I like her expression in the LR shot. Makes me want the game even more.
I haven't watched the Jump Festa trailer and only looked at the pics in the first post. Is that trailer "better" than the other one?
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Lightning Returns: FFXIII screenshots and extended Jump Festa trailer
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I like her expression in the LR shot. Makes me want the game even more.
I haven't watched the Jump Festa trailer and only looked at the pics in the first post. Is that trailer "better" than the other one?
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
Definitely. But the pics is where the enthusiasm is ^^
KrM DeLorean
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oh god, rofl
seriously are they recycling enemies again? And the town looks a bit PS2-ish
pretty sure they said you could move during the battles but here it doesn't look any different than before, see 1:13 in JP trailer, the way she moves so fast toward the target, looks it's automatic like before.
awaiting to see how the encounters are, there was some hope before that the battles would be on field map, that's not the case obviously, at least here's hoping it's similar to 13 not 13-2, I hate that thing.
awaiting to see how the encounters are, there was some hope before that the battles would be on field map, that's not the case obviously, at least here's hoping it's similar to 13 not 13-2, I hate that thing.
R_thanatos
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i really think the leaked trailer was badly encoded
Moving during battles is more about placement than anything else ..at least that's what i think .it does make sense that the complex attacks are automated .
Their jp-website has some fancy google street view stuff going on, covering the north station area as well as the business street.
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/fabula/LightningReturnsFFXIII/#north_station
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/fabula/LightningReturnsFFXIII/#business_street
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/fabula/LightningReturnsFFXIII/#north_station
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/fabula/LightningReturnsFFXIII/#business_street
You can get different "outfits", I think calling the majority of what'll likely be on offer "armour" would end up being hilarious
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Armor just doesn't mean metal and plate. Specially not in games.
This means you think it's going to be a good game.
It doesn't mean bikinis either, which I guarantee will be an unlockable.
But the preemptive attacks with haste were one of the best additions to the game...
Hopefully.
RPGCrazied
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I'd rather they conclude the game based off the true ending of XIII-2. Noel on a quest to stop whatever and help Serah. Sure, Lightning could join the party, but don't really need a game with just her alone.
For as little as I've seen of Noel, he seems alright and I quite like his design. Wouldn't be opposed to that, but I don't want Lightning constantly shoved into my face.
Yes please, none of that pseudo random battles nonsense.
â Narayan
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This looks really bland.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Please tell me they put the water spell back in. One of the things I detested was the removal of spells from XIII when XIII-2 came out.
The fuckers removed Haste, Bravery and Faith from Noel and Serah.
You can use monsters for those or heck, even Sazh but WHY WOULD YOU REMOVE THE BEST SPELLS FROM THE MAIN PARTY WHY WHY
Sapphire Dreams
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Hey at least it has large and open areas like XIII-2 and not a corridor fest like XIII, but yet again they took playing as multiple characters away so that''s balance I guess.
astroturfing
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is this seriously just Lightning? no other characters in battle, ever..? :/
one of the main draws of Final Fantasy for me has always been having multiple characters on your team, and deciding which ones to use and so on.. if i have to go through countless random battles using just one character, i will go crazy.
one of the main draws of Final Fantasy for me has always been having multiple characters on your team, and deciding which ones to use and so on.. if i have to go through countless random battles using just one character, i will go crazy.
yes, that's what they said.
legacyzero
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Meh, it looks OK. It still looks like an orphan child to the ACTUAL Final Fantasy games IMO.
astroturfing
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but.. that doesn't make any sense. interest dropped to 0
how can a JRPG only have one character in battle?? all of the strategy involved with juggling 3-4 characters and their abilities is just gone. what exactly will make the battles fun now..?QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
but.. that doesn't make any sense. interest dropped to 0
It's an action rpg now
See guys...in only 3 days,it looks better already,imagine in a year 
...seriously,the screenshots give me hope that they will improve the shadows and lighting on the environments for release,I refuse to believe a FF game will look this drab graphic wise...say what you will about XIII,XIII-2,graphics where pretty good.
...seriously,the screenshots give me hope that they will improve the shadows and lighting on the environments for release,I refuse to believe a FF game will look this drab graphic wise...say what you will about XIII,XIII-2,graphics where pretty good.Flying Wonkey
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So can we chuck moogles at absolutely everything in this game?
fluffydelusions
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but.. that doesn't make any sense. interest dropped to 0
It's also apparently only 13hrs long
No its not. 1 day in the game = 1 hour of gameplay (more or less), BUT everything you do in the game is to try and delay the doom day so there will be obviously more time.
CosmicGroinPull
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See guys...in only 3 days,it looks better already,imagine in a year
Sure, 3 days to whip up some bullshots.
i hope so too.
BigBadShamoo
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You should play Crisis Core. It's REALLY good.
Only available at certain times of the day? Why make that a chore?
Copy all the popular trends in the worst way possible has to be Square's motto.
hamauzu kaito
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The website is nice but it just fought with logic pro over the ram i had left and almost made my computer seize up.
wtfLarson Conway
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From the trailer, that didn't even look like an AAA game.
Probably about as 'AAA' as Dirge of Cerberus was.
Relaxed Muscle
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After XIII-2 flop I assume SE don't want to expend much more money on Toriyama fantasies.
That's implying that they spent a lot on XIII-2!
It's a little sad though because one of the things that XIII had going for it were the immense production values.
I was at least interested in Dirge of Cerberus because it was so different/them stepping into a new genre.
Also, Vincent was actually an interesting character unlike the monster in this game.
And they didn't resort to calling it VINCENT RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY VII or something, lol.
MikeE21286
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Kagari said:
Lightning's Creed?
Crash Station
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What's the problem with the writing? I can agree with everything else. Genuinely curious.
It's redundant and embarrassing.
I think it looks decent overall. The stuff they are showing is obviously rough still but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt as the first two weren't bad looking games. I also don't mind the climbing stuff to be honest I mean FFXIII was pretty much as linear as it could get and although FFXIII-2 was abit more open I always welcome exploration in a FF game. As for the writing honestly for me I always loose interest in the story mid way through especially with some of the FF games like FF7 as they just become so ridiculous it looses me but I always love all the extra stuff like exploration and the side stuff like the FFXII monster hunts they were really great.
I kind of want to go back and replay the first two I may consider picking them up on PS3. Although I already own a sealed copy of the collectors edition and a standard version on 360 I am probably part of the problem if I buy them again lol.
I kind of want to go back and replay the first two I may consider picking them up on PS3. Although I already own a sealed copy of the collectors edition and a standard version on 360 I am probably part of the problem if I buy them again lol.
Crash Station
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I can agree for the "who i am or rather what I am" part, but don't think I had a problem with the rest. Of course I already forgot most of the lines, so I'll have to watch it again when I get out of work.
Hopefully they do a 3DS spinoff side scroller starring Sazh and his hunt for Chocolina while Square works on KHIII or something.
I wouldn't mind WayForward working on it since they are boss at the side scrollers.
It will be called FFXIII: Sazh Strikes Back or Where the Red Chocolina Grows
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