Fast-paced, challenging, and downright exhilarating - this is a great comeback for the vaunted action series, imperfections and all.
GSC Game World's sandbox shooter is out on November 20th for the console after launching last year on Xbox Series X/S and PC.
While they didn't confirm a future expansion, co-director Jason Connel and writer Ian Ryan spoke about the story and its reception.
The project is allegedly codenamed Chamber, and Jon McLaren of Far Cry 5 fame will likely play the role of co-protagonist Billy Coen.
The new Battlefield is a major win for long-time fans and Electronic Arts, but there are still some lingering issues to address.
After a long period of dormancy, Team Ninja is returning to the series that made it famous to deliver some truly peak action.
"Obviously, they made decisions we didn't, and vice versa. So we could compare and contrast how some of those things shook out."
"Essentially, for the Final Fantasy numbered series, the game design is based on the director's decision himself," says Naoki Hamaguchi.
Embarks' Virgil Watkins says it's "very, very implausible" that the extraction shooter would ever receive a first-person mode.
Ahead of its launch on October 30th for current-gen consoles and PC, Embark Studios' recent open test recorded impressive numbers.
Lana Del Rey had previously helped in the creation of a song for 2015's Spectre, which ultimately went with Sam Smith's song instead.
"I learnt a long time ago to never say never, so we'll see as platforms grow and new opportunities come up too," said Alexander Karpazis.
"A lot of the points that we were hammering home on were just ignored and never actioned," says former lead analyst Ben Newborn.
Touted as an HD remaster of the popular tower defense title, Replanted is a downgrade over the original in numerous ways.
Cloud Strife's iconic appearance still looks incredible on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S with both versions out in January 2026.
"On our end, the game was absolutely not ready," says Embark's Virgil Watkins, who says the team had a "lot of optimization" left.
Square Enix's Naoki Hamaguchi also disagrees that certain sections in the acclaimed 2024 action RPG ran "longer than necessary."
Numerous permanent blockers in story and side missions have been addressed with the new patch, alongside a placeholder asset.
Whether gamers are ready for the next generation of consoles or not, Sony and Microsoft will go ahead with their plans regardless.
Wondering what Ezo has to offer after mainlining the story? Fortunately, there's a wealth of different activities and tales to uncover.
