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Final Fantasy XIII-2 E3 Information Thread [Trailer, BioWare Storytelling, More]
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Andrefpvs
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Am I the only one who doesn't understand why people are still casting Fire and stuff when L'cie powers are gone?
I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUvaVpzA-7Y
I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUvaVpzA-7Y
Fimbulvetr
Member
Andrefpvs said:
Lightning is something more than a l'Cie now. Most likely due to Etro's influence.
Serah is getting magic from Mog I think(explains why she can hire monsters, but not use Eidolons).
IDK about Noel. He is probably a l'Cie.
nelsonroyale
Member
Yeah, that section looked pretty spectacular
Sword Familiar
178% of NeoGAF posters don't understand statistics
dramatis said:
Lol, wow, I would never have noticed.
TheChillyAcademic
Member
I'm sorry that armor looks ridiculous. Nice to see a familiar summon though 
RPGCrazied
Member
Just got my GI in the mail today, saw the screenshot that can't be posted, I don't know why? I have to say it looks like a boss, and something I haven't seen before, kinda cool looking.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
LOL, that's what I keep thinking will happen. It's kind of funny, and then you realize that they seem to be taking aspects of different games (BioWare Storytelling, monster usage a la Int'l+LM, etc) and throwing them in a blender. I hope that the end result will be palatable. At least Noel doesn't seem like Emil... more like EmilRPGCrazied said:
in Ratatosk mode if they want to make the character useful
I'm sorry, that armour looks ridiculous in some places...miladesn said:
This is kinda cool, though.
I'm still waiting on the reveal of the identity of that mystery guy in the first teaser trailer.
Fimbulvetr
Member
Brandon F said:
I don't think he even designed the armor.
ZephyrFate
Banned
That scene alone looks so fucking badass I HAVE to buy this game. Fuck yeah, Lightning!
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
+1Kagari said:
Maaya Sakamoto's take on the character was much better than Ali Hillis's; her tone and reading was more believable than the English VA's, imo. It isn't the best character that Sakamoto's voiced, but she got the job done.
Though this is always funny.
Twilight Princess
Member
I need fang to be a party member
Saw this on FF-Reunion (Google Translated):
Not sure if it's from Famitsu making the claim or the author, but no visual difference is a nice thing to have this time around.
Not sure if it's from Famitsu making the claim or the author, but no visual difference is a nice thing to have this time around.
Human translated:
13-2: From this week's Famtsu (Furage-GK*)
Lebreau tells Serah, "Lightning is dead!"; a "prayer for rebirth" is the keyword; Noel isn't quite as intense and overbearing as Snow; Serah goes on a journey with Noel despite having Snow ("Well, in fact..." - "What!? Why!?"); the previous installment was about Snow and Serah but this time it's about the two sisters; the previous game was one path but this time there are multiple paths; Noel's clothing looks like Fang's but they're not related; Alyssa in the PV was designed by [Hideo] Minaba; the town you pass through once can be returned to using a certain system; no difference in visuals between PS3 and X-Box 360.
* - "Furage" is an abbreviation for "flying get", a slangy word for someone who acquires something in advance of its official release date, and "GK" is an abbreviation for "gatekeeper"; someone who defends some product or company and chooses not to see its flaws.
This stream-of-consciousness text is a mess. No wonder Google Translate choked on it.
13-2: From this week's Famtsu (Furage-GK*)
Lebreau tells Serah, "Lightning is dead!"; a "prayer for rebirth" is the keyword; Noel isn't quite as intense and overbearing as Snow; Serah goes on a journey with Noel despite having Snow ("Well, in fact..." - "What!? Why!?"); the previous installment was about Snow and Serah but this time it's about the two sisters; the previous game was one path but this time there are multiple paths; Noel's clothing looks like Fang's but they're not related; Alyssa in the PV was designed by [Hideo] Minaba; the town you pass through once can be returned to using a certain system; no difference in visuals between PS3 and X-Box 360.
* - "Furage" is an abbreviation for "flying get", a slangy word for someone who acquires something in advance of its official release date, and "GK" is an abbreviation for "gatekeeper"; someone who defends some product or company and chooses not to see its flaws.
This stream-of-consciousness text is a mess. No wonder Google Translate choked on it.
That sounds familiar:
The 360 version and the PS3 version should be pretty much equal, both in terms of content and the visuals as well, he added.
Since the hardware is different, there might be some subtle differences if you compare screenshots side by side, but the teams being very careful about the compression of the data and the visuals, so that its exactly the same on both.
http://boards.ign.com/ps3_general_board/b8267/184080271/p1/
History repeating itself!
But yeah, me and APZonerunner both agreed that the two versions of XIII-2 still have visible differences when we saw them.
The 360 version and the PS3 version should be pretty much equal, both in terms of content and the visuals as well, he added.
Since the hardware is different, there might be some subtle differences if you compare screenshots side by side, but the teams being very careful about the compression of the data and the visuals, so that its exactly the same on both.
http://boards.ign.com/ps3_general_board/b8267/184080271/p1/
History repeating itself!
But yeah, me and APZonerunner both agreed that the two versions of XIII-2 still have visible differences when we saw them.
I guess I was just so happy to have a strong female lead that I wasn't too bothered by her attitude. And I thought her voice fit the role and the vibe she was trying to give off. Overall shes basically one of my favorite Final Fantasy characters, I much preferred her over Yuna.
Femmeworth
Banned
Lightning a strong female lead?Cheska said:
toastyToast
Member
At least Yuna had some sort of depth to her. What the hell did Lightning have?
OMG she changed her name so she could become a bitch to protect her sister. No one would take anyone named Claire seriously.
On that note, the revelation of her name was one of the saddest things I have ever seen. I was almost shocked about how much I didn't care.
OMG she changed her name so she could become a bitch to protect her sister. No one would take anyone named Claire seriously.
On that note, the revelation of her name was one of the saddest things I have ever seen. I was almost shocked about how much I didn't care.
The Xtortionist
Member
ninj4junpei said:
Ellen Ripley she is not.
Tylahedras
Banned
toasty_T said:
Haven't played through 13 yet. God I hated Yuna though. HATE HER.
Anyway's I'm only responding to compliment you on your excellent avatar. Kudos.
toastyToast
Member
Tylahedras said:
Oh, sorry about the spoiler then. The reveal is such a non-event though you'll be angry at yourself for anticipating something better.
About the avatar, it seems to be garnering a bit of praise haha. Cheers.
Fimbulvetr
Member
Cheska said:
I thought when people asked for strong female characters they meant well written female characters.
Unknown One
Member
If he has a suit day 1 for me.LiK said:
The Xtortionist
Member
Fimbulvetr said:
Well written female characters who aren't in miniskirts, you mean.
AlphaDragoon
Member
toasty_T said:
Yuna's so much better than Lightning it's ridiculous.
"Strong female character" doesn't equal being an asshole.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
*chuckle* Physically strong, perhaps. But outside of that, she didn't really have that much depth to her character.Cheska said:
At least Yuna had more depth and personality than Lightning. And ended up being somewhat stronger for it, despite making some rash decisions.
Celes was at least somewhat strong and deep. She served in the army. She refused Locke's assistance when he saved her because she wanted to keep face and her pride. She hesitates to disguise herself as Maria to sing in the opera. And in a desperate attempt to prove her loyalty to the group, she teleports Kefka, his soldiers and herself away to buy the group some time to escape from the Empire. And she's the reason for "hate hate hate x 10". Despite her
attempting suicide if the player does not save Cid
With the way they were yammering on and on about Lightning being a strong female protagonist, I was expecting another Celes Chere, only voiced, a stylish fighter, battle-hardened, and has the capacity to have a sense of humour or wear her heart on her sleeve every now and then. While you can argue that this was done to an extent, it wasn't strong or vivid enough for me based on the dialogue, inadequate (to me, at least) character development and writing. Being a protective older sister myself, I couldn't really empathize with her sometimes.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Dunan said:
Sure, he isn't...
Unknown One
Member
Wow I think I want to actually go back and play the game again after reading that post.Dark Schala said:
Rahxephon91
Banned
Lighting was a cool character.
Trent Strong
Banned
No Vanille, no buy.
sixteen-bit
Member
I'm excited about branching dialog trees.
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Deleted member 20920
Unconfirmed Member
toasty_T said:
I don't know...What were you anticipating her name to be? The only way to make the reveal mean something would be that the name will reveal a plot twist but there isn't one. If not a name is just a name. The focus they wanted was more on the part that she changed it to help changed herself. Her real name isn't supposed to mean anything.
Although this did remind me of some silly rumoured plotline I read on a Chinese forum. Where Lightning is revealed to be the daughter of some Cocoon ruler/high priest-something...
Or the one where she's Serah from the future.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Technically, you can argue that her name does have some meaning. Lightning's real name in the Japanese version wasentrydenied said:
Eclair, meaning "lightning" or "flash" in French
Claire (feminine singular declension of the French clair, meaning "light (of a colour)" or "clear" in French; cognate of the Latin clara which is the feminine nominative singular declension form of clarus, meaning "clear" or "bright"
So if anything, her name's meaning made it easier for her to choose her alias, heh. I understand the dissatisfaction of the reveal, though; for people expecting it to be more dramatic, only to hear it simply glossed over, it must have been dissatisfying.
Sword Familiar
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Trent Strong said:
No Vanille, definite buy.
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Dark Schala said:
I do agree with you on the meanings of the game and I like the whole
more feminine to masculine/nongendered switch when the two names essentially have the same meaning
I also didn't have a problem with her changing her name because I do know that people, at least in the Chinese culture, sometimes change their name not only for fortune/luck but also as a sort of hope for a change in one's self. Sometimes these changes can be similar to Lightning's, where a chinese character is switched to one that is of the same meaning or pronunciation. So the name change sort of make sense to me insofar as it also happen in real life for some people.
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