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Gamespot has just released its review of one of, if not the most anticipated NGC title yet, Super Mario Sunshine. The site gives it an 8.0, slightly less than I had come to expect based on all the hype. However, in reading the article, it's easy to understand why.

While it is a worthy successor to Mario 64, which was in itself an excellent game, some control flaws were evident to the reviewers that, if I were reviewing, would have docked the game hard. It appears that camerawork can be an issue at many points in the game, which has always been my personal complaint toward 3D platform games in general. However, overall, the game still looks like it's more than worth a playthrough to me.

Source: http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2878399,00.html

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Side-stories of Final Fantasy X will be both unveiled and playable for the first time at the Tokyo Game Show in September. However, the game will only be shown to a select few, hopefully someone will be able to get pictures, or a hands-on review out. The names for the games as of now are "Final Fantasy X ~ Yuna" and "Final Fantasy X ~ Rikku"

Thanks to Gerad, we now have 200+ FF4 Screenshots available in the FF4 section.

Thanks for the hard work, Gerad!

Final Fantasy Gurus, a long-standing pillar of the FF community online (and likely the next CoN affiliate), has made R51 and CoN a feature of their site newsletter this week!

CoN was an advertised site in their newsletter this week, and as such was reviewed by FFG's admin Myst. Here's what he had to say:

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Caves of Narshe has been around for many years, 5 to be exact, and over the years it has grown into both a fan based site for those who wish to gain in depth knowledge of Final Fantasy 6 and 4. It has also gained a following by a group of faithful supporters who are always willing to help others. The overall feel of Caves of Narshe is one of a friendly community. The site itself is well designed. It has a very simple layout, and is easy to navigate through to find whatever you are in need of at the moment. Fan art of FF4 and FF6 takes the place of CG graphics that so many other sites use these days, and adds to the simplistic feel of the site. The art is well drawn, and there are various examples of it throughout the many sections of the site. A great deal of care was taken to give the site a simple, friendly atmosphere. This much is obvious if you venture to the forums or chat room. Both long time members, and newer folk occupy the forums and chat. They are always willing to help out if you have a question, and can also provide enjoyable discussions as well. If you're looking for somewhere to get some focused early FF knowledge, and group of people who are always up for some fun, Caves of Narshe is the place of go.

Finally, R51 was interviewed as the featured FFG member. Read the interview here: http://www.ffgurus.net/newsletter/r51int.txt

That's all!

After a technological snafu brought on by yours truly, we've got the new fanart update ready to go.

Thanks to A-Chan, we've got a lot of new art to show today. You can find new art in the following sections:

FF4-Edge
FF4-Rydia
FF6-Kefka

In addition, we had to add three new sections, too!

FF4-Edward
FF4-Group Art
FF6-Mog

Thanks for the big update, A-Chan!

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Some screenshots of the new Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II ports to the PlayStation. The screens show some shots of the new opening FMV, and some from the actual updated gameplay. This again raises the question: Will you spend $40-$50 on games you beat on your NES?