In the latest monthly update to Final Fantasy XI available today, Ambuscade has refreshed corses and demon encounters, and Sortie has been updated to further address congestion players are experiencing. A chat log "term filter" can also be created by editing local files to include those terms. Producer Akihiko Matsui and director Yoji Fujito talk about the February update’s highlights below. You can check out the detailed update notes on the official forums here. Ambuscade In February's update, Volume One features Corses, while Volume Two features Demons. The Corse encounter has been adjusted where it will no longer use Gambol Macabre when its skeleton minions are not present — which the team says will be an easier fight if you focus on the minions. However, if the Corse uses a special ability when the targeted player is a certain distance away, it will always use Gambol Macabre regardless of whether any minions are present. Additionally, when the Corse uses Blood Weapon, it will remove any negative status ailments from itself and its minions. If you're playing at a distance to limit what special abilities the Corse can use, make sure you don't move too far away. Sortie The team is making adjustments to address the congestion and they thank players

Collected below are the latest events posted by Square Enix social accounts from the company’s repertoire of service games, including limited time campaigns and content updates. Check out what’s new — and stay tuned as we update throughout the week! Babylon's Fall Babylon's Fall will terminate service on February 27, 2023.11/29 — 2/27/23: Final Season Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia The Dare 2 Defy Event is ongoing in DissidiaFFOO until March 13 UTC! There are currently three Dare 2 Defy quests to complete with four more on the way! Earning a PERFECT for each quest rewards high power stones and force stone fragments! Ashe's BT & FR (ft. Edge!) arrive w/ her rework! Empyrean's Edict's BT effect prevents enemies' buffs and BRV restoration, and triggers a follow-up after Ashe's turns! Her FR's HP DMG Bonus increases from on-turn thunder or holy DMG or having at least 4 buffs! The World of Illusions Spiritus: Ramuh has arrived! Clear quests to obtain Affinity Spirit enhancement materials to bring Ramuh to Level 50 and earn various rewards including up to 40,000 Gems! Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai A Hero's Bonds Service for the game will be ending on April 26, 2023.No current updates. Dragon Quest Tact To celebrate the arrival

Developed by Wright Flyer Studios and published by Square Enix, Echoes of Mana is a smartphone gacha RPG that will be closing its doors on May 15th, joining an ever growing list of service games Square Enix has ended in 2023, including Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier, Babylon's Fall, Dragon Quest Dai A Hero's Bonds, and Final Fantasy Record Keeper. The game featured a 2D presentation with animated characters pulled from across the Mana series that you could recruit and train in battles, and had only been in operation less than a year, April 27th, 2022 specifically. According to an official announcement today, the team shared the new, stating that sales of in-game items with real money would be suspended today in tandem with the official end of service announcement. In-game events will still run until end of service. We regret to announce we have made the difficult decision to discontinue the Echoes of Mana app service as of 6:00 on 5/15 (UTC). From the Echoes of Mana Production Team, we apologize for the abrupt announcement but are sincerely grateful for the support we've received from our players. Since Echoes of Mana's launch on April 27, 2022, we've strived to provide an incredible

I've been spending some serious time with Octopath Traveler II, Square Enix's next big HD-2D adventure and the sequel to the game that started it all for the increasingly popular aesthetic. To be blunt, I'm pretty much in love with it. Let me be clear, however. I adore the original Octopath Traveler. I'm a big fan of the HD-2D engine it brought into the world, and I was impressed with its continued usage in Triangle Strategy and Live A Live. I think composer Yasunori Nishiki's soundtrack for the first game is outstanding. The fast-paced combat feels great, too. Best of all, I love interrogating the hundreds of townsfolk in that game with its 'Path Actions' - reading profile blurbs about them, robbing them blind, compelling them to become my minions, so on and so forth. I mentioned all that with the hope of establishing some precedent before I dive into my time with the sequel. Octopath Traveler II, you see, does not reinvent its series' wheel. Rather, it refines that wheel. Having experienced the inaugural story chapter for each of the game's eight playable characters, I'm feeling very good over here. I'd go so far as to say it's an improvement

In today's Nintendo Direct presentation, Square Enix announced a new 'supernatural mystery adventure' game for Nintendo Switch, Steam, and iOS/Android smartphone platforms. Titled Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo where you will take the viewpoint of multiple cursed protagonists and investigate supernatural phenomena. This curse also gives characters special abilities, which need to be used strategically to find new information or to fulfill a character's goals. However, other characters also have these powers, and may use the against you. One wrong turn can lead to a protagonist's demise. The game takes place in the late 20th century in the Sumida Ward of Tokyo, Japan — an area that has real-world urban myths known as the aforementioned 'Seven Mysteries' (a few examples are described below) and a 'Rite of Resurrection.' The opening of the game will put you in the shoes of Shogo Okiie, who is an ordinary office worker who heads out to Kinshibori Park at night to help his friend Yoko Fukunaga investigate some local ghost stories. This kicks off the events of the game, in which other residents are carrying out their own investigations, including classmates investigating a high school student's suicide and a grieving mother investigating her son's death. Sections

During today's Nintendo Direct presentation, Square Enix's incoming RPG Octopath Traveler II will get a free demo on the Nintendo eShop later today. The full game is set to launch on February 24, 2022. The demo, which features the opening hours of the game, will allow you to transfer progress to the main game. Octopath Traveler II is also coming to PlayStation 4, but a demo announcement for that platform is not immediately available, but expected. Update : Demo launch timing for the following platforms has been shared: PlayStation 4/5 — February 8, 2023: 3pm PST / 11pm GMTNintendo Switch — February 8, 2023: 3pm PST / 11pm GMT.Steam — February 9, 2023: 9am PST / 5pm GMT. Stay tuned for the latest! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQ-VpcXDZg

Collected below are the latest events posted by Square Enix social accounts from the company’s repertoire of service games, including limited time campaigns and content updates. Check out what’s new — and stay tuned as we update throughout the week! Babylon's Fall Babylon's Fall will terminate service on February 27, 2023.11/29 — 2/27/23: Final Season Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia Jessie from FINAL FANTASY VII arrives to DissidiaFFOO! Her abilities allow her to manipulate party and enemy turn order, while her EX ability "The Show Must Go On" moves all allies after her, after which she can use it again! Jessie's arrival to DissidiaFFOO brings two new Event Draws! These draws feature the debut of Jessie's weapon set including her FR "Actress's Pride (FFVII)", along with Penelo's and Snow's BTs! Players have a FREE daily multi draw with up to 242 free draws left this month as part of DissidiaFFOO's 5th Anniversary Campaign! All FR, LD, and EX weapons that have been released up to Jan 25, 2023 are included! Be sure to not miss out on your daily multi draw! Sice's FR (ft. Paine!) arrives with her and Lann & Reynn's reworks! Dual Darkness Aura raises party HP DMG+Limit when dealing Weakness damage, and

The latest Ultimate trial in Final Fantasy XIV is just that, a battle that's designed to push players to their very limits when it comes their understanding of the game's battle system and encounter mechanics, as well as their ability to coordinate in groups to solve them. In The Omega Protocol, players face off against Omega, a boss that was previously a major antagonist in a Stormblood expansion raid. A major theme of the raid was Omega's insistence on testing the player's combat prowess, and the Ultimate's alternate storyline asks: "what if the testing were to continue further, to push the Warrior of Light to their very limits?" In these Ultimate difficulty duties, in which the development team tailors and tunes battles for hardcore players. These players go so far as to coordinate time off from work or school and go for long stretches repeating and repeating and repeating the grueling phases until they can clinch a breakthrough. They do it to test themselves and claim a vaunted "World First" title, earning the respect and admiration of the community (and some cool gear and titles, sure.) It's quite a spectacle, and a thrill to watch personally; it's a communal event for

Power wash while it's tail's up! If you've ever dreamed about blasting the soot, grime, and mako off of Final Fantasy VII's Guard Scorpion (and who amongst us hasn't), FuturLab's Power Wash Simulator has an upcoming DLC made for you. You'll also get to spruce up Tifa's Seventh Heaven bar as well as Shinra's Hardy-Daytona Shinra Hauler SA-37 truck Cloud and company lift as they escape from their corporate tower. Power Wash Simulator is developed by FuturLab and published by Square Enix Collective and is available now on PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox/PC Game Pass, and PC. No date's been set for the FFVII DLC, but the team has launched Tomb Raider themed DLC today that includes Lara Croft's manor. You can check out the PlayStation & Switch launch trailer below. It's gonna counterattack with its laser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGYBs-GXOoc

Collected below are the latest events posted by Square Enix social accounts from the company’s repertoire of service games, including limited time campaigns and content updates. Check out what’s new — and stay tuned as we update throughout the week! Babylon's Fall Babylon's Fall will terminate service on February 27, 2023.11/29 — 2/27/23: Final Season Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia Crevasse returns once again with Crevasse: Grace Descending in DissidiaFFOO! Select codes to your own advantage in advance and take on bosses to earn points! Collect the most amount of points to obtain rewards including gems , event-exclusive status badges, and more! DissidiaFFOO's 5th Anniversary brings two new Event Draws! These draws feature Penelo's new Global-First BT "Shikari Nagasa (XII)" & FR "Zwill Crossblade (XII)", along with BTs for Laguna, Tidus, Y'shtola, & Ardyn! As part of the campaign, the first multi draw on both is FREE! Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai A Hero's Bonds Service for the game will be ending on April 26, 2023.Term 2 of Rank Battle: Season 16 opens on 2/2 at 10:00 pm PDT! The boss of Term 2 is the Great Troll, which is weak to Light and Thunder attacks! Watch out for its three consecutive long-range line attacks and