I'm not sure what you mean by bases as opposed to towns, but I don't see how you couldn't count at least Besaid, Luca, and Guadosalam as full-fledged towns.
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Yoichi Wada: Final Fantasy Versus XIII not cancelled
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I'm not sure what you mean by bases as opposed to towns, but I don't see how you couldn't count at least Besaid, Luca, and Guadosalam as full-fledged towns.
QisTopTier
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I'm asking what was the big deal about them and how did they improve the game is all. I mean sure it helps build the world a bit, but most of the time you get stuck with a hub of npcs that repeat the same thing over and over again. Although I'll admit I liked the cities in ff12 as that game had a grand adventure feel to it so it felt like breather moments
Mailenstein
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Good thing, because I just found out I'm in town exactly during the TGS weekend. Lucky lol.
JohnnySasaki86
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cosmicblizzard
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I think it's more about breaking up the monotony of battle. All games are repetitive in one way or another, but RPGs are expected to have variety. In FFXIII, it was a constant shift between story and battle. I loved the game, but I can definitely see why some people would find that tedious.
encephalon
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Personally, I don't care too much for "towns," but they certainly seem to help with the pacing. In FFXIII, in the period between Ch. 7 & 8 where you arrive on the airship it's a much needed opportunity for a breather as well as an opportunity to reflect on the past, anticipate the future, and discuss plans. It would have been nice to truly explore that airship.
One thing I miss from the older FF games is where the characters sit down and take the time to talk about the plot. What's going on in the world, what their goals are, etc. Now that we don't have text boxes anymore, suddenly any attempt at a lengthier portion devoted to the story would probably be demonized though.
One thing I miss from the older FF games is where the characters sit down and take the time to talk about the plot. What's going on in the world, what their goals are, etc. Now that we don't have text boxes anymore, suddenly any attempt at a lengthier portion devoted to the story would probably be demonized though.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Everyone really seems to have put all their hopes onto Versus. If this game doesn't turn out amazing this could turn out very poorly indeed....
Type-0 and TWEWY restored my faith in Square. I will survive even if Versus isn't good.
DR2K
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After FFXIII I think people are just expecting this game to be compotent.
Hm ? I never put any hope in Versus or any game. I just think SE should release it after working on it for so long.
I think Sony typically rely on the entire library to sell PS3 anyway.
Sorry, Kagari but as a new member here could you tell me what you do and what is your relationship with SE? I've seen a few members with a red username but cannot seem to find any info on it.
Canis lupus
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It wouldn't surprise me if some guy at Kotaku found it funny to create his own rumour and spread on the internet. You know that sensational site is after the hits.
Arxisz
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oh wow... this coming from Wada makes me get all kinds of hope that they will show the game very soon. to think I almost lost all hope of it ever coming out...phew.
Wada Ignites the flame again. after the game is released they should put out a documentary titled: "Road to Final Fantasy Versus XIII Release".
Wada Ignites the flame again. after the game is released they should put out a documentary titled: "Road to Final Fantasy Versus XIII Release".
QisTopTier
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I write for RPGSite, which is more of a news site that focuses on RPGs.
Dark Schala
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I'm mostly looking forward to the postmortem article in any case. FFXIII's postmortem article in Game Developer was an interesting read.
JohnnySasaki86
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ooooo I want to read that. Got a link? Or is game developer a mag?
edit: I found this link to an old thread summarizing some of the article.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=409841
Thank you! That was a good read
Auto_aim1
MeisaMcCaffrey
Yeah magazine. Gamasutra sister publication.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...Scenes_of_Square_Enixs_Final_Fantasy_XIII.php
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
But TWEWY came before all of this doom and gloom and shitty Square era!
A low bar to pass
I never said anything about Sony or the PS3?
Reisläufer
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Psst, someone spread a rumour about Persona 5 being worked on and then cancelled.
Imagine Versus, the next Persona, Last Guardian, Dragon's Crown and maybe Kojima's new game all releasing in 2013, this would truly make it the year of the PS3
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Imagine Versus, the next Persona, Last Guardian, Dragon's Crown and maybe Kojima's new game all releasing in 2013, this would truly make it the year of the PS3
for me. A man can dream 
Hours Left
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All this "drama" has reminded me how much I'm looking forward to this game.
A Final Fantasy starring a group of fancy male models? Yes please.
A Final Fantasy starring a group of fancy male models? Yes please.
GreenMakoEyes
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I really hope so.. can't wait for this TGS!That's what we have TGS for.
It has an HD town? No wonder it's taking so long.
FFXII was released with PS3 in the market, IIRC xD
ShinobiFist
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So you been to every gaffers house and see them play jrpgs? I need to see if any of my stuff is stolen.
BlazingDarkness
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And I quote myself from the rumor thread
Versus XIII will be at TGS
It will look awesome
Versus XIII will be at TGS
It will look awesome
Femmeworth
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I don't trust his lies. ;_;
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Besaid, Kilika, Luca, and Guadosalam are obviously towns. You can shop, ransack homes, and go inside houses.
FFXIII wasn't sucky because of the lack of towns only, but rather the content and story execution. All you do in this game are just watch cutscenes and fight. The story is convoluted as hell and the actual mythology is far more interesting than the melodrama that was happening because the rest of the important readings have been dumped to the datalog. I remember reading a post detailing the FNC mythology followed by how FFXIII's story links to it. It was good, very good, in my opinion but the execution of the story in this game was not good, and we can blame it on the scenario writer/designers: Toriyama and Watanabe (together they were also involved in writing Dissidia's story).
Do note that the FNC concept and mythologies were done by Nojima. I like Nojima's work though.
DerZuhälter
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Yay... still an obscene amount of time we have been waiting on this game.
JustAnotherOtaku
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Brilliant news. Obviously want it ASAP, but knowing it's at least not cancelled makes waiting a little easier.
slaughterking
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You wouldn't have to wait at all if it was cancelled!
BlazingDarkness
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Maybe if people didn't hold SE under utter contempt this generation more people would have brushed this rumour off like any reasonable spectator.
The world is full of pessimists though, and SE can do no right it seems.
The world is full of pessimists though, and SE can do no right it seems.
Fixed.
This is really the perfect gif of how I feel right now.
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