Birds.

Source: The Verge 

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Nintendo Direct: 3DS XL Announcement

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he new Nintendo 3DS XL will feature a 4.88 top screen and 4.18 bottom screen. It’s due to hit stores on August 19 for $199.99 and on July 28 in Europe.  The console will ship with 4GB memory card. The colors that will be available on release include red, blue, and a silver option for Europe.

In addition, the new console also promises an extended battery life. The estimates are between 3.5 to 6.5 hours for a 3DS game and 6 to 10 hours on a DS game. In order to keep cost down, the console will not launch with an AC adapter. Instead, the accessory will be sold separate.

I was disappointed to find out the 3DS will not have a second circle pad. I’m sure that the XL circle pad attachment will be introduced later this year, there’s going to be games like Monster Hunter which will require it. It goes  to mention this will be another accessory Nintendo will get to profit off of so expect it.

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s if the PS Vita wasn’t doing bad enough, Nintendo goes and kicks Sony when it’s down. It will be interesting to see how Sony will try and come back from this one. What do you think readers? Will the XL be a hit or miss?

Source: Nintendo Direct

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