New FF13 pics

[Helpoemer]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7725/dduelxo7.png

I place a card face-down in Defense Position!

EDIT: was looking for the jump trailer and came across some more mag scans about the 3rd FF13 game Final Fantasy Agito XIII

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/image.p...station/13.jpg

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/image.p...station/14.jpg

[Exoduso]

No reason to get a PS3 until MGS, by then I hope Sony gets the point and lowers the prices on their Premium version... if not, i'll still probably pick it up.

As far as these new screenshots, thanks for posting. However, I think these characters look too much like FF8... (am I the only one who thinks that guy in the first screenshot looks like Seifer with a beanie? ..)

SE are getting less and less original as we move on with these titles... I just hope for their sakes that it won't be a big letdown, because the 2 upcoming FF titles are the reason I want a PS3 in the first place.

[Exoduso]

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7725/dduelxo7.png

I place a card face-down in Defense Position!

EDIT: was looking for the jump trailer and came across some more mag scans about the 3rd FF13 game Final Fantasy Agito XIII

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/image.p...station/13.jpg

http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/image.p...station/14.jpg

lol, Organization XIII in red clothes? and that character looks too much like Atsuma from Enchanted Arms... i'm scared now.

[Mifaco]

"same character design" is what I thought too. It is official: the Final Fantasy series has finally jumped the shark. The storyline proves it:

For the people of Cocoon, Pulse is a frightening place. Those who come into contact with it are believed to be elements of a plot to invade Cocoon and are banished from the protections of the Cocoon realm by the "holy" government and its army. The original E3 trailer depicted a group of people who seemed to be confined on a train. These people had come into contact with Pulse and were being quarantined.

Cocoon is protected by crystals. This may not necessarily be the case for the rest of the games in the Fabula Nova Crystalis series, but the crystals in FFXIII are more than just shiny stones with magic abilities. They have the ability to create real life objects. They make life easy for people in Cocoon by creating machines and living creatures.

The relationship between Cocoon and Pulse can be thought of as this, according to director Motome Toriyama. First, there was Pulse, a dangerous world where people reside under the fear of monster attack. Cocoon was made when the crystals considered what would be an appropriate living space for people forced to reside in the world of Pulse.

Cocoon = Yevon/Spira
Pulse = Sin
Crystals = Pyreflies

[Exoduso]

The crystal's abilities makes me think FF9 and that huge tree heh...

wtf SE, it's not that hard to come up with original storylines...

Where are the writers of FF7 8 and 9? they were all different... it seems that ever since FFX came out, everything is a repeat/ripoff.

[Scythiroth]

Maybe they need to make a "final" Final Fantasy game before they completely destroy the series. ;/

[Eaglestrike]

"same character design" is what I thought too. It is official: the Final Fantasy series has finally jumped the shark. The storyline proves it:

For the people of Cocoon, Pulse is a frightening place. Those who come into contact with it are believed to be elements of a plot to invade Cocoon and are banished from the protections of the Cocoon realm by the "holy" government and its army. The original E3 trailer depicted a group of people who seemed to be confined on a train. These people had come into contact with Pulse and were being quarantined.

Cocoon is protected by crystals. This may not necessarily be the case for the rest of the games in the Fabula Nova Crystalis series, but the crystals in FFXIII are more than just shiny stones with magic abilities. They have the ability to create real life objects. They make life easy for people in Cocoon by creating machines and living creatures.

The relationship between Cocoon and Pulse can be thought of as this, according to director Motome Toriyama. First, there was Pulse, a dangerous world where people reside under the fear of monster attack. Cocoon was made when the crystals considered what would be an appropriate living space for people forced to reside in the world of Pulse.

Cocoon = Yevon/Spira
Pulse = Sin
Crystals = Pyreflies

Except in FFX you're supposed to go out and fight Sin and defeat it. It's the exact opposite here. And Pulse seems to be kinda a bit bigger than Sin...

I don't think Ashe and "Lightning" look that similar, tbh. They both have a white top, ok? Different hair, different facial expression. And from the sounds of it they'll be a bit different personality-wise.

FFXIII still interests me, Shiva as a motorcycle seems cool, because I wouldn't be surprised if all the summons/espers end up having some form of transformation mode for you to use. That's a switch from FFXII where you'll actually use them.

[Exoduso]

I doubt they'll destroy it anytime soon... it makes more money than all their other titles combined.

That is, unless they'll come up with a new series, but won't that be the same thing as FF with just a different name?

[Scythiroth]

I doubt they'll destroy it anytime soon... it makes more money than all their other titles combined.

That is, unless they'll come up with a new series, but won't that be the same thing as FF with just a different name?

Good point.

That sucks, I hope they hire some new person that helps them make amazing games again. x.x

[Kuya]

Cocoon = Yevon/Spira
Pulse = Sin
Crystals = Pyreflies

K i do agree with the girls looking similar, but this is just ridicules. The story concepts are hardly alike here.

[Exoduso]

I believe some of the creators of FF8/9 and DQ left SE and formed their own company right? Same company that's currently working on Blue Dragon for the 360 (which should be a great game on it's own accord, BTW.)

That's probably why SE looks so bad, they keep hiring new people to the series, and these people have no idea WTF they're doing... and Nomura by himself can't make a game great (or can he?.. )

[Scythiroth]

Hmmm, is that game for the 360 an RPG? I might have to pick a 360 up when their new batch comes out if it is.

[Celeras]

I dont think those two look anything alike, except that they're both female.

[Exoduso]

On a different note, I truly hope that they will go b ack to the random encounters/turn based system, because that's what made Final Fantasy FF... and I mean sure, FF12 was fun, but I felt like I was playing through FFXI -- only by myself -- half the time, and that just made it really boring.

I think it would be extremely smart if they went back to the roots, it would skyrocket FF and bring some new-old life into the series.

[Exoduso]

Hmmm, is that game for the 360 an RPG? I might have to pick a 360 up when their new batch comes out if it is.

Yeah, supposed to be an RPG, and a good one at that.

[Kuya]

If i learned anything from reading FF arguments, is that everyone has a fucking favorite and they swear up and down that "theirs" is the best. Its pointless to argue about it for now, because when it comes out some will like it and some wont, as usual.

In fact let me predict this: Indie people saying it sucks because its not old school, others saying it sucks because its a female lead character, others liking it because they like anything FF, and others simply liking it because its fun.

[Scythiroth]

On a different note, I truly hope that they will go b ack to the random encounters/turn based system, because that's what made Final Fantasy FF... and I mean sure, FF12 was fun, but I felt like I was playing through FFXI -- only by myself -- half the time, and that just made it really boring.

I think it would be extremely smart if they went back to the roots, it would skyrocket FF and bring some new-old life into the series.

A lot of people complain about random battle systems usually, I have no idea why. I love the random battle system, as long as they aren't 1 step = another battle.

So far, FFXIII doesn't look like it will have the random battles, but I guess it is too early to tell. I think I remember screenshots of FFXII a while ago and it looked like the normal Final Fantasy fighting system lol.

[Mifaco]

I doubt they'll destroy it anytime soon... it makes more money than all their other titles combined.

That is, unless they'll come up with a new series, but won't that be the same thing as FF with just a different name?

I wouldn't mind that actually; at least it would allow for some new concepts without the obligatory cid/chocobo/moogle/bishounen villain-hero/government vs. ragtag band of heroes

But yes, it does make more money, because Square's track record at anything other than RPGs is horrible.

K i do agree with the girls looking similar, but this is just ridicules. The story concepts are hardly alike here.

See previous post, it's a reverse of the story in FFX, aka the last great one before everyone responsible for the original series jumped ship

[Scythiroth]

If i learned anything from reading FF arguments, is that everyone has a fucking favorite and they swear up and down that "theirs" is the best. Its pointless to argue about it for now, because when it comes out some will like it and some wont, as usual.

In fact let me predict this: Indie people saying it sucks because its not old school, others saying it sucks because its a female lead character, others liking it because they like anything FF, and others simply liking it because its fun.

Despite my name, I really don't have a favorite. Pretty much all of them have good and bad things about them.

[Eaglestrike]

On a different note, I truly hope that they will go b ack to the random encounters/turn based system, because that's what made Final Fantasy FF... and I mean sure, FF12 was fun, but I felt like I was playing through FFXI -- only by myself -- half the time, and that just made it really boring.

I think it would be extremely smart if they went back to the roots, it would skyrocket FF and bring some new-old life into the series.

I dunno, most of my problems when I go back to play older FF's and such is that spam of 3-5s before a fight with the fade in/out or whatever the game does. I thought the Gambit system was great, though they should come up with a way to make it a bit more difficult. They should make a Hard mode IMO, it isn't an FF thing by tradition but I think a lot of the FF fans are older now and by catering to us they'll make it too hard for younger kids. As well, it makes a bit more sense in a realistic way to do fights like FF12, imo.