Lightning Returns XIII-3

**Fievel** · 2013-01-17 14:03

Originally Posted by Alkar

The final boss is easily the best part of the game unless you're overleveled for it.

Eh, not really.

**Ratatapa** · 2013-01-17 14:13

The music of the fight is awesome

**Lonely** · 2013-01-17 17:27

The best part was fighting Caius to this.

SE needs to copy and paste that whole sequence for lightning vs caius in XIII-3.

**Charismatic** · 2013-01-17 19:03

Originally Posted by Katlan

So the game adopts KH style combat.

Hmm, it doesn't look like it does to me.
Looks more similar to the combat in XIII and XIII-2 than KH.

**Alkar** · 2013-01-17 19:10

Originally Posted by Charismatic

Hmm, it doesn't look like it does to me.
Looks more similar to the combat in XIII and XIII-2 than KH.

It's a mix of both.

**Katlan** · 2013-01-17 19:33

From what the IGN preview said: it has no ATB gauge and its all real time w/buttons mapped to the keys. So I'm gonna assume that you set your abilities and can't change them while in combat. It can work well and give you plenty of options if, for example, you have the 4 first set of skills and then holding R or L let's you map a different set

**samalis** · 2013-01-17 19:48

Can you actually move around yourself while fighting like KH? From the trailer I saw seems like she stayed in one spot except to run up when one of the mobs were in the air.

**Charismatic** · 2013-01-17 19:58

Originally Posted by samalis

Can you actually move around yourself while fighting like KH? From the trailer I saw seems like she stayed in one spot except to run up when one of the mobs were in the air.

It doesn't look like you can. Also, it looks like it is still ATB based on the polygon article, just that you have 3 separate ATB gauges depending on your costumes.
It looks more like XIII+X-2 than anything having to do with KH at all.

**Alkar** · 2013-01-17 20:21

Originally Posted by samalis

Can you actually move around yourself while fighting like KH? From the trailer I saw seems like she stayed in one spot except to run up when one of the mobs were in the air.

Yes, you can. You can also buy abilities like Dodge and Guard and there's even a parry system in place so you can temporarily stagger the enemy if you time it correctly.
Each Garb (costume) has a different ATB bar and a different set of abilities all customizable. Weapons and shields are also independent so there's a lot of options there. You can also change each Garbs color apparently.

**Tyrath** · 2013-01-17 20:39

Use Dodge and Guard is not the same as using the left stick to move yourself though. Will have to see if they allow free movement.

**Alkar** · 2013-01-17 20:42

Originally Posted by Tyrath

Use Dodge and Guard is not the same as using the left stick to move yourself though. Will have to see if they allow free movement.

That's not what I meant. You can freely move with the left analog stick.

**samalis** · 2013-01-17 21:27

Originally Posted by Alkar

That's not what I meant. You can freely move with the left analog stick.

Source on this? From the video it didn't look like you could, did one of the developers say you could? Or did I miss a video?

**6souls** · 2013-01-17 21:28

Spoiler: show

More previews;

http://www.1up.com/previews/lightnin...-final-fantasy
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...rom-tradition/
http://www.destructoid.com/13-new-th...i-242542.phtml
http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/new...icks-away.html
http://www.gamereactor.eu/previews/6...+Fantasy+XIII/
http://www.gamesradar.com/lightning-...-xiii-preview/
http://www.novacrystallis.com/?p=4172
http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/fi...tended-trailer

**Alkar** · 2013-01-17 21:29

Originally Posted by samalis

Source on this? From the video it didn't look like you could, did one of the developers say you could? Or did I miss a video?

It's in every preview released today.

**Kuya** · 2013-01-17 21:36

Well if gameplay is more hands-on and action based, then i'm certainly interested in diving back into this nonsensical japanese crap some call a plot.

**samalis** · 2013-01-17 21:41

Originally Posted by Kuya

Well if gameplay is more hands-on and action based, then i'm certainly interested in diving back into this nonsensical japanese crap some call a plot.

Same. Guess I'll have to read up on the second game sometime before this comes out. I'm not expecting much from plot though, mainly for gameplay.

**Amiricle** · 2013-01-17 21:43

Well, it may not be a traditional FF game, but it certainly looks pretty damn good to me so far.

**vadre** · 2013-01-17 22:52

Not sure how to feel on this one right now. The fact that the only change in Noel in x00 years is a grey highlight seems pretty lame, but according to those articles they stressed that the game was unfinished and apparently there were a lot of obvious placeholders.

I quite liked XIII-2 (well, the first hour and the last 3-4 hours mostly), I want this one to be good but Kitase seems ridiculously deluded about people's opinions of Lightning.

If Caius is back I'll consider it, whether he's still around seems kind of unclear but it seems likely given that secret ending from the original XIII-2.

**Xno Kappa** · 2013-01-17 23:45

Never finished XIII-2, what exactly connects all this time traveling nonsense to the original XIII?

**Insanecyclone** · 2013-01-17 23:50

Originally Posted by Xno Kappa

Never finished XIII-2, what exactly connects all this time traveling nonsense to the original XIII?

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