XIII-2 will be just a tad shorter than XIII, but with time travel, that truly is a relative feature.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 is 90 percent complete, more pre-TGS details
by Jessica Conditt 
on Sep 11th 2011 7:30PM
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XIII-2 will be just a tad shorter than XIII, but with time travel, that truly is a relative feature.
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Posted: Sep 11th 2011 7:33PM briscott said
and no shits were given that day.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 10:08PM CaptainProtonX said
@Apsac D
Because that's what fans of over 20 years want...mindless eye-candy.
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Because that's what fans of over 20 years want...mindless eye-candy.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 10:09PM mywhitenoise said
@Apsac D
eh, they're the kings of making cut scenes, but their in-game graphics really aren't anything special.
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eh, they're the kings of making cut scenes, but their in-game graphics really aren't anything special.
Posted: Sep 12th 2011 7:52AM SewerShark said
@Apsac D Just because it looks great does not mean is plays great.
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Posted: Sep 12th 2011 1:48PM LucasTizma said
@Apsac D What a stupid point to make. Square(soft | Enix) has ALWAYS been known to leverage the absolute best in the gaming systems they develop for. That's one thing they haven't lost touch with. Unfortunately, they shat on the whole "gameplay", "story", "characters" aspects a while ago, so there's not much point in harping on the old "ooh, pretty graphics" argument...
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Posted: Sep 12th 2011 6:07PM Gunballs said
@briscott
Yep, so sad these games have gone down the toilet. As an older FF player I can honestly say I stopped caring awhile ago. XIII seemed incredibly "meh." I watched a friend play and it looked boring and superficial compared to older FF titles. Reading reviews saying it was extremely linear made me pass. And now they are making a sequel to it??! WHGAT?
Please bring back the classic job system and make these games true, fun RPGS again. People say they are tired of seeing people bitch at SE, well we're tired of seeing a beloved franchise turned into garbage!
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Yep, so sad these games have gone down the toilet. As an older FF player I can honestly say I stopped caring awhile ago. XIII seemed incredibly "meh." I watched a friend play and it looked boring and superficial compared to older FF titles. Reading reviews saying it was extremely linear made me pass. And now they are making a sequel to it??! WHGAT?
Please bring back the classic job system and make these games true, fun RPGS again. People say they are tired of seeing people bitch at SE, well we're tired of seeing a beloved franchise turned into garbage!
Posted: Sep 12th 2011 10:18PM SirUrza said
@ClanPsi
Actually you really can't. The ps3 has a hard divide on it's memory, 256 to the cpu and 256 to the gpu. The 360 has 512 and the developers can use it however they want. Games should look better on the 360 but they don't because too many developers (specifically square enix) rely on prerendered video files that take huge amounts of space instead of developing a game engine that's capable of doing everything in engine.
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Actually you really can't. The ps3 has a hard divide on it's memory, 256 to the cpu and 256 to the gpu. The 360 has 512 and the developers can use it however they want. Games should look better on the 360 but they don't because too many developers (specifically square enix) rely on prerendered video files that take huge amounts of space instead of developing a game engine that's capable of doing everything in engine.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 7:35PM Red Runner said
WTF is that thing she's holding? A...bow and arrow, I guess?
Or maybe it's a Targetmaster. It would certainly fit the whole goofy transforming companion thing.
Or maybe it's a Targetmaster. It would certainly fit the whole goofy transforming companion thing.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 7:53PM blackangel209 said
@Red Runner Pretty sure it's a compound bow. A heavily stylized compound bow.
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Posted: Sep 12th 2011 8:55AM EvilCartographer said
@Red Runner
That was precisely my first thought, too.
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That was precisely my first thought, too.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 7:36PM Zamzoph said
I'm still pretty sure nobody asked for Serah Quest.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:01PM Darklink2009 said
@Zamzoph SERAH? SERAAAH? SERRRRAAAAAAHHH!
I really hope that Snow died in between the end of the last game and the beginning of this one. Or that they just ignore that he ever existed.
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I really hope that Snow died in between the end of the last game and the beginning of this one. Or that they just ignore that he ever existed.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 7:38PM Fome said
I am okay with this being slightly shorter than the first game.
Provided it's not mostly a tutorial.
Provided it's not mostly a tutorial.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:02PM MystcLazrDragon said
@Andrew12h Is it being published by THQ? zing.
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Posted: Sep 11th 2011 7:38PM Red Runner said
...Wait...
"XIII-2 will have more than 150 monsters to raise"
You know which mega-popular Nintendo RPG franchise comes to mind when they say something like that? And also started out with 150 monsters?
"XIII-2 will have more than 150 monsters to raise"
You know which mega-popular Nintendo RPG franchise comes to mind when they say something like that? And also started out with 150 monsters?
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:20PM killerjuice said
@alzeer
Silver is 360 Exclusive and Gold is a PS3 Exclusive. The game encourages online play to trade certain monsters that are version exclusive.
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Silver is 360 Exclusive and Gold is a PS3 Exclusive. The game encourages online play to trade certain monsters that are version exclusive.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:27PM MystcLazrDragon said
@alzeer That's not pretentious enough for the Fabula Nova Crystallis vein of FF. Final Fantasy XII-3 will be names Final Fantasy XII: Metallum Argentum.
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Posted: Sep 11th 2011 11:38PM kmeisthax said
@killerjuice But consoles don't let you do online play with other consoles... The closest we've gotten is console/PC multiplayer, with Steam on PS3 and GFWL and 360. I'm fairly sure there's a bunch of stipulations in your favorite console's technical certification requirements which basically preclude any kind of online play across systems.
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Posted: Sep 11th 2011 7:39PM HyperShadow said
We want Versus XIII not XIII-2!!!
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 7:45PM Jacksons said
I still haven't tried XIII. On my to-do list.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:01PM (Unverified) said
@Jacksons In Final Fantasy XIII, you fight a Space Pope. There, I just saved you both time and money.
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Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:17PM GuardianLegend said
@Jacksons
Yeah don't bother with FF13. Just watch the Chapter 12 CGI cutscene. It's awesome.
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Yeah don't bother with FF13. Just watch the Chapter 12 CGI cutscene. It's awesome.
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 7:58PM xxMayDay31xx said
Ride Chocobo: press A repeatedly.
"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!"
"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!"
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:04PM Wizardsofwaverly said
What's a versus? Serious question
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 11:30PM DokiDokiBawanga said
@Wizardsofwaverly game that is in development hell, don't bother waiting for it. i believe it will be done someday but it will be a while.
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Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:05PM puffvater said
Man, I still don't feel like that they change most of the stuff "long-time-fans" were missing from XIII.
Anyway gonna buy it day one. Let's hope that this time there is no 10 hours of walking down a corridor and pushing A like I'm sprinting with CJ from San Andreas
Anyway gonna buy it day one. Let's hope that this time there is no 10 hours of walking down a corridor and pushing A like I'm sprinting with CJ from San Andreas
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:07PM FinalFantasyXIIIsucks said
S-E must be taking some serious laxatives if they are pumping all of this crap out! First they release a shitty main numbered Final Fantasy, followed by a totally broken MMO, then a batardized Dragon Quest MMO which will probably be as broken as Final Fantasy XIV, and then a Pokemon-ish sequel to the worst thing to happen to the Final Fantasy franchise since Hironobu Sakaguchi was shown the door..
Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:16PM DokiDokiBawanga said
@FinalFantasyXIIIsucks Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. Loved XIII and cannot wait for XIII-2 i even already sold on XIII-3!
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Posted: Sep 11th 2011 8:57PM TheScientistofTomorrow said
@FinalFantasyXIIIsucks If you ask me the worst thing about Square right now is all the butthurt people that can't stop bitching and moaning about every little thing they do.
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