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[Perfect Blue]

Scans are cool.

 

[duckroll]

.................................

The good news:

- Okay Alexander doesn't transform into a hoverboard...

- Yay you actually get to ride a Chocobo around in the overworld of Pulse!

The bad news:

- W....T......F......am I look at?

 

[Kagari]

.................................

The good news:

- Okay Alexander doesn't transform into a hoverboard...

- Yay you actually get to ride a Chocobo around in the overworld of Pulse!

The bad news:

- W....T......F......am I look at?

Looks like shit. Wow...

 

[Kagari]

Looks like FFXIII first pressings will come with a Final Fantasy XIV campaign code.

 

[badcrumble]

Looks like FFXIII first pressings will come with a Final Fantasy XIV campaign code.

Campaign code as in unlocking a free month of play or something?

 

[duckroll]

Campaign code as in unlocking a free month of play or something?

No details yet.

 

[Sword Familiar]

They look like Bangas.

 

[gamergirly]

Looks like FFXIII first pressings will come with a Final Fantasy XIV campaign code.

That will be nice

 

[neojubei]

Looks like FFXIII first pressings will come with a Final Fantasy XIV campaign code.

SWEET!!

 

[B.K.]

Campaign code as in unlocking a free month of play or something?

Maybe that's what they're calling beta codes.

 

[Zoe]

I dunno, from the sounds of it, it may just be an application code for a beta.

 

[B.K.]

Saw the scans. That is the ugliest Chocobo ever.

 

[jett]

So...Alexander is a tank...or something?

And wtf are those Chocobos? Seriously, just what the fuck. The more I see of this game the less interested I get.

 

[brandonh83]

Saw the scans. That is the ugliest Chocobo ever.

Eh after Shivacycle nothing phases me anymore, the Chocobos look amazing in comparison.

 

[batbeg]

Who thought that would be a good look for the Chocobos? Who?

 

[Crash Station]

.................................

The good news:

- Okay Alexander doesn't transform into a hoverboard...

- Yay you actually get to ride a Chocobo around in the overworld of Pulse!

The bad news:

- W....T......F......am I look at?

Are those... droopy ears? Interesting. Oh well, at least they're in the game. Though, wasn't it confirmed they would not be used for transportation? Is this a last minute change or was that a mistranslation?

 

[youzen]

Has summons always been this big of a deal with Final Fantasy? I'm not a hardcore FF fan or anything, but when I played the previous games I never used the summons at all. And now, most of the time I hear new news about FF13, it's about the damn summons and my interest in these are the same as the previous games, none. I enjoyed FIGHTING the summons prior to getting them in FF12, however...

 

[ZephyrFate]

The summons are actually useful in this one.

Edit: Also FFIX's summons were awesome.

 

[duckroll]

The summons are actually useful in this one.

Are you sure? You've played it? :lol

 

[Crash Station]

Has summons always been this big of a deal with Final Fantasy? I'm not a hardcore FF fan or anything, but when I played the previous games I never used the summons at all. And now, most of the time I hear new news about FF13, it's about the damn summons and my interest in these are the same as the previous games, none. I enjoyed FIGHTING the summons prior to getting them in FF12, however...

Did you play FF6-8? They were pretty important in those since there were a lot. They were really important storywise in 6, 8, and 10. That doesn't seem to be the case for 13, at least not yet.

 

[rataven]

Just saw the scans.

The chocobos look pretty standard. Just with a more pronounced mohawk and....long feathery ears. What the...?

And at least Alexander still sort of looks like Alexandar. That's more than you can say for Bahamut.

 

[7Th]

Are you sure? You've played it? :lol

Aren't summons supposed to be XIII's equivalent for the Limit Breaks?

 

[batbeg]

Aren't summons supposed to be XIII's equivalent for the Limit Breaks?

Since when were Limit Breaks synonomous with useful? The horrors of FFXII will forever be with me.

 

[7Th]

Everything other than melee and buffs was useless in XII.

Anyway, watch them reveal Vanille's summon one week before the game is released. :/

 

[Crash Station]

This might sound a little weird and possibly slightly racist but that isn't my intention at all. Does anyone think there will be any non-Asain motion capture actors? It's not a big deal, it just looks weird when a character is clearly not Asian yet they have an Asian face (thought it was weird in Advent Children as well).

 

[lorddarkflare]

The summons are actually useful in this one.

Edit: Also FFIX's summons were awesome.

You think everything from IX is awesome.

Everything other than melee and buffs was useless in XII.

Anyway, watch them reveal Vanille's summon one week before the game is released. :/

Perhaps in the late endgame, but if my recent play through(which included all hunts) is an indicator, offensive magic is useful throughout unless you grind(to get the best weapons) or you went after the ZP early. Melee is certainly king, but i wish people exaggerated less (of course the higher levels spells paled in comparisson to the -agas and summons were always garbage).

As for the scans, that has got to be the ugliest chocobo i have ever seen. And Alex-tank does no surprise me one bit.

 

[Zoe]

This might sound a little weird and possibly slightly racist but that isn't my intention at all. Does anyone think there will be any non-Asain motion capture actors? It's not a big deal, it just looks weird when a character is clearly not Asian yet they have an Asian face (thought it was weird in Advent Children as well).

Haha.

 

[Crash Station]

Haha.

You're making me nervous. Maybe I shouldn't have asked :/

 

[gamergirly]

Since when were Limit Breaks synonomous with useful? The horrors of FFXII will forever be with me.

MP Zap

 

[Nirolak]

That Chocobo looks so stoned.

 

[lorddarkflare]

That Chocobo looks so stoned.

It sort of does. I demand better chocobo.

 

[Diablos]

Those environment shots...

uh erm yeah, this just looks all kinds of bad.

Wow, that looks pretty bad. Like a PS2 emulator rendering at 720p or something. Easily the least impressive FF13 screenshot so far.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Ugliest Chocobos since the ones in the FFV sequel.

Alexander ain't good looking either.

 

[badcrumble]

Bring back the killing-machine raptor birds from FFT and FFXII or the adorable fluffballs from FF9 please.

 

[lorddarkflare]

Bring back the killing-machine raptor birds from FFT and FFXII or the adorable fluffballs from FF9 please.

Seemss like they tried to combine them together.

 

[Zoe]

You're making me nervous. Maybe I shouldn't have asked :/

There's nothing inherently wrong with the question, but they ARE a Japanese company. Why shouldn't they use Japanese models?

 

[Crash Station]

There's nothing inherently wrong with the question, but they ARE a Japanese company. Why shouldn't they use Japanese models?

That's true, but I think it would be more progressive when the character models reflect their intended nationality. Capcom has no problem doing it. I know they try to appeal more to the westeern audience, but the FF fanbase is kind of equal in Japan and the west if we go purely by sales.

Again, this isn't a big deal and it really doesn't bother me. I would just assume with the way Wada is talking about appealing to the rest of the world, they would be more open to finding oversea motion capture actors for non-Asian characters like Capcom does.

 

[Zoe]

That's true, but I think it would be more progressive when the character models reflect their intended nationality. Capcom has no problem doing it.

Final Fantasy doesn't take place on Earth, and the models don't look like real people do anyway.

 

[badcrumble]

What's wrong with Asian motion capture actors? I flail my limbs around unnaturally to denote panic/surprise/happiness all the time.

 

[Wes]

The PAL boxart better be the logo on a plain white background still.

Don't go changin' a good thing now.

 

[Perfect Blue]

The chocobos have weird ass heads.

 

[badcrumble]

What's wrong with Asian motion capture actors? I flail my limbs around unnaturally to denote panic/surprise/happiness all the time.

here's a good example of why Asian mocap actors should be used by pretty much every game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH_H-2PHJCE

 

[BlueTsunami]

This whole game has the art style of a bad trip of a character from another Final Fantasy game. Watch the game end with Marlene waking up from bed as a teenager, looks into the camera... then fade to black. THE END.

 

[Crash Station]

Final Fantasy doesn't take place on Earth, and the models don't look like real people do anyway.

Eh, I guess. I do know a guy that looks like Sazh though.

here's a good example of why Asian mocap actors should be used by pretty much every game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH_H-2PHJCE

:lol :lol :lol

There's exaggerated movements and then there's...that. The horrible voice acting and lip syncing makes that scene amazing. Looks like I need to get Clock Tower now.

 

[AAK]

Here's the absolute best I could do with that poster art

Surpasses all expectations!

 

[Wes]

- Okay Alexander doesn't transform into a hoverboard...

Please tell me he transforms into a train.

 

[7Th]

CGI animation will never evolve if they keep using mo-cap actors for everything. Animation is supposed to come from the hand of the animator!

 

[Regulus Tera]

- Okay Alexander doesn't transform into a hoverboard...

He transforms into some sort of shooting fortress? Isn't that pretty much the same thing as his non-Gestalt mode? I mean what?

EDIT: Oh, he floats. Well, that's... still not enough to justify a transformation.

 

[No_Style]

The chocobos have weird ass heads.

They have hilarious hair now. :lol

I expected a "Duuude.. wut?" caption underneath that scan.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

what... you guys don't remember Amano's chocobo?

I kind of like FFXIII's version.