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New Square Enix games revealed for DS and PS2
And quite unbelievably, one of them happens to be a Final Fantasy game. Confirmed by IGN and triumphantly splashed across the pages of Famitsu Shonen Jump, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings will bring the world of Ivalice to the DS. In case you've spent the last year traipsing about a disturbing parallel universe devoid of oxymoronic names, you'd note that the PS2 version is due for a release this Halloween. Judging by the more youthful appearance of the protagonists -- that's Vaan and sandwich soundalike, Penelo -- it would appear that Revenant Wings is a prequel of sorts. It makes sense, since they all die at the end of the PS2 adventure anyway. No word yet on what the gameplay entails, but given the Ivalice setting, a direct continuation of Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced wouldn't be out of place at all. If it's a more original experience you're after, the second DS game to be announced by Square Enix may do some naughty and unmentionable things to your fancy. It's a Wonderful World looks to be the end result of Kingdom Hearts and Jet Set Radio colliding violently on the freeway. Incidentally, that's exactly what happens at the end of Kingdom Hearts II. That brings us to the final game shown on the scanned page, Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. The PS2 screenshot reveals a new card-based battle system, possibly indicating some connection to Chain of Memories on the GBA. Square Enix will no doubt clarify once the Tokyo Game Show begins later this month, but until then, feel free to scrutinize every last bit of the full scan. [Note: This post contains fake spoilers! Thanks, Phantom42!]
Rumor Mill -- Final Fantasy XII side story hitting the DS? [Update 1]
Those NeoGAFfers are up to it again. They always find something to get our heart rates jumping, but this time they have really done it. Apparently there might be a side story for Final Fantasy XII that is making its way our beloved DS. This whole story seems to be quite the buzz. Shortly after the original blog was posted, the author edited it and information vanished. It originally had a little more info about the DS game but now it only shows a sad "FFXII." Sounds like the Square-Enix mafia is doing its dirty work. We understand that half the information passed along is usually all playground talk, but this particular blogger seems to be very trusted. This is the same blogger that leaked the news about Chocobo's Magic Picture Book and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker. The Final Fantasy XII side story details remain shrouded in mystery and we hope that these aren't sirens singing. We would love to see a mixture of the two systems with one of our favorite dominant RPGs. Join us in secretly praying to Bahamut or any other summon of your choice. Just make it come true! [Via Go Nintendo] [Update 1: Typo check!]
