Dissidia Duodecim: Final Fantasy

[Tobi]

I wonder will we actually get this PSP bundle or will it just be like KHBbS PSP bundle that we didn't get

Famitsu has first details on the special Duodecim PSP system this week. The system's top will be pearl white with an illustration from Yoshitaka Amano. The back will be matte black.

As reported earlier (see below) Tetsuya Nomura reveals in the magazine that the original's story will be included with Duodecim. It's apparently being remade to go along with the new 3D map-based story mode. Together, the original's story and Duodecim's story will take about 60 hours to clear.

[Corrderio]

I hope they do release info about the new bundle coming to the states, since if they do release I'll wait to pick up a new PSP.

[Tobi]

Some more stuff

For its final issue of the year, Famitsu has another big look at Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy, along with an interview with producer Tetsuya Nomura and planning director Mitsunori Takahashi.

The two shared a few new details on the recently announced Laguna character. The FFVIII hero was actually supposed to have appeared in Kingom Heats Birth by Sleep, Nomura revealed. They'd even partially prepared a scenario where Laguna appears as the head of Mirage Arena. In the end, they decided that if they were to have a new character from FFVIII in Duodecim it would end up being Laguna, so they left him out of BbS.

One of the big surprises from the game's recent Jump Festa trailer was mention of a PSP hardware bundle. Square Enix has yet to provide a look at the special PSP system, but Nomura revealed to the magazine that it will have a Yoshitaka Amano illustration showing Chaos and Cosmos. The system will be pearl white, with the side frame being matte black.

More characters are on the way for the game. While there was no mention of the Jump trailer's hints at Yuna, Nomura said that the remaining character reveals will all come from the Final Fantasy games that were released on the Super Famicom/SNES and beyond.

Returning characters are seeing lots of changes. Among these, Final Fantasy VI's Kefka and Final Fantasy XI's Shantotto are seeing a considerable amount of work.

The past characters aren't all that's returning for Duodecim. Nomura revealed that the original's story will also be included. Once you clear Duodecim's story, you'll be able to unlock this. It's being fully remade to go along with Duodecim's new story mode, which is based off a 3D map system. The plot is the same, but you'll find more 2D events allowing you to explore the story deeper.

With two full stories, it may seem like Duodecim is going to offer a lot of play time. This is the case. Takahashi said to expect 15 hours of play time for Duodecim's story. Add in the original's story, and the total shoots up to 60 hours.

Getting ll that content to fit on a single UMD is apparently a tough task. Takahashi noted that the game has more summons and multiple times the battle music of the original. Takahashi also hinted that the Colosseum mode has become something very impressive. The programmers worked hard to make it all fit.

Regarding the 3D world map system, this is actually something that they'd wanted to include with the original Dissidia, Nomura said. By the time he'd given the order for the map system, they'd already completed the game's board-bast progression system, so they left it out.

The board-based system from the original Dissidia is still in Duodecim. Here, it takes the form of dungeons. Rather than having pieces moving like in the original Dissidia, the new system has improved tempo. Takahashi did not share specifics behind this.

We should be hearing more about Duodecim shortly. Nomura promised a surprise for the game at the January 18th 1st Production Department Premier event.

[Corrderio]

Pretty good info, really am curious how the first game's story will change in this one.

[Tobi]

Here they are:












There's some other screens as well, but I only posted english screenshots.

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/12/20...a-012duodecim/

[Tobi]

EU Release date March 25th?

EU Special Edition has Minature Soundtrack CD
Exclusive Costume for Tifa
Countless Multiplayer options
Book/Flyer? with character gallery and biographies

Saw someone posted this, it was taken from 2 german sites.

http://www.softunity.com/softunity/E...7A1E4CC18.sft1
http://www.kochmedia.de/haendler/sho.../ECD595302.jsf

I remember first hearing about EU getting special edition from siliconera, this was link they had on their site: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...or-spring-2011

[Meian]

Shanotto and Kefka fixes awesome but not mention of Firion, plus it was taken off the Wiki so :\

If they meant all SNES FF that means V should be one too hmm

[Tobi]

Some encounter quotes from JF if anyone is interested:


Vs Laguna :

Onion Knight: "Don't treat me like a fool just because I'm a kid!"
CoD: "Naive creature..."
Squall: "It's that guy from my dreams."
Cloud: "I can't sense any bloodlust in you."
Terra: "Though you're lost, you seem to be enjoying yourself."
Zidane: "It's no good getting leg cramps all the time."
Tidus: "The heart can never lose!"
Cecil: "Now it's time to fight seriously."
Firion: ""Maybe we'll remember something as we fight."
Ultimecia: "You may find yourself shorthanded for this."
Jecht: "You're sure acting like a big-shot."
Kefka: "You're good at clowning around!"
Garland: "A man unsuited to the battlefield."
WoL: "When it comes to weapons, I only need this."
ExDeath: "You'll lose both love and friendship."
Shantotto: "How careless, to challenge me!"

Victory - "So, let's GO to the next one!"
Near-death victory - "Phew... all according to plan!"
Defeat - "Never mind, never mind..."


Vs Kain :

WoL: "You'll never lose your way when you're on the right path."
Jecht: "Heh, I'm gonna boot you into the atmosphere."
Cecil: "Kain, let's fight with all our strength."
Firion: "You have something you won't give up, is that it?"
Terra: "Don't blame yourself too much."
Kefka: "Ohhhh... the traitor's shown up."
Sephiroth: "You can't change fate with just a little push."
Shantotto: "I await your pitiful attempts!"
Onion Knight: "Can you hit birds with that Jump as well?"
Zidane: "How long can you keep your cool?"
Emperor: "A knight without a master."
Tidus: "I can fly too... as long as I'm underwater, anyway."
Golbez: "Show me your true determination."
Kuja: "How distasteful your self-sacrifice is!"
ExDeath: "You throw away your faith; what is it you seek?"
Garland: "Tricks in battle are pointless!"
Squall: "There are only those who are enemies and those who aren't."
CoD: "There is darkness lurking in your heart."

[[The reporter notes that while he doesn't know what will happen in Story Mode, Kain strikes him as being a Cosmos warrior. He gets that impression from Kain's character portrait and from which victory fanfare plays when he wins]]


Vs Vaan :

Cloud: "It's no good just to aspire and do nothing."
Squall: "This guy's going to be tough."
Tidus: "Don't run away halfway through this!"
Kuja: "Guileless creatures like you never shut up!"
Golbez: "The sky doesn't necessarily mean freedom."
WoL: "If you get too worked up you're going to get hurt."
Zidane: "You'll always be an independent sort, huh?"
Jecht: "Looks like you believe anything's possible."
Cecil: "It's not easy to travel in the sky!
Kefka: "A kid who... can't read the situation?"
Terra: "It's okay... I can fight."
Garland: "You can't win just for the fun of it."
CoD: "Are you so oblivious to your mission?"
Firion: "Wouldn't it be nice to fly in the open sky someday?"

Victory - "Yay, I won, I won!"
Victory - "It'd have been better for you to run away!"


Vs Tifa :

Cloud: "I never thought we'd be fighting like this."
Squall: "I'm not in the mood to listen to a lecture."
Terra: "I'll face you too."
Firion: "It's unnerving to lose your way in battle."
Garland: "Does your fighting spirit stem from your skills?"
ExDeath: "Both promises and hopes will be swallowed by the Void!"
Onion Knight: "Can you really fight with a figure like that?"
Tidus: "Let's do this without cutting any corners."
Emperor: "A spirited girl."
Cecil: "Let's try our hardest without getting injured."
Zidane: "Admirable and fearless; a good combination!"
Sephiroth: "It seems your hero isn't coming."

Victory - "You haven't trained hard enough - how ridiculous!"
Near-death victory - "Phew... that was a bit dangerous."
Defeat - "I've... lost sight of myself."
Defeat - "I... just wasn't strong enough."


Vs Lightning :

Firion: "Let's see if you really are so untrusting."
Tidus: "The hero's here! Sounds kinda weird, huh?"
Terra: "I have to be more levelheaded too."
Emperor: "Do you mean to unleash the thunder?"
Kefka: "A swordsWOMAN? ...I don't like that at all!"
Zidane: "Light... go easy on me, okay?"
Squall: "You don't look like just another soldier."
Shantotto: "I'll show you the meaning of obliteration!"
Garland: "You intend to oppose your fate?"
Jecht: "A real hard-nosed lady, huh?"
WoL: "You think you can beat me with that light?"

Victory - "That wasn't a bad fight."
Victory - "What a poor opponent."
Victory - "A narrow victory."
Defeat - "What was that...?"


Vs Sephiroth :

Cloud: "I've had enough of this."
Onion Knight: "Do you enjoy... hurting people?"
Terra: "Let's find... the thing you have to protect?"
Golbez: "You threw away glory... and what did you get in return?"
Ultimecia: "Glory has only faded away."



Vs Zidane :

Cecil: "It'd be nice to be able to have a friendly match."
Terra: "Why are you hesitating?"
Sephiroth: "There is no place for you to go home to."

Victory - "Just as I planned it!"
Victory - "Huh... weren't you feeling well?"


Vs Firion :

Kuja: "Those hopes that hinder you - I shall pluck them away!"
Sephiroth: "All flowers must eventually scatter."
Terra: "I'm a little scared, but I'll do my best!"


Vs Emperor :

CoD: "You want to turn the world to nothing?"
Kefka: "The prey has made a big decision!"


Vs WoL :

Firion: "I'm fighting to protect my dream!"
Onion Knight: "I'll surpass you!"
Terra: "I want to keep on looking straight ahead, like you."
Squall: "I can fight even without the light."
Garland: "Battle is our only destiny!"

Victory - "Sorry, but I need to hurry on ahead."
Victory - "You were careless, weren't you?"


Assist Quotes :

WoL: "I'll lend you my strength."
Firion: "I'll aid you."
Onion Knight: "Guess I've got no choice."
Cecil: "Are you all right?"
Terra: "I'll fight too..."
Cloud: "I'll help."
Squall: "Don't relax just yet."
Zidane: "Leave it to me!"
Tidus: "Here we go!"
Kain: "Consider it done!"
Garland: "Can't you handle this by yourself?"
Emperor: "This is going to cost you dearly."
CoD: "You called?"
Kuja: "I'll save you!"
Gabranth: "Receive this suffering."

Finally, there was a note about new music. According to the report, the following music is also included in DD012:

III - Normal battle (rearranged)
IV - Normal battle (rearranged)
VI - Normal battle (rearranged)
IX - Final boss battle (rearranged)
X - Summoned beast battle (rearranged)
XIII - Blinded by Light (rearranged)

The reporter also notes that IV's battle music is a piano arrangement and was pretty good

[Meian]

Not bad, was hoping for IV's boss battle to sound better than the one in previous Dissidia. Some of these quotes from past characters seem different than the ones in-game unless it was just a japanese translation deal.

I like how Shantotto just says something direct not really caring who it is (same with almost everyone praising her)

[Corrderio]

ROFL, never gets old.

[Kiarax]

Tidus: "I can fly too... as long as I'm underwater, anyway."

GOD DAMN IT TEEDUS

[Alkar]

Shinryu added in Empyreal Paradox in FFXI and later on EP apparently revealed for Dissidia. Coincidence?

[BlackMoomba]

Shinryu was in the first one.

[Alkar]

Shinryu was in the first one.

Yes, I'm aware of that. The thing is: Shinryu appears in FFXI for the first time in Empyreal Paradox and later on that same stage is shown for Dissidia.
Shinryu in Dissidia is one of the most important characters as he can resurrect the gods and keep the cycle going.
Is this just a coincidence or did SE use Abyssea to somehow "promote" the character that was picked for Dissidia?
I don't see any other real explanation for the long wait to reveal the XI character and if we were actually expecting a villain they would've probably shown him/her earlier.

[Souj]

FF11 character wont be a big reveal character. They just haven't revealed one yet because either A)there wont be, or B) A very small majority of people who will buy Dissidia actually know any characters from FF11, so they'll wait to announce it because you can't build hype on a character no one knows about.
How/when was Shantotto announced for dissidia 1?

I'm still not even fully sold on the idea that Empyreal Paradox is in the game till it is confirmed.

[Alkar]

FF11 character wont be a big reveal character. They just haven't revealed one yet because either A)there wont be, or B) A very small majority of people who will buy Dissidia actually know any characters from FF11, so they'll wait to announce it because you can't build hype on a character no one knows about.
How/when was Shantotto announced for dissidia 1?

I'm still not even fully sold on the idea that Empyreal Paradox is in the game till it is confirmed.

Shantotto was announced at Vanafest alongside her add-on. Like you said there's no point in building hype for the FFXI reveal outside of FFXI fans so it doesn't make sense to keep it for last unless there is a very good reason. I think that Abyssea ending in December with Prishe popping up is said reason as she's quite popular among FFXI fans and her presence in Abyssea (or the overall link with CoP) doesn't really have any explanation except the team wanting to.
I also don't think anything regarding FFXI will be announced at the conference so the character being shown there makes even less sense.
FFV's reason could be the announcement of a FFV remake.

[Nevex]

Shantotto was announced at Vanafest alongside her add-on. Like you said there's no point in building hype for the FFXI reveal outside of FFXI fans so it doesn't make sense to keep it for last unless there is a very good reason. I think that Abyssea ending in December with Prishe popping up is said reason as she's quite popular among FFXI fans and her presence in Abyssea (or the overall link with CoP) doesn't really have any explanation except the team wanting to.
I also don't think anything regarding FFXI will be announced at the conference so the character being shown there makes even less sense.
FFV's reason could be the announcement of a FFV remake.

Keep in mind that FFXI's content isn't over yet and I can totally see another add-on that covers levels 91-99 being released just like Abyssea did for level 76-90.
Though other than Shantotto and Prishe there aren't many popular characters even among FFXI players.
I could see an add-on built around Prishe (Tavnazia anyone?), but characters like Zeid and Luzaf, even though they were good, not really.

[Hyan]

If an XI character is included, it'll probably be announced in the vanafest next year. Assuming it's being held before the game comes out!

[Alkar]

If an XI character is included, it'll probably be announced in the vanafest next year. Assuming it's being held before the game comes out!

The game is due for March and at the conference they're going to announce characterS. Only FFV and XI are missing outside of possible surprise reveals.
At this point I even doubt a new Vanafest is planned. I really hope it is because I don't want another 2009 for FFXI.
Btw Duodecim Prologus trademark has been filed in EU,US and Japan now. This is probably the surprise reveal that Nomura mentioned in Famitsu when talking about the conference in Januray. Not sure what it could be though, lol.

[Meian]

The game is due for March and at the conference they're going to announce characterS. Only FFV and XI are missing outside of possible surprise reveals.
At this point I even doubt a new Vanafest is planned. I really hope it is because I don't want another 2009 for FFXI.
Btw Duodecim Prologus trademark has been filed in EU,US and Japan now. This is probably the surprise reveal that Nomura mentioned in Famitsu when talking about the conference in Januray. Not sure what it could be though, lol.

VI