Final Fantasy XIII

[Shu76]

I hope FF13 for the PS3 turns out to what FFX was for the PS2...Hope they have a love story in FFXIII that's as moving as FFX was.

[Shin-Ra]

Originally Posted by Azza

Some one said about bad frame rate? remeber this game project started in 04, the trailer all you have seen was made in late 05, since then you havent seen any of the 07 footage, so think about how much more polished and differnt the trailer would be now if they re-released it.

The video's still up -

Final Fantasy XIII E3 2006 Trailer

Can't see any framerate issues in the realtime section of that trailer.

[Azza]

Its a shame x360 people think the trailer is all CGI footage.

[Xerious]

visual orgasm right there...

[mike_schultz]

I hope this game is coded above 720P. I have one of those TVs that only does 480 or 1080i. I am already missing out on some good games.

[Shin-Ra]

TGS '07: Square Enix shows all in closed mega-theater

Final Fantasy XIII
Much of the trailer shown for Final Fantasy XIII was familiar from this summer's Square Enix Party. To summarize what's been revealed so far, the story of FFXIII involves a large floating circular city called the Cocoon that is protected by machines and monsters created by an all-important crystal. The people living in the Cocoon are afraid of the outside world (called the Pulse), and the Cocoon's government exiles anyone suspected to have been influenced from the outside world.

Though Square Enix's official storyline still has a lot of mysteries, it says that the crystal, which is considered the symbol of peace, guides the world by selecting people and determining their fate. The main character, Lightning, was chosen by the crystal to become mankind's enemy that would bring the world to an end.

The TGS 2007 trailer featured some additional scenes at the end that afforded us a glimpse of the outside world, the Pulse. Up until now, most scenes of the Pulse looked like a deserted area with no evidence of life, but today's trailer showed a different view. For a few short seconds, the camera panned through a sweeping landscape with a large river and trees. Huge (but rather quiet-mannered) dinosaur-like monsters were seen trundling through the river, and the camera zoomed to a nearby cliff where there was a female character with pigtails--who reminded us of previous jaunty Final Fantasy heroines like Yuffie, Selphie, and Rikku--hinting that there is human life in the Pulse as well. The trailer showed some beautiful CG imagery, but no in-game graphics, so we'll have to keep waiting to see what Final Fantasy XIII really looks like.

The trailer ended with the words "For PlayStation 3 Only" appearing on the screen, stressing the platform exclusivity of the title.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Square Enix also gave up new footage for another game that's exclusive to the PlayStation 3, Final Fantasy Versus XIII. The trailer began with the words "This is a fantasy based on reality," and indeed, we saw scenes of characters on cell phones driving in luxury cars down elevated city highways at night. That was the end of the realism, though, as we saw the spiky-haired main character then doing battle with machinegun-toting soldiers. The main character was able to stop bullets in mid-air and teleport from place to place qiuckly while doing battle.

While previous trailers have shown only cityscapes, at TGS we got to see a freeway in a sandy deserted area, with a row of broken power poles running on the side. The road leads to a bridge that has collapsed into a river--or perhaps a flood has come in and covered the roadway itself. While the scene looked quite different from the urban nightscape that we were shown in the past, they both have in one thing in common: there are no people other than the main characters present.

The trailer also showed a few new characters; an irreverent blond man described as a fugitive in a white shirt and gray vest that smiled a lot, carried a snub-nosed shotgun, and hung around the black-costumed protagonist like a friend. There was also a long-haired brunette with a frilly skirt who seemed to be waiting for the protagonist in the city, but then scowled, pointed a sword towards him, and amassed an energy field behind her when he arrived. Another scene showed a room full of men in suits at a conference table in an ornate, cathedral-like meeting room, though no hints were given as to whom they are. Their presence had the ring of importance and perhaps menace to it, as if they're mafia or illuminati members.

Again, the trailer looked amazing--but it was all pre-rendered CG. We'll have to keep waiting to glimpse Versus XIII itself.

Journalists have amazingly short memories, we already have 2-year-old in-game battle footage of FFXIII. Would be nice to see it in a more up-to-date state in motion, I must admit.

[CptGreedle]

Woah. Nice shots!
CAN'T WAIT!

[movies3]

i cant wait

[Cyorg]

Originally Posted by Xerious

visual orgasm right there...

An eyegasm? Nice.
Seriously though, I can never get enough Final Fantasy. I can't wait for this game.
I will have no life after I buy this.

[Shu76]

Originally Posted by Cyorg

An eyegasm? Nice.
Seriously though, I can never get enough Final Fantasy. I can't wait for this game.
I will have no life after I buy this.

I can't get enough of FF either...It's the reason why I play video games in the first place.

[Zaphod]

B. E. A. U'tiful...

I can't wait! I love FF!

[Icemage]

Me on the day FFXIII and FFXIII VS release:

"Final Fantasy it consumes my life; and that is probably why... I'll never have a wife."

http://www.youtube.com/v/oI27WJ7ZG7Q

[WriteSimply]

That first pic looks like a live-action movie. Funky.


fuad

[aygie]

I love FF7 so much i wrote a trilogy screenplay for it. (im not joking) So you can imagine how amp'd i am for this.

[reiella]

Unforunately, no screen cap of the "Exclusively for the PS3" screen.

[Cyorg]

Originally Posted by reiella

Unforunately, no screen cap of the "Exclusively for the PS3" screen.

Yeah I know. I have a friend with a 360 and was telling me that FF XIII will be on 360 as well. I would love to show him that quote.

[reiella]

Originally Posted by Cyorg

Yeah I know. I have a friend with a 360 and was telling me that FF XIII will be on 360 as well. I would love to show him that quote.

Well, there's some merit.

It won't be FF13, or FF13 Versus.

It'd be a different game in the Fabula Nova Crystallis franchise.

Similar to say, there being kingdom hearts games on the DS and the PSP as well.

[halon]

Originally Posted by Aygie

I love FF7 so much i wrote a trilogy screenplay for it. (im not joking) So you can imagine how amp'd i am for this.

is it any good?

this game can't come out soon enough

[kknight]

very nice screenshots, can't wait for this game!!

[aygie]

Originally Posted by den4blu

is it any good?

this game can't come out soon enough

Not bad, Such a depressing story though! I'd love to re-write someday. Just gotta find the time and inspiration.....