Japan summons one more Final Fantasy XIII trailer
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Nov 25th 2009 at 12:15AM } 
The highlights of this lengthy preview are the franchise's trademark over-the-top summons -- made even more spectacular and grandiose for this generation's first numbered entry in the Final Fantasy series. Of course, Square Enix fans would have it no other way.
[Thanks, Brandon S.!]
Gallery: Final Fantasy XIII
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Misanthropic Gamer @ Nov 25th 2009 12:18AM
Wasn't expecting much, but it was actually quite impressive from the second half onwards.
afrokenjonny @ Nov 25th 2009 1:06AM
said it once, i'll say it again: Why do Beast Machines Transformers appear in FF??? Michael Bay would be so proud
Taylor @ Nov 25th 2009 6:45AM
It's good to see the damage passing the 9999 mark. It makes the game more enjoyable for me.
Zerokku @ Nov 25th 2009 12:20AM
Maybe it's just me, but I'm not excited for this game at all anymore. The trailers makes the plot look like some soap opera with all the over the top melodrama. That and the characters just don't do anything for me.
Phillip Vogt @ Nov 25th 2009 2:28AM
Amen! I have been feeling that way for awhile now.For some reason it just doesn't feel like FF.
Reaver @ Nov 25th 2009 6:42AM
Alright buddy, see you in line at the midnight release anyways.
taurus82 (Point & Click-Graphic Adventures on PlayStation 3 Please) @ Nov 25th 2009 3:47PM
So which of these is the Earth-Summon (I'm assuming Titan is the most likely to return)?
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 25th 2009 12:24AM
Ooh, pretty!
Mr. Chaudhry @ Nov 25th 2009 1:31AM
Yes very
Anemos @ Nov 25th 2009 1:55AM
I thought the pre-rendered scenes were underwhelming actually.
Victor @ Nov 25th 2009 6:50AM
It's called hair conditioner.
LOTS of hair conditioner.
Alexisonfire @ Nov 25th 2009 11:24AM
I wouldn't go so far as to say SMT > FF or vice versa because let's face it, there is some shit and some diamonds in both piles. Comparing whether the amount of diamonds and shit in pile A overwhelms pile B isn't something I want to get into.
But Persona > FF? Yes. A million times yes.
MechaGamerX @ Nov 25th 2009 12:24AM
Am I the only one who's barely ever interested in the main Final Fantasy series? WHich is weird, since I am a fan of Anime and JRPG's, and it's just that there hasn't been ONE FF title that's ever clicked with me. Sure, XIII looks cool and all, but I'll likely lose interest quickly as soon as it comes out.
Deltr0n @ Nov 25th 2009 12:28AM
Well I'm sure you're not the only one. Everyone has different taste, even when it comes to having genres and styles in common. I haven't been interested in FF since IX and I'm pretty interested in this one.
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 12:51AM
SMT > Tales > FF.
Marius Returns @ Nov 25th 2009 12:56AM
Alton Brown are you Sakura
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 12:57AM
My avatar is Chie Satonaka from Persona 4, if that's what you mean...
Marius Returns @ Nov 25th 2009 1:00AM
oh ok, i couldnt see it right
Traceur_Ryuk [Founder of The Anti-EMCB(tm) and co-leader of ATDF] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:05AM
Really? 'cause it's the opposite for me. There has never been a FF game I didn't like.
"SMT > Tales > FF."
Lolwut?
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:08AM
1. Don't get me wrong. I like FF a lot.
2. Yeah, Tales is a bit hit-or-miss. Forget that.
3. SMT>>>>FF. For reals.
Traceur_Ryuk [Founder of The Anti-EMCB(tm) and co-leader of ATDF] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:14AM
Ok, that's cool, your opinion (Even if I don't understand it) but personally I have never played an RPG that has surpassed any FF game... With the exception of X-2, I try to forget that ever happened (Yuna with guns? Really?)
Also, if I'm sounding stupid or my comments are unorganized it's because it's 2 in the morning...
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:16AM
Play Persona 4 all the way through. Tough out those first couple of hours. You won't regret it.
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:26AM
Also, get your Chrono Trigger on. That's a good one, too.
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 25th 2009 1:31AM
Really, everyone should play Chrono Trigger.
One of the finest RPG's of all time.
chrisredfield31 @ Nov 25th 2009 1:36AM
@Alton - if you had to tough it out the first couple hours it fails. hard.
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:48AM
It really doesn't. The first hour or so is all story, and it's actually pretty good.
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:49AM
Also, considering the first playthrough took me around 93 hours, an hour isn't too much to ask, is it?
dotzeno @ Nov 25th 2009 3:38AM
persona is indeed good. but i wouldn't go as far as to say smt>ff. i would just say that at the moment, persona>ff. probably until ff versus 13 comes out.
and i agree. i haven't been happy with square since ffviii...
Alexisonfire @ Nov 25th 2009 11:25AM
I wouldn't go so far as to say SMT > FF or vice versa because let's face it, there is some shit and some diamonds in both piles. Comparing whether the amount of diamonds and shit in pile A overwhelms pile B isn't something I want to get into.
But Persona > FF? Yes. A million times yes.
gmoyajp @ Nov 25th 2009 12:37AM
very indee epic! cant wait for dec 17!!
darth_nazgul @ Nov 25th 2009 12:35AM
Well, it's nice to see that the Pope made it into the game... But he should probably clean up his nails if he's gonna be ordering people around like that...
NathanHeil @ Nov 25th 2009 12:45AM
SOTY 2010
(Soap Of The Year)
Blank-Mage (ATDFs Nuker) @ Nov 25th 2009 12:47AM
I hope it's better than FFXII. It just let me down. I mean, FFX? You fight your Dad INSIDE a monstrous time traveling flying whale, which is ALSO your Dad. Then Seymour is all CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT STARFOX, and summons his tortured Mom's twisted SOUL in battle. Hell yeah!
FFXII was... well, there was some royalty, and it got ye olden, and there was shocking betrayal and such. It was pretty unremarkable. Yeah, Judge what's-his-face was kinda cool. I remember Ashe, and Vaan, and Fran the hot bunny-chick. That's about it. I think they really tried to change too much, and it didn't work out for me. I was also pretty disappointed in the fact that characters can use any weapon. It made the already forgettable characters even less memorable, because you no longer have set mages, rangers, swordsman, etc. They're pretty much all identical. And it removes the AWESOME limit breaks. Omnislash? Lionheart? Blitz Ace? No, instead we get Quickening. Which uses all your MP, crippling your magic options. Smart.
...What am I saying, you can just use Decoy and Reverse to win anything.
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 12:51AM
FF XII was like The Phantom Menace with metal swords and an increased quotient of androgyny.
Blank-Mage (ATDFs Nuker) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:00AM
At least Episode 1 had a bad-ass fight scene with a clearly evil villain. (None of that wishy-washy "misunderstood villains with a tragic past" business.)
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:02AM
I actually liked Phantom Menace more than Attack of the Clones. Basically what I'm saying about XII is that the world was more interesting than the characters.
Traceur_Ryuk [Founder of The Anti-EMCB(tm) and co-leader of ATDF] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:09AM
I understand your gripes with XII but IMO it really is an underappreciated gem. The story was actually "mature" and not just a bunch of whiney teenagers.
Blank-Mage (ATDFs Nuker) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:10AM
Fair point, I thought Ivalice was a great setting. I just couldn't bring myself to care about what happened in it. I mean, SIDE characters in FFVIII got more attention than Vaan did. Selphie and Tribia Garden? That shit was tragic, don't even lie. Yuffie was an UNLOCKABLE character, and she's got a freakin CONTINENT dedicated to her backstory.
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:10AM
The political intrigue was really compelling. The characters just fell flat.
Blank-Mage (ATDFs Nuker) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:22AM
Oh, and what's up with their new fascination with magitek steampunk? Ever since X-2 (shudder) we've had non-stop glowy neon.
dagamer43 @ Nov 25th 2009 2:16AM
Hey, Final Fantasy XIII is already an improvement. Only one character looks like a kid and one character acts like one. At least this time the lead protagonist seems to be a badass.
Falcon6 @ Nov 25th 2009 2:49AM
To be fair, there IS a reason why people say Ashe and Basch are the real main characters of FFXII.
And Balthier is the leading man, of course.
Balthier @ Nov 26th 2009 10:38AM
Um, in FFX if you complete the sphere grid every character is pretty much the same, so you can't argue that about FFXII. Yuna can finish the end boss with one tap of her staff. It's really quite stupid.
I will agree that FFXII character's weren't the best to bond with, with the exception of Balthier, Fran and Gabranth. The others were kinda meh. I do believe they should have realeased the International Version with specific liesence boards but it'll never happen.
I did however enjoy the gameplay a lot and I found the quickenings fun and really impressive since it was ingame scenes on the PS2.
I couldn't enjoy X, it was too linear, the voice acting was annoying for most of the characters, I couldn't feel for Tidus who just whined about his Dad all the time. The "twist" wasn't really that cool to me, it was just all Tidus Tidus Tidus and his daddy oh poor him, when Yuna was the one willing to sacrifice herself. I just think it was silly making it all about Tidus. And Yuna killing her summons at the end? What? Then they brought out the stupid sequel and I could never play X again.
My favourite is still FFIX. Followed by FFVII and FFIV.
Adaran @ Nov 25th 2009 12:50AM
All I have to say is this game deserves a ABSOLUTE import buy. I got my copy pre order at play asia for $79. after a coupon and believe is worth every penny. Sure my Japanese is elementary level but Ill give it every effort to learn more and read every FAQ out there. Im blue every time a "Japanese" theme game gets translated horribly for the "western" market. VO and Songs should have stayed in Japanese with subtitles. But oh well. Ill enjoy it 4 months before the US release. FF XIII is going to be EPIC!!!
Psycho @ Nov 25th 2009 12:54AM
The video won't load for me, it just says "loading video information". I've tried refreshing like 5 times but it still won't load. Any ideas?
Blank-Mage (ATDFs Nuker) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:03AM
Try reformatting your hard drive.
Blank-Mage (ATDFs Nuker) @ Nov 25th 2009 12:55AM
But about the trailer. The action scenes look phenomenal, and I'm impressed by how fluid the new battle system looks, and I'll buy this game on those merits alone. The plot... well, I'm not as hopeful. It looks like a soap. And not a good one. It's gonna get all.... weepy. I just know it. And honestly, a chocobo lives in his afro. A part of me died right there.
doc j @ Nov 25th 2009 1:01AM
I'm holding out hope for the Afrocobo.
Futile? Yes. Necessary? More so.
Alton Brown (Now With Mystic Eyes of Death Perception!) @ Nov 25th 2009 1:01AM
I'm going into this one somewhat apprehensively. The fights look great and I'm glad to see the return of a permutation of ATB, but that story looks like dreck.
DarkMage @ Nov 25th 2009 5:36PM
Well, a dramatic story is what made Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and X so good. I don´t see anything wrong with it....people love drama. As for Persona, as a huge fan of P3, and Final Fantasy, all I can say is that you really can´t compare, for the only similarity the franchises have is that they´re in the same genre. Plus, Persona is wayyyy more linear than Final Fantasy. It´s all about what you like really, and I prefer more personalization and character development in my games. As for the graphics, Atlus will NEVER top Square.