Like Final Fantasy IX, the characters in X have moved away from that "cyber-look." Final Fantasy X is scheduled for release in spring 2000, with a lot of principal production work already done. The character was wandering around freely in a 3D world. If I had to compare it to a game that everybody has already seen, I would have to say it looked closest to From Software's Evergrace. There wasn't nearly as much footage shown in comparison to Final Fantasy IX, but what was shown included gameplay shots. Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy X was next to be shown and it looked great. As a matter of fact, at a dinner following the event, I overheard some of the Japanese Square representatives lamenting how many flashes they saw going off during Final Fantasy IX's presentation and that if too many of those images get published without permission, they may decide to withhold official screens and info in the future. Unfortunately, no pictures or video could be taken, so only the lucky few (if you call 10,000 people a few) saw what it looked like. Overall, the game isn't a revolutionary leap over FFVII/VIII or Chrono Cross, but it does appear to be a minor increase. The CG movies shown were very well done, but that's something we've come to expect from Square. In terms of design, the game looks a lot like Chrono Cross with the pre-rendered backgrounds super-deformed character styles. While FFVII and VIII had a distinct, futuristic cyber-look to them, Final Fantasy IX, with Yoshitaka Amano returning, has more of a fantasy, swords and sorcery-type appeal. The biggest surprise for me regarding Final Fantasy IX was the change in the overall look of the game. The game had been delayed due to business reasons (Square didn't want to compete with Enix's Dragon Quest VII) and one of the Square board members joked to the company president, telling him to hurry up and release Final Fantasy IX to please the shareholders. Final Fantasy IX The first game shown was Final Fantasy IX, which is almost ready for release this summer. However, plenty of information was revealed about each of the three hot titles. Square showcased each of the first two of the three Final Fantasy games on video, but asked that the on-site press not take any pictures of the game footage. Square-EA, which publishes Square's games outside of Japan, hasn't commented on official North American or European release dates. All of these dates are for the Japanese versions of the games. Meanwhile, Square also revealed that Final Fantasy X will be released on the PlayStation 2 in early spring 2001 and Final Fantasy XI will be released on the PlayStation in the summer of 2001. Final Fantasy IX was officially announced for the current PlayStation and was given a projected summer 2000 release date.
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Today, at the Square Millennium Event being held in Tokyo, Japan, Square officially revealed its plans for the series for well into the next few years. Without a doubt, Square's crown jewel is Final Fantasy.
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