New Final Fantasy XIII screenshots reintroduce Oerba

by Andrew Yoon { Oct 23rd 2009 at 4:30PM }

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We're still dumbfounded by the fact that -- after years of endless CG teases and countdowns -- Final Fantasy XIII is actually coming out. While still pegged with a vague "Spring 2010" release, Square Enix has made good on its promise of a hastened localization. Already, the HUD sports English text, and the characters have been dubbed in English.

The latest batch of screenshots released by Square Enix focus on Oerba Yun Fang, a character introduced at Tokyo Game Show as a traitor working for the government. She may start out as a villain, but it seems one way or another, she's bound to join your party: these screens show her (and her summon) in actual gameplay screens, proving there will be some interactivity between the hours of cutscenes FF13 is bound to have.

Gallery: Final Fantasy XIII (10/23)

Tags: fang, final-fantasy, final-fantasy-13, final-fantasy-xiii, oerba, screenshots, square-enix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jlilly.req @ Oct 23rd 2009 4:35PM

Those screen shots are friggin hot

mywhitenoise @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:37PM

They look pretty bland to me...compared to all the CG movies.

shane86 @ Oct 23rd 2009 4:36PM

That looks like Diablos from FFVIII

Reuben @ Oct 23rd 2009 4:41PM

Oh, Diablos.

How I miss you.

Vman @ Oct 23rd 2009 7:47PM

I thought of Diablo too

Rob47 @ Oct 23rd 2009 4:42PM

Ah I was wondering who got Bahamut. I almost thought he'd be getting left out god forbid.

It also looks awesome.

dgknight500 @ Oct 23rd 2009 8:04PM

I'm pretty sure that the little kid has him. I remember reading that somewhere...

dgknight500 @ Oct 23rd 2009 8:06PM

Wait... THAT'S Bahamut? Oh god *facepawn*

JeezWhiz87 @ Oct 24th 2009 11:30AM

face... pawn?

Emophia @ Oct 24th 2009 1:10PM

If you look at the battle screen it's called Gestalt.

So no, that's no bahumat.

dgknight500 @ Oct 24th 2009 6:03PM

Gestalt is a mode where the summon turns into a vehicle... Not the name of a summon

Rein [Prime Minister of the city-state of New Bjork] @ Oct 23rd 2009 4:43PM

So, are her and Vanille related or something? Is Oerba their last name/tribe name/village name? Do we call her Yun Fang or just Fang? I'm so confused!

Either way, Bahamut looks bitchin' in that summon picture.

archie91s @ Oct 23rd 2009 4:55PM

I read the title of the article as: "New Final Fantasy XIII screenshots reintroduce Obama"

dagamer43 @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:07PM

I think they've rounded out the cast of characters

1) Lightning
2) Snow
3) Vanielle
4) Sazh
5) Hope
6) Fang

Six makes it a Final Fantasy party! (unless they go with 7 like FFX)

I'm still trying to decide PS3 vs. 360.... decisions, decisions.

mywhitenoise @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:38PM

It was optimized for PS3, would make sense to go that route.

Bobjohnson @ Oct 23rd 2009 6:02PM

I would definitely say the PS3 version for the same reason. Also the fact that I don't feel like changing disks, as awesome of a game as Lost Odyssey was, four disks was just crazy! Although, it did remind me of the good old PSOne generation. :/

ChooChooCharlie @ Oct 23rd 2009 6:23PM

In this case I agree with mywhitenoise.

I'd normally go 360, but I think I'd prefer fewer discs and I'm sure the achievements are gonna be a pain to 100%. (trophies aren't such a big deal for me personally)

Sidewinder @ Oct 24th 2009 4:24PM

What? Since when a Final Fantasy party has to come with only 6 playable characters? FFIX had:

Zidane
Vivi
Dagger
Steiner
Freya
Quina
Eiko
Amarant

That's a 8. FFVII had:
Cloud
Tifa
Barret
Aerith
Red XIII
Cait Sith
Cid
Yuffie
Vincent

That's a 9. FFVI had:
Terra
Locke
Edgar
Sabin
Cyan
Shadow
Relm
Strago
Gau
Celes
Setzer
Mog
Gogo
Umaro

That's 14. FFV had 5, FFIV had 12 and in after years you play as 22.

The only game that had 6 characters was FFVIII, that's about it :/ Well that and FFI but you still choose only 4 characters out of six xD. FFXII has more than six in revenant wings.

CJLopez @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:09PM

gotta wonder how much hp does the enemies sport given they are doing damage of over 1k

ralans17 @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:15PM

A spoiler alert would have been nice for that "traitor" tidbit. :-P

Space @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:29PM

is it just me or did this game look a lot cooler back in 2006?

chispito @ Oct 24th 2009 7:00PM

Is anybody who never played much of the series before remotely interested in this game? I realize it has a massive fan base, but I wonder if it will ever attract many newcomers.

I only play sports games @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:30PM

this is the definition of nerdy. Just buy Madden and NCAA and play those games

NFK @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:40PM

Actually the definition of nerdy is creating an account on a video game blog for the sole purpose of agitating other users.

Doctor John Smith @ Oct 23rd 2009 5:54PM

No, NFK, "creating an account on a video game blog for the sole purpose of agitating other users" is the definition of a *moron.*

MRLN (The Comment God) @ Oct 23rd 2009 7:33PM

Yeah, the definition of nerdy is imitating playing sports because you're too bad/have no friends to play in real life.

ThaGator2112 @ Oct 24th 2009 6:22PM

Why would anybody in their right mind pay $200-$600 to solely play sports titles, I purchased NBA Street Homecourt and NCAA 08 and had a blast with them but why would you pay that much money to only play sports games when you can just go outside and play sports for free. If you paid money to buy a video game console why not use it to play experiences exclusive to the video game media.

Bobjohnson @ Oct 23rd 2009 6:05PM

This game is looking awesome. I can't wait to get my hands on it. For some reason I get the feeling that Fang will be just a computer controlled story character though.

gmoyajp @ Oct 23rd 2009 6:59PM

yeah it's bahamut but he turns in to actuall dragon jet form to cast mega flare it's pretty awesome! cant wait for this game this dec!!!

Jinsenken @ Oct 23rd 2009 7:29PM

I hope thats not all the playable characters...downvote me if you want, but I'm not digging this cast too much. I was kinda wanting a manly man like Auron, or an animal type character like Red XIII. Guess Snow and his chinhair will have to take both places. Oerba & Lightning seem decent, so I guess those three will be my main group, with Chocobro here and there cause hes cool. Vanille seems so bland, & Hope is a ladyboy, so count them out of my crew.God I cant wait for Versus XIII.