Final Fantasy XIII Non-Spoiler Thread
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Emma
The Minish Elf
IGN is full of idiots
Lightning will kick butt, but not only that, she will do it lookin' great!
ForceStealer
Double Growth
Well this IS the Japanese we're dealing with, Lightning's original 'sex appeal' could be any number of things....
DrakeClawfang
The Wanderer of Time
The interview about the sexy-ness isn't from IGN, I posted it earlier in the thread. I guess no one noticed...
http://thelifestream.net/forums/showpost.php?p=178438&postcount=764
http://thelifestream.net/forums/showpost.php?p=178438&postcount=764
Emma
The Minish Elf
I think the same thing! IGN sucks.Drake, I responded that IGN made
Final Fantasy XIII Summary~
- Final Fantasy XIII will support trophies.
- Oerba Yun Fang was originally planned to be male.
- Lightning was originally planned to be sexy.
- The sex appeal was taken from Lightning and put into Oerba Yun Fang.
- Sazh was originally going to have a hat on top of the 'fro.
- Cid will most likely be the character revealed to have a major role.
- Final Fantasy XIII will not be able to be installed onto the console hard drive.
- Loading times will be almost non-existent.
Tetsuya Nomura and Motomu Toriyama have dished out the latest on Final Fantasy XIII in this week's Famitsu. For those who've been keeping up with the game, the comments from the two are particularly revealing this time.
Let's start off with some character trivia. Recently, we shared details on Oerba Yun Fang, the sexy black haired girl from the Tokyo Game Show trailer who, although a l'Cie like Snow and the rest of the main cast, appears to support the government. It turns out that she wasn't so sexy when the FF project began. According to Nomura, she was originally scheduled to be a male character. When they switched her to female, they decided to give her a sexy quality, which they removed from Lightning in order to differentiate the two. So remember -- Lightning originally had sex appeal, Fang was originally a guy.
In other character trivia, Nomura revealed that Sazh's character setting was originally going to be even more ridiculous. How can you get more ridiculous than having a baby Chocobo residing in your 'fro? How about by placing a hat on top of that 'fro? Let's hope we'll get to see some concept art for this one!
Toriyama didn't really share anything in the way of trivia, but he did give us one big hint on a future character reveal. What's the one character name you always see in a Final Fantasy game? If you answered Cid, pat yourself on the back (and somewhere else if you like). While not specifically mentioning Cid's name, Toriyama did say that a familiar Final Fantasy character will have a major role in FFXIII.
Toriyama also shared some technical details on the game. Save data will take up 500KB. Trophy data takes up 3,080KB (yes, it looks like the game supports Trophies!). In case you were stocking up munitions for a big system wars battle, there won't be a hard disk installation.
Worried about load times? Don't be. The only time you'll see load times is when you transition from town to field. Once you're out on the field, the game is seamless. Toriyama explained that the game's tech staff tackled loading early on in order to keep the experience as smooth as possible.
Nomura also shared some details on some of his other projects, including Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy Agito XIII, and The 3rd Birthday.
Visitors to Square Enix's Tokyo Game Show booth were shown what looked like first gameplay footage of Versus XIII. This footage, Nomura stressed in the interview, was just test footage.
Towards the end of the footage, we got to see main character Noctis running about an expansive open field with giant dinosaur-like creatures roaming about. The giant beasts had no textures, explained Nomura. The staff put the creatures in as a means of testing how large they could make them (they were pretty big!).
A town sequence shown prior to the field sequence featured some human characters who shined with a white color. There won't be any such characters in the actual game, Nomura revealed.
The actual Versus XIII gameplay experience, explained Nomura, will be an extension of Kingdom Hearts, but blended with the "newness" and "nostalgic feel" of Final Fantasy. The development staff is placing a particular emphases on the game's level design.
There will be some sort of partner system, with characters moving independently of one-another, but always connected. The TGS footage apparently had a window in the lower right of the screen displaying the position of your partner characters. This window probably won't make it in, as it gets in the way of making players feel like they're in the game.
We'll get our first real look at non test footage for Versus XIII some time next year. At earliest, we'll have to wait until E3.
On Agito, Nomura said that the Tokyo Game Show battle footage represented something close to the final form of the battle system. The game is, at present, quite difficult, he said. Expect Agito to enter the spotlight more next year.
Finally, Nomura touched just a bit on The 3rd Birthday. This PSP sequel to Parasite Eve was shown minimally during the Square Enix TGS video reel. The blurred bits of gameplay shown during the reel made it look like a third person shooter. The footage was blurred, explained Nomura, because there were some areas that the staff did not want to show. We'll get updates on the game starting next year.
- Final Fantasy XIII will support trophies.
- Oerba Yun Fang was originally planned to be male.
- Lightning was originally planned to be sexy.
- The sex appeal was taken from Lightning and put into Oerba Yun Fang.
- Sazh was originally going to have a hat on top of the 'fro.
- Cid will most likely be the character revealed to have a major role.
- Final Fantasy XIII will not be able to be installed onto the console hard drive.
- Loading times will be almost non-existent.
Tetsuya Nomura and Motomu Toriyama have dished out the latest on Final Fantasy XIII in this week's Famitsu. For those who've been keeping up with the game, the comments from the two are particularly revealing this time.
Let's start off with some character trivia. Recently, we shared details on Oerba Yun Fang, the sexy black haired girl from the Tokyo Game Show trailer who, although a l'Cie like Snow and the rest of the main cast, appears to support the government. It turns out that she wasn't so sexy when the FF project began. According to Nomura, she was originally scheduled to be a male character. When they switched her to female, they decided to give her a sexy quality, which they removed from Lightning in order to differentiate the two. So remember -- Lightning originally had sex appeal, Fang was originally a guy.
In other character trivia, Nomura revealed that Sazh's character setting was originally going to be even more ridiculous. How can you get more ridiculous than having a baby Chocobo residing in your 'fro? How about by placing a hat on top of that 'fro? Let's hope we'll get to see some concept art for this one!
Toriyama didn't really share anything in the way of trivia, but he did give us one big hint on a future character reveal. What's the one character name you always see in a Final Fantasy game? If you answered Cid, pat yourself on the back (and somewhere else if you like). While not specifically mentioning Cid's name, Toriyama did say that a familiar Final Fantasy character will have a major role in FFXIII.
Toriyama also shared some technical details on the game. Save data will take up 500KB. Trophy data takes up 3,080KB (yes, it looks like the game supports Trophies!). In case you were stocking up munitions for a big system wars battle, there won't be a hard disk installation.
Worried about load times? Don't be. The only time you'll see load times is when you transition from town to field. Once you're out on the field, the game is seamless. Toriyama explained that the game's tech staff tackled loading early on in order to keep the experience as smooth as possible.
Nomura also shared some details on some of his other projects, including Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy Agito XIII, and The 3rd Birthday.
Visitors to Square Enix's Tokyo Game Show booth were shown what looked like first gameplay footage of Versus XIII. This footage, Nomura stressed in the interview, was just test footage.
Towards the end of the footage, we got to see main character Noctis running about an expansive open field with giant dinosaur-like creatures roaming about. The giant beasts had no textures, explained Nomura. The staff put the creatures in as a means of testing how large they could make them (they were pretty big!).
A town sequence shown prior to the field sequence featured some human characters who shined with a white color. There won't be any such characters in the actual game, Nomura revealed.
The actual Versus XIII gameplay experience, explained Nomura, will be an extension of Kingdom Hearts, but blended with the "newness" and "nostalgic feel" of Final Fantasy. The development staff is placing a particular emphases on the game's level design.
There will be some sort of partner system, with characters moving independently of one-another, but always connected. The TGS footage apparently had a window in the lower right of the screen displaying the position of your partner characters. This window probably won't make it in, as it gets in the way of making players feel like they're in the game.
We'll get our first real look at non test footage for Versus XIII some time next year. At earliest, we'll have to wait until E3.
On Agito, Nomura said that the Tokyo Game Show battle footage represented something close to the final form of the battle system. The game is, at present, quite difficult, he said. Expect Agito to enter the spotlight more next year.
Finally, Nomura touched just a bit on The 3rd Birthday. This PSP sequel to Parasite Eve was shown minimally during the Square Enix TGS video reel. The blurred bits of gameplay shown during the reel made it look like a third person shooter. The footage was blurred, explained Nomura, because there were some areas that the staff did not want to show. We'll get updates on the game starting next year.
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DrakeClawfang
The Wanderer of Time
Oh, my bad. Yeah, they phail then.
aniron
it's me in a labyrinth
- AKA
- spirit chaser
http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SQEX-10178
So far I've heard only three themes from XIII's OST and really liked them all. I think this OST is going to be epic. xd;
Dark and Divine
Pro Adventurer
- AKA
- D&D
Wich reminds me...
I found a blog with translations for the several chapters released so far of the "Final Fantasy XIII: Episode Zero" novel.
You may check it out here...
aniron
it's me in a labyrinth
- AKA
- spirit chaser
Some new Fang pics...
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2009/10/23/eight-new-final-fantasy-xiii-english-screenshots.html
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2009/1...al-fantasy-xiii-screenshots-from-famitsu.html
Edit: And I just now noticed that her tattoo is designed after spear end.
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2009/10/23/eight-new-final-fantasy-xiii-english-screenshots.html
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2009/1...al-fantasy-xiii-screenshots-from-famitsu.html
Edit: And I just now noticed that her tattoo is designed after spear end.
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DrakeClawfang
The Wanderer of Time
Tennyo
Higher Further Faster
Oh hey check out those new wallpapers. The Lightning and Vanille ones are pics we've seen but I've never seen that pic of Snow. Also makes Shiva seem kind of awkward and creepy. I don't think I'd be able to drive a motorcycle with a face staring up at me like that. :/ lol
aniron
it's me in a labyrinth
- AKA
- spirit chaser
4 New Final Fantasy XIII Music Tracks
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2009/10/30/4-new-final-fantasy-xiii-music-tracks.html
http://finalfantasy-xiii.net/2009/10/30/4-new-final-fantasy-xiii-music-tracks.html
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Cannon_Fodder
Pro Adventurer
I approve of the chocobo theme, thanks for the links aniron!
Cloud_S
Pro Adventurer
This may have already been done, but I'm not about to look through 50+ pages....
Figured since I've provided rips of renders from the Dissidia site, I might as well do the same for the FFXIII site (and can also do so for the various KH sites... if people want).
Main character stuff:
Summons:
Misc/minor characters:
Figured since I've provided rips of renders from the Dissidia site, I might as well do the same for the FFXIII site (and can also do so for the various KH sites... if people want).
Main character stuff:
Summons:
Misc/minor characters:
Cannon_Fodder
Pro Adventurer
Fang is actually the character I'm most interested in right now, but I liked her from the get go. The one that's growing on me the most is Hope, I'm really hoping that he is interesting in the main game.
...and that people stop making puns like that....
...and that people stop making puns like that....