Taku Murata, Square Enix's general manager of research and development, spoke today at GDC about the evolution of Crystal Tools (previously known as White Engine.) Murata realized that creating cross-platform middleware and standardizing the technology behind Square Enix's game development was a matter of necessity as budgets and requirements soar in the high-definition era. 1UP sat down with Murata after his GDC panel to discuss both the philosophy and the specifics of Crystal Tools -- including the possibilities of Final Fantasy XIII on Xbox 360 and Wii.
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Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."
FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.
I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.
I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.
i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.
i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.
but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.
but i like 13-2 more :)
i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy
XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!
I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.
Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5
Square Enix Blog: "How do you compose iconic songs that help define a legacy? We speak to legendary composer Masashi Hamauzu about his work on Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy VII Remake, and how to make unforgettable music."
Much more detailed the other information I read. I'll start this off.
FFXIII for 2008? xD
expect ff13 around this time in 2009 or maybe early 2009.
So is this article stating thats its possible to port ff13 and versus to the 360...
Get this speculation small talk outa here.. So far my PS3 has been all talk.. im tired of waiting waiting waiting.. This game is killin me with the lack of info or a secure release date.. I know my fellow sony fans will be angry with me for this post.. BUT arnt you sick of waiting for everything..
by the way, where the F*** is my in game XMB
1UP: The most important aspect of Crystal Tools is that it's a multi-platform environment. How easy it is to move a game from one platform to another? Say, hypothetically, you wanted to port Final Fantasy XIII from PS3 to Xbox 360... how difficult would that be?
TM: Traditionally at Square we used to target just to a single platform and work deeply within that system, so it was very difficult to move a game to another system. But I'd say it's easier now. You still have factors like video memory and processing cores, so you have to adjust things like texture sizes. But Crystal Tools is a shared library, so it's much easier now. Those factors are already accounted for by the libraries, and it's possible to develop for different systems in parallel.
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That mean's Final Fantasy XIII is coming to the 360? And them confirming it's a ps3 exclusive over and over again doesn't? Do 360 owners like final fantasy? The constant switching between "this game sucks" and "this game is coming to the 360" is really annoying. I know that sounds fanboyish, but really it's true.
And I'd like to give props to 1up for the "hypothetical".