Okay, so it seems we have all but died and vanished. To be honest, not a single update aside from a news post has been done to the site in several years. I just don't have the time nor the will to work on the site. I don't want to see it just be deleted like so many other Final Fantasy sites I've known in the years that we have been.

So many affiliate Final Fantasy sites who were dear friends have vanished. FF Synthesis, Spira's Destiny, FF Spira, FF Kingdom, Green Requiem, Oritsuru, and many many others have all completely vanished off the face of the net. I don't want to see the same thing happen to Forgotten Memories, but I hate seeing it in the state it's in too. We've been around on this domain since 2005, but have been around as a major site in the Final Fantasy community since 2004.

All the Final Fantasy sites out there now are nothing like the old ones. The new ones all mostly focus on one series, doesn't feature actual information, and instead is only news and media. They don't have the heart and soul that the Final Fantasy community once had.

So while it seems nothing has happened here, it really hasn't. I was working on a new layout, but didn't want to put it up till I did some work on the site. I was planning to re-write everything and add many many more series to the site. I never got around to it, and at this point I don't think I ever will. I just don't have time for it like I once did, and to truly give the amount of work and content I wanted to do is outrageously a lot. Cause unlike all the current sites, I wanted to actually provide a detailed source for information that hard work had been put into.

So for now, all I can say, is I have no plans of doing away with the site, but have no plans of actually working on it at this point either. Probably in part by me not having either the 360 or the PS3, and seeing how horribly bad Final Fantasy XIII was after the long years of waiting for it. Anyways you might eventually be able to expect me to do something with Forgotten Memories again, but I'm just not sure what. It may not even focus on the Final Fantasy series in the future, as my favorite RPG's include the Shadow Hearts and XenoSaga series now days.

Speaking of which, I was working a few months back on re-opening an old fansite for Shadow Hearts. I wrote pretty much all the content, but didn't get it coded for the site, got some of it up though, just been lazy and it's been a couple months since I worked on it again...

Anyways feel free to check it out, you can click the words below:

Shadow Hearts Infoholic

Square Enix have confirming the forthcoming release dates for Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep in North America and Europe via the games official website:

North America Release Date: September 7th 2010 (Pre-Order)
European Release Date: September 10th 2010

In addition to the first Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep English teaser trailer as well as the release date to both North America and Europe, Square Enix had issued a press release confirming several new voices actors/actresses for this game. Some of the names include:

Mark Hamill

Willa Holland (as Aqua),

Jesse McCartney (as Ventus / already confirmed)

Leonard Nimoy (as Master Xehanort)

James Woods (reprising Hades)

In even more news, Square Enix has confirmed of an entertainment PSP bundle for North America, the bundle includes:


The bundle will be exclusive to Gamestop and will be on sale September 7, 2010.

Source: KH2.co.uk

Director Tetsuya Takahashi gives details about the story and unique world on what might be one of the Wii's biggest RPGs coming this spring. So click the source to read all about Xenoblade.

All it took was a "Xeno" to get gamers everywhere talking about Monolith's new Wii RPG. Previously announced at E3 2009 as Monado: Beginning of the World, Nintendo, the title's publisher, gave the game the new name of "Xenoblade" a couple of weeks back and had people wondering if this might be a new entry in the Xenosaga series.

It's not a new entry in that fabled PlayStation series, though. Xenoblade director Tetsuya Takahashi made this clear in an interview in this week's Famitsu.

"The world setting, story and other elements have no relation," explained Takahashi on connections to past Xeno games. "It's a completely new title."

Source: GameGrep

After Reading this, I'm alittle upset now knowing that my beloved Xenosaga games are not going to be made for the Wii D: I don't even think I will even look into this game now XD hahaha. I guess I will just stick to my Super Robot Taisen OG Saga Endless Frontier Exceed for my Xenosaga 'characters

With Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Ultimania released, Lissar of KHInsider has translated the entire interview with series director Tetsuya Nomura. Be warned that the interview is spoiler-ridden, as it gives details on Birth by Sleep's story as well as the series' future. On top of that, Lissar has translated the 20 Mysteries of Kingdom Hearts, which answers some pretty important questions.

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The Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania releases tomorrow. But, details from the intensive guidebook containing an interview with series director Tetsuya Nomrua have already been revealed. Please check them out below, thanks to FF-Reunion.

“About the next title, Kingdom Hearts 3 depends on Final Fantasy XIII Versus, but development of the next title is already underway. There are two titles other than Kingdom Hearts 3 in conception, and I think I’ll release one within this year. As from next year, I want to put out a title with multiple main characters. The series won’t end in Kingdom Hearts 3, more like the conclusion of the Xehanort saga. It’s not the case that when Sora’s story is over another hero’s story will begin; Sora will be the hero until the end.”

And on the overseas version: “We added the Critical degree of difficulty, more cut scenes, more songs to the Rhythmic Ice Cream mini game, more Keyblades, more types of enemies and altered battle balance. I still can’t say we’ll release a Final Mix, but we can’t give it the generous treatment like with Re:Chain of Memories.”

The book publisher Bent.co.jp also posted an article highlighting the features of the Ultimania.

The Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania goes on sale March 25th, compromising everything about Birth by Sleep. Fans of the series definitely won’t want to overlook this book! Here are a few of the points you won’t want to miss!

* Point 1 - Detailed data on all the commands are revealed! Fine detail on the commands, which reach into the hundreds, and variations such as ‘variation according to additional input’, ‘variation when the command level rises’, ‘variation when a symbol mark is obtained in dimension link’, ‘variation according to the number of locks in shoot lock’ are explained in a huge reveal. If you make use of this information, you’ll definitely be able to fight in a more efficient style!

* Point 2 - You can look up each method of obtaining deck commands! Divided into six categories: obtained in a cutscene, obtained in a treasure chest, obtained at a shop, obtained from an enemy, obtained through a mini game, and obtained though command chain, the methods for obtaining deck commands are perfectly explained. Of course, there is also an integrated complete list, and so please use it as you see fit!

* Point 3 - All the standard corners are covered! Everything expected to be contained in a Kingdom Hearts Series Ultimania, from a game system analysis as well as a walkthrough for the scenarios is provided, along with a mini game guide, enemy walkthrough, and fully detailed maps. When you can’t figure out what to do next, it provides complete support through your play through!

* Point 4 - Take a deep look at the story of the Kingdom Hearts series! The Kingdom Hearts series is brimming with mysteries, examine closely the new facts of their origins established in this title. Decipher the meaning of all the reports in the Xehanort Report Commentary section, as well as explanations for the mysteries of the series up until now in the Kingdom Hearts 20 Mysteries section. And round it off reading the discussion on the new mystery founded in this title in the corner called The Mystery Continuing in the Next Title.

* Point 5 - Don’t miss the interview with director Tetsuya Nomura! Every Ultimania has an interview with Tetsuya Nomura fully loaded with intriguing secrets about the series, and you won’t want to overlook this one either! About the mysteries shown in the secret event scenes, about the next title, and about the Kingdom Hearts series from here after… Among other things making it well worth reading!

In addition, there is the 30 Secrets section and a complete guide to getting the Secret Reports, an art gallery, a Q&A with developer staff, and other points you won’t want to miss. You’ll definitely want to check out this 656 page book containing information on everything Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep!

Source: KH2.co.uk

Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIII is the fasting selling title in the entire franchise's history. With sales of the game reaching one million in the first five days in North America alone, combined with the huge amount sold in Europe, Final Fantasy XIII has "recorded the largest first-week sales in franchise history".

Of course, this is the first Final Fantasy title released on two platforms simultaneously, as well as the first on this generation of consoles, which has definitely contributed to the amount of copies sold. However, there is still a mountain to climb for Final Fantasy XIII to overtake Final Fantasy VII's 10 million sold, as the best selling in franchise history.

Sell-in shipments of the hugely popular Final Fantasy XIII have now exceeded the 5 million unit milestone. Final Fantasy XIII was released on March 9, 2010 in North American, European and other PAL markets where it’s available for both the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system.

With shipments of Final Fantasy XIII in North America and PAL territories surpassing 3 million units as well as strong sales since launch on December 17, 2009 in Japan, cumulative shipments of the Final Fantasy series have now reached 96 million units.

Official Sites: North American, Europe/PAL, Japan

Square Enix recently announced that the Playstation Portable (PSP) spin-off Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep will be available in North America and Europe by this Summer.

"Long before Sora was chosen by his Keyblade, the worlds' safety lay in the hands of others known as the Keyblade Masters. It is under one of these, Master Eraqus, that three young people have been training long and hard to prove that they, too, exhibit the Mark of Mastery: Terra, Ventus, and Aqua.

The three of them will soon find themselves in the middle of a crisis affecting worlds far beyond their own—just as another Keyblade Master, Xehanort, goes mysteriously missing.

Three friends, three purposes; one horrible fate toward which they must unknowingly march…"

The game was released in Japan on 9 January and sold 740,000 copies till now.

Source: HHN

Xenoblade was actually revealed last year under it’s English name Monado: Beginning of the World. It's coming out this spring in Japan for the Nintendo Wii and is on Nintendo's North America schedule with a "TBA" release date.

If you visit the official site there's a grand score in the background, but it's only in a teaser state, with no actual links or information, but text at the bottom confirms this to be a Monolith Software (the team behind Xenosaga) game.

Nintendo confirmed during an investors meeting that Xenoblade is indeed the final name for the game that was unveiled at E3 2009 under the tentative title of Monado. This is the latest game from Xenosaga's Tetsuya Takahashi.

Official Site: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/sx4j/index.html

Hey, I've recently discovered that Square Enix recently asked fans about their opinion for a remake of Final Fantasy 7 on their official Square Enix Members Twitter account. It was immediately flooded with positive replies, so many in fact, that the author asked everyone to stop replying.

This is pretty much the first time Square Enix themselves asked people about a remake. Two days later, they even asked about fans' opinions for a remake of Final Fantasy 8.

Here are the links to the respective twitter entries:
http://twitter.com/SQEX_MEMBERS_JP/status/9915740773
http://twitter.com/SQEX_MEMBERS_JP/status/10021366399

Does this mean Square Enix is definitely considering remakes for Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII? You'll have to wait and see like the rest of us. But it sure has gotten fans talking.

Source: Japanese S-E Members Twitter, Cetraconnection.de

Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama unveiled that they're planning to work on a sequel to Final Fantasy XIII if the game proves to be successful in Western countries.

"In the past three years we worked both on the world and on the various systems. Creating these systems isn't very glamorous and can frankly be a bit boring. If we could do a XIII-2, we could direct all our attention to the story and refine what we have already built."

They also said that Final Fantasy XIII's success will also determine whether there will be a Final Fantasy XV.

"We do not know if there will be a Final Fantasy XV. This depends a lot on the success of XIII. Also, it is difficult to pinpoint elements that are typical Final Fantasy. They are mostly invisible: part of the DNA of the game, that everyone recognizes as typical Final Fantasy. But if there is a Final Fantasy XV, I hope the way we wrote our characters carries over. We strived to create believable people of flesh and blood. They are not robots. And they are not super heroes. I hope this humanity is something we will see again."