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Final Fantasy XIII Information Thread | March 9, 2010 NA/EU
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Fimbulvetr
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Plywood said:
During the Lightning/Hope scenario. After Lightning and Hope are surrounded by soldiers, she gets him to run while she holds off the soldiers and at that point Fang decides to help her(some of the first images featuring fang show them in battle in the same area the Hope/Lightning scenario just took place), they narrowly escape and go after Hope(who has probably met Snow and started his revenge plot by now).
APZonerunner
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Asked my friend at Square's localization team about Vanille's summon. The response wasn't exactly what I wanted, but they're not an FF fan so they know jack shit about all the mythos.
The long story short - she does have one but they don't recall a name being mentioned. They know when it arrives on the scene, but not what it's called. They worked in the voice recording bit, so I maybe that summon's name is never said in recorded dialogue, which is perfectly possible, I guess. At least we know she has one now.
The long story short - she does have one but they don't recall a name being mentioned. They know when it arrives on the scene, but not what it's called. They worked in the voice recording bit, so I maybe that summon's name is never said in recorded dialogue, which is perfectly possible, I guess. At least we know she has one now.
Fimbulvetr
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duckroll said:
It's Superman.
Her summon will be named Kal-el.
I should be doing hw
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Nah it needs wheels like Sazh's, it'll be named Christopher Reeve.Fimbulvetr said:
Fimbulvetr
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I really don't know why I still lurk GT forums, they constantly remind me why I hate other gamers, yet I can't turn away. It's like the scene of a horrible car accident.
So yeah, apparently since it isn't the best looking game ever and has some bad ground textures FF XIII is a PS2 game now. Yeah.
So yeah, apparently since it isn't the best looking game ever and has some bad ground textures FF XIII is a PS2 game now. Yeah.
Android18a
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joesmokey said:I've been completely out of the loop with this game lately. It comes out the day before my birthday though, can't believe it!
Ditto
Fellow Mar10 bro! :lol
badcrumble
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Interesting that there seems to be some kind of status display for Crystarium, which I assume is more than just the level cap stuff. Optima makes sense, of course.
brandonh83
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Zhund0r said:translation, please
From top to bottom:
Holy
Crap
This
Game
Is
Going
To be
Fucking
Awesome
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Zhund0r said:
Main Menu
Optima
Status
Crystarium
Ability
Equipment
Item
Area map
Auto clip (whatever that is)
Config
Top left is the description for Crystarium (Advance/develop your character)
Party information
Bottom left-right: Optima: Rush Assault, Crystarium: Crystarium Lv.1,
200 Gil.
Edit: beaten, I see
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Hobbun said:
Go back a few pages in this thread and there should be some basic descriptions.
badcrumble
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We don't know how long it'll take to get to that point. The timeline is very tough to piece together as far as Serah is concerned especially, given that she's been shown conversing with Vanille but in all other respects one would expect that she's out of the picture early on, and that element calls into question other assumptions about the timeline. I'm guessing that the party finally ALL gets together around the same time they reach Pulse.Plywood said:
So I haven't followed FFXIII very much up to this point. I'm a huge fan of Final Fantasy up through FFX, but I never played FFXI because it's a MMORPG, and I absolutely hated FFXII (terrible battle system, growth, story IMHO).
In short, should I get excited for this game and hop aboard the hype train, or should I avert my eyes in fear? I'm hoping for a game more similar to FFX (more jRPG-ish, less western influenced like FFXII). It also seems like FFXIII will have a somewhat sci-fi/cyberpunk setting which excites me a lot.
Base on what I've written, should I be excited for FFXIII? Thanks.
In short, should I get excited for this game and hop aboard the hype train, or should I avert my eyes in fear? I'm hoping for a game more similar to FFX (more jRPG-ish, less western influenced like FFXII). It also seems like FFXIII will have a somewhat sci-fi/cyberpunk setting which excites me a lot.
Base on what I've written, should I be excited for FFXIII? Thanks.
gamergirly
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RickA238 said:
You're in the FF13 thread. Be excited. Come join us
BlazingDarkness
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RickA238 said:
A lot of the team that created FFX are working on FFXIII, so yes, be excited.
TheChillyAcademic
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God damnit just tell us her god damn summon already!!!!!! -.-
badcrumble
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She doesn't have a summon but steals Lightning's Overclock unit and uses it instead of her.TheChillyAcademic said:
Dead Prince
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I was hoping snow to be gay and vanille to be a lesbian. there needs to be more same sex relationship.Seiken said:
Dedication Through Light
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DMPrince said:
Theyve haven't done that in Final Fantasy yet?
TheChillyAcademic
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DMPrince said:
YUP
PepsimanVsJoe
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Okay I've been on complete and utter media blackout but wtf it in the character status screen it looks like Lightning has a kid sister(brother?).
Fimbulvetr
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PepsimanVsJoe said:
Hope, the blond one, is the game's mandatory girly boy(at least he's only, like, 15 or something).:lol
momolicious
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looking awesome
TheChillyAcademic
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B.K. said:
lorddarkflare
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TheChillyAcademic said:
Fal'Cie or bust.
lorddarkflare
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charsace said:
Man (woman?) after my own heart.
TheChillyAcademic
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lorddarkflare said:
Bitch, you KNOW you're gonna be there day one :lol
lorddarkflare
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TheChillyAcademic said:
I know, and it saddens me.
*Sigh*
THE Caffeinated
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I wonder who rides her in Gestalt mode. Ba-dum tish.
So after months of slowly leaking footage/screens/info I think I can safely make a judgement call on this game-
Final Fantasy X in HD with a little bit of of FFXII thrown in to change things up a little and a little bit of Advent Children thrown in to make things look a little more exciting.
It's still final fantasy, you control a group of a half dozen incredibly youthful and attractive people as they journey across a world mixing steam punk with cyberpunk and mythologies from around the world. It looks as good a game with a 5 year development time should (ie- really good, perhaps the nicest rgg ever).
But ... in this day and age of the american developer take over is this enough? I mean right now I'm hyped as hell to play mass effect 2, I want to upgrade my pc to play dragon age but FFXIII .... well I played FFX and finished it by the summer of 2002.
I absolutly LOVED FFXII but stopped playing it completly at around the 20 hour/halfway point. I haven't touched it in almost 2 years and at this point will likely never go back. Why ? I dunno, it's just too damn big I guess.
I suppose the fact that FFXIII is still 4 months away means I won't exactly be making a snap decision but this whole genre... I think it kind of did everything it can do in 2001 and it's been riding an ever descending and run down railcar ever since....
Doesn't help that I'm too broke to spend 70 bucks on games I'm not sure I'll play more then a week anymore.
Final Fantasy X in HD with a little bit of of FFXII thrown in to change things up a little and a little bit of Advent Children thrown in to make things look a little more exciting.
It's still final fantasy, you control a group of a half dozen incredibly youthful and attractive people as they journey across a world mixing steam punk with cyberpunk and mythologies from around the world. It looks as good a game with a 5 year development time should (ie- really good, perhaps the nicest rgg ever).
But ... in this day and age of the american developer take over is this enough? I mean right now I'm hyped as hell to play mass effect 2, I want to upgrade my pc to play dragon age but FFXIII .... well I played FFX and finished it by the summer of 2002.
I absolutly LOVED FFXII but stopped playing it completly at around the 20 hour/halfway point. I haven't touched it in almost 2 years and at this point will likely never go back. Why ? I dunno, it's just too damn big I guess.
I suppose the fact that FFXIII is still 4 months away means I won't exactly be making a snap decision but this whole genre... I think it kind of did everything it can do in 2001 and it's been riding an ever descending and run down railcar ever since....
Doesn't help that I'm too broke to spend 70 bucks on games I'm not sure I'll play more then a week anymore.
I should be doing hw
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Took you this long to notice? :lol
A HD version of FFX with the good bits of XII sounds great to me, I for one will be enjoying this game.
Crash Station
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Pachinko said:
So don't play JRPGs. Regardless of what it may seem like, the genre is still growing just like many genres and if you're bored of it, no big deal.
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I don't think S-E's ego would permit it. Besides there's Versus XIII and XIV that are on console so my guess at this point is no.gkrykewy said:
Crash Station
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gkrykewy said:
I mean growing in that developers are still trying to figure out what works. We haven't seen many traditional JRPGs lately because everyone is trying to add their own twist to the gameplay. Most of the time, it just ends up being a niche mechanic that few can get behind, but every so often, someone finds something that works.
I personally like traditional/simple atb the most, but there's still a lot that can be done to improve on the formula.
And there's no way FF will go handheld, at least not this generation or next. They're known for top notch production values and pushing the hardware of whatever consoles they end up on. The second they go handheld, we can safely say console RPGs are dead.
Pachinko said:
I'm in a similar boat. It's just that I still have extremely fond memories of every Final Fantasy up to XII (though the fondest went down as the years went on). And I can honestly say that my distaste these days is based purely on the story, plots, translation, voice acting or writing. Mass Effect had horrible gun-play. It just wasn't up to snuff with the rest of the Western action games, and yet the innovations with story and dialog are what made that game. Japanese games just aren't giving that to me right now.
Metal Gear and the Team Ico games really are the only ones that attempt something interesting. Metal Gear fails here and there while Ico blows everything else out of the water.
I feel like the stories and tone of the Final Fantasy games worked up until voice over. Now with voice and actual character animations that mimic real life there is a large disconnect. The heartfelt, poorly written anime BS might work in text with cute little characters, but not in this new format.
I know I'll enjoy XIII on a purely nostalgia and gameplay level, but I just question if the story stuff is up to the quality I've grown to expect over the past 5-7 years. Unlike you though I'll probably complete the game, and it will probably be one of my favorite games of the year. That's just a testament to the style of gameplay and the worlds Square creates and how much I can overlook the shit that would make me stop playing any other RPG with similar faults (Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey etc.)
Fimbulvetr
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You really are overestimating the number of well written videogames.:lol
Even with the BS shonen stuff it(sadly) will still have a better story than many other games(because most games just use their story as a reason to go to cool places and blow shit up).
Dialogue in games has gotten better this gen but overall story telling is still kinda meh.
Even with the BS shonen stuff it(sadly) will still have a better story than many other games(because most games just use their story as a reason to go to cool places and blow shit up).
Dialogue in games has gotten better this gen but overall story telling is still kinda meh.
TheChillyAcademic
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Pachinko said:
The issue stems from the fact that you're looking to compare this game to something, don't. While the game does have, as far as we know, a linear structure (plot and narrative wise) so does nearly every FF game. The dungeons themselves seem to lean more towards FFX, I agree, but Advent Children? Did you watch Advent Children? What makes you think this has any of AC in it?
Also, I'm not attempting to attack you, I'm just curious.
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