The Tokyo Game Show hits town at the end of next week, so I thought it would be the perfect time to talk about what Final Fantasy fans should be looking to expect from Japan's premier gaming expo.The first glaring observation is that while there are 25 games (excluding Advent Children Complete) on show from Square Enix at the event, only 6 are Final Fantasy orientated, and one of them - Final Fantasy XI - isn't exactly a new kid on the block. Also, out of the 9 games that will be playable, only 2 are Final Fantasy tites - Dissidia: Final Fantasy for the PSP and Final Fantasy IV: The After for Mobile Phone devices. It seems slightly odd that Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time isn't even going to be displayed by Square Enix considering it is supposed to be released at the start of 2009, but given the fact it was only announced earlier this week, I guess it's to be expected.
Dissidia: Final Fantasy will probably be the game of the show from a Final Fantasy perspective, purely because the playable version on show will more than likely be a near finished product, as the game is scheduled for release in mid-December. However, I fully expect there to be some big news from the trailer only crowd.News has been relatively quiet on the Final Fantasy Crystallis front. At E3 there was the huge Xbox 360 announcement with regards to Final Fantasy XIII, but very little of the actual game was disclosed. Final Fantasy Versus XIII was also similar as the only news that came out of the show revolved about it not being released on the Xbox 360. With the addition of Final Fantasy Agito XIII (now on the PSP) and the lovely Closed Mega Theatre, there should hopefully be some new information about the Crystallis franchise. TGS is the perfect place for Square Enix to build up hype for these 3 games, especially with Final Fantasy XIII expected to hit Japanese gaming stores in 2009.In short, Square Enix will probably look to make a new announcement about at least one game in the Crystallis franchise. Why? To start a bit of a band-wagon going, which will hopefully build up steam throughout the year. Also expect to see lots of hands-on and previews with regards to Dissidia and based on previous press opinion, they should be glowing in their reports.
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