You realize that Type-0 and Versus XIII are still FNC titles though, right? Type-0 was highly critically acclaimed. I think you should place your blame on how Toriyama's team handled FNC.
This is of course, one of the things that people don't consider about long development cycles. Typically, it means there's been a long problematic development cycle that hasn't been easily resolved. If you ever read XIII's development history, it was also long and problematic. Considering Versus was started at around the same time..it wouldn't be too difficult believe if the same was true.
Trust me, no developer plans for, wants, or intentionally holds a g...
Inb4 "I want Lightning Dead where is Versus"
"500 years have passed since the end of XIII-2 but people seem to have become unaware of that fact. Additionally, the cycle of life has been interrupted in this world. No new children can be born, nor can people die from age. "
This could be an interesting story element if they show the psychological effects of people not being able to bare children or age.
While certainly not a traditional Final Fantasy, FFXIII-2 was definitely a huge step up from XIII. The main character Noel Kreiss was also a step in the right direction in terms of Final Fantasy lead character should be--he alone, was more interesting than the entire cast of original XIII. And although the combat looks the same on the surface, anyone who's tried it will tell you the combat is a huge step up from XIII.
And it's a shame not many people tried it because ...
Slowbro Kotaku. It's been longgggggggg confirmed since the announcement of the game that Lightning will be the only Playable character.
Someone FINALLY mentions the prelude and victory fanfare missing in a review of this game. :|
Final mix games*
Errr...Nope, you guys are all off base. It has English voice overs because The Final Games *always* include English voice option. I would know, I've played them.
The trailer seems to come from a much older build of the game. If you look at Screenshots from a more current build, the game looks significantly better graphically:
http://www.novacrystallis.c...
So many mixed emotions right now.
Well, If you look at I through X at least, they're absolutely right that refinement is a big part of Final Fantasy. But rather the word refinement, I would say "reinvention". Final Fantasy was always coming up with new ways to see the new world it was presenting. The problem was that XIII's new ways of presenting a world were not good, NOT that square enix had tried something new with Final Fantasy.
Lets criticize what they actually did wrong. The fact that ...
It sounds like absolute hell. They need to fire all the heads at Square, especially Yoichi Wada, and start hiring people who can restructure the company for the sake of it's employees.
Of course if anyone actually read the article, the title on N4G is misleading. It says "Elements" from Final Fantasy Versus XIII are being used in LRFFXIII not assets. Assets are enemies, characters, animations, etc.
Here's a better written version of this report:
http://www.novacrystallis.c...
What they're actually most likely (my guess) using is such things as the dynamic ...
This is the best thing I've ever seen out of the console video game modding scene. Just damn impressive.
Looks really early in Development. Although, what's interesting is, Lightning is wearing her Diety Armor from XIII-2
Problem is Wii U has to face PS3/360 as they are right now, not as they launched.
In the original Final Fantasy XIII, They wanted to create a feeling that you were being "Chased" and on a "Time limit". And here, with Lightning Returns, they giving players what they call a "World Driven" experience and implying that the world is open to explore, but sort puts 'pressure' on you by using the 13 day system.
In all honesty, I don't understand why they just didn't create this type of tension with the original XIII in...
I hate to break it to you guys but these screens are actually very, very old. I've seen them before. They display the overworld map and a few other things. I have a saved copy of htem somewhere on my harddrive.
No. have you actually PLAYED Final Fantasy Type-0?
All these games are still intended to be FNC games as much as possible. In fact, there is an FNC Logo when booting up the game if I recall correctly. Also, the mythology is so heavily tied into the story.
L'cie play JUST as big of a role Final Fantasy Type-0 that they do in Final Fantasy XIII. In fact, toward the end of the game the main characters are faced with the option of becoming L'cie. You have...