New Final Fantasy XIII screenshots reintroduce Oerba
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Oct 23rd 2009 at 4:30PM } 
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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)
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.
rosario_mike86 @ Oct 23rd 2009 7:37PM
im going for the ps3 version ,one disk no installation required
MRLN (The Comment God) @ Oct 23rd 2009 7:38PM
Those environments look really cool. I hope those camera issues are worked out so I can look at them better.
mocax @ Oct 24th 2009 2:49AM
what's wrong with working for the government?? :(
it pays good money....
taurus82 (HD ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, Please) @ Oct 24th 2009 10:20AM
So, have they left out the earth-summon (ie Titan or Brothers) altogether?
JeezWhiz87 @ Oct 24th 2009 11:34AM
It's unbelievable how far things have come, the environments in this game look better than the pre-rendered ones in FFVIII. I'm so excited I think I'm going to need new pants.
Reaper man @ Oct 24th 2009 1:22PM
A villain becoming an ally later on in the game? Man that one hasn't been done before. ;p
Rob47 @ Oct 24th 2009 5:57PM
Gestalt will be what summons are called in this version. Same as in 10 they were Aions and 12 they were Espers I'm going to bet that's Bahamut.
SAL @ Oct 25th 2009 3:17PM
I think its pretty cool that Oerba is wearing a sari, although its kinda modified. But still cool nonetheless!
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