MULTI The Official Final Fantasy XIII Thread -- MARCH 9Th 2010

CerebralTiger · Jan 14, 2010

Chandoo said:
noooooooooooo !!!!!

Dude, it's Final Fantasy

In other news:

Dear gamers in Europe,

FINAL FANTASY XIII overseas version is finally completed.
I am sorry for the long wait.
At present, members of the development team in Japan are on a New Year holiday while awaiting an approval for the master disc.

The overseas version was developed simultaneously with the Japanese one as we wanted to ensure that it comes out as soon after the Japanese release date as possible.

In the completed FINAL FANTASY XIII, the features which were popular amongst gamers at our survey last summer have been enhanced even further.

One of those features is characters’ facial animations, which work as the core of any human drama. Their movements are completely synchronised with the English lines and, due to this, each scene in the game is truly spectacular. Another feature to be mentioned is FFXIII’s new strategic battle system, Paradigm Shift.

Just like the Japanese version, this system adds elements of real-time actions to the battle, which has been made almost over-the-top, so that the more you use the shift, the more exhilarating the combat becomes.
The release date is now approaching.

Don’t get distracted. You will see the truth when you hold it in your hands.
Please be patient a little longer for the “day of a battle against the fate”!

Motomu Toriyama

Source: http://www.novacrystallis.com/?p=128

English version complete!

Shyber · Jan 14, 2010

Warning: Epicness incoming on March 9th 2010. Brace yourself.

Goddamn is it just me or FFXIII really does look like the most fantastic final fantasy - in terms of art and action?

Nomad · Jan 14, 2010

^ It is just you

Raptorian · Jan 14, 2010

Shyber said:
Warning: Epicness incoming on March 9th 2010. Brace yourself.

Goddamn is it just me or FFXIII really does look like the most fantastic final fantasy - in terms of art and action?

The trailers, the screenshots, the characters, the VISUALS look like the most fantastic in FF but it is all about the experience from start > finish including story, gameplay, score etc.

And that's what we'll find out March 9, 2010

Shyber · Jan 14, 2010

Nomad said:
^ It is just you

Sometimes you do sound older than you are. <_<

Nomad · Jan 14, 2010

^ Well, I'm old enough to know that everything that glitters isn't gold

I might have agreed with you if I hadn't seen any trailers of Final Fantasy vs XIII. And for its time Final Fantasy VIII looked more impressive (only thing confirmed about FF XIII is its graphics. Will comment on combat system AFTER playing the game)

MtJx · Jan 14, 2010

coming on pc ...... or other platform

Nomad · Jan 14, 2010

MtJx said:
coming on pc ...... or other platform

Only on PS3 and X360. No PC version is announced yet.

Chandoo · Jan 14, 2010

Nomad said:
^ Well, I'm old enough to know that everything that glitters isn't gold

Nomad said:
I might have agreed with you if I hadn't seen any trailers of Final Fantasy vs XIII.

Using CGI trailers as reference. Not old enough apparently

:$

Nomad · Jan 14, 2010

Chandoo said:
Using a CGI trailer as a reference point. Nod old enough apparently

Well

^ Well, I'm old enough to know that everything that glitters isn't gold

This was regarding ACTION

I might have agreed with you if I hadn't seen any trailers of Final Fantasy vs XIII.

This was regarding ART. I think CGI trailer is more than enough for judging Art style of a game.

Chandoo · Jan 14, 2010

well if GAF is to be believed we haven't scratched the surface of the combat either ..

remember that first XIII trailer with the flashy jumpy around combat against those yellow dudes ? that actually happens in the game, an actual fight even, not a cut-scene.

it's not just straight fights one after another.

although sure i can see how Versus may sound more appealing (right now) with nomura talking about it including airships and a world map etc. (both missing from this).

FINAL FANTASY 13 PARTY BUS Y'ALL !!!

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9016560

video at the link too.

Chandoo · Jan 14, 2010

First Impressions of Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360

Big enough to warrant it's own topic imho

important points bolded.

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9016560

It was therefore a pleasant surprise when I discovered FFXIII runs just as smoothly on 360 as it does on PS3. It's a brisk, action-packed RPG with tons happening on the screen at any given time (and the series' requisite flashy visuals cranked up to full throttle), yet I didn't see a hint of slowdown or choppiness or screen tearing or any of the other visual hiccups that serve as hallmarks of a sloppy port. Admittedly, I didn't see the two versions running side-by-side -- the bus set them apart with a looping trailer dividing the kiosks -- but I honestly saw no tangible difference from my time with the PS3 version.

Of course, the 360 edition of the game comes on multiple discs thanks to the system's lack of Blu-ray support, but I survived the PlayStation era and its ghastly four-disc games and never particularly cared that I had to swap discs once every 15 hours of game time. I can't imagine it'll make a difference in 2010, either. Given all the time eaten up on modern consoles for installations and updates and patches, 30 seconds to insert a separate disc is utterly trivial, and honestly I feel sort of embarrassed for people who think it's a genuine issue.

Now, the PS3 version will still probably have some advantages over its 360 counterpart, such as uncompressed audio. Gamers with a high-end rig will probably gravitate toward the PS3 edition as a result. For my own setup -- which is decent enough, but hardly a home theatre to be envied -- the 360 version will be just fine. FFXIII plays exactly the same on both systems, all the way down to the control interface: confirm and cancel map to X / O and A / B, respectively, and the all-important Paradigm Shift command works with PS3's L1 and 360's left bumper.

I suppose we'll see if the game holds up under real-world circumstances, but my experience strikes me as a definite win for Square's Crystal Tools. The whole thing has taken years to get off the ground, but now that FFXIII is up and running on two different consoles it really does seem to make good on the promise of seamless multiplatform development. One supposes that a PC port would be a snap as well! And let's not forget that Crystal Tools also supports Wii. Yeah. I'm impressed by the 360 version, but I won't be truly amazed until they get FFXIII running on Wii.

and some screenies (not from the same source as the preview)

CerebralTiger · Jan 14, 2010

Digital Foundry knows best!

I don't blame him for not noticing any difference on Kiosks, though

Chandoo · Jan 14, 2010

this is one case where i wouldn't mind whatever the outcome

Raptorian · Jan 14, 2010

Now which controller to choose? Dual Shock 3 or Xbox 360 Controller. I don't really care about swapping multiple discs, nor uncompressed audio but 1080p CG is something to consider.

Chandoo · Jan 14, 2010

well we don't really know whether 1080p CGI is coming intact on the US PS3 versions or whether the 360 version will include them as well.

KING STING3R · Jan 14, 2010

Cool! cant wait for this game! by the way snow looks great!

CerebralTiger · Jan 14, 2010

Chandoo said:
or whether the 360 version will include them as well.

Don't count on that happening unless there are very few CGI sequences to begin with

R3Z0N · Jan 14, 2010

Squeenix ftw! sega could learn something from them *cough*bayonetta*cough*

R3Z0N · Jan 14, 2010

*highjacks bus* roadtrip!

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