If they're done right, yeah. So hopefully it isn't like AC. I have faith it won't be though.
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Lightning Returns: FFXIII screenshots and extended Jump Festa trailer
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If they're done right, yeah. So hopefully it isn't like AC. I have faith it won't be though.
Karsticles
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Could this be the last FFXIII game?!
Interesting that Lightning is going anti-Goddess here. What's with the combat system here?
After September is more likely.
I didn't think my optimism for this game could have ever reached a lower point until I saw this. Stop emulating every shitty thing the west does SE, FFS.
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
December it's my bet, afterall... they don't have anything planned for the end of the year so would make more sense to launch their best title in the best month.
I'm thinking Late October/November for Japan because of next-gen/cross-gen titles will be more prominent also in case it isn't simultaneous. But yeah it is still possible.
Femmeworth
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Good lord. It really seems like all of the new action mechanics are limited to outside of the battles. Probably don't have enough time to make the game a full blown action RPG.
*spits drink laughing*
Got the trailer straight from S-E, in case someone wants to see a (maybe) better quality version:
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_first_images_and_trailer_of_ffxiii_3-13684_en.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_first_images_and_trailer_of_ffxiii_3-13684_en.html
Meatvillain
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I really don't know what to think. I like that they're trying something really different in a lot of areas, but the trailer makes it look like a weird proof-of-concept prototype. I don't particularly care for Lightning as a character, and it's a bummer that this game will be focusing entirely on her.
I'm hopeful that the upward trend will continue from FFXIII-2 (which was pretty decent with some great characters), but these trailers have been a bit puzzling. I'm not ready to out-and-out shit all over the game, though.
I'm hopeful that the upward trend will continue from FFXIII-2 (which was pretty decent with some great characters), but these trailers have been a bit puzzling. I'm not ready to out-and-out shit all over the game, though.
Sadly this. I bet we'll see a repeat of XIII, December for Japan and February 2014 for everyone else. I really hope the NA version hits the same month as the Japanese one though. The further the gap, the bigger the chance I will pay $90 for an import copy. Unlike a lot of people, I love the 13 games...
It is confirmed for 2013 worldwide, I believe. I plan to buy all 3 region copies, anyway.
Angelus Errare
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You mean next year (2013).
Femmeworth
Banned
*bops self on head*
Thanks. Encoding seems much better in this.
Damn, it's sad, I can't stop looking. The pic just directs your eyes there....
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Deleted member 20920
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A stealth/follow that gang mission? Gah.
She's just following Chocolina to find out how she can go from one place on the map to the other at a much quicky pace than anyone else
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
I think her different outfits will be visible only during battles. Can't say I'm bothered by this if they all look ugly like that second outfit seen in the video. Probably the main one will be only always visible and where the most care went in crafting it.
StunandStab
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Her outfit is really starting to grow on me, I actually like it a lot now, EXCEPT I still find the cloth she has pinned to her hips kinda stupid... I mean what is WITH those giant pockets?
Well, this is a JRPG, so it kinda makes sense for the main character to have giant pockets, I guess...
Well, this is a JRPG, so it kinda makes sense for the main character to have giant pockets, I guess...
Phonomezer
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Is this really the best HD town S-E could muster up? Flat, brown, dull*
*a bit like Toni Braxton.
*a bit like Toni Braxton.
Risk Breaker
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LOL I think they clearly try hard to make her look cool and sexy. She's just not hot.
StunandStab
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What? She's like, the hottest video game character ever created.
StunandStab
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Every day is Christmas for you, eh Yoshi?
The Last One
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I only wish they fix dat framerate.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Aww, expected lots of new stuff from that Japanese trailer 
With the promo screens, you can really see how detailed her armor is. I can't wait to see the other 20 (?) costumes!
With the promo screens, you can really see how detailed her armor is. I can't wait to see the other 20 (?) costumes!
SoulUnison
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Pretty screenshots, I guess, but I just can't get that excited when it looks so choppy in motion and the battle systems looks like a step back from the first XIII.
Is this going to be like XIII-2, where I have to put the main character in an alternate/DLC costume just to be able to take her seriously as a character?
Aww, expected lots of new stuff from that Japanese trailer
With the promo screens, you can really see how detailed her armor is. I can't wait to see the other 20 (?) costumes!
Yeah can't wait to buy them from the PSN store.
As someone who A) has been somewhat involved in the process of game development from start to finish and B) loves to compare early trailers of games to their final form, I've gotta say that this game is far from finished but they've got the most of the essential elements down.
I'd bet the team was forced to throw this out in an attempt to try and garner some early hype. They were probably relying on FFXIII vets being excited over hearing Lightning, seeing some fresh CGI and getting a glimpse of the new battle system. They also probably hoped no one would noticed that half-completed Luxerion environment...
Whoops!
I'd bet the team was forced to throw this out in an attempt to try and garner some early hype. They were probably relying on FFXIII vets being excited over hearing Lightning, seeing some fresh CGI and getting a glimpse of the new battle system. They also probably hoped no one would noticed that half-completed Luxerion environment...
Whoops!
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Eh, there will probably be some costumes in the store but most of them will be available in the game.
Risk Breaker
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TacticalFox88
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Her outfit needs to be completely and utterly redesigned. There's nothing that can save that abomination.
CF_Fighter
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QisTopTier
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You'll be glad to know that you get different armors throughout the game
TacticalFox88
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I'll change that the minute I can do so.
Outside of Lightning's design, this is looking promising, can't understand the haters. The town could have a bit more people in it, but I guess that's something that could still change as the development progresses. Also, the city looks beautiful at night but in daytime it looks a bit drab. Still, I'm loving the architecture of the town, like the whole black & white motif and the buildings look like the kind of nice looking older buildings that some cities still have.
The newer Final Fantasy games.. great RPGs..
yes of course.
Great thread, I have fun on every page.
UberTag
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Given the people posting in this thread, I hope Square Enix charges $5/outfit or makes the process of attaining them for free in the game excruciatingly tedious (i.e. trail and assassinate 100 mysterious cloaked figures - who turn into a random enemy ripped from 2009's FFXIII when you attack them).
I also hope they produce a line of action figures for each of her unique outfits and release them as retailer-exclusive collectibles (different one per chain) for each $99 Limited Edition they produce.
I also hope they produce a line of action figures for each of her unique outfits and release them as retailer-exclusive collectibles (different one per chain) for each $99 Limited Edition they produce.
I used to think Mass Effect fans were obsessively creepy, but there's been some ridiculous comments in this thread. But maybe people are just trying to combat the negativity by overcompensating with enthusiasm? I guess I'd understand why that would be done, but its still weird.
Femmeworth
Banned
At least some of the outfits are tied to jobs/classes (à la X-2), so you won't be able to escape some of them. That's what the trailer seems to suggest.
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