Giant Final Fantasy XIII characters watch over LA residents
by Xav de Matos 
{ May 23rd 2009 at 5:30PM } 
The 124ft image showcases the game's three main characters, (above-left, from left to right) Vanille, Snow and Lightning, as well as a heading that promises the game will launch in 2010 (with logos for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360). Giant video game based promotional posters in LA, huh? You'd think some kind of huge gaming event was happening in the area soon, or something.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Geist @ May 23rd 2009 5:34PM
I've never seen her talk, move, or at all except on this poster, but I can tell, right now, that Vanille is going to piss me off.
Cosmo @ May 23rd 2009 5:46PM
I just can't look at her the same since Sprinkles used her as another one of his accounts.
Ethan @ May 23rd 2009 7:43PM
By the looks of her she'll probably get caught on some shrubbery and get left behind in the first act.
rowd149 @ May 23rd 2009 9:27PM
If you've seen the demo, she's the one who takes the gun and goes "Bang!". She's like Rikku x Rikku. Oh god...
On the other hand, watch her get the strongest limit break in the game.
Access Granted @ May 23rd 2009 11:40PM
We all know Cloud err uh, Lighting is the better woman! I mean check out outfit! ouch! =)
Orion92786 @ May 24th 2009 10:28AM
hahaha i thought the same thing back when we saw the first images of Penelo. and it was true. whatever, just don't use her. my whole party in XII is nearly maxed, but Pene-blow is still down around level 12 or so.
Levi (God Hand Defense Force) @ May 24th 2009 12:21PM
She probably will be an annoying character, but that doesn't matter to me. What I care about most is when we start to see hot cosplayer girls dress up as her for comic conventions.
ugg.tryptophan @ May 24th 2009 9:45PM
she looks like the girl from mythbusters, she is a kind of annoying; connection?
Dave @ May 23rd 2009 5:35PM
LMAO Goodbye Chinatown Wars
Mr Khan @ May 23rd 2009 5:36PM
They should leave the GTA up there. Might catch more people's eyes.
DBuck_Eye @ May 23rd 2009 6:45PM
Grand Theft Auto: Effeminate Wars
Jerry!!!!!!!!!!! @ May 23rd 2009 5:50PM
THATS AWSUM!!!!
Meghterb @ May 23rd 2009 5:56PM
Lmao so the game will be released in 2010 while it`ll be released in 2009 in Japan? Does that stupid director still claims the PS3 version of the game won`t be affected by the 360 one by anyway?!
Dopple Boppler @ May 23rd 2009 5:59PM
Um...how does the game not coming out until 2010 in America seem to prove to you that the 360 is delaying the release? I've seen many people making this claim, and I don't really seem to see what they're trying to get at.
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ May 23rd 2009 6:00PM
Of course. We always get the JRPGs about 6-12 months after Japan.
Snowblind @ May 23rd 2009 6:01PM
Considering the other Final Fantasy games have taken more than a year to be released in the US after the Japanese versions, how is this the fault of the 360, especially as it's apparantly coming early next year, which would be far sooner than any previous FF game.
invaderalex @ May 23rd 2009 8:19PM
PLOT TWIST!
He's a troll!
jk or AM I?
Game_playa @ May 23rd 2009 11:55PM
Apparently you both are.
Wes @ Aug 20th 2009 6:23AM
Believe it or not, it takes time to translate games from any other language to English. Even if they have exceptionally good native speakers of both English and Japanese working on their translation staff(IE, someone who grew up with English watching English tv, etc and having English speaking parents but went to Japanese school/university while living in Japan).
You'd still need this languistically talented person to take the time to write out the entire dialogue, translate to English, proof read the English, possibly revise the English depending upon how lame the translated dialogue turned out, possibly censor either homosexual or bisexuals into 'females', etc. If they managed to finish all the stages in 3-6 months, they'd be doing a pretty above average job. Heck, I'm in Japan right now and saw an advertisement for 'The Prosposal' coming out to theatres 10/6. Four months after its North American release and they'll only be subtitling. No voice-over work.
skyzbig @ May 23rd 2009 5:54PM
Now all we need to know is how the PS3 and 360 versions are going to differ...
Tep @ May 23rd 2009 6:05PM
PS3 version will have Japanese, therefore, confirmed for Otaku
Ethan @ May 23rd 2009 7:46PM
We recommend those with limited shelf space buy the ps3 version.
Mazrael @ May 23rd 2009 10:29PM
they can fit 4 cases in a box.. only my Halo 3 box takes up too much room.. but it's worth it
ArchiGamer @ May 23rd 2009 5:55PM
I would make weather related pun here but I wont...
Oh, to hell with it...
It's gonna Snow in LA!
....I'm gonna downvote myself now...
Yami @ May 23rd 2009 5:56PM
I like how Snow's jacket almost merges perfectly with the Chinatown Wars art.
Neat. Final Fantasy: Chinatown Wars.
BUGz @ May 23rd 2009 6:01PM
i drove by these today:D
the Sawyer family @ May 23rd 2009 6:07PM
why don't SE move the date to Dec.12 2012, so if the world does end they can blame that for the delay.
Terry @ May 23rd 2009 6:26PM
It's the 21st
the Sawyer family @ May 23rd 2009 6:33PM
D'oh!! you're right. Thanks Terry.
deaftly @ May 23rd 2009 6:13PM
That xbox logo still has to kill the sony fanboys
Meghterb @ May 23rd 2009 6:15PM
It only kills those who hate 360, but it also makes me relief to see how Sony`s mistakes made their console this way.
the Sawyer family @ May 23rd 2009 6:27PM
you kill me with your one liners.
Meghterb @ May 23rd 2009 6:13PM
Hmph, that`s true. Even though I remember they say they`ll release the game all over the world in one day just like Konami did with MGS4.
golden joe @ May 23rd 2009 6:32PM
buckles the size of a minivan!
MechaGamerX @ May 23rd 2009 6:35PM
Chinatown Wars got delayed again, huh?
James @ May 23rd 2009 6:50PM
I can haz grrly man?
RasenganFury @ May 23rd 2009 7:00PM
Freakin' Sweet
SecretAgentHam @ May 23rd 2009 7:03PM
they really are quite awesome in person. just snapped my own photos yesterday morning, crap quality but still. i cannot wait for E3!
m3nphls @ May 23rd 2009 7:03PM
would love to see that covering the empire state building
deusmecha @ May 23rd 2009 7:10PM
"Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! "
It's Airman, bitch. And I'm bringing the pain.
nbdyz @ May 24th 2009 3:47AM
"I got a fan installed in my grill, no lie.
I'm gonna blow your ass straight off the map, goodbye!"
XD
PS36Wii Fanboy @ May 24th 2009 1:15AM
Too bad I can't beat airman.
Oh yeah, I brought it, placed another song in this topic lol.
And to continue on with your song
Beat you breathe you make you CO2, Blow all you want my Leaf Shield Repels you So blow me phony your who act's baloney you don't even pose a threat I'm not fretting it homie.
Shit! I'm as useless as bubbleman!
rofl, I love that vid.
Maverick Saturn @ May 23rd 2009 7:16PM
Looks like they are promoting cross dressing with that half pic of GTA up :D
Dawveedeff @ May 24th 2009 12:23AM
Looks like they're promoting cross dressing with those Final Fantasy pics up.
Whaaaaaat!!!
skyblaze @ May 23rd 2009 7:17PM
you cant TELL me they didnt get vanille from urahara kisuke. they're frickin brothers!
skyblaze @ May 23rd 2009 7:19PM
SNOW. not vanille
Cesaria (seh-sare-ee-ah) @ May 23rd 2009 7:30PM
Redhead. Pigtails. I'm sold.
Rhamsey @ May 24th 2009 10:27AM
thinking the same thing
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ May 24th 2009 4:51PM
Oh my god is Pippi Longstocking in this game!
j.howlett @ May 23rd 2009 7:47PM
i think giant video game posters are up year round in LA