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[StuBurns]

Terrible trailer, it looks worse than FFXIII artistically and the characters are already pissing me off, rental at best I fear.

 

[BocoDragon]

Story is the usual Toriyama bullshit. Characters look ridiculous. Dialogue is cringe-worthy. They're still not localizing out those Japanese exclamations (gasps etc...).

Maybe I'm just over Final Fantasy. We'll see.

I'm feeling the same way right now :/

(except I don't mind if something's "japanese"... I just don't want more brain-dead-sentimental-dumb storyline fluff)

 

[neoism]

:O :O :O.... My GOTY..... come to me

 

[RPGCrazied]

I will buy it. I just hope the monster catching isn't forced on you. I'd rather solo the game with Noel and Serah.

But I'm positive a lot of the monsters will have skills you will need in battles.

 

[nelsonroyale]

Ill get this...but the story seems just as ridiculous as ever...Snow spent the whole of the last game chasing after his girl and now they are seperated again..?

Why the hell is she even the main character? She is a weakling

 

[gamergirly]

Still not a big fan of the Battle system but it definitely appears more action packed than the first one. I didn't see many "townish" type of places in the environments, is this a continuation of the free roaming site-to-site?

 

[brotkasten]

I didn't think the trailer was that bad, but forced parties? Again? Shitty characters nobody cares about? Again? The part with Light was interesting, but I have no interest in the rest.

 

[Barakov]

Definitely interested in this. It seems S-E has taken some necessary steps to get rid of the problems that plagued the original game.

 

[distantmantra]

no of course not, but in the ff13 trailers they removed the button signs iirc

One shows the 360 A-button, while another part of the trailer showed a PS3 circle button.

 

[Negator]

Fuck. Monsters in the party actually might make me pass on buying this. I hate it when this shit happens.

 

[Cmagus]

well you know its gonna be multiplatform Square needs to make some money right now.

 

[adamsapple]

Please update the engine for the 360 version this time, and for the love of god don't use Bink video.

 

[Pooya]

updates by APZonerunner / rpgsite

map of the e3 demo:

"Bresha ruins"
looks like there is some actual level design.

Rating Screen:

FF13-2 has QTE button presses in combat and cutscenes.

 

[MechaX]

Definitely interested in this. It seems S-E has taken some necessary steps to get rid of the problems that plagued the original game.

How... how did you even come to that from this trailer or anything they've said on XIII-2? I mean, we still don't know if the dungeons are linear but just look big, the story looks like typical Toriyama story-telling (and we ALL know how well time-traveling went in 3rd Birthday), and instead on focusing on an arguably likable character from the main cast (Lightning), they focus on generic-looking anime shonen protagonist with dumb hair and stupid name (Noel Christ is up there with Fayt Linegod and Edge Maverick).

 

[Seda]

Seems like APZoneRunner is playing the demo.

Beat!

 

[mjemirzian]

Rating system is back? That's a surprise.
Not that most ppl pay attention to it.. but whatever. Maybe it's got more significance this time around.

Don't think I can stomach it if the two main protagonists are kids, though..

 

[kayos90]

Excited for this game. I expect a March release like XIII.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

XIII-2 interviews at E3, and in Japanese magazines this week.

Lets hope the right questions are asked.

 

[RPGCrazied]

updates by APZonerunner / rpgsite

map of the e3 demo:

"Bresha ruins"
looks like there is some actual level design.

Rating Screen:

What map?

 

[Femmeworth]

Lightning is dead. Lol what?

 

[brotkasten]

well you know its gonna be multiplatform Square needs to make some money right now.

The first game was multiplatform, why wouldn't the sequel come to the 360?

 

[FateBreaker]

I thought FFXIII was okay, but I think this looks better in terms of level design.

 

[Pooya]

It also has the ability to shape cutscenes by responding to questions. Think Bioware, but very basic Bioware.

.

 

[MechaX]

Lightning is dead. Lol what?

Just like how Jill Valentine was dead in the RE5 trailers.

 

[ivysaur12]

The map is not a hallway. I'm already more excited than last time.

 

[Negator]

Oh hey, we'll be getting Gil after battles again! Thank god.

 

[Zoe]

Lightning is dead. Lol what?

Did you read the epilogue?

 

[hamauzu kaito]

I hate the new characters name, it makes no sense. If Noel and Lightning switched places then shouldn't his name follow the games traditional way of naming?

 

[Appollowexx]

Please update the engine for the 360 version this time, and for the love of god don't use Bink video.

The port will be on par or worse visual wise, but I can guarantee you the video quality will be as terrible as before and almost certainly will be encoded through Bink. That's how Square rolls...

 

[Vamphuntr]

The maps don't seem to be straight lines anymore. Nice!

 

[Pooya]

The bar and line indicate enemy awareness ad engagement range.

 

[Dark Schala]

Rating Screen:

Wait. Wait.

YOU GET MONEY AFTER BATTLE?

Oh. My. God.

 

[kayos90]

Seems like APZoneRunner is playing the demo.

Beat!

Fuck that still looks like a line

 

[Vanille]

Crystarium system again? Aww, I was hoping for something new.

 

[Femmeworth]

Did you read the epilogue?

There was an epilogue?

 

[H_Prestige]

Now it's two lines!

 

[RPGCrazied]

Is someone demoing this now or something?

 

[Seda]

Fuck that still looks like a line

Not really....but who knows.

Is someone demoing this now or something?

APZoneRunner, a gaffer. check out rpgsite.net or @APZonerunner

 

[neoism]

Fuck. Monsters in the party actually might make me pass on buying this. I hate it when this shit happens.

I ONLY HATE IT because we'll probably have to collect every monster in the game...

 

[Pooya]

Lots of reused character and enemy models here.

full preview and video coming soon

 

[badcrumble]

'Climate Type' on the map screen, followed by an element's symbol. Interesting; reminiscent of how FF12 handled elements.

 

[The Praiseworthy]

Trailer got me excited.... I know this will turn out better than FFXIII in some levels, Early 2012 seems so far away

 

[RPGCrazied]

Lol, is that moogle holding a clock wand?

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Screw the haters, I like Snow.

How sad for you.

There was an epilogue?

Lightning is sad about Fang and Vanille.

She randomly just gets teleported to another dimension and then Etro is like "you have to save the world and junk", and Lightning is like "kay".

 

[Pooya]

QTE

Story So Far

 

[bluestuff]

so his name is Noel Christ and he wants to live in a world where everyone lives.......


Are you serious?really? REALLY?!?!

I have never wanted a game to fail more miserably then this sequel, whose original managed to sucker me out of 25 hours of my life that I will never get back :/

 

[RPGCrazied]

Nice. It must've been demoed today?

Are hunts back?

 

[Vanille]

so his name is Noel Christ and he wants to live in a world where everyone lives.......


Are you serious?really? REALLY?!?!

I have never wanted a game to fail more miserably then this sequel, whose original managed to sucker me out of 25 hours of my life that I will never get back :/

There wasn't a t sound, it's not "christ".

 

[ULTROS!]

Doesn't look like a line anymore.

 

[Cmagus]

wish we could have the demo