Square Enix gives 20-minute demonstration of Final Fantasy Type-0
by Griffin McElroy 
on May 22nd 2011 3:30PM
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Reader Comments (57)
Posted: May 22nd 2011 3:40PM SecondTomorrow said
Why can't they just finish Versus XIII already?
Posted: May 23rd 2011 4:29AM Nolan North said
@Baha05
They also want Valve to finish Half-Life 2: Episode 3
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They also want Valve to finish Half-Life 2: Episode 3
Posted: May 22nd 2011 3:44PM (Unverified) said
For all you guys wondering the first battle footage does not start until about 7:40 into the clip. Before that point its standard Squeenix run around CS to CS fare. Looks fun though.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 3:44PM Angel Mass said
Day 1 buy
Posted: May 22nd 2011 3:44PM A Homemade Taco said
it looks incredible.
Posted: May 23rd 2011 5:53PM Spookimitsu said
@A Homemade Taco
This is exactly how I dreamed the combat in XIV would be :'(
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This is exactly how I dreamed the combat in XIV would be :'(
Posted: May 22nd 2011 3:47PM DevilSei said
Whoa whoa whoa... Airship battles?
That's my kind of language...
someone just needs to make Skies 2 though...
That's my kind of language...
someone just needs to make Skies 2 though...
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:33PM The Only Girl said
@DevilSei
Nostalgia for Nintendo DS. 'nuff said.
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Nostalgia for Nintendo DS. 'nuff said.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 4:07PM Rynu07 said
The first area reminds me of garden from FF8 :)
Posted: May 22nd 2011 4:37PM Mmmmz said
So why is this called Final Fantasy besides the throw in theme music, airships and the fact that it's made by Square-enix?
Oh, right....
*shakes head and sighs*
Oh, right....
*shakes head and sighs*
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:33PM The Only Girl said
@TheShaper
Fabula Nova Chrystallis means "super duper sparkly vague adventure". Said it right in the okwtfisthis Latin Dictionary 2011.
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Fabula Nova Chrystallis means "super duper sparkly vague adventure". Said it right in the okwtfisthis Latin Dictionary 2011.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 11:17PM mrantimatter said
@TheShaper
It's no different then the Ivalice world setting. That gave us several wildly different, but interconnected games. It sounds like This was suppose to be the same sort of thing: one world, at different times and places.
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It's no different then the Ivalice world setting. That gave us several wildly different, but interconnected games. It sounds like This was suppose to be the same sort of thing: one world, at different times and places.
Posted: May 23rd 2011 7:29AM TheShaper said
@mrantimatter
Nah, I don't think so. Nomura already stated that they (XIII, Versus and Type-0, previously know as Agito - which was even a dumber name, could that be possible) are not set in the same world, but have a common theme - the crystal. Weeeell... The crystal was one of the common themes to all FF's previous to VII, so it's not like they're doing some super innovative thing here, they're just rehashing an old thing and calling it new.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed XIII despite its flaws and I'm really looking forward to XIII-2 and these other two (specially Versus), I just think their marketing campaign is a little off...
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Nah, I don't think so. Nomura already stated that they (XIII, Versus and Type-0, previously know as Agito - which was even a dumber name, could that be possible) are not set in the same world, but have a common theme - the crystal. Weeeell... The crystal was one of the common themes to all FF's previous to VII, so it's not like they're doing some super innovative thing here, they're just rehashing an old thing and calling it new.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed XIII despite its flaws and I'm really looking forward to XIII-2 and these other two (specially Versus), I just think their marketing campaign is a little off...
Posted: May 22nd 2011 4:46PM Telechubby710 said
Leave it to Square to keep pushing the boundaries of systems. Gotta love em!
Posted: May 22nd 2011 4:52PM kukkurovaca said
Should be "discreet camcorders."
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:06PM jdlyga said
Love the fast paced combat. The slow FF7 style battles that took like 30 seconds to even get started was the worst thing to happen to JRPGs. Not that they were bad in FF7, but it started a bad trend.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:22PM Uncommon said
@TheShaper
I loved chrono cross until I became lynx. I played for a few hours like that and complained to my friend how boring that section is. He told me that youre lynx for a large portion of the game and I never put the disc back in.
Probably a mistake in the long run, but man was that part boring.
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I loved chrono cross until I became lynx. I played for a few hours like that and complained to my friend how boring that section is. He told me that youre lynx for a large portion of the game and I never put the disc back in.
Probably a mistake in the long run, but man was that part boring.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:30PM The Only Girl said
@jdlyga
I personally liked FFXII's battle system. You see monster, you take out weapon, slap the monster one or two times, and move along. All while still being turn based.
That's all I need, really.
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I personally liked FFXII's battle system. You see monster, you take out weapon, slap the monster one or two times, and move along. All while still being turn based.
That's all I need, really.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 7:07PM melao said
@The Only Girl I really liked FFXII it is my 2nd favorite (VI being my favorite).
The battle system was great. The only drawback was that the summons were not important on FFXII.
Also I think FFXIII battle system is excellent, actually other than the world and graphics, it is the only enticing thing about FFXIII
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The battle system was great. The only drawback was that the summons were not important on FFXII.
Also I think FFXIII battle system is excellent, actually other than the world and graphics, it is the only enticing thing about FFXIII
Posted: May 23rd 2011 7:37AM TheShaper said
@jdlyga
I know people will stone me (as in throwing stones) for bringing up this name, but FFX-2 combat was pretty fast paced. In fact, despite the whole changing costumes embarrassment (which fortunatelly could be skipped) -not to mention the embarassment the game was itself - I found that combat system to be very enjoyful, only to be recently overthrown by XIII's. I mean that from a turn-based combat standpoint of course, nothing can get as hectic or awesome as a Star Ocean battle system. But XIII's was a close call.
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I know people will stone me (as in throwing stones) for bringing up this name, but FFX-2 combat was pretty fast paced. In fact, despite the whole changing costumes embarrassment (which fortunatelly could be skipped) -not to mention the embarassment the game was itself - I found that combat system to be very enjoyful, only to be recently overthrown by XIII's. I mean that from a turn-based combat standpoint of course, nothing can get as hectic or awesome as a Star Ocean battle system. But XIII's was a close call.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:13PM Rumpintime said
Square needs to revive the Chrono Trigger Series. And not ports to other consoles or anything related to that pile of crap known as Chrono Cross.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:19PM Rumpintime said
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:29PM The Only Girl said
@Rumpintime
Take it elsewhere. This article has nothing to do with that.
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Take it elsewhere. This article has nothing to do with that.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:43PM Rumpintime said
@The Only Girl Uh Oh. Looks like it's started already. The Chrono Cross Chapter of the Two Six Mafia is gonna start drive by shooting my house. I'd better close my shades and buy a dog.
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Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:18PM Urethra Alfredo said
Good Lord, that was a solid seven minutes of a bitch in a cape running around aimlessly. I mean, I know that it's Final Fantasy and all, but if you're showing off your game, at least show off the visceral portions.
But then they did.
That combat looks rad.
It could be a winner.
But then they did.
That combat looks rad.
It could be a winner.
Posted: May 23rd 2011 10:22AM Shinta said
@Urethra Alfredo They just can't win with you assholes. All XIII did was show off the visceral parts, and everyone complained that there's no towns.
So they spend 7 minutes showing you that there are gigantic towns in this game, massive ones, with NPCs, sidequests, and stores. Then you bitch about it.
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So they spend 7 minutes showing you that there are gigantic towns in this game, massive ones, with NPCs, sidequests, and stores. Then you bitch about it.
Posted: May 23rd 2011 2:45PM Urethra Alfredo said
@Shinta
Whoa. Take it easy there, little feller.
I'm all for exploration in my Final Fantasy games. All I was saying was that showing seven entire minutes of aimless wandering was perhaps not the best decision if you're trying to avoid putting your audience to sleep.
It'd be like giving a sneak peek of The Dark Knights Returns, but instead of showing any villains, action set-pieces or dialogue of any kind, they just showed seven minutes of Christian Bale walking around Gotham.
And Final Fantasy XIII was, in fact, horrible cockshit. It was digital dick milk. The absolute worst.
The little I've seen of Final Fantasy Type-0 looks a hundred times better than that self-indulgent, incoherent sixty hour cut-scene.
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Whoa. Take it easy there, little feller.
I'm all for exploration in my Final Fantasy games. All I was saying was that showing seven entire minutes of aimless wandering was perhaps not the best decision if you're trying to avoid putting your audience to sleep.
It'd be like giving a sneak peek of The Dark Knights Returns, but instead of showing any villains, action set-pieces or dialogue of any kind, they just showed seven minutes of Christian Bale walking around Gotham.
And Final Fantasy XIII was, in fact, horrible cockshit. It was digital dick milk. The absolute worst.
The little I've seen of Final Fantasy Type-0 looks a hundred times better than that self-indulgent, incoherent sixty hour cut-scene.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:27PM The Only Girl said
Yikes. That "world theme" music got old on me quick, and the game's not even released yet. Sounds like Takeharu Ishimoto.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:56PM PhalicFemale said
@The Only Girl
Agreed. Also did they get the same voice actor that played Navi to voice the girl? I kept having "LISTEN!" flashbacks during the fight scene.
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Agreed. Also did they get the same voice actor that played Navi to voice the girl? I kept having "LISTEN!" flashbacks during the fight scene.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:43PM darkheartlessriku said
It's sad that this PSP game is way more ambitious then a final fantasy PS3 game.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 6:26PM The Only Girl said
@darkheartlessriku
We don't know that yet. Final Fantasy XIII is the only one. ...for now.
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We don't know that yet. Final Fantasy XIII is the only one. ...for now.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 5:55PM Marco le Polo said
I didn't get the joke at the beginning.
Posted: May 22nd 2011 6:30PM edgaekill said
This game will be on NGP or PSP
