Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
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Mwynn
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http://lightning-returns-news.tumblr.com/post/60056721496/samura-outfit-videos 8 samurai outfit videos also showing off a few new areas in Luxerion.
Omg, The Ark's music is so angelic though. And Hope too. He looks so angelic...
...and it creeps me out like heck. Everything about that Ark I mean.
Anyways, interesting videos indeed. I'm liking the Dead Dunes more than I expected, and Luxerion and Yusnaan are looking decent too (I hope we can go into that huge building in Yusnaan though). As for the Wildlands... I'm kinda iffy because it looks really plain when they pan it, but then they show off these huge forests and ruins (omg crystal pillar ruins sob...) so I have no idea what to make of it. I still get off-putted by the obnoxious-looking fonts used for the continents, but I like the KH-style of presenting them.
Omg, The Ark's music is so angelic though. And Hope too. He looks so angelic...
...and it creeps me out like heck. Everything about that Ark I mean.
Anyways, interesting videos indeed. I'm liking the Dead Dunes more than I expected, and Luxerion and Yusnaan are looking decent too (I hope we can go into that huge building in Yusnaan though). As for the Wildlands... I'm kinda iffy because it looks really plain when they pan it, but then they show off these huge forests and ruins (omg crystal pillar ruins sob...) so I have no idea what to make of it. I still get off-putted by the obnoxious-looking fonts used for the continents, but I like the KH-style of presenting them.
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Blade
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The music is a lot more... 'vocal' than I remember... Though I kinda like it. Reminds me of Enya.
It's too bad Japanese voice work isn't an option for playing in these games.
Also...I hope I'm not the only one who thinks the Ark looks suspiciously modeled after the Batcave????
It's too bad Japanese voice work isn't an option for playing in these games.
Also...I hope I'm not the only one who thinks the Ark looks suspiciously modeled after the Batcave????
ForceStealer
Double Growth
I think the English voices have had a noticeable advantage over the Japanese ones in the FFXIII series. Sazh and Serah in particular are leagues better than their counterparts.
The Twilight Mexican
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It is a rare case where the English casting is just way fucking better. This is the FF series's "Cowboy Bebop."
Splintered
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I feel like the Japanese VAs are better in the trailers but there's a danger in judging just by the trailers. Because playing the games, I like the English VAs much better. Agreeing especially with the Serah and Sazh, but also Troy Baker.
I think the only one that I think is better is Lightning's VA, but I think Ali Hillis sounds more... unique if that makes sense. It's hard to tell in XIII-2 because she lost a bit of her humanity in that game, but I think it does make the OG better. Hope has the same issue, but I remember his first performance and have faith that he can sell emotional again.
I think the only one that I think is better is Lightning's VA, but I think Ali Hillis sounds more... unique if that makes sense. It's hard to tell in XIII-2 because she lost a bit of her humanity in that game, but I think it does make the OG better. Hope has the same issue, but I remember his first performance and have faith that he can sell emotional again.
Splintered
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I remember XIII-2s ost being contentious with some people hating it and some people loving it, but it really was a fun OST and even with the worst of songs it sounded like they were just going crazy and having fun. I hope they up the quality but also bring some of that variety and inspiration.
Wildlands looks more full than I thought I'm with you on the iffy. I feel like it doesn't even match up with what is shown in XIII and XIII-2. I dunno but it felt like a lot of the trees and wildlife looked visibly different from what we would see in rl or in the Wildlands. They couldn't draw inspiration from that? Maybe I'm falling into nostalgia too hard though. We'll see, wildlands had more to offer than I originally thought, and if it really is that big I suspect we will see more.
And round of applause for Yuusan, which is absolutely gorgeous and at least looks like its full of life.
I only recently looked at the trailers, and I'm really enjoying the music they were displaying. Especially the Dead Dunes and the music in the later half of Luxerion.
I remember XIII-2s ost being contentious with some people hating it and some people loving it, but it really was a fun OST and even with the worst of songs it sounded like they were just going crazy and having fun. I hope they up the quality but also bring some of that variety and inspiration.
Dead Dunes and Wildlands look empty but Dead Dunes makes sense if it's a desert level.
Wildlands looks more full than I thought I'm with you on the iffy. I feel like it doesn't even match up with what is shown in XIII and XIII-2. I dunno but it felt like a lot of the trees and wildlife looked visibly different from what we would see in rl or in the Wildlands. They couldn't draw inspiration from that? Maybe I'm falling into nostalgia too hard though. We'll see, wildlands had more to offer than I originally thought, and if it really is that big I suspect we will see more.
And round of applause for Yuusan, which is absolutely gorgeous and at least looks like its full of life.
Agreed, it looks amateurish, although typography is something hard to pull off in general maybe? But that Luxerion font was something I ehhed at. But that would be a nitpick at this point. I mean more than usual.
The Twilight Mexican
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I wonder if this "Shadow Hunter" is Noel?
Mwynn
Tenderness
I definitely agree with this. Even if Maaya Sakamoto's voice technically flows better, I find it personally easier to connect to Ali Hillis' Lightning.
Talking to a friend last night, I think we found Vanille in the Luxerion trailer:
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Fangu
Great Old One
Well spotted!!
I find I am strangely excited about Vanille in this game, maybe even more so than Fang. Replaying XIII I really enjoyed Vanille's character - I think I haven't been that intrigued about her before because I think her VA is (was?) lacking the quality she should have had to portray such a layered character. Fingers crossed she's learned more about the job to up her game.
I find I am strangely excited about Vanille in this game, maybe even more so than Fang. Replaying XIII I really enjoyed Vanille's character - I think I haven't been that intrigued about her before because I think her VA is (was?) lacking the quality she should have had to portray such a layered character. Fingers crossed she's learned more about the job to up her game.
Splintered
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Her Japanese voice was annoying too. I put blame on the direction mostly, she was coached to be really shrilly. I remember an interview with the English voice director, Jack Fletcher, and I have to say I respect the man. They tried to make Lightning's voice higher and more feminine but he fought to keep it as it was because he didn't think Westernized audiences needed it. And imo, it's much better, although her voice is kind of deep in the Japanese too, idk.
Apparently he couldn't compromise with Vanille's voice and what came out was something the fandom almost universally hated. And it's a shame because the VA, while not up to par with the rest of the cast, did decent with the dramatic moments. I think she realized how negatively people reacted to Vanille's gasps and moans because she toned it down for (all two lines of) XIII-2.
Also I wonder where the locations they used for the samurai costumes because it kind of looks like the broken highways of Oerba.
Apparently he couldn't compromise with Vanille's voice and what came out was something the fandom almost universally hated. And it's a shame because the VA, while not up to par with the rest of the cast, did decent with the dramatic moments. I think she realized how negatively people reacted to Vanille's gasps and moans because she toned it down for (all two lines of) XIII-2.
Also I wonder where the locations they used for the samurai costumes because it kind of looks like the broken highways of Oerba.
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AvecAloes
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Speaking of the voice acting, here's a good comparison compilation:
I mean, there's no reason to sit through the whole thing, really, but I watched up til around 2:15. I like Lightning better in English, although I have to say that her Japanese VA isn't bad at all. Sazh...well...I think it's safe to say his English VA just fits better, along with doing a really great job
I mean, there's no reason to sit through the whole thing, really, but I watched up til around 2:15. I like Lightning better in English, although I have to say that her Japanese VA isn't bad at all. Sazh...well...I think it's safe to say his English VA just fits better, along with doing a really great job
ForceStealer
Double Growth
I like Lightning better too, but Maaya Sakamoto's a big name in seiyuu so I was trying to ruffle as few feathers as possible 
Though she does a fine job as Lightning and all. I mentioned Serah and Sazh because I flat-out do not like their Japanese voices.
Though she does a fine job as Lightning and all. I mentioned Serah and Sazh because I flat-out do not like their Japanese voices.
Fangu
Great Old One
I recognized that bridge, and squeed. Then I remembered Oerba is no more
Drax
Pro Adventurer
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@5:45: Where'd that male version of the Japanese theme song come from? D:
It's even in English.
Blade
That Man
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Best part was when they looped Sazh's JP yell at the end lol.
But yeah, maybe it's because I'm used to DISSIDIA!Lightning that Hillis' voice gets old for me, since that isn't the best example of her voicework, oh well.
Also, new trailer showed Vanille with her hair down. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS? A CUTE GIRL WITH HER HAIR DOWN CHAINED UP?HENTAI DOUJINS ARE BEING WRITTEN/DRAWN AS WE SPEAK!
But yeah, maybe it's because I'm used to DISSIDIA!Lightning that Hillis' voice gets old for me, since that isn't the best example of her voicework, oh well.
Also, new trailer showed Vanille with her hair down. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS? A CUTE GIRL WITH HER HAIR DOWN CHAINED UP?
Mwynn
Tenderness
That wasn't Vanille, that was some random pink-haired woman that Etro's followers were going to sacrifice.
Farron
If the sky comes falling down
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Agree expect sorry Vanille. I just can't stand her English Dub sorry. But everybody else including Lightning is magnificent
