Final Fantasy 12 is the latest upcoming release to join the long line of popular games in Final Fantasy Series. Set for a 2005 release date, this game offers many new features never before seen in the series. New features such as real-time battles eliminate the "good guys one site, bad guys one the other" setup. This game involves moving the character around during battle to avoid enemy attacks. There is also no random battles, all enemies are visible on-screen before you battle them. If you wish to avoid battles you must "sneak" around these enemies who can find you by sight and even sound.

Final Fantasy 12 is set in the world of Ivalice, where two kingdoms of Arcadia and have been at war with one another for years. Unconveniently situated in the middle of these kingdoms is the small kingdom of Dalamaska. The Final Fantasy games has always had an enemy in each one, but never before has a game had 2 enemies. There are several confirmed characters in the game and each have existing backgrounds that bind them together to reflect some great work by Square-Enix. Vaan, Ashe, Balflear, Fran, Penelo and Basch are all confirmed characters. This game has a very interesting plot and Square Enix has done a great job with Final Fantasy 12. Since the release of Final Fantasy 7, people have come to expect something special in every game and it's a wonder how they manage to do it everytime.

Final Fantasy 12 may look similar to 10 and X-2, but it runs much faster and at a smoother rate. There are a lot appealing scenes scene in screenshots that suggest that this is a futuristic war game. The plot focuses on the survival of Dalamaska and the Resistence - which fights against Arcadia and . Square-Enix has promised this game is going to be something different and not follow the typical storyline of love between the main characters.

Square-Enix has released some official Final Fantasy 12 music through their official japanese website, although there have been no official names or lyrics as of yet, they have given us a taste of what's to come. Final Fantasy games have become known for their quality soundtracks and from what we have heard so far, Final Fantasy 12 is going to impress.

Final Fantasy 12 is going to give its fans alot more sense of realism. With the new battle system and gameplay, this game is either going to be a success or another problem similar to what critics dubbed Final Fantasy 8. Square-Enix is taking a gamble changing its winning formula and only time will tell if it pays off.

REPORT BY Master Reporter Junior~

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST-SEASON 2 REPORT

ED AND AL RETURN FOR THE SECOND SEASON 'FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST'-WITH A VENGEANCE
Edward and Al Elric are in a giant heap of trouble thiz fall. It'z not hard to see why; the second season of anime's biggest hit, Fullmetal Alchemist, is set to debut in August on AdultSwim, and when we last left the alchemist brothers, they had barely survived the first season.
It started when Ed and Al tried forbidden alchemy to ressurect their dead mother. Ed lost an arm and a leg and Al lost his entire body; after affixing Al's soul to an empty suit of armor, the brothers set out to find the Philosopher's stone, a legendary gem said to have the power to fix their bodies. Ed and Al havent managed to find the philosophers stone quite yet, but they'll take up most of the journey, as the final 24 episodes kick off this month, courtesy of licensor FUNanimation. All the mysteries of season one will be revealed-the ultimate fate of the elric brothers, the origin of the evil Homunculi, the secret behind Ed and Al's missing father and the truth behind the Philosophers Stone

Unsolved Mysteries
*THE ORIGIN OF THE HOMUNCULI
One of the most potent secrets in Fullmetal Alchemist concerns the creation of the Humonculi, the superpowered lunatics that will stop at nothing to get their hands on the Philosophers Stone. In the second season, it's revealed just where they came from, who created them and what role they'll play in Ed and Al's saga. Let's just say it aint pretty
*THE SECRET OF THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
After the incident at the Fifth Laboratory, Ed and Al's quest for the stone continues. Hoever, it's still unclear just how to create a philosopher's stone without a massive sacrafice of human life, some things Ed's not willing to do. It's going to take everything Ed's got to pull thiz off.
*THE TRUTH BEHIND SCAR'S QUEST
Season one revealed the Scar is on a holy mission to destroy every single state alchemist in the country to their actions against his homeland, Ishbala. What we don't know yet is just how Scar planson carrying his mission; he became an unlikely ally in season one, and in season two, his tru nature and purpose comes out the shadows.
*ED AND AL'S DAD REVEALED
You heard rite-the father who went missing fot most of Ed and Al's life plays an important role in the second. Hey, you no the lite around his face in the Elric family picture in the beginning credits has got to clear sometime, rite?
*THE SECRET OF FUHRER BRADLEY
Sure, he's the head honcho of the State Alchemist, but why is his secretary assuming the name of a woman who died years ago? Is he even aware of the danger around him? The most powerful man in Ed's world is keeping a secret sooooo big it'll change the direction of the series
*THE SEVENTH SIN
There are seven deadly sins, we haven't seen the missing link-Pride-quite yet. Is there a Pride homunculu? There is, and whil Pride's nature and identity have yet to be revealed, expect this revealation to change everything!

REPORT BY Master Reporter Junior~

--Uchiha Obito