Fan Service
Ongoing coverage on Fan Service.
Latest coverage
Final Fantasy Resonance review - HD-2D graphics at their best
Final Fantasy Resonance is a traditional Japanese role-playing game that successfully blends turn-based combat with impressive HD-2D graphics, offering a nostalgic experience for existing fans. While it doesn't innovate on gameplay, its earnest storytelling, high-quality presentation, and extensive callbacks to the series' history make it a polished and enjoyable entry.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation includes more spin-off characters, Naoki Hamaguchi says, and devs "thought really hard" about including more compilation references for the trilogy's finale
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi stated that the game will continue the tradition of including references to the wider Final Fantasy 7 compilation. The development team put significant effort into integrating characters and elements from spin-off titles into the trilogy's finale, aiming to create a comprehensive new version of the FF7 universe.
Final Fantasy Resonance calls back to the JRPG series' most sweat-inducing challenge with the jump rope minigame…
Final Fantasy Resonance will feature a challenging jump rope minigame, reminiscent of Final Fantasy 9's infamous challenge. The game, launching October 22 for PC and current consoles, also includes other fan service elements like character summons and pixel art. Square Enix is considering more traditional remakes based on fan reception.
This upcoming SRPG lets you search characters by “chest size”
Indie developer Takashi Mochibe is developing a new strategy RPG that features a "big breasts search function" to highlight characters with a bust size of 100 cm or more, intended as a homage to traditional Japanese SRPGs. Mochibe's previous game, Dragon's Chronicles ~The Dark Demon Lord and the Sword of the Big Dipper~, is available on Steam and incorporates AI-generated assets.
Positive Mortal Kombat 2 first reactions say it's pure fan service but a "gory good time"
Early reactions to Mortal Kombat 2 praise it as a significant improvement over the first film, highlighting its "gory good time" and "pure fan service." Critics like Karl Urban as Johnny Cage and Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, along with "faithful" fights and "arcade energy," have been singled out for positive reception.
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War Review – Doing Its Part
Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War is an old-school inspired first-person shooter that successfully translates the cult classic film into a compelling video game experience. It features large maps, objective-based gameplay, satisfying gunplay, and abundant fan service, running perfectly on the Steam Deck.
Life Is Strange: Reunion’s Entire Premise Goes Against the Original Game’s Message - IGN
This analysis argues that the upcoming Life Is Strange: Reunion, along with recent entries like Double Exposure and True Colors, deviates from the original game's core message about moving forward. The article criticizes the series' shift towards fan service and comfortable morality, suggesting it sacrifices narrative risk and emotional depth for broader appeal and profit, potentially alienating long-time fans.
Resident Evil Requiem's "fan service" is entirely earned - and it's much more than that too
Resident Evil Requiem is lauded for its earned fan service, weaving nostalgic elements and callbacks into its core mechanics and narrative. The article argues that after 30 years, the series and its characters, like Leon, deserve this celebratory victory lap, which masterfully blends old and new era Resident Evil elements.
